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Month: October 2023

A heavily armed man was found dead at a Colorado amusement park. Officials say he may have been planning a devastating attack

By Raja Razek and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A man armed with guns and explosive devices was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at a Colorado amusement park, potentially averting “an attack of devastating proportions,” officials said. The 20-year-old’s body was found in a women’s bathroom Saturday morning before the scheduled opening

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A record 6.9 million people have been displaced in Congo’s growing conflict, the U.N. says

By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — The United Nations migration agency says a record 6.9 million people have been displaced by conflict across Congo, making it one of the world’s largest displacement and humanitarian crises. The International Organization for Migration says the decadeslong conflict has been the primary reason for displacement. At

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Philadelphia 76ers trade star guard James Harden to Los Angeles Clippers, per reports

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The turbulent relationship between James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers appears to be over after the team agreed to trade the 10-time All-Star guard to the Los Angeles Clippers, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported. According to the reports, the trade involves Harden, P.J. Tucker and Filip

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UN peacekeepers have departed a rebel stronghold in northern Mali early as violence increases

By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — United Nations peacekeepers have withdrawn from a rebel stronghold in northern Mali weeks earlier than planned because of growing insecurity. That leaves the town in the hands of ethnic Tuareg separatists. The U.N. mission says the peacekeepers left Tuesday and describes the conditions of departure “extremely

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Spain’s bishops apologize for sex abuses but dispute the estimated number of victims in report

By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s Catholic bishops have apologized again for sex abuses committed by members following a report by the national ombudsman that accused the church of widespread negligence. The bishops, however, dismissed as a lie media interpretations of the official report that put the number of victims involving the

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