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  1. World · Fri, Oct 23 · 5 PM CTGunmen kill seven at a funeral in a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan; officials call it terrorism
  2. World · Fri, Oct 23 · 5 PM CTUpdate: Suspected terror shooting near Paris kills one as France deploys 70,000 police for weekend protests
  3. World · Fri, Oct 23 · 5 PM CTUpdate: Two Israeli soldiers killed in Hebron-area attack; Israel locks down West Bank
  4. World · Fri, Oct 23 · 5 PM CTZelensky says U.S., Ukraine and Russia will hold talks in early November
  5. White House · Fri, Oct 23 · 5 PM CTEnvoy says a U.S. strike on Iran could come 'this weekend'; Trump says 'we may do another little Epic Fury'
  6. White House · Fri, Oct 23 · 5 PM CTTrump says he ordered DOJ suit over Alaska Senate race with two Dan Sullivans on the ballot
  7. White House · Fri, Oct 23 · 5 PM CTTrump changes which Canadian goods face the 50% auto-dispute tariff, effective Oct. 30
  8. White House · Fri, Oct 23 · 5 PM CTFull 5th Circuit lets Trump administration hold certain illegal immigrants without bond hearings
  9. Supreme Court · Fri, Oct 23 · 5 PM CTCook County and Connecticut urge the Supreme Court to uphold their AR-15 bans ahead of December arguments
  10. World · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTDrone strike sinks cargo ship off NATO member Romania; one sailor dead, three missing, and Romania blames Russia
  11. World · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Oil spill reaches UAE beaches as tanker attacks multiply near Hormuz
  12. World · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Macron blames 'ultra-left groups' for riots and moves to ban protests ahead of Saturday
  13. World · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTFive Israelis wounded, two critically, in West Bank shooting; troops kill two gunmen
  14. White House · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTTrump invokes Defense Production Act to expand U.S. oil production and refining
  15. White House · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTTrump order targets mortgage insurance, title insurance and permitting to lower housing costs
  16. White House · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTTrump holds back most new Russia sanctions Congress passed; GOP senators push back
  17. White House · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTJustice Department appeals to 9th Circuit to stop California counting ballots from suspected noncitizens
  18. Supreme Court · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTSupreme Court lets New Hampshire bar student IDs for voting in the midterms, for now
  19. Supreme Court · Fri, Oct 23 · 6 AM CTTrump administration asks the Court to let Big Bend border wall construction resume
  20. White House · Thu, Oct 22Vance pauses Nebraska rally to lead crowd in the Lord’s Prayer as woman gets medical help