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A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck a remote, high-altitude area of northern Tibet at 10:33 p.m. local time Thursday, about 119 miles east-northeast of Nagqu, according to the USGS. Chinese state media say at least 16 people were killed and dozens injured,…
✔ Sources: CBS News (with AP), Al Jazeera (AFP, AP, Reuters), Asharq Al-Awsat
Brent crude rose to about $114 a barrel and U.S. crude to about $100 early Friday, near their highest levels since May, according to AP and AFP. Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned the conflict would extend to U.S. bases in the region if American military…
✔ Sources: AP via ClickOnDetroit, AFP via IOL, Times of Israel live blog
Federal prosecutors charged Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, 82, a senior Democrat who chairs the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, and six others, including two of her daughters and a grandson. The indictment, made public Thursday, includes…
✔ Sources: ABC News, Virginia Mercury, WORLD Radio
The Justice Department filed motions asking U.S. District Judges Patrick Schiltz and John Tunheim of Minnesota to step aside from two immigration-related cases, citing their comments in a Sept. 17 New York Times story on the administration's immigration…
✔ Sources: MPR News, FOX 9
Cairo Santos made a career-long 58-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter as the Chicago Bears beat the New England Patriots 30-24 on Thursday Night Football at Soldier Field. Caleb Williams threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns; Drake Maye threw for…
✔ Sources: NBC Sports / ProFootballTalk, The Boston Globe
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