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Awatif Sabbah mourns her daughter, Jana,10, killed by an Israeli airstrike, at the hospital in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

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Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 25 people in Gaza as Supreme Court hears Shin Bet cases

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Tue,04/08/25-1:59AM, 278 Reads
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight and into Tuesday killed at least 25 people, including eight children and five women, according to Palestinian medics. Gaza’s Health Ministry says the bodies of 58 people killed by Israeli strikes have been brought to hospitals over the past 24 hours.
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Kentucky watches for surging rivers to recede so widespread cleanup can begin

By BRUCE SCHREINER, KRISTIN M. HALL AND JONATHAN MATTISE BRUCE SCHREINER, KRISTIN M. HALL AND JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press
Tue,04/08/25-12:42AM, 442 Reads
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There is no other vegetable that Germans obsess about as much as white asparagus. They can discuss for hours whether it should be eaten with melted butter or Sauce Hollandaise, served with smoked ham or schnitzel, or if it should come with a side order of peeled instead of fried potatoes. (AP video by Fanny Brodersen)

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It’s springtime in Germany and people are obsessing about white asparagus

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press
Tue,04/08/25-12:29AM, 272 Reads
BEELITZ, Germany (AP) — Asparagus season has arrived in Germany, signaling the unofficial beginning of springtime.
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Harry is challenging the U.K. government's decision to strip him of his publicly funded security, after stepping down from his role as a working member of the royal family and moving to the U.S. in 2020.

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Lawyer says Prince Harry was unfairly 'singled out' when stripped of UK security detail

By BRIAN MELLEY BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press
Tue,04/08/25-12:10AM, 265 Reads
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry was treated unfairly when he was stripped of his British security detail, his attorney told appeals court judges Tuesday as he sought to win back his government-funded protection.
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