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WATCH: UGA student scores $800,000 kick on ‘College Gameday’

Henry Silver won $400,000 for hurricane relief and another $400,000 to split between him and another student when he made a 33-yard field goal during Pat McAfee’s Kicking Contest.

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WATCH: UGA student scores $800,000 kick on ‘College Gameday’

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Idaho college murders: Prosecutors can seek death penalty against man charged with killing 4 students

The man accused of murdering four University of Idaho students two years ago may be punished with the death penalty if he is convicted, the trial judge has ruled.

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Idaho college murders: Prosecutors can seek death penalty against man charged with killing 4 students

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How a school known for basketball built the hottest team in college football

The Indiana Hoosiers, undefeated through 10 games, are having the best season in program history thanks to a new coach and aggressive transfer strategy.

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How a school known for basketball built the hottest team in college football

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UConn's Geno Auriemma becomes the all-time winningest college basketball coach

Geno Auriemma has led the women Huskies to 11 championships and nearly two dozen Final Four appearances in his four decades as head coach.

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UConn's Geno Auriemma becomes the all-time winningest college basketball coach

NY Times

Israel and Iran Seemed on the Brink of a Bigger War. What’s Holding Them Back?

So far, direct attacks between the two adversaries have been precise and calculated. Whether that lasts is another question.

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Israel and Iran Seemed on the Brink of a Bigger War. What’s Holding Them Back?

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Israel Strikes Near Beirut as U.S. Envoy Pushes Ahead on Cease-Fire Talks

The envoy, Amos Hochstein, was in Israel and planned to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking a truce in the country’s war with the militant group Hezbollah.

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Israel Strikes Near Beirut as U.S. Envoy Pushes Ahead on Cease-Fire Talks

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Democrats Split as Senate Rejects Bills to Block Weapons Transfers to Israel

The legislation failed resoundingly but highlighted a growing Democratic divide over whether the United States should withhold some weapons to register its disapproval of Israel’s war tactics.

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Democrats Split as Senate Rejects Bills to Block Weapons Transfers to Israel

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Witnesses say Israel is using sniper drones in Gaza and they're shooting civilians

Last week British surgeon Nizam Mamode testified in front of a committee in the U.K. Parliament. Dr. Mamode had recently returned from working at a hospital in Central Gaza. He told parliamentary members what he witnessed, including drones that would come down and "pick off civilians, children. And we ...

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Witnesses say Israel is using sniper drones in Gaza and they're shooting civilians

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Democrats, It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Our Neoliberal Era

The Democratic Party can seize defeat to establish a new order, but the era of tinkering around the edges is over.

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Democrats, It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Our Neoliberal Era

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WATCH: 7-year-old with rare genetic condition rides bike for 1st time

Raanan Albert was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition called CLTC-related disorder and began learning to ride a bike during his physical therapy sessions.

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WATCH: 7-year-old with rare genetic condition rides bike for 1st time

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Ukraine claims Russia used an ICBM in an attack for the first time

Russia's deployment of an ICBM comes after Ukrainian forces used long-range U.S. and British missiles inside Russia — and marks a significant escalation.

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Ukraine claims Russia used an ICBM in an attack for the first time

NY Times

Who’s Laughing Now? Banana-as-Art Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s

A conceptual artwork by Maurizio Cattelan, “Comedian,” is just a fruit-stand banana taped on the wall. But 7 bidders were biting. It went to a crypto entrepreneur.

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Who’s Laughing Now? Banana-as-Art Sells for $6.2 Million at Sotheby’s

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Duct-taped banana sells for more than $6 million at auction

"Comedian," a banana duct-taped to a white wall — or an acclaimed piece of art, depending how you look at it — sold at a Sotheby's auction for $6.24 million.

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Duct-taped banana sells for more than $6 million at auction

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A duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at an art auction

A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction Wednesday, with the winning bid coming from a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur.

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A duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at an art auction

NY Times

COP29 Climate Talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, Are Teetering

Western countries are confronting demands for trillions of dollars to fight climate change and to cope with its worsening effects.

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COP29 Climate Talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, Are Teetering

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Bathing in Oil at a Climate Summit? It Leaves a Stain.

In Azerbaijan, site of the COP29 climate talks and a petrostate, people aren’t only proud of their oil. They swear by its health benefits and visit resorts to soak in it.

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Bathing in Oil at a Climate Summit? It Leaves a Stain.

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Richer countries are starting to pay poorer ones for climate change damages

With climate-related disasters getting more extreme, richer countries are piloting ways to compensate developing nations, since they bear the least responsibility for causing climate change.

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Richer countries are starting to pay poorer ones for climate change damages

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U.S. Proposes Breakup of Google to Fix Search Monopoly

In a landmark antitrust case, the government asked a judge to force the company to sell its popular Chrome browser.

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U.S. Proposes Breakup of Google to Fix Search Monopoly

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DOJ pushes for Google to give up its Chrome browser

The Department of Justice is calling for the partial breakup of Google by asking a federal judge to force the sale of Google's Chrome browser. CNBC's Karen Gilchrist has the details on Early Today.

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DOJ pushes for Google to give up its Chrome browser

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The Justice Department is trying to make Google sell its Chrome browser

If a judge orders Google to sell Chrome, it could dramatically upend the multibillion-dollar online search business.

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The Justice Department is trying to make Google sell its Chrome browser