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STREETS IN MACAO TURNED INTO STREAMS WITH VARIOUS DEBRIS FLOATING ON THE WATER AS SUPER TYPHOON RAGASA BATTERED THE CHINESE CASINO HUB.

THE TYPHOON FORCED THE CLOSURE OF SHOPS AND SCHOOLS AND THE CANCELLATION OF FLIGHTS.

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BIG PLUMES OF SMOKE WERE VISIBLE RISING IN THE DISTANCE ON WEDNESDAY AS PALESTINIANS FLED NORTHERN GAZA STRIP.

ISRAEL SAYS ITS MAJOR OFFENSIVE IS AIMED AT PRESSURING HAMAS TO SURRENDER AND RETURN THE REMAINING 48 HOSTAGES TAKEN DURING ITS OCT. 7, 2023, ATTACK.

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JIMMY KIMMEL RETURNED TO LATE-NIGHT TELEVISION TUESDAY AFTER A NEARLY WEEKLONG SUSPENSION.

KIMMEL SAID HE WASN'T TRYING JOKE ABOUT THE KILLING OF CONSERVATIVE ACTIVIST CHARLIE KIRK.

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AND CHILEAN WRITER ISABEL ALLENDE, A BEST SELLING AUTHOR AND THE MOST WIDELY READ LIVING SPANISH-LANGUAGE WRITER, WAS AWARDED ON TUESDAY WITH THE RECTOR’S MEDAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHILE.