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Suicide bomber detonates a device in the Turkish …

Turkish policemen and security forces cordon off an area next to a car after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police. (Yavuz Ozden/Dia Images via AP)

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CORRECTS NAME OF MEMBER FROM EFFINGTON TO EFFINGHAM - Emergency responders set up a staging area near Teutopolis High School on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Teutopolis, Ill. Federal regulators confirmed Saturday that they are reviewing the crash of a semitruck carrying a toxic substance in central Illinois, resulting in “multiple fatalities” and dangerous air conditions that prompted the evacuation of area residents. (Jeff Long/Effingham Daily News via AP)

Maldives opposition candidate Mohamed Muiz wins the …

Maldives' incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih greets the crowd after casting his vote in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Maldivians are voting in the runoff presidential election that has turned into a virtual referendum on which regional power, India or China, will have the biggest influence in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sharuhaan)

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Members of the media wait for celebrities to arrive during the opening night of the Sphere, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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FILE - Rescuers remove mud and debris as they search for people feared trapped after a landslide near a temple on the outskirts of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh state, Aug. 14, 2023. Human-caused climate change is making rain more extreme in the region and scientists warn states should expect more unpredictable and heavy monsoons like this one. (AP Photo/ Pradeep Kumar, File)

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Expert: RI manatee likely on its way back home

(Left) A manatee in Rhode Island is just below the surface of the water. The close-up photo shows the animal's eyes and its whiskered snout. (Right) The manatee in Rhode Island pokes its nose out of the water.

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