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Jan. 3, 2003 / 8:11 AM

Kennedy's daughter has cancer surgery

BOSTON, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Kara Kennedy, 42, the second of Sen. Edward Kennedy's three children, recuperated Friday from surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from her lung. One of the Massachusetts Democrat's sons, Ted Jr., lost a leg to cancer in 1973.

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House Democrats help push Ukraine, Israel aid bills toward finish line

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House Democrats help push Ukraine, Israel aid bills toward finish line

April 19 (UPI) -- The Republican-controlled House on Friday advanced legislation to send funding to Ukraine and other foreign allies with support from Democrats needed to overcome objections by GOP hardliners.

Israel says 276 aid trucks with food, medical aid entered Gaza

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Israel says 276 aid trucks with food, medical aid entered Gaza

April 19 (UPI) -- The Israeli military on Friday said that 276 trucks carrying aid entered the Gaza Strip on Thursday.

Treasury sanctions groups that raised funds for extremists inciting West Bank violence

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Treasury sanctions groups that raised funds for extremists inciting West Bank violence

April 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury on Friday announced new sanctions against "two violent extremists" accused of raising money to carry out violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Ursula von der Leyen visits border to stand by Finland against Russian 'hybrid attacks'

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Ursula von der Leyen visits border to stand by Finland against Russian 'hybrid attacks'

April 19 (UPI) -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Finland's border with Russia Friday, vowing to stand by Finland against what she called Russian hybrid attacks.

China forces Apple to drop What's App, Threads from App Store

U.S. News // 2 hours ago

China forces Apple to drop What's App, Threads from App Store

April 19 (UPI) -- Apple is removing the Meta-owned social media applications WhatsApp and Threads from its app store in China, after officials in that country ordered the company to pull the apps.

Trump hush-money trial: Lawyers question potential jurors in search for alternates

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Trump hush-money trial: Lawyers question potential jurors in search for alternates

April 19 (UPI) -- The search for alternate jurors in Donald Trump's criminal hush-money trial was underway in New York on Friday.

Russian missile attacks kill 8 in Ukraine, damage residential building and railway

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Russian missile attacks kill 8 in Ukraine, damage residential building and railway

April 19 (UPI) -- Russian attacks in Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih and Synelnykove, Ukraine Friday destroyed several floors of a residential building killing eight people and damaging a railway station, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ballot initiative seeks to enshrine abortion rights in Colorado constitution

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Ballot initiative seeks to enshrine abortion rights in Colorado constitution

April 18 (UPI) -- A petition to guarantee abortion rights in Colorado's constitution has received enough signatures to put the issue on the ballot in November.

Reports: Israel attacks military base in central Iran

World News // 8 hours ago

Reports: Israel attacks military base in central Iran

April 19 (UPI) -- Explosions were reported early Friday near a military base in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, according to state-run news, as Israel appears have attacked the Middle Eastern country.

Biden administration adopts stronger Title IX sex and gender discrimination rules

U.S. News // 4 hours ago

Biden administration adopts stronger Title IX sex and gender discrimination rules

April 19 (UPI) -- New Biden administration Title IX rules finalized Friday strengthen protections against sex and gender discrimination, expanding LGBTQ rights.

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