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Israel Latest: Over 1,100 Dead; US Sends Warships to Region

The combined death toll from the Hamas attack on southern Israel has climbed to more than 1,100 as fighting headed into a third day. The US said it’s moving a six-vessel aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean and is augmenting its fighter aircraft squadrons in the region.

Typhoon Set to Halt Hong Kong Stock Trading Monday Morning

Hong Kong issued its third-highest storm alert for Typhoon Koinu and expects to leave it in place until at least 11 a.m. Monday, a move that would halt morning trading on the city’s $4.8 trillion stock market.

David Dollar, China Scholar and Former US Treasury Envoy, Dies

David Dollar, a China scholar, commentator and former Treasury Department envoy to Beijing during President Barack Obama’s administration, has died, the Brookings Institution announced. No age or cause of death were provided.

GM Faces Labor Woes in Canada as Union Seeks Deal Like Ford’s

General Motors Co. is at risk of a shutdown of its Canadian plants as a strike deadline approaches without an agreement in sight, adding to the labor concerns of an automaker that’s already battling with the United Auto Workers.

House GOP Sees Speaker Vote on Track as Israel Adds to Urgency

House Republicans predicted Sunday they will have a new speaker in place by mid-week after closed-door debates intended to avoid the messy 15-round process that led to the election of now-deposed Speaker Kevin McCarthy in January.

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