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When caring for aging family members becomes cost prohibitive
Tonya Mosley
AARP reports family caregivers are spending 60% more than they were five years ago. Journalist Paula Span discusses the rising costs of caregiving and senior living, and the options available to us.
People walk past the destroyed location of a cafe in Kherson, Ukraine.
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For Ukraine's Kherson region, a short ceasefire meant a momentary return to normal life
Joanna Kakissis, Hanna Palamarenko
FILE - Fishermen stand on the Indian Ocean beach at dusk in the former pirate village of Eyl, in Somalia's semiautonomous northeastern state of Puntland, Somalia, March 6, 2017.
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Indian navy rescues 20 crew from Iranian fishing boat hijacked off Somalia
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Control of Congress is at stake today. And, judge to consider motion in Clancy case
Brittney Melton
Election Day is here, and voters are heading to the polls in an election that may change control of Congress. And, a judge is considering whether to dismiss Lindsay Clancy's murder case.
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, rescuers evacuate a wounded civilian from a residential building after Russian air attack in Dnipro, Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
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Death toll hits 29 after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid site, with 48 still missing
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People cast their ballots on the first day of early voting for the midterm elections, in New York, on Oct. 24, 2026.
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