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Thompson denies Wembanyama as Şengün’s 29 points lift Rockets past Spurs
Houston beat San Antonio 114-110 in Austin on October 23 to win its second straight game. Alperen Şengün led the scoring, while Amen Thompson blocked Victor Wembanyama’s attempt to tie the game in the closing seconds.
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Trump says no Iran talks, hints at more strikes as Tehran warns of wider war
- Trump said the United States was not negotiating with Iran and that something would happen fairly soon, while hinting at further action.
- The IRGC warned it could take the initiative to attack and reported that three more vessels had hit mines west of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Mohsen Rezaei tied any return to talks and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to seven new Iranian conditions.
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Two seriously injured as storm hits Germany, with 130 km/h gusts forecast next
- New reports document two serious injuries in Nastätten and other storm-related injuries.
- Additional reports detail rail disruption and response operations in several German cities.
- A follow-up storm, Manja, was forecast to bring gusts of up to 130 km/h in exposed areas.
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USGS estimates an average of 53,000 deaths in Venezuela quakes, far above official toll
- New reporting specifies the date and magnitudes of the earthquakes and adds injury, homelessness and structural-damage figures.
- Crews recovered two more bodies in Macuto on 21 October.
- A humanitarian organization reported severe damage to about 400 education centers and disruption to schooling for roughly 200,000 children.
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