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Photo of the Day: Byrd Antarctic Expedition

AP Photo Dr. William E. MacKay, left, of New Zealand, and Adolph Van Reen of Buffalo, N.Y., pose aboard the Admiral Richard E. Byrd Antarctic expedition supply ship, Bear, in Bayonne, N.J., Sept. 28, 1933. The vessel was tied up at Bayonne to take on fuel and supplies.

Palestinian death toll in Gaza war passes 74,000

The Palestinian death toll from the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 74,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran has not been formally notified of U.S. President Donald Trump’s rejection of its proposed deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. And the World Health Organization says nearly 700 people have been killed in Yemen since fighting escalated last month. Here is a look at the latest news from the Middle East on Sunday. Iran’s top diplomat says they await word from mediators Araghchi ...

Photo of the Day: Beards

AP Photo/Dieter Endlicher After a summer of tending cattle and growing tremendous beards, Alpine herdsmen met in this Western Bavarian town in Immenstadt on Sept. 26, 1976 to compete for the most beautiful beard. This group of seniors watches proceedings.