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Month: October 2023

UN agency in Gaza says urgent cease-fire is a matter of life and death for millions of Palestinians

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees told a U.N. emergency meeting Monday “an immediate humanitarian cease-fire has become a matter of life and death for millions,” accusing Israel of “collective punishment” of Palestinians and the forced displacement of civilians. Philippe Lazzarini

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Judge dismisses Brett Favre defamation suit, saying Shannon Sharpe used hyperbole over welfare money

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed Brett Favre’s defamation lawsuit against fellow retired NFL player Shannon Sharpe. The judge ruled Monday that Sharpe used constitutionally protected speech on a sports broadcast when he criticized Favre’s connection to a welfare misspending case in Mississippi. Starrett ruled that

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Deaf family grieves father of 4 and beloved community leader who was killed in Maine shootings

By DAVID SHARP Associated Press LISBON FALLS, Maine (AP) — Communities that were sheltering in place in the aftermath of Maine’s shootings are beginning to move forward, with kids returning to school and residents celebrating Halloween. But dozens of family members are struck with loss, including a Maine woman who’s still waiting for the arrival

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A UN envoy says the Israel-Hamas war is spilling into Syria, which already has growing instability

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations special envoy for Syria is warning that the Israel-Hamas war is spilling into the neighboring country. Syria is facing growing instability, violence and a lack of progress toward a political solution of its 12-year conflict. Geir Pedersen told the U.N. Security Council

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Battle for control of Virginia Legislature may hinge on a state senate race with independent streak

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A race that could determine control of Virginia’s state legislature will not be a standard battle between a Democrat and a Republican. It also features a credible independent candidate who happens to be a former stripper. And then there’s the write-in campaign of a right-wing restaurateur

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Weakening wind and cooler nights

The High Wind Warning is being replaced with a Wind Advisory at 10:00 p.m. through Tuesday evening for the areas highlighted in tan. The strongest gusts are in the past, but breezy offshore winds will still be felt through Tuesday morning, predominately through the San Gorgonio Pass and areas west of the desert. These winds

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