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Month: October 2023

Israeli air and ground strikes intensify in Gaza; internet collapse cuts territory off from outside

By WAFAA SHURAFA, JOSEF FEDERMAN and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Internet and phone services collapsed in the Gaza Strip under intensified Israeli bombardment Friday night, largely cutting off its 2.3 million people from the outside world and each other, as Israel’s military said it was “expanding” ground operations in

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Christian conservatives cheer one of their own as Mike Johnson assumes Congress’ most powerful seat

By PETER SMITH Associated Press Evangelical Christian conservatives have long had allies in top Republican leadership in Congress. But never before have they had one so thoroughly embedded in their movement as new House Speaker Mike Johnson, a longtime culture warrior in the courthouse, in the classroom and in Congress. Religious conservatives cheered Johnson’s election

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Love K-pop star Mark Tuan’s new EP? You can discuss it with ‘Digital Mark,’ his AI twin

By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — There’s Mark Tuan, the K-pop musician. And then there’s “Digital Mark.” The artist whose new EP is out Friday partnered with Soul Machines to create an artificial intelligence-powered avatar. Tuan hopes that as the technology advances, so too will his fans’ relationship with the avatar.

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Youngkin administration says 3,400 voters removed from rolls in error, but nearly all now reinstated

By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration has identified nearly 3,400 voters who were improperly removed from the state’s rolls due to probation violations. That’s a greater number than the administration previously acknowledged. The Department of Elections said in a statement Friday that the vast majority of those

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Abercrombie & Fitch slapped with lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of its male models under former CEO

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A former model for Abercrombie & Fitch has sued the fashion retailer, alleging it allowed its former CEO Mike Jeffries to run a sex-trafficking organization during his 22-year tenure. Jeffries left Abercrombie in 2014. While there, he converted the chain from an struggling retailer of

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Lawyers spar over possibility of workers’ compensation for teacher who was shot by 6-year-old

By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Lawyers sparred in a Virginia courtroom over whether a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student should get only workers’ compensation. Abby Zwerner is suing Newport News Public Schools for $40 million. The school board is arguing that Zwerner’s injuries fall under workers compensation.

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