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A Canadian security forum announces it will award the people of Israel for public service leadership

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A Canadian security forum will present an award Saturday to the people of Israel following the Hamas incursion into the country that left some 1,200 dead and 240 abducted. Following U.S. Sen. John McCain’s death in 2018, the Halifax International Security Forum presents the award

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Three major Louisiana statewide offices to be decided by voters Saturday

By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — While Louisiana’s gubernatorial election was decided in October, voters will cast ballot to determine a slew of runoff races including for three vacant statewide offices: attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer. The election Saturday will shape Louisiana’s executive branch of government, where most incumbents

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Officials stock up on overdose antidote naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters disrupt vote counting

By GENE JOHNSON and ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The suspicious letters sent to vote centers and government buildings in six states this month were undeniably scary, some containing traces of fentanyl or white powder, accompanied by not-so-veiled threats and dubious political symbols. Harkening back to the anthrax attacks that killed five people

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Officials stock up on overdose antidote naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters disrupt vote counting

By GENE JOHNSON and ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The suspicious letters sent to vote centers and government buildings in six states this month were undeniably scary, some containing traces of fentanyl or white powder, accompanied by not-so-veiled threats and dubious political symbols. Harkening back to the anthrax attacks that killed five people

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Censored art from around the world finds a second opportunity at a Barcelona museum for banned works

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A new museum in Barcelona is offering a second chance to controversial artworks that have suffered censorship for religious, sexual, political or commercial reasons. The Museum of Forbidden Art opened in late October with over 40 pieces from around the world that have been deemed offensive

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How the US strikes a delicate balance in responding to attacks on its forces by Iran-backed militias

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Iranian-backed militants in Iraq and Syria have long battled with U.S. and coalition forces, launching sporadic attacks against bases in the region where troops are deployed to fight Islamic State group insurgents. But since Oct. 17, as civilian deaths in Israel’s war against Hamas began to

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Trump returns to Iowa for another rally and needles the state’s governor for endorsing DeSantis

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump was rallying supporters Saturday in west-central Iowa as part of his fall push to sign up supporters and volunteers before the state’s fast-approaching caucuses that kick off the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Trump was headlining an organizing event

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El Salvador’s Miss Universe pageant drawing attention at crucial moment for president

By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Video montages of sash-clad pageant contestants strolling beaches in El Salvador, snapping selfies in front of fireworks and wandering the streets of downtown San Salvador speckled social media this week as celebrations for the Miss Universe 2023 pageant kicked off in the Central American country. “As

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