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Nikki Haley walks back her demand that social media ban anonymous posters after facing GOP backlash

November 15, 2023 1:15 PM Associated Press

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley says anonymity online poses a “national security threat.” The GOP presidential contender Tuesday called for user verification and said social media networks should reveal their algorithms. Haley’s transparency appeal has sparked backlash across the conservative social media space and drawn direct criticism from some

Stock market today: Wall Street adds some more to its stellar week and November so far

November 15, 2023 1:14 PM Associated Press

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street added a bit more Wednesday to its big rally from a day before. The S&P 500 rose 7.18 points, or 0.2%, to 4,502.88. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 163.51, or 0.5%, to 34,991.21, and the Nasdaq composite edged up by 9.45, or

Hospital director in Haiti says a gang stormed in and took women and children hostage

November 15, 2023 1:12 PM Associated Press

By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A heavily armed gang burst into a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday and took hostage women, children and newborns, according to the director of the medical center who pleaded for help via social media. Jose Ulysse, founder and director of the Fontaine Hospital Center in the

Senate looks to speed ahead on temporary funding to avert government shutdown through the holidays

November 15, 2023 1:11 PM Associated Press

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is pushing toward a vote on a temporary government funding package as lawmakers seek to keep the holiday season free from any suspense over a government shutdown. Senate approval Wednesday would set up a final confrontation on the government budget in the new year. Top

Las Vegas student died after high school brawl over headphones and vape pen, police say

November 15, 2023 1:11 PM Associated Press

Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 17-year-old high school student in Las Vegas who authorities said accompanied a friend to a prearranged fight over a pair of headphones and a vape pen was killed when 10 students between the ages of 13 and 17 beat him in an alleyway around the corner from campus.

UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza

November 15, 2023 1:09 PM Associated Press

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday adopted its first resolution since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, calling for “urgent and extended humanitarian pauses” in Gaza to address the escalating crisis for Palestinian civilians during Israel’s aerial and ground attacks. Israel immediately rejected the resolution.

US Navy warship shoots down drone from Yemen over the Red Sea

November 15, 2023 1:09 PM Associated Press

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say a Navy warship shot down a drone that was heading toward the ship as it sailed in the southern Red Sea. The USS Thomas Hudner, a naval destroyer, was sailing toward the Bab-el-Mandeb strait when the crew saw the drone, which originated in

UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent ‘humanitarian pauses and corridors’ in Gaza

November 15, 2023 4:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Caitlin Hu, Richard Roth and Becky Anderson, CNN New York (CNN) — The UN Security Council has approved a resolution calling for “humanitarian pauses and corridors” in war-torn Gaza, a long-awaited diplomatic breakthrough after weeks of bitter negotiations. Twelve countries voted to approve the measure, with the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia

Business lobby attacks as New York nears a noncompete ban, rare in the US

November 15, 2023 12:55 PM Associated Press

By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — When people think of noncompete agreements, they usually think of corporate executives with knowledge of prized trade secrets, whose lavish pay packages often come with a condition that if they quit or get fired, they can’t go work for an industry rival. More and

A suspicious letter to the top elections agency in Kansas appears harmless, authorities say

November 15, 2023 12:53 PM Associated Press

By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says the substance in a suspicious letter sent to the state’s top elections agency does not appear to have been hazardous. The KBI also said Wednesday that the mail delivered to the Kansas secretary of state’s office appeared unrelated to threatening

Hospital director in Haiti says a gang stormed in and took hundreds of women and children hostage

November 15, 2023 12:52 PM Associated Press

By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A hospital director in Haiti says a heavily armed gang burst into the facility and took hostage hundreds of women, children and newborns. Jose Ulysse, founder and director of the Fontaine Hospital Center in the Cite Soleil slum, pleaded for help via social media. He confirmed

Trump’s lawyers want a mistrial in his New York civil fraud case. They claim the judge is biased

November 15, 2023 12:51 PM Associated Press

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked for a mistrial in the New York civil fraud case that threatens the former president’s real estate empire. His team accuses the judge of tainting the proceedings with “tangible and overwhelming” bias. Their motion filed Wednesday argues that Judge

Mayorkas warns of dangers to the US if it loses tools to block terrorists from using drones and WMD

November 15, 2023 12:51 PM Associated Press

By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is at risk of losing key tools for preventing terrorists from using drones, chemicals or weapons of mass destruction if Congress doesn’t take action soon. That’s according to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. He spoke in Congress Wednesday. The department has been rallying support

US humanitarian agency will resume food assistance to Ethiopia after months of suspension

November 15, 2023 12:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US government’s humanitarian agency will resume food assistance to Ethiopia next month after suspending it earlier this year, the agency’s spokesperson announced Tuesday. In June, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) suspended the aid nationwide after determining “that a widespread and coordinated campaign is diverting food assistance from the

New Hampshire defies national Democrats’ new calendar and sets the presidential primary for Jan. 23

November 15, 2023 12:47 PM Associated Press

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire has scheduled its presidential primaries for Jan. 23, 2024, keeping the state first despite national Democrats’ efforts to overhaul the nominating calendar. New Hampshire law requires the state’s Republican and Democratic primaries to be held at least seven days before any similar contest and

China’s Xi tells Biden as talks open: ‘Planet Earth is big enough for the two countries to succeed’

November 15, 2023 12:46 PM Associated Press

By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and DIDI TANG Associated Press WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping plunged into their first face-to-face meeting in a year Wednesday,, intent on working to stabilize fraught relations and showing the world that while they are global economic competitors they’re not locked in a

China’s Xi tells Biden as talks open: ‘Planet Earth is big enough for the two countries to succeed’

November 15, 2023 12:46 PM Associated Press

By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and DIDI TANG Associated Press WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping plunged into their first face-to-face meeting in a year Wednesday,, intent on working to stabilize fraught relations and showing the world that while they are global economic competitors they’re not locked in a

MLB team owners set to vote Thursday on proposed relocation of Athletics to Las Vegas

November 15, 2023 12:36 PM Associated Press

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball team owners are set to vote Thursday on the proposed relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas at the end of their league-wide meeting. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was presenting his recommendation to the 30 owners during the three-day meeting, which

MLB team owners set to vote Thursday on proposed relocation of Athletics to Las Vegas

November 15, 2023 12:36 PM Associated Press

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball team owners are set to vote Thursday on the proposed relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas at the end of their league-wide meeting. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was presenting his recommendation to the 30 owners during the three-day meeting, which

Israel searches for traces of Hamas in raid of key Gaza hospital packed with patients

November 15, 2023 12:19 PM Associated Press

By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops on Wednesday stormed into Gaza’s largest hospital, searching for traces of Hamas inside and beneath the facility, where newborns and hundreds of other patients have suffered for days without electricity and other basic necessities. The forces also

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