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Bangladesh’s main opposition party plans mass rally as tensions run high ahead of general election

By JULHAS ALAM and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s main opposition party plans to hold a mass rally on Saturday in the capital to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the transfer of power to a non-partisan caretaker government to oversee general elections next year. But the ruling

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Local sergeant reflects on gratitude from the community ahead of National First Responders Day

Sergeant Jeff Cryder with The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is among several first responders to attend the Solar & Sirens luncheon today hosted by Renova Energy in Palm Desert. The inaugural event held to honor first responders in the Coachella Valley, ahead of National First Responders Day. Congress designated October 28th as National First Responders

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UN General Assembly calls for ‘humanitarian truce’ in Gaza leading to halt in Israel-Hamas fighting

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a nonbinding resolution Friday calling for a “humanitarian truce” in Gaza leading to a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, the first United Nations response to the war. The 193-member world body adopted the resolution by a

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2 white boaters plead guilty to misdemeanors in Alabama riverfront brawl

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two white boaters charged in an Alabama riverfront brawl that drew nationwide attention have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of harassment and assault. The guilty pleas came Friday. The August riverfront melee in Montgomery drew national attention after white boaters were filmed hitting a Black riverboat co-captain and crew members rushing

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