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• 2 juveniles charged with dumping acid on playground slides in southern Massachusetts

  20-10-2023 23:44 via foxnews.com
  
  Two juveniles have been charged after several slides at a Massachusetts park were doused with acid in this summer and four children were injured, the Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni said. The juveniles, whose identities cannot be released due to their ages, have been charged with four counts of assault and battery on a child with injury and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon as well as vandalism, Gulluni said. His office did not say whether the pair have been arrested. MASSACH
  
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• Facing negative narrative, Tim Scott touts he's got 'more money than any candidate in the race' except Trump

  20-10-2023 23:39 via foxnews.com
  
  CONCORD, N.H. — Facing questions over the durability of his Republican campaign for president, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina insists "we’re actually great moving forward." The super PAC aligned with Scott earlier this week canceled its massive ad blitz on behalf of the senator's 2024 campaign. Trust In the Mission PAC, also known as "TIM PAC," emphasized in a memo that "we aren’t going to waste our money when the electorate isn’t focused or ready" for an alternative to
  
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• Louisiana's Lafayette Parish to permanently employ interim school superintendent

  20-10-2023 23:32 via foxnews.com
  
  The interim leader of public schools in a southwest Louisiana parish has been selected to serve as the district's next superintendent. The Lafayette Parish School Board voted unanimously Thursday to elevate Francis Touchet Jr. to the permanent position, The Advocate reported. He has served in the interim role since July after former Superintendent Irma Trosclair resigned. LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN NORTH CAROLINA HIRES BACK MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL’S SHORT-TERM CHIEF "I want to thank the board f
  
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• GOP-backed Ohio education overhaul notches key win in ongoing lawsuit

  20-10-2023 23:29 via foxnews.com
  
  A Republican-backed overhaul of Ohio’s public education system can continue operating as a lawsuit claiming it violates the state constitution makes its way through the courts, a county magistrate ruled Friday. Indefinitely stalling the conversion of the Ohio Department of Education to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, which would shift educational oversight from a mostly citizen-elected state school board to the governor, would cause broader harm than letting it be implement
  
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• Watch this armored beast protect troops from blasts and bullets

  20-10-2023 23:25 via foxnews.com
  
  In the hazardous world of military transport, a new vehicle has to show what it's made of in a storm of bullets and blasts before it gets the nod to carry our brave soldiers.  Roshel Defense Solutions, a Canadian defense company, recently showed off its latest work, the Senator model Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle.  This day was more than just a show-and-tell of a new armored vehicle; it was a day of tough testing as the Senator faced a series of explosive challenges to
  
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• 15-year-old golf prodigy qualifies for PGA Tour event in November

  20-10-2023 23:20 via foxnews.com
  
  Oliver Betschart, a 15-year-old golf prodigy, has qualified for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship that's set to take place at Port Royal Golf Club in Southampton, Bermuda, from Nov. 9-12.  Betschart, a native of Bermuda, became the youngest player to win the Port Royal Golf Club Championship last year. This week, he shot 3-over par in the 54-hole qualifier to be given an opportunity to compete against some of the best in the world next month, as it's the only PGA Tour event in Bermuda. E
  
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• Jury deliberation begins for homeless man accused of killing retired NH couple

  20-10-2023 23:17 via foxnews.com
  
  A jury on Friday began deliberating the case of a man charged with fatally shooting a retired New Hampshire couple on a hiking trail, with prosecutors saying he lied to police to cover up his crimes and defense attorneys saying authorities arrested the wrong person. Logan Clegg, 27, is charged with second-degree murder for what prosecutors described as "knowingly and recklessly" causing the deaths of Stephen and Djeswende "Wendy" Reid. The couple, who had done international development work, had
  
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• Nawaz Sharif: The Pakistan army’s one-time arch-rival returns

  20-10-2023 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nawaz Sharif, toppled in a coup and later jailed for corruption, is back home to fight elections.
  
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• Perry Johnson suspends presidential bid after failing to make debates

  20-10-2023 23:14 via foxnews.com
  
  Long-shot Republican presidential candidate Perry Johnson dropped out of the race Friday, saying that he was not given the opportunity to share "his vision on the debate stage." "With no opportunity to share my vision on the debate stage, I have decided at this time suspending my campaign is the right thing to do," Johnson wrote in a statement announcing his decision.  The Michigan businessman and quality control industry expert failed to qualify for the first two Republican presidential no
  
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• Belgian justice minister out after learning Tunisian shooter could've been extradited last year

  20-10-2023 23:14 via foxnews.com
  
  Belgium’s justice minister resigned on Friday over what he described as a "monumental error" after it was discovered that Tunisia was seeking the extradition last year of an Islamic extremist who shot dead two Swedes and wounded a third this week. Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne said that he and his services had been searching for details to understand how Abdesalem Lassoued had disappeared off the map two years ago after being denied asylum and ordered by Belgian authorities to
  
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• Hurricane Norma closes in on Mexico's Los Cabos resorts

  20-10-2023 22:53 via foxnews.com
  
  Residents of Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts rushed to prepare Friday as Hurricane Norma headed toward the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, while in the Atlantic, Tammy grew into a hurricane and threatened to batter the Leeward Islands. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Tammy had grown into a hurricane, with winds of 75 mph. Hurricane warnings were issued for the islands of Guadeloupe, Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Martin, S
  
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• Saudi prince slams Hamas, Israel and the West

  20-10-2023 22:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prince Turki al-Faisal's comments are a rare Arab voice of criticism of Hamas's actions.
  
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• 6 dead, 100 injured in stadium stampede on Kenyan holiday

  20-10-2023 22:17 via foxnews.com
  
  A stampede in Kenya during celebrations to mark an annual public holiday killed at least six people on Friday and injured 100 others, authorities said. The stampede happened when thousands of people struggled to get inside Kericho stadium in western Kenya at dawn, police said. The stadium was the venue for this year's Mashujaa Day, which means Heroes' Day in Swahili. KENYAN CABINET GREENLIGHTS HAITI PEACEKEEPING FORCE; PARLIAMENTARY APPROVAL STILL NEEDED Health officials said they fear the death
  
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• Republicans back to square one as Speaker crisis deepens

  20-10-2023 22:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jim Jordan's sudden demise shows how hard it will be for any candidate to unite the party in the House.
  
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• In Niger, lawyers call for deposed president's release after junta claims it thwarted house arrest escape

  20-10-2023 20:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Lawyers for Niger’s ousted president called for his immediate release Friday, a day after the ruling military junta said it had thwarted an overnight attempt by the president to escape house arrest with his family nearly three months after he was detained in the wake of a coup. Mohamed Bazoum, his wife and son are being held without access to lawyers or the outside world, said an international group of lawyers representing Bazoum said in a statement. They denied the junta's accusations tha
  
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• Israel-Gaza live updates: 2 hostages, mom and daughter from US, released by Hamas

  20-10-2023 20:36 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Live updates on the Israel-Gaza conflict.
  
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• LIVE: Two hostages released by Hamas, IDF says: ABC News

  20-10-2023 20:27 via abcnews.go.com
  
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• Kenneth Chesebro takes last-minute plea deal in Georgia election interference case

  20-10-2023 20:19 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Kenneth Chesebro, a key co-defendant in former President Trump's Georgia election interference case, has taken a last-minute plea deal in the case.
  
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• Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas says it's released 2 American hostages

  20-10-2023 20:18 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Live updates on the Israel-Gaza conflict.
  
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• Toddler 'formulas' unnecessary and lack nutritional benefits, pediatrician group says

  20-10-2023 20:15 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Toddler formula, also known as toddler milk, is marketed as the next step for babies one year or older.
  
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• Juveniles charged with dousing acid on playground slides that injured 4 children

  20-10-2023 20:14 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A Massachusetts prosecutor says Thursday that two juveniles have been charged after several slides at a park were doused with acid this summer and four children were injured
  
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• CVS removing decongestant from shelves after FDA panel says it's ineffective

  20-10-2023 20:04 via abcnews.go.com
  
  CVS Health is planning to remove one type of a common decongestant from shelves after an FDA advisory committee voted that it was ineffective.
  
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• Chinese ship is focus of investigation into damaged pipeline, Finland says

  20-10-2023 20:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Police focusing on Newnew Polar Bear cargo ship that was in the area when gas pipeline was damagedFinnish police have said a Chinese ship whose movement coincided with the time and place of the suspected sabotage of a pipeline between Finland and Estonia that was damaged this month is now the focus of their investigation.After a leak led to the shutdown of the Balticconnector pipeline on 8 October, Finnish authorities have been investigating the damage they say was caused by “external&rdqu
  
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• Alex Jones ordered to pay judgment to Sandy Hook families, despite bankruptcy

  20-10-2023 19:42 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Judge rules Alex Jones bankruptcy doesn't protect him from paying defamation judgment to Sandy Hook shooting parents.
  
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• Man allegedly guns down judge who oversaw his divorce proceedings

  20-10-2023 19:32 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Washington County Sheriff's Office in Maryland has confirmed that Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson, 52, was fatally shot on Thursday night.
  
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• Rishi Sunak renews plea for Gaza aid during visit to Egypt

  20-10-2023 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The PM met Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Egypt's president, calling for the Gaza border to reopen.
  
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• Israel aims to cut Gaza ties after war with Hamas

  20-10-2023 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Israel's defence minister says the country's long-term plan is to cut ties completely with Gaza.
  
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• Travis King, soldier who crossed border into North Korea, charged with desertion

  20-10-2023 19:03 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Army private Travis King, who crossed the border into North Korea before being returned to the U.S. in September, has been charged with desertion, according to a source.
  
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• Actor reporting on asylum seekers finds brother among arrivals in Canary Islands

  20-10-2023 18:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Thimbo Samb, based in Madrid, was reunited with his older brother who had made boat journey from SenegalA Madrid-based actor who had travelled to the Canary Islands to report on the arrival of a near-record number of asylum seekers was reunited with his brother after finding out that he was among the thousands who have made the treacherous trip from Senegal to Spain in recent weeks.Thimbo Samb and his team had arrived in the archipelago hoping to tell the story of the more than 23,000 asylum see
  
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• Sunak reiterates support for two-state solution in meeting with Abbas

  20-10-2023 18:52 via theguardian.com
  
  PM met Palestinian Authority leader in Egypt as part of tour of the region to try to prevent the conflict escalatingIsrael-Hamas war: latest updatesRishi Sunak has held talks in Cairo with the leader of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, where the two men condemned Hamas and the prime minister reiterated the UK’s support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.“The leaders agreed on the need for all parties to take steps to protect civilians, and civilian
  
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• Gaza war: Vigil aims to pressure Israel's leaders over hostages

  20-10-2023 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There is anger about the failures that allowed Hamas to kill so many people and take hostages.
  
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• Education for Rwanda’s refugee children under threat due to reduced UN funding

  20-10-2023 18:11 via foxnews.com
  
  Cuts to U.N. funding for refugees living in Rwanda is threatening the right to education for children in more than 100,000 households who have fled conflict from different East African countries to live in five camps. A Burundian refugee, Epimaque Nzohoraho, told The Associated Press on Thursday how his son’s boarding school administrator told him his son "should not bother coming back to school," because UNHCR had stopped paying his fees. Nzohoraho doesn't know how much the U.N. refugee a
  
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• Russia says Biden's comparison of Putin and Hamas is 'unacceptable': report

  20-10-2023 17:59 via foxnews.com
  
  Russia on Friday is blasting President Biden for comparing Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, saying that his remarks during a primetime speech last night are "unacceptable" and "hardly suitable for responsible heads of state," a report says.  Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov made the comments, according to Reuters, after Biden said Thursday that "the assault on Israel echoes nearly 20 months of war, tragedy and brutality inflicted on the people of
  
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• Greta Thunberg posts then deletes 'free Palestine' post after pushback: 'I was completely unaware'

  20-10-2023 17:52 via foxnews.com
  
  Climate activist Greta Thunberg posted then deleted a pro-Palestinian post on X following some backlash. Early Friday morning, the 20-year-old Swedish activist posted a since-deleted photo of herself and three other activists with signs that read, "Free Palestine," "Climate Justice Now," "This Jew Stands With Palestine" and "Stand With Gaza." The photo included a blue octopus that had a frowning face and was sitting on one of the activists’ legs. "Today we strike in solidarity with Palesti
  
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• UK stage and screen star Haydn Gwynne dies at 66 after cancer diagnosis

  20-10-2023 17:27 via abcnews.go.com
  
  British stage and screen start Haydn Gwynne has died at 66 after being diagnosed with cancer
  
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• Cleveland museum sues to stop seizure of statue believed to depict Marcus Aurelius

  20-10-2023 17:22 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The Cleveland Museum of Art has sued New York City authorities over their seizure of a headless bronze statue believed to depict the Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius
  
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• Man convicted of murdering wife in dispute over 'Zombie House Flipping' appearance

  20-10-2023 17:19 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A Florida man has been found guilty of murdering his wife after a dispute over whether they should appear together on a home-renovation television show
  
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• 'Catastrophic' Storm Babet wreaks havoc across UK

  20-10-2023 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three people have died since Thursday, when the storm first took hold.
  
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• WATCH: Hero bus driver saves boy from choking on coin

  20-10-2023 16:45 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Radford Baker has been in transportation for 17 years and this was the first time she's had to save a child's life.
  
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• Czech village priest sorry for smashing pumpkins

  20-10-2023 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The parish priest said he would have acted differently had he known they were carved by children.
  
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• Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni leaves partner following a nearly decadelong relationship

  20-10-2023 15:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni announced Friday that she is separating from her partner and the father of her young daughter after nearly a decade together. In a statement posted on social media, Meloni said her relationship with Andrea Giambruno had ended. She said their paths had diverged "for some time." The announcement came after Giambruno, an on-air television personality, was caught on audio seemingly making lewd remarks to colleagues. An Italian satirical news program, Striscia la Notizi
  
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• WATCH: Israel releases footage of night attacks across Gaza

  20-10-2023 15:49 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Israel on Friday released footage of night attacks across Gaza, saying it hit what it described as over a hundred operational targets of "terrorist organization" in the Gaza Strip.
  
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• Russia is closely monitoring US nuclear test in Nevada, Putin's spokesperson says

  20-10-2023 15:48 via foxnews.com
  
  Russian state run media is reporting Friday that the Kremlin is closely monitoring a high-explosive experiment that the U.S. carried out this week at a nuclear test site in Nevada.  Wednesday's test used chemicals and radioisotopes to "validate new predictive explosion models" that can help detect atomic blasts in other countries, Bloomberg reported, citing the Department of Energy.The Interfax News Agency said Friday that Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters at
  
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• WATCH: Dolphin delights toddler by stopping for 'chat' at aquarium

  20-10-2023 15:43 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A friendly dolphin decided to stop and "chat" with a delighted toddler at an aquarium.
  
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• US Navy destroyer shoots down missiles potentially headed toward Israel: Pentagon

  20-10-2023 15:06 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The missiles were fired by Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen, the DOD said.
  
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• Main suspect in 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse gets arrested

  20-10-2023 14:49 via foxnews.com
  
  A former justice official considered one of the main suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021 was arrested Thursday in Haiti’s capital after being on the run for more than two years, police said. Joseph Badio once worked for Haiti’s Ministry of Justice and at the government’s anti-corruption unit until he was fired for alleged ethics violations weeks before the assassination. Badio was arrested in the neighborhood of Petion Vile in Port-au-Prince,
  
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• Baltimore firefighter dies and 4 others are injured battling rowhouse fire

  20-10-2023 13:42 via abcnews.go.com
  
  City officials say a rapidly intensifying blaze that engulfed multiple rowhouses in northwest Baltimore left one firefighter dead and four others injured
  
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• Reward offered after body of man missing for 9 years found in freezer of wine bar

  20-10-2023 13:07 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Police in London are offering a “substantial reward” for information regarding the death of a man whose body was found in the basement freezer of a disused wine bar.
  
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• Israel-Hamas war live: UN refugee chief warns military escalation would be ‘catastrophic’ for Gaza, as IDF says it hit 100 targets overnight

  20-10-2023 12:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Israeli military says it destroyed ‘tunnel shafts and operational HQs’; five children reported dead in West Bank clashesHamas and Israel at war: what we know on day 14Biden says, “We’re pursuing every avenue to bring hostages home”. He says there is no higher priority.“We’re facing an inflection point in history,” Biden says as he opens his speech. What we do today will determine outcomes for decades to come, he says. Continue reading...
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy ‘grateful’ to Biden for support as Moscow criticises US president for ‘smart investment’ comment

  20-10-2023 12:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Ukrainian president says US ‘helps unite the world’; Biden suggestion that military aid will ‘pay dividends’ betrays cynical approach, Kremlin saysWhat we know on day 604 of the invasionRussian forces launched 12 missiles, 60 airstrikes and 53 shellings yesterday, and engaged Ukrainian troops in 90 combat engagements, the general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces said in its morning briefing.Russian forces also deployed the wing rocket Iskander-K at a civilian object in
  
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