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• Nikki Haley swipes at Trump as GOP candidates tout staunch support for Israel

  28-10-2023 23:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  GOP presidential candidates touted their staunch support for Israel at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s summit — and sought to peel support from Donald Trump.
  
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• Death toll from Hurricane Otis rises to 39

  28-10-2023 23:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Mexico’s security authorities raised the death toll Saturday from the Category 5 Hurricane Otis that struck the country’s southern Pacific coast early Wednesday to 39.
  
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• Prosecutor refiles case accusing Missouri woman accused of killing her friend

  28-10-2023 23:44 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A Missouri prosecutor dropped and refiled the murder case against Pamela Hupp.
  
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• ‘We will heal together’: Maine residents relieved as shooter found dead

  28-10-2023 23:38 via theguardian.com
  
  After three days of lockdown, fear and grief, residents of Lewiston and Lisbon prepare to move forward as manhunt endsThe terrified residents of Lewiston, Maine, were afforded a sense of relief amid their shock and grief on Saturday after the “armed and dangerous” gunman who had kept them on lockdown since killing 18 people on Wednesday was found dead.The body of suspected shooter Robert Card, 40, was found on Friday evening near a recycling area 10 miles from Lewiston, with what the
  
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• ‘I don’t know if they are still alive': Gaza hit with communications blackout

  28-10-2023 23:15 via nbcnews.com
  Local journalist Ashraf Shannon spoke with NBC News about the internet and communications blackouts in Gaza as Israel’s military intensified its bombardment on the Gaza Strip.
  
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• Sen. Rick Scott's Republican challenger was once kicked off the ballot in Georgia

  28-10-2023 23:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Keith Gross, Florida Sen. Rick Scott's Republican challenger was once kicked off the ballot in Georgia when he tried to run as a Democrat.
  
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• Panera now displaying warning about its caffeinated lemonade in all stores after lawsuit over customer's death

  28-10-2023 23:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  All Panera Bread restaurants are now displaying "enhanced" disclosures about the restaurant chain’s highly caffeinated lemonade, a spokesperson said Saturday, following a lawsuit that was filed by the family of a young woman who died after drinking the beverage.
  
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• Maine shooting victims included parents, bowlers and members of the deaf community

  28-10-2023 22:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Gunman killed 18 people in attacks at a restaurant and a bowling alley, and details are now emerging of those who diedThe mass shooting in Maine left 18 people dead in attacks by a gunman at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston on Wednesday night.The fatalities included an avid bowler, staff at the alley and at the eatery – one of whom ran at the shooter with a knife to try to stop him – parents, a group from the local deaf community gathering for a games night, and a father
  
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• ‘This is not my time’: Mike Pence suspends 2024 bid

  28-10-2023 22:29 via nbcnews.com
  Former Vice President Mike Pence suspended his 2024 presidential bid at the annual Republican Jewish Coalition convention in Las Vegas. He added that he may be leaving the fight for president, but will never leave the fight "for conservative values."
  
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• Netanyahu says war has entered second phase as troops prepare for ‘long and difficult’ battle

  28-10-2023 22:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Saturday of a long and difficult war ahead as troops on the ground say they are prepared for a fight that could last months.
  
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• Humza Yousaf does not know if parents-in-law in Gaza are alive or dead

  28-10-2023 22:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Scotland’s first minister speaks of family worry after Israel cuts off population of Gaza from communication with worldScotland’s first minister has said he does not know if his parents-in-law who are trapped in Gaza are dead or alive after Israel knocked out communications there.Humza Yousaf said he and his wife, Nadia, are “desperately worried” and that she is “numb” as they try to find out news about her parents. Continue reading...
  
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• Tears and relief in Maine after gunman's death

  28-10-2023 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some residents were emotional to learn that the hunt for the man accused of killing18 people was over.
  
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• Mike Pence suspends campaign for Republican presidential nomination

  28-10-2023 22:05 via theguardian.com
  
  The former vice-president to Donald Trump says that after prayer and deliberation he concludes ‘it is not my time’Mike Pence, the former vice-president under Donald Trump, has suspended his campaign to become the Republican nominee for president in the 2024 election.Pence announced at an event held by the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas on Saturday that he was dropping out of the race, in which he has been lagging, along with others, far behind frontrunner Trump. Continue re
  
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• Poultry companies ask judge to dismiss ruling that they polluted an Oklahoma watershed

  28-10-2023 21:39 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A federal judge ruled that they polluted an Oklahoma watershed.
  
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• 100,000 join London march against strikes on Gaza

  28-10-2023 21:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Government’s failure to back ceasefire resolution adds to tensions among demonstrators
  Tens of thousands marched through central London yesterday to demand a ceasefire in Gaza with many also expressing fury at the UK government’s refusal to back one.As Israel ratcheted up its offensive in the coastal strip 2,200 miles away, around 100,000 people attended the latest demonstration – matching last Saturday’s record turnout for a pro-Palestinian march in the UK. One differenc
  
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• ‘Lord, where do we go?’ Gaza’s social media voices begin to fall silent

  28-10-2023 21:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Communications blackout cuts off stream of Snapchat updates from residents about life in the conflict
  • Israel and Hamas at war – live updatesCommunications went dark in Gaza on Friday, but the few voices that emerged described a night of intense airstrikes and panic among a population fearing that the outage signified a new stage in the violence.The social media platform Snapchat has been used since the war began by some Gazans to post images from their lives, with videos showing peo
  
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• Netanyahu declares a ‘second war of independence’ as fears for Gazans grow

  28-10-2023 21:06 via theguardian.com
  
  As Israel’s ground operation intensifies, World Health Organization issues an urgent statement saying it is unable to cope with a total blackoutIsrael-Hamas war: live updatesGaza was plunged into darkness, isolation and violence on Saturday night, its communications with the outside world almost entirely cut, as Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced his country was entering “the second stage” of what was likely to be a long and difficult war against Hamas
  
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• Thousands of men in private Facebook groups that are ‘cesspits’ of racism and misogyny

  28-10-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  While women’s groups on the platform support and warn others, men’s groups feature mostly derogatory commentsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThousands of Australian men are in private Facebook groups that are “cesspits” of racism, misogyny, doxing, slut-shaming and fat-shaming.Some of them appear to be set up in response to women’s groups that are dedicated to exposing che
  
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• Palestinian Australians despair loss of contact with loved ones in Gaza warzone

  28-10-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  With all internet and phone connections now cut, many people have lost their only way of checking on family and friendsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPalestinian Australians say the loss of internet communication in Gaza has left them feeling anxious and powerless as they lose the ability to check on family and friends while Israel steps up its aerial attacks.The Palestinian telecom provider Paltel sa
  
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• Capping donations but permitting cash-for-access dinners would be a ‘rort’, Greens warn

  28-10-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Adam Bandt accuses Labor and Coalition of aiming to ‘rig’ electoral funding system to make it harder for Greens or independents to compete fairlyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAdam Bandt has said that capping donations while allowing cash-for-access dinners is a “rort not a reform”, warning the major parties against possible “collusion” to make it harder for indepen
  
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• UAW and Stellantis close to tentative agreement in Illinois

  28-10-2023 20:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Negotiators will outline terms to local union officials on Saturday, including reopening automaker’s Belvidere plant, sources sayThe United Auto Workers (UAW) reached a tentative labor deal with Chrysler owner Stellantis on Saturday, two sources said, moving closer to securing record wage hikes and a new life for a Jeep factory shut down earlier this year.The tentative deal is a big step towards ending the first simultaneous strike against the so-called “Detroit Three” automake
  
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• Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 Newcastle United: Hwang Hee-chan claims point for hosts

  28-10-2023 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hwang Hee-chan concedes a penalty and scores an equaliser as Wolves draw with Newcastle United to extend their Premier League unbeaten run to five matches
  
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• Two arrested at London demonstration for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

  28-10-2023 20:36 via theguardian.com
  
  As many as 100,000 believed to have joined march organised by Palestine Solidarity CampaignPolice arrested two people after thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators took to the streets of central London on Saturday to demand a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.Aerial footage showed large crowds setting off on the march organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which has coordinated multiple protests in response to the escalating conflict in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading...
  
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• Talks on Ukraine's peace plan open in Malta with officials from 65 countries — but not Russia

  28-10-2023 20:30 via abcnews.go.com
  
  More than 65 countries are in Malta for two days of peace plan talks.
  
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• An Iranian teenager injured on Tehran Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died, state media say

  28-10-2023 20:22 via abcnews.go.com
  
  An Iranian teenage girl injured weeks ago in a mysterious incident on Tehran’s Metro while not wearing a headscarf has died
  
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• NATO ally praises Hamas as 'freedom fighters,' condemns Israel as a 'war criminal'

  28-10-2023 20:21 via foxnews.com
  
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used the momentous platform of a rally to celebrate his country’s 100th anniversary to accuse Israel of committing war crimes and lambaste Western allies for their responses. "Israel has been openly committing war crimes for 22 days, but the Western leaders cannot even call on Israel for a ceasefire, let alone react to it," Erdogan told the crowd in Istanbul, who waved Palestinian flags. "We will tell the whole world that Israel is a war criminal. We
  
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• 'We will win, we will prevail', promises Israeli PM

  28-10-2023 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is launching "massive air strikes" as it expands its ground offensive in Gaza.
  
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• For the second Halloween in a row, US candy inflation hits double digits

  28-10-2023 20:06 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Spooked by the high price of Halloween candy? There’s not much relief in sight.
  
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• Biggest private children’s homes in England made £300m profit last year

  28-10-2023 20:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Fee income for 20 largest operators – many private equity-owned – soars as councils struggle to meet costsThe biggest private providers of children’s homes in England made profits of more than £300m last year, as concern mounts over the conditions some children are being placed in and the spiralling costs for councils.Fee income for the 20 largest operators of independent children’s homes totalled £1.63bn last year, a 6.5% increase on the previous year. And 19
  
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• Gaza sees heaviest night of Israeli bombardment since start of war

  28-10-2023 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hamas-run authorities say hundreds of buildings were destroyed in the past day, with 377 people killed.
  
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• 32 dead, more than 60 injured in horror vehicle pile-up in Egypt

  28-10-2023 19:35 via foxnews.com
  
  At least 32 people are dead and more than 60 are injured after a fiery multiple-vehicle crash in Northern Egypt involving a passenger bus, according to authorities. The deadly pile-up — which saw several vehicles collide and then go up in flames — took place Saturday morning about 100 miles north of the capital Cairo on the main highway that connects Cairo to Alexandria, Egypt’s second-largest city. Video from the horror smash shows several vehicles engulfed in flames and heavy
  
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• Tanks 'two kilometres deep' in northern Gaza

  28-10-2023 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gaza's health ministry, which is run by Hamas, says hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in the past 24 hours.
  
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• Food delivery business Yelloh to lay off 750 employees nationwide, close 90 delivery centers

  28-10-2023 19:33 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The company will continue to serve 18 states with its iconic yellow trucks.
  
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• 'Biggest ever' strikes hit northern Gaza

  28-10-2023 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gaza's health ministry, which is run by Hamas, says hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in the past 24 hours.
  
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• Two people shot, injured in altercation at Worcester State University

  28-10-2023 19:31 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Authorities say a campus in Massachusetts was locked down for seven hours.
  
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• Israel has no plan for Gaza after war ends, experts warn

  28-10-2023 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former intelligence officers tell BBC it is unclear how Hamas could be kept out after Israeli forces leave.
  
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• Russia accuses Ukraine of damaging a nuclear waste warehouse as the battle for Avdiivika grinds on

  28-10-2023 19:23 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Russia says the facility was hit in a drone strike on the Kursk nuclear plant.
  
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• Arsenal 5-0 Sheffield United: Eddie Nketiah scores hat-trick as Gunners remain unbeaten

  28-10-2023 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eddie Nketiah scores his first Premier League hat-trick as Arsenal extend their unbeaten start to the season with victory over Sheffield United.
  
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• Police: Live cluster bomblet, ammunition found with donation at southeastern Wisconsin thrift store

  28-10-2023 19:10 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A live cluster bomblet and ammunition dropped off at a thrift shop in Wisconsin.
  
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• Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid: Jude Bellingham scores screamer and injury-time winner in El Clasico

  28-10-2023 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jude Bellingham scores a fabulous equaliser and a 92nd-minute winner to help Real Madrid come from behind to beat rivals Barcelona.
  
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• New York animal control officer arrested in yorkie dognap plot

  28-10-2023 18:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Hope the purloined pooch was returned to Jeannine Staller after she was told by Scott Casterline that her dog was deadA New York state animal control officer was arrested after selling a stolen pet and telling the owner that the animal had died, authorities have said.Scott Casterline, 51, was arrested on Thursday and charged in connection with stealing the dog, a nine-year-old Yorkshire terrier called Hope, and later selling it while working as an animal control officer, according to a press rel
  
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• Russian losses in battle for Avdiivka may be worst of 2023, says UK

  28-10-2023 18:37 via theguardian.com
  
  MoD intelligence update says up to eight brigades have been committed to ‘heavy but inconclusive’ fightingRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussian forces are believed to have suffered some of the country’s biggest casualty rates so far this year as a result of continued “heavy but inconclusive” fighting around the Donetsk oblast town of Avdiivka.According to the UK Ministry of Defence’s intelligence update on Saturday morning, Russia has probably
  
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• Maine mass shooting suspect found dead

  28-10-2023 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police in the city of Lewiston said the man had an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound.
  
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• Meet the 13-year-old West Virginian suing to join her school's track team

  28-10-2023 17:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  Becky Pepper-Jackson is suing West Virginia over a law that bans transgender girls like her from playing on girls' school sports teams.
  
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• Whatever happens next, Gaza is what Netanyahu will be remembered for | Bethan McKernan

  28-10-2023 17:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Polls suggest that four in five people blame the Israeli government for the 7 October massacres and over half want the PM to resignIn October 2011 Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier abducted by the Palestinian group Hamas and held for five years in the blockaded Gaza Strip, walked through the Rafah crossing into Egypt, accompanied by militants wearing suicide vests.His release was widely celebrated across Israel; in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, so too was the agreed exchange of 1,027 Palestini
  
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• Netanyahu meets Israeli hostages' families anxious over Gaza war plans

  28-10-2023 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Relatives want to know whether a ground operation endangers the well-being of 229 hostages held by Hamas.
  
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• Families of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas meeting with Netanyahu

  28-10-2023 16:35 via foxnews.com
  
  The Israeli government is meeting with the families of hostages taken by Hamas. The members of various Israeli households threatened a protest if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant did not agree to meet with them. A spokesperson for the families previously said they plan to gather at a central square in Tel Aviv before news broke of a meeting with Netanyahu and Gallant HAMAS OFFICIAL DEMANDS CEASEFIRE FOR HOSTAGES TO BE RELEASED: REPORT The families are v
  
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• UK politicians lack humanity, says son of doctor trapped in Gaza

  28-10-2023 15:48 via theguardian.com
  
  People with families in Gaza call on British government to help get them out and to join calls for ceasefireOn Friday evening, as Israeli air and ground forces ramped up their operations in the Gaza Strip and a communications blackout fell across the embattled territory, Salim Hammad received a text from the UK Foreign Office notifying him of a possible increase in attacks and violence.“What are we supposed to do with that information?” said Salim, a 34-year-old doctor in Oxford whos
  
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• Cricket World Cup 2023: Australia edge past New Zealand in high-scoring thriller

  28-10-2023 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia extend their winning streak in the World Cup after a thrilling encounter against New Zealand in Dharamsala.
  
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• Kazakhstan mine fire leaves at least 32 dead

  28-10-2023 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  At least 32 people have died after a fire broke out at an ArcelorMittal-owned mine in Kazakhstan
  
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