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• Bangladesh: Political violence grips country as election looms

  01-11-2023 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A rejuvenated main opposition has intensified protests ahead of general elections in January.
  
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• Israeli university presidents call on colleagues to not fall victim to Hamas' 'destructive propaganda'

  01-11-2023 22:50 via foxnews.com
  
  Presidents from nine universities in Israel signed and sent a letter to their international colleagues on Wednesday to express their "deep concern" over narratives from some academic institutions that "misrepresent" the conflict between Israel and Hamas, or even target Israelis and Jews. On Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists invaded Israel and murdered more than 1,400 people, including babies, children, Jews, Muslims and Christians, while also taking 240 people hostage. In retaliation, Israel launched an
  
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• 'I simply don’t want to die at 24' - Gaza woman trapped at Rafah crossing

  01-11-2023 21:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tala Abu Nahleh and her family recount their harrowing experience as they desperately try to cross into Egypt.
  
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• Four plaques dedicated to Roman Jewish Holocaust victims found vandalized

  01-11-2023 21:56 via foxnews.com
  
  Italian politicians and Jewish leaders have condemned the vandalizing this week of four tiny memorial plaques embedded in sidewalks in front of apartment buildings where Roman Jews were living when they were deported from the Nazi-occupied city in 1944 and sent to their deaths in Auschwitz. A woman passing by Tuesday on one sidewalk in the Trastevere neighborhood known for its nightlife noticed the blackening of two side-by-side plaques. The markers name the residents and cite the date the two w
  
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• Eastern Libyan government holds conference on post-flood reconstruction

  01-11-2023 21:34 via foxnews.com
  
  An international conference on reconstruction of one of Libya’s coastal cities, decimated in a fatal flood in September, began Wednesday, one of Libya's rival governments announced. In the early hours of Sept. 11, two dilapidated dams in the mountains above the eastern city of Derna collapsed, sending floodwaters roaring down the Wadi Derna river and through the city center, sweeping away entire city blocks. Government officials and aid agencies have given estimated death tolls ranging fro
  
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• Israel-Hamas war: Five American aid workers leave Gaza for Egypt through Rafah crossing, hundreds remain

  01-11-2023 21:27 via foxnews.com
  
  At least five Americans were among the group of civilians who fled Gaza for Egypt on Wednesday, U.S. officials say. All five U.S. citizens – who are the only known Americans to leave Gaza today – were aid workers. The U.S. State Department says that it will give instructions to the 400 other Americans who expressed a desire to leave, along with their families. The total number is around 1,000 people. "Due to privacy considerations we are not offering further details about the individ
  
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• Hamas terrorist tells Israel authorities mission Oct. 7 was simply to kill, details shooting children

  01-11-2023 21:25 via foxnews.com
  
  A Hamas terrorist told an Israel Securities Authority (ISA) official he and another man shot and killed crying children who were inside a safe room, until the sounds could no longer be heard, while acknowledging he entered the house simply to kill. In a video posted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, the Hamas terrorist is seen wearing prison garb while sitting in a chair with an Israeli flag behind him. The unnamed man tells the ISA off
  
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• Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt opens for limited evacuation

  01-11-2023 20:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Crossing open for first time in weeks to allow evacuation of foreign passport holders and injured PalestiniansIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesThe Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt has opened for the first time in more than three weeks of brutal conflict to allow the evacuation of dozens of injured Palestinians requiring hospital treatment and hundreds of foreign passport holders.Witnesses at the border on the Gaza side saw scores of people and cars hurrying to get through
  
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• Why France's Emmanuel Macron is courting Central Asia

  01-11-2023 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Uranium is of interest to Paris, unsure about its supply of the fuel after a coup in Niger in July.
  
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• ‘Tiredness on all sides’ over war in Ukraine, Italian PM tells prank caller

  01-11-2023 19:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Giorgia Meloni ‘misled’ into phone conversation reportedly with Russian comedian posing as African political leaderRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, told a prank caller posing as an African leader there was “a lot of tiredness” over the war in Ukraine and that she had some ideas up her sleeve on how to “find a way out”.Meloni’s office confirmed that she had been “misled” into the phone c
  
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• Kenya hikes fares on Chinese-built railway to tackle mounting debt

  01-11-2023 19:27 via foxnews.com
  
  Kenya announced Wednesday a sharp increase in passenger fares on the Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway as the country struggles with repaying loans owed to Beijing and others along with higher fuel prices. State-owned Kenya Railways said in a statement that the 290-mile journey between the port city of Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi, will cost around $30 in first class, up from $19, and $10 in economy, up from $6. Kenya Railways cited the global rise in fuel prices: "This increase is inform
  
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• Ugandan military captures extremist commander responsible for tourist killings

  01-11-2023 19:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A Ugandan military spokesperson says troops have captured a commander of an extremist group whose fighters are accused of killing two tourists last month. Col. Deo Akiiki said Wednesday that a senior commander with the Allied Democratic Forces, a rebel whose nom de guerre is Njovu, was in military custody. Njovu was captured during an exchange of fire on Lake Edward on Uganda's border with Congo. An unknown number of rebels drowned or were shot in the fighting Tuesday night, according to Akiiki.
  
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• Bulgaria expels Russian journalist, citing national security threat

  01-11-2023 18:49 via foxnews.com
  
  Bulgaria has expelled a Russian journalist for allegedly engaging in activities that pose a threat to the country's national security, authorities said Wednesday. The State Agency for National Security said Alexander Gatsak, a correspondent for Russian state-run newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta, was stripped of his residency rights and barred from entering Bulgaria and other European Union member nations. The agency said Gatsak was summoned Sept. 29 to receive the expulsion order at the Interior Min
  
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• Gaza's only cancer hospital is no longer operational after running out of fuel: report

  01-11-2023 18:46 via foxnews.com
  
  The only hospital in the Gaza Strip that treats cancer patients has reportedly gone out of service Wednesday after running out of fuel.  The development surrounding the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital now means 16 out of the 35 hospitals in Gaza are not operating, Reuters is reporting, citing Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila.  "The lives of 70 cancer patients inside the hospital are seriously threatened," she was quoted by the news agency as saying. "The number of cance
  
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• Germany asks forgiveness for Tanzania colonial crimes

  01-11-2023 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  German forces killed almost 300,000 people during the Maji Maji rebellion in the early 1900s.
  
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• Body of surfer missing after suspected fatal shark attack off coast of South Australia

  01-11-2023 17:37 via foxnews.com
  
  Police in South Australia are searching for the body of a surfer who is believed to have been killed in a fatal shark attack on Tuesday. The 55-year-old man was surfing around 10:20 a.m. near Granites Beach, south of Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula, when witnesses reported seeing a shark attack the man, South Australia Police said in a statement. Witnesses said the man was out with about 12 other surfers when the shark clenched him in its jaws. "(The shark) grabbed him, pulled him back down, b
  
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• Pakistan starts mass deportation of undocumented Afghans

  01-11-2023 17:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Authorities go ‘door to door’ to round up and return thousands – many who fled from the Taliban – on first day of nationwide crackdownPakistan has begun arresting and deporting Afghan refugees who missed Wednesday morning’s deadline for them to leave, a government minister has announced. At least 200,000 people have already returned to Afghanistan voluntarily, said Pakistan’s acting interior minister, Sarfraz Bugti.The crackdown on unregistered foreigners, par
  
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• Hungary bans kids from World Press Photo exhibit under LGBTQ content regulation

  01-11-2023 16:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Minors are not allowed to attend a prestigious press photo exhibition in Hungary due to LGBTQ content.  A set of photographs depicting an elderly LGBTQ community in the Philippines was judged inappropriate for children due to several of the subjects dressing in drag.  Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government has made a push to implement morality laws in Hungary over the last few years.  ORBÁN COMPARES HUNGARY'S EU MEMBERSHIP TO SOVIET OCCUPATION IN FIERY SPEECH The p
  
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• Dancing Queen! Camilla in Kenya animal sanctuary visit

  01-11-2023 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Queen joined a traditional dance in Nairobi and stopped to feed orphaned elephants.
  
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• Watch: On-the-run man crashes speeding car into shop

  01-11-2023 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 31-year-old was clocked driving at 78mph in a 30mph zone before the crash in Swindon.
  
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• EU warns Serbia and Kosovo to make peace or suffer the consequences

  01-11-2023 14:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Serbia and Kosovo’s ambitions to join the European Union could be in serious jeopardy if the two historic rivals refuse to normalize relations. European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen issued a stern warning on a visit to the region to promote the EU’s 6 billion Euros (approximately $6.3 billion) economic plan for the Western Balkans, as part of the plan to integrate the troubled region into the EU. Von der Leyen said Serbia must de facto recognize Kosovo as an indepe
  
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• American XL Bully officially banned in UK after spate of attacks

  01-11-2023 14:10 via foxnews.com
  
  American XL Bully dogs will be banned in the United Kingdom next year following a series of attacks and deaths involving the muscular dog breed. The U.K. government announced Tuesday that the breed is being added to the list of prohibited canines under the Dangerous Dogs Act, according to The Independent. The law states it will be illegal to own an XL bully from Feb. 1, 2024, with owners facing a criminal record and an unlimited fine after that date unless their dog is on an exemption list and o
  
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• North Korea shuts down multiple embassies, South Korea speculates financial issues are the reason

  01-11-2023 14:08 via foxnews.com
  
  North Korea is ending its diplomatic missions to multiple countries around the world. South Korean observers speculate that the retirement of various North Korean diplomatic envoys shows a lack of financial resources and the increasing effectiveness of international sanctions. "The flurry of measures appear to show that it is no longer feasible for the North to maintain diplomatic missions as their efforts to obtain foreign currency have stumbled due to strengthened sanctions," a ministry offici
  
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• Migrant caravan organizer claims Latin American nations 'conspiring against the US,' 'fueling' border crisis

  01-11-2023 13:54 via foxnews.com
  
  One of the organizers of a migrant caravan of thousands of people traveling through Mexico toward the U.S. southern border claims that Latin American countries are "conspiring against the United States" to fuel the immigration crisis, adding that he believes the "Biden administration has dropped the ball."  "This is not normal. This is being used by the countries to make sure they get what they want from the United States," caravan organizer Irineo Mujica told Real America’s Voice on
  
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• Iran's leader says countries should 'block the flow of oil and food' to Israel

  01-11-2023 13:21 via foxnews.com
  
  Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is calling on countries Wednesday to block the flow of food and oil to Israel over its military action against Hamas inside the Gaza Strip.  Khamenei’s remarks to students in Tehran come after he praised the Palestinian terrorist group for launching its Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel.  "What the Islamic governments should insist is an immediate halt to the crimes [the Israelis] are committing in Gaza. The bombardments should immedia
  
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• Florida: Pilot rescued after plane crashes into Everglades

  01-11-2023 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Video shows the man sitting on the plane's wing waiting for help, before helicopter arrives to airlift him to hospital.
  
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• Halloween brings celebrity spooky looks

  01-11-2023 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It wouldn't be Halloween without the biggest stars bringing us spooky - and some not so spooky - looks.
  
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• WATCH: Smog blankets Beijing

  01-11-2023 12:45 via abcnews.go.com
  
  China's capital, Beijing, is shrouded in some of the worst air pollution the region has experienced this year.
  
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• Israel says more than 11,000 terrorist targets hit in Gaza as IDF downs missile fired from Lebanon at drone

  01-11-2023 12:22 via foxnews.com
  
  Israel’s military announced Wednesday that more than 11,000 terrorist targets have now been hit inside the Gaza Strip, while the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) shot down a surface-to-air missile fired from Lebanon at one of its drones.  The Israeli air force said in a series of posts that "During the fighting yesterday, IDF fighters identified many terrorists of the terrorist organization Hamas who had barricaded themselves in a multi-story building in the Jabalia area in the northern G
  
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• Footballer denied 100th Spain cap by 'computer error'

  01-11-2023 12:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Spain head coach Montse Tome says a "computer error" prevented Irene Paredes from making her 100th international appearance on Tuesday.
  
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• Name changes, legends and more from the history of the NASCAR Cup Series

  01-11-2023 12:18 via foxnews.com
  
  The Cup Series is the highest level of racing in NASCAR. All season, racers participate in a variety of racing events, aimed at qualifying for the playoffs, and finally, the championship. In NASCAR’s early days, races took place on dirt surfaced racetracks. Now, speedways are located throughout the country and bring in thousands of excited fans to watch the thrilling races unfold. Below is a brief history of the NASCAR Cup Series. MEET THE AMERICAN WHO CREATED NASCAR: BILL FRANCE SR., DAYT
  
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• The Rolling Stones' new album Hackney Diamonds sets US chart record

  01-11-2023 12:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The rock legends become the first act to have reached the top 10 in every decade since the 1960s.
  
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• Body found stuffed in suitcase floating in California lake: ‘Gruesome’

  01-11-2023 12:07 via foxnews.com
  
  Human remains were discovered crammed inside a suitcase that was floating in a lake in Northern California on Tuesday. Volunteers cleaning Lake Merritt spotted the suitcase adrift around 11 a.m. near the 1900 block of Lakeshore Avenue and found the body of what appeared to be a man in his 30s "kind of like in a fetal position," Kevin Shomo, one of the volunteers with Lake Merritt Institute, told FOX2 KTVU. "We grabbed one end [of the suitcase] and we realized it was too heavy. So, we pulled
  
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• OH investigation underway after small plane crash kills 2

  01-11-2023 12:01 via foxnews.com
  
  A small plane crash in central Ohio claimed the lives of two people on Tuesday, authorities said. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the aircraft went down into a bean field at about 11:30 a.m. in Pleasant Township about 9 miles southwest of the Marion Municipal Airport in Marion County. OHIO TEEN WHO INTENTIONALLY KILLED BOYFRIEND IN HIGH-SPEED CRASH LEFT TWISTED ONLINE TRIBUTES TO HIM OHIO TEEN SOBS AS SHE LEARNS FATE FOR INTENTIONALLY KILLING BOYFRIEND, PASSENGER IN CAR WRECK Authorities said
  
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• Biden admin's Venezuela appeasement backfires as Maduro suspends primaries for alleged 'corruption'

  01-11-2023 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Venezuela’s top court on Monday nullified results of an opposition presidential primary that took place last month — just weeks after the U.S. lifted sanctions on some of the country’s industries in exchange for a free election guarantee.  "Following the request of preventative protection and in consequence, all the effects of the distinct phases of the electoral process conducted by the National Primary Commission are suspended," Venezuela’s Supreme Justice Tribunal
  
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• 2023 NFL trade deadline winners and losers: 49ers strike gold with Chase Young, Davante Adams stays put

  01-11-2023 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The 2023 NFL trade deadline has passed, and while fans failed to see any earth-shattering moves, some of Tuesday’s swaps could prove to have serious implications this season.  Compared to last year’s NFL record of 10 trades on deadline day, just six trades took place on Tuesday with the Washington Commanders creating most of the noise in their decision to trade top pass rushers Chase Young and Montez Sweat.  The 2020 No. 2 overall pick and former Defensive Rookie of the Yea
  
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• GA child welfare leader fires back after accusations of state law violation

  01-11-2023 11:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Georgia's human services commissioner is firing back at an inquiry into the state's foster care system, saying U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff's efforts "leave the unfortunate impression that the goals of this investigation are political." Lawyers hired by the state wrote a letter Tuesday to the Georgia Democrat and Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, disputing testimony Monday by two Georgia juvenile judges who said Commissioner Candice Broce asked judges to violate state law by keeping so
  
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• Speaker Johnson derides liberals for attacks on his faith, Cornell suspect arrested and more top headlines

  01-11-2023 11:50 via foxnews.com
  
  KEEP THE FAITH – Speaker Mike Johnson has message for liberals, media over ‘disgusting’ attacks on Christian beliefs. Continue reading … ARREST MADE – Cornell student charged in connection with antisemitic threats: officials. Continue reading … SOUNDS OF SILENCE – WATCH: FBI director's revealing reaction when senator asks if country is 'safer' under Biden. Continue reading … ‘UNFORGIVABLE’ – TSA averts potential disaster for s
  
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• Qatar brokers deal between Egypt, Hamas and Israel for limited Gaza evacuations

  01-11-2023 11:49 via foxnews.com
  
  Egypt, Israel and Hamas have come to an agreement allowing limited evacuations out of Gaza and into Egypt through the Rafah crossing following negotiations this week. Qatari officials mediated the talks and came to the agreement early Wednesday. The deal allows for foreign passport holders and some critically injured Gaza residents to evacuate, though no timeline has been set for how long the crossing will remain open, a source briefed on the deal told Reuters. Dozens of foreign passport holders
  
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• Ex-NFL star Robert Griffin III expresses astonishment at what he saw while trick-or-treating on Halloween

  01-11-2023 11:46 via foxnews.com
  
  Parents and children across the U.S. took to the streets on Tuesday to go trick-or-treating in hopes of some of the biggest and best candy bars the neighbors have to offer. However, former NFL star Robert Griffin III was stunned to see one thing around his home. He explained it on a post on X on Tuesday night. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "Tonight our family experienced something like never before. In my life, I have been to countless Hallelujah Nights and seen people in co
  
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• NY woman convicted of aggravated manslaughter of police detective in Long City Expressway

  01-11-2023 11:38 via foxnews.com
  
  A Long Island woman was convicted on Tuesday of aggravated manslaughter in the death of a New York City police detective killed on the Long Island Expressway. MAN ARRESTED IN NEW YORK COUPLE'S CRASH FACES VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE Jessica Beauvais, of Hempstead, was arrested in April 2021 after 43-year-old Anastasios Tsakos, a 14-year veteran of the police department, was struck and killed while assisting officers at the scene of another fatal crash on the expressway in Queens. Queens Distri
  
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• Heidi Klum dresses up as a giant peacock for Halloween after teasing with stripped down photo

  01-11-2023 11:38 via foxnews.com
  
  Heidi Klum is not afraid to ruffle some feathers. The model dressed as a giant peacock for her annual Halloween party. The 50-year-old required an entourage to transform into her tail feathers. Her husband, Tom Kaulitz walked the carpet alongside her as an egg, making it a themed couples costume. She kept fans updated all day on Instagram prior to the big costume reveal, posting photos of her halfway through the makeup process. She shared snapshots of her prosthetics being applied and a glimpse
  
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• Raiders fire Josh McDaniels, Dave Ziegler 8 games into 2023 season

  01-11-2023 11:27 via foxnews.com
  
  The Las Vegas Raiders made significant changes to their front office and coaching staff on Tuesday night after the team fell to 3-5 on the season following a loss Monday to the Detroit Lions. The Raiders fired general manager Dave Ziegler and head coach Josh McDaniels. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM "After much thought about what the Raiders need to move forward, I have decided to part ways with Josh and Dave. I want to thank them both for their hard work and wish them and th
  
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• Matthew Perry stopped John Stamos from quitting showbiz: 'I never forgot that'

  01-11-2023 11:22 via foxnews.com
  
  John Stamos is remembering his friend Matthew Perry, who he credits as being the person who kept him in show business. On Tuesday, Stamos took to Instagram and shared a clip from an episode of "Friends" when he guest starred on the sitcom as Zach, a potential man who was going to be a sperm donor for Chandler Bing and Monica Geller. "Matthew and I had been friendly long before ‘Friends’ So, when I guest starred as Zach, the prospective sperm donor for Chandler and Monica, I hung with
  
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• What fans learned from Week 9 of the college football season

  01-11-2023 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  The last Saturday of October means the college football season is starting down its home stretch.  November will be filled with conference matchups and rivalry games as the College Football Playoff creeps ever closer. In a year when a handful of teams appear to be legitimate national championship contenders, the final four weeks of the regular season should be fascinating.  Fans have learned a few things through nine weeks of the regular season, including that Clemson head coach Dabo S
  
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• Sen. Eric Schmitt takes aim at Eventbrite following hypocrisy involving Riley Gaines

  01-11-2023 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Eventbrite’s hypocrisy and woke political extremism were recently put on full display after the company prohibited OutKick’s Riley Gaines from promoting her speaking event about protecting women’s sports at University of California-Davis on Nov. 3. While the company claimed that Gaines’ event violated its terms of service, Eventbrite was allowing listings for pro-Hamas events. Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri isn’t letting this story simply float away into the news cyc
  
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• Olympian Missy Franklin encourages health-centric conversations amid effort to raise kidney disease awareness

  01-11-2023 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Five-time Olympic Gold medalist Missy Franklin has reached numerous heights throughout her storied athletic career. But, the now-retired professional swimmer is now using her platform to raise awareness about a disease that hits close to home — Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Franklin's father was diagnosed with Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). He has since undergone a successful transplant surgery. But, everyone may have not heard about the debilitating
  
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• James Harden traded to Clippers: A look back at the NBA All-Star's tumultuous journey to LA

  01-11-2023 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  James Harden, a 10-time All-Star and three-time NBA scoring champion, is on his way to yet another team in a different city.  Harden was reportedly traded from the Philadelphia 76ers to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, just over four months after the superstar guard demanded a trade.  In return, the Sixers will receive Marcus Morris, Robert Covington, Nic Batum and KJ Martin, while also sending PJ Tucker and Filip Petrusev to L.A. The Clippers will also give up a first-round and two
  
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• DeSantis warns Biden's deployment of US troops amid Israel conflict could make them 'sitting ducks'

  01-11-2023 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis took issue with President Biden's tact of sending detachments of U.S. troops to the Middle East amid the Hamas invasion of Israel, saying the numbers of troops are too small to be effective but large enough to be a target of America's enemies. While Vice President Kamala Harris recently said the administration has "absolutely no intention" to deploy troops to fight in Israel or Gaza, several hundred have been deployed elsewhere and about 2,000 were reportedly
  
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• All Saints Day: What is this occasion and why is it celebrated?

  01-11-2023 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Christians around the world mark All Saints Day on November 1, a day when "heaven comes that much closer to this side of eternity," as a Catholic priest told Fox News Digital this week.  Also known as "All Hallows' Day" or the "Solemnity of All Saints," All Saints Day is a celebration of saints, both known and unknown.  It is followed by All Souls Day, observed on November 2.  ALL SOULS DAY: HERE'S WHY PRIESTS ADVISE PRAYING FOR THE DEAD All Saints Day has been celebrated on Novem
  
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