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Hezbollah leader threatens escalation as Netanyahu rules out cease-fire in Gaza until hostages freed
By Najib Jobain, Bassem Mroue And David Rising, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said Friday that his powerful militia is engaged in unprecedented cross-border fighting with Israel and threatened escalation. In a widely anticipated speech, Hassan Nasrallah stopped short of announcing that Hezbollah is fully engaging in the Israel-Hamas war. Nasrallah said in a televised speech that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says ‘we need to do more to protect Palestinian civilians’
By Najib Jobain, Bassem Mroue And David Rising, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said more needs to be done to “protect Palestinian civilians” in Gaza and that, without that, there will be “no partners for peace.” Speaking to reporters in Tel Aviv on Friday, Blinken also said, “we need to substantially and immediately increase the sustainable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran puts the death toll from a fire at a drug rehabilitation center at 32
By The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – A fire at a private drug rehabilitation center in northern Iran killed 32 people on Friday, according to Iranian state media, five more than reported earlier. State TV said 16 other people were injured and taken to hospitals in Langroud, a city about 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest of the capital, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A fire at a drug rehabilitation center in Iran kills 27 people, injures 17 others, state media say
By The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2023
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – A fire broke out at a drug rehabilitation center in northern Iran on Friday, killing at least 27 people, state media reported. Seventeen others were injured and taken to hospitals in Langroud city, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) northwest of the capital, Tehran, state TV said. It said the fire started ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man killed, 1-year-old boy suffers fatal injuries in Montana shooting, suspects identified
By The Associated Press on November 2nd, 2023
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – A man was shot to death and a 1-year-old boy suffered fatal injuries after gunfire was sprayed into a residence in Montana’s largest city. Several suspects have been identified as the investigation continues, Billings Police said Thursday. Wednesday’s shooting, coming just four days after a Rocky Mountain College football player was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House approves nearly $14.5 billion in military aid for Israel. Biden vows to veto the GOP approach
By Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press on November 2nd, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House approved a nearly $14.5 billion military aid package Thursday for Israel, a muscular U.S. response to the war with Hamas but also a partisan approach by new Speaker Mike Johnson that poses a direct challenge to Democrats and President Joe Biden. In a departure from norms, Johnson’s package required that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House approves $14.5 billion in assistance for Israel as Biden vows to veto the GOP’s approach
By Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press on November 2nd, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House approved $14.5 billion in military aid Thursday for Israel, a muscular U.S. response to the war with Hamas but also a partisan approach by new Speaker Mike Johnson that poses a direct challenge to Democrats and President Joe Biden. In a departure from norms, Johnson’s package required that the emergency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No evidence of mechanical failure in plane crash that killed North Dakota lawmaker, report says
By Jack Dura, The Associated Press on November 2nd, 2023
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Federal investigators say they found no evidence of a mechanical failure before a North Dakota state senator’s plane crashed in Utah last month, killing him, his wife and their two young children, according to a preliminary report released Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board. Doug and Amy Larsen and their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Report finds no evidence of mechanical failure in plane crash that killed North Dakota lawmaker
By Jack Dura, The Associated Press on November 2nd, 2023
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Federal investigators say they found no evidence of a mechanical failure before a North Dakota state senator’s plane crashed in Utah last month, killing him, his wife and their two young children, according to a preliminary report released Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board. Doug and Amy Larsen and their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Memphis police officer pleads guilty to federal charges in Tyre Nichols’ death
By Jonathan Mattise And Travis Loller, The Associated Press on November 2nd, 2023
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A former Memphis police officer pleaded guilty Thursday in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, becoming the first of five officers charged to reverse course, with prosecutors recommending up to 15 years in prison. Desmond Mills Jr. entered his plea during a hearing at the Memphis federal courthouse as part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senate sidesteps Tuberville’s hold and confirms new Navy head, first female on Joint Chiefs of Staff
By Mary Clare Jalonick, Tara Copp And Lolita Baldor, The Associated Press on November 2nd, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – HOLD FOR VOTE The Senate circumvented a hold by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Thursday and confirmed Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, making her the first woman to be a Pentagon service chief and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Franchetti’s historic confirmation as the ... Read More »
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