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At least 30 premature babies evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital, health officials say
By Najib Jobain And Samy Magdy, The Associated Press on November 19th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – At least 30 premature babies were evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital on Sunday and will be transferred to facilities in Egypt, the territory’s Health Ministry said. Medhat Abbas, a spokesman for the ministry, confirmed the evacuation in a phone call with The Associated Press. A World Health Organization team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!GOP secures all elected statewide offices in Louisiana, after Republican victories Saturday
By Sara Cline, The Associated Press on November 18th, 2023
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Come January, the GOP will control every elected statewide office in Louisiana after Republicans swept three runoff races for attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer Saturday night. The GOP success, in a state that has had a Democrat in the governor’s office for the past eight years, means that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Republicans sweep 3 major state offices in Louisiana election
By Sara Cline, The Associated Press on November 18th, 2023
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Republicans swept three runoff races for powerful statewide offices in Louisiana – attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer – Saturday night. The GOP success, in a state that has had a Democrat in the governor’s office for the past eight years, means that come January, Republicans will control the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Authorities say they have identified the suspect in the shooting of a hospital security guard
By Kathy Mccormack, The Associated Press on November 18th, 2023
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Authorities say the gunman who was killed after shooting to death a security guard at a New Hampshire psychiatric hospital has been identified. New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said Saturday that 33-year-old John Madore entered New Hampshire Hospital on Friday afternoon and killed Bradley Haas, a state Department of Safety ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shifa Hospital patients, staff and displaced leave the compound as Israel strikes targets in south
By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy And David Rising, The Associated Press on November 18th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – Patients, staff and displaced people left Gaza’s largest hospital Saturday, health officials said, leaving behind only a skeleton crew to care for those too sick to move and Israeli forces who had taken over the facility earlier in the week. The exodus from Shifa Hospital in Gaza City came ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shifa Hospital patients, staff and displaced leave the compound, Gaza health officials say
By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy And David Rising, The Associated Press on November 18th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – Gaza health officials say many patients, medical staff and the displaced on Saturday left Gaza’s largest hospital, which was taken over by Israeli forces earlier in the week. Palestinian officials and the Israeli military offered conflicting versions about what prompted the mass exodus from Shifa Hospital. Health officials they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colorado judge keeps Trump on ballot, rejecting challenge under Constitution’s insurrection clause
By Nicholas Riccardi, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
DENVER (AP) – A Colorado judge on Friday rejected an effort to keep former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s primary ballot, the latest blow to groups seeking to block his run for another term using a Civil War-era Constitutional amendment that prevents anyone who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office. The lawsuit, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberian President George Weah concedes defeat after provisional results show challenger won runoff
By Mark M. Mengonfia, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) – Liberian President George Weah conceded defeat late Friday after provisional results from this week’s runoff vote showed challenger Joseph Boakai beating him by just over a percentage point. Elections officials said that with 99.58% of ballots counted from Tuesday’s election, Boakai was in the lead, with 50.89% to Weah’s 49.11%. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shooter kills 1 before being fatally shot by trooper at New Hampshire psychiatric hospital
By The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – An armed individual fatally shot one person before being shot and killed by a state trooper Friday in the lobby of a New Hampshire psychiatric hospital, officials said. CPR was performed on the victim, who was transported to Concord Hospital before dying, officials said. At a press conference, police said the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberian President George Weah concedes defeat after provisional results show challenger won
By Mark M. Mengonfia, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) – Liberian President George Weah conceded defeat late Friday after provisional results from this week’s runoff vote showed challenger Joseph Boakai beating him by just over a percentage point. Elections officials said that with 99.58% of ballots counted from Tuesday’s election, Boakai was in the lead, with 50.89% to Weah’s 49.11%. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shooting at New Hampshire psychiatric hospital ends with suspect dead, police say
By The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – A shooting at a New Hampshire psychiatric hospital Friday ended with “multiple victims” and a dead shooter, authorities said. A law enforcement official told The Associated Press that other than the shooter, one person was shot in the lobby. The official was not authorized to discuss details of the investigation publicly ... Read More »
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