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Police say there has been a shooting with multiple victims at a New Hampshire psychiatric hospital
By The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Several people were shot Friday at the New Hampshire state psychiatric hospital, police said. State police said there were “multiple victims” in an alert released via social media late Friday afternoon. Further details weren’t immediately available. New Hampshire Hospital is the state psychiatric hospital, located in the state’s capital city. Aerials ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rosalynn Carter, 96-year-old former first lady, is in hospice care at home, Carter Center says
By Bill Barrow, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
PLAINS, Ga. – Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia, the Carter Center announced Friday. The center said the 96-year-old is at home with former President Jimmy Carter, now 99. The Carter family said through the statement that they are “grateful for the outpouring of love and support.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ruling by Senegal’s highest court blocks jailed opposition leader Sonko from running for president
By Babacar Dione, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – Senegal’s highest court on Friday effectively barred detained opposition leader Ousmane Sonko from running for president early next year by overturning a decision that would have reinstated him to the West African country’s voter rolls. The legal setback for the embattled politician came the same day that a West African regional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senegal’s highest court ruling blocks detained opposition leader Sonko from running for president
By Babacar Dione, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) – Senegal’s highest court on Friday effectively barred detained opposition leader Ousmane Sonko from running for president early next year by overturning a decision that reinstated him on the West African country’s voter rolls. The legal setback for the embattled politician came the same day that a West African regional court dismissed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge: North Dakota’s redistricting violates federal law for Native American voters
By Jack Dura, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A federal judge has ruled that North Dakota’s Legislature violated the Voting Rights Act in how lawmakers reapportioned legislative districts comprising two tribal nations. U.S. District Chief Judge Peter Welte issued his ruling on Friday, months after a trial held in June in Fargo. He ruled that the 2021 redistricting plan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UN stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza as communications blackout hinders aid coordination
By Najib Jobain, Bassem Mroue And David Rising, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – The United Nations was forced to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza on Friday and warned of the growing possibility of widespread starvation after internet and telephone services collapsed in the besieged enclave because of a lack of fuel. Israel announced that it will allow for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British writer A.S. Byatt, author of the novel ‘Possession,’ dies at 87
By The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Author A.S. Byatt, whose books include the Booker Prize-winning novel “Possession,” has died at the age of 87. Byatt’s publisher, Chatto & Windus, said Friday that the author died “peacefully at home surrounded by close family.” Byatt wrote two dozen books, starting with her first novel, “The Shadow of the Sun” in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British writer AS Byatt, author of ‘Possession,’ dies at 87
By The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Author A.S. Byatt, whose books include the Booker Prize-winning historical novel “Possession,” has died at the age of 87. Byatt’s publisher, Chatto & Windus, said Friday that the author died “peacefully at home surrounded by close family.” Byatt wrote two dozen novels, starting with “The Shadow of the Sun” in 1964. “Possession,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian authorities ask the Supreme Court to declare the LGBTQ ‘movement’ extremist
By The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
MOSCOW (AP) – The Russian Justice Ministry on Friday said it has filed a lawsuit with the nation’s Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ+ “international public movement” as extremist, the latest crippling blow against the already beleaguered LGBTQ+ community in the increasingly conservative country. The ministry said in an online statement announcing the lawsuit that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian authorities ask Supreme Court to declare the LGBTQ ‘movement’ extremist
By The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
MOSCOW (AP) – The Russian Justice Ministry on Friday said it has filed a lawsuit with the nation’s Supreme Court to outlaw the LGBTQ “international public movement” as extremist, the latest crippling blow against the country’s already beleaguered LGBTQ community in the increasingly conservative country. The ministry said in an online statement announcing the lawsuit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden signs temporary spending bill averting government shutdown, pushing budget fight into new year
By Colleen Long, The Associated Press on November 16th, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budget into the new year, as wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel remains stalled. The measure passed the House and Senate by wide bipartisan margins ... Read More »
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