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Israeli air and ground strikes intensify in Gaza; internet collapse cuts territory off from outside
By Wafaa Shurafa, Josef Federman And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Internet and phone services collapsed in the Gaza Strip under intensified Israeli bombardment Friday night, largely cutting off its 2.3 million people from the outside world and each other, as Israel’s military said it was “expanding” ground operations in the besieged territory. The military’s announcement signaled it was moving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden talks with Chinese foreign minister as he prepares for potential meeting with Xi
By Didi Tang And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden met Friday with China’s top diplomat, a conversation that’s viewed as the precursor to a potential sit-down with Chinese President Xi Jinping next month. The encounter with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was the latest in a series of high-level contacts between the two countries as they explore the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli army says ground forces are ‘expanding’ activities in Gaza, where internet has collapsed
By Wafaa Shurafa, Josef Federman And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Internet and phone services collapsed in the Gaza Strip under intensified bombardment Friday night, largely cutting off its 2.3 million people from the outside world and each other, as Israel’s military said it was “expanding” its ground operations in the besieged territory. The military’s announcement signaled it was moving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rep. Dean Phillips announces primary challenge to Biden. He says Democrats need to focus on future
By Will Weissert And Holly Ramer, The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – For months, Dean Phillips has been calling for a Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden. He’s drawn no public interest from governors, lawmakers, and other would-be alternatives. The 54-year-old Minnesota congressman is finally entering the race himself, telling a Friday event outside New Hampshire’s statehouse, “I am today announcing my ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pope orders Vatican to reopen case of priest accused of adult abuse but allowed to keep ministering
By Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
ROME (AP) – Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican to reopen the case of a well-known priest-artist accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing adult women, and removed the statute of limitations on their claims, the Vatican said Friday. The announcement marked a major turnaround for the Holy See and followed an outcry among victims ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pope orders Vatican to reopen case of priest ousted from Jesuits after claims of adult abuse
By Nicole Winfield, The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
ROME (AP) – Pope Francis has ordered the Vatican to reopen the case of a famous priest-artist accused of sexually, psychologically and spiritually abusing adult women, and removed the statute of limitations on their claims, the Vatican said Friday. The announcement came just a day after the case of the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik again ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China’s chief epidemiologist Wu Zunyou who helped drive the anti-COVID fight dies at age 60
By The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
BEIJING (AP) – Wu Zunyou, an epidemiologist who helped drive anti-COVID-19 measures in China that suspended access to cities and confined millions to their homes has died on Friday. He was 60. An announcement from China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention about Wu’s death gave no cause, but said that “rescue measures failed.” The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel strikes outskirts of Gaza City during second ground raid in as many days
By Wafaa Shurafa And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli forces backed by fighter jets and drones carried out a second ground raid into Gaza in as many days and struck targets on the outskirts of Gaza City, the military said Friday, as it prepares for a widely expected ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory. U.S. warplanes meanwhile ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fearful Maine residents stay home amid massive search for suspect in killing of 18 people
By David Sharp, Robert Bumsted, Holly Ramer And Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) – Shocked and fearful Maine residents kept to their homes for a second night Thursday as hundreds of heavily armed police and FBI agents searched intensely for Robert Card, an Army reservist authorities say fatally shot 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in the worst mass killing in state ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US fighter jets strike Iran-linked sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks on US troops
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said, in retaliation for a slew of drone and missile attacks against U.S. bases and personnel in the region that began early last week. The U.S. strikes reflect the Biden administration’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli troops briefly raid northern Gaza to ‘prepare’ for an expected full-scale incursion
By Najib Jobain, Kareem Chehayeb And Amy Teibel, The Associated Press on October 26th, 2023
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli troops and tanks briefly raided northern Gaza overnight, the military said Thursday, engaging with Hamas fighters and targeting anti-tank weapons in order to “prepare the battlefield” before an expected ground invasion. The third Israeli raid since the war began came after more than two weeks of devastating airstrikes that ... Read More »
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