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The father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan says she’s “doing very goodâ€
By Claire Savage, Melissa Perez Winder And Lisa Baumann, The Associated Press on October 20th, 2023
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) – The father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan says she’s doing well after her release Friday by Hamas. Uri Raanan of Illinois told The Associated Press that he spoke to his daughter by telephone. “She’s doing good. She’s doing very good,” said Uri, who lives in the Chicago suburbs. “I’m ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan says she’s “doing very goodâ€
By Claire Savage, Melissa Perez Winder And Lisa Baumann, The Associated Press on October 20th, 2023
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) – The father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan says she’s doing well after her release Friday by Hamas. Uri Raanan of Illinois told The Associated Press that he spoke to his daughter by telephone. “She’s doing good. She’s doing very good,” said Uri Raanan, who lives in the Chicago suburbs. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pennsylvania governor’s office settles for $295K a former staffer’s claim senior aide harassed her
By Brooke Schultz, The Associated Press on October 20th, 2023
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – After a top aide to Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was accused of sexual harassment earlier this year, the governor’s office settled with the complainant for $295K last month, according to documents released by the administration Friday through an open records request. The settlement, reached Sept. 5, stems from allegations made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pa. governor administration settles for $295K with woman who accused a top aide of sexual harassment
By Brooke Schultz, The Associated Press on October 20th, 2023
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – After a top aide to Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was accused of sexual harassment earlier this year, the governor’s office settled with the complainant for $295K last month, according to documents released by the administration Friday through an open records request. The settlement stems from allegations made by a coworker ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Belgian minister quits after ‘monumental error’ let Tunisian shooter slip through extradition net
By Lorne Cook, The Associated Press on October 20th, 2023
BRUSSELS (AP) – Belgium’s justice minister resigned on Friday over what he described as a “monumental error” after it was discovered that Tunisia was seeking the extradition last year of an Islamic extremist who shot dead two Swedes and wounded a third this week. Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne said that he and his services ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel says two Americans held hostage by Hamas, a mother and daughter, have been released
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab And Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press on October 20th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – Hamas militants on Friday freed two Americans — a mother and her teenage daughter who had been held hostage in Gaza since militants rampaged through Israel two weeks ago, the Israeli government said. The pair, who also hold Israeli citizenship, were the first hostages to be released, and more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Belgian minister quits as ‘monumental error’ sees Tunisian shooter slip through extradition net
By The Associated Press on October 20th, 2023
BRUSSELS (AP) – Belgium’s justice minister resigned on Friday after it was discovered that Tunisia was seeking the extradition last year of an Islamic extremist who shot dead two Swedes and wounded a third this week. Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne said that he and his services had been searching for details to understand how ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one
By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves And Keving Freking, The Associated Press on October 20th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel. Afterward, Jordan said simply of his colleagues, “We put the question to them, they made a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, falling back to square one
By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Stephen Groves And Keving Freking, The Associated Press on October 20th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel. The blocked-House impasse deepening, Republicans have no realistic or workable plan to unite the fractured GOP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss in Georgia
By Kate Brumback, The Associated Press on October 20th, 2023
ATLANTA (AP) – Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony on Friday just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial on charges accusing him of participating in efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia. Chesebro, who was charged alongside Trump and 17 others with violating the state’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden faces tough battle to secure $105 billion for Ukraine, Israel, the border and more
By Chris Megerian And Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press on October 20th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House on Friday released a sweeping set of proposals to bolster Israel and Ukraine in the midst of two wars as well as invest more in domestic defense manufacturing, humanitarian assistance and managing the influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The total cost of the supplemental funding request was ... Read More »
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