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Louisiana governor’s race ignites GOP hopes of reclaiming position as Democrats try to keep it blue
By Sara Cline, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2023
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – As Louisiana’s election polls closed Saturday night and gubernatorial candidates await results, Republicans are hoping to reclaim the governor’s mansion after an eight-year hiatus while Democrats try to keep the position in a state where Donald Trump garnered a majority of the votes in the last two presidential elections. Six ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gaza’s desperate civilians flee or huddle in hopes of safety, as warnings of Israeli offensive mount
By Wafaa Shurafa And Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Desperate Palestinians scrambled for escape from northern Gaza Saturday or huddled by the thousands at a main hospital in the target zone in hopes it would be spared, as Israel intensified warnings of an imminent offensive by air, ground and sea following Hamas militants’ deadly rampage i n Israel ... Read More »
1 responsePalestinians struggle to evacuate northern Gaza amid growing Israeli warnings of ground offensive
By Wafaa Shurafa And Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water and medical supply shortage ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’ bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel. Israel renewed calls on social media and in leaflets dropped ... Read More »
1 response‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse begins its path across the Americas, stretching from Oregon to Brazil
By Claire Rush And Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2023
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A partial solar eclipse of the sun, the first stage of a rare “ring of fire” eclipse that is expected to cut across the Americas, began to emerge Saturday morning. NASA’s livestream of the phenomenon showed the moon starting to cover the sun in Eugene, Oregon, shortly after 8 a.m. local ... Read More »
1 responsePalestinians in Gaza struggle to follow Israeli evacuation order and face dire water shortage
By Wafaa Shurafa And Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water and medical supply shortage ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’ bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel. Israel renewed calls on social media and in leaflets dropped ... Read More »
1 responsePalestinians are struggling to flee south in Gaza after Israel gives an evacuation order
By Wafaa Shurafa And Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water crisis after Israel stopped the flow of resources to the region ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’ bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel. Israel renewed calls ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Zealand elects conservative Christopher Luxon as premier after 6 years of liberal rule
By Nick Perry, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2023
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) – Conservative former businessman Christopher Luxon will be New Zealand’s next prime minister after winning a decisive election victory Saturday. People voted for change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern. The exact makeup of Luxon’s government is still to be determined ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinians stream south in Gaza as Israel urges a mass evacuation and conducts brief raids
By Wafaa Shurafa And Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Palestinians scrambled to flee northern Gaza on Saturday after the Israeli military ordered nearly half the population to evacuate south and carried out limited ground forays ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’ bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel. Israel renewed calls on social media and in ... Read More »
1 responsePalestinians stream south in Gaza as Israel urges mass evacuation and conducts brief raids
By Wafaa Shurafa And Joseph Krauss, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2023
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Palestinians scrambled to flee northern Gaza on Saturday after the Israeli military ordered nearly half the population to evacuate south and carried out limited ground forays ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’ bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel. Israel renewed calls on social media and in ... Read More »
1 responseFormer businessman Christopher Luxon wins New Zealand election as voters seek conservative change
By Nick Perry, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2023
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) – Conservative former businessman Christopher Luxon will be New Zealand’s next prime minister after winning a decisive election victory Saturday. People voted for change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern. The exact makeup of Luxon’s government is still to be determined ... Read More »
1 responseAn Australian referendum to create an Indigenous advocacy committee to Parliament has failed
By Rod Mcguirk, The Associated Press on October 14th, 2023
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Advocates for constitutional change in Australia said they were devastated on Saturday by the defeat of a referendum that would have created an advocacy committee to offer advice to Parliament on policies that affect Indigenous people – the nation’s most disadvantaged ethnic minority. Early counting showed that 57% of voters opposed ... Read More »
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