Israel says Hamas killed hostage at Gaza's al-Shifa hospital (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Netanyahu is prolonging the war to save his life’s mission (www.972mag.com)
For this group of trans women, the pope and his message of inclusivity are a welcome change (apnews.com)
Pope Francis’ recent gesture of welcome for transgender Catholics has resonated strongly in a working class, seaside town south of Rome, where a community of trans women has found help and hope through a remarkable relationship with the pontiff forged during the darkest times of the pandemic....
Rescuers in India tunnel collapse change approach as frantic efforts pass one-week mark (www.cnn.com)
Indian authorities are exploring new ways to rescue 40 construction workers trapped underground for more than a week....
2024 Greece Draft Budget: A series of benefits, totaling 1.6 billion euros (www.naftemporiki.gr)
Liberian leader George Weah hailed for his sportsmanship after accepting defeat (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Maldives new president asks India to withdraw its military (www.reuters.com)
Magnitude 6.8 quake hits Davao Occidental (www.gmanetwork.com)
Stocks and your 401(k) may surge now that Fed rate hikes seem to be over, history shows (www.usatoday.com)
News this week that inflation eased more than expected in October solidified the view that the Federal Reserve is done with its most aggressive rate-hike campaign in four decades....
Thailand seeks more Chinese tourists but concerns over safety are hampering efforts (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Ex-federal prison guard sentenced to 8 years in sex abuse scandal (www.nbcnews.com)
Eight correctional officers at FCI Dublin have been charged. The U.S. inspector general said there was a “culture of sexual abuse” of female inmates.
Around 3,000 trucks stuck at Ukrainian border due to Polish drivers' blockade (www.reuters.com)
From airlines to ticket sellers, companies fight U.S. to keep junk fees (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Italy’s Cultivated Meat Ban Just A ‘Strategic Move’ Ahead EU Elections, NGO Say (www.forbes.com)
Israel rebuts report of casualties from friendly fire on October 7 (www.i24news.tv)
One poorly sourced claim in a Haaretz report spawned a wave of October 7 denialism on social media...
With tears and a lullaby, a rural Alabama hospital stops delivering babies (www.nbcnews.com)
At 6:58 a.m. Thursday, Dr. Angela Adams Powell addressed the nurses at the south Alabama hospital where she had delivered babies for more than 25 years....
Trump heads to US-Mexico border as he escalates anti-immigrant rhetoric (www.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to give a speech Sunday in Texas near the US-Mexico border as he escalates his anti-immigrant rhetoric and campaigns on hard-line immigration policy proposals....
Australian naval divers injured after being subjected to Chinese warship’s sonar pulses (www.theguardian.com)
Argentina elects outsider Javier Milei on platform of radical reform (www.aljazeera.com)
Trump congratulates Argentine libertarian Milei on election win (www.reuters.com)
Ohio priest who sex-trafficked boys he met in preschool given life sentence (www.theguardian.com)
Michael Zacharias’s victims said the priest waited until they began abusing drugs before he sexually trafficked them...
100 years overdue, book finally returned to St. Paul Public Library (www.mprnews.org)
It must have been a very good read....
Bill Cosby accuser files new lawsuit under expiring New York survivors law (apnews.com)
A woman who said Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her when she was a young comedy writer more than 50 years ago filed a lawsuit against the actor Thursday under a soon-to-expire New York law that gave victims of sexual abuse a one-year window for claims that would otherwise be barred by time limits....
Oregon's first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis (apnews.com)
Oregon’s first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs in favor of an emphasis on addiction treatment is facing strong headwinds in the progressive state after an explosion of public drug use fueled by the proliferation of fentanyl and a surge in deaths...
