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Group home worker indicted for assault special needs person, court docs say (www.fox19.com)

BATAVIA, Ohio (WXIX) - A worker at a group home in Clermont County was indicted on assault charges, court docs say....

Gaza’s largest hospital being bombarded, WHO says (www.theguardian.com)

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Massive downtown LA pallet fire shuts down 10 Freeway interchange (www.cbsnews.com)

Around 164 firefighters, from 26 Los Angeles Fire Department stations worked to put out an early Saturday morning massive pallet fire in downtown Los Angeles which has shut down a portion of the 10 Freeway interchange indefinitely....

British couple died on holiday after adjoining room fumigated for bed bugs (edition.cnn.com)

Son Of top US Hollywood agent in custody after torso found in dumpster (www.theguardian.com)

The 35-year-old son of a Hollywood talent agent whose clients included Dolly Parton, George Clooney and a British prince, has been taken into custody in Los Angeles after a bloody torso authorities say probably belongs to his wife was discovered in a strip-mall dumpster....

Moody's turns negative on US credit rating, draws Washington ire (www.reuters.com)

The move follows a rating downgrade of the sovereign by another ratings agency, Fitch, this year, which came after months of political brinkmanship around the U.S. debt ceiling....

The water [at Kealia Pond] has turned a shocking shade of magenta in this Hawaii refuge (www.cnn.com)

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Moody's lowers US credit outlook, though keeps triple-A rating (apnews.com)

The credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service lowered its outlook on the U.S. government’s debt on Friday to “negative” from “stable,” citing the cost of rising interest rates and political polarization in Congress....

Suspect in Jan. 6 Capitol Attack Surrenders After Two-Day Manhunt (www.nytimes.com)

Brazen ransomware attack on US unit of Chinese banking giant has financial sector on alert (www.cnn.com)

A ransomware attack on a US unit of the powerful Industrial and Commercial Bank of China that may have contributed to a brief market sell-off on Thursday was a significant escalation for cybercriminals that underscored how big hacks can disrupt business for even the best-resourced companies, experts told CNN....

Danica Roem breaks through in Virginia Senate by focusing on road rage and not only anti-trans hate (apnews.com)

“Picture it,” Roem, now a groundbreaking politician who also was a journalist back then, wrote later about that time: “a five-foot- eleven, long-haired brunette metal-head trans lady reporter wearing a rainbow bandana, an A-line skirt, and a black hoodie … screaming obscenities behind the wheel of her four-door ’92...

Tennessee man admits to conspiring with Jan. 6 defendant to kill FBI agents (www.nbcnews.com)

In very rare move, Pope dismisses conservative US bishop Strickland (www.reuters.com)

Big Insurance Met Its Match When It Turned Down a Top Trial Lawyer’s Request for Cancer Treatment (www.propublica.org)

Mike Johnson Admits He and His Son Monitor Each Other's Porn Intake in Resurfaced Video (www.rollingstone.com)

It’s like watching a clown show. Maybe he should watch more porn and grow up.

Novo Nordisk says Wegovy heart benefits due to more than weight loss (www.reuters.com)

Israel will begin 4-hour pauses in military operations in Gaza each day, White House says (www.cnn.com)

New Speaker Mike Johnson grasps for a funding plan with a government shutdown rapidly approaching (apnews.com)

With just a week left to avert a government shutdown, new House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing his first big test as he tries to win House Republican support for a short-term funding plan — a task that looks increasingly difficult amid stubborn divisions in the party over federal spending....

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