Protesters force their way onto airport tarmac in Dagestan, Russia to intercept flight from Tel Aviv — Meduza (meduza.io)
Gaza receives largest aid shipment so far as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens military offensive (apnews.com)
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GAZA: 3,195 children killed in three weeks surpasses annual number of children killed in conflict zones since 2019 (www.savethechildren.net)
Since October 7, more than 3,257 children have been reported killed, including at least 3,195 in Gaza, 33 in the West Bank, and 29 in Israel, according to the Ministries of Health in Gaza and Israel respectively. The number of children reported killed in just three weeks in Gaza is more than the number killed in armed conflict...
Virginia Beach church accountant sentenced to 5 years for embezzlement (www.13newsnow.com)
Prosecutors said Andrew Landsperger spent over $34,000 in unauthorized transactions on his Amazon account using the Galilee Episcopal Church’s credit card.
Shooting at Halloween party leaves 15 injured, 2 critically, Illinois cops say (www.theolympian.com)
A man opened fire at a Halloween party in Chicago, shooting 15 people and critically injuring two, Illinois police told news outlets....
As Gazans Scrounge for Food and Water, Hamas Sits on a Rich Trove of Supplies (www.nytimes.com)
Hamas has spent years stockpiling desperately needed fuel, food and medicine, as well as ammo and weapons, in the miles of tunnels it has carved out under Gaza.
Shooting kills 2 and injures 18 victims in Florida street with hundreds of people nearby (apnews.com)
A fight between two groups turned deadly in Florida when a shooting in a Tampa street during Halloween festivities resulted in two deaths and 18 people hospitalized early Sunday morning, police said. One suspect is in custody and at least one more is being sought....
Defamation Lawsuit Against Afroman Filed by Ohio Cops Will Partially Proceed (reason.com)
A judge tossed two of the claims against Afroman, finding that “the issue appears to be the humiliation and outrage that the officers feel at having their likenesses displayed and mocked.”...
US says Netanyahu has to rein in ‘extremist’ settlers in West Bank (thehill.com)
The United States is warning Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rein in “extremist” settlers in the West Bank in the wake of reports of violence against Palestinians. “We…
White patients are more likely than Black patients to be given opioid medication for pain in US emergency departments (theconversation.com)
White people who visit hospital emergency departments with pain are 26% more likely than Black people to be given opioid pain medications such as morphine. This was a key finding from our recent study, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. We also found that Black patients were 25% more likely than white...
Trump, who once appeared to defend January 6 threats against Pence, calls on his former VP to endorse him (edition.cnn.com)
“Because I had a great successful presidency, and he was the vice president, he should endorse me,” said Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 GOP nod. “I chose him, made him vice president. But … people in politics can be very disloyal. I’ve never seen anything like it.”...
Poultry companies ask judge to dismiss ruling that they polluted an Oklahoma watershed (apnews.com)
Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, Minnesota-based Cargill Inc. and the others say in a motion filed Thursday that evidence in the case is now more than 13 years old....
Ex-NHL player Johnson dies after on-ice accident (www.espn.com)
The Nottingham Panthers, who play in England’s Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL), announced Sunday that the organization is “heartbroken at the news of Adam’s passing.”...
Panera now displaying warning about its caffeinated lemonade in all stores after lawsuit over customer's death (www.nbcnews.com)
Sarah Katz, 21, had a heart condition and died hours after she drank Panera’s Charged Lemonade, a large cup of which contains more caffeine than Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined....
How Biden is continuing to cancel student loan debt despite Supreme Court ruling (www.cnn.com)
Although the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s signature student loan forgiveness program in late June, his administration has found ways to cancel more than $48 billion in debt since then....
UAW and Stellantis reach tentative contract deal as union adds strike at Tennessee GM factory (apnews.com)
Jeep maker Stellantis reached a tentative contract agreement with the United Auto Workers union on Saturday as it escalated strikes against General Motors by adding a plant in Tennessee....
They went hunting for fossil fuels. What they found could help save the world (www.cnn.com)
When two scientists went looking for fossil fuels beneath the ground of northeastern France, they did not expect to discover something which could supercharge the effort to tackle the climate crisis.
Vatican synod ends with divide over women deacons and LGBTQ+ (www.washingtonpost.com)
Mike Pence, former vice president, drops out of Republican presidential campaign (www.reuters.com)
Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence ended his cash-strapped presidential campaign on Saturday, after struggling for months to convince Republican voters he was the best alternative to the man he once served with unswerving loyalty, Donald Trump.
Thousands loot UN aid warehouses in Gaza as desperation grows and Israel widens ground offensive (apnews.com)
A U.N. agency says thousands of people have broken into aid warehouses in Gaza to take flour and basic hygiene products. It's a sign of growing desperation and the breakdown of public order three weeks into the war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers.
Former deputy claims sheriff's office covered up molestation allegation against sergeant (www.pleasantonweekly.com)
A former guard at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin is alleging that internal affairs for the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office refused to investigate when he reported a colleague for sexually abusing two minors, according to a new lawsuit against the Sheriff’s Office.
8-year-old boy, pregnant mom held at gunpoint by California police over mistaken identity (abc7.com)
An 8-year-old boy and his pregnant mother were pulled over at gunpoint by multiple Sacramento police officers on their way to football practice.
Prisoner exchange? Israeli captive families demand answers from Netanyahu (www.aljazeera.com)
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House Speaker Mike Johnson Responds to New Round of Scrutiny About Black Son (www.vanityfair.com)
Mike Johnson’s meteoric elevation from an under-the-radar congressman from Louisiana to second-in-line to the U.S. presidency sent journalists, Democrats and Republicans alike to uncover information about the personal and professional history of the most right-wing and least experienced House Speaker in history, who took the...
Government misuse of data rightly worries Americans (reason.com)
