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Ukraine moves Christmas Day in snub to Russia (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Alabama carries out first execution since pause after Supreme Court declines to intervene (thehill.com)

The Supreme Court early Friday morning allowed Alabama to move forward with its first lethal injection since the state paused executions last year over concerns about the procedure.

This Youth Detention Center Superintendent Illegally Locks Kids Alone in Cells. No One Has Forced Him to Stop. (www.propublica.org)

Mexico's Acapulco hit by garbage pile-up after deadly hurricane (www.reuters.com)

Russia: mob storms Dagestan airport in search for Israelis – DW – 10/29/2023 (www.dw.com)

Gen Z And The Great Office Debate Won’t End In 2023 (www.forbes.com)

Oil prices fluctuate as concerns mount over Middle East tensions | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)

Iran's Khamenei says Tehran was not behind Hamas attack on Israel (www.reuters.com)

Uttar Pradesh Horror: Man Rapes Stepdaughter, Video Records Act in Firozabad; Arrested (www.latestly.com)

Deadly Russian Strike Hits Eastern Ukraine as Blinken Visits Kyiv (www.nytimes.com)

General Motors to close information technology center near Phoenix and eliminate 940 jobs (apnews.com)

General Motors says it will close a large computer center near Phoenix at the end of October, eliminating 940 jobs....

Hotter climate means a never-ending fire season for the National Guard (www.npr.org)

California has set up a permanent task force of National Guard members to do what used to be occasional work fighting and preventing wildfires.

Algeria bans 'Barbie' almost a month after movie's local release (abcnews.go.com)

The film “Barbie” has been pulled from theaters in Algeria almost a month after it opened in the North African country

Rebuilding Maui after deadly wildfires could cost more than $5 billion, officials project (www.cbsnews.com)

In Utah and Kansas, state courts flex power over new laws regulating abortion post-Roe (apnews.com)

State courts have become hot spots in the national abortion debate, with Utah’s top court and a Kansas judge considering Tuesday whether their state constitutions require them to block or invalidate laws regulating the procedure more than a year after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Two US Navy sailors arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive military information with China (www.cnn.com)

Two US Navy sailors have been indicted and arrested for allegedly sending sensitive US military information to Chinese intelligence officers.

Fitch highlighted Jan. 6 insurrection in talks with Treasury ahead of US downgrade (www.reuters.com)

In a move that took investors by surprise, Fitch downgraded the United States to AA+ from AAA on Tuesday, citing fiscal deterioration over the next three years and repeated down-to-the-wire debt ceiling negotiations that threaten the government’s ability to pay its bills.

Officials are investigating a man’s death after he suffered a head injury during pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrations in California (www.cnn.com)

A 69-year-old man died after suffering a head injury during an altercation at demonstrations for Palestinians and Israelis in Thousand Oaks, California, Sunday, and his death has been ruled a homicide, authorities said....

August trial date set for officers charged in Tyre Nichols killing (apnews.com)

A judge has set an August trial date for four former Memphis police officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in January.

CDC to expand disease surveillance at four major US airports to include flu, RSV (www.cnn.com)

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding its infectious disease surveillance program at four major US airports to more than 30 pathogens, including flu, RSV and other respiratory viruses....

T-Mobile Walks Back Forced Plan Migration, Won't Make People Switch Plans After All (www.cnet.com)

California Gov. Newsom has surprise meeting with China’s leader Xi amid warm welcome in Beijing (apnews.com)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a surprise meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday after being warmly welcomed by other senior leaders in a display of friendliness that stands in sharp contrast to the dialogue between the United States and China in recent years....

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