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Month: March 2024

‘We were not allowed to cry:’ Released Israeli hostage describes the ‘hell’ of being held in Gaza

By Christiane Amanpour and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli woman taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza has described the “hell” of being held captive, after her husband and daughter were murdered, telling CNN her captors would not allow her surviving young children to cry and tried to convince them they “had been forgotten.” Chen Almog

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Louisiana governor issues disaster declaration for crawfish shortage amid extreme weather and drought

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration Wednesday for the state’s critical crawfish industry, as extreme weather disrupted this year’s harvest and triggered a shortage of the tiny crustaceans. Louisiana is the country’s top producer of crawfish – a staple in Gulf Coast cuisine such as crawfish étouffée,

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Lawyers say a trooper charged at a Philadelphia LGBTQ+ leader as she recorded the traffic stop

By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia city official arrested during a traffic stop says she started recording because she feared for her husband’s life. LGBTQ+ leader Celena Morrison says she “feared the worst” when the trooper handcuffed him on an elevated highway. She says that’s when she tried to explain she

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Investigators say they confirmed pilots’ account of a rudder-control failure on a Boeing Max jet

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal investigators said Thursday they confirmed pilots’ account of a brief failure of rudder controls on a Boeing 737 Max after it landed at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey last month. United Airlines pilots said pedals that control rudder movement on the plane were stuck as they

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Shepherd’s House Ministries adds part-time residential nurse to provide key medical services for homeless

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Shepherd’s House Ministries, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the homeless communities in Central Oregon, said Thursday it’s thrilled to announce the addition of Amber Knapp to its team as a part-time residential nurse. Here’s their announcement, in full: Amber officially began her role on January 31, and brings a

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Federal Reserve’s Powell: Regulatory proposal criticized by banks will be revised by end of year

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A sweeping bank regulatory proposal will be significantly revised by year’s end, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday, a potential victory for the large banks that have aggressively opposed the likely changes. The proposed rule, issued last summer by the Fed and other regulatory agencies,

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