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Month: October 2024

Squishin’ accomplished! Oregon Zoo’s stompin’, chompin’ Asian elephants first destroy, then enjoy giant pumpkin feast

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Some of the world’s largest land animals demolished some of the area’s largest pumpkins Wednesday morning during the Oregon Zoo’s 26th annual Squishing of the Squash. “We gave our elephant family some extra-large pumpkins to stomp on and chomp on,” said Steve Lefave, who oversees the zoo’s Asian elephant area. “First they

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Biden urges Western allies to keep aiding Ukraine during meeting with Europe leaders before election

Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden told European partners that it’s important for Ukraine’s Western allies to “sustain our resolve” in supporting the country. The upcoming U.S. presidential election cast a long shadow over Biden’s Friday visit to Germany. He met Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, Ukraine’s second-biggest military supplier after the

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Harris and Trump seek Arab American votes in Michigan in effort to shore up battleground states

Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Kamala Harris insisted it was time to “end the suffering” in the Middle East while Donald Trump visited one of the nation’s only Muslim-majority cities on Friday as the dueling presidential contenders fought for a small but pivotal bloc of Arab American voters in swing-state Michigan. In a

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Right-wing influencers hyped anti-Ukraine videos made by a TV producer also funded by Russian media

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kremlin could not have asked for better publicity at a better time when Ben Swann, a self-described independent journalist who promotes conspiracy theories, released a 12-part video series he promised would reveal dark truths about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Swann’s flashy documentary-style videos were filled with innuendo, attacks on

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Russia flaunts its many doomsday weapons to keep the West from ramping up support for Ukraine

This year has seen President Vladimir Putin repeatedly brandish the nuclear sword, reminding everyone that Russia has the world’s largest atomic arsenal to try to deter the West from ramping up support for Ukraine. He ordered his military to hold drills involving battlefield nuclear weapons with ally Belarus. He announced Russia will start producing ground-based

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