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UN report warns of famine, aggravated by conflicts and climate shocks

Associated Press ROME (AP) — Severe food crises threaten hundreds of thousands in vulnerable areas, including Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, Mali and the Palestinian territories, where populations face or approach famine, a report by the United Nations’ food agencies says. Conflicts, economic instability, and climate shocks — combined with reduced funding for emergency food and

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‘January 6th is going to be pretty fun’: How MAGA activists are preparing to undermine the election if Trump loses

By Curt Devine, Casey Tolan and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Before Election Day has even arrived, the “Stop the Steal” movement has reemerged in force, with some of the same activists who tried to overturn former President Donald Trump’s 2020 loss outlining a step-by-step guide to undermine the results if he falls short again.

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‘January 6th is going to be pretty fun’: How MAGA activists are preparing to undermine the election if Trump loses

CNN By Curt Devine, Casey Tolan and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Before Election Day has even arrived, the “Stop the Steal” movement has reemerged in force, with some of the same activists who tried to overturn former President Donald Trump’s 2020 loss outlining a step-by-step guide to undermine the results if he falls short

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Musk tries to move case about $1 million voter sweepstakes to federal court, averting required appearance Thursday

By Marshall Cohen, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — Tech billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk is trying to move a lawsuit over his $1 million giveaway to voters into federal court, short-circuiting a required appearance Thursday at a Pennsylvania court. Lawyers for the Tesla CEO filed a “motion of removal” in federal court late Wednesday night. Pennsylvania Judge Angelo Foglietta

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India says frontier disengagement with China along their disputed border is ‘almost complete’

Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s defense minister says India and China have pulled most of their frontline troops further away from their disputed border in the remote Himalayan Ladakh region. Rajnath Singh said Thursday that the process of disengagement of Indian and Chinese troops near the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh is

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Rainy & cool Halloween forecast

Temperatures today will be in the 40s but “feel-like” temperatures will be in the 30s so today will feel a bit chilly. Lows tonight in the 30s. You’ll want to bundle up for trick-or-treating tonight!Our mountains received snow yesterday while Central Oregon saw rain. We will see more snow fall along the mountains and through

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About 8,000 North Korean troops at Ukraine’s border are expected in combat in days, US says

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia near Ukraine’s border and are preparing to help the Kremlin fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming days, the Biden administration said Thursday. The new figure is a dramatic increase from a day earlier, when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin would only

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At least 10 people are killed by police in Mozambique post-election protests, medical groups say

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Two medical groups in Mozambique say at least 10 people were fatally shot by police and 63 others sustained gunshot wounds when authorities cracked down on unrest following the presidential election. The country is bracing Thursday for more protests against a vote criticized as fraudulent by opposition parties and questioned by

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Russian bomb hits building in Ukraine’s 2nd largest city, killing 3, including 2 teens

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have struck a residential building in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, killing three, including two teenage boys, and injuring scores of others. The region’s governor says a 12-year-old boy was fatally injured when the building was hit by a Russian 500-kilogram glide bomb early Thursday. He said

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