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Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams has accepted the resignation of his deputy mayor for public safety, Philip Banks. The resignation is the latest in a string of departures from the Adams …
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By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS
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10/7/24
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Not even two weeks after Hurricane Helene swamped the Florida coastline, Milton has strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane on a path toward the state. Milton is expected to hit the densely …
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A federal judge has ruled that two former Memphis police officers convicted of obstruction of justice in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols will be released from jail ahead of sentencing in January. A …
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By ADRIAN SAINZ
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10/7/24
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The last time the eye of a major storm like Hurricane Milton directly struck Tampa Bay was 1921 when the city was a sleepy backwater. It’s now among the fastest-growing metropolises in the United …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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10/7/24
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A new study suggests that humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy. Advances in medical technology and genetic research are not not translating into marked jumps in lifespan overall. …
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By MIKE STOBBE
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10/7/24
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Milton rapidly strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday and was forecast to become a Category 5 storm on a path toward Florida, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the …
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By The Associated Press
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10/7/24
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday suggested that migrants who are in the U.S. and have committed murder did so because “it’s in their genes.” There are, he added, “a lot …
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE
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10/7/24
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The Georgia Supreme Court has halted a ruling striking down the state’s near-ban on abortions while the state appeals. The law that a judge found unconstitutional criminalizes abortions beyond …
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By RUSS BYNUM
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10/7/24
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has appointed a new school board, days after all seven members resigned amid an escalating fight over control of the public schools in the nation’s third-largest city. …
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By SOPHIA TAREEN
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10/7/24
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A spacecraft has blasted off to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft rocketed away from Florida on Monday on a two-year journey to the small, harmless …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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10/7/24
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Nine times the state of Oklahoma has set a date to execute death row inmate Richard Glossip. And nine times Glossip, now 61, has gotten another chance at life. He has eaten his “last meal" in the …
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By SEAN MURPHY and MARK SHERMAN
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10/7/24
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This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
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This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.
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Palestinian militants in Gaza have fired four rockets into Israel as mourners marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack. Hamas also said it attacked Israeli forces in different parts of Gaza on …
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By The Associated Press
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10/7/24
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Israel’s yearlong offensive against Hamas, launched in response to the militant group’s Oct. 7 attack into Israel, has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and caused staggering destruction …
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By The Associated Press
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10/7/24
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The Gaza Strip is in ruins. There are hills of rubble where apartment blocks stood, and pools of sewage-tainted water spreading disease. City streets have been churned into dirt canyons and, in many …
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By JOSEPH KRAUSS and SARAH EL DEEB
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10/7/24
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Florida is gearing up for what could be a massive evacuation not seen since 2017 as Hurricane Milton strengthens over warm waters. Milton on Sunday night was about 230 miles west-northwest of …
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By JEFF MARTIN and FREIDA FRISARO
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10/7/24
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A day before Israel marks the one-year anniversary of the Hamas-led attack that killed 1,200 people, it ramped up strikes in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, targeting Iran-backed militant groups. …
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10/6/24
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Donald Glover has canceled the remaining dates of Childish Gambino’s North American and European tour. The musician announced on Friday that he recently discovered an ailment that required surgery. …
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By The Associated Press
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10/6/24
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Advocacy groups behind a so-called suicide capsule say they have suspended the process of taking applications for its use as a criminal investigation into its first use in Switzerland is completed. …
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By JAMEY KEATEN
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10/6/24
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