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Michigan man charged with making terrorism threat after post about ‘hunting’ Palestinians
Michigan’s ethnic intimidation law makes it a crime to harm or threaten harm to someone for the purpose of intimidating or harassing them based on their national origin or religion.
Humanitarian aid stuck at Gaza-Egypt border as Israeli siege strains hospitals, water supply
Trucks carrying badly needed aid have waited there for days unable to pass through. Israeli airstrikes last week forced the shutdown of Rafah, Gaza’s only connection to Egypt.
Women’s voices being heard at Vatican’s big meeting on church’s future, nun says
A prominent Irish nun said delegates are also acknowledging the hurt caused by the church’s position on homosexuality.
Ford executive Bill Ford calls on autoworkers to end strike, says company’s future is at stake
Ford said high labor costs could limit spending to develop new vehicles and invest in factories.
Daniel Noboa, heir to banana fortune, wins Ecuador’s presidential runoff election
An inexperienced politician and an heir to a fortune built on the banana trade has won Ecuador’s presidential runoff election
Polish opposition leader Tusk declares win after exit poll shows ruling conservatives lose majority
Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk declared the beginning of a new era after three opposition parties appeared to have won enough votes in Sunday’s election to oust the governing party.
Biden, Democrats report $71 million-plus in 2024 race fundraising from July through September
Republican front-runner Donald Trump’s campaign announced last week that it raised more than $45.5 million over the same time period.
State Fair of Texas evacuated, 1 man arrested after shooting in Dallas injures 3
Dallas City Council member Adam Bazaldua, whose district includes the park where the shooting occurred, said the shooting involved two people who knew each other.
Schools near a Maui wildfire burn zone are reopening. Some parents are unsure about sending kids back
More than two months after a wildfire killed at least 98 people on Maui, the three surviving public schools are set to reopen Monday.