| Trump Says Anybody Voting Democrat ‘Is Crazy’ At Arizona Rally Posted: 20 Oct 2018 04:50 PM PDT  President Donald Trump declared that anyone voting for Democrats in the 2018
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| Khashoggi criticizes Saudi prince in newly released interview Posted: 20 Oct 2018 01:55 AM PDT  Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi criticized Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's "authoritarian rule" shortly before his death, in an interview published following confirmation he died at the kingdom's Istanbul consulate. Speaking off the record to a Newsweek journalist working on a story about the Saudi leadership, he insisted he did not view himself as "an opposition" -- he just wanted "a better Saudi Arabia". "I'm not calling for the overthrow of the regime, because I know it's not possible and is too risky, and there is no one to overthrow the regime," Khashoggi said.
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| Thousands of caravan migrants take shelter in southern Mexico Posted: 20 Oct 2018 09:44 PM PDT  The migrants pose a tough challenge to the Mexican government's pledge to stop the illegal travelers' plans to press ahead to the U.S. border. More than 5,100 migrants have been registered in three shelters in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Hidalgo, while another 2,000 had camped out for the night in the town's central square, said Gerardo Hernandez, head of the local government's emergency services. "So far, they're all peaceful, thank God." In a statement on Saturday night, Mexico's federal government said "nearly 900 migrants" had arrived by unauthorized means, while 640 had been processed after being allowed to cross into the country via the international border crossing on the Suchite River that divides Guatemala from Mexico.
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| Lawyer: Man accused of threats to kill senators has dementia Posted: 20 Oct 2018 10:13 AM PDT  CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (AP) — A man charged with threatening to kill U.S. senators over Brett Kavanaugh's U.S. Supreme Court confirmation has dementia and isn't dangerous, his lawyer said as the 74-year-old was ordered held without bail.
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| Israel delays eviction of West Bank Bedouin village Posted: 20 Oct 2018 02:44 PM PDT  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday postponed the forced eviction of a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, a government official said. The fate of Khan al-Ahmar has drawn international concern after Israel said it planned to raze the village, a ramshackle camp housing 180 residents. Its residents, backed by foreign activists who have gathered at the site, have been waiting for bulldozers to move in at any time after an Oct. 1 deadline from Israel for the villagers to demolish their own homes expired.
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| Prince Harry Flies Solo In Sydney As Meghan Markle's Schedule Is Cut Back Posted: 21 Oct 2018 07:06 AM PDT  SYDNEY ― Prince Harry was on his own Sunday morning, as wife Meghan Markle
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| Israel reopens people, goods crossings to Gaza: statement Posted: 20 Oct 2018 10:25 PM PDT  Israel ordered the country's goods and people border crossings with Gaza to be opened on Sunday, just four days after shuttering them following a Palestinian rocket attack that sparked retaliatory strikes. "The decision comes after a decrease in the violent events in Gaza over the weekend and efforts (militant Islamist Gaza rulers) Hamas made to restrain" demonstrators, a statement from Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman office read. On Wednesday, Lieberman had ordered the closure of the Kerem Shalom goods crossing and the Erez crossing for people, after a rocket from the Palestinian territory hit a home in southern Israel, prompting the Jewish state to strike 20 Hamas targets in Gaza.
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| Special police force deployed in Nigerian state of Kaduna: Buhari on Twitter Posted: 21 Oct 2018 11:46 AM PDT ![Special police force deployed in Nigerian state of Kaduna: Buhari on Twitter]( "Special police force deployed in Nigerian state of Kaduna: Buhari on Twitter") A special police force has been deployed to flashpoints in the northern state of Kaduna on Sunday in the wake of communal violence over the last few days that has killed 55 people, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Twitter. The Kaduna state government imposed a 24-hour curfew on Sunday after violence broke out on the streets of the state's capital city, also called Kaduna.
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| Matt Gutman: Caravan is a 'mass of humanity' heading toward U.S. border Posted: 21 Oct 2018 10:22 AM PDT  ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman reports from the Mexico-Guatemala border where hundreds of migrants are trying to move toward the United States.
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| Saudis say 'don't know where' Khashoggi's body is Posted: 21 Oct 2018 10:00 AM PDT  Speaking in an interview on Fox News, Jubeir said the Saudi leadership initially believed Khashoggi had left its diplomatic mission in Istanbul, where he was last seen on October 2. "The individuals who did this, did this outside the scope of their authority.
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| 6 shot on street near north Florida stadium before NFL game Posted: 21 Oct 2018 05:16 PM PDT  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Six people have been wounded in a street shooting blocks from the Florida stadium where the NFL's Houston Texans played and defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
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| Lotto fever grips U.S. as Mega Millions jackpot hits $1 billion Posted: 19 Oct 2018 08:44 PM PDT ![Lotto fever grips U.S. as Mega Millions jackpot hits $1 billion]( "Lotto fever grips U.S. as Mega Millions jackpot hits $1 billion") The lucky numbers 15, 23, 53, 65, 70 and the Mega Ball 7 were drawn on Friday night. The winner of such a prize would be worth more than Vera Bradley Inc and easily have enough money left over to buy a full set of the company's trademark paisley purses and luggage. Mega Millions tickets are sold in 44 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands.
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| Selma Blair Reveals She Has Multiple Sclerosis Posted: 21 Oct 2018 01:39 PM PDT  Actress Selma Blair revealed to her Instagram followers Saturday that she has
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| Train derails in Taiwan Posted: 21 Oct 2018 07:47 AM PDT ![Train derails in Taiwan]( "Train derails in Taiwan") At least 22 people were killed and 171 others injured on Sunday when one of Taiwan's newer, faster trains derailed on a curve along a popular weekend route, officials said. The Puyuma express train was carrying more than 366 passengers from a suburb of Taipei in the north toward Taitung, a city on Taiwan's southeast coast, when it went off the tracks at 4:50 p.m., the Taiwan central government said in a statement. The National Fire Agency cited the Cabinet spokesman's office as saying 22 people were killed and 171 injured in the disaster.
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| Religious Extremists Got Their Justice. Now They're Going To Strip LGBTQ Rights. Posted: 21 Oct 2018 02:45 AM PDT  While much of the country was in an uproar over the nomination (and
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| The Two Things Air Force F-22 Raptors Can't Defeat Posted: 20 Oct 2018 04:00 AM PDT  The weather and the fact that Washington does not have enough of them.
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| The Nevada Senate Race Was Supposed To Be Easier For Democrats. It's Still Up For Grabs. Posted: 20 Oct 2018 05:47 PM PDT  LAS VEGAS ― It seemed like there was every indication Dean Heller was toast
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| ABC News' Paula Faris interviews Texas Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke Posted: 20 Oct 2018 03:58 PM PDT  ABC News' Paula Faris sat down separately with Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke, who are competing for Cruz' U.S. Senate seat in Texas, to discuss the midterm elections, among other topics.
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| Spain 'dismayed' by Saudi reports on Khashoggi case Posted: 20 Oct 2018 07:05 AM PDT ![Spain 'dismayed' by Saudi reports on Khashoggi case]( "Spain 'dismayed' by Saudi reports on Khashoggi case") Spain's government said on Saturday it was "dismayed" by information from Riyadh about the death of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. "The Spanish government is dismayed by early reports from the Saudi prosecutor about the death of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and offers its most sincere condolences to his family," Spain said in a statement. It also echoed a call from U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres for a thorough and transparent investigation to bring to justice those responsible for the incident, which has caused an international outcry.
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| Khaled El Mays's Beirut Abode Blurs The Line Between Home and Showroom Posted: 21 Oct 2018 05:00 AM PDT |
| Immunotherapy scores a first win against some breast cancers Posted: 20 Oct 2018 01:43 PM PDT  For the first time, one of the new immunotherapy drugs has shown promise against breast cancer in a large study that combined it with chemotherapy to treat an aggressive form of the disease. But the benefit for most women was small, raising questions about whether the treatment is worth its high cost and side effects.
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| Counting under way in Afghan poll marred by deadly violence, chaos Posted: 20 Oct 2018 12:20 PM PDT  Afghan election workers began counting votes on Saturday following a partial legislative ballot tarnished by scores of deadly militant attacks, technical glitches and administrative chaos. Nearly 170 people -- civilians and security forces -- were killed or wounded in election-related violence, official figures showed, and there are fears of more bloodshed when voting resumes Sunday in 401 polling centres. "Inevitable" problems with biometric verification devices, which were introduced at the eleventh hour, as well as missing voter registration lists and lack of staffing delayed or even prevented voting at those polling sites, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) told reporters.
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| This fifth grader's baked potato costume is better than whatever you've planned for Halloween Posted: 20 Oct 2018 10:00 AM PDT  This is One Good Thing , a weekly column where we tell you about one of the few nice things that happened this week. Halloween is fast approaching and while you may think your planned costume's impressive, there's a very good chance it won't top this fifth grader who dressed as a baked potato. Reddit user seal2781, a 24-year-old named Celia, recently shared a throwback Halloween picture from 2004 — the year she followed her heart and dressed as a baked potato wrapped in foil with a li'l pat of butter on top. Precious! Delicious! All around wholesome! The costume is one of the closest things we've seen to absolute Halloween perfection, and the kind of ensemble we should all strive to put together this time of year. If you're having doubts about how great it is, we're not exaggerating. See for yourself... SEE ALSO: This Kevin from 'The Office' Halloween costume for babies needs to exist IRL Celia told Mashable via Reddit that she fashioned the wearable baked potato for her elementary school Halloween costume contest. The costume won first prize and for that, she received a whole $5! "The day before the contest I decided I wanted to be a baked potato," she wrote. "I'm not really sure why — I just thought it would be funny." She says her dad Ron helped make the costume out of cardboard boxes. "We covered the boxes in wide plastic wrap to hold it all together, and then covered it in foil and added the fluff and brown paper 'skin.' The pad of butter was just a small pizza box covered in yellow cellophane paper." The baked potato has everything you'd want from a good costume. The homemade aspect shows off your resourceful side, it'll give people a good laugh, and you'll also stand out from a crowd of store bought superheroes, princesses, and more. Though it does have one downfall... "The main thing I remember about the costume was how hot it was. I really felt like a baked potato wearing it," Celia said. But still, an overall success. Celia's family has been cranking out next-level costumes for years, she explained, recalling her brother's most memorable ensemble: a massive five-foot tall baseball bat. Stunning. Image: seal2781/reddit Want more clever culture writing beamed directly to your inbox? Sign up here for the twice-weekly Click Click Click newsletter. It's fun – we promise. WATCH: Nightmares Fear Factory continues to serve us amazing haunted-house reaction photos
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| Poland's local vote result a good sign for PiS: party chief Kaczynski Posted: 21 Oct 2018 12:29 PM PDT ![Poland's local vote result a good sign for PiS: party chief Kaczynski]( "Poland's local vote result a good sign for PiS: party chief Kaczynski") WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's regional elections on Sunday bode well for the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party during a parliamentary vote next year, PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said. "We have won ... and this bodes well when it comes to the future, especially for the parliamentary election," Kaczynski said on Sunday after exit poll showed PiS had scored 32.3 percent in the vote for provincial assembly members. (Reporting by Warsaw Newsroom)
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| Democrats Have Only Themselves To Blame For Low Latino Support Posted: 20 Oct 2018 02:45 AM PDT  Many Democrats are lying awake at night fretting over the possibility of
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| LeBron James' First Lakers Home Game Turns Into A Brawl Posted: 21 Oct 2018 12:03 PM PDT  LeBron James has been a Los Angeles Laker for all of two games now, and aside
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| 'Compelling Evidence' Points To Saudi Prince In Khashoggi Death, Says Ex-MI6 Chief Posted: 19 Oct 2018 08:06 PM PDT  The former head of Britain's foreign intelligence service MI6 believes "very
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| India's Punjab state chief minister says train accident killed 59 Posted: 20 Oct 2018 12:50 AM PDT ![India's Punjab state chief minister says train accident killed 59]( "India's Punjab state chief minister says train accident killed 59") India's northern state of Punjab's chief minister said 59 people were killed and 57 injured in a railway accident on Friday in which a train ran over scores of people gathered on the railway tracks for a festival in the city of Amritsar. Declining to comment on the likely reasons behind the accident, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh told reporters on Saturday that an official inquiry into the accident was underway and was expected to be completed within four weeks. A large crowd had formed near the tracks on the city's fringe for the burning of effigies as part of a major Hindu festival on Friday when the train sped through the gathering in darkness, officials and witnesses said.
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| Royal tour: Duke and Duchess of Sussex unveil Sydney's Anzac memorial Posted: 19 Oct 2018 09:45 PM PDT  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have paid tribute to Australia's war dead as they attended the unveiling of an Anzac memorial 84 years in the making. The Anzac Memorial in Sydney's Hyde Park, which commemorates the sacrifices made by those who served for Australia and New Zealand, was designed in the 1930s by Bruce Dellitt. But following the Great Depression, the finances were not available to make Mr Dellitt's vision - including a four-tier cascading waterfall on the Liverpool Street side of the monument - a reality. The Duke, wearing the tropical dress of his regiment, the Blues and Royals, with medals, KCVO and sword, and Duchess, wearing an Emilia Wickstead dress and Philip Tracey hat, were met by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Premier of New South Wales Gladys Berejiklian and David Elliott, minister for Veterans Affairs on an overcast Sydney morning. There were also crowds along Liverpool Street, while more people - and a cardboard cutout of Harry and Meghan - watched on from balconies as the royals arrived. Harry and Meghan arrive for the unveiling ceremony with the governor of New South Wales and his wife Credit: Ryan Pierce/Getty Images Twins Krystal and Sienna Dawson presented the royal couple with a medallion and a painting during the visit. The girls, aged nine, are from the Koomurri Aboriginal Dance Troupe and both said they were nervous about meeting and performing for Harry and Meghan. Krystal, who did an Aboriginal art floral painting, said: "They said hi and 'nice to meet you'." The medallion, presented by Sienna, said "play the game", the motto of the Beverly Hills public school which they attend. Duke and Duchess of Sussex's royal tour of Australia - in pictures She said: "I didn't want to dance at first, but then it was fun." The Sussexes will visit the Hall Of Service, which contains 1,700 soil samples from each town, suburb and district in New South Wales listed as an address for First World War enlistees. The completion of the extension, which cost £22 million, coincides with the 100th anniversary of the cessation of hostilities in the war.
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| Blast kills five civilians at scene of shootout in Kashmir Posted: 21 Oct 2018 09:34 AM PDT  Indian police said "leftover explosives" were responsible for a blast in Kashmir that killed at least five civilians Sunday as they protested against government forces shooting dead three alleged militants. Protesters had surged the site of a shootout in southern Kulgam town, chanting slogans against Indian rule and hurling rocks at troops as they fired at unidentified gunmen. Three alleged rebels were shot dead in the exchange but a subsequent explosion at the scene killed five demonstrators, said inspector-general of police Swayam Prakash Pani.
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| F/A-18E/F Super Hornet: A Killer in the Sky (So Why Aren't They Selling?) Posted: 20 Oct 2018 05:04 AM PDT  A good question.
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| Khashoggi's WaPo editor: 'Human life should not have a price tag on it' Posted: 21 Oct 2018 06:06 AM PDT  Washington Post Global Opinions Editor Karen Attiah is interviewed on "This Week" about Saudi Arabia's explanation for columnist Jamal Khashoggi's death.
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| Warren ancestry highlights how tribes decide membership Posted: 20 Oct 2018 08:09 PM PDT  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Jon Rios traces his ancestry to the Pima people of Arizona, but he has no tribal enrollment card and lives hundreds of miles away in Colorado.
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| Long queues as Afghan voters defy election day attacks, delays Posted: 20 Oct 2018 11:00 AM PDT  A suicide bomber killed 15 people in Kabul, the most serious of a series of smaller-scale attacks that caused dozens of casualties across the country but did not deter voters who endured long queues to cast their ballot. "Today the people gave an unanswerable response to the enemies of Afghanistan," government spokesman Haroon Chakansuri told reporters. Voting should have been over by the time the suicide bomber struck a polling station in the north of Kabul, killing 10 civilians and five police, but polling stations were kept open longer than normal to cope with large numbers of people who had been unable to cast ballots.
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| The Latest: Alaska governor seeks to boost Begich's odds Posted: 20 Oct 2018 10:40 AM PDT  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on the Alaska governor's race (all times local):
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| Worried Britons to rally for new Brexit vote Posted: 19 Oct 2018 06:55 PM PDT  Britons dreading life outside Europe will rally from all corners to London Saturday to try to stop their country's looming breakup with the EU. The march on parliament is set to be a noisy and festive affair uniting tens of thousands in the seemingly hopeless task of convincing Prime Minister Theresa May to hold a second Brexit referendum. Organisers of the so-called People's Vote March are asking people to dress up their favourite pets in costumes so that they could bark along the scenic route through the historic heart of London.
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| Saudi Arabia calls Khashoggi killing 'grave mistake,' says prince not aware Posted: 21 Oct 2018 03:57 PM PDT  The comments from Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir were some of the most direct yet from Riyadh, which has given multiple and conflicting accounts about Khashoggi's killing on Oct. 2, first denying his death and later admitting it amid an international outcry. The weeks of denial and lack of credible evidence in the face of allegations from Turkish officials that Khashoggi had been killed have shaken global confidence in ties with the world's top oil exporter. U.S. Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin said Saudi Arabia's admission that the Washington Post columnist was killed in a fistfight was a "good first step but not enough," though he added it was premature to discuss sanctions against Riyadh.
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| Florida Panhandle medical care on life support after Michael Posted: 19 Oct 2018 07:42 PM PDT  PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — Already sick with strep throat and asthma, Aleeah Racette got sicker when she cleaned out a soggy, moldy home after Hurricane Michael, so she sought help at the hospital where she began life. She was stunned by what she saw there.
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| 'Half million' rally in London for new Brexit vote Posted: 20 Oct 2018 09:44 AM PDT  EU flag waving Britons rejecting a future outside Europe packed the heart of London on Saturday for an anti-Brexit protest organisers said drew more than half a million people. The police gave no figures for how many showed up for the massive march and rally outside parliament aimed at pressing the government into holding a second Brexit vote. London Mayor Sadiq Khan called Saturday "an historic moment in our democracy" that united "every corner of our country and every section of our society".
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| Pregnant Meghan takes break from Australia royal tour Posted: 21 Oct 2018 03:59 AM PDT  Meghan, the pregnant wife of Britain's Prince Harry, is scaling back her engagements during the royal couple's 16-day Pacific tour, Kensington Palace said Sunday, ahead of their visit to Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand. The royal couple have had a gruelling schedule since arriving in Australia on Monday, visiting Sydney, Melbourne and the regional town of Dubbo, as well as opening the Olympic-style Invictus Games for disabled and wounded soldiers. "After a busy programme, The Duke and Duchess have decided to cut back The Duchess's schedule slightly for the next couple of days, ahead of the final week and a half of the tour," Kensington Palace said in a statement.
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| Meghan Markle Cuts Back on Tour Schedule to Rest: 'Being Pregnant Takes Its Toll' Posted: 21 Oct 2018 07:34 AM PDT  The Duchess of Sussex has been in Australia as part of a 16-day official visit to the region.
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| Donald Trump's Bizarre Capitalization Boast Has Twitter Users Scratching Their Heads Posted: 20 Oct 2018 01:45 AM PDT  For reasons unknown, President Donald Trump on Friday decided to explain why
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| Martin Brudnizki's Debuts Dreamy Light Fixtures for Urban Electric Co. Posted: 20 Oct 2018 05:00 AM PDT |
| Aguilar, Brewers beat Dodgers 7-2, send NLCS to Game 7 Posted: 19 Oct 2018 10:50 PM PDT  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Braun slid across home plate and raised his arms in sheer joy.
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| Israel arrests Palestinian officials suspected of abduction: lawyers Posted: 21 Oct 2018 01:32 PM PDT ![Israel arrests Palestinian officials suspected of abduction: lawyers]( "Israel arrests Palestinian officials suspected of abduction: lawyers") Israel has arrested two officials from the Palestinian Authority over suspicions they helped abduct a Palestinian resident of Jerusalem, their lawyers said on Sunday. The two men taken into custody by Israel were Adnan Gheith, who holds the largely ceremonial post of Palestinian-appointed governor of Jerusalem, and Jihad Al-Faqeeh, the head of Palestinian intelligence in the city. The Palestinian Authority condemned what it said was an "abduction" of the two Palestinian officials, but it did not comment on the specifics of the charges.
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| Alaska governor says he quit race to boost Democrat Posted: 20 Oct 2018 01:49 PM PDT  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker's surprising announcement that he was quitting his bid for re-election with less than 21 days to go was an effort to boost Democratic rival Mark Begich's chances of beating Republican Mike Dunleavy.
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