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Israeli soldiers gather in a staging area near the border with Gaza Strip, in southern Israel Tuesday.

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  • Politics

What Republican presidential candidates are saying about the Israel-Hamas war

Israel is a cornerstone of GOP foreign policy and presidential hopefuls are seeking to stand out from the crowded field as they proclaim their views on Israel, Hamas and the Middle East.

October 18, 2023
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By:
  • Jeongyoon Han
A convertible Lowrider vehicle cruises on Sunset Blvd., in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles late Sunday afternoon July 18, 2021.

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  • Law

Once harassed by police, lowriders can cruise across California under a new law

The law lifts restrictions limiting how low cars can ride, and it prevents cities and towns from passing bans on cruising.

October 17, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett speaks during the Seventh Circuit Judicial Conference on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Lake Geneva, Wis.

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  • Law

Amy Coney Barrett says she supports an ethics code for Supreme Court justices

Several justices have faced ethics questions in recent months, but the Supreme Court has so far resisted imposing a code of ethics.

October 17, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
Tag yourself! I'm the one in the middle.

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  • Food

This 'cider donuteur' has made a map to help you find the best cider donuts

The New England Cider Donut Map is exactly what it sounds like, a resource to help you get access to the fall confection.

October 17, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
A Scholastic Book Fair banner pictured outside a school in Queens, New York.

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  • Education

U.S. book bans are taking a toll on a beloved tradition: Scholastic Book Fairs

Scholastic created a separate fair category for diverse books, which it says is to help schools navigate the complexities of book bans. Librarians accused the company of caving to censorship.

October 17, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A Pepper X pepper is shown earlier this month in Fort Mill, S.C.

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  • Food

The new world's hottest pepper, Pepper X, is 3 times spicier than its predecessor

Ed Currie of PuckerButt Pepper Company in South Carolina said his team stabilized Pepper X about a decade ago, but only released it now because no one had been able to beat his previous record.

October 17, 2023
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  • Joe Hernandez
A 1992 analysis by Duke University and EPA researchers found that children in a home with a gas stove have about a 20% increased risk of developing respiratory illness. A 2022 analysis showed 12.7% of childhood asthma cases in the U.S. can be attributed to gas stove use in homes.

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  • Climate

How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations

Gas stoves emit potentially harmful pollutants, but utilities and their trade group avoided regulation with tactics perfected by the tobacco industry to cast doubt on science showing health problems.

October 17, 2023
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By:
  • Jeff Brady
Noah Creshevsky was an egalitarian who believed in humility in death.

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  • National

It's not a place many people choose to be buried — but it was perfect for him

When Noah Creshevsky learned he was dying of cancer, he declined medical treatment. Soon, he and his husband David were faced with another decision: what would become of his body?

October 17, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Richman
People take part in a protest against U.S. immigration policies outside the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City on June 21, 2018.

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  • National

U.S. government agrees to settlement with migrant families separated at the border

The deal, which a federal judge must approve, bars immigration officials from imposing a blanket policy of family separation for the next eight years. It does not provide any monetary compensation.

October 16, 2023
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  • Jasmine Garsd
Community members pray during a funeral service for 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume at the Mosque Foundation on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Bridgeview, Ill.

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  • National

Funeral-goers mourn the death of a 6-year-old boy killed in an anti-Muslim stabbing

Authorities have charged Joseph M. Czuba with murder, hate crimes and other charges. One Muslim leader said the stabbing was an attack "on all of us."

October 16, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Australia's Josh Inglis plays a shot during the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup one-day international match between Australia and Sri Lanka in Lucknow, India, on Monday. The sport is coming to the 2028 Olympics.

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  • Sports

Cricket, flag football, lacrosse and squash are coming to the 2028 LA Olympics

Five sports were added to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Flag football and squash will make their Olympics debut.

October 16, 2023
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  • James Doubek
An imam and rabbi spoke of what they're telling their congregations, and what they would like to say to each other.

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  • Middle East

A rabbi and imam in conversation on how they're counseling their communities

The conflict in Israel and Gaza has brought grief and pain to many Jews and Muslims in the U.S. We invited a rabbi and an imam to share how they are counseling their congregations here in the States.

October 16, 2023
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By:
  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Karen Zamora,
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A person identified as a family member of the slain 6-year-old boy holds prayer beads at a news conference at the Muslim Community Center on Chicago's northwest side on Sunday.

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  • National

The fatal stabbing of a Palestinian American boy is being investigated as hate crime

The 71-year-old man accused in the fatal stabbing of the 6-year-old boy in Illinois, which also seriously wounded his mother, was motivated by the Israel-Hamas war, officials say.

October 16, 2023
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
This photo shows a sign of Rite Aid on its store in Pittsburgh on Jan. 23, 2023. Rite Aid, a major U.S. pharmacy chain, said Sunday, Oct. 15, that it has filed for bankruptcy as part of its effort to restructure its finances.

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  • Business

Pharmacy chain Rite Aid files for bankruptcy amid declining sales and opioid lawsuits

Rite Aid said it was arranging for payment of wages and other costs as usual, though some "underperforming" stores among its more than 2,100 pharmacies in 17 states will be closed.

October 16, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Suzanne Somers attends the Clive Davis 90th Birthday Celebration at Casa Cipriani on April 6, 2022 in New York City. Somers died on Sunday at age 76, her publicist said.

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  • Obituaries

Suzanne Somers of 'Three's Company' dies at 76

The actor, who played likeable "dumb blonde" Chrissy Snow on the 70s sitcom, had breast cancer for more than 20 years.

October 15, 2023
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  • Emma Bowman
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