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By Associated Press When their church no longer felt safe, deacon Francisco Alvicio and his congregation made a plan. Cautiously, discreetly, they took their worship to their homes. “If I’m pursued at the church, I still have my Bible,” the 63-year-old Nicaraguan said. Praying in hiding became his last resort before fleeing his country in

By Ashley Luthans The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 5 general election is quickly approaching, and Missourians will see a handful of issues on the ballot that affect them and their state. In the 2020 presidential election, 3,025,962 votes were cast in the state of Missouri. Missouri Western State University student Cole

By Metro Creative Testicular cancer is a rare form of the disease, but incidence rates have been increasing in several countries for decades. The American Cancer Society estimates that 9,760 new cases of testicular cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2024. Cancer Research UK reports that incidence rates for testicular cancer have

By Metro Creative In Japanese cooking, tempura is a delicate dish of batter-fried seafood or vegetables. The light and crispy coating on the food gives it a distinguishable and hard-to-resist flavor. Tempura is often served as an appetizer or side dish. Even though it has a Japanese name and has been enjoyed in that country

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Five Kansas City relievers pitched 6 2/3 innings of two-hit ball after starter Michael Lorenzen’s early exit, Robbie Grossman hit a two-run single, and the Royals held on to the second American League wild card with a 3-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night. Michael Massey singled in

By Associated Press UNITED NATIONS | President Joe Biden declared in his final address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the U.S. must not retreat from the world, as Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon edged toward all-out war and Israel’s bloody operation against Hamas in Gaza neared the one-year mark. Biden used

By Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | An enormous Hurricane Helene swamped parts of Mexico on Wednesday as it churned on a path forecasters said would take it to Florida as a potentially catastrophic storm with a surge that could swallow entire homes, a chilling warning that sent residents scrambling for higher ground, closed schools, and

By Associated Press OMAHA, Nebraska — Terri Sanders stood among the dozens of voters who turned out Tuesday afternoon to pick up campaign signs at a Democratic event in north Omaha. “I haven’t seen outreach like this in a long time,” the 67-year-old CEO of an African-American newspaper said of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris

By Associated Press MANILA, Philippines — American and Filipino security officials have agreed to keep a U.S. mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines indefinitely to boost deterrence despite China’s expressions of alarm, two Philippine officials said Wednesday. The U.S. Army transported the Typhon missile system, a land-based weapon that can fire the Standard Missile-6

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to fire his country’s ambassador to the U.S. as Republicans criticize Zelenskyy’s visit to an ammunition plant in Pennsylvania, a swing-state, as a political stunt. The Republican speaker’s demand Wednesday came as Zelenskyy addressed the United Nations in New

By Associated Press NEW YORK — France’s foreign minister said Wednesday that his country and the United States are working on a proposal for a 21-day cease-fire “to allow for negotiations” in the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that has killed more than 600 people in Lebanon in recent days. Jean-Noël Barrot told the

By Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Dallas Cowboys are off to a slow start and concerns are mounting after two straight losses at home. The anxiety in Big D could reach a tipping point on Thursday night when the Cowboys (1-2) travel to face the New York Giants (1-2). Both New Orleans and

By Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, its army chief said Wednesday as Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets across the border and a missile aimed at Tel Aviv that was the militant group’s deepest strike yet. Addressing troops on the northern border, Chief of Staff

By Associated Press FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers was surrounded by a throng of reporters in the middle of the New York Jets ‘ locker room when Breece Hall found an opening. Just as the running back usually does on the field. Hall playfully asked a question of his quarterback — and then probably

By Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday pledged to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the middle class as she pushed back against Republican nominee Donald Trump ‘s claims that she’s advancing “communist” ideas. The Democratic nominee said in remarks at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh in battleground

By Associated Press MOSCOW — In a strong, new warning to the West, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that any nation’s conventional attack on Russia that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country. The threat, outlined in a revision of Moscow’s nuclear doctrine, was clearly aimed at

By Associated Press MONTREAL — Adam Scott has never played on a winning team in the Presidents Cup, a tale as woeful as the Internationals losing streak against the Americans. He has played in 49 matches and partnered with 16 players. He was part of the tie in South Africa when he made his debut

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Congress on Wednesday passed a temporary measure that keeps government agencies funded into December, avoiding a shutdown for now while punting final spending decisions until after the Nov. 5 election. The Senate approved the measure by a vote of 78-18 shortly after the House easily approved it. The bill generally

By Associated Press NEW YORK — U.S. stocks edged back from their records Wednesday as financial markets around the world took a pause following big recent moves. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% a day after setting an all-time high for the 41st time this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 293 points, or 0.7%,

By Associated Press MEXICO CITY — California avocado growers are fuming this week about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of Mexican orchards to the Mexican government. Inspectors hired by the U.S. Department of Agriculture have been guarding against imports of avocados infected with insects and diseases since 1997, but they have also

By Associated Press The carbon fiber hull of the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic had imperfections dating to the manufacturing process and behaved differently after a loud bang was heard on one of the dives the year before the tragedy, an engineer with the National Transportation Safety Board

By Associated Press An arbitration board has ruled that U.S. Steel may proceed with its proposed acquisition by Nippon Steel, a deal that faces strong opposition from its workforce. The board, which was jointly chosen by U.S. Steel and the United Steelworkers to decide disputes between them, said Wednesday that U. S. Steel has satisfied

By Associated Press NEW YORK — Many years into their marriage, Stephen and Evie Colbert suddenly became co-workers. And that is why, in a roundabout way, we have their first cookbook. During the pandemic, Evie helped keep her husband’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on the air at CBS while the couple hunkered down

By Associated Press Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson, two of the stars of Netflix’s whodunit “The Perfect Couple,” have news for you if you want to call them breakouts: They’ve been working in this business for more than a decade. Fahy made her TV debut in 2009 in an episode of “Gossip Girl.” Hewson’s first

By Associated Press TORONTO — Francis Ford Coppola believes he can stop time. It’s not just a quality of the protagonist of Coppola’s new film “Megalopolis,” a visionary architect named Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver) who, by barking “Time, stop!” can temporarily freeze the world for a moment before restoring it with a snap of his