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Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during the shutdown

By MICHAEL CASEY, GEOFF MULVIHILL and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to pay for SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown. The judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island gave the

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Illinois lawmakers approve ban on immigration arrests near courthouses

By JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois lawmakers have sent Gov. JB Pritzker legislation prohibiting federal authorities from making immigration arrests near courthouses, but even one of the measure’s top sponsors questions whether it can survive a court challenge. The proposal adopted early Friday also allows lawsuits when people believe their constitutional

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US—Crossing Guards-Disreguarded Crossing guards face life-threatening dangers on the job SUMMARY: An investigation by The Associated Press and Cox Media Group Television Stations found

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US—Crossing Guards-Disreguarded Crossing guards face life-threatening dangers on the job SUMMARY: An investigation by The Associated Press and Cox Media Group Television Stations found

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Great Plains News Digest

To see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US—Crossing Guards-Disreguarded Crossing guards face life-threatening dangers on the job SUMMARY: An investigation by The Associated Press and Cox Media Group Television Stations found

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Israel’s military prosecutor admits she leaked video of soldiers assaulting a Palestinian detainee

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s top military prosecutor resigned Friday, admitting she was responsible for leaking a video showing soldiers assaulting a Palestinian detainee at a notorious military detention center, according to excerpts of the letter published by Israeli media. The admission has embroiled the prosecutor, Military Advocate General Maj. Gen.

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US national intelligence director says former American strategy of ‘regime change’ is over

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. national intelligence director told officials Friday in the Mideast that America’s former strategy of “regime change or nation building” had ended under President Donald Trump. Tulsi Gabbard ’s comments before the Manama Dialogue, an annual security summit in Bahrain put on by

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Detox Desert: Spending cuts, overdose undercounting leaves rural Nebraska with few resources

By DESTINY HERBERS/Flatwater Free Press Flatwater Free Press The once-abandoned hotel on the outskirts of Hastings buzzed with activity as July crept closer. Maintenance staff lugged donated furniture into rooms, patients met for group therapy and family visits and clinicians rushed to train nurses for the new detox center. All the while, referrals, inquiries and

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Campaign to legalize recreational marijuana takes DeSantis administration to state Supreme Court

By KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida is suing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration in the state’s Supreme Court, alleging state elections officials are trying to improperly block the measure from getting on the ballot in 2026. It’s the latest escalation in a

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South African government criticizes Trump’s refugee policy prioritizing white Afrikaner minority

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s government on Friday criticized the U.S. refugee policy shift that gives priority to Afrikaners, the country’s white minority group of Dutch descent. The Trump administration on Thursday announced a ceiling of 7,500 refugees to be admitted to the United States, a sharp decrease from the

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–NORTHERN ARIZONA-DRAKE DESCRIPTION: Northern Arizona plays Drake at Sanford Pentagon. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–NORTHERN ARIZONA-DRAKE DESCRIPTION: Northern Arizona plays Drake at Sanford Pentagon. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–NORTHERN ARIZONA-DRAKE DESCRIPTION: Northern Arizona plays Drake at Sanford Pentagon. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–NORTHERN ARIZONA-DRAKE DESCRIPTION: Northern Arizona plays Drake at Sanford Pentagon. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By

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Pakistan says it seeks no further escalation but urges Afghanistan to act against militants

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan does not seek further escalation of hostilities with Afghanistan but expects the South Asian country’s Taliban rulers to address its security concerns by taking action against militants operating from Afghan soil, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said Friday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi’s remarks signaled an easing of

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What’s the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it during the shutdown?

BY SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Seemingly frustrated by the government shutdown and Democrats’ unwillingness to accept a Republican funding bill, President Donald Trump is once again demanding that the Senate eliminate the legislative filibuster. The filibuster is a longstanding parliamentary tool that halts action on most bills unless 60 senators in

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Russia deploys 170,000 troops for push in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, Zelenskyy says

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has deployed around 170,000 troops in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region where they are trying to capture the stronghold of Pokrovsk in a major push for a battlefield victory, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday. “The situation in Pokrovsk is difficult,” Zelenskyy said, while also rejecting

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French minister vows Louvre anti-intrusion devices after post-heist report finds security lapses

By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Louvre will install streetside anti-ramming and anti-intrusion devices in the next two months, France’s culture minister said Friday, after facing pressure following the Oct. 19 heist of crown jewels at the museum. The announcement follows a provisional investigation that found a “chronic, structural underestimation” of the

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French minister vows Louvre anti-intrusion devices after post-heist report finds security lapses

By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Louvre will install streetside anti-ramming and anti-intrusion devices in the next two months, France’s culture minister said Friday, after facing pressure following the Oct. 19 heist of crown jewels at the museum. The announcement follows a provisional investigation that found a “chronic, structural underestimation” of the

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Sports on TV for Nov. 1 – 2

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Nov. 1 AUTO RACING 5 p.m. TRUTV — NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying, Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Ari. 7:30 p.m. CW — NASCAR Xfinity Series: The NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship, Playoffs- Championship 4, Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Ari. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Noon ABC — Vanderbilt

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