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Democrats seize on Trump administration's efforts to fight food stamp payments
November 08, 2025 - 7:19 AM

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Trump administration's legal efforts to fight having to fully fund food stamps for millions of vulnerable Americans is creating an opening for Democrats eager to use the longest government shutdown in U.S. history to paint the president as callous and out of touch.
Hospital police officer shot and killed in North Carolina emergency department struggle
November 08, 2025 - 7:15 AM

GARNER, N.C. (AP) — A police officer was shot and killed during a struggle in the emergency department lobby at a North Carolina hospital Saturday.
Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets
November 08, 2025 - 7:15 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sarah Lungwitz has fretted over feeding not just her two teenage daughters with SNAP payments disrupted, but her family's cat and two dogs.
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrives in Manhattan, kicking off New York's holiday season
November 08, 2025 - 7:01 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was hoisted aloft at its new home in Manhattan on Saturday, marking the start of New York City’s holiday season.
Gaza death toll tops 69,000 as Israel and militants again exchange remains
November 08, 2025 - 6:31 AM

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far, Gaza health officials said Saturday, as both sides completed the latest exchange of bodies under the terms of the tenuous ceasefire.
People in some states get SNAP food aid while others still wait for their November benefits
November 08, 2025 - 6:12 AM

People in some U.S. states will be able to buy groceries with federally funded SNAP benefits Saturday while those in other states were still waiting for November food benefits that had been delayed by a protracted legal battle over the federal government shutdown.
Powerful tornado in Brazil kills 6 people and injures hundreds more
November 08, 2025 - 5:58 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A powerful tornado in Brazil’s southern state of Parana killed six people and injured hundreds Friday night, state officials said Saturday. Dozens of homes were destroyed.
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
November 08, 2025 - 5:48 AM

James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97.
Trump signals no shutdown compromise with Democrats as senators hold a rare weekend session
November 08, 2025 - 5:21 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago, hoping to find a bipartisan resolution that has eluded them as federal workers have gone unpaid, airlines have been

White House says naming new Washington Commanders stadium after Trump would be 'beautiful'
November 08, 2025 - 5:13 AM

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The White House said Saturday it would be “beautiful” to name the new stadium for Washington's NFL team after President Donald Trump following an ESPN report that an intermediary has told the Commanders' ownership group that he wants it to bear his name.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
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Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
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The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Democrats seize on Trump administration's efforts to fight food stamp payments

Hospital police officer shot and killed in North Carolina emergency department struggle

Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets

Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrives in Manhattan, kicking off New York's holiday season

Gaza death toll tops 69,000 as Israel and militants again exchange remains

People in some states get SNAP food aid while others still wait for their November benefits

Powerful tornado in Brazil kills 6 people and injures hundreds more

James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97

Trump signals no shutdown compromise with Democrats as senators hold a rare weekend session

White House says naming new Washington Commanders stadium after Trump would be 'beautiful'

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