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What to know about Hurricane Melissa
October 29, 2025 - 8:34 AM

Hurricane Melissa was making its way across Cuba on Wednesday as a Category 2 storm, a day after making landfall in Jamaica as one of the region's strongest storms on record.
UN nuclear chief tells AP Iran isn't actively enriching uranium but movement detected near stockpile
October 29, 2025 - 8:36 AM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Iran does not appear to be actively enriching uranium but that the agency has recently detected renewed movement at the country’s nuclear sites.
Tanzania deploys the military and imposes a curfew on election day after protests erupt
October 29, 2025 - 8:30 AM

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania 's presidential election teetered toward chaos on Wednesday as protests erupted, the military was deployed, internet service was cut and a curfew was announced in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam.
Editorial Roundup: United States
October 29, 2025 - 8:30 AM

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
Sudan's paramilitary killed hundreds including hospital patients in Darfur, residents say
October 29, 2025 - 8:28 AM

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's paramilitary forces killed hundreds of people including patients in a hospital after they seized el-Fasher city in the western Darfur region over the weekend, according to the U.N., displaced residents and aid workers, who described harrowing details of atrocities.
Hurricane Melissa leaves 25 dead in Haiti, causes widespread damage in Jamaica and Cuba
October 29, 2025 - 8:28 AM

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Flooding from Hurricane Melissa killed 25 people in Haiti while the storm still churned across Cuba on Wednesday after leaving Jamaica with widespread damage and power outages, officials say.
Rozier will not receive salary while on leave, AP sources say. Attorney says tax lien was resolved
October 29, 2025 - 8:25 AM

Embattled NBA guard Terry Rozier will not receive his salary from the Miami Heat while on leave because of his arrest on federal charges related to a gambling scheme, two people with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The Latest: Hundreds of thousands evacuate as Hurricane Melissa hits eastern Cuba
October 29, 2025 - 8:24 AM

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated in eastern Cuba and a hurricane warning was in effect for the provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Holguin and Las Tunas as Hurricane Melissa made landfall as a Category 3 storm early Wednesday.
Brazilians in a Rio favela line up bodies after the city's deadliest police raid
October 29, 2025 - 8:22 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After a massive police raid on a notorious drug gang, residents of a Rio de Janeiro favela spent all night collecting bodies in trucks from inside and around their urban community and then laying them down in a central square.
Cuomo hasn't condemned bigoted attacks on Mamdani. In 1977 race, his father took another approach
October 29, 2025 - 8:18 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — In 1977, at the tail end of another bruising battle for New York City mayor, Mario Cuomo publicly spoke up against bigoted remarks leveled at his opponent. Almost 50 years later, his son is taking a different approach.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
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Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
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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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What to know about Hurricane Melissa

UN nuclear chief tells AP Iran isn't actively enriching uranium but movement detected near stockpile

Tanzania deploys the military and imposes a curfew on election day after protests erupt

Editorial Roundup: United States

Sudan's paramilitary killed hundreds including hospital patients in Darfur, residents say

Hurricane Melissa leaves 25 dead in Haiti, causes widespread damage in Jamaica and Cuba

Rozier will not receive salary while on leave, AP sources say. Attorney says tax lien was resolved

The Latest: Hundreds of thousands evacuate as Hurricane Melissa hits eastern Cuba

Brazilians in a Rio favela line up bodies after the city's deadliest police raid

Cuomo hasn't condemned bigoted attacks on Mamdani. In 1977 race, his father took another approach

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