‘People are scared’: Arizonans fear political violence as election looms

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Nerves are particularly stretched in Maricopa county, which will likely decide which way the state swings in the polls

Pearl Hubbard picked up some yard signs for Kamala Harris at the vice-president’s speech in Phoenix, Arizona, on Thursday afternoon, but wasn’t yet sure whether she’d risk displaying them outside her home in a city that sits in some of the most hotly contested political territory in the country.

“I’m scared to put them up,” Hubbard said. “As I drive … I only saw one place that had a [Harris] sign. Just don’t see them. I think people are scared to put them up.”

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Peanut the Instagram-famous squirrel is seized by New York officials

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Wild squirrel that was taken in by Mark Longo seven years ago was confiscated after conservation officials received reports of ‘potentially unsafe housing of wildlife’

A New York man who turned a rescued squirrel into a social media star called Peanut is pleading with state authorities to return his beloved pet after they seized it during a raid that also yielded a raccoon named Fred.

Multiple anonymous complaints about Peanut – also spelled P’Nut or PNUT – brought at least six officers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to Mark Longo’s home on Wednesday, Longo said.

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Ukraine war briefing: western allies’ response to North Korean deployment is ‘zero’, Zelenskyy says – The Guardian

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  1. Ukraine war briefing: western allies’ response to North Korean deployment is ‘zero’, Zelenskyy says  The Guardian
  2. US says 8,000 North Korean soldiers to begin combat operations in war with Ukraine 'in coming days'  Fox News
  3. US says 10,000 North Korean soldiers now at Ukraine border  The Independent
  4. U.S. Turns to China to Stop North Korean Troops From Fighting for Russia  The New York Times
  5. Zelenskiy blasts allies for 'zero' response to North Korean deployment  Reuters
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How will Israel’s new anti-UNRWA laws impact the controversial agency’s operations? – The Times of Israel

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  1. How will Israel’s new anti-UNRWA laws impact the controversial agency’s operations?  The Times of Israel
  2. UNRWA chief says Israeli forces damaged agency's West Bank office; Israel disputes claim  Reuters.com
  3. What will Israel's UNRWA ban look like? Experts warn of 'a massive ripple effect'  Haaretz
  4. Israel bans UN Palestinian aid org, after 9 employees involved in Hamas attack  USA TODAY
  5. What to know about UNRWA, the U.N. organization banned by Israel  The Washington Post
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Avengers stars assemble to endorse Kamala Harris – by brainstorming an election catchphrase

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Actors Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Don Cheadle, Chris Evans, Danai Gurira and Paul Bettany appear in video, released days before the US election

The cast of Marvel’s Avengers movies have come out in support of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris less than a week before the US election.

In a video posted first on Vanity Fair on Thursday evening, actors Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Don Cheadle, Chris Evans, Danai Gurira and Paul Bettany playfully riffed on their respective characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe while encouraging viewers to vote for Harris.

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Stormy Daniels honored at witches’ ceremony in Salem, Massachusetts

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Organizers award embattled actor and magic practitioner, under belief she has fallen victim to modern-day witch hunt

Practicing witches from around the world gathered in Salem by the hundreds on Thursday night to honor Stormy Daniels at their annual “magic circle” ceremony recognizing loved ones who have died.

Daniels – the adult film actor who allegedly had an affair with Donald Trump and was at the center of his May criminal trial that led to the former president’s conviction on 34 felonies – was chosen to be honored in the Halloween ceremony as the organizers believe that she has been the victim of a modern-day witch hunt.

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Marielle Franco murder: ex-police jailed for decades over crime that shook Brazil

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Ronnie Lessa and Élcio de Queiroz sentenced to 78 and 59 years over 2018 murder of prominent Rio city councillor

Two former police officers who confessed to the murder of Rio city councillor Marielle Franco have been sentenced to decades in prison for their part in a crime that shook Brazil and cast a harsh spotlight on the links between politics and organised crime.

Ronnie Lessa admitted to firing 14 shots in the 2018 drive-by shooting that killed Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes, 39, and was sentenced to 78 years and nine months. Élcio de Queiroz, who confessed to driving the getaway car, was sentenced to 59 years and eight months.

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Striking Boeing workers to vote on deal offering 38% pay rise and bigger bonus

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More than 30,000 workers have been on strike since September and rejected two earlier offers from company

Striking Boeing workers will vote on an improved contract offer on Monday, which includes a 38% pay rise over four years and a bigger signing bonus, their union said on Thursday.

More than 30,000 factory workers who produce Boeing’s strongest-selling 737 Max commercial jet and other planes have been on strike since 13 September and have rejected two earlier offers from Boeing.

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8 of 11 Mexican Supreme Court Judges Resign After Constitutional Overhauls – VICE

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  1. 8 of 11 Mexican Supreme Court Judges Resign After Constitutional Overhauls  VICE
  2. Majority of Mexico’s Supreme Court justices resign after judicial reform  CNN
  3. What to know about changes to Mexico's Constitution that prohibit court challenges to amendments  The Associated Press
  4. Mexico Passes Bill Barring Legal Challenges to Constitutional Changes  The New York Times
  5. Mexico supreme court judges resign over reforms to allow voters to elect judiciary  The Guardian
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Shocking before and after photos show the devastation from flash floods in Spain – Business Insider

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  1. Shocking before and after photos show the devastation from flash floods in Spain  Business Insider
  2. Spain hit by deadliest floods in decades. Here’s what we know  CNN
  3. Real Madrid will donate €1 million to Valencia relief after DANA disaster  Yahoo Sports
  4. Sorrow and Pain in a Spanish Town Devastated by Flooding  The New York Times
  5. Extreme Rainfall Creates Piles Of Cars In Spain  The Weather Channel
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Israel strikes Lebanon’s ancient city of Baalbek, as tens of thousands of people flee – NPR

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  1. Israel strikes Lebanon’s ancient city of Baalbek, as tens of thousands of people flee  NPR
  2. LIVE: Israeli fighter jets bomb Lebanon’s Beirut, 95 killed across Gaza  Al Jazeera English
  3. Middle East latest: Israel pounds Beirut suburb Dahiyeh with airstrikes overnight  WPRI.com
  4. Over 200 Hezbollah and Hamas targets struck in Lebanon and Gaza over past day  The Times of Israel
  5. Israel has damaged or destroyed nearly a quarter of buildings in Lebanon’s south  The Washington Post
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