Eleven sustain gunshot wounds in shooting near Florida university

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Police said an altercation at a homecoming party escalated into gunfire, resulting in six adults and six juveniles injured

A shooting ⁠near a Florida university campus in Tallahassee has left 11 people ⁠with gunshot wounds ⁠and ​another person injured, authorities say.

The shooting took place near the Florida Agricultural + Mechanical University’s campus ⁠on Perry Street on Saturday night, the university said, while police counted six adults and six ⁠juveniles among the injured.

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‘That’s the way the city works’: how the UAE changed the face of Andy Burnham’s Manchester

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The story of the emirates’ presence in Manchester winds from the Arab Spring to some of the most deprived places in England – with complicated results

When Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s long-ruling dictator, was toppled from power in the Arab spring protests of 2011, his downfall sent shock waves across the Middle East. It also helped change the face of modern Manchester.

Mubarak’s successor, the Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi, was a sworn enemy of the United Arab Emirates, whose rulers feared the advance of Morsi’s Islamism.

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‘Unusually large’ multi-state storm causing severe weather for Australia’s east – with more on the way

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BoM predicts hail, damaging winds, flash flooding and power outages across southern Queensland, western NSW, the ACT and eastern Victoria on Sunday afternoon

Large parts of eastern Australia were put on alert for severe thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon with more potential storms and flood risk in store for Monday.

The Bureau of Meteorology said a broad line of storms had already swept through western New South Wales, while eight flood warnings were in place across southern Queensland after days of torrential rain.

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AFP boss says politicians’ heated rhetoric is fuelling threats against MPs

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Commissioner Krissy Barrett says women are more often singled out, often with threats of sexual violence

Australia’s top federal law enforcement official has drawn a direct link between politicians’ rhetoric and threats and abuse being directed at leaders.

The safety of elected representatives at all levels has been thrown into the spotlight after independent MP Helen Haines was allegedly deliberate attacked outside her Wangaratta electoral office.

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‘Horrific’: woman, 19, shot in head in drive-by shooting outside boxing event near Brisbane

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Offenders still at large after shots fired from vehicle outside licensed premises in Loganholme

Four people have been injured after a drive-by shooting outside a venue hosting a boxing event, including a 19-year-old woman who was shot in the head.

Queensland police Detective Inspector Ian Galpin said a group of people were gathered at the passenger drop-off zone outside Fitzy’s Loganholme, south of Brisbane, about 8.18pm on Saturday when a Mitsubishi pulled up.

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4 Bodies Found in Haiti Are Thought to Be Those of Missing Salvadoran Soldiers – The New York Times

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  1. 4 Bodies Found in Haiti Are Thought to Be Those of Missing Salvadoran Soldiers  The New York Times
  2. Salvadoran troops land in Haiti aboard Pentagon plane amid crisis over ambushed soldiers  Miami Herald
  3. Bodies of ambushed Salvadoran soldiers found in Haiti, New York Times reports  Reuters
  4. El Salvador's president threatens Haitian gangs over military hostages  BBC
  5. El Salvador Sends Troops to Haiti to Rescue Military Personnel After Gang Ambush  WSJ
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Iran in ‘advanced stages’ of plots to kill U.S. officials abroad, memo warns – The Washington Post

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  1. Iran in ‘advanced stages’ of plots to kill U.S. officials abroad, memo warns  The Washington Post
  2. Iran in ‘Advanced Stages’ of Planning Attacks Against Americans, Officials Say  The New York Times
  3. U.S. Evacuates Mideast Outposts After Suspected Iranian Plot to Target Americans  WSJ
  4. US is reducing staffing at 4 Middle East embassies over increased threats from Iran  AP News
  5. World in Brief: Iran’s “advanced” plans to kill Americans; largely peaceful protests in France  The Economist
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Palestinian families displaced as Israeli forces demolish Hebron homes – BBC

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  1. Palestinian families displaced as Israeli forces demolish Hebron homes  BBC
  2. Israel Cracks Down in West Bank City After Deadly Attack  The New York Times
  3. Israeli soldiers raze neighbourhood in Hebron, driving families from homes  The Guardian
  4. Israeli PM pledges massive military operation after West Bank checkpoint attack  NPR
  5. Israel begins demolitions in West Bank city after two soldiers killed in shooting attack  CNN
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Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth

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Chancellor will build on Burnham’s promise that local leaders in England will no longer have to ‘come cap in hand to Westminster’

Andy Burnham has promised that local leaders in England will no longer have to come “cap in hand to Westminster” ahead of a fresh drive to devolve spending power in next week’s budget.

In his statement on Wednesday, the chancellor, John Healey, will include plans for a new £1.5bn borrowing facility, to be drawn up in collaboration with mayors over the next two years.

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Violence flares in Paris after largely peaceful protests across France – Reuters

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  1. Violence flares in Paris after largely peaceful protests across France  Reuters
  2. More than 1,000 arrested in France as protestors and police clash in several cities  CBS News
  3. France sees another weekend of mass protests, with nearly 1,000 detained  CNN
  4. Hundreds of Thousands Protest Across France as Clashes Erupt in Paris  WSJ
  5. More than 400,000 protest across France, challenging Macron as Paris clashes erupt  AP News
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A fire devastates the Eagle’s Nest retreat built for Hitler in Germany. A suspect is detained – AP News

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  1. A fire devastates the Eagle’s Nest retreat built for Hitler in Germany. A suspect is detained  AP News
  2. Hitler’s German retreat, Eagle’s Nest, set ablaze; Suspect in custody  AL.com
  3. Suspect arrested over fire at Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ retreat in Bavaria  The Guardian
  4. ‘Eagle’s Nest,’ Nazi-Era Guesthouse in German Alps, Is Gutted by Fire  The New York Times
  5. Suspect arrested after fire “completely engulfed” Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest mountain retreat in Germany  KFYR-TV
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Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu gov’t days before election – Al Jazeera

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  1. Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu gov’t days before election  Al Jazeera
  2. Man detained after allegedly attacking Bennett’s security detail in Tel Aviv  The Times of Israel
  3. Thousands rally in Tel Aviv for October 7 inquiry commission  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Netanyahu ahead of vote  France 24
  5. Israelis hold final rally against Netanyahu before election, and other Mideast news  AP News
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