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Hospitalized Native American's waist-length hair cut without permission

An investigation is underway to determine who cut the waist-length hair off a Native American man while he was undergoing medical treatment in Colorado.

Thousands who were sheltering at Gaza City’s hospitals flee as Israel-Hamas war closes in

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians sheltering from the Israel-Hamas war at Gaza City’s main hospital fled south Friday after several reported strikes in and around the compound overnight.

Wisconsin snubs bourbon by elevating brandy old fashioned to state cocktail status

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In Wisconsin, the old fashioned cocktail comes with brandy, not bourbon. Now, state lawmakers are making it somewhat official. A bipartisan resolution declaring the brandy old fashioned as the official Wisconsin state cocktail won approval Thursday in the state Assembly.

Clashes over Israel-Hamas war shatter students' sense of safety on US college campuses

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As a Jewish student, Eden Roth always has felt safe and welcome at Tulane University, where more than 40% of the students are Jewish. That has been tested by the aftermath of last month's Hamas incursion into Israel.

COVID-19 fraudster used stolen relief aid to purchase a private island in Florida

A freshwater spring bubbles amid the mangroves, cabbage palms and red cedars on Sweetheart Island, a two-acre uninhabited patch of paradise about a mile off the coast of this little Gulf Coast town.

North Dakota State makes new scholarship to compete with Minnesota free tuition program

Amidst worries about losing MN students who are attracted by generous scholarships in their home state, ND State announced a new program seeking to keep such students in the state.

National parks are free to visit for one day this week

November 11, Veterans Day, marks the last of the five days the National Park Service is waiving admission fees for this year.

Around the world

Israel revises down death toll from Oct. 7 attack to about 1,200

The Israeli government has dropped the death toll from Hamas's surprise attack that sparked the war in the region to 1,200 — down 200 from the 1,400 originally estimated.

'From the river to the sea': Why these 6 words spark fury and passion over the Israel-Hamas war

The Jordan River is a winding, 200-plus-mile run on the eastern flank of Israel and the occupied West Bank. The sea is the glittering Mediterranean to its west.

National Zoo's giant pandas fly home amid uncertainty about future panda exchanges

WASHINGTON (AP) — The day that panda lovers have been dreading has finally come. The National Zoo's three giant pandas, Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji.

US drone shot down over Yemen

An American drone was shot down off the coast of Yemen on Wednesday by the Iranian-backed Houthis, according to a U.S. Defense official. The U.S. official said the drone was an MQ-9 Reaper, a surveillance drone that can be armed with missiles. The drone costs around $32 million.

Dominican Republic reports strongest earthquake this year

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Dominican Republic on Friday. The quake, reported near the Haitian border, is the strongest the country has reported so far this year.

50,000 coins dating back to 325 A.D. discovered on ocean floor

Sunken treasure is often the topic of fictional books and movies, but an ancient treasure was just discovered in the Mediterranean Sea, near the Italian island of Sardinia.

'Panda Express': Pandas board plane to return to China

The National Zoo's three celebrity giant pandas are heading home a little earlier than expected. Zoo officials told The Associated Press that adult bears Mei Xiang and Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji will be returning to China.

Technology

4 ways ICA rebuilds and cleans up IT

During the pandemic, e-commerce quickly became the focus of large food chains. ICA, with about 1,300 stores and a 36% market share, was no exception, and in Q2 of 2020, while stay-at-home mandates were enacted, its e-commerce increased by 165%.

Kids' searches leading to malware threats identified in study

Searches from children have led to a number of malware and cybercrimes due to the vulnerability of the online searches and the content that they download.

How Synchrony helps veterans become IT leaders

Many veterans transitioning from military to civilian life have all the fundamentals necessary to make their mark in IT.

Humanoid robots are here, but they're a little awkward. Do we really need them?

Building a robot that’s both human-like and useful is a decades-old engineering dream inspired by popular science fiction.

France blames Russia for a digital effort to whip up online controversy over Stars of David graffiti

PARIS (AP) — France says it has been the target of a Russian online destabilization campaign that used automated social-media accounts to whip up controversy and confusion about spray-painted Stars of David that appeared on Paris streets and fed alarm about surging antisemitism in France during the

17 ways to speed up Windows 10

Want your Windows 10 PC to run faster? We've here to help. By tweaking some of the operating settings, your machine will be zippier and less prone to performance and system issues. And if you're already running Windows 11, we've got you covered there.

Red Hat Linux revs streamline container management

Red Hat on November 8 announced both the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.3 and the planned release of RHEL 8.9, which expand the built-in Podman container management capabilities.

Sports News

Moose on the Loose: Mendoza the man for Mets

THE BRONX (PIX11) -- Enough with the idiotic pushback of the Mets hiring Yankees bench coach Carlos Mendoza as their new manager. Why so angry? Because he was a Yankee for the last 15 years? Because he has no Major League Baseball managerial experience? I get it, you are frustrated.

Tommy DeVito will be the first rookie to start at quarterback for Giants in modern draft era

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tommy DeVito is still living in the low-rent district of the New York Giants' locker room.

Read the Big Ten’s full letter to Michigan on Harbaugh suspension, sign-stealing probe

The Big Ten announced Friday that Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh would be suspended for the rest of the regular season as fallout from the ongoing sign-stealing investigation.

Big Ten’s handling of sign-stealing case could permanently damage relationship with Michigan

The Big Ten and commissioner Tony Petitti have grossly mishandled the sign-stealing case, and that could permanently damage the conference's relationship with Michigan.

Led by a legend: SoCal Basketball Hall of Fame inductee leads La Jolla girls' team

La Jolla Country Day School (LJCD) girls basketball head coach Terri Bamford’s resume speaks for itself: 596 wins, four state championships, and one induction into the Southern California Basketball Hall of Fame

Former L.A. pro soccer player flashes Nazi salute at pro-Israel demonstrators

Angel City Football Club is condemning the actions of a former player who was seen on video giving a Nazi salute at a pro-Israel rally in Beverly Hills.

CMU Men's Basketball has championship aspirations

With 16 returning players - including 2022 first-team All-Conference selection Trevor Baskin - the CMU Mavs are experienced, hungry and ready. Ready to chase a championship.

Politics News

Manchin won't seek reelection in West Virginia

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced Thursday that he will not seek reelection to the Senate in 2024, almost certainly handing Republicans a seat in next year's elections in a deep red state.

Florida bill aims to punish cities for removing Confederate monuments

A proposed bill in the Florida House of Representatives would punish cities for removing historical monuments and memorials, even if the removal happened five years ago.

Lawmakers look for answers around aviation safety after close calls

Lawmakers and experts are raising alarms around close calls and near misses at airports across the country.

At least two million children dropped from Medicaid

Many people dropped from Medicaid were done so because of bureaucratic errors and not because they are ineligible.

5 memorable moments from a tense third GOP debate

The third GOP presidential debate in Miami on Wednesday focused more on policy than the previous debates, and candidates had more airtime to explain their views. Still, there were some heated moments that stood out in the two-hour program.

Verdugo, Miesfeld appear headed to runoff in Chula Vista City Attorney race

Bart Miesfeld and Marco Verdugo appear headed to a runoff in the special election for Chula Vista city attorney.

What a progressive majority city council could mean for Minneapolis

Although Minneapolis is a mostly DFL town, city politics in recent years have been divided between liberal Democrats and a more progressive alliance of Democrats and democratic socialists.