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Halloween night shooting leaves 6 injured near University of Delaware

A shooting that injured six people in downtown Newark, Delaware, closed roads late Halloween night and into the following morning as celebrations were in full swing in the college town. The shooting occurred near East Main Street and Choate Street at 11:13 p.m. Oct. 31, according to Newark police. In a news release issued about 3:15 a.m., police said six people had been shot.

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Trump’s obsessions - immigration, bogus election claims - converge Tuesday

Donald Trump has consistently focused on two things as presidents and during his campaigns to become one: attacks on immigrants, illegal and not, and bogus election fraud claims. The former, with massive deportations, is changing the face of American society. The latter has perverted the traditional role of federal law enforcement that seeks to protect the public good into a means to Trump’s unscrupulous ends. This year, there’s been a significant change and San Diego is among the regions feeling the effects. In the past, Trump has used immigration enforcement as a policy tool, but also effectively win elections raising […]

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Germany blames infiltrators as Gen Z protests turn violent

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Cost-of-living protests in Germany turned violent on Saturday evening with police using water cannons to disperse crowds and masked rioters smashed shop windows, as officials warn the day of rallies organized by a youth-led movement was infiltrated by extremist factions. Saturday’s action across Germany, organized by the ‘Gen Z

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Israeli strikes kill eight people in Gaza - medics say

CAIRO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians, including five police officers, in the Gaza Strip in two separate attacks on Sunday, according to medics and the Hamas-run interior ministry.Medics said three people were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City. The interior ministry said the five police officers were killed in another strike in western Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave.

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French protest violence eases and scattered riots hit Germany ahead of more action

French authorities have expressed relief after recent protests over rising living costs resulted in less violence than previous weekends. High schools at the heart of the movement reopen Monday after their autumn break. Germany faced challenges after nationwide protests Saturday ended with rioters attacking police and looting stores in some cities. Around Europe, hundreds of thousands held marches Saturday inspired by young people that were overwhelmingly peaceful despite scattered unrest. In Paris, rioters targeted police with Molotov cocktails at the end of Saturday’s march on the city’s eastern edge, injuring three officers and setting a car ablaze.

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Halloween night stabbing on South Side sends 1 to hospital

South Side has seen its second stabbing this Halloween weekend. An adult man was transported in critical condition to a hospital after being found with a stab wound to the neck on Saturday, Pittsburgh Public Safety said. Around 11:30 p.m. Pittsburgh police South Side Entertainment Patrol officers responded to the

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Indian opposition parties stage new protest against the elections chief

India’s opposition parties have renewed calls for the resignation of the country’s elections chief, staging fresh protests in the latest display of public dissent against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The protest on Sunday, called by opposition bloc INDIA, drew tens of thousands of demonstrators, some waving national flags as they chanted slogans against policies of the central government. The protesters gathered at Ramlila Maidan, a sprawling public square in New Delhi. Authorities deployed thousands of police and paramilitary soldiers and mounted extensive surveillance, with more than 200 cameras and drones at the venue and along the protest route.

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officers rescue man in Riverside

A man in Riverside was rescued from an 18-inch underground drain pipe Saturday after being trapped there for three days, according to Riverside police.

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London police arrest 139 people outside US Embassy for supporting banned pro-Palestinian group

London police say that 139 people have been arrested at a protest outside the U.S. Embassy in support of the banned group Palestine Action. London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement that the majority of the arrests on Saturday were related to individuals expressing support for a proscribed organization. It said that more arrests were likely. There was also a vigil outside the U.S. Consulate in the Scottish capital Edinburgh in support of Palestine Action. The U.K. government outlawed the direct-action protest group last year as a terrorist organization. The ban makes membership in or support for Palestine Action a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

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