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Army reservist Robert Card, 40, was suspected in two shootings that also injured 13 in Lewiston on Wednesday nightA suspect in the killing of 18 people and wounding of 13 in two mass shootings in Maine has been found dead, according to the Associated Press, after authorities issued arrest warrants for multiple counts of murder and launched a huge manhunt for him.Robert Card, a 40-year-old army reservist and firearms instructor, was suspected of carrying out the Wednesday night murders at a bowling alley and restaurant in Lewiston. Continue reading…



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Author : Guardian staff

Publish date : 2023-10-28 01:27:16

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UN resolution passes with 120 votes in favor of truce, while 45 abstain and 14 vote no; top Hamas official says it’s was “ready” for Israeli ground invasionA member of the Hamas delegation visiting Moscow has said that it needs time to locate all of the hostages who have been taken to Gaza by various Palestinian factions, Reuters is reporting, citing Russia’s Kommersant newspaper.Kommersant also reported a member of the Hamas delegation saying that it could not release the hostages until a ceasefire was agreed and that Israeli bombing of Gaza has killed 50 of the hostages seized during raids by Palestinian militants. Continue reading…



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Author : Léonie Chao-Fong (now); Ashifa Kassam and Helen Sullivan (earlier)

Publish date : 2023-10-27 21:24:23

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Only 29% of those surveyed backed an immediate offensive, while 49% said it would be better to waitAfter the murderous onslaught by Hamas on 7 October Israelis rallied around the prospect of a swift invasion of Gaza.Benjamin Netanyahu’s government mobilised tanks and reservists amid widespread agreement that Israel needed to enter the enclave and destroy Hamas. Continue reading…



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Author : Rory Carroll in Jerusalem

Publish date : 2023-10-27 16:40:06

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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says ceasefire will help prevent ‘devastating loss of life’Labour has sought to draw a line under a row over the shadow chancellor, Rachel Reeves, and allegations of plagiarism, as a frontbencher insisted her credibility had not been damaged.The shadow environment secretary, Steve Reed, defended Reeves as a “fantastic economist”, after it emerged that her new book, The Women Who Made Modern Economics, includes material from Wikipedia, the Guardian and remarks made by the shadow Northern Ireland secretary, Hilary Benn, without attribution, PA Media reports.Rachel was an economist working at the Bank of England. She will be an outstanding chancellor of the exchequer if Labour wins the next general election.I used to be a publisher for 18 years before I was a politician. And there were many, many cases where books would [be] written and the occasional citation was missing, and you correct it in the next edition. Continue reading…



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Author : Nicola Slawson

Publish date : 2023-10-27 11:49:10

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Hunt played out on live television on Thursday night as police searched suspect’s home townThe police search for a US army reservist suspected of carrying out a mass shooting in Maine has entered its second day after partly playing out on live television on Thursday night, when officials executed search warrants in the town where the suspect lived.Robert Card is suspected of killing 18 people and wounding 13 more in massacres at a bar and bowling alley in Lewiston. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/27/maine-shootings-search-for-suspect-enters-second-day

Author : Edward Helmore and agencies

Publish date : 2023-10-27 08:01:40

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Sydney’s trains have resumed after a temporary power issue ground the network to a halt on Friday for 15-20 minutes for safety reasons. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPay deal averts six-day strike by dairy workersA looming strike at one of Victoria’s major milk companies has been averted after the processor struck a pay deal with the union.There is some concern around Mount Isa, and we are looking at what we can do to support that area being so remote in the western part of our state.So looking at the weather we have today, still very extreme fire danger in the western part of Queensland. We are certainly looking at another challenging day. Continue reading…



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Author : Jordyn Beazley

Publish date : 2023-10-27 04:04:51

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