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JERUSALEM — An Arab attacker armed with a gun and a knife opened fire in a southern Israel bus station on Sunday, police said, killing an Israeli soldier and wounding 10 people in one of the boldest attacks yet in a monthlong wave of violence. In Sunday night’s attack, police said the Arab assailant entered the central bus station in Beersheba and began shooting and stabbing people. Security camera footage from the bus station aired on Israeli TV showed what appeared to be a civilian shooting the... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON — After 15 years of a virtual gag order on guns in presidential politics, Democrats are talking again. At the Democrats’ first debate in the presidential season, candidates jockeyed for bragging rights over who had the lowest rating from the National Rifle Association. The return of the gun debate comes in the first White House contest since the December 2012 shootings in Newtown, Conn., that killed 20 children and six educators at an elementary school, and a string of mass shootings after that. Читать дальше...

Since taking office 16 months ago, el-Sissi has waged a campaign to revive the country’s ailing economy, fight an Islamic insurgency and assume a greater role in a turbulent Middle East — all while silencing opposition at home and governing with apparently few checks and balances. Fearing attacks by Islamic militants to disrupt the vote, tens of thousands of police and soldiers have been deployed to secure the election.

Six people were stabbed during a party Saturday night in Madison, a town 11 miles west of Woodland, the Yolo County Sheriff's Office. The victims, all adults, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Sheriff's Sgt. Don Harmon said their wounds ranged from minor to major.

TORONTO — The son of a man who brought glamour and excitement to Canadian politics in the late 1960s is favored to become Canada’s next prime minister. Trudeau, tall and trim at 43, channels the star power — if not quite the political heft — of his father, who swept to power in 1968 on a wave of support dubbed “Trudeaumania.” At age 51 while in office, he married 22-year-old Margaret Sinclair, who earned notoriety as first lady for partying with the Rolling Stones and at New York’s Studio 54. ... Читать дальше...

Niners tight end Vernon Davis is back in the starting lineup for today’s game against the visiting Ravens after he missed the previous two games with a knee injury. In the 16 games before his streak started, Davis had 56 catches, 894 yards and 15 touchdowns. [...] the Ravens will have two key offensive players available: running back Justin Forsett (ankle) and wide receiver Steve Smith (back), who were both questionable. Forsett and Smith combined for 2,594 yards from scrimmage last year.

The visit to Litchfield is part of the courts "On Circuit" program, in which the judges travel to high schools and colleges to hear cases in front of students. The defendant recorded sexual encounters with three women and argues it is not illegal to tape someone who is in your presence.

Cal moves up to No. 20 in AP poll Cal didn’t need to play to move up in the polls. After serving a bye, the Bears jumped from No. 23 to No. 20 in the AP Top 25. Cal (5-1, 2-1 Pac-12) is ranked in both polls for the fourth consecutive week. The team it faces on the road Thursday, UCLA, fell from No. 18 to out of the AP Top 25 after losing to Stanford 56-35. The polls paint a portrait of a Pac-12 in chaos. Of the conference’s six teams in the preseason AP Top 25, only one (No. 10 Stanford) remains. Читать дальше...

[...] it will go at the rock school for college-age students planned for the famous Catskill Mountains artists' colony in the coming years. Think Juilliard with power chords. Or, as co-founder Paul Green said, think of a "giant, fertile petri dish" where young guitarists, producers and arrangers rub shoulders with each other. "Odds are you can step out of the studio and say, 'I need a saxophone,' and some other kid here working on a jazz project will say, 'I'll be right down!'" Green said as he... Читать дальше...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A man accused of stealing a taxi after he was discharged from a Des Moines hospital says he didn't want to walk home. Des Moines police say 26-year-old Luis Orellana-Rivera drove off with the vehicle shortly after he was released from Mercy Medical Center around 6 a.m. on Friday. Des Moines television station KCCI reports (http://bit.ly/1LXkX38 ) Orellana-Rivera told police he stole the vehicle because he didn't want to walk six blocks home.

(AP) — An auction on eBay allows the public to make a different kind of purchase as they peruse the used clothing, electronics and war relics on the site. [...] he asked the organization to start an online auction for the naming rights and to take the proceeds. "When are you ever going to have the opportunity to have your own moth named after you?" said Amy Reichgott, development manager for the Western National Parks Association. The university's public affairs department touted it as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity... Читать дальше...

Publication of the memo is likely to increase pressure on John Chilcot, chairman of the U.K.'s Iraq war inquiry, to publish the results of the investigation, which began six years ago. Families of service personnel killed in Iraq have threatened to go to court to speed up the release, saying the delays are prolonging their suffering as they search for answers. The inquiry into decisions and mistakes in Britain's planning and execution of the war began in 2009, but the timetable for release remains unclear.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration has promised nearly $3 million and a new plan in which inspectors target specific communities with the highest number of rat complaints. The city's complaint hotline is on pace for a record year of rat calls, exceeding the more than 24,000 over each of the last two years.

The dams create vast reservoirs that make it possible for Lewiston, Idaho, 450 miles from the Pacific Ocean, to operate as the farthest inland seaport on the West Coast. Critics say the dams kill vast numbers of salmon and steelhead, and do not provide enough benefits to compensate for the losses of those iconic fish. A coalition of environmentalists, Indian tribes and outdoor enthusiasts want Lower Granite, Little Goose, Lower Monumental and Ice Harbor dams breached. Killer whales in the Pacific... Читать дальше...

The Westerly Sun reports (http://bit.ly/1QIf3XY ) officials announced Saturday that the Greater Westerly-Pawcatuck Area Chamber of Commerce is now known as the Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce. Angela Thoman, the president of the chamber's board of directors, says the new name more accurately reflects the geography of the membership and its two-state regional business advocacy efforts.

(AP) — Police say a shooting at the annual ZombiCon gathering in Florida has left one person dead and five more injured, causing a chaotic scene that sent throngs of zombie-dressed revelers running through the streets. [...] large crowds were still in the streets and authorities quickly cleared out nearby bars and set up crime scene tape, while others patrolled the area with rifles searching for a suspect. Fort Myers Police Lt. Victor Medico said Expavious Tyrell Taylor, a 20-year-old who played football at a local junior college... Читать дальше...

A year after allegations of sexual assault resurfaced and snowballed, women who've accused him of sexual assault are giving emotional interviews en masse, judges are ruling against him and colleges are continuing to revoke honorary degrees bestowed upon him when he was one of the country's most admired entertainers. Tufts University in Massachusetts delivered a double blow, withdrawing both an honorary doctorate of arts and an award for excellence in children's media, saying Cosby has "demonstrated... Читать дальше...

BEIRUT (AP) — Russian and Syrian warplanes pounded targets in central and northern Syria, killing at least four civilians Sunday as ground troops battled insurgents and seized new territory, activists and the government said. Syrian troops had launched a separate offensive earlier this month in an attempt to break the siege. Since Russian airstrikes began on Sept. 30, Syrian troops have been on the offensive on several fronts around the country, in an attempt to secure supply routes and regain control of strategic areas.

(AP) — A West Virginia couple who first met nine years ago on a softball diamond decided to team up there, too, tying the knot at home plate. The ballpark theme was complete with the wedding party attired in softball uniforms reflecting the colors of the couple's conflicting allegiances:

The Henry and Sandra Friedman Holocaust Center for Humanity Museum opens with artifacts from Holocaust survivors who settled in Seattle. The Seattle Times says the museum will share the stories and artifacts of local Holocaust survivors with exhibits that take visitors from prewar Europe to postwar liberation.

Five years later, on the same South Side corner, a police officer was gunned down in his patrol car. When Ramsey arrived in Philadelphia in 2008, the police department was struggling to contain violent crime — the city was known as "Killadelphia"— and internal corruption ran rampant. Ramsey turned to tactics he used in slashing Washington's crime rate — determining where the most crime is, moving more officers to those areas and assigning rookies to walk the streets and know the people they serve. Читать дальше...

(AP) — A one-time billionaire real estate mogul who's languished in a Montana jail for six months gets his "final opportunity" to come clean about a disputed Mexican property sale during a trial starting Monday, according to the judge overseeing the case. If Yellowstone Club founder Tim Blixseth again fails to satisfy U.S. District Judge Sam Haddon, he could face prosecution for criminal contempt of court, according to legal experts and one of Blixseth's attorneys. Criminal contempt charges typically... Читать дальше...

YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed in the crash of a small plane near a Southern California nature preserve. Sheriff's spokeswoman Jodi Miller says the crash was reported Saturday northwest of the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve in the San Bernardino Mountains. Miller had no immediate details on the exact location, the type of plane and what time the crash occurred. The National Transportation Safety Board was investigating the incident but had few details confirmed Saturday night... Читать дальше...

OPATOVAC, Croatia (AP) — Tension was building among thousands of migrants as they remained stranded in fog and cold weather in the Balkans on Sunday in their quest to reach a better life Western Europe, a day after Hungary closed its border with Croatia and the flow of people was redirected to a much slower route via Slovenia. The Balkan migrant route switched to Slovenia early Saturday after Hungary's right-wing government closed its border to Croatia for the influx, citing security concerns and... Читать дальше...