Author: The Gazette
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Despite slow first half, Air Academy football shuts out Liberty 24-0 for back-to-back years
It was Liberty’s home turf, but Air Academy came in like they owned the place. After a sluggish start, Air Academy entered the second half with a different mindset to shut out the Lancers 24-0 on the road Saturday afternoon. It was the Kadets’ second consecutive shutout over the Lancers after a 14-0 drubbing last…
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Trump gets partial win in bid to deploy National Guard to Chicago
President Donald Trump was handed a partial legal win on Saturday after an appeals court allowed him to reassume control over the National Guard, as he looks to deploy troops to Chicago to quell riots and protests at a nearby ICE facility. In a one-page order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit…
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Palestinians return to ruins and US expects hostages freed on Monday as Gaza ceasefire holds
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Gaza ceasefire held in its second day as tens of thousands of Palestinians returned to their neighborhoods Saturday and Israelis cheered Monday’s expected release of remaining hostages. “Gaza is completely destroyed. I have no idea where we should live or where to go,” said Mahmoud al-Shandoghli in Gaza…
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Appeals court rejects Trump request to deploy National Guard in Chicago area
(This Oct 11 story has been refiled without any changes to the text.) By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Saturday rejected the Trump administration’s request to immediately allow the deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois, leaving in place a lower court’s order that blocked the mobilization temporarily. In a brief order,…
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Illinois has among highest-paid state employees
(The Center Square) – The average wages for Illinois state employees are among the highest in the nation and belie the state’s more modest cost-of-living rankings, according to state and federal data. A living cost analysis this year by the Economic Research and Information Center in Missouri ranked Illinois as the 24th most-expensive state. That is…
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Egypt to convene global leaders, including Trump, in Sharm el-Sheikh on Gaza war agreement
CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt will host an international summit in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday to finalise an agreement aimed at ending the war in Gaza, an Egyptian presidential spokesperson said on Saturday. The summit will be attended by more than 20 leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, the spokesperson added…
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No. 24 Colorado soccer shuts out Arizona State at home | Colorado Sunshine
Where the good news shines The No. 24 Colorado soccer team secured a shutout 2-0 victory over Arizona State on Friday at Prentup Field. The win was the Buffs’ 10th of the season, improving to 10-2-2 and 4-1-1 in Big 12 play. Colorado has now won 10 games in each of the last three seasons.…
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Iran says it is open to ‘fair, balanced’ US nuclear proposal
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran welcomes a potential “fair and balanced” U.S. nuclear proposal, but Tehran has not received any proposal for negotiations, the country’s top diplomat said on Saturday. “If we receive a reasonable, balanced, and fair proposal from the Americans for negotiations, we will certainly consider it,” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told state television. However,…
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US actress Diane Keaton, star of ‘Annie Hall,’ dies at 79
By Patricia Reaney (Reuters) -Diane Keaton, the quirky U.S. actress who won an Academy Award and captured hearts with her performance as Woody Allen’s eccentric, insecure girlfriend in the 1977 romantic comedy “Annie Hall,” has died at the age of 79. Rizzoli, a publishing company that released several of Keaton’s books, confirmed her death in…
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US Ambassador to India Gor says he discussed bilateral issues with PM Modi
(Reuters) -U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said he met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed bilateral issues which included trade, defense and technology. Gor said he and Modi, in their first meeting in India, also discussed the importance of critical minerals to both the U.S. and India. U.S. President Donald Trump has…