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'The Art of War,' Amy Schumer's memoir and many other books are banned in US prisons. Here's why

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer
Oct 25, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Tens of thousands of books are being banned or restricted by U.S. prisons, according to a new report from PEN America. The list includes everything from self-...
Israel accuses UN chief of justifying terrorism for saying Hamas attack 'didn't happen in a vacuum'

by AMY TEIBEL Associated Press
Oct 25, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - Israeli officials were outraged Wednesday over U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' comment that the deadly Hamas attack on southern Israel "did not happ...
Japan's top court strikes down required sterilization surgery to officially change gender

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press
Oct 25, 2023 1:00 am - TOKYO - Japan's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery in order to officially change their gender is u...
UN warns Gaza blockade could force it to sharply cut relief operations as bombings rise

By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and LEE KEATH Associated Press
Oct 25, 2023 1:00 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip - The U.N. warned on Wednesday that without more fuel it will soon sharply curtail relief operations in the Gaza Strip, which has been blockaded and de...
U.S. developing contingency plans to evacuate Americans from Mideast in case Israel-Hamas war spreads

By AAMER MADHANI, LOLITA C. BALDOR, and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press
Oct 25, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The White House said Tuesday that "prudent contingency planning" is underway to evacuate Americans from the Middle East in case the Israel-Hamas war spreads...
'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. Associated Press
Oct 24, 2023 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor who starred as the ultrasmooth private detective in several "Shaft" films beginning in the early 1970s, has died....
Jenna Ellis becomes latest Trump lawyer to plead guilty over efforts to overturn Georgia's election

By WILL WEISSERT and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press
Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - ATLANTA - Attorney and prominent conservative media figure Jenna Ellis pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a felony charge over efforts to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election...
Is Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system ironclad?

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press
Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - Since Israel activated the Iron Dome in 2011, the cutting-edge rocket-defense system has intercepted thousands of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. The syst...
States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer
Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - Dozens of US states, including California, Illinois and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people's mental health and contributing the youth menta...
Trump's lawyers file challenges to Washington election subversion case, calling it unconstitutional

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press
Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Lawyers for Donald Trump are raising new challenges to the federal election subversion case against him, telling a judge that the indictment should be dismi...

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