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UK Treasury chief signals tax cuts and a squeeze on welfare benefits are on the way UK Treasury chief signals tax cuts and a squeeze on welfare benefits are on the way 11/18/2023 07:52am • LONDON (AP) â U.K. Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt says the government can afford to lower some taxes now that inflation is falling, but that any cuts will come along with a squeeze on welfare benefits. British media have reported that there will be relief for businesses and wealthy property-owners in Live updates | Limited telecom services return to Gaza, but the UN lacks fuel for aid delivery Live updates | Limited telecom services return to Gaza, but the UN lacks fuel for aid delivery 11/18/2023 12:22am • Limited phone and internet services began working again Friday across Gaza after fuel was delivered to restart generators that power the networks. Israel announced that it will allow two tanker trucks of fuel into Gaza each day for the United Nations and communication systems. That amount is half of UN stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza as communications blackout hinders aid coordination UN stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza as communications blackout hinders aid coordination 11/17/2023 09:13pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) â The United Nations was forced Friday to stop deliveries of food and other necessities to Gaza and warned of the growing risk of widespread starvation after internet and telephone services collapsed in the besieged enclave because of lack of fuel. Israel announced t Thousands of bodies lie buried in rubble in Gaza. Families dig to retrieve them, often by hand 11/17/2023 01:45pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) â The wreckage goes on for block after devastated block. The smell is sickening. Every day, hundreds of people claw through tons of rubble with shovels and iron bars and their bare hands. They are looking for the bodies of their children. Their parents. Their neighbo Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 11/17/2023 01:35pm • Hereâs a look at how APâs general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on APâs complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov US sanctions Iran-backed militia members in Iraq conducting strikes against American forces US sanctions Iran-backed militia members in Iraq conducting strikes against American forces 11/17/2023 12:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) â The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on six people affiliated with the Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Kataeb Hezbollah, which is accused of being behind a spate of recent attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria following the October 7 attacks by Hamas against Israel. Include NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 11/17/2023 10:18am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Voluntary removal of popular cold-and-cough medic More than a million Afghans will go back after Pakistan begins expelling foreigners without papers More than a million Afghans will go back after Pakistan begins expelling foreigners without papers 11/17/2023 09:11am • ISLAMABAD (AP) â About 1.3 million Afghans are expected to return to their country of origin from Pakistan, the U.N. health agency warned, weeks after authorities began expelling foreigners living in the country illegally. Thursdayâs warning by the World Health Organization came amid such expul The protests outside DNC headquarters signal the divides in Biden's base over Israel-Hamas war The protests outside DNC headquarters signal the divides in Biden's base over Israel-Hamas war 11/16/2023 05:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) â National Democrats this year have insisted the party is united and ready to rally around President Joe Biden heading into next year's election. But a protest outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters signals growing tension within the coalition that has propelled Dem Mid Atlantic Daybook 11/16/2023 04:32pm • Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Thursday, Nov. 16. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Mid-Atlantic bureau is reachable at 202-641-9660 Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 11/16/2023 01:04pm • Hereâs a look at how APâs general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on APâs complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Jill Biden will lead new initiative to boost federal government research into women's health Jill Biden will lead new initiative to boost federal government research into women's health 11/16/2023 12:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) â The Biden administration on Monday announced a White House initiative to improve how the federal government approaches and funds research into the health of women, who make up more than half of the U.S. population but remain understudied and underrepresented in health research. Plant-based meat is a simple solution to climate woes - if more people would eat it Plant-based meat is a simple solution to climate woes - if more people would eat it 11/16/2023 11:33am • THORNTON, Colo. (AP) â Lars Obendorfer says he was âœbadly insultedâ after he first began offering vegan sausage at his stands, dubbed âœBest Worscht in Town.â He even found himself mediating between customers arguing on social media about what to him was just another menu item. âœThere was Eating less meat would be good for the Earth. Small nudges can change behavior Eating less meat would be good for the Earth. Small nudges can change behavior 11/16/2023 10:11am • NEW YORK (AP) â Preston Cabral eats meat nearly every day at home, but his favorite meals at school are served on âœMeatless Mondaysâ and âœVegan Fridays.â âœToday I ate chips, tangerines and this thing that looked like chili but without the meat â just beans,â the 12-year-old said afte Plant-based meat is a simple solution to climate woes - if more people would eat it Plant-based meat is a simple solution to climate woes - if more people would eat it 11/16/2023 09:43am • THORNTON, Colo. (AP) â Lars Obendorfer says he was âœbadly insultedâ after he first began offering vegan sausage at his 25 German stands, dubbed âœBest Worscht in Town.â He even found himself mediating between customers arguing on social media. âœThere was downright hostility between the me
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