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Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 11/08/2023 01:26pm • Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s 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 How Joan Kroc's surprise $1.8 billion gift to the Salvation Army transformed 26 communities 11/08/2023 09:31am • First-class recreation centers in low-income neighborhoods — dozens of them, scattered around the nation. That was the vision of Joan Kroc, billionaire philanthropist and heiress to the McDonald’s fortune of her husband, Ray. When she died in 2003, Joan Kroc stunned the Salvation Army when she 'Extraterrestrials' return to Mexico's congress as journalist presses case for 'non-human beings' 11/08/2023 12:40am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — The lower chamber of Mexico’s congress once again turned to spectacle Tuesday, devoting hours of its time to a controversial character who pressed the case for “non-human beings” he said were found in Peru. Less than three weeks after Category 5 Hurricane Otis devastate Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights 11/07/2023 11:31pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, the latest victory for abortion rights supporters since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. Ohio became the seventh sta 40 Filipinos flee war-ravaged Gaza Strip through Rafah crossing and arrive in Egypt 11/07/2023 11:11pm • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Dozens of Filipinos fled from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip into Egypt through the Rafah crossing after Filipino diplomats negotiated for their safe passage and Qatar mediated for the border to be opened, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Wednesday. The 40 Fili Live updates | Israel says troops push deeper into Gaza City as Palestinians flee to the south 11/07/2023 11:09pm • A month into the war, Israel's military says it's fighting in the ‘depths’ of Gaza City after encircling the northern part of the besieged Palestinian enclave. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will have “overall security responsibility” in Gaza “for an indefinite period” aft Ray Peat Diet: What Is It, and Does It Work? 11/07/2023 07:00pm • For anyone who's ever had a chronic, difficult-to-diagnose health condition, the search for answers can lead to years of frustration. Where medical science sometimes fails to offer a definitive answer, anecdotal evidence and experimentation can occasionally lead to a sustainable solution for some pe 'Out of control' crime, abortion rights top of mind for voters in pivotal Virginia election 11/07/2023 06:58pm • Virginia voters cast ballots on Election Day to decide which party will control the Virginia Legislature — as well as a slew of local races for school and county boards. The outcome in Virginia — among just four states with legislative elections this year — will be closely scrutinized natio Peace Corps agrees to pay $750,000 to family of dead volunteer 11/07/2023 06:38pm • The Peace Corps has agreed to pay $750,000 to the family of a 24-year-old volunteer from Illinois who died in 2018 in East Africa after the agency’s doctors misdiagnosed a case of malaria, a law firm announced Tuesday. Bernice Heiderman of Inverness, Illinois, died in January 2018 on the island na Syphilis cases in US newborns skyrocketed in 2022. Health officials suggest more testing 11/07/2023 06:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Alarmed by yet another jump in syphilis cases in newborns, U.S. health officials are calling for stepped-up prevention measures, including encouraging millions of women of childbearing age and their partners to get tested for the sexually transmitted disease. More than 3,700 babies Judge to rule on temporary block of North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming care for minors 11/07/2023 06:17pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota district judge said Tuesday he'll decide soon on whether to temporarily block the state's ban on gender-affirming care for children, among the latest in a series of similar lawsuits playing out across the U.S. Three families and a pediatrician are the plaintiff 'Traumedy' comedian heals trauma with comedy at 'Funny Arabs' show at Busboys and Poets 11/07/2023 04:13pm • You've seen her around town producing "Funny Arabs" and "Traumedy: A Dark Comedy Show" at the D.C. Improv, D.C. Comedy Loft, Miracle Theatre and Kennedy Center. This Thursday, Rola Z hosts "Funny Arabs: The Traumedy Edition" at Busboys and Poets on 14th Street in Northwest D.C. "I'm trying to Editorial Roundup: United States 11/07/2023 02:02pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Nov. 3 The Washington Post on House Speaker Mike Johnson: The House passed on Thursday night a proposal by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) that pairs $14.3 billion in emergency funding for Israel with $14.3 billion in cuts to the Internal Swinney: Clemson RB Shipley 'trending' toward return against Georgia Tech on Saturday 11/07/2023 01:28pm • CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said all-ACC running back Will Shipley was “trending” toward a return to action against Georgia Tech on Saturday. Shipley was placed in concussion protocol after taking a hit at North Carolina State two games ago where his head snapped forward. Bellingham available for Real Madrid in Champions League match against Braga 11/07/2023 01:20pm • MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid will have Jude Bellingham available for the Champions League match against Braga on Wednesday, when it will go for its fourth straight win in Group C. Bellingham injured his left shoulder in the Spanish league match against Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, but he trained on Tues