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Work and travel resume across Taiwan after Typhoon Krathon finally dissipates 10/04/2024 07:10am • KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Work, classes and flights resumed across Taiwan on Friday after Typhoon Krathon brought torrential rainfall to the island but finally dissipated over a mountain range. A heavy rain advisory remained in place for the northern coast and mountainous areas, where two landslide Death threats assail Brazil's trailblazing trans candidates as they campaign 10/04/2024 06:07am • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Benny Briolly beamed as she strode through the concrete favela alleyway in a snow-white dress, volunteers proudly waving campaign flags emblazoned with her face. The city councilwoman and nearly 1,000 other transgender politicians are running Sunday in every one of Brazil's 2 Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen 10/04/2024 05:37am • Hezbollah on Sunday confirmed the death of high-ranking official Nabil Kaouk in an Israeli airstrike, a day after the Lebanese militant group acknowledged the killings of multiple commanders, including longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah. Israel struck Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the militan AP Week in Pictures: Global 10/04/2024 02:33am • Sept. 27 - Oct. 3, 2024 The moon moves past the sun during an annular solar eclipse, debris is strewn on the lake in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and demonstrators burn representations of the U.S. and Israeli flags in Tehran. An Israeli tank maneuvers in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon Mets advance in playoffs with 4-2 win over Brewers as Alonso homers to spark 9th-inning rally 10/04/2024 01:23am • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pete Alonso hit a go-ahead, three-run homer off All-Star closer Devin Williams in the ninth inning and the New York Mets beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 on Thursday night to win their NL Wild Card Series. With their latest thrilling comeback in the decisive Game 3 against Milwaukee For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No 10/04/2024 12:09am • AURORA, Colo. (AP) — East Colfax Avenue was the best place to find a job. That's what everyone told Sofia Roca. Never mind the open drug use, the sex workers or the groups of other migrant women marching the sidewalks soliciting work at the very same Mexican restaurants and bakeries. On East Colf Presto's Picks: Navy & JMU among the October unbeatens 10/03/2024 11:36pm • College football's "Moving Month" begins with 18 FBS schools still unbeaten, and two of them are in the D.C. metro area (stretched slightly). While Maryland is spending its bye week trying to fix what went wrong in their 0-2 Big Ten start and Virginia Tech is looking to avoid a third straight UK gives sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The US base on Diego Garcia stays 10/03/2024 11:05pm • LONDON (AP) — The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal to secure the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base. British Foreign Secretary Da Jordan McCloud throws 3 TD passes, runs for another score and Texas State takes down Troy 38-17 10/03/2024 10:35pm • TROY, Ala. (AP) — Jordan McCloud accounted for four touchdowns, three of them through the air, and Texas State defeated Troy 38-17 on Thursday night. McCloud threw three touchdown passes in the first half and Texas State (3-2, 1-0 Sun Belt Conference) rolled up 298 yards on offense before intermis Dockworkers' union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract 10/03/2024 09:33pm • DETROIT (AP) — The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports reached a deal Thursday to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. The union, the International Longshoremen’s Association, is to resume working immed Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights, putting her at odds with the GOP 10/03/2024 09:05pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Melania Trump revealed her support for abortion rights Thursday ahead of the release of her upcoming memoir, exposing a stark contrast with her husband, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, on the crucial election issue. In a video posted to her X account Thursday morning, Golden Knights not afraid to cut loose popular players in pursuit of Stanley Cup 10/03/2024 08:57pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — An original Golden Knight, Jonathan Marchessault wanted to stay in Las Vegas, but he also understood as well as anyone that this organization will do what it believes will put the team in the best position to win in the near and long term. Even if that means allowing one of the mo T-wolves welcome Randle and DiVincenzo with title aspirations, after tough farewell to Towns 10/03/2024 08:28pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves were determined enough to take the last two steps to an NBA title — and concerned enough about how tough that could be — that they were willing to part with one of their best and most beloved players to try to do it. Trading Karl-Anthony Towns to t Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark a near-unanimous choice as WNBA's Rookie of the Year 10/03/2024 08:26pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark has been named the WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote, giving the Indiana Fever back-to-back winners after Aliyah Boston won the honor last season. A national panel of sportswriters and sportscasters gave Clark 66 of 67 votes in balloting released Thursd Augusta chairman confident Masters will go on as club focuses on community recovery from Helene 10/03/2024 08:24pm • Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley said Thursday he was confident the Masters would be held as scheduled in April as the club directs its attention and resources to helping the area recover from devastating damage from Hurricane Helene. Augusta National and the Community Foundation for the Centra