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- A deluge of Israeli airstrikes today on a refugee camp near Gaza City has demolished apartment buildings, leaving craters where they once stood; at the same time, Israeli ground troops battled Hamas militants across northern Gaza.
- Jacob Lew confirmed as US Ambassador to Israel.
- The UN Human Rights Commission released a new report on the October 5 strike in the Ukrainian village of Hroza, urging Russia to acknowledge responsibility for the missile strike that killed over 50 civilians earlier this month. 1
- Documents released by a Maine sheriff’s office gave a newly detailed timeline of the warning signs and failed efforts to stop the gunman who killed 18 people and wounded 13 others at a bowling alley and bar last week.
- Fire officials are battling a wildfire in Southern California fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds that’s ripping through rural land southeast of Los Angeles.
- Federal and state fishery agencies are scrambling to save some of the last populations of Central Valley spring-run Chinook Salmon. In an urgent effort to help save their unique genetic heritage, juvenile salmon are being captured and transported to their new homes in a hatchery complex at U.C. Davis. The emergency action was triggered by extremely low numbers of salmon that returned to their creeks of origin to spawn this year. 2
Members of the Jamul Fire Dept., out of San Diego County, look for hot spots while fighting the Highland Fire Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Aguanga, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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