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What to do with 1.1 million bullets seized from Iran? U.S. ships them to Ukraine

by TARA COPP Associated Press October 4, 2023October 4, 2023

The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet and its allies have intercepted numerous ships believed to be transporting weapons and ammunition from Iran to Yemen in support of the Iranian-backed Houthis.

Business, Nation / World, News, Uncategorized

Uber rolls out package return service so you don’t have to go to the post office

by Natallie Rocha The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS) October 4, 2023October 5, 2023

The technology company announced Wednesday it is rolling out its package return option in dozens of major metropolitan areas across the country this week.

Business, Nation / World

Prosecutors paint Sam Bankman-Fried as a liar; defense says he was ‘reasonable’

by Tory Newmyer and Eli Tan The Washington Post October 4, 2023October 5, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal trial begins in earnest Wednesday as a jury is finalized and prosecutors and the defense make their opening statements.

Nation / World, New England, News

Massachusetts shooting claims life of baby delivered after mother was one of several hit by gunfire

by Associated Press October 4, 2023October 4, 2023

Authorities say the baby of a pregnant woman who was shot following a fight on a downtown street was delivered at a hospital and died.

Arts & Entertainment, Nation / World

Suspect charged in Tupac’s fatal shooting makes first court appearance in Las Vegas

by RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press October 4, 2023October 5, 2023

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis was arrested and charged in the 1996 fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur last week.

Nation / World, News, Politics

McCarthy’s ouster leaves House adrift as divided Republicans seek a new leader

by FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press October 4, 2023October 4, 2023

It is a wide open battle for the job just as Congress faces a new deadline to fund the government by mid-November, but work on that legislation is on hold due to the vacancy in the speaker’s office.

Nation / World, News, Politics

Biden suggests he has a path to get more aid to Ukraine

by CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press October 4, 2023October 4, 2023

Aid for Ukraine has been a source of tension and uncertainty as several Republicans in the House have severe doubts or openly oppose additional funding to sustain the Ukrainian military.

Nation / World, News

Capitol rioter who attacked cameraman and police officer gets more than 4 years in prison

by MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press October 4, 2023October 4, 2023

The Illinois man also has been charged in in that state with first-degree murder in the death of a woman killed in a wrong-way car collision on Nov. 8, 2022, while the man was fleeing from police.