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Israel raids a Gaza hospital and its strike on a home kills 13 children

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian health officials say that Israeli strikes have killed 38 people in southern Gaza, including at least 15 members of the same extended family, 13 of them children. In northern Gaza, health officials said Friday that Israeli forces raided Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of the few medical facilities still functioning in the area, where the military has renewed its offensive against Hamas and aid groups are sounding the alarm over dire humanitarian conditions. In Lebanon, rare Israeli strikes on the country’s southeast killed three journalists working for news outlets that are considered to be aligned with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and its patron, Iran.

Trump visits Texas to tape Joe Rogan’s podcast and to criticize Harris on immigration

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is in Texas for his first public campaign event in the state since receiving the Republican nomination. He is holding a news conference in Austin to talk about border security and will sit down with the most listened-to podcaster in the country, Joe Rogan. Trump is speaking in a border state for the second time in two days, underscoring his focus on immigration with early voting in many states already under way. In Arizona on Thursday, Trump railed against Harris for the Biden administration’s record on the border.

AI-generated child sexual abuse images are spreading. Law enforcement is racing to stop them

WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. are cracking down on the troubling spread of child sexual abuse imagery created through artificial intelligence technology. Justice Department officials say they’re aggressively going after offenders who exploit AI tools to create harmful imagery of children. Meanwhile, states are racing to ensure those generating “deepfakes” and other obscene imagery of kids can be prosecuted under their laws. The prosecutions come as child advocates are urgently working to curb the misuse of the technology to prevent a flood of disturbing AI-created images. Officials fear AI-generated imagery could make it harder to rescue real victims.

Biden visits Indian Country and apologizes for the ‘sin’ of a 150-year-old boarding school policy

LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden has formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents, calling it a “blot on American history” in his first visit to Indian Country. The president on Friday detailed how his policies have sought to support Native Americans with jobs and new infrastructure. Democrats hope Biden’s visit to the Gila River Indian Community’s reservation in Arizona will also provide a boost to Vice President Kamala Harris’ turnout effort in a key battleground state. It’s a chance for Biden to spotlight his and Harris’ support for tribal nations, a group that historically has leaned toward Democrats.

Two historic Philadelphia churches offer lessons for an America divided today and in its infancy

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Christ Church is so symbolic to the birth of America that it’s called the Nation’s Church. It’s the site where George Washington worshipped and where colonial America made its break with the Church of England. Less than a mile south past Independence Hall, Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is located on the oldest parcel of land continuously owned by Black Americans. Both historic churches continue to function as congregations hundreds of years after their birth in Philadelphia. Their members see the role as crucial ahead of a contentious presidential election in the most pivotal of swing states. They also express concerns about political divisions that the Founding Fathers once feared could tear the nation apart.

At least 75 people are sickened as the deadly McDonald’s E. coli outbreak expands

A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has expanded, with at least 75 people sick in 13 states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that at least 22 people have been hospitalized. One person died. No source of the E. coli outbreak has been identified, but officials are focused on raw slivered onions used on the burgers. McDonald’s officials have said that a Calfornia-based grower supplied yellow onions that have been recalled for possible contamination.

NASA astronaut remains in the hospital after returning from an extended stay in space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts are back on Earth after a space station mission that lasted almost eight months. A SpaceX capsule carrying the crew parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast before dawn Friday. The three Americans and one Russian should have returned from the International Space Station two months ago, but were delayed by Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule and weather. Shortly after splashdown, NASA said one of its astronauts had a medical issue. The space agency says the unidentified astronaut is in stable condition and remains at a Florida hospital as a “precautionary measure.”

Yankees vs Dodgers: The World Series’ most frequent rivalry through the years

In the beginning, the World Series matchup of the Dodgers against the Yankees was a kind of charming intra-city showdown of two New York City boroughs, blue collar Brooklyn, equipped with a neighborhood called Gravesend, against the pretentious Bronx, with the fancy Grand Concourse. It was an intriguing matchup that carried bragging rights in the city as well as baseball’s world championship, and it caught the attention of brilliant sports cartoonist Williard Mullin, who gave it the catchy nickname of “The Subway Series.’’ That was because, after all, New York City’s rapid transit system could get you from one ballpark to the other for just 5 cents.