Israel bombards Khan Younis, forcing more Palestinians to try and find safer ground | AP News

Israel bombards Khan Younis, forcing more Palestinians to try and find safer ground | AP News

The Israeli military on Friday dropped leaflets asking civilians to evacuate from areas in northern Khan Younis and eastern Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip, saying forces planned to respond to rocket fire that targeted Israel. New evacuation orders are targeting areas that were previously designated as humanitarian zones. The Israeli military on Friday dropped

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Belarus’ authoritarian leader pardons 30 out of some 1,400 political prisoners

Belarus’ authoritarian leader pardons 30 out of some 1,400 political prisoners

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned 30 prisoners convicted for taking part in protests, the presidential office said Friday. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the Belarusian opposition leader-in-exile, welcomed the move but vowed to keep fighting until each of nearly 1,400 political prisoners in the country is set free. Lukashenko’s office said that

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Connor Stalions, accused in Michigan sign-stealing scandal, gets job at Detroit high school

Connor Stalions, accused in Michigan sign-stealing scandal, gets job at Detroit high school

DETROIT (AP) — Connor Stalions, the former low-level recruiting staffer at Michigan who was at the center of a sign-stealing scandal, is running the defense at a Detroit high school. “I got the most hated man in college football right now, Connor Stalions. He’s my defensive coordinator,” Mumford coach William McMichael told The Detroit News.

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