Hospitals have special protection under the rules of war. Why are they in the crosshairs in Gaza? | AP News

Hospitals have special protection under the rules of war. Why are they in the crosshairs in Gaza? | AP News

JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of surgery at Gaza’s largest and most advanced hospital held up his phone Saturday to the hammering of gunfire and artillery shelling. “Listen,” said Dr. Marwan Abu Sada as fighting raged around Shifa Hospital.Close quarters combat between the Israeli military and Hamas militants sent shells hissing through the hospital courtyard

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Newly empowered Virginia Democrats nominate the state’s first Black House speaker, Don Scott | AP News

Newly empowered Virginia Democrats nominate the state’s first Black House speaker, Don Scott | AP News

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s state House will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than 400-year history after the chamber’s incoming Democratic majority on Saturday chose Del. Don Scott to serve in the post. Scott was unanimously elected speaker-designee by the House Democratic Caucus, the group said in a news release. The

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Former Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena dies after collapsing during Albanian Super League soccer game | AP News

Former Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena dies after collapsing during Albanian Super League soccer game | AP News

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Former Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena has died after collapsing Saturday during an Albanian Super League soccer match.The Albanian Football Federation confirmed the death of the 28-year-old Dwamena. Footage on social media appeared to show the player by himself and falling over on the field in the 24th minute of the match

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Mexico’s ruling party names gubernatorial candidates, but questions remain about unity | AP News

Mexico’s ruling party names gubernatorial candidates, but questions remain about unity | AP News

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s ruling party on Saturday named its candidates for eight governorships and the mayorship of Mexico City.But after ruling out the most popular candidate for the capital, questions remain about whether the party can avoid desertions. For the moment, former capital police chief Omar García Harfuch — who won polls on

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