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New York (AP) — America’s colleges aspire to be places where ideas meet and common ground emerges. As the death toll rises in the Israel-Hamas war, they have become seats of anguish.

Many Jewish students and their allies, some with family and friends in Israel, have demanded bold reckonings and strong condemnation after the attacks by Hamas militants, who stormed from the blockaded Gaza Strip into nearby Israeli towns, killing and abducting civilians and soldiers.

ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Nikki Haley vowed to stand with Israel “every step of the way.” She promised to “decimate” the Iranian economy. And she called for continued funding for Ukraine as it fights to repel the Russian invasion.

“It’s a dangerous world right now,” Haley told Republican primary voters gathered inside New Hampshire’s American Legion Post No. 7 as a new war raged in the Middle East. “And this is gonna get messier before it gets better.”

UNITED NATIONS, October 14. /TASS/: Moscow suggests that the UN Security Council call for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East, according to a Russia-proposed resolution.

The document says that it is possible to ensure a long-term solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict only through peaceful means. Russia called for an immediate and long-term ceasefire that all parties would respect.

A Russia-proposed United Nations Security Resolution made available to TASS calls for an immediate release of hostages.

UNITED NATIONS/AMMAN/RAMALLAH, Oct 14 (NNN-XINHUA/PETRA/WAFA) – Palestine’s ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, appealed to UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday, to do more to alleviate the tragedy in Gaza.

Mansour, speaking right before the UN Security Council held closed-door consultations on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, said, ambassadors from the Arab Group will meet with Guterres and asked him to do more.

GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Guatemala's President Alejandro Giammattei on Friday called for roadblocks to be lifted and said he cannot remove the country's attorney general, something demanded by protesters who accuse authorities of blocking the government transition.

Attorney General Maria Consuelo Porras, whose office has said she will not step down, has been investigating the party of president-elect Bernardo Arevalo in what he and the Organization of American States have branded an attack on democracy.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ahead of a trip to Israel this weekend, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says an upcoming administration request for wartime funding could include aid for both Israel and Ukraine.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has benefited from waiting to reveal where he stands as the swing vote in a chamber closely divided between Democrats and Republicans.

He’s taken the same approach when it comes to the next phase of his political career: The moderate Democrat has teased possible retirement, a run for reelection to the Senate or even a presidential campaign in 2024 — possibly as an independent candidate.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ethical concerns are casting a shadow over President Joe Biden as he seeks reelection amid investigations into his son Hunter and an impeachment inquiry, with a poll showing that 35% of U.S. adults believe the president himself has done something illegal.

14 October 2023; AA: New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov was arrested Friday after she was seen on social media displaying a handgun at a pro-Palestinian rally at Brooklyn College, according to reports that cited police. 

The conservative Republican councilwoman was arrested after turning herself into the 70th Precinct in Brooklyn. She was charged with "criminal possession of a firearm," NBC New York reported.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans chose firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker during internal voting Friday, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump.