Sara Gagné-Holmes had served as deputy commissioner of the department for 5 years and takes over as the agency is facing a federal lawsuit and scrutiny by lawmakers.
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Ethel Kennedy, social activist and wife of Robert F. Kennedy, dead at 96
Kennedy had been hospitalized after suffering a stroke in her sleep on Oct. 3, her family said.
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Han Kang is first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize for literature
Kang, a poet and novelist, was awarded for books, including ‘The Vegetarian’ and ‘Human Acts,’ that explore the pain of being human and the scars of Korea’s turbulent history.
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Milton clobbers coastal communities in Florida, leaves millions without power and kills at least 6
The deadly storm surge feared for Tampa never materialized, though the storm dumped up to 18 inches of rain in some parts of the area.
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Hunt & Harvest: Howling through the woods
Erin Merrill recalls taking her first bear a decade ago in October during a one-day hound hunt.
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Sheriff: Three arrested on drug charges after search of Hartland home
Wednesday’s search of the Crosby Street residence took place after a monthlong investigation into illegal drug activity at the dwelling, officials said.
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At least 22 killed in airstrikes in central Beirut, with Israel also firing on UN peacekeepers
Thursday’s strikes followed a year of tit-for-tat exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel that boiled over into all-out war in recent weeks.