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Trucker strike raises concerns about disrupted food delivery in New England

by MARK PRATT Associated Press October 4, 2022October 4, 2022

A Massachusetts industry group representing about 400 nursing homes and assisted living residences said Tuesday that the truckers’ strike has raised concerns but that she has not heard of any missed deliveries.

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Supreme Court hears case that could affect minority voting power across U.S.

by MARK SHERMAN Associated Press October 4, 2022October 4, 2022

In the latest showdown over the federal Voting Rights Act, lawsuits seek to force Alabama to create a second Black majority congressional district.

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Retreating Russians leave their comrades’ bodies behind

by ADAM SCHRECK and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press October 4, 2022October 4, 2022

Russian troops abandoned a key Ukrainian city so rapidly that they left the bodies of their comrades in the streets.

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Musk offers to end legal fight, pay $44 billion to buy Twitter

by TOM KRISHER, MATT O'BRIEN and RANDALL CHASE Associated Press October 4, 2022October 4, 2022

However, the social media giant has options and doesn’t have to accept the Tesla CEO’s offer.

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Medical associations ask DOJ to investigate threats to children’s hospitals

by Associated Press October 4, 2022October 4, 2022

Their demands come amid a spate of threats against doctors and institutions that provide medical care for transgender kids, sometimes including hormones or surgery for older teens.

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Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter and country queen, dies

by KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer October 4, 2022October 4, 2022

The Country Music Hall of Famer wrote fearlessly about sex and love, cheating husbands, divorce and birth control and sometimes got in trouble with radio programmers for material from which even rock performers once shied away.

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Indonesia police chief, others removed over soccer disaster

by AGOES BASOEKI and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press October 3, 2022October 4, 2022

The disaster Saturday night was among the deadliest ever at a sporting event.

Nation & World, New England, News

Migrant flights’ mysterious recruiter identified, reports say

by associated Press October 3, 2022October 3, 2022

Several media outlets have identified the mysterious woman who allegedly lured dozens of migrants on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ flights to Martha’s Vineyard from San Antonio.