Palestinian rivals announce preliminary Gaza reconciliation in Cairo
Fatah and Hamas reach a preliminary deal to place Gaza under Abbas backed governance with Hamdallah’s government to run Gaza and Abbas authorities to supervise crossings by November 1. Hamas may cede Gaza leadership while talks form committees to resolve remaining points. Rejoicing follows in Gaza and Ramallah.
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Cairo
Fatah
Hamas
Gaza Strip
Mahmoud Abbas
Ismail Haniyeh
Egypt
Ramallah
Jawad Abu Shaikha
Gaza
Waed Mesameh
Abbas
West Bank
Rami Hamdallah
Azzam al-Ahmad
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel
Kerem Shalom
Erez
Battle Lines Form As Scouts Pledge Friendly Cooperation
The Boy Scouts of America move to admit girls across ranks savors a potential clash with the Girl Scouts of the USA founded in 1912. Leaders warn programming shifts, camp sales, and funding strains may test years of cordial ties as both groups compete for female youth.
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New York
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts of America
BSA
Girl Scouts of the USA
Girl Scout
Lisa Margosian
Margosian
GSUSA
Randall Stephenson
Michael Surbaugh
Jan Barker
Girl Scouts’ Heart of Michigan Council
Barker
Kalamazoo, Mich
Suellen Nelles
Fairbanks
Alaska
Nelles
Charles Garcia
Girl Scouts’ National Board
University of Iowa
Natalie Benson
Holly Sweezer
Grand Rapids Veterans State Cemetery
Grand Rapids
Mich
Cub Scouts
Linden
Boy Scouts of America Board of Directors
Lawsuits aim to curb Charlottesville rally violence
Two newly filed lawsuits seek to prevent par military style violence seen during the August Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. One suit in Charlottesville Circuit Court targets organizers leaders and private militias for illegal activity. the federal suit seeks civil rights damages and a ban on similar gatherings. The actions name Richard Spencer Jeff Schoep and organizations while the city joins the state suit and University of Virginia affiliates are among the plaintiffs.
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Charlottesville
Unite the Right
Washington Post
Lottesville
Institute For Constitutional Advocacy and Protection
Georgetown University
Michie Hamlett
Lee Livingston
Virginia
United States of America
University of Virginia
Robbie Kaplan
Edith Windsor
Supreme Court
Karen Dunn
Richard Spencer
Associated Press
Michael Hill
Southern Nationalist League of the South
Jeff Schoep
National Socialist Movement
Organization
Jason Kessler
Public links extreme weather to climate change in latest AP poll
A AP-NORC poll shows 68 percent of Americans believe weather disasters are worsening, with 46 percent blaming man made climate change mostly or solely. Susan Cutter notes public perception aligns with observed increases in billion dollar disasters this year.
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Washington
Harvey
Irma
Maria
Associated Press-Norc Center For Public Affairs Research
Susan Cutter
University of South Carolina
Cutter
United States
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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