NEW YORK (AP) 鈥斅燜ormer President Donald Trump laced into Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats in a pointed and at times bitter speech as he headlined the annual Al Smith charity dinner in New York. Trump, in remarks that often felt more like a rally speech than a comedy bit, repeatedly criticized Harris over her decision to skip the event as she campaigned in Wisconsin.聽
MANILA, Philippines (AP) 鈥 Philippine police say a search is underway after four gunmen reportedly abducted an American national, who was shot in the leg as he tried to resist before being spirited away by speedboat.聽
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) 鈥 The Texas Supreme Court has halted the scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.聽
BEIRUT 鈥 A statement issued by one of Hamas鈥 political leaders abroad Friday tacitly 鈥 but not directly 鈥 confirmed the death of the group鈥檚 leader, Yahya Sinwar, in Gaza, and said that Israel is mistaken if it 鈥渂elieves that killing our leaders means the end of our movement and the struggle of the Palestinian people.鈥
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