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National News

Israel says the vast network of Hamas tunnels will make a ground offensive long and difficult

Israel’s defense minister says it expects to launch a ground offensive into Gaza soon that will be long and difficult, and aim to destroy hundreds of kilometers or miles of tunnels used by the territory’s militant Hamas rulers.

apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-airstrikes-region-e41b5b12e8cdf9db62395314d9a782b6

Amid massive search for mass killing suspect, Maine residents remain behind locked doors

Shocked and fearful Maine residents are keeping to their homes as hundreds of police and FBI agents search intently for Robert Card, a U.S. Army reservist authorities say fatally shot 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar.

apnews.com/article/maine-shooting-lewiston-fed5ab0aaee9d7d4c0f0fccb3d301bb7

October 26, 2023

Today, data from the Commerce Department showed that the U.S. economy grew at an astonishing rate of 4.9% in the third quarter, and we learned that in Lewiston, Maine, a single shooter killed at least 18 people—more people than died by gun homicide in Maine in the whole of 2021—and injured at least 13 others.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/october-26-2023?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Stockard on the Stump: State conceals cost of special session security, AG letter to colleges – Tennessee Lookout

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security refuses to release costs for housing state troopers in a special legislative session.

tennesseelookout.com/2023/10/27/stockard-on-the-stump-state-conceals-cost-of-special-session-security-ag-letter-to-colleges

Local News:

Athens Area Council for the Arts (AACA) is pleased to present its annual Holiday Trunk Show which offers handmade art and crafts available for sale. Vendors interested in participating must register by Saturday, October 28, 2023. Dates for Holiday Trunk Show are Friday and Saturday, November 17 and 18, 2023. For more information about AACA programs visit athensartscouncil.org, or phone 423-745-8781. Office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The Arts Center is located in Historic Downtown Athens, Tennessee, in the Main Street District, at 320 North White Street.

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