Gaza's residents faced a near-total communications blackout as Israel's warplanes dropped bombs and its troops and armor pushed into the enclave. Benjamin Netanyahu stopped short of calling the current incursions an invasion.
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The announcement, after a 48-hour search for the suspect in the most lethal act of firearms violence in the state's history, brought relief to Lewiston and other southern Maine communities plunged into a virtual lockdown.
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Investors on edge as Middle East conflict intensifies
A widening conflict could prompt safe-haven buying of Treasuries, moderating the surge in yields.
- WorldUS appeals court keeps California assault weapons ban in force
California in 1989 became the first US state to ban assault weapons, acting in the wake of a school shooting that killed five children. Last week, a lower court had declared the measure unconstitutional.
