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NYACK, N.Y. CNN  —  Bill Clinton made his case here Saturday for New York Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the endangered chair of the House Democratic campaign arm, in a nearly half-hour speech in which the former president attacked Republicans over plans to slash social services and the increasing vitriol of right-wing political rhetoric. Clinton’s appearance on the campaign trail for Maloney – a longtime ally, friend and former staffer – reflected the anxiety engulfing New York Democrats as Election Day nears. Maloney is in a tough fight against Republican assemblyman Mike Lawler as he runs for a sixth term representing…

LGBTQ bars in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are banning customers from wearing Jeffrey Dahmer Halloween costumes because the famed serial killer notoriously preyed on the city’s gay community.The convicted serial killer targeted the gay male community in the Wisconsin city during the late seventies to early nineties. Dahmer killed 17 men and boys, whose bodies he dismembered and occasionally ate.   Two gay bars in Milwaukee, D.I.X and This Is It, wrote on social media prior to Halloween weekend to warn patrons that Dahmer costumes were banned.”We are here to have a great time respect everyone and make sure everyone feels welcome…

The University of Alberta’s Campus Food Bank is making a desperate plea for donations. This comes as organizers said high costs of tuition, food and rent have many students in dire need of help.“We used to make around 40 to 60 hampers a week and now we make 150 to 200,” student volunteer Radha Maradiya said.Last month, roughly 1,000 people accessed food and supplies at the food bank.Organizers said so far this month, they are on track to far exceed that number.“This year we have been so busy,” said Campus Food Bank programs manager Madi Corry said. “This event is…

All good things must come to an end, even when it comes to TV. Throughout the years, many television stars have suddenly left their roles — some choosing to leave a famous part in the past. In September 2020, Anna Faris announced her she was leaving CBS’ Mom after starring as the lead character on the show for seven seasons. “The past seven years on Mom have been some of the most fulfilling and rewarding of my career,” she said in a statement at the time. “I’m so thankful to Chuck [Lorre], the writers, and my amazing castmates for creating…

All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado will not exercise the opt-out clause in his contract with the Cardinals, keeping him in St. Louis through the end of the 2027 season, a person familiar with his decision told The Associated Press on Saturday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no official announcement had been made. The Athletic was the first to report on Arenado’s decision. Arenado had until five days after the World Series to decide whether to opt out of the remaining five years and $144 million on his contract. He originally signed an eight-year, $260 million pact with…

Georgia tight end Brock Bowers hauled in an improbable catch Saturday. During the first half of the Georgia-Florida game in Jacksonville, Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett underthrew a pass to Bowers. Florida linebacker Amari Burney was covering Bowers and deflected the ball.That’s when the magic happened. The ball bounced off Burney’s helmet and somehow landed in Bower’s arms. The sophomore tight end was able to grab possession of the ball and scampered to the end zone.Bowers was credited with a 73-yard touchdown that increased Georgia’s lead to 21-0 in the first half.Bowers athleticism was on full display during the play as he…

Calls for a revolution in Iran are burning hot all over the world. After holding protests across Canada last weekend, protesters made a human chain in Canadian cities Saturday, including in Regina. The protest in Regina is part of a global movement, as the families of the victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 lent their voices to the worldwide calls for revolution in Iran.“What do we want? Regime change!”Those were the words shouted by protesters on Albert Street Bridge on Saturday as many Iranians living in Regina are voicing their frustrations.The protests in Iran were sparked by the death…

Decoupling global supply chains will be “very complicated, expensive and time-consuming”, one of the world’s leading chipmakers has warned, as rising US-China tensions threaten to worsen a sharp market downturn.Lorenzo Flores, vice-chair of Kioxia, said in an interview with the Financial Times that the Japanese company was analysing the impact of the latest US export controls. The challenge, he added, was the uncertainty of how Beijing would retaliate against Washington’s moves to hamper its efforts to manufacture advanced semiconductors. Washington’s controls have specifically targeted Kioxia’s Chinese rival Yangtze Memory Technologies. The company has had to ask American employees in core…

Thousands of salmon were seen in a creek on Saturday in Port Coquitlam, an encouraging sign for returns, according to an expert. There were so many spawning Coho below the hatchery at Noon’s Creek in Port Moody, many bystanders stopped to watch the salmon on the side of a trail.The record-breaking stretch of late summer weather and drought conditions had many worried about the state of local salmon runs, which have a biological clock that dictates when they leave the ocean to spawn.“We were here just a few weeks ago and this area was completely dry and impassable for fish,”…

A Tennessee death row inmate severed his own penis with a hidden razor after being placed on suicide watch for slitting his wrists following a disagreement with jail officials over a food package delivery, his attorney says.Henry Eugene Hodges, sentenced to death for the 1990 killing of a telephone repairman, mutilated himself by slicing off his own penis earlier this month after a disagreement with jail officials who didn’t allow him to receive a special food package he had ordered, according to his attorney Kelley Henry. Hodges became upset and began smearing feces in his cell after prison officials refused to…