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Netanyahu: Israel ‘must finish the job’ against Hamas

UNITED NATIONS — Surrounded by critics and protesters at the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told fellow world leaders on Friday that his nation “must finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza, giving a defiant speech despite growing international isolation over his ...

Nexstar, Sinclair bring Kimmel’s show back on local TV stations

NEW YORK — Nexstar Media Group joined Sinclair Broadcast Group in bringing Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show back to its local TV stations on Friday night, ending a dayslong TV blackout for dozens of cities across the U.S. The companies suspended the program over remarks the comedian ...

Thune: Shutdown can be avoided if Dems ‘dial back’ demands

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune is rejecting Democratic demands on health care as unserious but says a government shutdown is still “avoidable” despite sharp divisions ahead of Wednesday’s funding deadline. “I’m a big believer that there’s always a way out,” ...

AL East race comes down to season’s final weekend

NEW YORK — All even atop the AL East with three games to go ... before Friday night’s games. That means the division title will be determined this weekend by how the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees handle a pair of also-rans. After both teams won at home Thursday night, the ...

Free speech and its discontents

“It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are 20 gods or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.” — Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) “Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press ...” — First Amendment to ...

Police: No leads in manhunt, suspect believed to be alive

RAY BROOK — It’s been more than a week since the abandoned truck belonging to Anthony G. Bechand, a 53-year-old man wanted in connection with the Sept. 13 stabbing death of his girlfriend, was found in Brighton. As of Thursday, New York State Police say they have no new information on ...