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The rulers' decision — reneging on a previous promise — came at the start of the new school year in Afghanistan and risks further alienating the international community.

Students returned to the campus for classes for the first time since 17 people were killed in a shooting rampage at the Florida school.

Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian plans to buy 28 million more shares of General Motors stock through his private company, Tracinda Corp. The purchase would make Kerkorian one of GM's largest shareholders. Jerome Vaughn of Detroit Public Radio reports.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Pete Pattisson of The Guardianabout his reporting on migrant worker deaths in Qatar, including those who died while constructing venues for FIFA's 2022 World Cup.

“M” is for Marion (Marion County; 2020 population 6,071)

Citheronia regalis, the regal moth or royal walnut moth, is a North American moth in the family Saturniidae. The caterpillars are called hickory horned devils. The adult (imago) has a wingspan of 3.75-6.1 in (9.5-15.5 cm). The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793.

Writer and comedian Andy Borowitz read through more than 1,000 different authors before picking the top 50 for his new book, The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to the Onion.

The pop star's SOUR tour sold out as fans faced long queues and site outages. A Ticketmaster feature meant to "level the playing field" failed to bar scalpers, who are reselling tickets for thousands.

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is praising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for showing what he calls “restraint” after Hamas attacked Israel over a week ago. The Republican presidential candidate says Netanyahu “waited” and showed “patience” and “humanity” in response to the Oct. 7 attack.

Salmon farming is big business in Chile, and the U.S. is one of its largest markets. Yet the fish are not native, and fishermen say salmon are damaging ecosystems and an Indigenous way of life.