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Lorain With Littles plans fall events, moves toward nonprofit status

Lorain With Littles is preparing for a busy October with two family events, including its largest fundraiser of the year. The group will host the Blippi Bootacular on Oct. 26, at Puskas Pavilion, ...
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New study adds to the possibility of favorable conditions for life at Saturn’s moon Enceladus

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have uncovered new types of organics in icy geysers spouting from Saturn’s moon Enceladus, bolstering the likelihood that the ocean world may harbor conditions ...
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The government shutdown is here. How does it end?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn’t extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instead to force a government shutdown. Now ...
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High school football: Matt Wilhelm Award watch list for Oct. 1

The Matt Wilhelm Award is given to The Morning Journal’s football player of the year. It is named after the former star of ...
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Former judge is likely the next leader of the Mormon church and its 17 million members

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dallin H. Oaks, a former Utah Supreme Court justice known for his jurist sensibilities and ...
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The agency's mission to protect health and the environment is at risk without a federal budget.

“Nobody will be holding polluters accountable for what they dump into the air we breathe, in the water we drink while EPA is ...
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National parks will remain ‘generally’ open during the shutdown, but Liberty Bell doors are closed

NEW YORK (AP) — Crowds of people loaded onto boats to tour the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Wednesday morning with no immediate signs of the government shutdown that is triggering the furlough ...
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Chunk, a 1,200-pound bear with a broken jaw, wins Alaska’s popular Fat Bear Week contest

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Chunk, a towering brown bear with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest — his first win after narrowly finishing in second place ...
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Flotilla activists approach Gaza and say they are ready for a possible Israeli interception

Israel orders Palestinians to leave Gaza City, saying those who stay will be considered ‘terror supporters’ 3 alleged Hamas members arrested in Germany on ...
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Charity basketball event is Oct. 25 in Elyria

The Elite Shot, in partnership with the Ambassador Brothers and Power 4 Pink, will host the Crossover 4A Breakthrough Charity Basketball Game at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 25th at South Park Recreation Center, ...
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OhioMeansJobs to host job fair Oct. 9

During Manufacturing Month, OhioMeansJobs of Lorain County will host a job fair which will focus on area manufacturing, ...
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Rescuers in desperate search after a powerful earthquake hit the Philippines, killing at least 69

BOGO, Philippines (AP) — Rescuers used backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other damaged buildings in the central Philippines on Wednesday, a day after an ...