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Attack on a health center dealing with polio in northwestern Pakistan kills a police officer.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in Orakzai , a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Militants in Pakistan often target police and polio workers during campaigns against polio.
Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only two countries in the world where the spread of polio has never been stopped.
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The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York on Oct. 28, 1886 .
It was a gift from France to the United States presented two years earlier .
The ceremony honored the creators of the statue and the people of the U.S. and France .
President Cleveland accepted the statue.
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SBA and DoD announced 13 funds approved to be licensed by the SBA under the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology Initiative (SBICCT) The funds plan to raise $2.8 billion in private capital matched with SBA -guaranteed loans to invest in over 1,000 innovative startups and small businesses developing technologies.
The SBICCT Initiative was announced by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman in December 2022 .
As the only go-to resource and voice for small businesses backed by the strength of the federal government, the SBA empowers entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and support they need to start, grow, or expand their businesses, or recover from a declared disaster. It delivers services through an extensive network of SBA field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov..
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Human Rights Watch: Burkina Faso put civilians at 'unnecessary risk' during militant attack.
In August , at least 100 villagers were killed by fighters from a militant group linked to al-Qaida .
Villagers in the Barsalogho commune were forcibly helping security forces dig up trenches.
The JNIM group, which claimed responsibility for the attack, said that all of the villagers targeted were members of militias.
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The pollution poses a severe health threat to residents since the Yamuna provides more than half of the Indian capital's water.
On Tuesday , the air-quality index deteriorated to “a very poor” reading of 273 .
The tiny PM 2.5 particulate matter can enter deep into the lungs and cause diseases.
The 1,376-kilometer ( 855-mile ) Yamuna is one of the holiest rivers for Hindus .
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Researchers' new outreach strategy succeeds, sets blueprint for detecting invasive species in Florida .
South Florida 's warm climate, disturbed habitats and bustling pet trade have made it a hotspot for these non-native, cryptic reptiles.
University of Florida researchers are showcasing how a focused outreach initiative in Palm Beach County has led to a successful increase in reports of invasive reptiles.
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The Republican National Committee asks the Supreme Court to put on hold a state high court decision.
Pennsylvania 's high court ruled that election officials must count provisional ballots cast by a voter whose mail ballot was rejected because it was returned without a secrecy envelope.
Republicans warned that if the ruling is left untouched, " tens of thousands " of provisional votes may be counted.
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Texas is clawing back more than $607 million per year in federal funding for special education services.
The School Health and Related Services (SHARS) program provides hundreds of school districts critical funding.
School district officials say the move will likely worsen already strained budgets for students with disabilities.
Shiner school district is a member of a special education cooperative in rural Texas .
The group received about $1 million in funding in previous years , a number that has since been cut in half .
Districts say they are feeling the effects of changes to the SHARS program.
Lubbock school district will experience a cut of almost $8 million .
The state health agency says it is working with state education officials to ensure school districts are up to date on SHARS.
But with drastic changes having already gone into effect, many school district officials are reconsidering whether participating in the program is worth it.
Some rural school districts that didn’t receive significant funding from SHARS are dropping out.
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President Joe Biden is set to announce a $3 billion investment to upgrade ports across the U.S. The investment includes $147 million in grants for the Port of Baltimore .
The funds will help purchase "battery-electric and hydrogen-powered human-operated and human-maintained equipment" The goal is to eliminate more than 3 million metric tons of carbon pollution over 10 years .
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The five-day festival of Diwali marks the return of the mythical Lord Ram, named in Sanskrit scripture as a reincarnation of the god Vishnu, from exile after 14 years .
The festival starts on the darkest night of the year, per the Hindu lunar calendar — October 31 , according to the Indian government.