Ex-police chief, serving murder and rape sentences, escapes from Arkansas prison in disguise

A former Arkansas police chief serving decades in prison for first-degree murder and rape escaped from prison Sunday in a “makeshift” law enforcement uniform, Arkansas Department of Corrections officials said. Grant Hardin, the 56-year-old former Gateway police chief, escaped at approximately 3:40 p.m. from the North Central Unit in Calico Rock, officials said. As of…

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Controversial new Gaza aid program’s head quits citing ‘humanitarian principles’

COGAT, the Israeli military’s liaison with Palestinians and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, did not respond to requests for comment on Wood’s resignation and on GHF’s stated plan to launch operations Monday. In a separate statement, GHF’s board said it was “disappointed” by Wood’s departure, but would push forward with its plan and begin…

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Israeli strikes kill 52 in Gaza, including 36 in a school-turned shelter, medics say

Awad said the school was hit three times while people slept, setting their belongings ablaze. Footage circulating online showed rescuers struggling to extinguish fires and recovering charred remains. The military said it targeted a militant command and control center inside the school that Hamas and Islamic Jihad used to gather intelligence for attacks. Israel blames…

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