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Abortion rights advocates hold a rally in support of the "Yes On 4" campaign in downtown Orlando, Fla., April 13, 2024. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

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Abortion-rights groups outspend opponents by more than 6 to 1 in ballot measure campaigns
By GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press
Wed,10/30/24-8:02AM , 34 Reads
The groups promoting ballot measures to add amendments to the constitutions in nine states that would enshrine a right to abortion have raised more than $160 million.
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People clear mud from a street in an area affected by floods in Catarroja, Spain, on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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PHOTO COLLECTION: Spain Floods
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Wed,10/30/24-6:05AM , 22 Reads
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Rescue workers carry the body of a boy who was found under the rubble of a destroyed building that was hit Tuesday night in an Israeli airstrike, in Sarafand, south Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

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Middle East latest: Israeli airstrikes pound the eastern Lebanon city of Baalbek
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wed,10/30/24-5:24AM , 40 Reads
Israeli airstrikes pounded the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek on Wednesday, killing at least 19 people, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry and state-run news agency.
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The Nation's Weather
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Wed,10/30/24-3:30AM , 63 Reads
The Nation's Weather for Thursday, October 31, 2024

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NATIONAL SUMMARY

A strong cold front will continue traveling over the central

part of the nation tomorrow, bringing showers and

thunderstorms from Michigan to Texas and Louisiana. Some

thunderstorms will be capable to producing small hail and
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Today's Weather

Franklinton, 70438, LA

Current Temp

73°F

Partly Cloudy

Chance of Rain: 10%
Max Temp: 85°F
Min Temp: 70°F
Feels Like: 73°F
Dew Point: 72°F
Humidity: 79%
Sunrise: 6:03 AM
Sunset: 7:50 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Direction: SE
Wind Gust: 20 mph
Sky Cover: 95%
Visibility: 9 mi
Dew Point: 72°F
Moon Rise: 7:24 AM
Moon Set: 10:30 PM

Mostly cloudy. Low around 70, with temperatures rising to around 72 overnight. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

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Based on data from National Weather Service and OpenWeather.

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