November 2 top stories
It is November 2. Here are today’s top stories.
Biden adm. to ask Israel for pause in fighting
The Biden administration said it would urge the Israeli government to agree to several pauses in their military action in Gaza to allow the safe release of hostages and for humanitarian aid to flow.
Israel said Hamas is holding about 240 hostages.
President Biden said yesterday that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu previously agreed to briefly stop shelling on October 20 to allow two American hostages to be released.
The pauses in fighting would allow trucks with aid to move to neighborhoods without the risk of being hit by airstrikes.
Al Jazeera reported that about half of Gaza’s hospitals are out of service.
The Israeli military said this afternoon that it is continuing to advance into the Gaza City area and is conducting face-to-face battles with Hamas fighters.
Trump’s sons testify in New York fraud trial
Donald Trump’s two adult sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, have testified in his New York fraud trial.
CBS News said both Trump sons took the reins of the Trump Organization in 2017 when their father entered the White House.
Trump Jr. testified that he didn’t engage in fraud and said if there was any inaccurate information, it is his company’s accounting department and an outside firm’s fault. Eric said he didn’t have anything to do with his father’s statements of financial conditions.
Donald (the father) will testify on Monday. Ivanka Trump will testify two days after his father’s testimony.
The judge in the case has already found the Trump Organization liable for fraud. The trial is to determine whether the company has to pay up to $250 million in penalties and lose their privileges to do business in New York.
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Bobby Knight dies at 83
Bobby Knight, the NCAA basketball coach who led the Indiana Hoosiers to three national championships in the 70s and 80s, passed away at the age of 83.
Knight was also the coach of the U.S. men’s Olympic team that won the gold medal in 1984.
Knight was a controversial person because of his hot temper. He is known for throwing objects on the basketball floor or grabbing at players.
Knight was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991.
After Knight’s death, Indiana University said he was one of the most successful and influential figures in the history of college basketball.
Texas Rangers win first World Series title
The Texas Rangers won their first World Series title last night by defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 5.
Rangers shortstop Corey Seager won the World Series MVP honors.
Three school districts in the Dallas area announced that they would be closed on Friday so students can celebrate the Rangers’ World Series victory and watch the team’s parade.
That is all the top stories for today. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/us/politics/biden-israel-gaza-fighting-pause.html
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38797834/rangers-take-d-backs-franchise-1st-world-series-title