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Sukkot, a week-long Jewish holiday celebrating the traditional gathering of the harvest, starts at sundown Monday and continues through Monday, Oct. 13.Sukkot is considered one of the most joyful festivals on the Jewish calendar — distinctive in that it explicitly encourages Jews to rejoice and discourages public mourning.Descriptions of these holy days are available here from two of the major branches of U.S. Judaism:___The Hasidic organization Chabad-LubavitchThe Union of Reform Judaism___This year, the first full day of Sukkot falls on Oct. 7 — the second anniversary of Hamas’ 2023 attack on southern Israel that left more than 1,200 people dead…

CHICAGO (AP) — Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing a Chicago City Council member at a hospital.Activists, residents and leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest city.“They are the ones that are making it a war zone,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Sunday on CNN. “They fire tear gas and smoke grenades, and they make it look like it’s a war zone.”More than 1,000 immigrants have been arrested since an immigration crackdown started last month…

White House National Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett talks to reporters on the West Wing driveway at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 27, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersWhite House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that layoffs for federal employees will begin if President Donald Trump decides that congressional negotiations to end the government shutdown “are absolutely going nowhere.””I think that everybody’s still hopeful that when we get a fresh start at the beginning of the week, that we can get the Democrats to see that it’s just common sense to avoid layoffs like that,” Hassett said on CNN’s “State…

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian antiquities officials on Sunday said a Pharaonic painting has disappeared from the famed Saqqara necropolis just outside of Cairo, becoming the latest artifact to disappear in a country known for its rich history.Mohamed Ismail, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the limestone painting was in the tomb of Khentika in the Saqqara necropolis.The mastaba tomb, which housed the painting, was found in the 1950s, and hasn’t opened since 2019, he said in a statement. It dates back to the sixth dynasty of the ancient Old Kingdom — a period spanning roughly from around 2700…

Erling Haaland ticked the Gtech Community Stadium off his to-do list by firing Manchester City to a 1-0 win at Brentford.The Bees’ ground by the River Thames was one of only two Premier League venues Haaland had not previously scored at, but he put that to rights with a trademark strike.Just eight minutes had elapsed when the Norwegian striker raced on to a ball over the top from Josko Gvardiol.Haaland bulldozed his way between Bees defenders Sepp van den Berg and Nathan Collins before lashing his shot past Caoimhín Kelleher.It was Haaland’s 18th goal in 11 matches for club and…

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Protesters both for and against Ecuador ’s President Daniel Noboa rallied in the capital Quito on Sunday after a state of emergency took effect in 10 provinces.Anti-government demonstrations began two weeks ago, organized by the country’s largest Indigenous group, in response to the removal of a fuel subsidy that raised diesel prices from $1.80 to $2.80 per gallon.“Diesel goes up, everything goes up,” and “Out with Noboa” were among the slogans shouted by dozens of protesters at a popular park in the capital, where pro-government supporters also gathered in higher numbers. Police reported no injuries or…

Arsenal confirmed that captain Martin Ødegaard has suffered a medial collateral ligament (MCL) injury to his left knee and has withdrawn from the Norway squad.It is the latest in a number of setbacks for the 26-year-old, who picked up the problem against West Ham on Saurday, in what has already been an injury-hit campaign.The club have confirmed the player will miss his country’s upcoming matches against Israel and New Zealand after sustaining the knee issue.A statement from the Gunners added: “Martin will continue to be assessed and treated by our medical team at Sobha Realty Training Centre during the international…

A person wearing an outfit inspired by The Eras Tour poses in front of “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl” posters at an AMC theater to celebrate the release of Taylor Swift’s new album “The Life of a Showgirl” in New York City, U.S., Oct. 3, 2025. Kylie Cooper | ReutersTaylor Swift gave the box office a boost this weekend.In partnership with AMC, the singer-songwriter brought a 90-minute movie to cinemas for one weekend only to celebrate the release of her 12th album, “The Life of a Showgirl.”The three-day event tallied an estimated $33 million domestically, the biggest album…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez was pepper-sprayed and stabbed multiple times during a late-night altercation with a 69-year-old truck driver in a downtown Indianapolis alley, which resulted in criminal charges against the Fox Sports analyst, according to court records filed Sunday.Based on hotel video footage of the altercation early Saturday and the driver’s statement to police, a police affidavit alleges that Sanchez, smelling of alcohol, accosted the driver of a box truck that backed into a hotel’s loading docks, leading to a confrontation outside the vehicle that prompted the driver to defensively pull out a knife.Sanchez was…

Barcelona missed the chance to return to the top of LaLiga as they crashed to a 4-1 defeat at Sevilla on Sunday.The champions were stunned as their former playmaker Alexis Sánchez and Isaac Romero struck inside the opening 36 minutes for the hosts at Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium.Marcus Rashford gave the visitors hope with a superb volley in first-half stoppage time, but Robert Lewandowski spurned the chance to level from the penalty spot after a foul on the England forward.Sevilla made them pay as José Ángel Carmona and Akor Adams scored in the closing stages.The hosts earned their victory after a dominant…