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Whatever happened to the 'No Sex for Fish' women after the flood? Hint: It's 'amazing'

That's what a charity worker said of their latest plan. The Kenyan fishmongers got their own boats to escape pressure to trade sex for fish to sell. Then floods wiped them out. Now there's new hope.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, left, and Rep. Lee Zeldin. (New York NOW)

Candidates at full throttle on final weekend of close governor's race

Gov. Kathy Hochul and her challenger, Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin, locked in a close race, kept up frenzied campaign schedules over the weekend, with just one full day left before Election Day.

Republican Marc Molinaro and Democrat Josh Riley continue to benefit from outside spending in the 19th District race. (Vaughn Golden/WSKG)

Riley, Molinaro vie for competitive 19th Congressional District

The 19th Congressional District continues to shape up to be one of the most competitive House races in the country this year.

The Norway-flagged Geo Barents rescue ship carrying 572 migrants arrives at Catania's port, Sicily, southern Italy, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. The Geo Barents, and the German-flagged Humanity1 have been allowed to disembark what the Italian authorities defined "vulnerable people" and minors, while other two ships carrying rescued migrants remained at sea. (AP Photo/Salvatore Cavalli)

Under Giorgia Meloni, Italy is refusing safe port to 4 ships that rescue migrants

The weeks-old government is allowing only migrants identified as vulnerable to disembark. Humanitarian groups, activists and two lawmakers protested the selection process as illegal and inhumane.

From behind the lottery counter at a Pick 'n Save store in Madison, Wis., Djuan Davis hands Powerball tickets to Arpad Jakab, a retired utility worker who said it's his first time buying them. The Powerball jackpot recently reached a record high of $1.6 billion. (AP Photo/Harm Venhuizen)

Feeling lucky? The Powerball jackpot is now up to a record $1.9 billion

After 40 drawings without a winner, the jackpot has reached the staggering sum of nearly $2 billion. But the odds of winning are long — 1 in 292.2 million.

Why a Southern California congressional race hinges on Asian American voters

A congressional race in Orange County has become one of the most closely watched contests this election cycle, and will likely trigger a rethink for politicos on how Asian Americans vote.

Attendees march during a rally encouraging voters to vote yes on Amendment 2, which would add a permanent abortion ban to Kentuckys state constitution, on the steps of the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, on October 1, 2022. - Since the Supreme Court in June overturned the constitutional right to abortion, restoring states' ability to ban the procedure, the issue has become a major ballot question. Only four states have decided to hold referendums exclusively on abortion, decoupling the issue from platforms and political parties, and opening the door to citizens who are not very political to get involved in what is, for them, a matter of "values." (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Here are the places where abortion is on the ballot (in one way or another) this week

Abortion is on the ballot in California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont, but it's also playing a major role in races for governor, attorney general and state supreme courts nationwide.

1 day out: Ithaca picks a mayor, early voting check-in

Ithaca Voice reporter Jimmy Jordan gives and overview of the City of Ithaca's mayoral race and we check-in with Broome County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dan Reynolds on how early voting is shaping up.

FILE - A farmer chops down what is left of a tree in a burnt down forest in Ankazobe, Madagascar, Nov. 5, 2022. Parts of the forest, west of the capital Antananarivo, were set on fire to make way for farming and firewood. Nearly 50 heads of states or governments on Monday will take the stage in the first day of “high-level” international climate talks in Egypt with more to come in following days. (AP Photo/Alexander Joe, File)

The U.N. chief tells the climate summit: Cooperate or perish

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warning that the world is "on a highway to climate hell" and urged the two biggest polluting countries, China and the United States, to work together to avert it.

The Glimmerglass Film Days calendar is full of events

Glimmerglass Film Days celebrates its tenth anniversary with a roster packed with events. We hear from curator Peggy Parsons about spending most of the…

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