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* ... that Lisa Blatt, the first woman to argue 50 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, "elicits laughs and the occasional sharp response from the justices" for her witty delivery?
* ... that '''[[Lisa Blatt]]''', the first woman to argue 50 cases before the [[Supreme Court of the United States]], "elicits laughs and the occasional sharp response from the justices" for her witty delivery?
* ... that Ron Tiavaasue was born in Samoa, grew up in New Zealand, played college football in the United States, and now plays professional football in Canada?
* ... that '''[[Ron Tiavaasue]]''' was born in Samoa, grew up in New Zealand, played [[college football]] in the United States, and now plays professional football in Canada?
* ... that between 1899 and 1923 the United States government issued 3,604,239,600 one-dollar Black Eagle Silver Certificates?
* ... that between 1899 and 1923 the United States government issued 3,604,239,600 one-dollar '''[[Black Eagle Silver Certificate]]s'''{{-?}}
* ... that '''[[Patrick J. Hessian]]''', the 16th [[Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army]], earned the [[Soldier's Medal]] for disarming a suicidal soldier who was holding a live grenade with the pin pulled?
* ... that David Gillespie became the chief surveyor of the United States boundary commission after the first surveyor was considered to be "insufferably arrogant"?
* ... that '''[[David Gillespie (surveyor)|David Gillespie]]''' became the chief surveyor of the United States boundary commission after the first surveyor was considered to be "insufferably arrogant"?
* ... that '''[[Helen Hornbeck Tanner]]''' was part of a major case supporting the [[Ojibwe]] before the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] while in her 80s?
:The [[United States]] launches [[airstrike]]s against [[Houthi]] locations in [[Yemen]], including in the capital [[Sanaa]], and the port city of [[Al Hudaydah]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/4/houthis-say-us-air-strikes-target-several-cities-across-yemen (Al Jazeera)]
:The [[United States Department of Homeland Security]] reports that the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]] will not renew the legal status of 530,000 [[immigration to the United States|migrants]] who entered the [[United States|U.S.]] as part of a provisional [[humanitarian]] program beginning in 2022. [https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-will-not-renew-legal-status-hundreds-thousands-migrants-2024-10-04/ (Reuters)]
:One thousand [[United States Army|U.S. soldiers]] are deployed to western [[North Carolina]] to aid the [[North Carolina National Guard]] in [[humanitarian]] operations and to help find hundreds of missing people. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/live-blog/hurricane-helene-live-updates-rcna173767 (NBC News)]
:[[United States Secretary of Homeland Security]] [[Alejandro Mayorkas]] reports that the [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] lacks the funding to provide necessary support for the remainder of the 2024 hurricane season. [https://www.axios.com/2024/10/03/hurricane-helene-fema-funding-mayorkas (Axios)]
:The [[United Kingdom]] and [[Mauritius]] jointly announce that a deal has been made to resolve the dispute over the [[Chagos Archipelago]], with sovereignty of the [[British Indian Ocean Territory]] being handed over to Mauritius in exchange for the United Kingdom and the [[United States]] retaining control of the [[military base]] on [[Diego Garcia]] for the next 99 years. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o (BBC News)] [https://www.reuters.com/world/britain-agrees-chagos-island-sovereignty-deal-with-mauritius-2024-10-03/ (Reuters)]
3 October 2024 –
A Yazidi woman, who had been kidnapped at age 11 by the Islamic State in 2014 in Iraq and sold and trafficked to Gaza, is freed from captivity in Gaza following a secret operation involving the United States and Israel. The woman's captor is believed to have previously been killed in an Israeli airstrike. (Reuters)
:A [[Yazidi]] woman, who had been kidnapped at age 11 by the [[Islamic State]] in 2014 in [[Iraq]] and sold and trafficked to [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]], is freed from captivity in Gaza following a secret operation involving the [[United States]] and [[Israel]]. The woman's captor is believed to have previously been killed in an Israeli airstrike. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yazidi-woman-freed-gaza-us-led-operation-after-decade-captivity-2024-10-03/ (Reuters)]
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How fix "On this day" calendar?
Greetings, Today Oct. 1, 2019 is a Tuesday, and calendar here shows Oct. 1 as Saturday. I'm clueless on how to fix, so asking for help here. Regards, JoeHebda (talk) 12:02, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Not sure how many places it needs to get "put back"; I am only handling pages in Category:Idaho for now. But, please, feel free to list other "U.S." pages that list "State" Portals as a reply to this notice. Mjquinn_id (talk) 02:45, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]