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Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, the Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded this month, the life-threatening dangers school crossing guards face, and the legend of the Edmund Fitzgerald lives on 50 years later.

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A customer walks into a bakery in Chicago on Sunday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November

President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program after two judges issued rulings requiring it to keep the nation’s largest food aid program running. The government says an emergency fund it will use has $4.65 billion — enough to cover about half the normal benefits. Read more.

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School crossing guards face life-threatening dangers on the job

An investigation by The Associated Press and Cox Media Group Television Stations found that school crossing guards face dangerous conditions, with many injured or killed on the job. What’s more, data show that drivers who hit crossing guards often face minimal consequences, with a quarter charged criminally and nearly half getting traffic citations. Read more.

‘The legend lives on': Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald still resonates 50 years later

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the largest and most famous of the estimated 6,500 ships that have gone down in the Great Lakes. But the Fitzgerald is remembered while the others are forgotten, thanks in large part to Gordon Lightfoot’s haunting 1976 folk ballad that became a surprise hit. Read more.

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The medieval tower Torre dei Conti in Rome, Italy, is engulfed by a cloud of debris on Monday. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Medieval tower collapse: Rescuers work to reach worker trapped in medieval tower that partially collapsed in Rome

Mideast: In Gaza cemeteries, some displaced Palestinians live among the dead

E-commerce site: France threatens to block Shein over sale of childlike sex dolls ahead of Paris store opening

Halloween plot: Two men accused of plotting terror attacks at LGBTQ+ bars in the Detroit area

Massive consumer health goods company: Tylenol, Kleenex, Band-Aid and more put under one roof in $48.7 billion deal

Quakers’ youthful appeal: Young adults turn to Quakers’ silent worship to offset — and cope with — a noisy world

WATCH: Scientists spot vaquita calves in Mexico, fueling hope for the world’s rarest marine mammal

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Maria Rojano's Día de Muertos ofrenda is displayed at an event at the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago on, Oct. 25. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Mexican Americans balance tradition and modernity in Day of the Dead celebrations

Day of the Dead is traditionally an intimate family affair. In recent years, celebrations have become more commercialized, leaving many in the community wondering how to preserve the centuries-old tradition while evolving to keep it alive. Thank you to the Afternoon Wire readers who spoke to AP for this story!