Associated Press
Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously in parts of Lebanon and Syria, killing at least nine people — including members of the militant group Hezbollah and a young girl.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 18.09.2024.
It displays 344 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
18.09.2024 ⇢ The Day of Exploding Devices
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The morning began with reports of Hezbollah vowing retaliation against Israel for the previous day's pager explosions in Lebanon and Syria. As the day progressed, a second wave of explosions targeting Hezbollah's communication devices occurred, this time affecting walkie-talkies. The death toll and injury count rose throughout the day, with final reports indicating at least 14 dead and 450 injured. Israel was implicated in both attacks, which significantly disrupted Hezbollah's operations. In domestic news, the Federal Reserve made a landmark decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point, the first reduction since 2020. This move was seen as an attempt to boost the slowing economy. The day concluded with the Teamsters union declining to endorse any candidate for the 2024 presidential race, breaking from their usual practice.
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The musician and record producer was arrested in New York months after raids on his Holmby Hills and Miami homes as part of a federal inquiry.
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HuffPost
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The Boston Globe
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Los Angeles Times
The musician and record producer was arrested in New York months after raids on his homes.
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Former President Trump told the Secret Service “that he believes that more resources are needed,” a campaign adviser said Tuesday. “Well, first, the president always makes clear that he very much values the work and the risks and the sacrifice of his personal detail,” Tim Murtaugh told NewsNation’s Blake Burman on “The Hill.” “He admires...
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Wall Street Journal
A now-ended adoption program created the perception that Chinese girls weren’t valued. Once hidden in a grocery bag, an adoptee found there was more to her own story.
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The Washington Post
The scale of an apparent attack targeting thousands of Hezbollah members across Lebanon at the same time, using their own devices, is unprecedented.
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Associated Press
The AR-924 pagers that exploded were manufactured by BAC Consulting KFT, based in Hungary’s capital, Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said.
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Yahoo! News
Hezbollah vows retaliation against Israel for deadly pager blasts
At least 9 people were killed and thousands injured across Lebanon when pagers belonging to members of the Iran-backed militant group blew up almost simultaneously.
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Yahoo! News
Hezbollah vows to punish Israel after deadly pager explosions
At least 9 people were killed and thousands injured across Lebanon when pagers belonging to members of the Iran-backed militant group blew up almost simultaneously.
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The Washington Post
The pagers, deemed by Hezbollah to be safer than cell phones, were likely rigged with explosives before they were delivered to Lebanon, experts said.
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03:53⇢Pager Pandemonium: Israel's Explosive Strategy Exposed
⌨The newspapers report on Israel's alleged involvement in explosive pager attacks targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon (NYTimes, Washington Post, Yahoo, AP News). At least 9 people were killed and thousands injured. Hezbollah vows retaliation (Yahoo). Meanwhile, discussions continue about Trump's security following a second assassination attempt, with calls for increased protection (Fox News, The Hill, Politico).
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Associated Press
The AR-924 pagers that exploded were manufactured by BAC Consulting KFT, based in Hungary, Taiwanese company says.
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NBC News
Hezbollah vows 'reckoning' after thousands in Lebanon injured by exploding pagers
At least 200 people were critically injured, health officials said.
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The Washington Post
As China’s divorce rate has skyrocketed, many are left with expensive, and unwanted, wedding photos. Enter the industrial strength shredding businesses.
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The Daily Beast
A friend of Andrew’s says, “He has given up his HRH, his military titles, his role in public life... I think he sometimes just wonders how long the punishment will go on for.”
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Gold Apollo denied all involvement with the explosive pagers, telling NPR outside its offices in Taiwan that it was a Budapest-based company called BAC Consulting which manufactured the devices.
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05:37⇢Pager Pandemonium: Lebanon's Explosive Mystery Deepens
⌨The newspapers report extensively on the aftermath of pager explosions in Lebanon, allegedly orchestrated by Israel, which killed at least 9 and injured thousands, including Hezbollah members (ABC, NBC, Yahoo, AP). Hezbollah vows retaliation (Yahoo). New details emerge about the manufacturing of the exploding pagers (AP). Meanwhile, China's rising divorce rate sparks a new industry of wedding photo shredding (Washington Post).
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“If anybody is gatekeeper, Kristina would know everything,” a source told The Post.
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NBC News
Israel behind pager explosions, sources say, as Hezbollah vows 'reckoning'
At least 200 people were critically injured, health officials said.
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The Hill
When Brittany Mahomes, the co-owner of a professional soccer team and the wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, liked an Instagram post from former President Trump last month, a debate quickly picked up on social media about her game day-pal, Taylor Swift. How could Swift -- who had endorsed Joe Biden in 2020...
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Los Angeles Times
Aymann Ismail
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California has a film and TV production problem. Industry professionals and experts are trying to determine what can be done to fix it.
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Election Day is less than seven weeks away and the race for the White House is balanced on a knife-edge. Vice President Harris appears to have slightly improved her position after last week's first, and perhaps only, debate with former President Trump. But current polling does not yet incorporate any effect on public opinion of...
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The Epoch Times
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The New York Times
By targeting so many pagers at the same time, Israel demonstrated technical prowess. But its long-term intent is unclear.
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The Washington Post
The apparently successful drone attack comes as Ukraine is pushing its Western allies to lift restrictions on the missiles they have supplied for similar attacks inside Russia.
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Associated Press
The AR-924 pagers that exploded were manufactured by BAC Consulting KFT, based in Hungary, Taiwanese company says.
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06:41⇢Pager Pandemonium: Israel's Explosive Strategy Exposed
⌨The newspapers report extensively on the aftermath of explosive pager attacks in Lebanon, allegedly orchestrated by Israel (ABC, Common Dreams, NPR, NYTimes, Yahoo, AP). At least 9 people were killed and thousands injured, including Hezbollah members. Hezbollah vows retaliation (Yahoo, CNN). New details emerge about the manufacturing and strategic implications of the exploding pagers (AP, NYTimes).
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A wave of blasts emanating from Hezbollah pagers in Lebanon took place as people shopped for groceries, sat in cafes and drove in cars, leaving blood-splattered scenes.
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The Daily Beast
Mayor Rob Rue would prefer that Trump doesn’t travel to the city and bring more chaos with him.
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Forty-seven days remain until Election Night, but the 2024 election is already underway. The earliest ballots went out to voters at the beginning of this month and more are soon to follow with millions of Americans expected to cast their votes early and by mail ahead of Nov. 5. Mail voting saw an unprecedented boom...
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CNN
Pager explosions weaken a key Hezbollah advantage
The secrecy of Iran-backed Hezbollah was punctured as thousands of beepers used by its members exploded in people’s hands and on their belts
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Gen Z employees have some work ahead to earn the trust of their bosses.
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Wall Street Journal
A picture began to emerge of a highly complex attack carried out by Israel, after thousands of pagers carried by members of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah exploded around the same time a day earlier.
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The Washington Post
Hezbollah threatened Israel after thousands of its members’ pagers exploded across Lebanon, killing 12. Israel has not commented on whether it was responsible.
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CNN
How Lebanon's exploding pagers attack unfolded
At least 12 died and 2,800 were injured after pagers belonging to members of the militant group in Lebanon exploded
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07:13⇢Pager Pandemonium: Israel's Explosive Strategy Backfires
⌨The newspapers extensively report on the aftermath of explosive pager attacks in Lebanon, allegedly orchestrated by Israel (CNN, NYTimes, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Yahoo, USA Today). At least 9 people were killed and thousands injured, including Hezbollah members. Hezbollah vows retaliation. New details emerge about the manufacturing and strategic implications of the exploding pagers, with analysts questioning Israel's long-term intent.
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NBC News
What we know about the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria
Israel's operation was six to 12 months in the making, a source told ABC News.
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Pager firm Gold Apollo denied all involvement with the explosive pagers, telling NPR outside its offices in Taiwan that it was a Budapest-based company called BAC Consulting which manufactured the devices.
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Wall Street Journal
The unprecedented attack comes after Israeli officials warned about escalating tensions on the Lebanese border.
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Donald Trump's first reaction to any pressure is to lie. Trump is also frighteningly gullible, seemingly unable to distinguish trustworthy sources of information from highly questionable ones. Never before has a major party put forward a candidate for president with as many serious psychological and intellectual impairments as Donald Trump.
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The New York Times
By targeting so many pagers at the same time, Israel demonstrated technical prowess. But its long-term intent is unclear, according to analysts.
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How the Fed's decision on interest rates affects bank accounts, savings products, various types of loans and credit cards.
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Associated Press
The AR-924 pagers that exploded were manufactured by BAC Consulting KFT, based in Hungary, Taiwanese company says.
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New York Post
Nearly 3,000 people were also wounded when the hand-held devices started exploding near-simultaneously on Tuesday afternoon in a deadly attack that Hezbollah and the Lebanese government have blamed on “Israeli aggression.”
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Kamala Harris has promised not to raise taxes for those making less than $400,000, but her proposed tax credits and deductions are not actual tax cuts, and she has promised to let the 2017 Trump tax cuts expire, which will raise taxes for everyone.
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08:09⇢Pager Pandemonium: Israel's Explosive Strategy Unravels
⌨The newspapers extensively report on the aftermath of explosive pager attacks in Lebanon and Syria, allegedly orchestrated by Israel (ABC, NPR, NY Post, NYTimes, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, AP). At least 12 people were killed and thousands injured. Hezbollah vows retaliation. New details emerge about the manufacturing and strategic implications of the exploding pagers, with analysts questioning Israel's long-term intent.
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Former President Trump, in light of the second apparent assassination attempt, praised the Secret Service agent who spotted the suspect at his golf club over the weekend and reacted quickly, contrasting it with the first attempt in July where a bullet grazed his ear. “And, in this particular case, you had a very sharp agent,...
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A Vox reader asks: Is there really an insect apocalypse happening? We explain what’s really going on.
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The past two months of strong polls and good vibes for the Democrats likely won’t last if Israel starts a regional war and drags in the US. The only solution is for Joe Biden to stop sending Israel weapons.
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Breitbart News
Chinese electric vehicles threaten to undercut UK domestic manufacturing and pose national security risks, a think tank warned.
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Trump Targeted Again Amidst Rising Tide of Political Violence
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With just 47 days left until Election Day, new polling out of Georgia shows a close race between Vice President Harris and former President Trump. The fresh poll, released Wednesday morning by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), shows Trump (47 percent) with a slight lead over Harris (44 percent) in the state among likely voters. Around...
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A Taiwanese firm's name appeared on Hezbollah's pagers that blew up in Lebanon, but the company says they were made by a Hungarian partner.
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The Biden administration has proposed a rule maximizing the number of electric vehicle (EV) chargers that can qualify for tax credits. Prior to the proposed rule, it was unclear whether the tax credits would apply to an entire EV charging station or each individual port that’s part of the charger. The proposal applies on a...
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Yahoo! News
Here's where the White House race stands with fewer than 50 days left
Harris appears to have slightly improved her position after her debate with Donald Trump, leading the former president by a few points in nationwide polling.
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New York Post
Nearly 3,000 people were also wounded when the hand-held devices started exploding near-simultaneously on Tuesday afternoon in a deadly attack that Hezbollah and the Lebanese government have blamed on “Israeli aggression.”
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08:57⇢Pager Pandemonium: Hungarian Link Exposed
⌨The newspapers continue to report on the aftermath of explosive pager attacks in Lebanon, allegedly orchestrated by Israel (CBS, NY Post, NYTimes). New details emerge about the manufacturing of the devices, with a Hungarian company implicated (CBS, AP). Hezbollah vows retaliation as the death toll rises to 12 (NY Post). Meanwhile, Ukraine reportedly hit a missile warehouse in Russia with drones (Washington Post).
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The New York Times
Israel and Lebanon were awaiting a potential response by Hezbollah and its allies after 12 people were killed and thousands injured in an apparently coordinated attack.
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If state Republicans were genuinely concerned about election security, they would be pushing for better election infrastructure across the board, not zeroing in on student IDs.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) said Tuesday that unsubstantiated comments from former President Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) about Haitian migrants eating household pets are “not helpful” and “very hurtful” to the people of Springfield. DeWine, who supports the Republican presidential ticket, was asked in an interview on NewsNation’s “Cuomo” what...
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The Daily Beast
In a new video, the former first lady called out the media and likened her nude photos to sculptures of ancient gods.
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The Hill
President Biden is adding a foreign trip to his schedule during the final stretch of the presidential campaign, a source familiar with the plans tells The Hill. Biden is expected to travel to Germany where he will stop in Berlin, the source said, in what is expected to be a state visit before the president...
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Wall Street Journal
In a self-published book, social-media posts and interviews, Ryan Routh described Taiwan as a vulnerable democracy that deserves stronger support from the U.S.
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Trump and his MAGA supporters, more so than “normies,” are keenly aware of Swift’s power because they understand that politics is downstream from culture.
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09:37⇢Pager Pandemonium: Hezbollah's Explosive Retaliation Looms
⌨The newspapers report extensively on the aftermath of pager explosions in Lebanon, allegedly orchestrated by Israel (CNN, NBC, NYTimes, Washington Post). The attack killed 12 people and injured thousands, including Hezbollah members. Hezbollah vows retaliation, heightening tensions in the region. New details emerge about the Hungarian manufacturing of the exploding pagers (CBS, AP).
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After decades of devastating increases driven by fentanyl and other toxic street drugs, overdose deaths are dropping sharply in much of the U.S. The trend could mean roughly 20,000 fewer deaths in 2024.
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The AR-924 pagers that exploded were manufactured by BAC Consulting KFT, based in Hungary, Taiwanese company says.
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House Republican leadership is slated to deliver remarks Wednesday following a closed-door meeting amid the party's effort to avert a government shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told The Hill that his decision to reschedule a vote on his partisan spending plan is leaving Congress seemingly no closer to passing a stopgap funding bill ahead of the Sept....
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The Daily Beast
The former first lady finally speaks out about her risqué pre-Trump career choices.
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Los Angeles Times
California has a film and TV production problem. Industry professionals and experts are trying to determine what can be done to fix it.
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Yahoo! News
Hezbollah's cornerstone of secrecy shaken by wave of deadly pager blasts
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Los Angeles Times
California’s legal weed industry is reeling over whistleblower lawsuit claims, key departures and fear over slumping sales
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The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed the federal indictment against disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, which alleges more than a decade of abusing, threatening, and coercing women and others, racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice, among other crimes.
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CNN
Questions swirl over timing of exploding pagers attack in Lebanon
The secrecy of Iran-backed Hezbollah was punctured as thousands of beepers used by its members exploded in people’s hands and on their belts
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A new poll has found that more than half of all Americans support the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, with a large number of Democrats also supporting the effort.
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New York Times senior political correspondent Maggie Haberman said Tuesday that she thinks former President Trump’s campaign is ‘perfectly happy” letting his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), take on the role of “attack dog.” In an interview Tuesday on CNN’s AC360, anchor Anderson Cooper played a clip of Vance blasting Democrats for labeling Trump...
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Aymann Ismail
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How insurance treats dentistry different from medicine — and makes things weird.
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For a second day, there were reports of explosions across Lebanon and in the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut, according to Lebanese state media.
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10:33⇢Pager Pandemonium: Hezbollah's Tech Trap Unravels
⌨The newspapers report on the aftermath of exploding pagers in Lebanon, attributed to Israel (CNN, AP, The Hill). The attack killed 12 and injured thousands, with Hezbollah vowing retaliation (NY Post, Washington Post). New details emerge about the Hungarian manufacturing of the devices (CBS, AP). Meanwhile, U.S. media discusses a federal indictment against Sean "Diddy" Combs for various crimes (Breitbart) and a significant drop in U.S. overdose deaths (NPR).
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More than 100 Republican former national security figures, as well as members of Congress, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, citing former President Trump’s “demonstrated chaotic and unethical behavior.” The letter lists a litany of rationales for endorsing Harris and criticizes Trump, saying “she possesses the essential qualities to serve as President and Donald Trump...
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Aymann Ismail
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New York Post
A second wave of blasts rocked Hezbollah on Wednesday as radios and other devices used by the terror group were detonated across Lebanon, security sources and witnesses said. Additional explosions were reported throughout the capital of Beirut…
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The fight over voter registration in Texas Democratic-leaning cities is heating up. In Tuesday, Travis County sued Texas state officials — including right-wing Attorney General Ken Paxton — over his repeated attempts to block the state’s urban counties from registering voters by mail. "Today, Travis County, once again, fights back," county attorney Delia Garza told...
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Vice President Harris's campaign unveiled a new ad Wednesday with a Kentucky rape surviving sharing her story and squarely blaming former President Trump for restricting abortion access. The new 30-second spot entitled “Monster” is narrated by Hadley Duvall, a Kentucky woman who was impregnated as a child by her stepfather. Duvall recalls being abused starting...
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Wall Street Journal
A picture began to emerge of a highly complex attack carried out by Israel, after thousands of pagers carried by members of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah exploded around the same time.
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Associated Press
The AR-924 pagers that exploded were manufactured by BAC Consulting KFT, based in Hungary, Taiwanese company says.
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The Boston Globe
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CNN
Walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah members explode around Lebanon
A day after a pager attack killed 12 people and injured thousands across the country, state media reports more blasts
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The New York Times
For a second day, there were reports of explosions across Lebanon and in the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut, according to Lebanese state media.
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The Department of Justice is pursuing a civil negligence case against the owner and operator of the Dali, a ship that rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in April, causing millions in damages and temporarily shutting down one of the country's busiest ports. The DOJ's complaint argues the tragedy, which claimed the lives of...
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10:57⇢Lebanon Rocked Again: Hezbollah's Devices Explode
⌨The newspapers report extensively on a second wave of device explosions in Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah members (CNN, NBC, NY Post, NYTimes, Newsweek, AP). These follow yesterday's pager attacks, which killed 12 and injured thousands. Sources suggest Israel's involvement in the sophisticated operation (Wall Street Journal). Meanwhile, US domestic issues, including Trump's campaign (The Blaze) and abortion rights (The Hill), receive less coverage.
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The Washington Post
Hezbollah threatened Israel after thousands of its members’ pagers exploded across Lebanon, killing 12. Israel has not commented on whether it was responsible.
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Vice President Harris is addressing the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) on Wednesday as part of the D.C.-based nonprofit's annual leadership conference. The Democratic presidential nominee has shown signs of robust support from younger Latino voters, according to María Teresa Kumar, CEO of the youth-focused group Voto Latino. Her campaign has also recently bolstered its...
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The Washington Post
The source of Wednesday’s explosions was not immediately clear but the blasts came a day after thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah blew up across Lebanon.
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Breitbart News
Police found explosives in car on Long Island on Wednesday near former President Donald Trump’s rally scheduled for Wednesday evening, according to a report.
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A source says more handheld devices exploded in Lebanon a day after thousands of pagers carried by Hezbollah members blew up in an attack blamed on Israel.
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Reports say Israel's security services intercepted the pagers during shipment to Hezbollah and rigged them with small explosives.
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Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, wrote a letter to ABC News demanding communications between Harris and the network.
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Wall Street Journal
The latest attack comes a day after thousands of pagers exploded, with investigations into Tuesday’s detonations pointing to explosives planted in devices by Israel.
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Hezbollah turned to low-tech pagers to avoid cellphone tracking by Israeli intelligence. Who else uses pagers, and why?
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New York Post
A second wave of blasts rocked Hezbollah on Wednesday as thousands of radios and other devices used by the terror group were detonated across Lebanon, security sources and witnesses said. Additional explosions were reported throughout the capital…
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One America News
The death toll from the exploding pagers in Lebanon has risen to a confirmed 12, including two young children, Lebanese authorities said Wednesday, with the terrorist organization vowing revenge against Israel.
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Associated Press
The second wave of explosions come a day after an apparent Israeli attack targeting pagers used by Hezbollah killed at least 12 and wounded nearly 3,000.
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Breitbart News
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed the federal indictment against disgraced music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, which alleges more than a decade of abusing, threatening, and coercing women and others, racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and obstruction of justice, among other crimes.
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11:29⇢Lebanon Erupts: Hezbollah Hit Again
⌨The newspapers report extensively on a second wave of explosions targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon (CBS, NY Post, NYTimes, Wall Street Journal, AP). This follows yesterday's pager attacks, which killed at least 12 and injured thousands. Sources suggest Israel's involvement in the operation (Wall Street Journal). The death toll and injury count from these new attacks are still being reported (AP).
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Reports say Israel's security services intercepted the pagers during shipment to Hezbollah and rigged them with small explosives.
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Another round of explosions were reported Wednesday across Lebanon, including in Beirut, with handheld radios reportedly exploding a day after a dozen people were killed and thousands injured from detonating pagers. The radio devices went off at a number of locations, including at the funeral for Hezbollah members killed in Tuesday's pager bombings, according to...
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The Washington Post
New explosions linked to electronic devices killed at least one person and injured at least 100, a day after pagers used by Hezbollah exploded, wounding thousands.
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The death toll from the exploding pagers in Lebanon has risen to a confirmed 12, including two young children, Lebanese authorities said Wednesday, with the terrorist organization vowing revenge against Israel.
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New York Post
A second wave of blasts rocked Hezbollah on Wednesday as thousands of radios and other devices used by the terror group were detonated across Lebanon, security sources and witnesses said. Additional explosions were reported throughout the capital…
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Reports say Israel's security services intercepted the pagers that exploded Tuesday during shipment to Hezbollah and rigged them with explosives.
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First Lady Jill Biden plans to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the television show "The West Wing" at The White House on Friday evening. The White House said the event will "celebrate the role of storytelling in inspiring Americans to pursue a career in public service." Members of the cast are expected to attend and...
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11:53⇢Lebanon Erupts: Hezbollah Hit Again
⌨The newspapers report extensively on a second wave of explosions targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon (CBS, NY Post, NYTimes, Wall Street Journal, AP, CNN, NBC, Newsweek). This follows yesterday's pager attacks, which killed at least 12 and injured thousands. Sources suggest Israel's involvement in the sophisticated operation (Wall Street Journal). The death toll and injury count from these new attacks are still being reported (AP, Boston Globe).
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The second wave of explosions come a day after an apparent Israeli attack targeting pagers used by Hezbollah killed at least 12 and wounded nearly 3,000.
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Lebanese officials say more handheld devices exploded a day after thousands of pagers carried by Hezbollah members blew up in an attack blamed on Israel.
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The Fed is expected to start cutting interest rates on Wednesday — marking a milestone in the central bank's long-running battle against inflation.
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A new poll has revealed that seven in 10 Americans are concerned that officials will not accept the results of the upcoming elections, with half of respondents expressing concern about potential voter fraud and non-citizen voting.
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Wall Street Journal
The latest attack comes a day after thousands of pagers exploded, with investigations into Tuesday’s detonations pointing to explosives planted in devices by Israel.
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This is the imposition of a Russian veto on Ukrainian foreign policy.
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The Washington Post
Additional explosions linked to electronic devices caused more deaths and injuries a day after pagers used by Hezbollah exploded, wounding thousands.
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NBC News
9 more dead as new explosions rock Lebanon; Israel behind attacks, sources say
At least 2,800 people were injured Tuesday, Lebanese health officials said.
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Associated Press
Hezbollah officials and Lebanon’s state media say explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon one day after pager attack killed at least 12.
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CNN
Hezbollah walkie-talkies explode across Lebanon
A day after a deadly pager attack, at least nine people were killed and over 100 injured in the latest wireless blasts, the health ministry says
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Young Americans want to feel listened to by an authentic and genuine political candidate, according to a new survey from American University’s Sine Institute of Policy & Politics, providing insight into the key voting demographic weeks out from the presidential election. The results were unveiled at the Sept. 17 event “What’s America Thinking: Young Voters...
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Trump says nasty things about immigrants all the time. But these ones have disturbingly specific Nazi parallels.
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The Washington Post
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NBC News
9 more dead, 300 injured as new round of explosions rock Lebanon: Health officials
At least 2,800 people were injured Tuesday, Lebanese health officials said.
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12:25⇢Lebanon Erupts: Hezbollah Hit Again
⌨The newspapers report extensively on a second wave of explosions targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon (ABC, CBS, CNN, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, AP). Following yesterday's pager attacks, new explosions involving walkie-talkies have resulted in at least 9 deaths and 300 injuries (ABC, CNN). Sources suggest Israel's involvement in these sophisticated operations (Wall Street Journal). The ongoing situation has heightened tensions in the region.
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Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R) said she was the subject of a “very serious shooting threat,” and she blamed "rhetoric" coming from "the left." "Over the last few weeks, I have received an increasing number of threats and doxxing attacks. An online page was encouraging strangers to send threatening packages to my home,” she said in a statement Wednesday. “This weekend, it escalated...
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The Washington Post
The Pentagon and State Department inspectors general will soon disclose the findings of investigations scrutinizing U.S. weapons transfers to Israel.
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Presented by Novo Nordisk — 🎤 Trump's back on the campaign trail {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Wednesday. Writer Abby Olcese posted that she sat next to an Abraham Lincoln impersonator at an airport bar. “He's watching MSNBC reporting on [the] assassination attempt. This is easily the most surreal thing I've ever witnessed,” she posted. 📸...
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The pagers, deemed by Hezbollah to be safer than cell phones, were likely rigged with explosives before they were delivered to Lebanon, experts said.
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New York Post
A second wave of blasts rocked Hezbollah on Wednesday as thousands of radios and other devices used by the terror group were detonated across Lebanon, killing at least nine people and leaving more than 300 wounded, security sources and officials…
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Vice President Harris leads former President Trump by one percentage point in Wisconsin, according to a survey released by the AARP and conducted by the bipartisan polling team Fabrizio Ward and Impact Research. The latest polling, released Wednesday, has Harris at 49 percent on a head-to-head ballot with Trump, who sits at 48 percent among...
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The Atlantic
A spectacular attack on Hezbollah is the latest development in the ongoing war between Iranian proxies and the Jewish state.
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Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) joined Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) for a sit-down interview during which she went after his Texas Senate race opponent, deeming Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) untrustworthy. During their first joint interview since officially endorsing Allred, Cheney discussed finding common ground with the Democrat and criticized the Republican incumbent. “You can’t trust...
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12:49⇢Lebanon Ablaze: Hezbollah's Tech Turmoil Escalates
⌨The newspapers extensively report on a second wave of device explosions targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon (Boston Globe, NY Post, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, HuffPost, The Atlantic). This follows yesterday's pager attacks, with the new incidents involving walkie-talkies. At least 9 people have been killed and over 300 injured. Sources suggest Israel's involvement in these sophisticated operations, escalating regional tensions.
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Associated Press
Hezbollah officials and Lebanon’s state media say explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon one day after pager attack killed at least 12.
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A new bill from Senate Democrats will expand organizing and advocacy protections for low-income tenants, one of a growing number of legislative proposals to address the national housing shortage ahead of next year’s congressional session. The bill from Sens. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and others would extend the right to...
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Hezbollah handheld-radios explode, killing at least 9, a day after pager blasts
Several blasts were heard at a funeral for 4 people killed in the previous day's attack
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The death toll from the exploding pagers in Lebanon has risen to a confirmed 12, including two young children, Lebanese authorities said Wednesday, with the terrorist organization vowing revenge against Israel.
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For the impacted families, it is a waking nightmare. For the United States, it is the latest failure of Washington to tame the worst impulses of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Breitbart News
When Breitbart’s own singer/songwriter Jon Kahn sat down at the piano recently, he had one simple thought: What kind of man could withstand the relentless barrage of attacks that have been leveled at former President Donald Trump? The answer was as simple as the question: a FIGHTER.
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Vice President Kamala Harris is leading former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania and Michigan by at least five points but has a smaller lead in Wisconsin, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. The poll finds Harris winning 51 percent of likely voters in Pennsylvania, compared to 45 percent for Trump. Green Party candidate...
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13:13⇢Lebanon Ablaze: Hezbollah's Tech Under Siege
⌨The newspapers report extensively on a second wave of device explosions targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon (Boston Globe, NBC News, The Hill, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Yahoo, AP News, One America News Network). Following yesterday's pager attacks, new explosions involving walkie-talkies have resulted in at least 9 deaths and over 300 injuries. Sources suggest Israel's involvement, escalating regional tensions. Israel reportedly has plans to strike Lebanon in response.
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Associated Press
Hezbollah officials and Lebanon’s state media say explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon one day after pager attack killed at least 12.
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Vice President Harris is leading former President Trump in Pennsylvania and Michigan by at least 5 points but has a smaller lead in Wisconsin, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University. The poll finds Harris winning 51 percent of likely voters in Pennsylvania, compared to 45 percent for Trump. Green Party candidate Jill Stein...
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When Breitbart’s own singer/songwriter Jon Kahn sat down at the piano recently, he had one simple thought: What kind of man could withstand the relentless barrage of attacks that have been leveled at former President Donald Trump? The answer was as simple as the question: a FIGHTER.
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The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed a lower court ruling which allowed the state’s Green Party Senate candidate to remain on the ballot in November, a blow to Democrats’ efforts to prevent what they expect could be a spoiler in the close race between incumbent Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and his challenger, Tim Sheehy...
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Republicans want the Court to place the Green Party back on Nevada’s ballot after it was removed.
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NBC News
9 more dead, 300 injured as new round of explosions rocks Lebanon: Health officials
Israel was responsible for the pagers blowing up, sources told ABC News.
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The Daily Beast
Miss Sassy was reported missing amid Springfield, Ohio’s pet-eating hoax. She emerged from her home’s basement days later.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro couldn't purchase a canned cocktail under a new law expanding access to such beverages, because he forgot his ID.
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One America News
A flight attendant has died on board a domestic flight in Italy.
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13:53⇢Lebanon Ablaze: Hezbollah's Tech Meltdown
⌨The newspapers extensively report on a second wave of device explosions in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah (ABC, NBC, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, AP). Following yesterday's pager attacks, new explosions involving walkie-talkies have resulted in at least 9 deaths and over 300 injuries. Sources suggest Israel's involvement, escalating regional tensions. Israel reportedly has plans to strike Lebanon in response (AP).
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NBC News
14 more dead, 450 injured as new round of explosions rocks Lebanon: Health officials
Israel was responsible for the pagers blowing up, sources told ABC News.
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Florida GOP Representative Anna Paulina Luna announced that her office received a “very serious shooting threat” on Wednesday.
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For a second day, hand-held communication devices exploded across Lebanon. At least 14 people were killed and 450 injured, Lebanese officials said.
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Kat Timpf: An Unapologetic Libertarian at Fox News
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Martin County Sheriff deputies signed and donated the handcuffs used to apprehend Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in the second assassination attempt of former President Trump. “That's good-looking human beings," Trump said about local law enforcement officials while walking into the arranged lunch meeting on Tuesday. The officers met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday...
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NBC News
Fed cuts interest rates a half point in landmark policy shift
"The time has come for policy to adjust," the Fed chair said last month.
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The Boston Globe
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The Fed's decision will lower borrowing costs from a 23-year high as the central bank pivots to shoring up economic growth.
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The New York Times
The U.S. central bank is expected to announce at 2 p.m. Eastern time that it will lower rates for the first time since 2020, a shift from fighting inflation.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday said that former President Trump should "tone it down" in an interview on MSNBC, following a post on X by Trump that blamed Democratic rhetoric for political violence. "I would suggest to Donald Trump: tone it down. Let's have a debate on issues, let's have honest disagreements, but don't...
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If the Fed cuts interest rates today, borrowers will likely see interest rates ease off their peaks on things like credit cards and auto loans.
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The New York Times
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time since early 2020, a signal that central bankers believe they are winning against inflation.
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If the Fed cuts interest rates today, borrowers will likely see interest rates ease off their peaks on things like credit cards and auto loans.
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14:17⇢Fed Slashes Rates: Economy Gets a Boost
⌨The newspapers report extensively on the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point, its first reduction since 2020 (ABC, Boston Globe, CBS, NBC, NYTimes, USA Today, HuffPost). This move aims to lower borrowing costs and support economic growth. The Fed's shift in policy is seen as a significant step in addressing inflation concerns while potentially boosting the economy as the election approaches.
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California’s legal weed industry is reeling over whistleblower lawsuit claims, key departures and fear over slumping sales
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The Federal Reserve moved aggressively Wednesday to start cutting interest rates as easing inflation fears give way to concern about the job market.
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One America News
The U.S. military has moved almost 130 soldiers and mobile rocket launchers to a desolate island in the Aleutian chain of western Alaska amid a recent increase in Russian military planes and vessels approaching American land.
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More than half of Teamsters members back former President Trump in the upcoming election over Vice President Harris, according to a poll of members as the group's leadership weighs an endorsement. The Teamsters, which is one of the largest unions in the country, said a poll of members conducted after last week's debate between Harris...
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The Washington Post
The source of Wednesday’s explosions was not immediately clear but the blasts came a day after thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah blew up across Lebanon.
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The Atlantic
How does Donald Trump’s running mate have so much time on his hands?
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The Federal Reserve moved aggressively Wednesday to start cutting interest rates as easing inflation fears give way to concern about the job market.
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The Republican ticket is taking on Big Cancer Patient.
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“Sean Combs has never evaded, avoided, eluded or run from a challenge in his life,” his lawyers said, claiming he wouldn’t run away before trial.
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The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to award a Congressional Gold Medal to tennis legend and equal rights advocate Billie Jean King, bestowing the nation’s highest civilian honor on a female individual athlete for the first time. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) introduced the bill to recognize King last September...
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Associated Press
Hezbollah officials and Lebanon’s state media say explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon one day after pager attack killed at least 12.
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14:49⇢Fed Slashes Rates: Economy Gets a Boost
⌨The newspapers extensively report on the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point (ABC, Boston Globe, CBS, NBC, NYTimes, USA Today, HuffPost). This marks the first rate reduction since 2020, aimed at lowering borrowing costs and supporting economic growth. The move is seen as a significant policy shift, potentially boosting the economy as the election approaches.
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One America News
FBI Director Christopher Wray has announced that they have disrupted a second major Chinese hacking group, who goes by the name “Flax Typhoon.”
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With these new additions, there are now more than 300 Big Lots stores slated for closure.
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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters will not issue an endorsement in the presidential election for the first time since 1996. Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said "neither major candidate was able to make serious commitments to our union to ensure the interests of working people are always put before Big Business." “We sought commitments from...
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CNN
Fed announces huge interest rate cut
This paves the way for lower borrowing costs on everything from mortgages to credit cards
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The New York Times
For a second day, hand-held communication devices exploded across Lebanon. At least 14 people were killed and 450 injured, Lebanese officials said.
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The Daily Beast
But some pollsters and data scientists question the significance of the Quinnipiac University poll for Vice President Harris' standing.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday condemned Israel over a series of explosions across Lebanon involving pagers that targeted members of militant group Hezbollah. Ocasio-Cortez, a vocal critic of Israel's government amid its broader war in Gaza, weighed in following reports that Israel's intelligence and military arms were behind Tuesday's pager attack that killed a...
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15:13⇢Walkie-Talkie Warfare: Lebanon Rocked by Second Wave
⌨The newspapers report on a second wave of explosions in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah's communication devices (CNN, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post). At least 14 people were killed and over 300 injured in these walkie-talkie blasts, following yesterday's pager attacks. Sources suggest Israeli involvement, escalating regional tensions. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by half a percentage point, its first reduction since 2020 (NYTimes, The Epoch Times).
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NBC News
Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for 1st time since 2020
The rate cut could deliver relief to borrowers saddled with high costs.
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A House panel advanced the Kids Online Safety Act bill, also known as KOSA, on Wednesday, pushing forward legislation intended to boost online privacy and safety for children. The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s advancement of KOSA hands advocacy groups a temporary win following weeks of uncertainty about the bill’s future amid GOP pushback. Some...
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Palestine Legal and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the University of Maryland after the school canceled an Oct. 7 vigil that a student group planned for those killed in Gaza since the war began after Hamas's terror attack against Israel a year earlier. The school announced at the beginning...
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The Teamsters union said Wednesday it won't endorse either Harris or Trump in the 2024 presidential election.
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“Sean Combs has never evaded, avoided, eluded or run from a challenge in his life,” his lawyers said, claiming he wouldn’t run away before trial.
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Billionaire businessman Mark Cuban announced his interest in buying the Fox News news network as well as Elon Musk’s social platform X, formerly Twitter.
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In Norway, electric vehicles (EVs) now outnumber gas-powered vehicles, according to latest vehicle registration data from the Norwegian Road Federation released on Tuesday. Norway, a major oil exporter globally, now has 754,303 registered EVs, slightly more than 753,905 of gas vehicles. The Scandinavian country has 2.8 million registered passenger cars, including diesel vehicles. The director...
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Yahoo! News
Who made the exploding pagers? A messy global trail emerges behind blasts.
Taiwanese-based Gold Apollo said the pagers that exploded in Lebanon were made by another company licensed to use its brand.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) took executive action Wednesday to ban conversion therapy for minors in the state, skirting the state’s Legislature, which has on multiple occasions failed to send similar bills to the governor’s desk. “Conversion therapy has no basis in medicine or science, and it can cause significant long-term harm to our kids,...
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16:01⇢Fed Slashes Rates as Lebanon Explodes
⌨The newspapers report extensively on the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point (ABC, NBC, CBS, NYTimes, Wall Street Journal). This marks the first rate reduction since 2020, aimed at lowering borrowing costs and supporting economic growth. Additionally, sources discuss a second wave of explosions in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah's communication devices (CNN, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post), escalating regional tensions.
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Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman became the first Fed official since 2005 to vote against the central bank’s interest rate decision, when she dissented Wednesday against the Fed’s move to cut rates by 50 basis points. Bowman was the only Fed governor to break with the 11 other voting members who cast their ballots in...
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The Daily Beast
But some pollsters and data scientists question the significance of the Quinnipiac University poll for Vice President Harris' standing.
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The Daily Beast
The interest-rate setting body has not cut rates so close to an election since 1992.
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The Hill
A California Superior Court has cracked down on state regulators for penalizing a key agricultural region's water managers, chastising officials for potentially unlawful behavior. Judge Kathy Ciuffini, of Central California's Kings County Superior Court, last week issued a preliminary injunction that prevents the State Water Resources Control Board from requiring fees and reports from growers who over-pump...
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The Washington Post
Israeli leaders have said they did not want to escalate the conflict with the Lebanese group. They also said they were ready for any scenario.
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One America News
In a new video that she shared on social media on Wednesday to promote her new book, former First Lady Melania Trump defended her past professional work as a high-end nude model.
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The collective freakout about the youth mental health crisis has reached a tipping point.
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16:41⇢Fed Slashes Rates as Lebanon Burns
⌨The newspapers report on the Federal Reserve's significant 0.5 percentage point interest rate cut, the first since 2020 (ABC, NBC, CBS, NYTimes, Wall Street Journal). This move aims to support economic growth as inflation concerns ease. Additionally, sources discuss a second wave of explosions in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah's communication devices (CNN, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post), escalating regional tensions.
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The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a half-percent Wednesday and is projecting another half-percent cut over the course of its remaining two meetings this year, signaling a faster pace of monetary stimulus than analysts had been expecting over the summer. The Fed expects the interbank lending rate to drop to a median level of...
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One America News
Americans will now be able to renew their passports online, instead of the considered old-school mail-in paper application process that often caused delays, according to the State Department.
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The Fed's decision will lower borrowing costs from a 23-year high as the central bank pivots to shoring up economic growth.
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The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a half-percent Wednesday and is projecting another half-percent cut over the course of its remaining two meetings this year, signaling a faster pace of monetary stimulus than analysts had been expecting over the summer. The Fed expects the interbank lending rate to drop to a median level of...
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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has announced that they will not endorse a candidate in the presidential election.
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The New York Times
Federal Reserve officials kicked off rate cuts with a half-point reduction, confident that inflation is cooling and eager to keep the job market strong.
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One America News
Alaska Airlines has closed its $1 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines which will remain as a separate brand.
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Senate Republicans on Tuesday for the second time blocked a Democratic bill that would have created a federal right to in-vitro fertilization and guaranteed insurance coverage of IVF and other fertility treatments. Republicans blocked the same bill in June, and the outcome this time around was never in doubt. Just like in June, the GOP...
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The Washington Post
The scale of an apparent attack targeting thousands of Hezbollah members across Lebanon at the same time, using their own devices, is unprecedented.
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The New York Times
The U.S. central bank kicked off rate cuts with a half-point reduction, confident that inflation is cooling and eager to keep the job market strong.
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NBC News
Sean 'Diddy' Combs denied bail again in sex trafficking indictment
The music mogul's attorney requested a $50 million bail package.
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The Daily Beast
Vance must have suffered a memory lapse about Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, David Sacks and a host of other Silicon Valley royalty that have backed his and Donald Trump’s campaign.
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The Teamsters’ refusal to endorse Kamala Harris underlines the need for the labor movement to develop a coherent political appeal to win its members over, on terms that are relevant to the vast majority of the working class.
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Manhattan federal Judge Andrew Carter, Jr. said Combs’ proposal for home detention and electronic monitoring on $50 million bail were “insufficient.”
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17:29⇢Fed Slashes Rates as Lebanon Boils
⌨The newspapers report extensively on the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by 0.5 percentage points (CBS, NYTimes, The Hill). This marks the first rate reduction since 2020, aimed at supporting economic growth. Sources also discuss ongoing explosions in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah's communication devices (Washington Post, The Daily Beast), escalating regional tensions. Several outlets report on Sean 'Diddy' Combs being denied bail in a sex trafficking case (ABC News, NY Post).
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Former President Trump on Wednesday said the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates showed the economy was struggling, or the central bank was "playing politics." Trump made a stop at PubKey, a self-described Bitcoin bar in New York City, ahead of a planned rally on Long Island. The former president and his sons earlier...
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Associated Press
Just one day after pagers used by hundreds of members of millitant group Hezbollah exploded, more electronic devices detonated in Lebanon Wednesday in what appeared to be a second wave of sophisticated, deadly attacks that targeted an extraordinary number of people.
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The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a partisan spending plan that is seemingly doomed to fail. Republicans who forced Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to scrap a vote last week due to their intense opposition have said they have still not changed their positions on the bill. Lawmakers are scrambling to pass a...
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Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail a second time after his lawyers argued for his release Wednesday, according to multiple reports.
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Vice President Harris will travel to Georgia on Friday to highlight her support for abortion rights, likely focusing on the stories of two women whose deaths she blames on the state’s abortion ban passed by Republicans after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. “The Vice President will highlight the stark contrast between her commitment to...
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L.A. Sheriff’s Department announces policy it says will ban deputy gangs, hate groups
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Unique factors have driven torrential rains around the world — but there’s also a likely common thread.
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Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien told The Hill that the union did not endorse Vice President Harris or former President Trump “because both candidates didn't commit on the core issues that we need to get accomplished on behalf of our members.” This is only the third time the union hasn’t endorsed a presidential candidate since...
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17:53⇢Teamsters Withhold Presidential Endorsement
⌨The newspapers report on the Teamsters' decision not to endorse a presidential candidate (Common Dreams, The Hill, Newsweek, Jacobin). This marks a departure from their usual practice, with union leaders citing lack of commitment from candidates on core issues. Meanwhile, coverage continues on the electronic device explosions in Lebanon (Wall Street Journal, AP News), with new details emerging about the attacks targeting Hezbollah.
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Here's a look at what the Federal Reserve's rate cut will mean for those looking to buy — or sell — a home.
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One America News
Billionaire hedge funder John Paulson has claimed he will remove his money from the U.S. markets if Vice President Kamala Harris stays in the White House for another four years in the upcoming November presidential election.
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The FBI and other intelligence agencies revealed Wednesday that Iran sent information stolen during its hack on the Trump campaign to the Biden campaign and continues to send material to various media outlets. “Iranian malicious cyber actors in late June and early July sent unsolicited emails to individuals then associated with President Biden’s campaign that...
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The Hill
Presented by Plan B One Step — Democrats are pushing to extend subsidies that are set to expire next year {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Democrats press for ACA subsidies extension The enhanced ObamaCare subsidies established through the Inflation Reduction Act are set to expire at the end of 2025 and...
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Common Dreams
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Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith acknowledged Wednesday there are "real and serious" threats of foreign actors attempting to wield influence on the 2024 election as November quickly approaches. "We know that there is a presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, but this has also become an election of Iran versus Trump...
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The Washington Post
The documentary focuses on front-line Russian troops in Ukraine. Screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival drew concerns from Canadian officials.
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The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) internal watchdog has found that top agency officials retaliated against three staffers for expressing different scientific opinions. The employees who were victims of this alleged retaliation thought chemicals should be considered more toxic, while top officials sought to consider them safer, according to the reports from the EPA’s inspector general. In one such...
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At their meeting on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point, satisfying investors who had been expecting a strong move given the weakening employment picture.
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Why would Hezbollah escalate the fight against Israel?
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18:41⇢Fed Slashes Rates as Lebanon Simmers
⌨The newspapers report extensively on the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point (NYTimes, NPR, Fox News, One America News Network). This marks the first rate reduction since 2020, aimed at supporting economic growth and affecting housing markets. Meanwhile, coverage continues on the electronic device explosions in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah (Wall Street Journal, The Hill), with new details emerging about the attacks.
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The Washington Post
Additional explosions linked to electronic devices caused more deaths and injuries a day after pagers used by Hezbollah exploded, wounding thousands.
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The Daily Beast
The interest-rate setting body has not cut rates so close to an election since 1992.
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House Republicans voted down Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal to fund the government, leaving the path to averting a shutdown unclear and putting Johnson in danger of disappointing former President Trump and his conference's right-flank.
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The Daily Beast
The interest-rate setting body has not cut rates so close to an election since 1992.
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One America News
Los Angeles County has reported a rare handful of local dengue cases.
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Presented by TerraPower — The Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog has found that the agency retaliated against three staffers for expressing different scientific opinions. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story EPA retaliated against three scientists, says watchdog The Environmental Protection Agency’s internal watchdog has found that the agency retaliated against...
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"We cannot have a government shutdown," Mitch McConnell, said. "It would be politically beyond stupid for us to do that right before the election."
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The FBI and US intel agencies said the effort was just the latest in Iran's attempts to sow chaos and divide Americans before Election Day
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NBC News
House votes down Speaker Johnson's funding plan as shutdown deadline approaches
Democrats and some Republicans opposed the measure, but for different reasons.
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19:13⇢Fed Slashes Rates as Lebanon Burns
⌨The newspapers report extensively on the Federal Reserve's significant interest rate cut of 0.5 percentage points (NYTimes, CNN, ABC News). This marks the first reduction since 2020, aimed at lowering borrowing costs and supporting economic growth. Additionally, sources discuss a new wave of electronic device explosions in Lebanon (Boston Globe, Washington Post), escalating regional tensions and causing numerous casualties.
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Former independent presidential candidate and antivaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that former President Trump wants him to choose leaders for key public health agencies if he wins the election in November. Kennedy told conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that under a second Trump term, he would be responsible for eliminating "corrupt influences" from agencies,...
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The Epoch Times
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One America News
Whoopi Goldberg, along with her co-host, Sunny Hostin, attacked Kansas City Chiefs football wife Brittany Mahomes on the talk show “The View” after she indicated support for GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump on social media.
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The Washington Post
Additional explosions linked to electronic devices caused more deaths and injuries a day after pagers used by Hezbollah exploded, wounding thousands.
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The Daily Beast
The Republican nominee made an appearance blocks away from New York University, where his son Barron just started his freshman year.
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A Texas Reporter Was Arrested for Asking Questions. The State Says That's No Big Deal.
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Yahoo! News
House votes down govt. funding bill that included Trump-backed SAVE Act
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said it would be "politically beyond stupid" to allow a shutdown seven weeks before Election Day.
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One America News
Whoopi Goldberg, along with her co-host, Sunny Hostin, attacked Kansas City Chiefs football wife Brittany Mahomes on the talk show “The View” after she indicated support for GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump on social media.
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20:17⇢Fed Slashes Rates as Lebanon Burns
⌨The newspapers report on the Federal Reserve's significant 0.5 percentage point interest rate cut, the first since 2020 (NYTimes, CBS, NPR). This move aims to support economic growth as inflation concerns ease. Sources also discuss ongoing explosions in Lebanon targeting Hezbollah's communication devices (Washington Post, CNN, Wall Street Journal), escalating regional tensions. Several outlets report on the House's failure to pass a GOP stopgap funding plan (The Epoch Times, Yahoo).
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Newark City Council President LaMonica McIver (D) has won the special election to fill a vacant House seat representing New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects. McIver defeated Republican Carmen Bucco, a businessman, to serve the remainder of the term for the late Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D), who died following a heart...
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The New York Times
The Israeli government did not tamper with the Hezbollah pagers that exploded, defense and intelligence officials say. It manufactured them as part of a ruse.
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One America News
The House of Representatives has failed to pass a stopgap government funding bill that would have kept funding at current levels until March 28, 2025. The bill also included a provision requiring proof of citizenship nationwide for voter registration.
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The Republican chair of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in Arizona has endorsed a Democrat to replace him. "I am endorsing Joel [Navarro] because he is a man of integrity, because he is a dedicated public servant who fights for what's right, and because he has a record of serving the interest of all...
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One America News
Throughout her 2024 presidential campaign, Kamala Harris has drawn criticism for her use of "fake accents," which some psychology experts believe may be a sign of deceit or a lack of confidence.
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Sam Adams
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CNN
Key takeaways from Fed's jumbo-sized interest rate cut
Powell doesn’t think the Fed is playing catch-up, but he’s been facing pressure to slash rates for months
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One America News
Scott Jennings, a CNN senior political commentator, criticized his own network for intentionally misrepresenting Republican candidate Donald Trump’s statements, and he questioned if Democrat politicians and liberal political pundits care that their claims regarding the former president are “designed to radicalize.”
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The Washington Post
Israel’s government is in turmoil and the United States is trying to head off a wider conflict in Lebanon, leaving officials to wonder about the timing of the attack.
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21:13⇢Lebanon's Communication Chaos: Round Two
⌨The newspapers report on a second wave of explosions targeting Hezbollah's communication devices in Lebanon (CNN, NYTimes, Washington Post). This follows Tuesday's pager explosions, with sources detailing Israel's involvement in manufacturing the devices (NYTimes). Meanwhile, the House rejected Speaker Johnson's funding bill (The Hill, The Blaze), and Sean Combs was denied bail amid allegations of witness intimidation (NBC News, NY Post).
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Former President Trump pledged to travel to Springfield, Ohio, after false claims that he and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), have made about Haitian immigrants eating pets in the city. Trump said at a rally in New York on Wednesday that he would go to the town in the next two weeks and...
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Yahoo! News
Body found in search for Ky. highway shooting suspect believed to be perpetrator
Authorities said that accessories found with the body on Wednesday have led them to conclude it is Joseph Couch, of Woodbine, Ky.
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The Washington Post
Researchers believe the remains found in a lead coffin in 2022 are those of the French Renaissance poet Joachim du Bellay.
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Following Tuesday's stunning attack via pagers, Lebanon was hit by another deadly wave of exploding communications devices on Wednesday.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) government funding bill was sunk through the combined efforts of Democrats and Republicans in the lower chamber on Wednesday. Fourteen members of Johnson’s own party voted alongside most Democrats against the Louisiana Republican’s spending plan, which joined a six-month stopgap bill with a measure aiming to require proof of citizenship...
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The Washington Post
Icom is looking into reports that its two-way radios were denotated in attacks across Lebanon Wednesday, which killed at least 20 people and injured more than 450.
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Wall Street Journal
The wave of exploding electronic devices used by Hezbollah members could be a prelude to a wider attack by Israel.
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The New York Times
The Israeli government did not tamper with the Hezbollah pagers that exploded, defense and intelligence officials say. It manufactured them as part of a ruse.
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23:21⇢Lebanon's Communication Chaos: Round Two
⌨The newspapers report on a second wave of explosions targeting Hezbollah's communication devices in Lebanon, including walkie-talkies (CNN, NPR, NYTimes, Wall Street Journal). Israel's involvement is indirectly acknowledged, with details emerging about their manufacturing of the devices (NYTimes). Meanwhile, the House rejected Speaker Johnson's government funding bill (The Hill, USA Today), raising concerns about a potential shutdown.
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