The Washington Post
“I see politicians trying to use the situation to advance their political position,” said the mayor of Bogotá, Colombia. “But this doesn’t solve the problems we actually have.”
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04.10.2024 ⇠ היום בו הנמלים נפתחו מחדש והמשרות זינקו
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הסכם זמני השעה את שביתת עובדי הנמלים עד ה-15 בינואר, ומנע הפרעה כלכלית פוטנציאלית. דו"ח התעסוקה לספטמבר הראה חוזק בלתי צפוי, עם תוספת של 254,000 משרות, מעבר לתחזיות, מה שחיזק את הכלכלה. ישראל השיקה מתקפות גדולות ליד ביירות, כשהיא מכוונת למנהיגי חיזבאללה ומסלימה את המתיחות בלבנון. השלכות הוריקן הלן המשיכו להתגלות, עם דיווחים על נזק נרחב ומאמצי שיקום מתמשכים. התפתחויות פוליטיות כללו את ליז צ'ייני מקמפיינת עבור קמלה האריס, בעוד טראמפ התכונן לעצרת בג'ורג'יה. ביידן הביע חששות לגבי אלימות פוטנציאלית הקשורה לבחירות. היום הסתיים בדיונים על ההשפעה של דו"ח התעסוקה החזק על הכלכלה והבחירות הקרובות.
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00:30⇠שביתת הנמלים מושעית, מתיחות במזרח התיכון מתלקחת
⌨העיתונים מדווחים על השעיית שביתת עובדי הנמל עד ה-15 בינואר, מה שמונע שיבושים פוטנציאליים בשרשרת האספקה (בוסטון גלוב, CBS, יאהו). במקביל, ישראל ביצעה תקיפות ליד ביירות, מכוונות למנהיגי חיזבאללה, מה שמחריף את המתיחות במזרח התיכון (ניו יורק טיימס, NBC News, וול סטריט ג'ורנל). ההשלכות הפוליטיות של אירועים אלו נידונות, במיוחד בהקשר לבחירות הקרובות בארה"ב (CNN, The Hill, הפינגטון פוסט).
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The Daily Beast
Republicans want to know just who’s responsible for stripping a continuing resolution of additional funding for FEMA’s coffers. (Hint: they are.)
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The Israeli military has warned people to evacuate a city and other communities in southern Lebanon that are north of a U.N.-declared buffer zone.
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CNN
Why fresh attention on Jan. 6 may not hurt Trump's campaign
This is a reality that reflects both the divided state of the nation and the GOP’s willingness to prioritize power
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The Washington Post
In a separate strike, 18 people were killed in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, where the Israeli military said it had targeted the regional head of Hamas.
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Israel aimed at Hashim Safieddine, a cousin of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, as the war in Lebanon expands.
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Israel had warned people to evacuate communities in southern Lebanon that are outside a United Nations-declared buffer zone.
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The case highlights Ukrainians’ desperation to get news about their loved ones missing in the war and fears over their fates in Russia.
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The New York Times
Huge explosions rocked the city in Lebanon after a day of particularly deadly Israeli attacks in Gaza and the West Bank.
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Biden and Harris’ “policies are not only becoming an existential threat to our country’s way of life, but to our allies as well,” Sondland said.
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03:34⇠ישראל תוקפת בביירות, הסכסוך מתעצם
⌨העיתונים מדווחים על התקפות ישראל המתגברות בלבנון, המכוונות למנהיגי חיזבאללה בביירות (NBC News, NYTimes, Wall Street Journal, AP News). זהו סימן להרחבה משמעותית של הסכסוך. בינתיים, בתי חולים בארה"ב מתמודדים עם מחסור בנוזלים תוך ורידיים בעקבות הוריקן הלן (Boston Globe), ושביתת עובדי הנמל הושעתה בעקבות הסכם זמני (Yahoo, AP News).
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Israel aimed at Hashim Safieddine, a cousin of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, as the war in Lebanon expands.
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The court sided with Arian Mirzarafie-Ahi, a transgender man who sued his home country of Romania for refusing to accept the gender identity changes he initiated in Britain.
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Associated Press
A series of Israeli strikes overnight rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs, sending huge plumes of smoke and flames into the sky.
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Obama’s first campaign stop for Harris will be in the Pittsburgh area on Oct. 10, according to a senior campaign official. The former president is then expected to travel to other battleground states in the days leading up to the election. The former president last month held a solo fundraiser for Harris in Los Angeles,...
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The Daily Beast
The former president will speak on the same ground where a gunman almost killed him in July.
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05:50⇠ישראל מרחיבה את הסכסוך: תוקפת את החיזבאללה בביירות
⌨העיתונים מדווחים על התקפות ישראל המתגברות בלבנון, המכוונות למנהיגי חיזבאללה בביירות (NBC News, NYTimes, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post). זה מסמן הרחבה משמעותית של הסכסוך. מנהיג איראן חמינאי כינה את התקפת ה-7 באוקטובר "לגיטימית" (Newsweek). בינתיים, מערכת הבחירות לנשיאות ארה"ב מתחממת, כאשר אובמה עומד לצאת למסע בחירות עבור האריס (The Hill) וטראמפ זוכה לתמיכה באזורים בלתי צפויים (Fox News).
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Los Angeles Times
One month before the election, a new poll finds 60% of California likely voters favor Proposition 36 to impose stiffer penalties for theft and drug crimes.
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The New York Times
A record surge in new businesses has helped drive job growth, and could have longer-term benefits.
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A few Republicans running for competitive or Democratic-leaning congressional seats are adopting and reviving a label that was nearly extinct in their party: pro-choice. The terminology marks some of the biggest changes in how the Republican Party is approaching abortion and reproductive issues that have challenged the party electorally since the Supreme Court overturned the...
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Los Angeles Times
Laura Miller
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The Washington Post
Some Iranian missiles broke through Israeli and allied air defenses to strike or land near at least three military and intelligence installations.
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Democrats increasingly suspect that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to interfere in U.S. domestic politics by ignoring calls by President Biden to negotiate a peace deal in Gaza and by confronting Hezbollah and Iran weeks before the U.S. election. The rapidly escalating confrontation between Israel, Hezbollah and Hezbollah’s ally, Iran, has undercut President...
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Israel says massive strikes hit Hezbollah's intel unit in Beirut, as Lebanon puts the toll from two weeks of spiraling violence over 2,000.
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As Helene's destructive wrath descended on the Southeast, some residents say they never got the warnings they needed to take action.
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The Daily Beast
The former congresswoman took a swipe at his “spray-tanning” at a rally alongside Kamala Harris.
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Former President Trump will deliver remarks at a National Rifle Association (NRA) event in Georgia later this month, addressing a gathering of gun rights activists in a key battleground state. Trump will speak at the NRA’s “Defend the 2nd” event, which will take place in Savannah on Oct. 22. His remarks come as Vice President...
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The Boston Globe
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Devastation left by Hurricane Helene. Escalated tensions in the Middle East. The Harris campaign is navigating a pair of October surprises as Election Day draws closer.
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CNN
Jan. 6 is back in the election spotlight
It’s not clear how much Jack Smith and Liz Cheney thrusting that dark day into the campaign will matter
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“Get your f–king hands off of her right now,” he yelled. “You touch her again you’re gonna get f–king arrested.”
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Reporter Bob Buckley from NewsNation affiliate WGHP says the impact of Helene in North Carolina could have "massive" impact on the election.
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07:10⇠לבנון תחת אש: ישראל מסלימה תקיפות נגד חיזבאללה
⌨העיתונים מדווחים על התקפות ישראל המתעצמות בלבנון, במיוחד נגד חיזבאללה בביירות (CBS, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal). הסלמה זו גרמה לנפגעים רבים בלבנון. במקביל, שביתת עובדי הנמל הגדולה בארה"ב הושעתה עד ינואר בעקבות הסכם זמני (Boston Globe, Common Dreams, Yahoo). השפעת הוריקן הלן על הבחירות הקרובות בארה"ב גם נידונה (NPR, The Hill).
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The Washington Post
Lebanon’s transport minister said a key road near the border crossing with Syria was hit in an Israeli strike. Iran’s supreme leader delivered a defiant sermon in Tehran.
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Former President Trump slammed former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) early Friday, after she made her first appearance on the campaign trail beside Vice President Harris, calling Cheney a "low IQ War Hawk." “Liz Cheney lost her Congressional Seat by the largest margin in the history of Congress for a sitting Representative,” Trump wrote in a...
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Americans Grow Increasingly Dependent on Government Payments
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One thing both Republicans and Democrats can agree on is that our border is in crisis.
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The court sided with Arian Mirzarafie-Ahi, a transgender man who sued his home country of Romania for refusing to accept the gender identity changes he initiated in Britain.
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Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) apologized late Thursday night for wearing blackface as part of a Halloween costume portraying pop star Michael Jackson in 2006 during a college party. "Obviously, I can’t change what happened 18 years ago, but I certainly, with wisdom and age, understand that that is not something I would do today and...
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The New York Times
The robust hiring in September showed that the labor market remained strong. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 percent.
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The futuristic four-legged machine, which boasts the size and agility of a 70-pound golden retriever, has been met with both fascination and concern.
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How the vice president seems to have fixed one of Biden’s biggest vulnerabilities.
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08:38⇠ישראל משחררת מתקפות אוויריות על חיזבאללה בעוד שוק העבודה האמריקאי מזנק
⌨העיתונים מדווחים על התקפות אוויריות מתגברות של ישראל בלבנון, המכוונות למנהיגי חיזבאללה (NBC News, NYTimes, Wall Street Journal). שוק העבודה האמריקאי מראה חוזק בלתי צפוי, כאשר מעסיקים הוסיפו 254,000 משרות בספטמבר (NYTimes). שביתת עובדי הנמל הושעתה עד ינואר בעקבות הסכם זמני (Yahoo). משטרת לוס אנג'לס מציגה כלב רובוטי ללחימה בפשיעה, מעורר עניין וחשש כאחד (The Hill).
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Breitbart News
Economists had been expecting 132,500 jobs and an unemployment rate of 4.2 percent.
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U.S. passport processing time has been reduced by two weeks at most, the State Department announced Thursday. The Bureau of Consular Affairs said wait times for both online and paper applications have been reduced to four to six weeks, which is down from the previous processing time of six to eight weeks. Expedited processing times...
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Yahoo! News
Trump accused Jack Smith of election interference, but judge made new filing public
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It’s time to have a serious talk about cookies.
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Yahoo! News
Trump claims new Jack Smith filing is election interference, but a judge made it public
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CNN
New wave of GOP warnings about Trump tests his political power
Trump’s attempt to unravel American democracy to stay in power four years ago is suddenly back at the epicenter of another election
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The New York Times
The labor market bounced back in September, a sign that economic growth remained solid. The unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent.
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Pundit Megyn Kelly said she thinks Vice President Kamala Harris is promoting a message that is resonating with voters, particularly on the economy, that could spell defeat for former President Trump in next month's presidential election. “They care most about inflation and they’re evenly split now on that issue,” Kelly said during a recent episode...
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NBC News
Jobs report blows past expectations, showing hiring surge
The U.S. economy added 254,000 jobs in September.
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Canadian private sector demands have long shaped immigration policy. As immigrants are scapegoated for failed economic strategies, Justin Trudeau’s shift in rhetoric — from embracing to blaming — highlights the hypocrisy of a system designed for profit.
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In a recent vice presidential debate, Tim Walz and JD Vance engaged in a dramatic encounter that was great theater and had an impact on the outcome of the presidential race.
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09:34⇠זינוק במשרות מטלטל את הנוף הכלכלי
⌨העיתונים מדווחים על זינוק מפתיע בצמיחת המשרות בארה"ב, עם תוספת של 254,000 משרות בספטמבר, הרבה מעבר לציפיות (ABC News, Breitbart, NBC News, NYTimes). העלייה הכלכלית הזו נידונה בהרחבה במקורות רבים. בנוסף, יש המשך סיקור של הבחירות הקרבות, עם דגש על כוחו הפוליטי של טראמפ (CNN) ומעורבותו של אובמה באסטרטגיית הקמפיין של האריס (Fox News).
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Yahoo! News
Helene devastated Asheville. How the community is coping in the aftermath.
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The Atlantic
The biggest threat from tropical cyclones is no longer storm surge but rains like those dumped by Helene on North Carolina.
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The Supreme Court agreed Friday to wade into another case implicating federal approval of vapes at the Biden administration’s request. The Justice Department hopes to crack down on looser rules that make it easier for vape companies to funnel challenges through the nation’s most conservative federal appeals court, rather than another venue. The 5th U.S....
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The Washington Post
Israeli strikes cut off a key border crossing between Lebanon and Syria.
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Associated Press
Mike Pence is no longer standing beside Donald Trump, and has refused to endorse the Republican nominee’s bid to return to the White House.
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The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up the gun industry’s appeal of a ruling allowing the Mexican government to proceed with its lawsuit against several prominent American firearm manufacturers. Mexico contends the companies deliberately chose to “profit off the criminal market for their products” and caused a flood of guns to fall into...
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The past year of war has been a nightmare for Palestinians, Israelis, and much of the planet.
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he plans to attend former President Trump’s rally in battleground Pennsylvania this weekend, when Trump returns to the site where he survived the first assassination attempt on his life. “I will be there to support,” Musk wrote in a post late Thursday on social platform X, which he acquired in...
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The once-hot Silicon Valley startup has seen its stock’s value decline 99% and is struggling to survive. That has put the spotlight on the genetic data it has on 15 million people.
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The Biden administration’s student loan cancellation plan has been put on hold once again in Missouri after brief celebration from advocates this week when another judge ruled the plan could move forward. A federal judge in Missouri issued an injunction that blocks widespread debt relief on Thursday, hours after Biden got a favorable ruling...
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Jacobin
In 1974, Emile Habibi published The Pessoptimist, an irreverent novel that interpreted the Nakba as a tragicomic fable. Fifty years later, it still speaks to the dilemma facing Palestinians fighting to pull liberation out the jaws of defeat.
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The Hill
There are almost two million more women aged 24 to 54 in the U.S. labor force than there were five years ago, hitting an all-time high in May of this year. By and large, this is due to impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. As working styles became less rigid thanks to the introduction of at-home,...
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10:22⇠זינוק בשוק העבודה מפתיע את המומחים
⌨העיתונים מדווחים על שוק עבודה חזק בארה"ב, עם תוספת של 254,000 משרות בספטמבר, מעבר לציפיות (NYTimes, AP News, NBC News). התנופה הכלכלית הזו נדונה בהרחבה במקורות רבים. בנוסף, יש סיקור של האתגרים המשפטיים המתמשכים של הנשיא לשעבר טראמפ, כולל הגשות חדשות של התובע המיוחד ג'ק סמית' (MSNBC, Yahoo, AP News).
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Satellite images taken after Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina show washed-out streets and buildings, downed trees, and more.
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Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate Boeing executives in a letter Wednesday, accusing the company of putting profits over safety. “For years, the federal government has accused Boeing of putting profits over passenger safety, without pursuing full accountability from the company or the company’s...
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Economists had been expecting 132,500 jobs and an unemployment rate of 4.2 percent.
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Vice President Harris will travel Saturday to North Carolina to tour the damage from Hurricane Helene and get an update on the ongoing recovery efforts in the state. Harris, who is the Democratic nominee for president, will get a briefing from local officials and will speak about how the federal government is working to support...
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Former first lady Melania Trump criticized what she described as "holes" in the top leadership of the U.S. Secret Service following two apparent assassination attempts against former President Trump in the span of three months. The former first lady praised the men that protected her and her husband, but described problems with the Secret Service's...
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Two dairy workers in California have been infected with the state’s first human cases of bird flu, federal and state health officials said. The late Thursday announcement of two confirmed cases of H5N1 bird flu came after California officials said they were investigating a potential human infection. Both cases were found at different locations in the...
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This Rosh Hashanah, let us take bold steps forward, recognizing that lasting change is not just possible — it is imperative.
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CNN
Wave of GOP warnings about Trump tests his political power
Trump’s attempt to unravel American democracy to stay in power four years ago is suddenly back at the epicenter of another election
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The decision to select McDonnell, who was an LAPD officer before serving as L.A. County sheriff, comes after a months-long search by Mayor Karen Bass.
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The Biltmore Estate, America’s largest home, has released a statement addressing the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Helene, which wreaked havoc across Asheville and the surrounding region.
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The job market and employers made a surprisingly strong showing in the September jobs report, new figures show.
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Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are asking Chief Justice John Roberts to answer a series of questions about his awareness of an upside-down American flag that flew over Justice Samuel Alito’s home. Citing reporting from The New York Times, the letter from the two Democrats on the House Oversight Committee asks Roberts why...
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is warning the public to be wary of misinformation surrounding Hurricane Helene and the federal government's response, launching a “rumor response” page. On the newly-formed page, the agency asks the public to find and share information from trusted sources, and discourage others from sharing information from unverified sources. It...
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The White House on Friday bashed Republicans for what it argues are lies about the Hurricane Helene federal response effort. The White House focused on the claim that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is out of funding. Senior deputy press secretary Andrew Bates sent a memo arguing that Republicans are “peddling bald faced lies” about...
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The wealthiest members of Congress from both parties — including vice presidential candidate J. D. Vance — have millions invested collectively in private equity funds. In many cases, they are not required to disclose details about these investments.
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The nonpartisan group Cook Political Report has shifted five House races toward Democrats, marking a new sign of momentum for the party in the Midwest. Two Iowa races have moved into toss-up territory, as Democrats look to oust Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) in the Hawkeye State’s 1st Congressional District and Rep. Zach Nunn (R) in...
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12:06⇠זינוק בשוק העבודה מפתיע את המומחים
⌨העיתונים מדווחים על עלייה משמעותית בשוק העבודה בספטמבר, עם תוספת של 254,000 משרות, הרבה מעבר לציפיות (NYTimes, Breitbart, Common Dreams, USA Today). דחיפה כלכלית זו נדונה בהרחבה במקורות רבים. בנוסף, יש סיקור של השלכות הוריקן הלן בצפון קרוליינה (CBS, NY Post) ודיונים מתמשכים על האתגרים המשפטיים וההשפעה הפוליטית של טראמפ (CNN, MSNBC, Yahoo).
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One America News
Anti-Trump Republican Liz Cheney is now a campaign surrogate for Kamala Harris.
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The United States and South Korea on Friday announced a new cost-sharing deal that would see Seoul spend more to host American troops. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the agreement was reached on a new five-year Special Measures Agreement with South Korea after eight rounds of negotiations. "The agreement will be a significant accomplishment...
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NBC News
Blockbuster jobs report paves way for US economy to avoid recession: Experts
The U.S. economy added 254,000 jobs in September, fresh data showed.
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Kamala Harris' campaign is facing pressure as polls tighten, and her recent actions such as visiting the southern border, giving an economic speech, and holding a softball interview suggest that she is trying to address her weaknesses.
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The Atlantic
Thirty years after the genocide, survivors and perpetrators live side by side.
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{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Friday! Tomorrow officially kicks off the monthlong countdown to Election Day. Here's what's going on today: Trump will return to the site of the first assassination attempt against him. Biden is receiving some props for the end of the port strike. Liz Cheney campaigned with Harris and had a few words...
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President Biden will campaign next week for Sen. Bob Casey (D) in the swing state of Pennsylvania, the White House announced Friday. The campaign event, in the Philadelphia area, will be held Tuesday, after Biden travels to Milwaukee to give remarks on “progress replacing lead pipes and creating good-paying jobs," according to the announcement, Casey,...
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The Daily Beast
The 12-minute tape, reportedly from a dinner with donors in August, also features Trump launching into an expletive-laden rant against undocumented migrants.
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New York Post
“He knows better than to be talking about the things that he does with big brother Puff on national television,” Combs said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in 2011. “Everything ain’t for everybody.”
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Kamala Harris’s candidacy is historic: she should openly define herself as the first Indian American and Black woman to seek our nation’s highest office.
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CNN
‘Truly monster’ September jobs report. Where the jobs are
The economy added 254,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate dropped to 4.1%, a huge boost for a labor market that had signs of weakness
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The two sides have agreed to a 62% wage increase over 6 years in a deal between the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance. The union had been seeking a 77% increase.
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Vice President Harris will travel to the Great Lakes State on Friday, delivering remarks to voters from Detroit. Her visit to battleground Michigan, known by many as the birthplace of organized labor, comes a day after the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), an association of companies that operate East...
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The White House updated its response to Hurricane Helene, providing $45 million to survivors of the disaster. President Biden’s administration said on Friday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has already helped “thousands” of Hurricane Helene survivors, including giving $45 million in upfront funding as states in the southeast deal with power outages, mudslides...
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The Washington Post
The victims in the attack in a town north of Port-au-Prince included at least 10 women and three infants, the U.N. human rights office said Friday.
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You don’t think those same people are capable of leaving a bunch of people they see as deplorable, ignorant, gun-and-Bible-clinging, redneck hillbillies without power for a few weeks if it increases the odds of winning a swing state?
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“He’s one of the greatest kids you could ever know,” the rapper said.
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Friday warned of an increase in illegal online pharmacies selling counterfeit pills made with fentanyl and methamphetamine. "As Americans increasingly turn to online pharmacies to purchase necessary medications, DEA is issuing this Public Safety Alert to warn of an increase in illegal online, often foreign-based websites that are...
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Yahoo! News
Thousands of uninsured homes were in Hurricane Helene's path
Without insurance, people struck by floods have to rely on a network of complicated programs or nonprofits to rebuild their lives.
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13:26⇠זינוק במשרות מפריך חששות ממיתון
⌨העיתונים מדווחים על עלייה משמעותית בשוק העבודה בספטמבר, עם תוספת של 254,000 משרות, מעל למצופה (ABC News, CNN, NYTimes, USA Today). התנופה הכלכלית הזו נידונה בהרחבה במקורות רבים. בנוסף, יש סיקור של פתרון שביתת הנמלים (NPR) ודיונים מתמשכים על האתגרים המשפטיים והצהרות שנויות במחלוקת של טראמפ (The Daily Beast, Breitbart).
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The New York Times
After months of wobbling, a fresh jobs report showed that hiring and wage growth is strong, aligning with other robust economic data.
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Oklahoma Education Superintendent Ryan Walters’s (R) office is defending the process for how the state will be selecting newly mandated Bibles in classrooms after a report was released that the criteria is so narrow that essentially no Bibles qualify — besides ones endorsed by former President Trump. The Oklahoman reported on Friday that vanishingly...
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Tech mogul Elon Musk has announced that he will “be there to support” his friend, 45th President Donald Trump, when he returns to the site of his July 13th assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, for a rally.
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The storm may not become a hurricane, but it is expected to dump huge rainfall on Florida. What to know.
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Former President Trump is set to return to Butler, Pa., for what is likely to be a highly charged rally, nearly three months after a bullet grazed his ear at the same site in an attempted assassination. The former president told NewsNation this week he felt he had an “obligation” to return to the site...
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Los Angeles Times
The decision to select McDonnell, who was an LAPD officer before serving as L.A. County sheriff, comes after a months-long search by Mayor Karen Bass.
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U.S. employers added more than a quarter million jobs in September, while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%. Here's what to know about the data.
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Social media platforms’ suspensions of accounts may not be rooted in political biases, but rather certain political groups’ tendency to share misinformation, according to a new study. The study, published this week in the journal Nature by researchers from Oxford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), pushes back on the argument —...
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Yahoo! News
September's job report sets up Harris, Trump for a defining battle
A hotter-than-expected jobs report clarified a stark contrast as Democrats and Republicans prep their closing economic remarks.
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Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on imports would likely lead to a depression similar to the Great Depression, as seen in the Smoot-Hawley tariff act of 1930, which caused the global trade to decline from $3 trillion to less than $1 trillion.
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A former porn star and go-go dancer who has accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of forcing her to have sex during his “freak offs” claims she saw multiple A-listers.
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Vice President Harris on Friday is set to bash former President Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) over auto worker jobs at her campaign rally in Flint, Mich., according to a senior campaign official. She will be joined in Flint by United Auto Workers (UAW) president Shawn Fain, who announced the union’s endorsement for the...
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This week, a Georgia chemical plant suffered yet another accident, releasing toxic fumes into an Atlanta suburb for at least the fourth time. The plant falls into a yawning regulatory loophole that chemical industry lobbying has kept open for years.
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President Biden on Friday made his first appearance in the press briefing room since taking office to tout strong jobs data and the resolution of a strike at East and Gulf coast ports that threatened to upend the economy. “The past two days, we’ve gotten some very good news about the American economy,” Biden said....
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Israel-Gaza-Lebanon updates: Hezbollah intelligence HQ struck in Beirut, Israel says
The headquarters was a bunker, an Israeli official told ABC News.
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An independent group of investigators called on President Biden to remove the government watchdog at the Department of Homeland Security, finding Inspector General Joseph Cuffari misled Congress, abused his authority and “engaged in substantial misconduct” while also wasting taxpayer funds. The long-awaited report from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE)...
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One America News
In federal court on Thursday, three of the five former Memphis police officers who are accused of beating Tyre Nichols to death received a mixed verdict from the jury.
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Many of Helene’s effects are individual and heartbreaking, such as the deaths of children, grandparents and others. But the storm's impact is also so outsized that it’s clearly visible from space.
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Former President Trump is taking time off the campaign trail Friday morning, linking up with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) to survey the damage left by Hurricane Helene in the battleground state. The duo will be briefed on recovery efforts in the state, after Helene brought dangerous winds and heavy flooding to the southeastern U.S....
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15:02⇠המתיחות במזרח התיכון מתגברת בזמן שכלכלת ארה"ב מפתיעה לטובה
⌨העיתונים מדווחים על מתיחות מתמשכת במזרח התיכון, כאשר ישראל תוקפת יעדי חיזבאללה בלבנון (ABC News, Wall Street Journal). השלכות הוריקן הלן ממשיכות להשפיע על דרום-מזרח ארה"ב, כשטראמפ וקמפ מסיירים בנזקים בג'ורג'יה (The Hill, USA Today). שוק העבודה מראה חוזק בלתי צפוי, עם תוספת של 254,000 משרות בספטמבר, מפריך חששות ממיתון (NYTimes, Yahoo).
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The New York Times
Yahya Sinwar is increasingly fatalistic, has blocked a cease-fire deal and been frustrated that Hezbollah and Iran have not come to his aid, officials said.
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The Hill's weekly technology news digest. {beacon} Friday, October 4, 2024     LEADING THE DAY   Newsom AI veto likely to stand Image © AP California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) this week vetoed perhaps the most closely-watched bill to regulate and impose safety restrictions on artificial intelligence (AI) systems, setting the stage for a broader fight...
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Exposure to certain types of “forever chemicals” may be disrupting the sleep quality of young adults — contributing not only to tiredness, but also to potential knock-on health effects, new research has found. Individuals who had heightened levels of four specific types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their blood experienced worse sleep, according...
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The male A-list celebrity who is the subject of an alleged sex tape with Sean “Diddy” Combs is “horrified” that the footage is being shopped around to media outlets, sources told The Post.
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The U.S. military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday, attacking the Iranian proxy’s bases and weapons systems, according to the Pentagon. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted strikes on 15 Houthi targets around 5 p.m. local time. The targets included “Houthi offensive military capabilities,” according to a statement from the command, which...
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The ongoing strike by 47,000 International Longshoremen's Association members is threatening the global supply chain and technological progress, as the union is demanding a halt to port automation.
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The Daily Beast
The president said JD Vance’s comments on the election raise red flags.
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Military officials discuss whether sending more force to the Middle East is helping to prevent a much wider war, or emboldening Israel.
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President Biden on Friday said he thinks the upcoming 2024 election will be fair but expressed skepticism over whether it will be peaceful. In his first briefing room appearance of his presidency, Biden was asked about his confidence there will be a free, fair and peaceful election in November. “I’m confident it will be free...
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FEMA counters rumors about Helene aid going to migrants
FEMA launched a "rumor response" webpage to counter what it calls "false" accusations that it has diverted funds to house migrants.
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NBC News
Lebanese American citizen speaks of chaos and heartbreak leaving Beirut
"To say goodbye and not to know when to come back, it's very hard."
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JPMorgan Chase said Friday that CEO Jamie Dimon did not endorse former President Trump, shortly after the Republican presidential candidate claimed he received his support. A spokesperson for JPMorgan Chase confirmed to The Hill that Dimon has not endorsed a presidential candidate on Friday afternoon, just hours after the former president posted an apparent screenshot...
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Wall Street Journal
A massacre in a farming town came as gangs expand to rural areas once deemed safe.
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Wall Street Journal
The 7’2” player won friends while blocking their shots, and won fans for his towering presence as a trailblazer off the court.
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Millions of people were left in the dark after Hurricane Helene battered the southeastern U.S. last week; as of Friday morning, days after the storm abated, more than 700,000 were still without power. The high costs of infrastructure improvements likely have contributed to the blackouts. Experts say more can be done to prevent power outages, but it...
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NBC News
Biden says he's concerned election won't be 'peaceful' after Trump, Vance comments
Biden stressed, however, he's confident the election will be "free and fair."
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16:30⇠מתיחות בחירות מתגברת על רקע סערת המזרח התיכון
⌨העיתונים מדווחים על חששות לגבי שלוות הבחירות הקרובות בארה"ב, כאשר ביידן מביע דאגה בעקבות הערות של טראמפ וואנס (ABC News, The Daily Beast). הסכסוך המתמשך במזרח התיכון ממשיך להיות במוקד, עם דיונים על פריסות צבאיות אמריקאיות ותקיפות ישראליות (NYTimes, Washington Post). מספר מקורות מכסים גם את השלכות הוריקן הלן והשפעתו על דרום-מזרח ארה"ב (The Hill, Yahoo).
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There’s a silver lining to a scary outbreak unfolding in Rwanda.
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According to a report, over 200 taxpayers who chose to have their IRS refunds mailed to their residence claim that their checks never came and were purportedly stolen as part of a large-scale fraud incident that snatched millions of dollars.
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The storm may not become a hurricane, but it is expected to dump huge rainfall on Florida. What to know.
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Former President Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Friday made their first public appearance together in years, putting aside simmering tensions to highlight how Hurricane Helene has devastated the state. The two leaders toured storm damage in the community of Evans, meeting with local officials and families and offering support for those impacted by the...
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A much better-than-expected jobs report released just hours after the quick suspension of a longshoreman's strike is giving a boost and some relief to Vice President Harris's campaign. The port strike had threatened to bottle up the economy and was the most politically threatening of a trio of recent challenges faced by Harris and the White...
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Parts of western North Carolina ravaged by Helene will need to wait longer for power restoration as the immense damage has hampered crews.
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Vice President Harris will rally voters in Michigan on Friday evening, as Democrats fight to protect the "blue wall" state from flipping in November. The visit to Flint, Mich., comes after the Democratic presidential nominee gave remarks at a campaign stop in Detroit earlier in the day. Michigan, a critical swing state in 2024, is...
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CNN
Trump campaigns with Georgia governor for first time since their 2020 clash
The former president criticized Brian Kemp four years ago as he pushed him to overturn the election result
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{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Biden's oil comment injects uncertainty into gas prices Oil prices increased this week after President Biden suggested Israel may target Iran's oil infrastructure in retaliation for a missile attack, raising the prospect of pain at the pump for U.S. consumers in the waning days of the...
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Thirty years after the genocide in Rwanda, survivors and perpetrators live side by side.
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Arizona’s top court handed a victory on Friday to backers of a ballot measure that would amend the state constitution to allow for open primaries, ruling that votes must be counted amid a dispute over signatures. The ballot measure, Proposition 140, would create an open primary system in which registered voters can cast their ballot...
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17:26⇠מתיחות במזרח התיכון גואה בזמן שסוגיות פנימיות רוחשות
⌨העיתונים מדווחים על החרפת המתיחות במזרח התיכון, עם תקיפות ישראליות נגד חיזבאללה בלבנון (וול סטריט ג'ורנל, NBC News). פעילויות הקמפיין של טראמפ והצהרותיו השנויות במחלוקת ממשיכות למשוך תשומת לב (CNN, HuffPost). השלכות הוריקן הלן נשארות מקור לדאגה, עם מאמצי התאוששות מתמשכים והפסקות חשמל באזורים שנפגעו (USA Today, Fox News). ה-UAW מבקר את עמדתם של טראמפ וואנס בנושאי עבודה (Common Dreams).
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Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg called out tech giant Elon Musk on Friday for making false claims about the federal government blocking flights with deliveries for Hurricane Helene victims. Musk posted a screenshot of a conversation with a person who said the air space had been “shut down” and that the Federal Aviation Administration...
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Longtime residents had never seen anything like the 8-foot wall of water that pushed ashore, and that was the problem.
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🌀 Plus: FEMA funding and fighting falsehoods {beacon} Evening Report
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Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Should Israel strike Iranian oil or nuclear facilities? President Biden does not support Israel striking at Iranian nuclear facilities, but he said there were discussions on hitting oil targets. © This satellite photo from Planet Labs...
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The Los Angeles Times’ California retirement rankings take four main factors into account: climate, health, recreation and affordability. See the best and worst places to retire.
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Associated Press
They were arguing about abortion.It was on Interstate 74, driving past the endless cornfields of rural Illinois, when Lesley Dzik realized she’d been raising her voice at her husband, Matt.
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Obesity in the U.S. Is Finally Declining. You Can (Probably) Thank Ozempic.
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Vice President Harris joined host Alex Cooper on her popular “Call Her Daddy” podcast for a discussion on reproductive rights, the campaign told The Hill. She sat for the popular podcast among young, female listeners on Tuesday and the episode is set to air next week, although the campaign did not specify the day. The...
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President Biden told reporters he was confident the election “will be free and fair,” before saying, “I don’t know whether it will be peaceful.”
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One America News
First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright will reportedly be the next high level official forced to resign under the leadership of NYC Democrat Mayor Eric Adams, amidst federal probes that have resulted in Adams' indictment on federal corruption charges.
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Two congressmen asked President Biden to further advocate for the release of wrongfully detained Americans in China in a letter Friday. “American citizens are serving long prison terms in China; most were sentenced with acute due process irregularities or on spurious charges," the Congressional Executive Commission on China wrote in a statement. "Many are severely...
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CNN
Trump appears with Georgia governor for first time since their 2020 clash
The former president criticized Brian Kemp four years ago as he pushed him to overturn the election result
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South Carolina Court Judge Daniel Coble extended the voter registration deadline by eight days at a virtual hearing Friday due to Hurricane Helene. In-person, online and mail-in applications will now be accepted until Oct. 14. The decision came after the state’s Democrats filed a lawsuit citing damage from Hurricane Helene as a barrier to citizens'...
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The Daily Beast
The woman accused Corey Lewandowski of stalking her and, bizarrely, throwing a drink on her.
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More than half of Americans are concerned about voter fraud in the November election, according to a PR/PBS News/Marist poll released Thursday. Fifty-eight percent of Americans say they are either very concerned or concerned that voter fraud will occur and 42 percent are not very concerned or not concerned at all that ineligible voters will...
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Two hospital groups warned of supply disruptions after Baxter International closed a North Carolina facility.
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19:50⇠חרדות בחירות ומתיחות במזרח התיכון
⌨העיתונים מדווחים על חששות גוברים לגבי יושרת הבחירות הקרובות בארה"ב ואפשרות לאלימות (NPR, The Hill). פעילות הקמפיין של טראמפ, כולל הופעתו הראשונה עם מושל ג'ורג'יה בריאן קמפ מאז 2020, מסוקרת (CNN). המתיחות במזרח התיכון נותרת גבוהה, עם תקיפות ישראליות המכוונות נגד חיזבאללה בלבנון (Washington Post). השלכות הוריקן הלן ממשיכות להשפיע על דרום-מזרח ארה"ב, וגורמות לשיבושים בשרשרת האספקה (USA Today).
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DHS Chief Alejandro Mayorkas has been blasted for saying the FEMA has no money left to help Americans suffering natural disasters.
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One America News
Even though the current Commander-in-Chief abruptly dropped out of his 2024 reelection campaign during the summer, President Joe Biden still decided to make a surprise appearance and crack jokes about his potential comeback on Friday during a White House briefing.
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The Washington Post
Israeli strikes cut off a key border crossing between Lebanon and Syria.
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One America News
The Los Angeles district attorney says his office is reviewing new evidence brought forward in the murder trial against the Menendez brothers.
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The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued a statement on Friday, warning Americans about possible violence and hate crimes that could take place on the anniversary of October 7th, when Hamas terrorists killed at least 1,200 Israelis while abducting around 251 last year.
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President Biden told reporters he’s “never been so proud” of Liz Cheney Thursday night after she delivered a speech in support of Vice President Harris. “She made one of the most consequential speeches I’ve ever heard. She has character,” Biden said at Joint Base Andrews, Md. “I know her dad. And her dad as well...
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CNN
Trump campaign takes gamble with unconventional strategy in battleground states
Teaching supporters to surveil polling places. Suing local VA offices to stop them from offering voter registration. This is how he plans to win.
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New York Post
The pair appeared to be having a heated exchange before the sheriff pulled out his gun and pointed it at the judge’s head, the startling video shows.
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Remnants of Hurricane Helene shut down a North Carolina factory that supplies critical IV fluids to hospitals across the country. There's no timeline for when production will resume at the facility.
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The Daily Beast
The woman accused Corey Lewandowski of stalking her and, bizarrely, throwing a drink on her.
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Former President Trump on Friday vowed to revert North Carolina’s Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg if he's elected this fall, a little over a year after the military installation was redesignated to remove the name of a Confederate general. “The first question that I asked: Should we change the name from Fort Liberty back...
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The women stationed at Nahal Oz warned authorities for months about increasingly suspicious Hamas activity, but no one acted.
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Yahoo! News
When will power return? Weary residents of Carolinas waiting for Helene relief.
Julianne Johnson and her neighbors in Asheville, N.C., have been using generators and cooking on propane stoves since the storm hit.
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A Fulton County judge determined that Georgia voting machines are secure ahead of this year’s general election in a Friday ruling after some state Republicans argued they were defective, labeling the security risks "purely hypothetical." DeKalb County Republicans argued that Dominion voting machines were faulty and requested to review photographic records of ballots within 24...
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Yahoo! News
Nearly 700K homes and businesses in Carolinas, Georgia still without electricity
Julianne Johnson and her neighbors in Asheville, N.C., have been using generators and cooking on propane stoves since the storm hit.
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Yahoo! News
Nearly 700K homes and businesses in Carolinas, Georgia still without power
Julianne Johnson and her neighbors in Asheville, N.C., have been using generators and cooking on propane stoves since the storm hit.
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22:46⇠מתיחות במזרח התיכון והשלכות ההוריקן מככבות בכותרות
⌨העיתונים מדווחים על מתיחות מתמשכת במזרח התיכון, עם תקיפות ישראליות בלבנון וחששות מפני התקפות אפשריות בשנה לאירועי ה-7 באוקטובר (ניו יורק טיימס, וושינגטון פוסט, רשת החדשות האמריקאית). השלכות הוריקן הלן ממשיכות להשפיע על דרום-מזרח ארה"ב, גורמות להפסקות חשמל ושיבושים בשרשרת האספקה (יאהו, NPR). אסטרטגיית הקמפיין של טראמפ במדינות מפתח והתנהגות לא הולמת לכאורה של עוזרו גם נידונות (CNN, דיילי ביסט).
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Boeing will return to the bargaining table with striking union workers on Monday after weeks of deadlock, the union announced Friday. Since September, around 33,000 machinists have gone on strike from the company’s West Coast factories with grievances over pay, pension and annual bonuses. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg sent an internal email Friday sharing that...
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Former New York Gov. David Paterson was attacked by a trio of young suspects while walking on the Upper East Side on Friday night, law enforcement sources said.
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New York Post
Former New York Gov. David Paterson was attacked by a trio of young suspects while walking on the Upper East Side on Friday night, law enforcement sources said.
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Breitbart News
DHS Chief Alejandro Mayorkas has been blasted for saying the FEMA has no money left to help Americans suffering natural disasters.
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President Biden says Congress needs to shore up a small business disaster loans fund, and fast. Meanwhile, the response to Hurricane Helene has become a presidential election issue.
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