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Israel Begins “Limited Ground Operation” Into Southern Lebanon Oct 01, 2024

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The Israeli military says it has begun “a limited ground operation” in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah. There will be “no long-term occupation” of Lebanon, Israeli officials said, but declined to provide a timeline. The ground offensive comes after hours of Israeli raids and artillery fire across the border, and after Israel restricted civilian movements in some border communities.

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Harris Visits Border, Proposes Stricter Rules Than Biden Sep 28, 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris went on the offensive against former President Trump on immigration during her visit to the southern border in Arizona as she tries to turn a political vulnerability on its head. Immigration has featured prominently in the 2024 presidential election, with polls showing voters placing more trust in Trump to handle the issue than Harris.

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Hurricane Helene Makes Landfall Sep 27, 2024

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Hurricane Helene has made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm. It is the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend. Storm surge — how high the water rises above normal levels — could climb to 20 feet along Florida’s Big Bend. The National Weather Service is warning of “unsurvivable” storm surge in Apalachee Bay.

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Indicted On Federal Charges Sep 26, 2024

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on at least one federal criminal charge, multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. The indictment follows a monthslong federal investigation by the US attorney’s office in Manhattan, which was reportedly scrutinizing his connection to Turkish officials and businessmen, and campaign donations he received. The charges he is facing are not publicly known at this time.

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Harris Backs Ending Filibuster To Restore Abortion Rights Sep 25, 2024

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Vice President Kamala Harris’ vow to gut the Senate’s filibuster rule to pass a bill codifying abortion rights has cost her an endorsement from a leading Senate moderate: Joe Manchin. The West Virginia independent, one of the staunchest defenders of the potent delay tactic in the Senate, told CNN on Tuesday that he wouldn’t back her candidacy now — despite signaling earlier this month he was getting ready to do so.

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Trump: If We Win PA, We Win The Whole Thing Sep 24, 2024

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Campaign officials are weighing a potential visit by Harris to the US-Mexico border while in Arizona as the campaign tries to close the gap with Trump on the issue of immigration. Plus, Hezbollah has fired multiple rocket barrages into northern Israel, a day after Israeli airstrikes targeting the militant group in Lebanon killed nearly 500 people and wounded 1,600 others — the deadliest day in the country in nearly two decades.

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GA Officials Warn Of Chaos Over New Election Hand Count Rule Sep 21, 2024

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Allies of former President Donald Trump who control the Georgia State Election Board approved a controversial new rule requiring counties to hand-count the number of ballots cast at polling places on Election Day, despite bipartisan objections from election officials and poll workers. The vote was 3-2, with the three Trump allies supporting the move, and a Democratic and independent GOP-appointed member of the board strongly opposing it.

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“Black Nazi”, “Perv”: Trump-Backed Candidate’s Comment Unearthed Sep 20, 2024

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Mark Robinson, the controversial and socially conservative Republican nominee for governor of North Carolina, made a series of inflammatory comments on a pornography website’s message board more than a decade ago, in which he referred to himself as a “black NAZI!” and expressed support for reinstating slavery, a CNN KFile investigation found.

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Fed’s Major Rate Cut Could Boost Harris’ Momentum Sep 19, 2024

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The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates aggressively Wednesday, announcing the first rate cut since March 2020. The half-point move paves the way for lower borrowing costs on everything from mortgages to credit cards. It marks a crucial milestone for the central bank’s historic inflation fight, which kept rates at a bruising 23-year high for more than a year.

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United States V. Sean “Diddy” Combs Sep 18, 2024

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Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail and taken into custody after pleading not guilty in federal court to charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. Prosecutors argued the music mogul should not be released because he had previously reached out to witnesses and victims. Prosecutors allege Combs created and ran a “criminal enterprise” through his business empire that engaged in crimes including sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice.

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