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Death toll from Israeli airstrike on Beirut suburb rises to 31 as Israel and Hezbollah trade fire

by BASSEM MROUE Assocaited Press September 21, 2024September 21, 2024

Lebanon’s health minister says that search and rescue operations are still ongoing and that the number of casualties is likely to rise.

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Harris focusing on personal stories as she campaigns on abortion rights

by COLLEEN LONG and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

ProPublica reported this week that two Georgia women died after they did not get proper medical treatment for complications from taking abortion pills to end their pregnancies.

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Internal Secret Service report details failures preceding Trump assassination attempt

by REBECCA SANTANA, ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

The report details a series of ‘communications deficiencies’ with local law enforcement before the July shooting and makes clear that the Secret Service knew the rally site posed a security challenge.

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Israeli airstrike on Beirut kills a top Hezbollah military official as Lebanon reports 14 died

by BASSEM MROUE and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

The attacks have heightened fears that the cross-border exchanges of fire will escalate into all-out war.

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Oprah hosts virtual rally, ‘Unite for America,’ for Harris

by JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press September 19, 2024September 20, 2024

The event comes as Vice President Kamala Harris is working to continue to share her governing philosophy with voters during her abbreviated presidential campaign.

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Kentucky sheriff charged in slaying of judge at courthouse

by Associated Press September 19, 2024September 20, 2024

The judge was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Israeli soldiers pushed three apparently lifeless bodies from roofs during a West Bank raid

by JULIA FRANKEL and MAJDI MOHAMMED Associated Press September 19, 2024September 19, 2024

An Associated Press journalist witnessed Israeli soldiers push three apparently lifeless bodies from rooftops during a raid in the occupied West Bank.