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Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in the Bahamas and heads toward Cuba

Associated Press
Oct 20, 2024 4:46 pm - MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Oscar made landfall early Sunday in the southeastern Bahamas and was heading toward Cuba, an island beleaguered by a massive power outage. The Nati...
Russia flaunts its many doomsday weapons to keep the West from ramping up support for Ukraine

By The Associated Press
Oct 20, 2024 6:00 am - This year has seen President Vladimir Putin repeatedly brandish the nuclear sword, reminding everyone that Russia has the world’s largest atomic arsenal to try to deter the West from ramping up support for Ukraine.
What’s a ‘Jezebel spirit’? Some Christians use the term to paint Kamala Harris with a demonic brush

By ISABELLA VOLMERT and MICHELLE R. SMITH
Oct 20, 2024 6:00 am - Christian nationalist leaders are telling followers that Vice President Kamala Harris is under the influence of a “Jezebel spirit,” using a term with deeply racist and misogynistic roots that is setting off alarm bells for religious and political scholars.
Drone targets Israeli prime minister's house as strikes in Gaza kill 50

By ADAM SCHRECK and SAMY MAGDY
Oct 19, 2024 7:59 am - The Israeli government said a drone targeted the prime minister’s house Saturday, though there were no casualties, as Iran’s supreme leader vowed Hamas would continue its fight following the killing of the mastermind of last year’s deadly Oct. 7 attack.
Right-wing influencers hyped anti-Ukraine videos made by a TV producer also funded by Russian media

By ALAN SUDERMAN and GARANCE BURKE
Oct 19, 2024 6:00 am - The Kremlin could not have asked for better publicity at a better time when Ben Swann, a self-described independent journalist who promotes conspiracy theories, released a 12-part video series he promised would reveal dark truths about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Sinwar’s killing opens up opportunity and much uncertainty for the war in Gaza

By TIA GOLDENBERG and JACK JEFFERY
Oct 19, 2024 6:00 am - Israel’s killing of Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ top leader and the mastermind of the group’s Oct. 7 attack, is a dramatic turning point in the brutal yearlong war that it touched off.
Harris and Trump target Michigan as both parties try to shore up 'blue wall' votes

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Oct 18, 2024 1:41 pm - Kamala Harris and Donald Trump both sought support from Arab American voters Friday as they campaigned in Michigan, trying to lock down support in this key battleground state.
Here’s how the Smithsonian Zoo grows bamboo for its pandas

By Afia Barrie
Oct 18, 2024 12:18 pm - At a 3,200-acre facility in rural Virginia, the zoo harvests over 13,000 bamboo stalks a year. The process is ramping up for the new pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao.
Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler charged with DUI, possession of handgun after traffic accident

Associated Press
Oct 18, 2024 11:26 am - Former Bears quarterback Jay Cutler was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and possession of a handgun after a minor collision on Thursday.
South Korean intelligence says North has sent troops to aid Russia’s war in Ukraine

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG
Oct 18, 2024 7:19 am - South Korea's spy agency said Friday that North Korea has dispatched troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine, a development that could bring a third country into the war and intensify a standoff between North Korea and the West.

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