Tag: strikes
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The fight for white women voters and Hezbollah strikes Israeli base: Morning Rundown
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in a closely divided campaign for white women. Middle-class homeownership is becoming more difficult. And what you may have missed in Week 6 of the NFL. Here’s what to know today. Trump, Harris and the battle for white women Getty Images; AP White women helped Trump win in 2020.…
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Intense overnight strikes in southern Lebanon; Israel releases Hamas documents
Share Secret Hamas documents reveal October 7 planning Secret Hamas documents provide a detailed record of planning for the October 7 attacks as well as efforts to recruit Hezbollah and Iran to join the assault, as reported by the New York Times. The documents, released by the Israeli military and obtained and verified by the…
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Joe Biden says Israel should stop strikes on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon
The Iranian president’s latest stop in a diplomatic drive aimed at blunting Israel’s promised attacks was a meeting today with Russian President Putin in Turkmenistan. “Relations with Iran are a priority for us,” the Kremlin said, as it released video of the two leaders together. “We work together actively in the international arena, and our…
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IDF strikes Gaza and Lebanon on Oct. 7 anniversary
Friends, family members and other loved ones gathered this morning at the site of the Nova music festival in Re’im, in Israel’s Negev region, where Hamas militants killed an estimated 364 people as they stormed into Israel on this day a year ago. The festival grounds had some of the usual accoutrements, including stacks of loudspeakers and…
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Israel launches more strikes on Beirut amid ongoing border clashes with Hezbollah
Share Lebanon hospital says nine staff injured in Israeli strike Freddie Clayton and Ammar Cheikh Omar A hospital in southern Lebanon says nine medical and nursing staff were injured, “most of them seriously,” during a “barbaric” Israeli strike yesterday after receiving a warning to evacuate. A statement issued by Martyr Salah Ghandour Hospital said the…
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Strikes hit Hezbollah in Beirut’ Supreme leader to speak as Tehran mourns Nasrallah
Share Oil prices little changed given ample global supply Oil prices were little changed early today but remained on track for strong weekly gains, as investors weighed the prospect of a wider Middle East conflict disrupting crude flows against an amply supplied global market. Brent crude futures ticked down 8 cents, or 0.1%, to $77.54…
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Hospitals take steps to conserve IV fluid supply after Helene strikes critical factory
Hard to fill the gap In a statement published online Thursday, Baxter said it doesn’t yet have a timeline for when operations will be back up and running. A part of the problem, the company said, is that bridges to its site were damaged in the storm, limiting transport in and out. The Department of…
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Israel’s overnight Beirut strikes leave Lebanese sleepless
ZOUK MOSBEH, Lebanon — When night falls, it’s no longer sleep but the humming threat of an Israeli strike that descends on the Lebanese capital. Israel’s overnight attacks, which reached the heart of Beirut in the early hours of Thursday, mean that few in the city and beyond are getting any rest. Residents told NBC…
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Jack Smith court filing against Trump and Israel strikes central Beirut: Morning Rundown
A new court filing from special counsel Jack Smith argues Donald Trump acted as a private citizen when he sought to overturn the 2020 election. Israel hits central Beirut in a series of overnight airstrikes. And NBC News visits a mountain town swept away by Hurricane Helene. Here’s what to know today. Trump ‘resorted to…
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Port strikes put Democrats in a bind just weeks ahead of Election Day
WASHINGTON — A dockworkers strike threatens to harm shipping, manufacturing, pre-holiday retail inventories — and Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the presidency. The International Longshoreman’s Association went on strike at 14 ports along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico Tuesday at midnight, just hours before Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, squares…