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#10 Who Were the 7 High-Ranking Hezbollah Officials Killed Over the Past Week? - Kareem Chehayeb and Jack Jeffery for AP News, The Independent, Sandeep Neel, and Steve Adams on X
just over a week, intensified Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed seven high-ranking commanders and officials from the powerful Hezbollah militant group, including the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah. The move left Lebanon and much of the Mideast in shock as Israeli officials celebrated major military and intelligence breakthroughs. Hezbollah had opened a front to support its ally Hamas in the Gaza Strip a day after the Palestinian group’s surprise attack into southern Israel. The recent strikes in Lebanon and the assassination of Nasrallah are a significant escalation in the war in the Middle East, this time between Israel and Hezbollah...
#9 DOJ Sues Alabama, State’s Top Election Official for Allegedly Purging Noncitizen Voters Too Close to Election - Sarah Rumpf-Whitten for Fox News, New York Post, Greg Price, and John Solomon on X
The Department of Justice sued the State of Alabama and its top election official, alleging that they had removed voters who had previously been issued noncitizen identification numbers from its election rolls too close to election day. Noncitizen identification numbers are a tax-processing number issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that people—including undocumented immigrants—pay taxes. Along with paying taxes, noncitizen identification numbers can provide legal migrants with securing a driver's license and providing proof of residency...
#8 John Kerry: If Democrats ‘Win,’ We Can ‘Change’ First Amendment to Fight ‘Disinformation’ - The Daily Wire, Mike Davis, and Ian Miles Cheong on X
Democrat John Kerry, who served as President Joe Biden’s U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, said last week that the First Amendment was in the way of Democrats’ desire to fight “disinformation.” Kerry made the extreme remarks during a discussion with the World Economic Forum on Green Energy when asked by an audience member what could be done to fight online disinformation. “You know there’s a lot of discussion now about how you curb those entities in order to guarantee that you’re going to have some accountability on facts, etc.,” he said. “But look, if people only go to one source, and the source they go to is sick, and, you know, has an agenda, and they’re putting out disinformation, our First Amendment stands as a major block to be able to just, you know, hammer it out of existence.”
#7 Lawmakers Race to Avoid Farm Bill Disaster - Saul Elbein and Mike Lillis for The Hill, Missouri Independent, Farm Progress Daily, and US Farm Report on X
The stopgap farm bill is set to expire next week — and the congressional coalition that the massive legislation has relied on for half a century is on the verge of breaking down. Now congressional negotiators are desperately racing against long odds to minimize the damage before benefits run out at the end of the year. The bill’s expiration marks the second straight year of Congress’s failure to pass the typically five-year piece of legislation, which for almost a century has underpinned the U.S.’s agricultural sector and food aid programs. “Our farmers need [a deal],” House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.), one of the signatories, told The Hill this week. ...
#6 Longshoremen’s Union Says Port Strike on East Coast to Start Tuesday - Zach LaChance for Washington Examiner, SynCronus, Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thrilla the Gorilla, and Shawn Farash on X
The largest union representing port workers in the United States said an anticipated port strike will begin on Tuesday as negotiations have reportedly stalled. The port strike will be on the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico in the U.S. and includes ports from Maine to Texas. There were no negotiations planned for either Sunday or before the midnight deadline on Tuesday between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents employers of the East Coast and Gulf Coast longshore industry, according to Reuters. “United States Maritime Alliance … refuses to address a half-century of wage subjugation,” the union said in a statement...
#5 Massive Fire Engulfs Atlanta-Area Chemical Plant - Tyler Durden Zero Hedge, Phil Holoway, and John Hoo on X
A massive fire broke out at a chemical plant in Conyers, Georgia, prompting local area evacuations and road closures. Footage of the blaze shared on X might remind some of the train derailment fire in East Palestine, Ohio, early last year. The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office said the fire occurred at BioLab, a chemical plant that makes specialty pool and spa care products. They told residents near the plant to stay indoors and keep windows closed to minimize exposure to harmful chemicals, adding, "Safety measures are in place to protect the public."#4 Minneapolis Swears in First non-U.S. Citizen as Police Officer - Warner Todd Huston for Breitbart, The Overton News, and Tina Bambino on X
The Minnesota Police Dept. has reported that Lesly Vera, a native of Somalia, was sworn in on Thursday as the department’s first non-citizen officer. Vera was seen at the swearing-in ceremony wearing a hijab over her head as she took the oath of office and received her badge. Vera moved to Minneapolis with her parents from their arrival point in Mexico when she was four. She is a legal resident alien and authorized to work but is not a U.S. citizen. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara defended the idea of giving police powers to a non-citizen...
#3 ‘Couldn’t Be Further From The Truth’: Border Patrol Union Slams Kamala Harris’s ‘Slap In The Face’ Border Visit - Julianna Frieman for Daily Caller, Vet4Trump, Mr. Producer
The Border Patrol Union slammed Vice President Kamala Harris after she made a campaign stop Friday at the southern border for the first time as the Democratic presidential nominee. Harris traveled to Douglas, Arizona, including a stop along the border wall, which she previously called a “gross misuse of taxpayer mmoney which she would “block any funding for” when former President Donald Trump was in office. The vice president delivered remarks blaming Trump for the failed Senate bill proposing $48 billion to aid Ukraine in its war against Russia and nearly $16 billion to aid Israel in its conflict with Hamas in exchange for border security reforms...
#2 43-Foot Nude Trump Statue Erected Near Las Vegas - 3News KSNV, Mario Nawfal, and Amuse on X
TMZ says the art piece, constructed from foam over rebar and weighing around 6,000 pounds, features a marionette design with movable arms. The site adds the team behind the statue aims to spark conversations about the upcoming election. "Barring some sort of outrage, this would seemingly stay up through early November," TMZ said. Photos of the statue have been seen all over social media, with some calling it "disgusting and un-American", while others making light of his body type and saying that it is "funny to see." More than 1,000 people have been reported unaccounted for in a devastated North Carolina county where 30 people have already been confirmed dead after Hurricane Helene, officials said Sunday. Authorities in Buncombe County reported the horrifying toll in an emergency meeting announcing emergency medical shelters and ongoing rescue efforts in areas almost overwhelmed by stormwater. They also announced a special website to appeal for help finding those unaccounted for — with “more than 1,000 reports so far,” one local official told the live-streamed meeting...
#1 1,000 People Reported Unaccounted for in North Carolina County Hit Hardest by Hurricane Helene - Jared Downing for The New York Post, Non-Bidenary, and Foxy Farmer on X
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