Francine Hits Louisiana Coast As Category Two Storm
Hurricane Francine slammed into Terrebonne Parish near Morgan City with near 100 mph winds. It knocked out electricity for about 190,000 customers and sparked widespread flooding as surge waters rushed inland along the Gulf Coast.
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Terrebonne Parish
National Hurricane Center
Alvin Cockerham
Cockerham
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza
Gaza overnight attacks across Gaza and in Deir al-Balah killed at least 34 people including 19 women and children, with six UN staffers among the dead at the al Jaouni UN school shelter. West Bank raids and a fuel truck attack also reported amid ongoing Gaza war and ceasefire talks.
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Deir Al-Balah
Gaza Strip
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West Bank
Palestinian Health Ministry
Givat Assaf
al-Jaouni
Nuseirat
Awda
al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospitals
Momin Selmi
Civil Defense Agency
U.N. Agency For Palestinians
UNWRA
UNRWA
Philippe Lazzarini
Education Cluster
Unicef
Save the Children
Johnson postpones spending bill vote
The speaker delayed a six month continuing resolution vote tied to voter citizenship proof. He tied funding to immigration provisions amid cross party opposition, signaling no immediate retreat. Harvard freshman class shows small drop for Black students post affirmative action ruling. Inflation rate cools to 2.5 percent in August, aiding Fed rate cut expectations. The Labor Department notes a 0.2 percent monthly rise and a three year low in annual inflation.
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Mike Johnson
Johnson
R-La
Boston
Harvard University
Supreme Court
Harvard
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
U.S
Federal Reserve
Labor Department
U.S. and U.K. pledge nearly 1.5 billion in Ukraine aid
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced combined aid approaching 1.5 billion for Ukraine during a Kyiv visit. The package includes over 700 million dollars in humanitarian aid and 782 million in energy and loan guarantees to bolster Ukraine’s grid ahead of winter. Blinken and Lammy toured Kyiv together to reinforce Western backing as talks on missiles for deeper strikes continue.
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Ukraine
United States
Britain
Russia
U.S
Antony Blinken
David Lammy
Blinken
Sammy
Left
Andriiy Sybina
Center
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Associated Press
Wildfires Threaten Southern California hillside homes
Three major fires roared through Wrightwood and other hill communities injuring at least a dozen people as residents evacuated. A teacher named Erin Arias described fleeing with her passport and dog while her cat remained missing. Firefighters battled multiple blazes amid a record heat wave, with thousands of homes at risk and evacuation orders expanding as cooler weather was forecast. The White House says President Biden is monitoring the situation. The extent of damage remained unclear as crews worked to contain the fires.
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Calif
California
Erin Arias
Arias
Idaho
Oregon
Nevada
Reno
White House
Joe Biden
U.S. Forest Service
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