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☆ Elon Musk gives random petition signer a $1M check as he announces million-dollar handouts in swing states
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk gave a random petition signer a $1 million check on Saturday. The petition, released by his super PAC, aims to support free speech and the right to bear arms. AdvertisementElon Musk gave a $1 million check to a man who signed his petition to support free speech and the right to bear arms — and he's not stopping there. The tech billionaire kicked off the giveaways at a rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night, handing a $1 million check to a man in the audience named John Dreher. Related storiesThe petition was launched by Musk's America PAC, a super PAC he created to support Trump using nearly $75 million of his own funds.

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☆ Elon Musk’s daily $1 million giveaway to registered voters could be illegal, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“We want to try to get over a million, maybe 2 million voters in the battleground states to sign the petition in support of the First and Second Amendment. … We are going to be awarding $1 million randomly to people who have signed the petition, every day, from now until the election,” Musk said at a campaign event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. “This is a one-time ask,” Musk told the crowd shortly after announcing the $1 million prize. “When you start limiting prizes or giveaways to only registered voters or only people who have voted, that’s where bribery concerns arise,” said Derek Muller, an election law expert who teaches at Notre Dame Law School. Regardless of the long odds of a Musk prosecution, other respected election law experts strongly condemned the billionaire’s behavior.

Persons: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, ” Musk, “, ”, Trump, Josh Shapiro, ” Shapiro, Derek Muller, Muller, David Becker, Becker, ” Becker, Rick Hasen, Jocelyn Benson Organizations: Washington CNN, Trump, PAC, Press, ”, Democrat, Notre Dame Law School, CNN, Justice Department, Election Innovation, Research, “, UCLA School of Law, Democratic Locations: Harrisburg , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania , Georgia, Nevada , Arizona , Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, ” Pennsylvania, Michigan

AITOU, Lebanon — The scene of carnage in northern Lebanon showed heartbreaking snippets of everyday family life. Illy Edwan, whose villa in Aitou, Lebanon, was destroyed in the blast. Pages from a children’s book are strewn across the wreckage following an Israeli strike in Aitou, northern Lebanon, on Tuesday. More than 2,300 people, including 127 children, have been killed in Lebanon since the Oct. 7 attack and an estimated 1.2 million have been displaced, according to Lebanese officials. If they can’t, they will remain in Lebanon.”Emergency responders move a body bag following an Israeli strike in Aitou, Lebanon, on Tuesday.

Persons: Israel, Illy Edwan, “, Ziad Jaber, Edwan, ” Jeremy Laurence, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Rema Jamous, Mohamed Youssef, Nermin Khair, Sandy, Bashar Hanouf, he’ll, ” Matt Bradley, Alexander Smith Organizations: NBC News, NBC, Israel Defense Forces, ”, United Nations, Hamas, Palestinian, Israel Locations: AITOU, Lebanon, Lebanese, Aitou, Beirut, ”, Israel, Gaza, Middle East, Tripoli, Turkish, Mersin, Nermin, London

☆ An American was kidnapped from a southern Philippine town and a search is underway
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The Philippine police said Friday it has launched a search after gunmen reportedly abducted an American national, who was shot in the leg as he tried to resist before being spirited away from a southern Philippine coastal town by speedboat. Police in Sibuco town in the southern province of Zamboanga del Norte tried to pursue the suspected abductors and their victim, who they identified as Elliot Onil Eastman, 26, from Vermont, after the reported abduction on Thursday night. “We confirm that there was a report of the alleged abduction of an American national,” the regional police said in a statement. The southern Philippines has bountiful resources but has long been hamstrung by stark poverty and an array of insurgents and outlaws. They targeted American and other Western tourists and religious missionaries, most of whom were freed after ransoms were paid.

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☆ Prince Andrew's future is murkier than ever. But the royals may never fully cut ties.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Prince Andrew's "Newsnight" interview has been depicted in a new series. AdvertisementThe public may not completely forgive Prince Andrew's controversies – but the royal family might, according to royal experts. AdvertisementSchofield said the institution is unlikely to ever fully reject Prince Andrew. However, she noted that his involvement in family events could be scaled back when Prince William ascends the throne. "Prince William is incredibly intelligent and recognizes that you are only as strong as your weakest member.

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CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump collided Friday in Michigan, both barnstorming the state as they wage a tight battle for its potentially decisive 15 Electoral College votes. He said he’d boost American auto manufacturing by slapping steep tariffs on imported vehicles. Rebecca Cook/ReutersBattle for Arab American votersTrump on Friday visited a campaign office in Hamtramck, which has a large Muslim and Arab American population. Trump has courted auto workers in Michigan with pledges to impose steep tariffs on vehicles imported from Mexico and China. Detroiters don’t give up on each other or their city, something Donald Trump will never understand,” Whitmer says in the 30-second spot.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, ’, Harris, Trump, Joe Biden, ” Trump, Biden, Hillary Clinton, Rebecca Cook, Amer Ghalib, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, ” Harris, Assad Turfe, Yahya Sinwar, “, Shawn Fain, “ He’s, Reuters Trump, he’d, Trump’s, Gretchen Whitmer’s, “ Donald Trump, Detroiters don’t, ” Whitmer, Detroit “, CNN’s Ali, Ethan Cohen Organizations: CNN, Electoral, Trump, White House, Michigan, Biden, Democratic, Michigan —, Reuters, Arab American voters Trump, United Auto Workers, Motor, Economic, ” Michigan Democratic Gov, Hell PAC, Detroit Locations: Michigan, Oakland County, Detroit, Waterford Township, Grand Rapids, Western Michigan, Kent County, Lansing, Auburn Hills, . Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Gaza, Waterford Township , Michigan, Hamtramck, Arab, Wayne County, Lebanon, Israel, Mexico, China, America

☆ Your election questions, answered
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +26 min

They ranged from questions about the Electoral College to specific inquiries about why ballots in some counties look the way they do. We’ll add answers to new questions weekly until the election and also send them out to the What Matters newsletter audience. CNN did not project that President Joe Biden would win the 2020 election until four days after Election Day. -- Linda in WashingtonThere were a lot of questions about the Electoral College, which should frustrate people on both sides of the aisle. I’m not including the election of 1800, even though it resulted in a tie in the Electoral College.

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☆ Texas husband held on $1M bond in wife's strangulation death that was first reported as suicide
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A Texas man accused of strangling his pregnant wife is being held on $1 million bond in the capital murder case. Houston officials say Lee Gilley, 38, killed his wife, Christa Gilley, 38 at their home on Oct. 7. Police were called to the couple’s house on a report of a suicide and found the woman “unresponsive," officials said. The autopsy also revealed Ms. Gilley was about eight weeks pregnant,” police said. Lee Gilley was arrested Oct. 11 and remains in the Harris County Jail on $1 million bond, according to jail records.

Persons: Lee Gilley, Christa Gilley, Gilley, Ed McClees, ” McClees, Christa Gilley’s, “ Christa, Christa’s, ” Organizations: Houston, Police, Hospital, Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, NBC News Locations: Texas, Harris, ”, Houston

Billionaire Elon Musk has upped his financial offer for registered swing state voters to sign a conservative-leaning petition. On Thursday, Musk wrote on X that his pro-Trump super PAC would give $100 to signees and those who refer them. He said the deadline to sign the petition is Monday night, the day that Pennsylvania voter registration closes. “If you’re a registered Pennsylvania voter, you & whoever referred you will now get $100 for signing our petition in support of free speech & right to bear arms,” Musk wrote. For anyone who refers a registered swing state voter to sign it, Musk promised to mail a check.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, ” Musk, Donald Trump, Trump, ”, hadn’t Organizations: Trump, America PAC, Musk’s America PAC, Facebook Locations: signees, Trump, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina

Biden spoke to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from Air Force One en route to Berlin. Earlier this week, Biden announced more than $400 million in a new round of aid to Ukraine. “I deeply appreciate your partnership and the many times you’ve forsaken an easy choice to make the right choice, Biden told Scholz. “I am overwhelmed,” Biden spoke softly just moments after German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier lavished him with praise and awarded Biden his country’s highest honor. In my view, we must keep going, until Ukraine wins a just and durable peace,” Biden continued, “until once again, human dignity prevails.”

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☆ Former NFL QB Jay Cutler arrested on charges of DUI and gun possession after minor crash in Tennessee
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mirna-Alsharif-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler was arrested Thursday following a minor crash in downtown Franklin, Tennessee, according to the Franklin Police Department. Cutler was taken into custody by police and a blood search warrant was obtained at a nearby medical center. Cutler was booked into Williamson County Jail and released on $5,000 bond, according to police. Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler in Chicago, in 2019. Cutler and Cavallari share three children together, two boys and a girl.

Persons: Jay Cutler, Cutler, Kristin Cavallari, Timothy Hiatt, Cavallari Organizations: NFL, Franklin Police Department, GMC, Chicago Bears Locations: Franklin , Tennessee, Williamson County, White, Chicago

The Justice Department, in an 18-page indictment Thursday, charged Vikash Yadav, 39, with three counts of murder-for-hire and money laundering. Federal prosecutors said Yadav was a “senior field officer” for New Delhi. Their New York target was an attorney and political activist who is a U.S. citizen of Indian origin, prosecutors said. Nijjar was also mentioned as a target by Yadav and was an associate of the activist he plotted to assassinate in New York, the Justice Department release said. Yadav was employed by India’s Cabinet secretariat, which also houses the country’s foreign intelligence wing, the Research and Analysis Wing, the Justice Department indictment said.

Persons: Vikash Yadav, Yadav, ”, Nikhil Gupta, Gupta, Yadav “, Christopher Wray, “, Matthew Miller, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Nijjar, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, ” Miller, Prosecutors, Narendra Modi’s, Matthew G, Olsen Organizations: DELHI, The Justice Department, New Delhi, FBI, U.S, Department, Indian Government, ”, ., The, DOJ, Associated Press, AP India, “, State Department, U.S ., Research, Embassy, India’s Ministry, Affairs, Drug Enforcement Administration, Indian, Justice Department’s National Security Division Locations: U.S, New York City, New, India, York, Czech Republic, Washington, Canada, Nijjar, New York, Indian, “ Canada, New Delhi, United States

Vice President Kamala Harris will hit the trail for the first time alongside the Obamas, who the campaign hopes will galvanize supporters in early voting areas in the waning days ahead of the election. Harris will hold a campaign event with former President Barack Obama in Georgia next Thursday, the first time the pair has campaigned side by side, a senior campaign official said. A week from Saturday, Harris will campaign alongside former first lady Michelle Obama in Michigan, the first time she has appeared on the campaign trail this cycle. In a major push, Democratic stars are hitting the trail for Harris in the final weeks of the campaign. In addition to his plans to campaign alongside Harris in Georgia, Barack Obama is set to hold events in Arizona and Nevada on Friday and Saturday.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Obama's, Tim Walz, Bill Clinton, Walz, Hillary Clinton, we’ve, Michiganders, Harris ’ Organizations: Democratic, Minnesota Gov, NBC News, Trump, Convention Locations: Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles

She frequently advertises Republicans for Harris, a group that includes the late senator’s son Jim McCain, former Sen. Jeff Flake and Mesa Mayor John Giles. Maricopa County, home of Phoenix, accounts for about two-thirds of Arizona voters, including many of those disaffected Republicans who are well-educated center-right voters. Harris praises McCain in Arizona campaign stopsIn a campaign swing through Arizona last week, Harris fondly — and repeatedly — spoke of McCain and lavished praise on his ACA vote. “It required one more vote to keep it intact, and that vote was the late, great John McCain,” Harris said in Chandler, just outside Phoenix. The Trump campaign dismissed Harris’ GOP outreach as a mirage.

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☆ Pro-Trump forces flood airwaves with ads attacking Harris over past transgender stances
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Steve Contorno | David Wright | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The Trump campaign put nearly $14 million behind the ad in the first two weeks of the month. The Trump campaign disputed the report. As pro-Trump advertisers have put more money behind ads attacking transgender policies, economic messaging has also been a consistent, though shifting, point of emphasis. Harris’ campaign did not respond to a request for comment. President Trump is for you.”Democrats in the presidential race have offered no defensive response.

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☆ US imposes first sanctions on Chinese firms for making weapons for Russia’s war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

But in an announcement Thursday, the US Treasury Department accused the Chinese firms of direct involvement in arms supplies to Moscow. The Chinese companies had collaborated with Russian defense firms in the production of Moscow’s “Garpiya series” long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, the department said in a statement. “The Garpiya has been deployed by Russia in its brutal war against Ukraine, destroying critical infrastructure and causing mass casualties,” it said. “We have seen for some time Chinese companies providing components to Russian companies that Russian companies then use to turn into machinery, weapons, other components that Russia could use in its war,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters Thursday. In the latest sign of their deepening alignment, Chinese and Russian defense officials vowed to strengthen their cooperation during meetings in Beijing last week.

Persons: “, Redlepus, TSK, Matthew Miller, ’, Liu Pengyu, Andrey Belousov, Zhang Youxia Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, US Treasury Department, CNN, Xiamen Limbach Aircraft, Redlepus Vector Industry Shenzhen Co, Treasury Department, US, TSK Vektor, ”, Reuters, China’s, Military Commission Locations: Hong Kong, United States, China, Russia, Ukraine, Washington, Beijing, Moscow, Xiamen, Russian, ’ Beijing, U.S, ”

☆ Texas sues doctor and accuses her of violating ban on gender-affirming care
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Karina Tsui | Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Dallas AP —Texas has sued a Dallas doctor over accusations of providing gender-affirming care to youths, marking one of the first times a state has sought to enforce recent bans driven by Republicans. The Texas law prevents transgender people under 18 from accessing hormone therapies, puberty blockers and transition surgeries, though surgical procedures are rarely performed on children. Children’s Health said in a statement that it “follows and adheres to all state health care laws.”At least 26 states have adopted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors, and most of those states face lawsuits. The lawsuit comes just weeks before an election in which Republicans have used support of gender-affirming health care as a way to attack their opponents. Greg Abbott, who was the first governor to order the investigation of families of transgender minors who receive gender-affirming care.

Persons: Ken Paxton, May Lau, Harper Seldin, ”, Seldin, ” Seldin, Lau, ” Paxton, Republican Sen, Ted Cruz, Colin Allred, Greg Abbott Organizations: Dallas AP, Texas, Republicans, Republican Texas, HIV, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern, Children’s Health, Republican, Democratic, Republican Gov Locations: Dallas, Texas, Collin County, The Texas, Arkansas, Florida, Montana . New Hampshire

☆ Mountain West commissioner says she’s heartbroken over turmoil surrounding San Jose State volleyball
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Las Vegas AP —Mountain West Conference Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said Thursday the forfeitures that volleyball teams are willing to take to avoid playing San Jose State is “not what we celebrate in college athletics” and that she is heartbroken over what has transpired this season surrounding the Spartans and their opponents. Four teams have canceled games against San Jose State: Boise State, Southern Utah, Utah State and Wyoming, with none of the schools explicitly saying why they were forfeiting. You just don’t let it happen.”After Trump’s comment, San Diego State issued a statement that said “it has been incorrectly reported that an San Diego State University student-athlete was hit in the face with a volleyball during match play with San Jose State University. “We’re a volleyball team that wants to compete and get better,” he said after Thursday night’s loss in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Nevada released a statement acknowledging that “a majority of the Wolf Pack women’s volleyball team” had decided to forfeit against San Jose State.

Persons: Gloria Nevarez, ” Nevarez, Donald Trump, ” Trump, ”, ’, Nevarez, “, it’s, Jon Newman, Gonchar, Todd Kress, ” Kress Organizations: Las Vegas, Mountain West, San Jose, ”, Spartans, San, MWC, Associated Press, GOP, Fox News, San Diego, San Diego State University, San Jose State University, Air Force Locations: San Jose State, Boise State , Southern Utah , Utah State and Wyoming, Nevada, Southern Utah, . New Mexico, Idaho , Nevada , Utah, Wyoming, San Diego State, ” San Jose State, Las Vegas, New Mexico, Albuquerque , New Mexico, Albuquerque, “, Reno

CNN —Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is in talks with former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to join him on the trail in the final days of the 2024 race as he seeks to broaden his appeal among female voters, two sources familiar with the talks told CNN. She has yet to appear with Trump on the campaign trail. Nikki is helping us already.”However, Trump and his campaign have recently sought out female voters, including sitting for a Fox News town hall with all female voters in Georgia earlier in the week. Senior advisers also hoped that the endorsement from Robert Kennedy Jr., who has been stumping for Trump on the campaign trail, could help with the female demographic – particularly conservative-leaning mothers.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Nikki Haley, Trump, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Kristi Noem, Haley, “ Haley, Donald Trump, We’re, ”, ” Trump’s, “, ” Haley, Trump’s, Kamala Harris, doesn’t, Ivanka Trump, Ron DeSantis, Nikki … Nikki, Nikki, ’ Nikki, Robert Kennedy Jr, Kennedy Organizations: CNN, South Carolina Gov, Fox News, Trump, GOP, Republican National Convention, United Nations, Fox, Florida Gov, Pew Research Center Locations: Milwaukee, Georgia

☆ Port of Los Angeles freight rail delays reach two-year high, with holiday and everyday items piling up
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Almost half of the containers bound by freight rail out of the Port of Los Angeles are waiting nine-plus days to get out of the port and onto the rail. In September, the Port of Los Angeles moved a total of 954,706 twenty-foot equivalent units making the month its best September ever. "This is not impacting port operations," said Seroka. "We want to make sure we improve on all port operations. In September, the Port of Long Beach moved 829,499 twenty-foot equivalent units.

Persons: Mario Tama, Gene Seroka, Seroka, Donald Trump, Mario Cordero, Cordero, Matt Shay Organizations: Union Pacific Intermodal, Getty, San, Port, CNBC, U.S, Republican, National Retail Federation, Target, Walmart Locations: Los Angeles , California, West, of Los Angeles, San Pedro, LA, Long, Port of Long Beach, of Long, lading, Port of Los Angeles

☆ Safe-haven gold breaks $2,700 per ounce level as uncertainty looms
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Spot gold firmed 0.5% to $2,706.76 per ounce by 0220 GMT, adding nearly 2% so far in the week. U.S. gold futures rose 0.5% to $2,722.00. It's just a bull market that shows no signs of exhaustion," said Tai Wong, a New York-based independent metals trader. Spot silver rose 0.5% to $31.92 per ounce and was headed for a weekly gain. Elsewhere, data showed that top metals consumer China's economy expanded 4.6% in the third quarter from a year earlier, slightly beating analysts' expectations.

Persons: Tai Wong, Yahya Sinwar, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump Organizations: U.S ., Treasury, Federal, European Central Bank, Democratic, Republican Locations: New York, U.S, Israel

The latest example came Wednesday, at a forum held by Univision, where Trump called Jan. 6 "a day of love." Aquilino Gonell, whom Trump supporters repeatedly assaulted on Jan. 6, 2021, told NBC News on Thursday. A day of love when more than 140 officers were injured, people lost their career, people lost their lives?" Trump has called into the nightly livestreamed vigil held in support of Jan. 6 defendants outside the Washington jail at least once. Trump's running mate, Yale-educated Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, has repeatedly avoided explicitly saying Trump lost the 2020 election.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump's, Trump, ‘, Aquilino Gonell, Jan, “ Trump, Jack Smith, ”, Steven Cheung, Gonell, “, ” Gonell, ’, entrap Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Amy Berman Jackson, hasn't, Royce Lamberth —, Ronald Reagan — Organizations: U.S . Capitol, Department, Boys, Republican, Trump, Univision, Capitol Police, NBC, Capitol, Wednesday, Congress, Yale, U.S, District Locations: Washington, Trump's, R, Ohio, U.S

☆ Ron DeSantis, using the levers of state government, ramps up efforts to defeat Florida abortion-rights ballot measure
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Adam Edelman | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Last month, a state-run health care agency launched a website that shares information that proponents of the ballot measure say is misleading. The DeSantis administration has also ramped up efforts to investigate allegations of fraud in the signature-gathering process by the groups behind the measure. In addition, the state Health Department sent cease-and-desist letters this month to multiple television stations across the state that had aired an ad that supported the ballot measure. Spokespersons for the DeSantis administration, the Health Department and the Agency for Health Care Administration didn’t respond to questions. Even putting the efforts from DeSantis and other Florida Republicans aside, the ballot measure faces an uphill climb.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, ”, “, Sen, Jason Pizzo, ” Lauren Brenzel, “ Don’t, ” Pizzo, Donald Trump, waffling, Alex Andrade, he’s, ” Andrade, Ashley Moody, It’s Organizations: Florida Gov, Republicans, GOP, Florida Republican, Democratic, Floridians, Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, American Civil Liberties Union of, Washington Post, The Associated Press, Freedom, Health Department, Agency for Health Care Administration, Trump, Republican Party, “, DeSantis, Republican, Florida Republicans Locations: Florida, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, DeSantis

U.S. B-2 bombers and other aircraft struck five underground Houthi weapons storage locations in parts of Yemen that the Iranian-backed rebel group controls, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said. The strikes targetedThe strikes targeted weapons that are used to target civilian vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the defense official said. An annual $1 trillion flow of goods goes through the Red Sea. Some shippers responded to the attacks late last year by suspending service in the Red Sea. The U.S. first launched airstrikes against Houthi weapons in January in response to the Houthi attacks against commercial shipping.

Persons: Defense Lloyd Austin, Irani Organizations: Defense, U.S, NBC News, Hamas, The U.S . Locations: Yemen, Aden, Gaza, Red, The

☆ Who was Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Kara Fox | Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, believed to be one of the architects of the militant group’s October 7, 2023, terror attack and Israel’s most wanted man, was killed in Gaza on Wednesday, according to the Israeli military. He was also viewed as a pragmatic political leader by some: In 2017, Hamas elected Sinwar as the political chief of its main decision-making body, the Politburo, in Gaza. At one of the protests, Sinwar applauded those facing “the enemy who besieges us.”As the group’s political leader, Sinwar focused on the group’s foreign relationships, forging important ties with regional Arab powers. Yahya Sinwar, center, with the late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, left, take part in the funeral of senior militant Mazen Fuqaha in Gaza City on March 25, 2017. The talks involved senior figures from Israel, Hamas, the United States, Qatar and Egypt.

Persons: Yahya Sinwar, Sinwar, ”, Khan Younis, bunkering, Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas ’, Majdal –, Ashraf Amra, Shutterstock Sinwar, Gilad Shalit, “, –, Mazen, Mohammed Salem, Mohammed al, Masri, Mohammed Deif, Al, Marwan Issa Organizations: CNN, Hamas, Islamic University, Open University, European Council, Foreign Relations, Israel, Brigades, US Department of State, European Union Locations: Gaza, Tehran, Al, Ashkelon –, Aqsa, Palestine, Gaza City, Israel, Israeli, Italian, Islam, Iran, United States, Qatar, Egypt, United Kingdom, France

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