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What to know as Israel says it has launched ground incursion into Lebanon
Israel said its ground troops crossed into Lebanon overnight, launching what the military described as “localized” raids to root out Hezbollah fighters and infrastructure.
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Port strikes extend a new era of American labor activism
The U.S. dockworkers who went on strike early Tuesday are just the latest unionized group to back their demands for better contracts by walking off the job to illustrate their value to both the ...
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Dockworkers go on a strike that could reignite inflation and cause shortages in the holiday season
A strike by dockworkers at 36 ports from Maine to Texas, the first in decades, could snarl supply chains and lead to shortages and higher prices if it stretches on for more ...
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Israeli military warns several Lebanese communities near the border to evacuate
The Israeli military on Tuesday warned people to evacuate nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities hours after launching what it said was a limited ground incursion against ...
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5 possible October surprises that could roil the Trump-Harris race
The 2024 presidential race has seen enough shocking events transpire in a few short months to fill an entire calendar year, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be a much-talked about October ...
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Republicans eager to keep House control are open to Trump’s SALT reversal
Republicans are open to raising the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap that the party championed and put in place under former President Trump seven years ago as they aim to win total ...
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Port workers strike for first time in nearly 50 years
( The Hill) – Tens of thousands of longshoremen at ports along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico went on strike shortly after ...
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Appreciation: Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Fame player, had impact far beyond the game
The finger wag. The enormous smile. The unmistakable voice. Dikembe Mutombo played defense at a level and with a flair that few others in basketball history ever possessed, all among the many ...
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Sony’s PlayStation Network suffers hourslong outage, irking videogamers
Sony’s PlayStation Network went down for hours on Tuesday, frustrating gamers around the world who complained they weren’t able to sign in to their accounts. PlayStation ...
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School bus catches fire outside Bangkok and 25 on board are feared dead, government officials say
A bus carrying young students with their teachers caught fire in suburban Bangkok on Tuesday with 25 of those on board feared dead, according to officials and rescuers. The bus was ...
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Asian markets mixed, Japanese stocks rally from Monday’s slump
Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index regaining some of its sharp losses from a day earlier. A quarterly “tankan” survey by the Bank of Japan showed ...
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NATO’s long-time chief hands over to a former Dutch premier
One of NATO’s longest serving top officials, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, steps down on Tuesday and will hand over the reins to former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, as ...