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• Barrel bombs hit largest hospital in rebel-held Aleppo

  01-10-2016 13:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The largest hospital in rebel-held east Aleppo was bombed on Saturday for the second time in days as Syrian government forces pressed a Russian-backed offensive to retake the entire city. Aleppo, once Syria's vibrant commercial powerhouse, is now at the heart of a major military campaign by President Bashar al-Assad's fighters and his steadfast ally Moscow. "Two barrel bombs hit the M10 hospital and there were reports of a cluster bomb as well," said Adham Sahloul of the Syrian American Medical
  
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• Harvey Weinstein set to be sentenced for sexual assault after 6-year legal odyssey

  23-09-2026 06:02 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The first time Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to prison, reporters, advocates and the curious public crammed the courtroom to witness the disgraced Hollywood honcho’s #MeToo reckoning.Hours later, the world began shutting down as the COVID-19 pandemic raged. Now, after an overturned conviction and two retrials, Weinstein is set to be sentenced again on Wednesday for one of the same crimes — more than six years after his first sentencing in March 2020.Weinstein,
  
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• Missouri congressional map returns to Supreme Court for a 3rd time

  23-09-2026 05:55 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The fight over Missouri's congressional map returned to the U.S. Supreme Court for a third time late Tuesday, after an appeals court ordered the revival of new districts backed by President Donald Trump.The new map was drawn to help Republicans gain a U.S. House seat in the pivotal midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress. The Supreme Court has twice blocked efforts to use it in November.The latest emergency appeal comes after an unusual federal appeals
  
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• Macron says situation in Strait of Hormuz 'was probably underestimated'

  23-09-2026 03:31 via abcnews.com
  
  In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with ABC News' David Muir, French President Emmanuel Macron said the "main objective" of his meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday was "to find the right deal in order to open" the Strait of Hormuz and address the escalating global energy crisis that has caused the price of gas, diesel and jet fuel to spike.  Macron told Muir that when the war started, "the Iranian regime discovered they had this card in their hands," in their ability to cl
  
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• Two students dead in Mississippi

  23-09-2026 02:23 via nbcnews.com
  Police are investigating the death of two students from the University of Mississippi. Authorities say packaged kratom sold from a retail store was discovered in both cases. NBC News’ George Solis has the late details.
  
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• Hayden Panettiere cause of death revealed

  23-09-2026 01:24 via nbcnews.com
  A South Carolina coroner revealing the star died from an accidental overdose from a dangerous mix of drugs including fentanyl. NBC News’ Liz Kreutz reports.
  
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• U.S. negotiators meet with Iranian officials at U.N.

  23-09-2026 00:51 via nbcnews.com
  President Trump warned he would either make a deal with Iran or ‘annihilate’ it, as U.S. negotiators met with Iranian officials. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports.
  
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• Simone Biles says three masked men stole luxury car from her Chicago-area home

  23-09-2026 00:31 via nbcnews.com
  Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles is down one luxury car and up one security dog after three masked men stole her Porsche GTS, she told her TikTok followers. Biles said the robbery happened during her last months in Chicago and is partially responsible for why she and her husband, Jonathan Owens, now have a Dobermann Pinscher. NBC News' Erin McLaughlin reports.
  
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• Austin police release bodycam video in ICE shooting of DoorDash driver

  23-09-2026 00:17 via nbcnews.com
  A DoorDash driver who was shot by an ICE officer in Texas is back in detention after a hospital visit for paralysis care. The ICE officer was not wearing their assigned body camera, but Austin Police released video from one of their officers on scene. It comes as ICE mistakenly targeted and injured a U.S. citizen in Illinois. NBC News' Maggie Vespa reports.
  
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• 5 takeaways from Trump's whirlwind day at the U.N. General Assembly

  22-09-2026 23:54 via thehill.com
  President Trump threatened the annihilation of Iran if its leaders refuse to strike a deal and framed the U.S. as conquerors of Venezuela, while promoting himself as a problem solver in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. 
  “To the victor go the spoils,” Trump told the crowd, touting an oil deal with Venezuela after he launched a military operation removing its authoritarian leader in January. 
  The president’s remarks at the globa
  
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• Trump confronts CNN's Kaitlan Collins over his media ban: ‘You shouldn’t be covering me’

  22-09-2026 23:45 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — On a day of high-stakes diplomacy on the global stage, President Donald Trump began his United Nations visit by telling a prominent U.S. journalist, “You should not be here.”“It’s an honor to be here,” Trump said as he entered U.N. doors Tuesday ahead of his speech to the General Assembly and faced Kaitlan Collins of CNN, a frequent target of his ire. “I’m surprised that CNN is here covering me. You should not be here covering me. Y
  
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• Trump confronts CNN reporter at United Nations as his media ban heads to court

  22-09-2026 23:45 via yahoo.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — On a day of high-stakes diplomacy on the global stage, President Donald Trump began his United Nations visit by telling a prominent U.S. journalist, "You should not be here.""It's an honor to be here," Trump said as he entered U.N. doors Tuesday ahead of his speech to the General Assembly and faced Kaitlan Collins of CNN, a frequent target of his ire. "I'm surprised that CNN is here covering me. You should not be here covering me. You said you weren't going to cover me."As
  
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• The best editor-approved planners and agendas for even the busiest schedules

  22-09-2026 23:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  I rounded up some of the best planners and agendas to help you get organized this year, complete with calendars, to-do lists and more.
  
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• Kratom found at locations where two Ole Miss students were discovered dead

  22-09-2026 23:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  Two University of Mississippi students died this week and packaged kratom was found during the separate death investigations, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
  
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• GOP defections from Trump start to pile up: From the Politics Desk

  22-09-2026 23:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  In today’s edition, we round up the latest examples of GOP candidates breaking with President Donald Trump. Plus, Natasha Korecki examines Republicans’ messaging strategy in Texas.
  
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• Trump bought and sold shares in Musk’s SpaceX in July, financial disclosure shows

  22-09-2026 23:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  Donald Trump bought up to $50,000 worth and sold up to $15,000 of shares in Elon Musk’s SpaceX in July,his latest stock buy involving a government contractor.
  
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• October Prime vacuum deals have already started — these 17 are up to 50% off

  22-09-2026 23:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  I found the best early vacuum deals from Prime Big Deal Days, also known as October Prime Day. Shops deals from Dyson, Shark, Bissell and other staff favorites.
  
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• White House says it will admit 17,500 refugees in 2027, mostly white South Africans

  22-09-2026 23:10 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to limit the number of refugees admitted to the country in 2027 to 17,500 mostly white South Africans, the administration told Congress Tuesday, as it continues to transform a program that at one point served as a pathway to safety for people fleeing war and strife from countries around the world.In a notice to Congress obtained by The Associated Press, the administration said the white South Africans faced seizures of their land and other f
  
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• Prime Day hasn’t started but Amazon already has Apple deals you don’t want to miss

  22-09-2026 23:04 via nbcnews.com
  
  NBC Selected editors are tracking the best prices on AirPods, Apple Watches, iPads, MacBooks and other Apple products.
  
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• October Prime Day starts in a few weeks, but these can’t-miss beauty deals are already live

  22-09-2026 22:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  Expert-vetted discounts on skin care, hair care, makeup and beauty tools worth shopping early.
  
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• Trump’s focus on the press distracts Republicans from pocketbook issues

  22-09-2026 22:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  The media ban has dominated the news cycle for days, and rather than steer the conversation back to economic issues, has Trump amplified the furor.
  
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• Supreme Court declines to intervene in custody case involving newborn with heart condition

  22-09-2026 22:35 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Supreme Court declined to get involved in the case of a surrogate enmeshed in a multistate custody battle with California parents who at one point asked her to abort the fetus because of a heart defect.
  
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• Postal worker told DOJ he tossed 300 mail-in ballots out of 'laziness' and not due to politics

  22-09-2026 22:31 via nbcnews.com
  A U.S. postal worker has been charged with throwing away 300 mail-in ballots in Utah. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images file)WASHINGTON — An overwhelmed U.S. postal worker in Utah threw 300 mail-in ballots into a parking lot dumpster shortly before the state’s June 23 primary election in which both Democrats and Republicans were on the ballot, Justice Department officials said Tuesday.The 34-year-old mail carrier told investigators that he did not have a political agenda and
  
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• Postal worker threw out 300 mail-in ballots out of self-described ‘laziness,’ DOJ says

  22-09-2026 22:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  Postal worker threw out 300 mail-in ballots out of self-described ‘laziness,’ DOJ says
  
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• Trump touts 3-hour meeting on ending the war after threatening to 'annihilate' Iran

  22-09-2026 22:20 via uk.news.yahoo.com
  
  By Gram Slattery and Humeyra PamukUNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump used his UN General Assembly speech on Tuesday to make the case for his war on Iran, arguing he has prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and warning that he could "annihilate the Islamic Republic" if no deal is reached to end the conflict.While predicting his administration would strike a peace ‌deal with Iran following the November 3 US midterm elections, Trump called on other nation
  
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• Simone Biles says three masked men burglarized her home and stole her car

  22-09-2026 22:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles is down one luxury car and up one security dog after three masked men stole her Porsche GTS, she told her TikTok followers on Monday.
  
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• GOP senator calls for investigation of Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden

  22-09-2026 22:12 via abcnews.com
  
  Utah Republican Sen. John Curtis is calling on Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ranking Member Dick Dubin, D-Ill., to subpoena both Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden as part of an investigation into "the use of presidential family relationships for private financial benefit, preferential treatment or access by domestic and foreign interests" that Curtis is urging the senators to open.Curtis' letter comes after he posted a video on X Friday saying that reports that
  
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• ICE officer who shot man in Austin was issued a bodycam but wasn't wearing it

  22-09-2026 21:40 via nbcnews.com
  AUSTIN, Texas — The ICE officer who shot a Venezuelan man in Austin on Sunday, leaving a bullet lodged in his back, was issued a body camera but was not wearing it during the shooting, two officials with the Department of Homeland Security told NBC News.The officials said it was not clear why the officer was not wearing his body camera. Another ICE officer who was in the same vehicle was wearing a body camera, the officials said. That camera captured partial footage of the incident, but th
  
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• ICE officer who shot man in Austin was issued a body cam but wasn’t wearing it

  22-09-2026 21:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  The officer was issued a body camera but officials said it was not clear why he was not wearing it. Another officer’s body cam only captured partial footage of the shooting.
  
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• Hundreds sue GLP-1 drug makers over vision loss as companies dispute the claims

  22-09-2026 21:38 via foxnews.com
  
  Hundreds of consumers are suing the manufacturers of GLP-1 receptor agonists, alleging the medications may increase the risk of a rare form of vision loss.The patients behind the lawsuits allege that the medications caused NAION (nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy), according to The Wall Street Journal.NAION is a rare eye condition in which blood flow to the optic nerve is suddenly reduced, leading to sudden vision loss.Popular Glp-1 Weight-loss Drugs Linked To Potentially Deadly Br
  
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