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• Congo Ebola deaths likely to exceed 1,000 on Friday, WHO says

  03-05-2019 21:45 via cnn.com
  As of Wednesday, 1,510 cases of Ebola have been reported in North Kivu and Ituri provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's Ministry of Health reported Thursday.
  
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• Sen. Barrasso downplays concerns that Trump's media ban violates constitution

  20-09-2026 16:31 via nbcnews.com
  Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., on Sunday downplayed concerns that President Donald Trump may have violated the Constitution when reporters from Politico, MS NOW and CNN were banned from covering the White House on Saturday.Asked directly whether the president had violated the Constitution, Barrasso said, “No, I believe the press has an obligation to report fairly.”Pressed again on whether he agreed with Trump’s ban, Barrasso said, “We all respect and value the freedom of the
  
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• Gov. Pritzker says AI is dangerous 'on the level of nuclear weapons'

  20-09-2026 16:30 via abcnews.com
  
  With calls to regulate AI growing, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker urged Congress to pass federal guardrails on the technology. “You can't do this state by state. This needs to be a national effort as well as an international endeavor, especially together with our allies, because AI is not going to go away,” Pritzker told ABC “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl in an exclusive interview that aired Sunday.Pritzker touted legislation he signed in Illinois in July requiring A
  
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• U.S. embassies across Middle East issue security alerts for Americans

  20-09-2026 16:20 via cbsnews.com
  
  What to know about the Iran war today:The U.S. military has escorted one billion barrels of oil and over 2,000 commercial vessels out of the Persian Gulf in the last couple of months, the leader of U.S. Central Command, Adm. Brad Cooper, said in a video released Saturday.The Iran-back Houthi militia in Yemen expanded attacks on Saudi Arabia on Saturday, targeting oil storage at the Riyadh international airport and Aramco oil facilities in Yanbu, both deep into Saudi territory. Saudi officials la
  
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• GOP donors say Trump missed the mark with latest AI comments

  20-09-2026 16:00 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump dismissed concerns over artificial intelligence this week. Republican donors wish he hadn’t.Some donors, all of whom were granted anonymity to speak candidly without reprisal, told POLITICO that Trump’s learn-to-love-it broadsides about AI are the latest example of a president who can at times seem out of touch with voter anxieties, likening it to his glibness around cost of living concerns.Trump has now called both affordability and fears over AI’s disru
  
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• Trump says his planned arch will double as a military complex housing drones and snipers

  20-09-2026 14:53 via yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump on Sunday said his proposed 250-foot triumphal arch will now be a "top grade" military complex that will house drones, snipers and ammunition.In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that he has agreed to convert the arch "at the strong request" of the U.S. military, and "for National Security purposes."Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post.The "Military Complex/Triumphal Arch" near Arlington National Ce
  
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• Gas prices are squeezing voters as Trump calls the increase a small price to pay

  20-09-2026 13:25 via yahoo.com
  EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Quinten Martinez, pumping gas under a hot South Texas sun, remembers a time when fueling up didn't require difficult decisions.“Is it going to be groceries this week?" asked the 28-year-old Amazon delivery driver as he watched the numbers tick higher. "Is it gonna be getting gas in our tank to go to work?”He shook his head when asked about President Donald Trump's assertion last week that higher gas prices are a small price to pay for the war with Iran. &
  
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• North Korea launches 2 missiles within hours of each other as tensions rise

  20-09-2026 11:47 via yahoo.com
  SEOUL, Sept 20 (Reuters) - North Korea launched two missiles off its eastern coast on Sunday, its second set of tests in roughly a week and days after Pyongyang ‌accused the US of driving tensions on the Korean Peninsula through a series of military drills.Just ‌three hours after launching a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) toward the East Sea on Sunday afternoon, North Korea fired another unidentified ​projectile, according to South Korea's defence ministry.If the subse
  
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• Ukraine targets Moscow with hundreds of drones in ‘largest ever’ attack

  20-09-2026 09:23 via yahoo.com
  Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds that were launched toward Moscow, officials said Sunday as the Kremlin was wrapping up the third and last day of its parliamentary elections. Moscow’s mayor described the wave of drones as the “largest ever” attack on the Russian capital and said there had been damage to a Moscow oil refinery and a residential building.Across the wider Moscow region, the attack killed two people and wounded 20
  
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• U.S. fears rapid escalation in the Mideast after Houthis attack Riyadh

  20-09-2026 06:53 via yahoo.com
  Yemen's Houthi armed forces patrol as Yemeni prisoners loyal to the Houthi authorities arrive in the capital Sanaa on September 12 (Mohammed HUWAIS)The United States warned Saturday that hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis could "escalate rapidly" after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since the Yemen conflict resumed.US President Donald Trump cut short a weekend at Camp David, a secluded presidential complex in rural Maryland, to return unexpectedly to th
  
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• U.S. military strikes alleged drug-trafficking vessel in Caribbean, killing 4 people

  20-09-2026 05:55 via foxnews.com
  
  The U.S. military on Saturday carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the Caribbean that it said was involved in drug trafficking, killing four alleged "narco-terrorists," according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)."On September 19, under the direction of #SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean," SOUTHCOM said in a statement."Confirmed intelligence revealed the
  
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• 'Devoted' father and grandfather-to-be swimming at popular beach killed in suspected fatal shark attack

  20-09-2026 03:32 via foxnews.com
  
  A "devoted" father and grandfather-to-be was reportedly killed by a shark this week while swimming at a beach in Australia.Greg O'Neill, 63, was swimming at Sorrento Beach in the northern suburbs of Perth in Western Australia on Friday when the attack happened in front of horrified beachgoers."I couldn’t believe there was that much blood (that had) come out of a human body," Ryan Rowe, a resident who went to the beach soon after the attack, told The West Australian newspaper.AUSTRALIAN SUR
  
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• Trump's surprise 'AI Force' leaves tech industry searching for answers

  19-09-2026 22:39 via yahoo.com
  The tech industry is struggling to make sense of President Donald Trump's surprise announcement that he is creating an artificial intelligence task force and appointing a czar to oversee the administration's approach to the technology.Trump, in alengthy Truth Social poston Saturday morning, said he was forming the government body and would also soon name an AI czar to lead it. He offered few details, leaving members of the tech world unsure what the task force would do, who would be involved or
  
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• Houthis say they targeted Saudi capital and energy sites with ballistic missiles

  19-09-2026 22:20 via bbc.com
  
  Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen say they carried out drone and ballistic missile attacks on the Saudi capital Riyadh, as well as energy sites on the country's Red Sea coast.Saudi authorities said they intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired at Riyadh earlier that day, without confirming any further strikes or causalities. Earlier, a column of black smoke was seen rising from fuel tanks near the Saudi capital's international airport, where flights were disrupted temporarily on S
  
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• In chaotic L.A. skies, news helicopter pilots juggle competition, camaraderie, risk

  19-09-2026 21:22 via yahoo.com
  For the record:
  1:38 p.m. Sept. 19, 2026: An earlier version of this article stated KCAL's helicopter is owned by Angel City Air. It is owned by Helicopters Inc.Whether it's a brush fire, a mass shooting, a car chase or the aftermath of a major storm, viewers in Los Angeles are used to getting the news from above.Television news helicopter coverage has become one of the most important elements of any local newscast, with the high-flying helicopters roaring overhead a common fixture of breaking n
  
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• Trump says he’s creating an AI force and appointing a czar amid concerns over the rapidly developing tech

  19-09-2026 21:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he will appoint a czar to take point on artificial intelligence and will also create an AI task force.
  
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• Newsom signs California election safeguards aimed at Trump administration

  19-09-2026 20:40 via yahoo.com
  An election worker puts ballots in a counting machine at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center on June 3 in City of Industry. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed bills to protect California's elections process from interference and increase transparency in campaigns. (Kayla Bartkowski/Los Angeles Times)Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed legislation to increase security for the state’s voting systems and protect Californians’ ability to cast ballots in an effort to guard aga
  
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• Trump says he’ll name an AI czar and create an ‘AI force’

  19-09-2026 20:33 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Saturday that he plans to appoint a new artificial intelligence adviser, known as ‌an "AI czar," and create an "AI force," though he did not provide details about either ‌initiative or how they would be implemented.Fears are growing in Washington among lawmakers about the risks posed by AI technology on ​humans and property. Earlier this month, former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon s
  
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• Comedian Carrot Top hospitalized and recovering, representative says

  19-09-2026 19:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  Comedian Carrot Top has been hospitalized and is recovering, his representative said Saturday.
  
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• Houthis claim attack on Saudi capital after smoke seen rising near Riyadh airport

  19-09-2026 19:50 via bbc.com
  
  Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen say they carried out drone and missile attacks on the Saudi capital Riyadh and energy sites on the country's Red Sea coast.A column of black smoke was seen rising from what appeared to be fuel tanks near the Saudi capital's international airport on Saturday, hours after air raid alerts were issued.It was the first time residents had been given an alert and urged to stay indoors since a recent escalation in the conflict with the Houthis.There has been no offi
  
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• FBI warned immigration authorities about fake tradwife dating profiles

  19-09-2026 18:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  An FBI memo said that a small group of women were posing with a “traditional wife” esthetic as a tactic to lure immigration authorities.
  
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• 'It will never be the same': How the Kennedy Center got stuck in a cultural quagmire

  19-09-2026 18:00 via cnn.com
  
  US President Donald Trump stands in the presidential box as he tours the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on March 17, 2025. - Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
  When President Donald Trump’s name was ordered removed from the Kennedy Center this spring, it seemed that an opening to move on from his reign over the performing arts center might have emerged.
  “I have instructed the Department of Commerce to make all necessary arrangements with Congress to allow
  
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• As midterms near, farm-state Republicans deal with the fallout of Trump's beef imports

  19-09-2026 18:00 via politico.com
  Farm-state Republicans don’t support President Donald Trump’s move to import cheap beef — but they’re still getting grilled for it.Trump’s plan to combat sky-high beef prices by introducing discounted, tariff-free foreign beef has been widely condemned by ag-state Republicans who are concerned it will undercut the domestic beef industry and hurt ranchers, a normally reliable constituency.And their opponents see an opening to paint Republicans as unconcerned about vo
  
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• A rare, high-elevation tornado hits Utah mountainside at nearly 7,500 feet

  19-09-2026 17:34 via theweathernetwork.com
  When you're living near a mountainside, one of the last things you would expect to see moving fast at higher elevations would be a tornado, but that's what happened in Utah on Friday.
  According to the Salt Lake City, Utah, branch of the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS), a rare, strong twister occurred near Fruit Heights, Utah. The funnel first made contact
  with the ground near a summit along the ridgeline extending west from Francis Peak, at an elevation of about 7,500 feet (almost 2,300 met
  
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• Trump's media ban reportedly caught many inside his own White House off guard

  19-09-2026 17:22 via politico.com
  Donald Trump reupped his battle with the “FAKE NEWS” media on Truth Social Friday, banning CNN, MSNOW and POLITICO for reporting “LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States,” with “Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow.”POLITICO called sources in and around the administration to find out why — after months of low approval ratings for the president and his signature issues — now?Here’s what POLITICO learned.Many seni
  
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• Every act on Ed Sheeran's tour has quit. His next show is tonight.

  19-09-2026 16:55 via yahoo.com
  Ed Sheeran will take the stage Saturday night at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field for the first show of his Loop Tour since Macklemore was dropped, likely performing solo after all of his remaining opening acts and his backing band quit in solidarity with the rapper over his removal from the tour for pro-Palestinian comments.Hours after Sheeran released a statement saying it was the promoter's decision to remove Macklemore from the tour and not his, the rest of his supporting acts  &m
  
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• Trump to meet with Venezuela's interim president during UN General Assembly

  19-09-2026 16:42 via abcnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump is set to visit the U.N. General Assembly next week, where he will address the international organization and meet with global leaders, according to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz. Trump will address the assembly on Tuesday and then have meetings with global leaders, Waltz said. Most notably, the president will meet face-to-face with Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez in a pull-aside meeting.Juan Barreto and Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Imag
  
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• Trump to meet Venezuela's interim president during U.N. General Assembly

  19-09-2026 16:42 via abcnews.com
  
  President Donald Trump is set to visit the U.N. General Assembly next week, where he will address the international organization and meet with global leaders, according to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz. Trump will address the assembly on Tuesday and then have meetings with global leaders, Waltz said. Most notably, the president will meet face-to-face with Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez in a pull-aside meeting.Juan Barreto and Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Imag
  
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• U.S. Central Command says 1 billion barrels of oil have moved through Hormuz

  19-09-2026 16:34 via newsmax.com
  U.S. CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on April 16. (SAUL LOEB/Getty Images)U.S. Central Command said Saturday that more than 1 billion barrels of crude oil have moved through the Strait of Hormuz in the past two months while Iran has exported none under a U.S. naval blockade.
  Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM, announced the milestone in a video posted on social media, saying U.S. forces have helped more than 2,000 commerc
  
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• New poll puts James Talarico 6 points ahead of Ken Paxton in Texas Senate race

  19-09-2026 15:51 via usatoday.com
  
  A new Texas Pulse poll shows the Democrat widening his lead over the Republican in the Texas Senate race, with Election Day more than a month away.
  Published Sept. 17, the ReconMR/Texas Pulse poll showed that Democrat James Talarico's lead has grown to 6 points — outside the poll's margin of error — over Republican Ken Paxton, 49%-43%.
  “This movement can also be seen by looking at independent voters who now favor Talarico by 40 points, 64-24%, up from 23 points, 53-30% in
  
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