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Unbiased headline news- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi announced that Egypt proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, which would include the release of four hostages held in Gaza and the exchange of some Palestinian prisoners. El-Sissi shared from Cairo that the proposal also aims to facilitate humanitarian aid access into the embattled Gaza Strip. This marks the first time Egypt’s leader has openly put forth such an initiative. Egypt has been a significant mediator alongside Qatar and the U.S. in brokering peace discussions between Israel and Hamas since the conflict’s escalation over a year ago. — An Israeli strike on Iranian facilities reportedly damaged parts of a covert military site southeast of Tehran. Analysis of satellite images by AP News linked the site to Tehran’s previous nuclear weapons program and a separate location associated with its ballistic missile development. The damaged structures are within Iran’s Parchin military base, where the International Atomic Energy Agency has raised concerns over suspected high-explosive tests that could potentially trigger a nuclear weapon. — Former Bolivian President Evo Morales reported surviving an alleged assassination attempt on Sunday after unknown assailants reportedly shot at his vehicle. Morales was unharmed, though authorities have yet to confirm the incident. Morales claimed the shots were fired as he traveled through the coca-growing Chapare region, a rural area of Bolivia that supports the ex-president and where residents have recently blocked a key east-west highway in protest. — NASA Administrator Bill Nelson expressed alarm over reports of secret talks between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging an investigation if the allegations are accurate. Nelson addressed the situation at a Semafor event, referencing a Wall Street Journal report claiming Musk and Putin had engaged in covert conversations on personal, political, and business matters since 2022, despite Russia’s ongoing, violent invasion of Ukraine. — Authorities report that a man died in a fire at a southwest Alaska police department while detained in the building. Alaska State Troopers responded early Friday morning to the blaze at the Mountain Village Police Department, where two men had been held, reportedly under mental health holds. Troopers reported that one detainee was safely evacuated, but the other, identified as 39-year-old Lawrence Chiklak, was found dead at the scene. — Jim Donovan, the longtime Cleveland Browns radio play-by-play announcer and a familiar face in sports broadcasting for over 40 years, passed away on Saturday at the age of 68. Donovan had retired from his career earlier this year, stepping back from his Browns game-day coverage due to his cancer battle. He announced his retirement from WKYC on May 30, with his final sports anchor broadcast airing June 10. Donovan had been the voice of the Browns since the team’s 1999 expansion return. —

Unbiased headline news – The Iranian Armed Forces’ General Staff has minimized the extent of damage resulting from Israel’s assault on its military facilities, while signaling support for a cease-fire to halt the ongoing conflicts in Gaza. “The Islamic Republic of Iran, while retaining its lawful and legitimate right to respond at a suitable moment, emphasizes the necessity of establishing a lasting cease-fire in Gaza and Lebanon to prevent further loss of life among vulnerable and oppressed individuals,” the Iranian Armed Forces stated. — More than 120 people have died, and another 200 were wounded, following an assault by a paramilitary faction on a rural village in Sudan, marking one of the deadliest incidents in the 18-month-long conflict. Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are reported to have launched indiscriminate attacks on civilians in the village of al-Seraiha, located in Sudan’s al-Gezira State. According to state officials, at least 240 individuals were reported injured during the assault, with local media noting that heavily-armed RSF fighters fired indiscriminately at unarmed villagers. — Tropical Storm Trami has caused at least 126 fatalities and displaced 500,000 people as flooding and landslides swept through the northern Philippines on Thursday and Friday. Trami, the eleventh storm to hit the Philippines this year, reached the islands on Wednesday, leaving the northwestern region in its wake. The storm system unleashed the equivalent of two months’ worth of rainfall in just 24 hours as it traversed the area on Friday, triggering widespread devastation from floods and landslides and leaving numerous communities isolated. — The attorney for Lyle and Erik Menendez has stated that the brothers feel “cautiously optimistic that they can see some real relief” following a new recommendation for resentencing by the Los Angeles County district attorney. District Attorney George Gascón announced in a court filing on Friday that he recommended removing the brothers’ life-without-parole sentence, proposing they be resentenced for murder to a term of 50 years to life. Given their ages—both were under 26 at the time of the crimes—the recommendation could potentially impact their chances of parole. — Rapper Lil Durk has been detained in South Florida on charges linked to an alleged murder-for-hire scheme, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. Lil Durk, legally known as Durk Devontay Banks, is currently in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service, as records indicate. Banks stands accused of leading a Chicago-based rap group, called Only the Family, which federal authorities allege has been involved in violent acts, including murder and assault, under Banks’ direction, as stated in a federal criminal complaint filed on Thursday. — A man allegedly assaulted a poll worker at an early voting site in Texas after being asked to remove a “MAGA” or “Trump” baseball cap, as noted in an incident report. Jesse Lutzenberger, age 63, was taken into custody Thursday and charged with injury to an elderly person, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Lutzenberger initially complied with a request from the 69-year-old early voting clerk to remove his cap while at the early voting location in Bexar County on Thursday evening, according to Sheriff Javier Salazar.

Unbiased headline news – Several individuals were killed in what Turkish officials are calling a “terrorist attack” at the Turkish Aerospace Industries facilities near Ankara. Turkey’s Vice President, Cevdet Yilmaz, reported that at least five people were killed, and 22 others were injured. Among the injured were seven special forces members who responded to the scene. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said two attackers, a man and a woman, were killed, and authorities are working to identify them. — Airstrikes hit part of the port city of Tyre just hours after Israeli Defense Forces leadership warned residents of Lebanon’s fifth-largest city to leave its central area. The evacuation warning, written in Arabic, was shared on X by Arab Media spokesperson Avichay Adraee. The notice included a map of Tyre, with the targeted danger zone highlighted in red, along with instructions for residents to evacuate to an area north of the Awali River. — The U.S. Space Force and Russia’s Roscosmos are monitoring potentially hazardous debris from a Boeing-built satellite that exploded in orbit. Intelsat reported that an anomaly led to the explosion earlier this week, and the cause is still under investigation. British company Spaceflux stated that the fragments could pose a threat to other satellites. “The issue is that there is a significant level of uncertainty regarding the orbits of these fragments right now,” said a Spaceflux representative. — An Iranian journalist based in New York, who was the target of a failed assassination attempt allegedly involving an Iranian general, said she feels like she has “been given a second life.” On Tuesday, federal prosecutors filed charges against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Brig. Gen. Ruhollah Bazghandi, accusing him of being involved in the plot to kill Masih Alinejad. Alinejad, a prominent journalist and human rights advocate, has been a vocal critic of the Iranian government, especially regarding women’s rights. — Kentucky state Senator Johnnie Turner, a well-known advocate for the coal industry and other causes in his Appalachian district, has died after suffering injuries at home when he fell into an empty swimming pool while riding a lawn mower. He was 76. Turner, a Republican from Harlan, was beloved by constituents and colleagues for his down-to-earth style. He passed away Tuesday night after battling injuries from the accident, Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers announced. — American Airlines has become the first to test a new technology designed to prevent passengers from jumping ahead in boarding lines. The system alerts gate agents when someone attempts to board out of order, prompting the passenger to wait for their assigned boarding group. This technology is being piloted at three U.S. airports: Albuquerque International, Tucson International, and Ronald Reagan Washington National.

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Unbiased headline news – President Joe Biden stated on Tuesday that he had instructed the U.S. military to assist Israel in intercepting Iranian missiles. According to Biden, the attack seemed to have been “defeated and ineffective.” “This is a testament to both the Israeli and U.S. military capabilities,” Biden remarked in his first televised comments on the issue. “It’s also a result of extensive planning between the U.S. and Israel to anticipate and defend against the expected brazen attack.” He added, “Make no mistake, the United States is fully, fully, fully supportive of Israel.” — An Israeli airstrike near a hospital in southern Beirut resulted in the deaths of at least 13 people and left 57 others injured. The incident occurred just hours before U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv for his 11th visit in the year since Israel was attacked, as part of efforts to facilitate peace talks in the conflict-stricken region. The strike targeted the Al Janah district, where the main government-run Rafik Hariri University Hospital is located, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health confirmed. — Federal prosecutors revealed Tuesday criminal charges against a general in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for an alleged failed attempt to assassinate a New York-based Iranian journalist. Ruhollah Bazghandi, who is located in Iran and remains out of the reach of law enforcement, is accused of orchestrating the 2022 plot to kill the journalist, according to prosecutors. The charges implicate Bazghandi and six other Iranian operatives, who prosecutors say conspired to murder Masih Alinejad, a well-known journalist and human rights advocate who has criticized the Iranian regime. — Canadian authorities announced Tuesday they are investigating after the body of a 19-year-old Walmart employee was discovered inside a store’s walk-in bakery oven. Police responded to the Walmart in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday night after the employee’s body was found, officials said. “The woman, an employee of the store, was found in a large walk-in oven belonging to the bakery department,” Halifax Regional Police stated in an update on Tuesday. — Two Phoenix police officers were involved in the violent arrest of a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy and were placed on paid administrative leave in August as an investigation continues. Officers Ben Harris and Kyle Sue were put on leave Monday, according to the Phoenix Police Department, after body camera footage revealed the officers had punched and used a stun gun on Tyron McAlpin during the arrest. — Surgery schedules across the U.S. could face weeks of delays as a key IV and sterile fluid manufacturing facility remains closed due to damage from a hurricane. Many non-emergency surgeries are typically planned in the fall and early winter when insurance coverage helps offset costs, but patients may face delays as hospitals prioritize supplies for emergencies. “It’s not ideal for patients, but it’s about making the most of limited resources,” said Erin Fox. —

Unbiased headline news – More than 1.5 million voters have cast early ballots in Georgia, a key battleground state. As the presidential race nears its conclusion, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in a tight contest in several crucial states with just under two weeks remaining. The Georgia Secretary of State’s office announced Monday that more than 1.5 million voters have cast their ballots early in person across the state as of Monday afternoon. — A new series of Israeli airstrikes hit multiple locations in Lebanon, some dangerously close to Beirut’s only international airport. Israel had previously indicated it would target the Al-Qard Al-Hassan Association, which it claims functions as Hezbollah’s unofficial financial institution. The strikes followed an attack on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesarea by a drone. Neither Netanyahu nor his wife were home at the time, and no casualties were reported. — Florida health officials are seeing a rise in Vibrio vulnificus cases, a bacteria that can cause severe flesh-eating infections, following recent hurricanes. On Friday, the Florida Department of Health released updated data showing several counties with increasing cases. The department reported on its website that Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota Counties have seen an “unusual increase due to the effects of Hurricane Helene.” — The New Mexico National Guard continued search and rescue missions in Roswell after historic rainfall led to severe flooding. The flooding, which occurred in and around Roswell and Chaves County, left at least two people dead. Among those affected was a local sheriff who had to climb onto his police truck for safety after it became submerged in water up to the windows. Guard officials reported that 309 people had been rescued since Saturday, with 38 transported to hospitals for undisclosed injuries. — The five men known as the “Central Park Five,” who were wrongfully convicted of assaulting a jogger in 1989, filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump for defamation following his remarks during the September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron Brown, and Korey Wise, who were cleared of all charges in 2002 and now identify as the “Exonerated Five,” accused Trump of falsely connecting them to the crime during the Sept. 10 debate, despite knowing the claims were false. — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a decisive international response to North Korea’s involvement in Russia’s war in Ukraine, citing evidence of troop deployments from Pyongyang. “We have undeniable proof that North Korea is supplying not only industrial workers but also military personnel to Russia,” Zelensky stated in a video address. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service confirmed Friday that North Korea is preparing to send around 12,000 soldiers to aid Russia in the conflict.