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Unbiased headline news – Israeli officials announced Tuesday that their forces have killed the successor of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. “We have weakened Hezbollah’s capabilities. We have eliminated thousands of terrorists, including Nasrallah, his successor, and the successor of that successor,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in a video address Tuesday. “Today, Hezbollah is weaker than it has been in many years.” — Secretary of State Antony Blinken aims to strengthen U.S. relations in East Asia this week by attending two summits with leaders from the Indo-Pacific and Southeast Asian regions. Blinken is in Vientiane, Laos, through Friday, participating in the East Asia Summit and the U.S.-Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. “We greatly appreciate the Lao PDR for its exceptional work in hosting the many ASEAN meetings this year,” said Daniel Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, during a teleconference. — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned the U.S. and South Korea that any attack would be met with a nuclear response, according to state media. With tensions still high on the Peninsula and concerns rising over a possible provocation ahead of the U.S. election, Kim issued the threat during a speech at Kim Jong Un University of National Defense, as reported by the Korean Central News Agency. — Over a dozen states, along with the District of Columbia, filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, accusing the popular app of being addictive to children and harmful to their mental health. The lawsuits follow a national investigation into TikTok that began in March 2022, led by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from states including New York, California, Kentucky, and New Jersey. The complaints were filed in state courts and focus on TikTok’s algorithm, which drives the content users see on the platform. — A 74-year-old man survived Colorado’s first reported bear attack of the year after fighting off a black bear that broke into his home with her three cubs last week, officials said. The man, who was not named, suffered serious injuries after being clawed by the adult female bear. “It’s fortunate we didn’t have a fatality, as it was a close call,” said Lucas Martin, a wildlife officer with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), in a statement. — Las Vegas bid farewell to the Tropicana before dawn Wednesday with an elaborate implosion that brought down the last true mob-connected building on the Strip. The hotel towers of the Tropicana collapsed in 22 seconds at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, accompanied by a fireworks display and a drone show. It was the first implosion in nearly ten years for a city that thrives on reinvention and has made casino implosions part of its cultural identity alongside gambling.

Unbiased headline news – Michigan resident Stephen James Hubbard, 72, has been sentenced by Russian officials to nearly seven years in prison for allegedly fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine. Hubbard was captured by Russian forces in the eastern Ukrainian city of Izyum, a month after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in April 2022. The court in Moscow announced that Hubbard, who pleaded guilty to the mercenary charge last week, will serve six years and 10 months in a penal colony. — At least five people were wounded in the northern Israeli city of Haifa following a barrage of rocket fire from Lebanon. Hezbollah and Israel exchanged attacks, with Israel Defense Forces retaliating by striking Beirut and other targets in the east and south of Lebanon. The injuries occurred when shrapnel hit a restaurant, a house, and a main road in Haifa after five rockets penetrated the city. In a separate incident, a fifth person was injured in a rocket strike on Tiberias, located 37 miles east by the Sea of Galilee. — The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated the state’s six-week abortion ban on Monday, reversing a lower court decision that had temporarily allowed abortions to resume. The ruling took effect at 5 PM and will stay in place as the court hears the state’s appeal, which was filed by the Republican attorney general. Justice John J. Ellington partially dissented, opposing the reinstatement before the appeal is heard. “The State should not be enforcing laws that have been found to violate the fundamental rights guaranteed to millions of people under the Georgia Constitution,” Ellington wrote. — New York City Deputy Mayor for Public Safety, Phil Banks III, resigned Monday amid ongoing fallout from a corruption scandal surrounding Mayor Eric Adams’ administration. “We spoke yesterday and again this morning, and he said he wants to move on to new things in his life,” Adams told NY1. “I wish my good friend the best.” Banks’ brother, David Banks, also resigned as schools chancellor, and First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, David Banks’ wife, is preparing to leave her post in the administration as well. — A park ranger died during a water rescue attempt while trying to save three people at a national park in Minnesota. The National Park Service reported that the ranger responded to a distress call on Sunday at Namakan Lake in Voyageurs National Park, near the Canadian border. The boat carrying the three people had been disabled in high winds and rough waters. As the ranger was towing the boat to safety, the National Park Service vessel capsized, throwing all four people into the water. — Cissy Houston, a two-time Grammy-winning soul and gospel singer who performed with stars like Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley, and experienced both triumph and tragedy as Whitney Houston’s mother, has died at 91. Houston passed away Monday morning in her New Jersey home under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston confirmed to The Associated Press. The renowned gospel artist was surrounded by family. “Our hearts are heavy with pain and sadness. We have lost the matriarch of our family,” Pat Houston said in a statement.

Unbiased headline news – Several Palestinian prisoners held by Israel have died in custody since last October, while Israeli soldiers and prison guards face allegations of rape and other violent acts, according to a commission. The Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ Affairs, a governmental entity of the Palestinian Authority, has previously reported abuses by Israeli guards against Palestinian prisoners, including incidents of broken bones and being stripped naked for torture. The commission stated that Palestinians have been “targeted” by Israelis during the prolonged conflict between Israeli militants and Palestinians. — A 2-year-old boy was “trampled to death,” and three other migrants lost their lives while attempting to cross the English Channel from France to the UK in overcrowded boats, French officials confirmed on Saturday. The unconscious child was discovered aboard an inflatable dinghy from which 15 other migrants were rescued near Calais, as stated by the French Maritime Prefecture in La Manche, Normandy. Authorities have launched criminal investigations into the incident. — A global oil price surge of around 20% could occur if Israel launches missile strikes on Iran’s oil fields, analysts predict. On Thursday, President Joe Biden said the U.S. is in discussions about a possible Israeli strike against Iran’s oil reserves, which could push oil prices back to $100 per barrel, raising gasoline costs in the U.S. and globally. Israel’s potential strike would be in retaliation for Iran’s recent ballistic missile attacks on Israeli targets. — Two boys, aged 12 and 13, have been arrested and charged in connection with a street assault last week on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his 20-year-old stepson on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, according to authorities. The two children, whose names were not released, surrendered at a police station with their parents around 8 p.m. on Saturday, the NYPD said. A third child, who initially turned themself in, was not charged after officers determined they were not involved, officials stated. — A Southern California police officer fatally shot a man who stabbed him during an “unprovoked attack” outside a police headquarters, authorities said. The man, in his 30s, approached the officer outside the front entrance of the Santa Monica Police Department at around 5:20 p.m. on Saturday. Officials said the officer had told the man to wait as he was speaking to another resident. The man then attacked the officer with a knife without warning. — A Minnesota man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to “shoot up” a Minneapolis synagogue, according to officials. On Thursday, a police detail assigned to patrol Temple Israel ahead of the Jewish New Year and the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel was alerted to a man with a firearm outside the synagogue. The man fled but was arrested the following day. Officers, however, did not recover a weapon.

If you thought Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ‘Jewish space lasers’ claim was out of this world. Now she’s hinting that Jewish Democrats are creating hurricanes so Republicans can’t vote. She just comes out and says it to send the message out to her followers and they eat it all up. This is the world we’re living in right now.

A must-see video! Another right-wing radical going to prison for Donald Trump. Tina Peters was sentenced to NINE years for tampering with voting machines when she was the county clerk. She was attempting to cause chaos to the 2020 election. This video shows her actual arrest and sentencing. We discuss how dangerous many in the MAGA cult are and how they feel they are the exception to the rule of law.