How Hamas used the internet to terrorize Israel. A look at what's next on the road to lower inflation. And Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour" film surprise. |
👋 Hey! Laura Davis here. We've made it to Thursday. Now, how about some news? |
Hamas' online terror campaign |
The attacks came by land, sea, air – and online. Terror propaganda − violent videos and graphic images of kidnappings and murders of civilians and soldiers that flooded social media from the deadly cross-border incursion into Israel − was a key element in Hamas' military campaign, said Graham Brookie, senior director of the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab. Hamas streamed from the war zone "in closer to real time than in past conflicts," indicating that the online strategy "was an essential part of the overall planning," Brookie said. Veterans of conflict zones tracking Hamas' digital footprint were struck by the ferocity and volume of the footage, the likes of which they said they'd never seen. 🔎 Here's a closer look at how it unfolded. | Palestinians evacuate wounded people after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday. Hatem Ali, AP |
Death toll rises; militant calls for protests stoke fear: An Israeli airstrike killed at least 45 people and wounded dozens in a Gaza refugee camp Thursday, the territory's interior ministry said, likely stoking the global protests a former Hamas leader had already called for that provoked fears among travelers. 👉 Follow our live coverage. |
What's next for inflation? |
It's a long and winding road ... and while inflation is headed in the right direction, we're still in for a bumpy ride. After picking up over the summer, consumer price increases stayed high in September as steady gains in rent and other services offset another decline in used car prices and a smaller rise in gasoline and food costs. Prices overall rose 3.7% from a year earlier, similar to August's increase, according to the Labor Department's consumer price index. On a monthly basis, prices increased 0.4% following a 0.6% rise in August. Rent, which has been the biggest inflation driver, rose 0.5% for the second straight month, though that's down from a spate of stronger gains. 📊 Here's a closer look at where inflation is headed. |
What everyone's talking about |
She's in her movie theater era |
Taylor Swift's cross-country Eras Tour enchanted millions. Now, the musical mastermind is staging a big-screen takeover with her concert movie "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour," which is all but assured to win the weekend with a mind-blowing box office opening. And look what fans made her do: The movie was scheduled to open on Friday, but after selling more than $100 million in presale tickets and leaving many people waiting in queues, it will now open a day early on Thursday instead! 🍿 Here's how to get tickets. | Taylor Swift, center), and her Eras Tour dancers, band members and backup singers arrive at the world premiere of the concert film "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" on Wednesday at The Grove in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP |
Nikki Haley makes her pitch to New Hampshire voters |
Nikki Haley is headed to the town hall. Haley will take questions from voters Thursday evening during the inaugural series of 2024 Republican presidential town halls in Exeter, New Hampshire, hosted by Seacoastonline, USA TODAY and the USA TODAY Network. While the former South Carolina governor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is trailing behind Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis in some polls, she has led other GOP rivals, including Mike Pence and Chris Christie. 🎥 Watch the town hall here. | Republican presidential candidate and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks during a town hall, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Boone, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall, AP | | | | "Hot Ones." "Chicken Shop Date." "The Really Good Podcast." Why are we obsessed with seeing celebrities in awkward situations? | | | | Singer-songwriter Rudolph Isley, one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers, has died. He was 84. | | | | Tornadoes were in progress overnight and early Thursday across Florida. See photos and videos of the damage in different cities | | | | Prosecutors warned the judge that lawyers for Donald Trump's co-defendants in the classified documents case might have conflicts with witnesses. | | | | The Diamondbacks finally slay the dragon, sweep the Dodgers in the NLDS, who are left searching for answers why they can't win in October. | | | | Texas authorities said Kaitlin Armstrong traveled about a block into a Texas neighborhood before police found and detained her. | | | | Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders has flashed his luxury wristwatch during emotionally charged moments, giving rise to polarized opinions. | | | | One winning ticket in Frazier Park, California, won the $1.76 billion jackpot from Wednesday's drawing. | | | | Denise Hammond was injured on a cruise ship sailing the Pacific Ocean, and getting to a hospital to perform surgery has become an "insane" issue. | | | | Cleveland Browns TE David Njoku suffered burns to his face and arm after a household accident in September. Njoku showed off the injury on Instagram. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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