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Sun Sep 29 2024

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What happened this weekend? People in the path of Hurricane Helene are picking up the pieces after the deadly storm left a trail of destruction across the southeast. Hezbollah confirmed the death of longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike. And there's a new No. 1 Team in the college football US LBM Coaches Poll following Georgia's loss in Week 5.

Here's the biggest news you missed. 👇

North Carolina picking up the pieces after staggering blow from Helene

Cars in a flooded area at a used tire dealer along Business Highway 25 after Hurricane Helene in Hendersonville, N.C. Saturday, September 28, 2024.

Buncombe County officials said more than 1,000 were reported missing, but they expected that number to drop dramatically when cell service is back.

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gives a televised address, Lebanon, September 19, 2024, in this screenshot taken from a video.

Hezbollah's Nasrallah killed in air strike, militant group confirms

Hassan Nasrallah was among the region's most important leaders, commanding a sophisticated militia that fought Israel to a standstill in 2006.

Texas running back Quintrevion Wisner (26) runs the ball during the team's game against Mississippi State at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

Texas edges Alabama for No. 1 spot in coaches poll after Georgia's loss

There's a new No. 1 in this week's US LBM Coaches Poll. Texas takes over the top spot after Georgia's loss to Alabama. The Crimson Tide rise to No. 2.

Historian and American University professor Allan Lichtman answers questions during an interview with AFP in Bethesda, Md. on Sept. 7, 2024. Lichtman created a model using 13 true/false criteria to predict whether the presidential candidate of the incumbent party will win or lose the next election. According to his model, democratic candidate Kamala Harris will win the US elections in 2024. Lichtman has correctly called all but one election since 1984.

Nate Silver and Allan Lichtman trade barbs on 2024 election picks

Statistician and prognosticator Nate Silver and historian Allan Lichtman traded barbs on social media over 2024 presidential election predictions.

FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a presidential debate hosted by ABC as Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump listens, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 10, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

'SNL' jabs Trump and Harris – alongside Vance and Walz – in premiere

The cast of "Saturday Night Live" also made joke after joke about North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson.

Illustration by Ramon Padilla

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater turns 25

The THPS video game franchise had a profound cultural impact on gaming, skateboarding and music.

"Days of Our Lives" star Drake Hogestyn, seen here on Oct. 21, 2023, has died at 70.

'Days of Our Lives' star Drake Hogestyn dies at 70

Drake Hogestyn, a fixture on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives," has died at 70 from pancreatic cancer. For nearly 40 years, he starred as John Black.

Maya Rudolph and Jim Gaffigan send up the Democratic presidential ticket on "Saturday Night Live."

'SNL' premiere: See who played Tim Walz, JD Vance and Doug Emhoff

"Saturday Night Live" returned this weekend with a packed opening sketch featuring impressions of Tim Walz, JD Vance, President Joe Biden and more.

Hurricane Helene's destructive path

North Carolina flooding caused by Helene closes roads, cuts power

Dozens of deaths reported in six states as Helene's high winds and heavy rains batter American Southeast

A plume rises from a fire at the BioLab facility in Conyer, Georgia on Sunday Sept. 29.

Fire at pool cleaner production plant near Atlanta forces evacuations

A fire at a pool cleaning supply facility forced evacuations of nearby residents in Conyers, Georgia Sunday.

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