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Sun Oct 13 2024

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What happened this weekend? President Joe Biden returned to storm-battered Florida to survey damage from Hurricane Milton. The U.S. will send about 100 troops to operate an advanced anti-missile system in Israel. And a man arrested outside of a Donald Trump rally Saturday in California was charged with illegal possession of weapons.

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'Not alone': Biden visits Tampa area to survey intense Milton damage

President Joe Biden delivers remarks in St. Pete Beach following Hurricanes Helene and Milton ravaging Florida's Gulf Coast, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024.

Biden flew to the Tampa area Sunday to assess Hurricane Milton damage. The Category 3 storm made landfall Oct 9 on Siesta Key.

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Israeli military vehicles are seen in southern Lebanon, as part of an incursion during hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, October 13, 2024. REUTERS/Artorn Pookasook EDITOR'S NOTE: REUTERS PHOTOGRAPHS WERE REVIEWED BY THE IDF AS PART OF THE CONDITIONS OF THE EMBED. NO PHOTOS WERE REMOVED.

US to send about 100 troops to operate anti-missile system in Israel

The United States said on Sunday it will send to Israel an advanced anti-missile system – and U.S. troops to operate it.

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Donald Trump speaks during his campaign rally in Coachella, Calif., Oct. 12, 2024.

Las Vegas man discovered to have illegal weapons before Trump rally

The incident didn't impact the safety of former President Donald Trump or attendees of the rally at Calhoun Ranch on Oct. 12, authorities said.

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Ohio State quarterback Will Howard (18) walks off the field after the Buckeyes fell to Oregon 32-31 at Autzen Stadium.

Texas still No. 1, Ohio State tumbles in college football coaches poll

With more top 10 losses, the US LBM Coaches Poll got shaken up again. Texas remained No. 1 with Oregon moving up to No. 2, while Ohio State tumbled.

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Seen in this Oct. 10, 2024, photo is the Flood Fire, which grew following winds. The wildfire is raging near the Panther Butte neighborhood, leading to evacuations there.

Idaho wildfires burn nearly half a million acres

Several fires in the Boise National Forest have burned more than 350,000 acres, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

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Your free COVID-19 tests will expire soon. But why?

Your free COVID-19 tests from the government will expire soon, but there is a reason why the tests have a short shelf life.

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A machinery clears rubble at a site of an Israeli strike, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces in Beirut, Lebanon on October 12, 2024.

Israel orders evacuations in southern Lebanon, UN peacekeepers wounded

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed 'deep concern' about reports that Israeli forces had fired on U.N. peacekeeping positions in Lebanon.

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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Episode 1867 -- Pictured: (l-r) Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris, Andy Samberg as Doug Emhoff, Jim Gaffigan as Tim Walz, and Dana Carvey as Joe Biden during the

'SNL' cold open sees Trump, Harris face off on 'Family Feud'

Kamala Harris (Maya Rudolph) and Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) brought the presidential election to "Family Feud" in the latest "SNL" cold open.

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