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Trump says Hurricane Isaias 'under control,' downgraded to cyclone as it moves over Alabama
The post-tropical cyclone has produced high winds, downed power lines, and caused travel delays, including the closure of all roads through Houston county, Alabama.
Zamir says return to war with Iran may postpone Israel election as Pentagon prepares plans - report
After botched execution attempt, death row inmate Christa Pike awakes 'angry and confused'
US Secretary of State Rubio applies classical Greece’s lessons to modern political decisions
Iranians stagger under soaring cost of living after seven months of war with the US
How far economic strain may push Iran towards diplomatic compromise is unclear, as it tightens its own stranglehold on Gulf energy exports through the Strait of Hormuz, driving up oil and gas prices.
CNN, MS NOW, Politico ask judge to extend block against Trump's White House press ban
The outlets said in their September 21 lawsuit that Trump’s bans were unlawful viewpoint discrimination under the First Amendment of the Constitution, which guarantees free press rights.
Trump vows victory in Iran war 'very soon,' officials in talks with Iranian mediators
"We're going to win; as far as I'm concerned, it's going to be one way or the other," Trump said in the Oval Office. "It's going to go pretty quickly."
Stephen Sondheim was unmistakably Jewish, but did he live a ‘Jewish Life?'
“I look at it as a form of Americanized Yiddishkeit: his nature, his worldview, his sense of humor,” said Daniel Okrent in an interview last week.
US denies IRGC claim that it captured second American submarine in Hormuz 'hunting ground' - report
"It's not just a hunt; it's an intelligence windfall," claimed Spokesperson for the IRGC, Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi
Flooding, power outages, over 400 canceled flights across US Northeast due to nor'easter storm
The US National Weather Service said the strong nor'easter will bring coastal flooding, rip currents, strong wind gusts and heavy rain to the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions through Monday.
US official gives ultimatum to nations in Middle East: Stop trade with Iran, or US will cut ties
In total Burke, a top US Treasury Department official, visited over 50 countries across the Middle East and Europe, warning them to cease relationships with Iran.
US, EU strongly decry UN declaration promising international collaboration in face of pandemic
US initially requested that the UN removed "mentions of equity and universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services," to make the Trump administration comfortable with the language.
US-sanctioned oil tanker Sibu 1 rescued from Somali pirates in semi-autonomous Puntland region
"It was a counter-piracy operation that was carried out by our forces from two days ago and it's still going on," Mohamed Jama, the base commander for Puntland Maritime Police Force told Reuters.
US proposes UAE host trilateral meeting with Ukraine and Russia on war, Zelensky says
"The American side has proposed...meeting at a technical level in a three-way format," Zelensky told reporters in a briefing via WhatsApp.
