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Hurricane Helene made landfall along Florida’s coast on Thursday night as a powerful category 4 storm, unleashing chaos across the Gulf Coast with high winds, storm surges, and torrential rainfall. The storm, packing maximum sustained winds of 225 kph, was about 70km east-southeast of Tallahassee, according to the UA National Hurricane Center. It rapidly intensified over the warm Gulf waters, strengthening as it approached the Florida coastline. Helene’s storm surge, potentially reaching 20ft (6.1 meters) in some areas, poses an extreme threat. Wakulla County Sheriff Jared Miller issued a dire warning: “This is not a survivable event for those in…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has declared that he will remain in office, despite reports of his indictment following a federal corruption investigation. While the specific charges Adams may face remain unclear, federal prosecutors are expected to provide further details on Thursday, according to a report by the New York Times. This would make Adams, 64, the first sitting mayor of New York City to face criminal charges, as separately reported by the Associated Press and CBS. After the news surfaced, Adams released a video statement implying that he had not been notified of the indictment. “I always knew…

Marcellus Williams, whose murder conviction was contested by a prosecutor, was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday evening in Missouri, following the US Supreme Court’s denial of a stay. At 55 years old, Williams was executed at around 6 p.m. CT at the state prison in Bonne Terre. His attorneys had mounted several appeals based on what they argued was new evidence, including claims of jury selection bias and contamination of the murder weapon before trial. Notably, the victim’s family had also requested that Williams be spared the death penalty. The US Supreme Court’s decision came after both Missouri’s state…

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon killed over 490 people on Monday, including more than 90 women and children, marking the deadliest attack since the 2006 conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, according to Lebanese authorities. The Israeli military issued evacuation warnings to residents of southern and eastern Lebanon as it ramped up its offensive against Hezbollah forces. The bombardment prompted thousands of Lebanese to flee the south, with highways out of Sidon packed with cars heading toward Beirut, in the largest exodus since the 2006 war. Lebanon’s health ministry reported 492 casualties, including 35 children and 58 women, with an additional 1,645…

Kamala Harris issued another challenge to her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, urging him to participate in a second debate before the November presidential election. Speaking to supporters in New York, Harris claimed Trump “seems to be searching for an excuse” to avoid the rematch. On Saturday, the vice president and Democratic candidate confirmed she had accepted CNN’s invitation for an October debate with Trump, but the former president dismissed it as “too late.” During her remarks at a New York fundraiser, Harris reinforced her call for a second debate. “I think we should have another debate,” she said. “I’ve accepted…

On Thursday, Kamala Harris participated in a “virtual rally” with Oprah Winfrey, featuring a wide-ranging interview. During the discussion, Harris criticized her opponent’s stance on reproductive rights and vowed to sign a border security bill previously blocked by Senate Republicans. However, she remained cautious in her responses to the legendary talk show host. The event, led by Winfrey, one of television’s iconic figures, featured celebrity appearances and emotional personal stories. It was live-streamed from Michigan, a critical battleground state. Oprah addressed the audience of 400 in-person attendees and over 200,000 virtual participants, saying, “There’s a real feeling of optimism and…

In an unprecedented security breach, thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah members exploded simultaneously across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least 26 people and injuring thousands. Hospitals in Lebanon struggled to manage the influx of patients following the pager explosions on Tuesday, with a field hospital set up in Tyre to treat the wounded. Hezbollah has blamed Israel and vowed retaliation. Israel has not commented, though the blasts occurred just hours after it expanded its military objectives, following the October 7 Hamas attacks, to target Hezbollah along the Lebanon border. Details of how the attack was…

Sean “Diddy” Combs was taken into custody on Tuesday to await trial in a federal sex trafficking case that alleges he oversaw a corrupt empire of sexual exploitation, upheld by blackmail and extreme violence. The hip-hop mogul faces charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, with accusations dating back to 2008. He is alleged to have coerced female victims and male sex workers into drug-fueled, marathon sexual events dubbed “Freak Offs.” The indictment also alludes to a violent incident involving his ex-girlfriend, singer Cassie, which was caught on video. Combs stood before the court and, after calmly listening to the…

The suspect in what appears to be the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump in just two months was formally charged in federal court on Monday morning with two firearm-related offenses. As investigations intensify into how the assailant managed to get so close to the former president, the nation remains in shock. Amid the heightened tensions of the US election campaign, Trump stirred further controversy by directly accusing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris of inciting the attack. He labeled them as “the enemy within,” blaming them for the latest incident. Ryan Wesley Routh appeared in court wearing dark-blue prison scrubs,…

A U.S. Secret Service spokesperson summed up a tense afternoon at Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida, with five chilling words: “We live in dangerous times.” The statement was made during a press conference on Sunday, just hours after a person was spotted near the golf course with what appeared to be an AK-47-style semi-automatic rifle, only a few hundred yards from where former President Donald Trump was playing golf. The FBI is treating the incident as the second assassination attempt on Trump in just two months. Law enforcement released images showing what appeared to be a…