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The White House says Iran launched some 200 ballistic missiles towards Israel today. That's in response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others, according to a statement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps during a news conference today. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said there have been no known Israeli deaths and one Palestinian killed.

The United States military coordinating closely with the Israeli Defense Forces to help defend Israel against this attack. US naval destroyers joined Israeli air defense units in firing interceptors to shoot down inbound missiles. We do not know of any damage to aircraft or strategic military assets in Israel. In short, based on what we know at this point, this attack appears to have been defeated and ineffective.

The Israeli military says there were no injuries from Iran's attack but warned of serious consequences. Iran vowed to carry out a, quote, "crushing response" of Israel retaliates. Meanwhile, at least seven were killed and nine wounded in a shooting and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv today. Israeli police say two attackers were, quote, neutralized by authorities and civilians at the scene.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Ohio Republican Senator J.D. Vance square off tonight in their first vice presidential debate. The stakes are high as both campaigns raced to make their pitch to voters with just five weeks until Election Day. Vance is expected to hammer Walz over his military record. Republicans have accused Walls of overstating his resume and retiring prior to his unit's deployments in Iraq to avoid serving in combat. A review of the records found that Walz filed to run for Congress in 2005 before his unit was notified it could deploy to Iraq. Walz could attack Vance and former President Donald Trump's false claims that Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are abducting and eating their neighbors pets.

'Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs may soon be facing a slew of new allegations after being indicted on three criminal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Houston-based attorney Tony Buzbee said today that his firm and the AVA Law Group has been retained by at least 120 individuals who contacted them after, quote, claiming to be victimized by Combs and other individuals or entities. The firm said it plans to begin filing these cases within the next 30 days as they continue to vet them and collect evidence. Buzbee said the cases contain allegations of sexual abuse, false imprisonment, compelling prostitution, among other things. In a statement, Combs, as attorney said Combs, quote, emphatically and categorically denies as false and defamatory any claim that he sexually abused anyone, including minors." Combs is currently incarcerated in Brooklyn, New York, where he is awaiting trial on three federal charges to which he has pleaded not guilty.

'President Joe Biden has called for port workers along the East and Gulf Coast to reach an agreement with managing companies and end their strike. Biden could end it himself by invoking the Taft-Hartley Act. He's reluctant to do so, though Bank of America analysts predict that he'll eventually intervene. White House officials are scheduled to meet with representatives from the U.S. Marine Time Corp on Friday. It hasn't yet been 24 hours since nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen's Association walked off the job and took to picketing. They're demanding an hourly pay raise as well as language in their contracts that the ports won't introduce automation and for all royalties for the containers to go to workers until an agreement is reached. The U.S. gross domestic product could lose billions though one economist said the strike isn't expected to completely derail the economy.

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Emmy nominated actor John Amos has died in Los Angeles at the age of 84. That's according to his longtime publicist who added that he died of natural causes. She shared a statement from Amos, a Sunday read in part, quote, "He was a man with the kindest heart and a heart of gold, and he was loved the world over." Amos was best known for his performance as the family patriarch in the sitcom Good Times and adult, Kunta Kinte, in the famed miniseries "Roots.".

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