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3 PM ET: Lebanon evacuation orders, Helene relief efforts, port strike panic-buying & more
CNN 5 Things
Oct 2, 2024
A quarter of Lebanese territory is now under Israeli military evacuation orders amid its ground offensive targeting Hezbollah. President Joe Biden is sending up to a thousand troops to North Carolina to help with relief efforts from Hurricane Helene. Russia has captured a key eastern Ukrainian town after months of resistance. Prosecutors played shocking video showing the killing of a Kentucky judge in his chambers. And, we’ll explain why you don’t need to panic-buy toilet paper because of the nationwide port strike.