Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded almost simultaneously across Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, including members of the terrorist group Hezbollah. More than 2,700 people, including the Iranian ambassador, were wounded in what appears to have been a sophisticated remote attack.
According to a federal indictment unsealed in New York, music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. The Justice Department said that for more than a decade, Combs abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the House plans to vote on a 6-month stopgap funding bill on Wednesday to avert a government shutdown before Oct. 1. The bill is linked to legislation requiring proof of citizenship for voting.
Topics in this episode include:
- Hezbollah Says Pagers Explode Across Lebanon
- Sean Combs Charged With Racketeering, Sex Trafficking
- House to Vote Wednesday on Stopgap Funding Plan
- DeSantis Explains State Probe Into Trump Shooting
- Trump Discusses Apparent Assassination Attempt on X
- Biden Commends Secret Service
- Secret Service Chief Calls for Change
- Rowe Calls for Change in Presidential Protection
- Judge Tosses Ken Paxton’s Voter Mailing Lawsuit
- How Florida Gunman Got So Close to Trump
- Trump in Michigan, Harris in Philly Tuesday
- DNC Launches New Textline to Help Voters
- RFK Jr. Will Stay on Wisconsin Ballot
- Senate to Vote on IVF
- Judge Denies Meadows’ Bid to Move Arizona Case
- Flooding in North Carolina Amid Historic Rainfall
- Abbott Launches Statewide Operation Against Venezuelan Gang
- National Voter Registration Day
- US Charges Chinese National in ‘Phishing’ Scheme
- DOJ: Russian Man Arrested for Illegal Drone Tech Export
- Meta Bans RT After Accusations of Foreign Interference
- Von der Leyen Names New European Commissioners
- Polish PM: More Than $1 Billion Needed for Flood Recovery
- Germany Pledges Extra $111 Million in Winter Aid for Ukraine
- ‘Tree Army’ Defends Mexico City’s Trees
- Celestial Phenomena Coincide Over North and South America
- Italy’s Hiking Trail: ‘The Path of the Gods’
