Israel strikes Lebanon as Hezbollah vows revenge for device explosions
Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon as Hezbollah vows revenge for the recent device explosions. And a sheriff has been charged with the murder of a judge in Kentucky. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Friday, Sept. 20, 2024.
More strikes in Lebanon as fears of an escalating war grow
Israel carried out its strongest strike yet against Hezbollah in Lebanon Thursday night, Sept. 19, intensifying the conflict between the two that started almost a year ago after Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel.
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The strikes, which were part of a bigger exchange of fire between the Israeli military and the militant group, came after two days of attacks targeting wireless devices in Lebanon.
Those attacks, which caused thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies to explode, are widely believed to have been orchestrated by Israel against Hezbollah. However, hundreds of civilians were also hurt, some even killed. Israel has not commented on the explosions.
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Hezbollah’s leader said Thursday Israel has “crossed all the red lines” and vowed revenge.
Attacks have been ramping up between the Iranian-backed militant group and Israel since the start of the war in Gaza with Hezbollah claiming it’s part of a “supportive front” for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, Israel is turning more of its military attention toward the border with Lebanon. Soldiers have taken up a new artillery position in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights. Residents there have been warned by Israel’s military to stay inside or close to a bomb shelter for the time being.
The heightening tensions in the Middle East come as President Joe Biden looks to help secure a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. The Wall Street Journal, however, has reported senior U.S. officials don’t expect a cease-fire to be reached by the end of Biden’s term.
Harris talks with Oprah, Trump speaks with Jewish supporters
Thursday was a busy day for both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump with both presidential candidates participating in campaign events.
The Vice President took part in an evening live-stream from Michigan hosted by Oprah Winfrey. During the event titled United for America — which also featured celebrities like Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lopez — Harris spoke about stepping up to be the Democratic presidential nominee once President Biden dropped out of the race.
“I felt a sense of responsibility, to be honest with you, and with that comes a sense of purpose,” Harris said. “But we’re all here, and you all are taking time of out of your busy lives because there really is so much at stake.”
Harris also touched on her stances on gun violence, abortion rights, and cutting costs for the middle class.
Meanwhile, Republican presidential nominee former President Trump spoke to a group of Jewish donors during an event in Washington called Fighting Antisemitism in America.
“With your vote, I will be your defender, your protector, and I will be the best friend Jewish Americans have ever had in the White House,” he said. “Sadly, and I have to say this, and it hurts me to say it; you’re going to still vote for Democrats, and it doesn’t make sense. I say all the time that any Jewish person that votes for her — especially now — her or the Democrat Party should have their head examined.”
During his address, Trump also criticized the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of the war in Gaza and the protests on college campuses.
Kentucky sheriff charged with killing judge inside courthouse
A sheriff in Kentucky is accused of killing a judge inside a courthouse on Thursday. It happened in the rural town of Whitesburg about 145 miles southeast of Lexington.
Sheriff Shawn Stines is accused of shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times during an argument inside the judge’s chambers.
Kentucky State Police said Mullins died at the scene and Stines surrendered to authorities. Stines has been charged with one count of first-degree murder.
Law enforcement officials are still investigating what led up to the killing.
Mark Robinson vows to stay in NC governor race after CNN report
Controversy is surrounding the race for governor in North Carolina. Republican candidate Mark Robinson has vowed to remain in the race after CNN published a story Thursday alleging he made lewd and inflammatory statements on the message board of a pornographic website more than 10 years ago.
Robinson denies these allegations.
Among the accusations in the report, CNN said Robinson expressed support for reinstating slavery. The comments were made between 2008 and 2012, before Robinson entered politics. He was elected North Carolina’s lieutenant governor in 2020.
In an interview with CNN, Robinson called the report “tabloid trash” and said, “I’m not going to get into the minutia of how somebody manufactured this, these salacious tabloid lies.”
He had a similar message in a social media video posted before the CNN report was made public.
“Let me reassure you: the things that you will see in that story, those are not the words of Mark Robinson,” he said. “You know my words, you know my character, and you know that I have been completely transparent in this race and before.”
Robinson added, “We are staying in this race, we are in it to win it, and we know that, with your help, we will.”
Nike replaces CEO with former executive to shake up brand
Big changes are coming to Nike as the sneaker brand is looking to get back on the right foot with a switch in leadership. Nike announced Thursday it will replace CEO John Donahoe with a company veteran: former senior executive Elliot Hill.
Hill previously worked for Nike for 32 years before retiring in 2020. According to reports, Hill’s annual salary as president and CEO will be $1.5 million.
The move comes as Nike is hoping to revive sales amid growing competition. Hill is set to take over as CEO on Oct. 14.
Shohei Ohtani becomes first MLB player to reach 50/50 milestone
History was made on the baseball diamond Thursday night by Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.
During Thursday night’s game against the Miami Marlins, Ohtani became the first player in Major League Baseball history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single season. But he didn’t stop there.
By the end game, Ohtani hit his 51st home run of the year and stole his 51st base.
All in all, Ohtani was 6 for 6 in the game with three home runs and 10 RBIs in the Dodgers’ 20 to 4 rout of the Marlins, clinching a playoff spot for LA.
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ISRAEL CARRIED OUT ITS STRONGEST STRIKE YET AGAINST HEZBOLLAH IN LEBANON OVERNIGHT…
INTENSIFYING THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TWO THAT STARTED ALMOST A YEAR AGO AFTER HAMAS’ TERRORIST ATTACK ON ISRAEL.
THE STRIKES — WHICH WERE PART OF A BIGGER EXCHANGE OF FIRE BETWEEN THE ISRAELI MILITARY AND THE MILITANT GROUP —
CAME AFTER TWO DAYS OF ATTACKS TARGETING WIRELESS DEVICES IN LEBANON.
THOSE ATTACKS — WHICH CAUSED THOUSANDS OF PAGERS AND WALKIE-TALKIES TO EXPLODE —
ARE WIDELY BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN ORCHESTRATED BY ISRAEL AGAINST HEZBOLLAH.
HUNDREDS OF CIVILIANS WERE ALSO HURT — SOME EVEN KILLED.
HEZBOLLAH’S LEADER SAID THURSDAY ISRAEL HAS QUOTE “CROSSED ALL THE RED LINES” AND VOWED REVENGE.
ATTACKS HAVE BEEN RAMPING UP — BETWEEN THE IRANIAN-BACKED MILITANT GROUP AND ISRAEL —
SINCE THE START OF THE WAR IN GAZA — WITH HEZBOLLAH CLAIMING IT’S PART OF A “SUPPORTIVE FRONT” FOR PALESTINIANS IN THE GAZA STRIP.
MEANWHILE, ISRAEL IS TURNING MORE OF ITS MILITARY ATTENTION TOWARD THE BORDER WITH LEBANON —
WITH SOLDIERS TAKING UP A NEW ARTILLERY POSITION IN THE ISRAELI-CONTROLLED GOLAN HEIGHTS.
RESIDENTS THERE HAVE BEEN WARNED BY ISRAEL’S MILITARY TO STAY INSIDE OR CLOSE TO A BOMB SHELTER FOR THE TIME BEING.
THE HEIGHTENING TENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST COME AS PRESIDENT BIDEN LOOKS TO HELP SECURE A CEASE-FIRE DEAL BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL HOWEVER IS REPORTING SENIOR U-S OFFICIALS BELIEVE THEY DON’T EXPECT A CEASE-FIRE TO BE REACHED BY THE END OF BIDEN’S TERM.
THURSDAY WAS A BUSY DAY FOR BOTH VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WITH BOTH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES PARTICIPATING IN CAMPAIGN EVENTS.
THE VICE PRESIDENT TAKING PART IN AN EVENING LIVE-STREAM FROM MICHIGAN HOSTED BY OPRAH WINFREY.
DURING THE EVENT – TITLED “UNITED FOR AMERICA” – WHICH ALSO FEATURED CELEBRITIES LIKE MERYL STREEP AND JENNIFER LOPEZ – HARRIS SPOKE ABOUT STEPPING UP TO BE THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE ONCE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN DROPPED OUT OF THE RACE.
VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS
“I felt a sense of responsibility, to be honest with you, and with that comes a sense of purpose. But we’re all here, and you all are taking time of out of your busy lives because there really is so much at stake.”
HARRIS ALSO TOUCHED ON HER STANCE ON GUN VIOLENCE, ABORTION RIGHTS, AND CUTTING COSTS FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS.
MEANWHILE – REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE – FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP – SPOKE TO A GROUP OF JEWISH DONORS DURING AN EVENT IN WASHINGTON TITLED “FIGHTING ANTISEMITSIM IN AMERICA.”
FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
“With your vote…head examined.”
DURING HIS ADDRESS – TRUMP ALSO CRITICIZED THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION’S HANDLING OF THE WAR IN GAZA AND THE PROTESTS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES.
A SHERIFF IN KENTUCKY IS ACCUSED OF KILLING A JUDGE INSIDE A COURTHOUSE ON THURSDAY.
IT HAPPENED IN THE RURAL TOWN OF WHITESBURG ABOUT 145 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LEXINGTON.
SHERIFF SHAWN STINES IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING DISTRICT JUDGE KEVIN MULLINS —
MULTIPLE TIMES DURING AN ARGUMENT — INSIDE THE JUDGE’S CHAMBERS.
KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SAY MULLINS DIED AT THE SCENE — WITH STINES SURRENDERING TO AUTHORITIES.
STINES HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ARE STILL INVESTIGATING WHAT LED UP TO THE KILLING.
CONTROVERSY IS SURROUNDING THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR IN NORTH CAROLINA.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE MARK ROBINSON IS VOWING TO REMAIN IN THE RACE –
AFTER CNN PUBLISHED A STORY THURSDAY ALLEGING HE MADE LEWD AND INFLAMMATORY STATEMENTS —
ON THE MESSAGE BOARD OF A PORNOGRAPHIC WEBSITE MORE THAN 10 YEARS AGO.
ROBINSON DENIES THESE ALLEGATIONS.
AMONG THE ACCUSATIONS IN THE REPORT – CNN SAYS ROBINSON EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR REINSTATING SLAVERY.
THE COMMENTS WERE MADE BETWEEN 2008 AND 2012 — BEFORE ROBINSON ENTERED POLITICS.
HE WAS ELECTED NORTH CAROLINA’S LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN 20-20.
IN AN INTERVIEW WITH CNN – ROBINSON CALLED THE REPORT “TABLOID TRASH” —
SAYING QUOTE “I’m not going to get into the minutia of how somebody manufactured this, these salacious tabloid lies.”
HE HAD A SIMILAR MESSAGE IN A SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO POSTED BEFORE THE CNN REPORT WAS MADE PUBLIC.
LIEUTENANT GOV. MARK ROBINSON | R-NC
“Let me reassure you: The things that you will see in that story, those are not the words of Mark Robinson. You know my words, you know my character, and you know that I have been completely transparent in this race and before.”
“We are staying in this race, we are in it to win it, and we know that, with your help, we will.”
BIG CHANGES AT NIKE AS THE SNEAKER BRAND IS LOOKING TO GET BACK ON THE RIGHT FOOT WITH A SWITCH IN LEADERSHIP –
NIKE ANNOUNCING THURSDAY IT WILL BE REPLACING CEO JOHN DONAHUE WITH A COMPANY VETERAN – FORMER SENIOR EXECUTIVE ELLIOT HILL.
HILL PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR NIKE FOR 32 YEARS BEFORE RETIRING IN 2020.
ACCORDING TO REPORTS – HIS ANNUAL SALARY AS PRESIDENT AND CEO WILL BE ONE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.
THE MOVE COMES AS NIKE IS HOPING TO REVIVE SALES AMID GROWING COMPETITION.
HILL IS SET TO TAKE OVER AS CEO ON OCTOBER 14TH.
FINALLY THIS MORNING – HISTORY WAS MADE ON THE BASEBALL FIELD LAST NIGHT – AND WAS ALL THANKS TO LOS ANGELES DODGERS’ STAR SHOHEI OHTANI.
DURING LAST NIGHT’S GAME AGAINST THE MIAMI MARLINS — OHTANI BECAME THE FIRST PLAYER IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HISTORY TO HIT 50 HOME RUNS AND STEAL 50 BASES IN A SINGLE SEASON.
BUT HE WAS SATISFIED WITH THAT.
BY THE END GAME – OHTANI HIT HIS 51ST HOME RUN OF THE YEAR AND STOLE HIS 51ST BASE.
ALL IN ALL – OHTANI WAS 6 FOR 6 IN THE GAME WITH THREE HOME RUNS AND 10 RBIS IN THE DODGERS’ 20 TO 4 ROUT OF THE MARLINS – TO CLINCH LA A PLAYOFF SPOT FOR LA.
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