An unidentified projectile struck Saudi Arabia’s main international airport Sunday, injuring people a day after a deadly missile attack at the same site raised questions about whether the United States would join another conflict in the region.
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States → strike → region
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation confirmed injuries in the new attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh but did not provide a count.
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Authority → confirm → count
It said authorities were assessing damage and checking the safety of airport facilities.
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authorities → say → facilities
Saturday’s strike killed at least 13 people and injured more than 300, according to Saudi civil aviation authorities.
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strike → kill → authorities
The attack was the deadliest to hit the kingdom in a decade and marked a sharp escalation in the Yemen-based Houthis’ campaign against the world’s leading oil exporter.
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attack → hit → exporter
President Donald Trump said afterward that the U.S. was considering joining Saudi military operations against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
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U.S. → say → rebels
We’re gonna look at it,” Trump told reporters.
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Trump → go → reporters
“We just found out about the recent attack.
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We → find → attack
So we’ll make a decision.
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we → make → decision
We move very quickly.”
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Nearly 400,000 in Florida and Alabama still without power as Isaias moves north
Hurricane Isaias made landfall Friday near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 storm before weakening to a post-tropical cyclone.
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Isaias → move → cyclone
At least four deaths were linked to the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, including two people killed when trees fell onto homes in Florida and Alabama.
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trees → link → Florida
The storm then roared into Alabama with tropical-force winds before heading farther north.
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storm → roar → winds
In western North Carolina, rivers overflowed as heavy rainfall raised the risk of flash and urban flooding, according to the National Weather Service.
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rainfall → overflow → Service
Tornadoes were possible in parts of Virginia and North Carolina, and life-threatening surf and rip current conditions were expected to continue along the Gulf and southeastern Atlantic coasts.
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surf → threaten → coasts
Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed said his fellow Democrats need to “win by massive numbers” in the upcoming midterm elections so the result “is unquestionable.”
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result → say → elections
“Donald Trump has already threatened to do what he did in 2020, which is deny the outcomes of an election,” El-Sayed told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” in an interview that aired Sunday.
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that → threaten → interview
Asked by NBC News on Saturday whether he would accept the results of the midterm elections, Trump said, “Of course I will.
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I → ask → elections
But we don’t want cheating.”
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we → want → cheating
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russia to allow it to release diesel fuel to the global market may be breaking the law.
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it → tell → law
“I do believe there’s a legitimate case for saying the president’s not following the law,” Tillis said.
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Tillis → believe → law
The Justice Department said it is investigating CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox News after the networks temporarily declined to provide pool coverage of Trump, a department spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → say → Trump
Even as he makes a case that Republicans should win the midterm congressional elections, Trump is bracing for the fallout should they lose.
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they → make → fallout
Trump said that he hasn’t yet made a final decision on whether to livestream the execution of former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan, who in 2009 killed 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas.
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who → say → Texas
Trump claims Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an energy ceasefire, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly said this “was news for me.”
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Trump named Katie Bailey to lead the White House’s Office of Legislative Affairs, appointing her to be the liaison between the administration and Congress.
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Trump → name → administration
Pope Leo XIV to undergo surgery to remove a nodule on his lung
Pope Leo XIV announced that he will undergo surgery to remove an early-stage nodule on his lung.
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he → undergo → lung
“Recently, during some medical tests, doctors discovered a localized nodule in my lung,” the American-born pontiff, 71, said during his noon prayer at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.
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pontiff → discover → Vatican
“It was detected at a very early stage and is well localized,” Leo said from the window of the Apostolic Palace.
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Leo → detect → Palace
“The doctors believe it is best to intervene, so, following their advice, I have decided to undergo surgery to have it removed.”
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it → believe → surgery
He said that surgery had already been scheduled “for the coming days,” and thanked onlookers for their support.
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surgery → say → support
How the Philadelphia Eagles pulled off the wildest loss of the NFL season
If you didn’t set your alarm clock this morning, you may have missed the most exciting finish of the NFL season so far.
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you → pull → season
The Philadelphia Eagles lost 19-17 to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London after a fourth quarter filled with twists worthy of an M. Night Shyamalan movie.
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Eagles → lose → movie
It was an absolutely shocking loss for Philadelphia, which had a 99.9% win probability after the go-ahead field goal, according to ESPN Analytics.
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The Eagles — already dealing with injuries and the sudden retirement of star tackle Lane Johnson — have now lost back-to-back games in which they led during the final two minutes.
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they → deal → minutes
Notable quote
If it makes me smile and I have a little money, I’ll pay for it because everything is so grim right now.
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everything → make → it
A pair of socks with dachshunds on it, I’m like, ‘You know what?
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You → ’m → it
I can do that.
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I → do → that
I could swing it today.’
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I → swing → it
Ari Monahan, a nanny who describes herself as “like a Disney adult, but for Halloween”
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who → describe → Halloween
…and 8 more, not listed.
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