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Isaias, the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, made landfall Friday night near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 storm, then weakened as it moved north through Alabama and was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone. More than 726,000 customers in Florida and Alabama were without power early Saturday, the AP reports. Forecasters expect heavy rain and flooding across much of the Southeast this weekend, then parts of the Midwest and Northeast into Monday. No deaths had been reported in the sources reviewed.
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After a phone call with Vladimir Putin, President Trump said Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel, then 500,000 tons in November and more after that. The Treasury Department issued a temporary license letting Russian diesel be sold on the global market. The AP calls it a sharp reversal of years of U.S. pressure on Moscow, a month after Trump signed a sweeping Russia sanctions law. The national average for diesel is $6.28 a gallon, according to AAA.
President Trump says"Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority."
Critics sayLawmakers in both parties, including Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), who said "Propping up Russia's war economy is terrible," and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), object. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it "a weak decision by strong partners."
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Russian guided aerial bombs hit residential buildings in Zaporizhzhia early Saturday, killing at least 12 people, including three children, Ukrainian officials say; some reports put the toll higher. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy linked the attack to the U.S. easing of sanctions on Russian diesel. The strikes came as U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Ukrainian officials in Miami on a proposal to end the war. The AP reports Russian bombardments have killed more than 60 people in four days.
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Country singer Ella Langley's sold-out Friday show at Tulsa's BOK Center was canceled after a phone call threatened harm at the concert. Tulsa police say it was likely a swatting call, sweeps found no credible threat, and they did not advise canceling. Langley says the decision was made on the advice of local authorities, the venue and her security team. The BOK Center says refund information will be shared as soon as possible. Police are investigating.
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Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame tight end who coached the Chicago Bears to a 46-10 win in Super Bowl XX, has died at 86, his family announced Friday. He was the first tight end inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and, with Tom Flores, one of only two people to win Super Bowls as a player, assistant coach and head coach.
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