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King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was attacked again Saturday afternoon. Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said several people were injured and suspended operations while it assessed the damage. The Houthis had not claimed Saturday's attack; they claimed earlier attacks on the airport this week. Asked whether the U.S. would join Saudi strikes on the Houthis, President Trump said, "We may. We're going to look at it." The U.S. Embassy urged Americans to avoid the airport.
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At least four deaths in Florida and Alabama have been blamed on Isaias, which made landfall near Destin, Florida, Friday night as a Category 2 hurricane and weakened to a post-tropical cyclone Saturday. Two people died when trees fell on homes, and a man in Escambia County, Florida, was found dead in a closed garage with a running generator. More than 700,000 customers across the Southeast were without power Saturday afternoon, and flood watches cover parts of the Southeast.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Saturday, via Iranian state media, that an oil tanker exploded and caught fire after hitting a naval mine while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The Guards did not name the tanker or its flag, and the claim has not been independently confirmed.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Saturday that Vladimir Putin conveyed Iran's views on a possible resolution of the conflict to President Trump in their Friday phone call. The Kremlin gave no details of Iran's position or of Trump's response. Diplomacy on the Iran war has been stalled since summer.
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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain declared victory in his re-election race, winning a majority over five challengers in preliminary ballot totals from the federal monitor overseeing the vote, Reuters reports. The Guardian reports challenger Rich Boyer received 13% of the vote. The new term is four years.
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