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Champi became a typhoon Saturday morning, Guam time, and forecasters expect it to reach Category 3 as its center passes just south of Guam on Sunday, local time. A typhoon warning covers Guam and Rota. The National Weather Service warns most metal-roof homes on Guam will be severely damaged and power outages could last days to weeks; it forecasts 12 to 20 inches of rain and waves up to 35 feet. Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero is raising Guam to Condition of Readiness 1.
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Late Friday, President Trump signed an executive order waiving key parts of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act, including its 500% tariffs on Russian goods, 100% tariffs on the five largest importers of Russian oil and gas, and other sanctions. They were due to take effect Oct. 18. The waivers stay in place until officials decide further action is needed.
The White House saysPresident Trump certified to Congress that withholding the measures is in the national interests of the United States, as the law allows, and directed officials to monitor countries that import Russian energy or evade sanctions.
Critics sayRep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said the president "is prolonging the war, not ending it"; Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a co-author, accused Trump of siding with Putin; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called it "a gift" for Putin.
Russia saysKirill Dmitriev, an envoy to Vladimir Putin, called the suspension "an important and truly historic moment."
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Russia launched 332 drones, including jet-powered attack drones, plus ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight into Saturday; Ukraine's Air Force says 289 drones were downed. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more than 15 electricity generation and transmission facilities were attacked, with the worst outages in Lutsk, Rivne, Zhytomyr and Vinnytsia. Regional authorities reported 7 people killed across Ukraine over the past day.
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Hurricane Trudy, which peaked at Category 3 on Thursday, had 90 mph winds Friday night, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, and could strengthen Saturday. A hurricane warning covers the coast from Manzanillo in Colima to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco. The center is expected to approach the coast Saturday and pass near it into Sunday, with 4 to 8 inches of rain and isolated totals near 15 inches. Mexico's navy warned of flooding and landslides.
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Friday's Game 4 of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland was postponed by rain after a delay, the first ALCS game postponed since 2019. The Guardians lead the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1. Game 4 moves to Saturday at 8 p.m. ET and Game 5 to Sunday at 5 p.m. ET in Cleveland.
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