Trump offers Dana White press secretary job, U.S. disables ship near Iran, Gaza floods

Trump says he offered UFC chief Dana White the White House press secretary job

President Trump said in a Truth Social post on Saturday that UFC CEO Dana White "has been offered the job" of White House press secretary. White posted an image of himself at the briefing room podium captioned "On to the next chapter" and said he would…

✔ Sources: CBS News, Yahoo Sports

U.S. military says it disabled a cargo ship trying to break the Iran blockade

U.S. Central Command said late Saturday it disabled a St. Kitts-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman after it ignored multiple warnings and tried to leave the region after visiting an Iranian port, in breach of the U.S. naval blockade of Iran. No…

✔ Sources: AP via Military.com, Stars and Stripes

Heavy rain floods at least 70,000 tents in Gaza

Heavy rain flooded at least 70,000 tents housing displaced people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run Gaza government media office. Gaza's civil defence service said it received 1,500 distress calls; no deaths were reported. UNICEF's special representative…

✔ Sources: Reuters via GV Wire, Al Jazeera, The National

Earthquake in central Japan injures at least 20

An earthquake that Japan's Meteorological Agency measured at magnitude 5.7 (the USGS said 5.5) struck Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan at 1:04 a.m. Sunday local time, about 40 kilometers deep. At least 20 people were injured. Bullet trains in the area…

✔ Sources: AP via WRAL, EFE via Infobae

No. 5 Alabama beats No. 14 LSU 31-13

No. 5 Alabama beat No. 14 LSU 31-13 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge on Saturday night. Both teams came in at 6-2. It is LSU's third loss in Lane Kiffin's first season; LSU hosts Texas next Saturday.

✔ Sources: WAFB, Yahoo Sports

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