President Joe Biden vows support for Israel; Day 4 of Israel’s bombing of Gaza-death toll rises; Republican controlled House no closer to a speaker – Tuesday, October 10, 2023

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• President Joe Biden blasted the Hamas attack on Israel as “an act of sheer evil,” and he’s vowing a U.S. response he says will be “swift, decisive, and overwhelming. The administration is pledging aid to Israel in the wake of the deadly Hamas invasion. A naval carrier group is being sent to the region as a deterrent against other nations in the region joining the conflict.
• For the fourth consecutive day, the Israeli military has conducted intense bombardments across the Gaza Strip, targeting numerous structures. These include residential, commercial, and service buildings, as well as mosques and homes with inhabitants inside. The death toll in Gaza continues to rise due to sporadic Israeli airstrikes, with casualties increasing by the hour.
• After one week without a House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leader.
• In the second week of his NY fraud trial, former president Donald Trump acknowledged penthouse size at 11,000 square feet, not 30,000 he later claimed
• Rep. Santos faces new charges he stole donor IDs, made unauthorized charges to their credit cards.
• Kings Canyon National Park is moving forward with a plan to replant giant sequoia seedlings in groves that were devastated in the massive wildfires of 2020 and 2021. Park scientists estimate that 7,500 to 10,400 monarchs burned in those blazes. The National Park Service says some groves burned so intensely that regeneration is not possible without human intervention. Seedlings grown in greenhouses are being planted in two groves in the coming months before winter

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