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The U.S. Central Command says the military launch strikes in Iran Sunday night the forces
targeted radar sights and command and control centers for drones in a post-on social media says the strikes were in response to an Iranian attack on a U.S. drone over international waters, along with other incidents. Controversy continues to grow around President Trump's so-called anti-weaponization fund to fund was set up by Trump to compensate people who believe they've been targeted by
the federal government, Democratic Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey says it's this kind of behavior that's made Americans fed up with Republicans.
“You say it's Democrats, but I think this election a lot of people are seeing wars on this”
ballot than right or left. It's really about right or wrong. If Congress is refusing to check the President, if Congress is surrendering its war powers
to the President, the power of the first to the President, if this President is calling
out by name judges that don't rule against attacking the judicial branch, what are we going to do? On Sunday, former Vice President Mike Pence called for the fund to be cancelled. U.S. Senator Andy Kim told CNN State of the Union Sunday that the solution to the escalating conflict that are privately owned ice detention center in New York, New Jersey,
is to treat detainees with dignity. Kim is visited Delaney Hall, where protesters have alleged inhumane conditions and Pierce Camilla Domenoski reports. He Kim says detainees have described to him spoiled food and a lack of medical care. Homeland security has denied the allegations calling them lies and smears.
“On CNN State of the Union Sunday, Kim called for a better medical care, an investigation”
and do process rights. With detainees really focused on, it's not just about the conditions. It's about the fact that they are not getting their cases heard in courts. That's something we can fix. Homeland security has threatened to pull customs and border patrol out of area airports
to provide security at Delaney Hall. Kim says the disruption to international travel would have economic repercussions nationwide. Camilla Domenoski. NPR News. Israel has launched its deepest ground invasion in the Lebanon in more than 25 years.
Its military captured a strategic mountain in the southern part of the country this weekend. MPR's generath as more. The last time Israeli forces were this far into Lebanon was in 2000 at the end of an 18-year occupation, when they withdrew amid fighting with Iran back Pizbola.
“On Sunday, the Israeli military set a captured amount in top crusader Eric Hassel.”
Near the southern city of Nabatea, last week Lebanon's culture minister said the castle had suffered a direct hit from Israeli strike. Israel has sent tanks and troops into Lebanon as well as launching hundreds of strikes a day, according to UN peacekeepers. His Bola has fired back with a much smaller number of attacks on Israeli forces.
It has recently deployed low-tech drones that Israel's Prime Minister has called a major threat. And your listening to NPR News. At least 46 people have been killed by a massive explosion in northeastern Myanmar with dozens more injured.
Michael Sullivan reports from neighboring Thailand. The incident occurred around noon on Sunday in an area controlled by the Tong National Liberation Army or TNLA, about two miles south of the border with China. The TNLA is one of the ethnic armed organizations opposed to central rule, and signed its latest ceasefire with Myanmar's military and October under pressure from China.
In a statement, the groups at the area where the explosion took place was used to store explosives for mining, and that an investigation is underway. Independent and social media reports showed smoke from the explosion and damaged buildings. The Iraqi workers took dozens of the injured to a nearby hospital. For NPR News, I'm Michael Sullivan in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Russell Henley won his six PGA2 were titled on Sunday after hitting a five-foot-foot foot for a birdie on the first extra hole to beat Eric Cole. Henley also birdied the final three holes to force the playoff. He made a $1.78 million dollar payoff for the win, Cole meanwhile part the final seven holes.
YouTube ruled North American movie theaters this weekend, and the horror film backrooms was in first selling $81.4 million dollars in tickets. The movie was made by YouTube creator Cain Parsons in cost $10 million to make. Obsession was also made by a YouTube creator, and it's third week in distribution it brought in $26.4 million, a 10% increase over last weekend.
And the latest Star Wars movie was in third with $25 million in tickets sales.
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