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Catherine Osborne reports the president signed a new law Monday making it easier to send in the army.

A federal appeals court Monday in Atlanta ruled that Alabama's use of nitrogen gas to execute prisoners needs additional study to determine if it violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

However, the court did not issue a stay in the planned execution of a 58-year-old man.

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South Carolina holds a primary election Tuesday with statewide races for governor, attorney general, and U.S.

Senate.

Five Republicans are challenging incumbent Senator Lindsey Graham for the Republican Senate nomination.

Monday night, Graham held a tele-rally.

President Trump called in, making it clear that Graham has his support, and Trump also thanked Graham for backing him with the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.

Three Democrats are seeking the Senate seat.

Dr. Annie Andrews is considered the frontrunner to secure the Democratic Party nomination.

Five Republicans and three Democrats are running for governor.

A pause in fighting between Iran and Israel appears to be holding after the biggest test so far of the ceasefire agreed to in April.

The two countries exchanged fire before announcing a halt to the attacks on Monday.

But the violence has continued in southern Lebanon.

The Lebanese health ministry said Israeli strikes killed 14 people on Monday, half of those after Iran threatened to attack Israel again if continued bombing Lebanon.

From Jerusalem, here's the BBC's Middle East correspondent Yoland Nell.

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, says it's filed confidential paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to begin a potential IPO.