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What renewed U.S.-Iran strikes and regional attacks are being reported?
More strikes. I'm Ted Lindner, Fox News. The strikes between the U.S. and Iran are back on after a brief pause. Fox's Steve Harrigan with more.
Four days of relative quiet. Now U.S. Central Command is reporting activity and strikes from both sides in this war. U.S. and Saudi fighter jets attacking inside Iraq, attacking Iranian-backed militia positions inside Iraq. Those positions have been firing drones at Saudi oil infrastructure as well as at U.S.
Which targets did U.S. and Saudi jets strike inside Iraq and why?
military in the region. And second, reports of ballistic missile attacks from inside Iran at U.S. military positions in the region. CENTCOM saying all of those missiles intercepted.
This comes as President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu held a meeting at the White House. The late Senator Lindsey Graham honored with a funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington yesterday, President Trump remembering him as a true American original.
Lindsey rose from a small town in rural South Carolina, a place he loved so much, to become a constant fixture of American politics at the highest level. and a force to be reckoned with all over the world.
Lindsey Graham was 71 when he died earlier this month. He'll be laid to rest later today in his home state of South Carolina. Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies today before a Senate committee after more than 1,000 pages from his COVID-era diaries were released.
In one diary entry, Fauci said, quote, for better or worse, I'm becoming an international celebrity. Calls from all over the world. In another entry, he mentioned meeting Julia Roberts virtually, writing, quote, she was so charming. When my image came up on the screen, she gasped and said that every time she sees me, her throat gets dry and she gets nervous. Paul, who has been feuding with Dr. Fauci over the origins of the COVID pandemic for years, will have another chance to question the former chief White House medical advisor during a Senate hearing.
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Were ballistic missiles from Iran intercepted and where were they aimed?
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A lucky Mega Millions lottery player in Florida has won the $800 million jackpot. That jackpot, the largest prize for the lottery game this year and the 10th largest in the game's history. The unidentified winner can choose between the $800 million prize or a one-time lump sum of $344 million before taxes. The win, the first time a Mega Millions jackpot has hit since March 17th when the top prize went to a winner in Ohio. President Trump's pick for intel chief confirmed by the Senate.
In a 51 to 47 vote, the Senate confirming Jay Clayton to become the next director of national intelligence.
The nomination is confirmed under the previous order. The motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table, and the president will be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
What was announced after President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu?
Clayton is a U.S. attorney in Manhattan and was the Securities and Exchange Commission chair during President Trump's first term. His confirmation comes after a combative hearing with lawmakers for repeatedly refusing to say that former President Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Clayton will take over for acting Intel Chief Bill Pulte. Kristen Goodwin.
What developments surround Lindsey Graham’s funeral and legacy?
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Florida became the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day. An 80-year-old man who was the second oldest inmate known to receive a lethal injection in modern U.S. history put to death hours after the state executed a former police officer convicted of raping and drowning to death an 11-year-old girl in 1987. Dominic Anthony Ochocone was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend's parents in 1986, now the oldest prisoner executed in Florida's history. Nationwide, a total of 19 executions, including Tuesdays, have been carried out so far this year. And a sixth person has died from the Legionnaire's disease cluster that rattled New York City's Upper East Side.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What renewed U.S.-Iran strikes and regional attacks are being reported?
0:02–0:31
2
Which targets did U.S. and Saudi jets strike inside Iraq and why?
0:31–2:13
3
Were ballistic missiles from Iran intercepted and where were they aimed?
2:13–3:00
4
What was announced after President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu?
3:00–3:19
5
What developments surround Lindsey Graham’s funeral and legacy?
3:19–4:13