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Unbelievable footage from NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters inside the eye of Hurricane Polo.

Simply incredible.

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UPDATE: Hurricane Polo remains an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast, with maximum sustained winds near 155 mph as of the latest National Hurricane Center advisory. The storm is beginning to move away from southwestern Mexico.
#HurricanePolo #Mexico

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BREAKING: Saudi Arabia says it intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthis toward Taif and the Red Sea port of Yanbu. Damage and casualty reports remain unclear.

#SaudiArabia #Houthis #BreakingNews

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Reports say U.S. intelligence warned Spain, France and Italy about a possible Russian plan involving Gerbera drones launched from commercial vessels in the Mediterranean. The threat remains unverified.
#Russia #DroneThreat #NATO #EuropeNews #CapitolSignal

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❗️CMS says it canceled about 315,000 unauthorized ACA Marketplace enrollments covering more than 760,000 people and expects to recover roughly $2.2 billion in subsidies.

Source: CMS
#ACA #HealthInsurance #CMS #Marketplace

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❗️CISA and the FBI are warning U.S. critical-infrastructure operators that third-party industrial-control-system vendors can create cybersecurity and supply-chain risks, especially through remote access.

Source: CISA, FBI
#Cybersecurity #CriticalInfrastructure #CISA #FBI

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BREAKING: Pakistan says it carried out air and drone strikes against 10 locations inside Afghanistan after detecting drones launched from Afghan territory.

Source: Reuters | Sept. 24, 2026

#BreakingNews #Pakistan #Afghanistan #WorldNews

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❗️BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately restore White House access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
Source: Reuters | Sept. 24, 2026
#BreakingNews #WhiteHouse #PressFreedom #USNews

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Hurricane Polo remains an extremely powerful Category 5 storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast. The NHC reported 160 mph winds early Thursday as outer rainbands spread across southwestern Mexico.
Source: National Hurricane Center
#HurricanePolo #MexicoWeather #Hurricane

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Neria Leiter, son of Israel’s ambassador to the U.S., remains in serious condition after a vehicle-ramming attack at the Maccabim checkpoint. His condition is stable, but his life remains in danger.
Sources: Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel
#IsraelNews #WestBank #MiddleEast

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Fighting is escalating again in northern Ethiopia. Tigrayan forces took control of Mekelle airport as clashes spread into Afar, while Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to Mekelle, Axum and Shire.
Sources: AP, Reuters
#Ethiopia #Tigray #AfricaNews

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Senators are scrutinizing Flock Safety’s nationwide license plate camera network over privacy, AI-powered tracking, data security and wrongful arrests. The Sept. 23 hearing could push Congress toward new federal limits on ALPR surveillance.

#FlockSafety #FlockCameras #ALPR