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Hurricane Lala skirts Hawaii's Big Island without making landfall as heavy wind, rain lash regionAt least 6 people have died from days of storms and record-setting flooding in IndianaRescuers in Indonesia recover 6 more bodies in earthquake aftermath, raising death toll to 53Top US commander visits aircraft carrier, Gaza talks in Egypt and other Mideast newsUS pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western HemispherePolice have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with Virginia State University shootingUkraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in RussiaIsrael's Ben Gvir advocates killing '30 to 40' people in Gaza nightly while speaking to ex-hostageDemocrats' 2028 presidential calendar gives Black and Latino voter