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U.S. strikes Iran after new Hormuz Strait shipping attacks: Centcom

The U.S. military says it’s striking targets in Iran as hostilities flare again after a month without military action. U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that the strikes “follow recent attempted attacks by the IRGC against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members deployed to the region.”

Whistleblower warns Postal Service's new mail ballot system has "potentially catastrophic problems"

The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

US House passes short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown before midterm elections

The House voted Tuesday to pass a short-term funding bill and avert a government shutdown at the end of September, keeping money flowing at current levels until Dec. 11.

Bank of America vice-president Erin Piacenti killed in Times Square stabbing