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Plante Clips | October 9, 2023

Chris Plante Show stories list for October 9, 2023… Continue Reading

US raises the death toll to 9 of Americans killed in the weekend Hamas attacks on Israel

The State Department said Monday that at least nine American citizens have been killed in the weekend Hamas attacks on Israel, raising the toll from four.… Continue Reading

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will run for president as an independent and drop his Democratic primary bid

Longtime environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he will run for president as an independent and drop his Democratic primary bid, adding a wrinkle to a 2024 race heading toward a likely rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.… Continue Reading

Death toll rises as Israel and Hamas fighting intensifies

Israel’s military ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip on Monday, halting deliveries of food, fuel and supplies to its 2.3 million people as it pounded the Hamas-ruled territory with waves of airstrikes in retaliation for the militants’ bloody weekend incursion.… Continue Reading

Powerball jackpot up to $1.55 billion, three Virginians win big over the weekend

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 9, 2023 121,000 Virginians had winning tickets in the Powerball on Saturday with three Virginians winning $50,000 a piece. However, no one was able to secure the jackpot prize. For tonight’s Monday night drawing the Powerball jackpot is up to an estimated $1.55 billion. John Hagerty, spokesperson with…… Continue Reading

Md. House of Delegates legislating and driving?

Julia Eisen – WMAL News | October 6, 2023 While everyone is advised not to text and drive but Maryland House Delegates are reminded not to legislate and drive. During a House Health and Government Operations Committee meeting Thursday, two delegates attended the Zoom briefing while in vehicles. In the meeting, Del. Robbyn Lewis (D-Baltimore)…… Continue Reading

US employers added a surprisingly strong 336,000 jobs in September in a sign of economic resilience

The nation’s employers added 336,000 jobs in September, an unexpectedly robust gain that suggests that many companies remain confident enough to keep hiring despite high interest rates and a hazy outlook for the economy.… Continue Reading

Biden says he had to use Trump-era funds for the border wall. Asked if barriers work, he says ‘No’

President Joe Biden on Thursday defended his administration’s decision to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow for construction of roughly 20 miles of additional border wall, saying he had no choice but to use the Trump-era funding for the barrier to stop illegal migration from Mexico.… Continue Reading

Donald Trump endorses Jim Jordan to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

Former President Donald Trump is officially backing Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the pugnacious House Judiciary Committee chairman and longtime Trump defender, to succeed Kevin McCarthy as House speaker.… Continue Reading