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*🇨🇱 - Flash Floods Sweep Cars Through Streets Of Santiago, Chile* New surveillance video shows floodwaters tearing through Las Condes, in eastern Santiago, carrying cars down steep roads as heavy rain triggered mudslides Thursday. Drivers lost control. Vehicles were pushed through intersections. One person was seen clinging to an overturned truck as the water surged. President José Antonio Kast declared a state of catastrophe for Las Condes. At least six people were injured, including a 1-year-old with a broken bone. No deaths have been reported. Homes are filled with mud. Firefighters said they rescued or evacuated more than 1,000 people. Schools are closed Friday in Las Condes and nine other districts still under red alert. Officials said about 5.7 inches of rain fell in recent days, roughly nine times the usual October total. The rain was expected to ease Friday as crews clear the streets.
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*New York Opts Into Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program* ALBANY, N.Y. (VINnews) – — New York will participate in a new federal scholarship tax credit program that could help families pay private school tuition, including at yeshivas and other religious schools, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/09/new-york-opts-into-federal-scholarship-tax-credit-program/
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*Trump Says Putin Agreed To Release Russian Diesel Into Global Market* WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews) — President Trump said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to send large volumes of diesel into the American and global markets after the two spoke by phone, a move the White House is pitching as a way to bring down fuel prices. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/09/trump-says-putin-agreed-to-release-russian-diesel-into-global-market/
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*Massive 7.6 earthquake shakes Panama, USGS reports* PANAMA CITY (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Panama on Friday morning, shaking buildings as far away as the capital and prompting evacuations, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/09/massive-7-6-earthquake-shakes-panama-usgs-reports/
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*Hurricane Isaias Now A Category 3 As Panhandle Braces For Landfall Tonight* TALLAHASSEE (VINnews) – Hurricane Isaias is a Category 3 major hurricane with 120 mph winds, and the western Florida Panhandle is in the bullseye for a dangerous landfall tonight. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/09/hurricane-isaias-now-a-category-3-as-panhandle-braces-for-landfall-tonight/
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*🇺🇸 - Category 3 Hurricane Isaias Set To Hit The Florida Panhandle Tonight* Hurricane Isaias is a dangerous Category 3 storm with 120 mph winds, and it is already starting to hit the northern Gulf Coast. Landfall is expected tonight near Pensacola, with the window running from late Friday into early Saturday. The center was about 195 miles south of Pensacola this morning, moving north-northeast at 16 mph. A hurricane warning is in effect from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to the Bay/Gulf County line in Florida. Life-threatening storm surge of up to 9 feet is possible along parts of the Alabama and Florida Panhandle coasts. Rain totals of 4 to 8 inches are expected, with local amounts up to 15 inches. Hurricane-force winds could push as far as 100 miles inland into southern Alabama after landfall. Preparations should already be finished. Conditions are going downhill through the afternoon.
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*Florida ain't messing around! The state is ready for Major Hurricane Isaias. Never seen so many lineman ready to rock n' roll. Word is 5000+ trucks just here alone. Escambia County near Pensacola.*
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*Mike Ditka, Hall of Fame Tight End and Super Bowl-Winning Bears Coach, Dies at 86* CHICAGO (VINnews) — Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame tight end who reshaped his position and later coached the Chicago Bears to their only Super Bowl title, died Friday. He was 86. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/09/mike-ditka-hall-of-fame-tight-end-and-super-bowl-winning-bears-coach-dies-at-86/
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*Komatireddy Challenges Letitia James On Crime, Antisemitism And Fraud In Heated Debate* NEW YORK (VINnews) — Republican attorney general candidate Saritha Komatireddy confronted Democratic incumbent Letitia James over crime, antisemitism, Medicaid fraud and the use of the state’s legal system during a contentious televised debate Thursday, repeatedly accusing the attorney general of failing to enforce the law and using her office for political purposes. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/09/komatireddy-challenges-letitia-james-on-crime-antisemitism-and-fraud-in-heated-debate/
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*OpenAI Fires 3 Safety Researchers In Dispute Over AI Risks* LONDON (AP) — OpenAI said on Friday that it fired three safety researchers for a “breach of trust,” defending the dismissals after the trio accused the company of putting its corporate interests before safety as the reason for removing them. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/09/openai-fires-3-safety-researchers-in-dispute-over-ai-risks/
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*Just In - US Imposes Sanctions on the International Criminal Court* The United States has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the country will ban transactions with the court, cutting off its resources and limiting its ability to operate. The action follows American criticism of arrest warrants issued against Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Those warrants cite charges of using starvation as a method of warfare and intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population. The United States has long rejected the court’s authority over non member states and their personnel. The sanctions represent a further step in efforts to restrict the court’s financial and operational capacity.
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*Hurricane Isaias Nears Major Strength As Northern Gulf Coast Braces For Landfall* MIAMI (VINnews) — Hurricane Isaias was on the cusp of major-hurricane strength Friday morning and was expected to come ashore along the northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday as a dangerous storm, the National Hurricane Center said. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/09/hurricane-isaias-nears-major-strength-as-northern-gulf-coast-braces-for-landfall/
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*DHS Secretary Mullin Rips Into Mamdani, Blames Sanctuary Policies After ICE Shooting* WASHINGTON (VINnews) – Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin ripped into New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday, accusing the Democratic leaders of applying a double standard by condemning an ICE-involved shooting while remaining silent after an NYPD officer was stabbed seven times by two immigrants in the country illegally. https://vinnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/yujg0R48UfHWJFAo.mp4 Speaking at a news conference in Washington alongside senior immigration officials, Mullin defended federal immigration enforcement following Thursday’s shooting of a Dominican man during an attempted arrest in Manhattan. The event was billed as an effort to highlight what the Trump administration calls the dangerous consequences of sanctuary-city policies. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/09/dhs-secretary-mullin-rips-into-mamdani-blames-sanctuary-policies-after-ice-shooting/
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*Green Leader Under Pressure After UK Poll Defeat Clouded By Party’s Anti-zionist Stance* LONDON (AP) — The leader of the fast-growing Green Party in England and Wales faced questions about his future on Friday after failing to win a parliamentary seat from the governing Labour Party. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/09/green-leader-under-pressure-after-uk-poll-defeat-clouded-by-partys-anti-zionist-stance/
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*8 Hospitalized After Severe Turbulence Forces NYC-Bound Avianca Flight To Divert To Miami* MIAMI (VINnews) — Eight people were taken to hospitals early Friday after severe turbulence forced a New York-bound Avianca flight from Colombia to divert and land at Miami International Airport, officials said. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/09/8-hospitalized-after-severe-turbulence-forces-nyc-bound-avianca-flight-to-divert-to-miami/
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*Labour Holds Starmer’s London Seat as Jewish Green Leader Polanski Falls Short* LONDON (VINnews) — Labour held the central London seat vacated by former Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday, beating Green Party leader Zack Polanski and giving Prime Minister Andy Burnham an early win in his effort to pull left-leaning voters back from the Greens. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/09/labour-holds-starmers-london-seat-as-jewish-green-leader-polanski-falls-short/
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*🇺🇸 - Wisconsin Congressional Candidate Arrested After Tirade At Israeli Father In Mequon* Matthew Arndt, the Green Party candidate for Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District, was arrested Thursday after a road rage confrontation in Mequon that was caught on video. Police say the 54-year-old Mequon resident was taken into custody on disorderly conduct with a hate crime enhancer. The incident started around 8:50 a.m. on Mequon Road and ended in the parking lot of a Mobil station near Mequon and Wauwatosa roads. The other driver, a 40-year-old Israeli immigrant, said he was taking his young son to school when Arndt pulled up beside him. He believes an anti-Hamas bumper sticker with an Israeli flag set it off. In the video, Arndt curses at the father, calls him a traitor, shouts “Free Palestine,” and tells him to post the clip. He also identifies himself on camera: “I’m running for Congress here in the 6th District, and f*** Israel.” Mequon police said Arndt made antisemitic statements. Reports are going to the Ozaukee County district attorney. An arrest is not a formal charge. The Wisconsin Green Party condemned the behavior, saying shouting obscenities in a parking lot does not advance their cause.
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*🇺🇸 🇮🇱 - Josh Shapiro Pressed On Israel Support In Pennsylvania Debate* Gov. Josh Shapiro was asked Wednesday night whether Pennsylvania Democrats who do not support Israel are wrong. A poll shown during the debate found 60% of likely Pennsylvania Democrats oppose additional economic and military aid to Israel. 34% support it. Shapiro said he has been consistent in his love of Israel, and in his disagreements with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He said Netanyahu has led Israel down a dangerous and isolated path, and he hopes Israelis do not reelect him on October 27. He also said he wants a strong U.S. relationship with Israel and its government, and noted that governors do not decide weapons shipments overseas. Republican challenger Stacy Garrity marked the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre, when Hamas killed about 1,200 people, including 49 Americans. Shapiro also recognized the attack and called for standing against terrorism and antisemitism. Shapiro, who is Jewish, is running for reelection. He is also often mentioned as a possible future presidential candidate.
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*IDF Eliminates Three Hamas, Islamic Jihad Terrorists in Gaza Airstrikes* JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Israel Defense Forces said Friday it killed three terrorists from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, accusing them of preparing attacks on Israeli troops and working to rebuild militant capabilities in violation of the ceasefire. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/09/idf-eliminates-three-hamas-islamic-jihad-terrorists-in-gaza-airstrikes/
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*Controversial Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To Judge Who Accused Israel Of Genocide In Gaza* JERUSALEM (VINnews) — South African jurist Navi Pillay, who chaired a United Nations commission that accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, a decision likely to intensify debate over the international body’s treatment of Israel and the credibility of its accusations against the Jewish state. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/09/controversial-nobel-peace-prize-awarded-to-judge-who-accused-israel-of-genocide-in-gaza/
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*🇺🇸 🇮🇱 - McGurk Says Negotiators Refused To Leave Younger Female Hostages Behind* Former Biden national security aide Brett McGurk said negotiators made a hard call during hostage talks with Hamas: the younger women could not be skipped. “You cannot skip the younger women. They will never come out,” McGurk said on Fox News. He said he did not realize at the time that it would be 14 months before a deal came back around. McGurk, promoting his book Brink, described real-time coordination between Doha and Jerusalem with incoming envoy Steve Witkoff to close the final gaps. He said the younger festival hostages were eventually released just before the inauguration. The appearance also covered the handoff after the election, when the outgoing team worked with incoming Trump officials, including Jared Kushner, on getting hostages home.
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*Shapiro Calls Rubio’s Athens Address Best Speech in Years, Asks If 2028 Race Is Already Over* ATHENS (VINnews) — Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro said Thursday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s address beneath the Acropolis was the best speech of recent years, and asked whether the 2028 Republican presidential contest is already settled. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/09/shapiro-calls-rubios-athens-address-best-speech-in-years-asks-if-2028-race-is-already-over/
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*Green Party House Candidate Arrested After Profane Tirade at Israeli Father* MEQUON, Wis. (VINnews) — A Green Party candidate for Congress in Wisconsin was arrested Thursday after police said he made antisemitic statements during a road-rage confrontation with a father who was driving his young son to school. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/08/green-party-house-candidate-arrested-after-profane-tirade-at-israeli-father/
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*El-Sayed Under Fire Over Israel, Iran and Hamas Attack in Fiery Michigan Senate Debate* GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed faced a barrage of sharp challenges over Israel, Iran and terrorism during a fiery debate Thursday, as Republican Mike Rogers pressed the Democrat on his refusal to support military aid to Israel and his response to the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7, 2023. The hourlong debate quickly devolved into a bitter exchange, with the candidates repeatedly interrupting one another and continuing to argue during a commercial break. The confrontation exposed deep divisions over foreign policy, national security and the future of U.S. support for Israel. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/08/el-sayed-under-fire-over-israel-iran-and-hamas-attack-in-fiery-michigan-senate-debate/
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*Second Flatbush Rabbi Criticizes Stefansky’s Daf Yomi Approach in Viral Audio* BROOKLYN — A second prominent Flatbush rabbi has spoken out against the style of Rabbi Eli Stefansky’s Daf Yomi shiurim, questioning whether Torah learning should be presented in the casual and entertainment-driven manner used in some of Stefansky’s programs. https://vinnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/WhatsApp-Audio-2026-10-08-at-7.33.43-PM.mp3 The remarks, contained in a newly circulating audio recording, do not identify Stefansky by name, but the subject of the criticism appears to be his Daf Yomi program. The date and setting of the recording could not be independently verified, and VIN News has not independently verified the recording. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/08/second-flatbush-rabbi-criticizes-stefanskys-daf-yomi-approach-in-viral-audio/
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*The Long-deployed USS Lincoln Returns Home To San Diego Bay* CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — Sailors began disembarking the USS Lincoln on Thursday following a deployment that included a record 265 uninterrupted days at sea and reports of supply shortages and deteriorating mental health among the crew. Families waiting for the aircraft carrier’s arrival in San Diego Bay described crying and losing sleep after hearing about the ship’s food shortages and tough conditions. Many said the sailors had sent lists of the food they were craving. READ MORE ⤵️ https://vinnews.com/2026/10/08/the-long-deployed-uss-lincoln-returns-home-to-san-diego-bay/
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