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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, a long-rumored move that was announced on Election Day in the U.S. Netanyahu and Gallant had repeatedly clashed over the conduct of the war in Gaza and Lebanon.Protests erupted in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in response to the decision, with critics accusing Netanyahu of prioritizing his own political survival over Israel’s best interests, while families of those held hostage in Gaza expressed deep concern over the impact Gallant’s firing could have on efforts to secure the release of their loved ones.Gallant will be replaced by Foreign Minister…

Manuel García-Rulfo endeared himself to global audiences as high-powered defense attorney Mickey Haller in Netflix’s hit series adaptation of “The Lincoln Lawyer.” Now, the Mexican actor is focused on a new lead role that will introduce those same audiences to the 1955 novel “Pedro Páramo,” widely considered a classic of Latin American — and specifically Mexican — literature.Written by Juan Rulfo, who was considered a precursor of magical realism, the novel tells the story of Juan Preciado, who, in the wake of his mother’s death, returns to the remote village where he was born in search of his father, Pedro…

A white former police officer who killed a Black man as he walked out of a garage four years ago in Columbus, Ohio, was found guilty of murder on Monday.Adam Coy, 48, faces life in prison for fatally shooting Andre Hill, 47, on Dec. 22, 2020.Coy was found guilty by a jury on all three counts: murder, reckless homicide and felonious assault.Hill was shot at after Coy responded to a report around 1:30 a.m. about a vehicle being turned on and off. Coy had ordered Hill to exit the garage of a house he thought was being burglarized.Protesters gather on…

Plus, the effects of hurricanes Helene and Milton, as well as an ongoing Boeing workers’ strike, is expected to make a dent in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest jobs update.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, vowed “a tooth-breaking response” against Israel and the United States on Saturday “for what they are doing against Iran” and its proxies.The comments came a day after Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to Khamenei, said Iran has the capacity to produce nuclear weapons and is prepared to change its policies on using them if faced with an existential threat, as the the country engages in a high-stakes tit for tat with Israel.Kharrazi also said the country is likely to increase the range of its ballistic missiles.“If an existential threat arises, Iran will modify its nuclear doctrine.…

A jury on Friday found a former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer guilty of violating Breonna Taylor’s civil rights in a botched raid that led to her death, NBC affiliate WAVE of Louisville reported.The jury also acquitted Brett Hankison of a second count that accused him of violating the civil rights of Taylor’s neighbor.Taylor, 26, was fatally shot by police in the March 13, 2020, raid, but not by Hankison and he was not charged with her death. Hankison, 48, fired 10 shots into Taylor’s apartment but none of them struck anyone. Some of his shots also flew into a neighboring apartment.…

Atlanta rap star Young Thug changed his plea to guilty Thursday in Georgia’s longest-running criminal trial, but averted prison time with probation, bringing a stunning close to a chapter of a case that has riveted court watchers for nearly two years.The plea change by the rapper, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, appeared on the brink of not happening after Superior Court Judge Paige Whitaker asked if he agreed to a nonnegotiated plea. That means prosecutors and the defense could not come to a sentencing deal, and that the judge would ultimately decide his punishment.The parties returned after a…

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump offer sharply different closing arguments. High childbirth costs leave insured middle-class families with crippling debt. And an ancient Mayan city is discovered beneath the jungle.Here’s what to know today.Harris promises to ‘seek common ground’ in closing arguments while Trump resorts to attacks With a week until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris gave her closing arguments in a speech at The Ellipse, the same site where former President Donald Trump spoke on Jan. 6, 2021. At the heart of her speech was Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric. She characterized her Republican rival as “unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed…

Legal experts say an attempt to overturn the 2024 election results would be more difficult than in 2020. NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell writes about Antony Blinken’s small victory in the Middle East. And a lost Chopin waltz is discovered after 200 years.Here’s what to know today.Why it would be difficult for Trump to reverse the 2024 electionIn the nearly four years since former President Donald Trump claimed the 2020 election was stolen, creating chaos, an array of new guardrails have been put into place. Legal experts say those changes would make another attempt to overturn the result of the election…

Donald Trump headlines a rally in Madison Square Garden after racist and crude remarks from his allies. Quarter Pounders are back on the menu at McDonald’s after tests show patties were not the source of the E.coli outbreak. And highlights from Week 8 of the NFL. Here’s what to know today.Trump’s MSG rally overshadowed by his allies’ crude remarksJulia Demaree Nikhinson / APFormer President Donald Trump delivered his standard lines on topics from immigration to the economy at a packed rally in Madison Square Garden, but his remarks were overshadowed by comments from his warm-up speakers. They included a comedian’s racist jokes about Latinos…