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On the ground in Gaza, health officials said today that the latest round of Israeli airstrikes killed more than 20 people across the territory. Israel has carried out daily attacks since ending its cease-fire with Hamas last month.
It is Election Day in Canada. Voters are deciding who will be the nation’s next prime minister in an election that has been offended by Donald Trump’s tariffs and his calls to make Canada the 51st state. That’s fueled a rally in the polls for liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney. He took over in March when longtime leader Justin Trudeau stepped down and has taken a firm stance against Mr. Trump’s approach to Canada.
Carney is hoping that will be enough to fend off a challenge from populist opposition leader Pierre Poilievre, who himself has been compared to Mr. Trump. Polls close later tonight with official results to follow.
In Memphis, an historic Black church that served as the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign caught fire earlier today. Clayborn Temple played a vital role in the 1968 sanitation workers strike that brought the civil rights leader to that city. The campaign’s iconic “I Am a Man” posters were made in the temple’s basement.
Before the fire, it was undergoing a $25 million restoration project. Memphis Mayor Paul Young pledged today that the city will help rebuild the church.
On the Wall Street, stocks ended mixed as traders braced for a busy week of earnings reports and economic data. The Dow Jones industrial average added more than 100 points on the day. The Nasdaq ended lower, giving back around 16 points. The S&P 500 ended just barely in positive territory.
And a new class of music legends will soon join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Among this year’s inductees, Chubby Checker, who in 1960 had the world twisting with his infectious recording of “The Twist” and the following year “Let’s Twist Again.” Checker, who’s now 83, has spent decades campaigning for his own induction.
Also making the cut as OutKast, the trailblazing hip-hop duo from Atlanta, and Cyndi Lauper, the flamboyant superstar of the 1980s pop scene, among others. The official induction ceremony will take place in November.
Still to come on the “News Hour”: we examine the effects of Donald Trump’s first 100 days of his second term in office; Tamara Keith and Amy Walter break down the latest political headlines; and a Brief But Spectacular take on how motherhood can teach skills crucial for the corporate world.
