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From local happenings to national topics and global events, here is the news worth knowing from the week of Sept. 23, 2024.
Local
Haitian Bridge Alliance in Springfield, Ohio, files citizen criminal charges against Trump and Vance
On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the leader of the nonprofit Haitian Bridge Alliance filed citizen criminal charges against Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, according to the Associated Press. The filing comes after Trump spread false claims about legal immigrants in Springfield during a presidential debate.
Trump and Vance are charged with disrupting public services, making false alarms, telecommunications harassment, aggravated menacing and complicity. The filing asks the Clark County Municipal Court to affirm that there is probable cause and issue arrest warrants against Trump and Vance.
National
Hurricane Helene Strikes Florida as a Category 4
On Thursday, Sept. 26, Hurricane Helene made landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm, according to the Associated Press. It had maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (225 kph). Officials forecasted storm surges of up to 20 feet and warned they could be particularly “catastrophic and unsurvivable” in Florida’s Apalachee Bay.
More than 1 million people in Florida and over 50,000 in Georgia are without power. At least 40 people were reported dead in four states.
The storm weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph) early Friday, Sept. 27, the National Hurricane Center said.
Global
Netanyahu vows to use ‘full force’ against Hezbollah
On Thursday, Sept. 26, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Israel will continue striking Hezbollah “with full force” and will not stop until all of its goals are achieved, according to the Associated Press.
Hundreds have been killed in Lebanon as Israel escalated strikes, saying it is targeting Hezbollah’s military capacities. Israeli leaders say they are determined to stop more than 11 months of cross-border fire by the militant group, which has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of Israelis from communities in the north.
