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Iranian missiles slam into Israel in Tuesday night attack. Screengrab: NY Post, via YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwvGd-rkrDE)

What We’re Reading: Hurricane Helene’s Hell, Will Port Strike Sink Economy?, Iran Attacks Israel . . . And More

Headlines and issues that caught our eye.

The Big Winner In Veep Debate? Vance, By A Mile

Democrats, Media Seethe As Republicans Cheer After Vance Dominates Vice Presidential Debate — Red State

Walz’s Debate Flop Was so Bad That Even the Liberal Media Couldn’t Spin It — PJ Media

JD Vance won the debate with Tim Walz, hands down — Los Angeles Times

Tim Walz is rocked by cool JD Vance, admits ‘I’m a knucklehead’ during genial VP debate — New York Post

Who won the VP debate? J.D. Vance declared the winner over Tim Walz in Daily Mail poll — UK Daily Mail

Hurricane Helene Wreaks Devastation Across Wide Path

Kamala’s Katrina moment? Fed response to hurricane, port strike unsettles Dems — Just The News

‘There Were Bodies In Trees’: Rural South Decimated By Hurricane Helene As Death Toll Rises Above 130 — Daily Caller

Internet and phone outages cut some Hurricane Helene victims off from the world — NBC News

Here’s how Hurricane Helene brought “biblical devastation” to western North Carolina in a near “worst-case scenario” — CBS News

Leftists celebrate deaths and destruction in red states after Hurricane Helene — American Thinker

FEMA’s DEI Crippled Hurricane Helene Response — Front Page Magazine

One President Rushes to Help Hurricane Victims; The Other Hits the Beach Again — Red State

The Port Strike Is On: Will It Take Down The Economy?

Longshoremen’s strike poses a fresh threat to the US economy — New York Post

US Port Strikes Erupt, First Shutdown In 50 Years Sparks Fears Of Supply Chain Crisis — Zero Hedge

Here’s How Much Biden’s Port Strike Is Going to Cost the Economy — Townhall

Compounding economic problems, and now a port strike — American Thinker

Dockworkers from Maine to Texas go on strike in move that could spark economic doom — New York Post

U.S. Manufacturing Shrinks for Sixth Month in a Row — The New American

Israel Isn’t Done With Hezbollah, As Iran Launches Counter-Strike

IDF: Iran Has Fired Missiles at Israel; All Residents Ordered to Bomb Shelters — Breitbart

Multiple dead, injured after suspected terrorist shooting near Tel Aviv: report — Human Events

‘Third Lebanon War’ Begins: Israel Launches Ground Offensive — Breitbart

Is Iran’s Nuclear Program Next on Israel’s Target List? — PJ Media

Israel Faces Existential Threats from Hamas and Hezbollah — American Thinker

Israel Continues Hunting Terror Leaders: Lebanon-Based Hamas, PFLP Chiefs Eliminated — Legal Insurrection

Background: The Leftist History Behind The Creation of Arab ‘Palestinians’ — American Thinker

Illegal Immigration: How Many Criminals Are Here?

Biden Spokeswoman Asked If 13,000 Illegal Migrants With Prior ‘Murder’ Convictions Roaming US Poses ‘Danger’ — Daily Caller

‘Serious And Disturbing’: Illegal Migrant Wanted For Crimes Against Humanity Caught In ‘Sanctuary’ State — Daily Caller

Harris/Biden’s ‘Illegal Alien Airlines’ Program Is an Unmitigated Fraud — PJ Media

Eight Alleged Migrants Jailed for Looting in Flood-Ravaged State — The National Pulse

State Department Aiding Illegals — Front Page Magazine

America’s ‘Uncivil’ War: The Far Left Vs. The Rest

The Left’s Civil War Against ‘MAGA’ Americans — American Greatness

Is Modern Liberalism a Zombie Faith? — PJ Media

‘National Security’ Officials Who Endorsed Harris Tied To Intel Agencies, Defense Contractors — Daily Caller

More Than 200 Retired Admirals And Generals Endorse Trump — The Federalist

People Hate Those Who Fight Evil Far More Than Those Who Are Evil — Dennis Prager, PJ Media

‘Higher Education’ Goes Lower

‘Ghost dollars:’ Universities secretly take billions in foreign money, report says — Just The News

Is higher education doomed? — Martin Hackworth, Substack

College enrollment and trust are low, caught in a death spiral of liberal ideology — Jonathan Turley, NY Post

Other Very Important Stuff . . .

A century of Jimmy Carter: Longest-living former president turns 100 — The Hill

MLB Legend Pete Rose Dead At 83 — Daily Wire

California’s high energy prices will be coming to YOUR city if Kamala Harris gets elected — America Out Loud News

Late Night “Comedy” Shows Are Slashing Staff and Reducing Their Output to Four “Shows” Per Week — Ace Of Spades HQ

Trump’s Would-Be Killer Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Assassination Charge — Washington Free Beacon

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