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| NATO's secretive Nuclear Planning Group has met as the alliance presses ahead with plans to hold a nuclear exercise next week, amid deep concern about Russian President Vladimir Putin's insistence that he will use any means necessary to defend Russian territory. Also in the news: A boost for social security recipients, September's inflation report and NFL roughing-the-passer calls. |
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Ukraine's Kyiv area hit by Iranian-made drones |
| Ukraine's capital region has been struck by Iranian-made kamikaze drones. Rescue workers rushed to the scene as residents awoke to air raid sirens for the fourth consecutive morning following Russia's major assault across the country earlier this week. Kyiv regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba said the strike early Thursday occurred in the area around the capital. It wasn't immediately clear if there were any casualties. Attacks on Kyiv had become rare before the capital city was hit at least four times during Monday's Russian strikes. The attacks killed at least 19 people and wounded more than 100 across Ukraine. Read our latest reporting from Ukraine |
| • | NATO Nuclear Planning Group meeting: Top NATO officials face uncertainty from the fact that Russia is also due to hold its own nuclear exercises soon, possibly at the same time as NATO or just after, according to NATO diplomats. That could complicate the 30-country military organization's reading of the war and of Moscow's intentions. | | • | Biden laid out his national security strategy while re-evaluating Saudi relations. | |
 | | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a video address to the European Council, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 in Strasbourg, eastern France. Ukraine's capital region was struck by Iranian-made kamikaze drones early Thursday, officials said. | | Jean-Francois Badias, AP | |
Social security recipients could get a big raise |
| Millions of Social Security recipients will soon learn just how high a boost they'll get in their benefits next year. The increase to be announced Thursday, expected to be the highest in 40 years, is fueled by record high inflation and is meant to help cover the higher cost of food, fuel and other goods and services. How well it does that depends on inflation next year. The boost in benefits takes effect in 2023. It will be coupled with a 3% drop in Medicare Part B premiums, meaning retirees will get the full impact of the jump in Social Security benefits. |
| • | A North Carolina restaurant that kept workers' tips ordered to pay $157,000, federal officials say. | | • | At $600 a month, these units offered a haven to California's unhoused. Now, residents are being displaced. | |
 | | The increase to be announced on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, expected to be the highest in 40 years, is fueled by record high inflation and is meant to help cover the higher cost of food, fuel and other goods and services. | | Jenny Kane, AP | |
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Which party will control the Senate? |
| The midterm elections are approaching. Historically, midterms have not usually gone well for the party in power, and experts originally predicted that the upcoming November races would bring a wide range of victories for Republicans. But some legislative wins for Democrats and other factors have tightened up the race for control of the so-called upper chamber. There are Senate elections in 34 states this year, with voters taking to the ballot box to make their voices heard in races across the country. In some states, incumbents are seeking another term against a challenger. But there are also open races in several states, such as Alabama and Pennsylvania. Here's every seat up for grabs in the 2022 midterms. |
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 | | U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., left, and his Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes take notes before a televised debate, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, in Milwaukee. | | Morry Gash, AP | |
Little sign of relief expected in September inflation data |
| Any Americans hoping for relief from months of punishing inflation might not see much in Thursday's government report on price increases in September. Lower gas prices will probably reduce overall consumer inflation for a third straight month. But measures of "core" inflation, which are closely watched because they exclude volatile food and energy costs, are expected to return to a four-decade peak. Read our latest reporting on inflation relief. |
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 | | With wages lagging surging inflation, household budgets are being stretched thinner than a rubber band. More than one-third of Americans said it was somewhat or very difficult to pay for household expenses, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau survey. | | Getty Images | |
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Roughing-the-passer calls frustrate defenders across the NFL |
| Defensive players around the NFL are frustrated about roughing-the-passer penalties, questioning what constitutes a legal hit and wondering how far referees will go to protect quarterbacks. Two disputed calls in Week 5 — one involving Tom Brady — sparked outrage among players, coaches and fans, prompting many to ask for change. The league plans to discuss roughing calls, but no changes are imminent. Read more |
 | | Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) completes a pass under pressure from Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) | | The Associated Press | |
📷 Photo of the day: Dozens dead, missing in Venezuela after landslides 📷 |
| Authorities say at least 43 people are dead and 56 are missing and warned the death toll is expected to climb as heavy machinery moves debris left by a landslide and flooding in the state of Aragua, about 54 miles from the Venezuelan capital of Caracas. The disaster followed torrential rains that caused a mountainside to collapse on the town late Saturday. Residents say they had just seconds to escape to safety before the water, mud, rocks and felled trees descended on their neighborhoods. Here are the latest photos from the site of the landslide. |
 | | Residents make a human chain to deliver food to those affected by the landslide in Las Tejerias, Aguara state, Venezuela, on Oct.10, 2022. - At least 25 people died, and more than 50 are still missing after a river overflow caused a landslide in the latest deadly disaster to hit the country. | | MIGUEL ZAMBRANO, AFP via Getty Images | |
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