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The News Roundup - Domestic

Dockworkers strike outside of the Port of Houston Authority in Houston, Texas.
Dockworkers strike outside of the Port of Houston Authority in Houston, Texas.

Hurricane Helene ripped through several states in the southeast and southern Appalachian regions of the U.S., devastating communities with flooding and causing the deaths of at least 166 people with many more missing.

Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Republican Sen. JD Vance faced off on Tuesday in what’s expected to be their only debate of this election cycle for Vice President.

Some 45,000 U.S. dock workers walked off the job this week after negotiations with the United States Maritime Alliance for a new six-year contract collapsed. These workers did agree a deal with port owners and are expected to return to work soon.

We cover the most important stories from around the country in the domestic hour of the News Roundup.

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