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• Secretary of State Blinken continues Middle East diplomatic tour to head off expansion of Israel Hamas war to region.
• Allied warships fend off Iranian-backed Houthi rebel attacks on Red Sea shipping.
• Governor Newsom unveils $291 billion 2024 budget plan, budget deficit smaller than expected.
• House Republicans begin impeachment hearing of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
• Alaska airlines grounds flights of Boeing 737 Max 9 jet through Saturday, after mid air blowout incident.
• State legislature debates offshore oil lease termination bill.

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