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• Union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports reached a deal to suspend strike until Jan. 15 for contract talks.
• Death toll for Hurricane Helene rose to 215 as rescue workers continue to struggle in reaching hard-hit areas.
• The presidential campaign heated up as Trump attacked Harris while she held a rally in Wisconsin with Liz Cheney
• Three former Memphis officers were convicted of witness tampering charges in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, while two were acquitted of federal civil rights violations in a death that sparked national protests and calls for widespread policing reforms.
• Sonoma County board of supervisors passed first-in-the-nation tenant protection law to shield renters from displacement during fires and natural disasters

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