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• Speaking before the United Nations Security Council, the World Health Organization said Israel has agreed to limited pauses in its military attacks in Gaza to allow polio vaccinations for 640,000 children, following the first confirmed case of polio in Palestine in 25 years.
• Army spokesperson said Arlington National Cemetery official was “abruptly pushed aside” in altercation with Trump’s staff.
• Both presidential nominees were on the campaign trail today, with Vice President Kamala Harris wrapping up a bus tour of Georgia and former President Donald Trump addressing crowds in battleground states in the Midwest.
• A new report from New York state shows hate crimes surged nearly 13% compared to the previous year, with nearly half of the incidents targeting Jewish people, Black people, and gay men.
• Gun control advocates and Democrats gathered at the state Capitol to call for the swift passage of legislation they say will save lives and make it harder to obtain firearms on the black market.

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