U.N. speech:Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly that Israel is fighting for its life and defending itself against savage murderers. Several delegations at the General Assembly walked out as Netanyahu approached the lectern.
'Victory plan': Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Donald Trump met in a closed-door session to discuss the plan. A U.S. official called it a repackaged request for more weapons and a go-ahead to use long-range missiles against Russia. Trump touted his ties with Zelenskiy as well as with Vladimir Putin. The U.S. Justice Department charged three members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards with a hacking attack on the Trump campaign.
Chaos: Helene hit the Florida coast as a category-4 hurricane. The storm caused widespread destruction through Florida and Georgia and brought heavy flooding to the Carolinas. At least 43 people died, and more than 4 million homes and businesses lost power. Tropical Storm John may turn back into a hurricane and strike Mexico's Pacific coast for a second time.
There is a distant frigid planet orbiting a white-dwarf star that shows how our world could survive the death of the sun. What's the "news you can use" angle? If you happen to be around a billion years from now, you'll want to broaden your intergalactic real-estate portfolio.
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