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Yesterday β€” 17 May 2024NBC News Technology

4 dead as severe storms hit Houston area; hundreds of thousands lose power in Texas

Storms tore through Texas, killing at least four people and knocking out power to nearly 800,000 customers. Emergency crews have begun clearing debris and assessing flooding.

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Workers clean up broken glass inside a damaged restaurant in downtown Houston.

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Houston residents remove a fallen tree on top of a car in the aftermath of a severe thunderstorm.

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A man walks over fallen bricks Friday in Houston.
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Slovakia's prime minister hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being shot

The populist prime minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, was "fighting for his life" Wednesday after he was shot multiple times in an "attempted assassination," his party's officials said.

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A person is detained after the shooting in Handlova, Slovakia.

Russia makes key gains as Ukraine withdraws troops around its second city

Ukraine's army withdrew some forces from areas around the city of Kharkiv, while local officials said Russian troops had taken up positions inside the key frontline town of Vovchansk.

Β© Brendan Smialowski

Blinken performed "Rockin' in the Free World" at a bar in Kyiv on Tuesday night on a visit aimed at reassuring the U.S. ally.

Biden warns he could halt weapons supply; Israel demands Rafah be left out of cease-fire deal

President Joe Biden said Wednesday the U.S. would not supply Israel with certain weapons and artillery shells if its military invades Rafah, a city in southern Gaza where more than 1 million people are sheltering.

Israel deeply frustrated that U.S. paused arms shipment over Rafah fears, official says

The United States halted a large shipment of offensive weapons to Israel last week in a sign of its growing concern over a possible military offensive on Rafah, senior administration officials told NBC News.

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A child peers over the destruction as Israel continued its bombardment of Rafah this week even as negotiators gather in Egypt to try to reach a deal.

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Families of hostages and other protesters blocked a highway in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, stepping up their campaign for Netanyahu to agree to a deal.

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Crowds of civilians lined the streets of Rafah on Tuesday as many rushed to flee parts of the city following the IDF's evacuation order.
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