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Zelenskyy also made a new front-line visit, this time to the city of Kherson in the south. He pledged full-scale rebuilding efforts.
In Southern Africa, the World Health Organization says the death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy has now topped 600. The powerful storm devastated parts of Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi over the past two months in two separate strikes. The resulting floods ruined homes, roads and hospitals. The WHO warned today that huge numbers of people face malnutrition and cholera.
The World Athletic Council today banned transgender athletes from international track and field competition. It applies to athletes who transition from male to female and have gone through male puberty. International swimming has a similar ban.
Also today, Georgia became the fourth state to ban most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone therapies for transgender youth under the age of 18.
A prosecutor in New York has rebuffed congressional Republicans seeking information a hush money probe of former President Trump. In a letter, the Manhattan district attorney's office said — quote — "Donald Trump created a false expectation that he would be arrested and his lawyers reportedly urged you to intervene." The letter charged, the Republican request violates state sovereignty.
Two big companies have announced new job cuts. I.T. services giant Accenture is slashing 19,000 jobs worldwide over 18 months. That's 2.5 percent of its work force. And Walmart, the largest private employer in the U.S., says it expects to layoff hundreds of workers at five major distribution centers.
And, on Wall Street, stocks swung higher and lower before finishing with modest gains. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 75 points to close at 32105. The Nasdaq rose 117 points, or 1 percent. The S&P 500 added 11 points.
Still to come on the "NewsHour": a new report shows a dramatic rise in antisemitism in the U.S.; another COVID subvariant causes a rise in cases; Belarus' exiled opposition leader speaks out against the country's latest crackdown on dissent; plus much more.
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