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US officials work feverishly to stop Israel-Hezbollah confrontation ‘spiraling to a regional war’  CNNUS to send more troops to Middle East after Israeli strikes in Lebanon | The Excerpt  USA TODAYVideo US deploying more troops to Middle East  ABC NewsPentagon sending additional troops to Middle East as tensions escalate  The Hill

N.J. university is No. 1 in U.S. News ranking. See other local schools that made the list.  NJ.comThe U.S. News College Rankings Are Out. Cue the Rage and Obsession.  The New York Times2 Illinois schools land in top 25 ‘Best Colleges’ for 2025, with 1 making top 10  NBC ChicagoEight New England colleges place high in US News & World Report’s latest rankings  The Boston GlobeBoston University Climbs to No. 41 in US News Best College Rankings  Boston University

Trump likens DOJ’s Jan. 6 filing to pre-election special counsel report  The Washington PostKeeping Up With the Trump Trials: Trump’s Lawyers Just Won’t Take No for an Answer  SlateTrump Lawyers Rip Jack Smith for ‘Fundamentally Unfair’ Move  Newsweek

Melania Trump was paid for a rare appearance at a political event. It’s not clear who cut the unusual six-figure check  CNNOpinion | Another Trump Acolyte Finds Himself in Big Trouble  The New York TimesTrump Withdraws Support, GOP Pulls Funding From ‘Black Nazi’ Mark Robinson  The Daily Beast

PM To Address Huge Gathering Of Indian Community In US Today: 10 Points  NDTVBiden Hosts a Final ‘Quad Summit’ at His Delaware Home  The New York TimesQuad leaders meet in Biden’s hometown amid growing China competition  Al Jazeera EnglishStage set for ‘Modi and US’ event in New York, huge gathering awaits PM’s arrival  India TodayDhol-Tasha beats ring the New York air as Indian diaspora gears up for PM Modi’s address  The Times of India

Hezbollah, Israel exchange heavy fire amid fear of widening conflict  ReutersLive Updates: Hezbollah Retaliates With Missiles in Northern Israel  The New York TimesU.S. fears war in Lebanon  AxiosHezbollah hits back with more than 100 rockets across a wider and deeper area of Israel  The Associated PressIsrael and Hezbollah Ramp Up Cross-Border Attacks as War Moves Closer  The Wall Street Journal

Gulf Tropical Storm Is Likely, Threat To Florida, Southeast Late This Week  The Weather ChannelTropical threat in Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico continues to grow, but uncertainty in forecast remains  Fox Weather Hurricane center tracking system expected to develop in Gulf, 2 other systems  Orlando SentinelChance of tropical development in the Gulf of Mexico increases to 70%  KPRC Click2Houston

Explosion at Iran coal mine kills at least 51 people  BBC.comAt least 51 dead in Iran coal mine blast  CNNAt least 51 people killed in Iran coalmine explosion  The GuardianGas explosion at Iranian coal mine kills at least 51, state media says  The Washington Post

A Marxist lawmaker leads the vote count in Sri Lanka’s presidential election  The Associated PressSri Lanka election goes to historic second count  BBC.comMarxist Leads Presidential Vote as Sri Lanka Rejects the Old Order  The New York TimesMarxist-leaning Dissanayaka set to become Sri Lanka’s next president  FRANCE 24 EnglishCurfew imposed in Sri Lanka amid counting of votes in presidential election  Al Jazeera English

Israel closes Al Jazeera bureau in Ramallah: All you need to know  Al Jazeera EnglishIsraeli soldiers raid and order closure of Al Jazeera’s Ramallah offices  CNN‘Criminal act’: Al Jazeera denounces Israeli raid on Ramallah office  Al Jazeera EnglishIsrael’s Military Closes Al Jazeera’s Office in the West Bank  The New York TimesIsraeli troops raid, order closure of Al Jazeera’s West Bank bureau  Reuters