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September 26: Nor’easter Flooding and CNN’s Air Force One Exclusion
Along the East Coast
New York and New Jersey have declared states of emergency ahead of a weekend nor’easter. The storm is forecast to bring heavy rain and strong winds to the Philadelphia region, with coastal flooding and beach erosion possible. Flooding has already closed part of Route 40 in Atlantic City, while Ocean City is seeing tidal flooding and erosion. Officials have not reported the extent of any damage in Atlantic City.
In Pennsylvania
Upper Gwynedd Township police have arrested Jason Theodore, a Montgomery Elementary School physical education teacher, in an investigation into alleged sexual offenses involving minors. The North Penn School District says it placed him on leave after police notified it of the investigation. Police told the district they have no evidence the alleged acts occurred on district property. The investigation is ongoing.
In U.S. politics
CNN says the White House removed its reporters from a scheduled Air Force One press pool rotation for President Trump’s trip on Saturday. The network says it is the second time in less than a week it has been barred from a scheduled rotation.
New Hampshire Public Radio reports that the state Libertarian Party’s X account posted a statement supporting the assassination of nearly every elected Democrat in New Hampshire.
A bill in Congress would allow some people in physically demanding jobs to claim full Social Security retirement benefits at 60. For Americans born in 1960 or later, the current full-benefit age is 67.
On student loans
A lawsuit alleges that some borrowers still have canceled student loans listed on their credit reports. The supplied details do not say how many people may be affected.
In Brazil
President Lula has banned online gambling ahead of a close presidential race against Flávio Bolsonaro. Lula called the industry a “cancer” he must “remove.”
In Yemen
After losing ground along Yemen’s western Red Sea coast, Rashad al-Alimi urged the public to enlist and offered amnesty to Houthi defectors in his first speech since the setback.
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