Today is Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. Let's get caught up.
Here are today's top stories, celebrity birthdays and a look back at this date in history:
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MORNING LISTEN
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TOP STORIES
This morning's headlines: GOP debate; Israel-Hamas war; Trump insurrection clause trial
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TODAY'S NUMBER
1,283
That’s how many reports of anti-Arab and Islamophobic bias that the Council on American-Islamic Relations has received in the last month, new data shows. The nation’s largest Muslim advocacy group called the rise in bias incidents “appalling” and “unprecedented,” as violence continues to escalate between Israel and Hamas.
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TODAY'S QUOTE
“The President has no higher priority than the safety of U.S. personnel.”
— Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, issuing a statement Wednesday after President Biden directed airstrikes in Syria targeting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated groups. The strikes hit a storage facility believed to have housed weapons used in “many of the airstrikes that have taken place against our forces here in the region,” a senior military official said. The official added that they are “very certain” Wednesday’s strikes “did not involve civilian loss.”
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IMAGE OF THE DAY
Tanya Tucker, center, Kimberly Schlapman and Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town perform "Delta Dawn" at the 57th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
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TODAY IN HISTORY
On Nov. 9, 1989, communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West for the first time in decades.
Ten years ago, Joe Paterno was fired by the Penn State board of trustees over his handling of a child sex abuse scandal. See more sports momen…
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TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS
Celebrity Birthdays: Nov. 9
Barry Knox
Country musician Barry Knox (Parmalee) is 46.
Bille August
Movie director Bille August is 75.
Chris Lane
Country singer Chris Lane is 39.
Donnie McClurkin
Gospel singer Donnie McClurkin is 64.
Emily Tyra
Actor Emily Tyra is 36.
Eric Dane
Actor Eric Dane is 51.
Lio Tipton
Actor-model Lio Tipton is 35.
Lou Ferrigno
Actor Lou Ferrigno is 72.
Nick Lachey
Singer Nick Lachey (98 Degrees) is 50.
Pepa
Rapper Pepa (Salt-N-Pepa) is 59.
Robert David Hall
Actor Robert David Hall is 75.
Sherrod Brown
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, is 71.
Susan Tedeschi
Blues singer Susan Tedeschi (teh-DEHS’-kee) is 53.
Whitey Herzog
Baseball Hall of Famer Whitey Herzog is 92.
