VOA60: October 1, 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden says he will go to North Carolina to meet with local officials and see flood damage from the Hurricane Helene weather system.
Workers at ports on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico begin a strike over pay and job security. Experts say the action could affect the U.S. economy.
In Japan, parliament officially elects the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, Shigeru Ishiba, as prime minister.
And the Israeli military orders people in several Lebanese border areas to leave, ahead of new "targeted ground raids.”---------
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