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Activists seek to blow ram’s horn at Eastern Wall of Jerusalem’s Old City, where Muslim cemetery lies, but face police opposition despite court rulings upholding freedom of worship

Chief rabbis, Jerusalem mayor preside over late-night prayers ahead of Day of Atonement, which begins Tuesday night; site sees more than 1 million visits over past six weeks

Herschel Walker denies report that he paid for girlfriend’s abortion  The Washington Post They’ll do anything to win this seat: Herschel Walker  Fox News ‘Pro-Life’ Herschel Walker Paid for Girlfriend’s Abortion  The Daily Beast Herschel Walker denies in ‘strongest possible terms’ report he

Space agency chief hopes to use the spacecraft soon; US concerned Tehran’s space program could be used to improve its ballistic missiles

Hurricane Ian: Florida death toll rises as criticism mounts  BBC Death Toll From Hurricane Ian Reaches 100 Across Florida And South Carolina  NBC News Death toll rises in Florida as search and rescue operations continue  POLITICO What’s closed? A list of Naples restaurants

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. The national mood is iffy at best, facing a coin toss for which party will emerge victorious

Few would be surprised to hear that the United States is involved in supporting a democratic nation that was recently invaded by its authoritarian neighbor. But many Americans are likely unaware that their country is doing so for two such

North Korea flew a missile over Japan for the first time since 2017, Seoul and Tokyo officials said, a significant escalation that led to Japan issuing warnings for citizens to take shelter.

Tokyo, Seoul and Washington blast ‘provocation,’ plan to discuss ‘appropriate and robust’ response to move; IRBM has capability to strike US military bases on Guam

North Korea launches missile over Japan, sending residents to shelter  CNN North Korea launches missile over Japan; splashes into the ocean and residents warned to take cover  Fox News N. Korea sends missile soaring over Japan in escalation  News 19 WLTX North Korea