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A passenger of a car was fatally injured and four others were hurt overnight when the vehicle struck a pole on the South Side in Gresham neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 2:15 a.m., a white Chrysler 300 was headed south in the 7700 block of South Vincennes Avenue when it struck a pole, police said. A passenger of the Chrysler was fatally injured and was pronounced dead at the scene. Four others, including the driver also were injured. The driver, 19, suffered a broken femur and hip, and was taken to UChicago Medicine where he was listed in serious

Northern California and the Pacific Northwest are bracing for what is expected to be a powerful storm, with heavy rain and winds set to pummel the region and potentially cause power outages and flash floods.

A United States envoy said an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war is “within our grasp” after talks in Lebanon on Tuesday.

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country.

Leaders of the world’s 20 major economies called for a global pact to combat hunger, more aid for war-torn Gaza and an end to hostilities in the Mideast and Ukraine.