Keeping Up With America | Tennessee nurse died searching for a man stranded in Hurricane Helene floodwaters: As the Hurricane Helene-driven waters rose around the Nolichucky River in Tennessee, Boone McCrary, his girlfriend and his chocolate lab headed out on his fishing boat to search for a man who was stranded by floodwaters that had leveled his home. But the thick debris in the water jammed the boat's motor, and without power, it slammed into a bridge support and capsized. | Why a Maryland oral surgeon became a murder suspect in girlfriend's overdose death: It's the morning of Jan. 26, 2022. Sarah Harris, 25, lies unresponsive on the floor of the home she shares with her boyfriend, 48-year-old Dr. James Ryan. She is found in the living room, which is in disarray. Ryan tearfully talks with Montgomery County, Maryland, police at the scene. | Dockworkers' union to suspend strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract: The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports reached a deal Thursday to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. | For Pittsburgh Jews, attack anniversary adds to an already grim October: Jewish communities everywhere reacted with horror at last year's Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, but the approaching one-year commemoration of the assault hits home particularly hard in Pittsburgh's Jewish community, which already marks a grim anniversary each October. | Hurricane Helene live updates: At least 220 dead as some communities struggle to get basic supplies |
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