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The Nation's Weather
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mon,10/07/24-3:30AM , 61 Reads
The Nation's Weather for Tuesday, October 8, 2024

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NATIONAL SUMMARY

Showers and thunderstorms will continue across the central

and South Florida Peninsula tomorrow. Heavy downpours can

lead to localized flooding, especially in low-lying and poor
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People visit the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, on the one-year anniversary of the attack, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

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Middle East latest: Palestinian militants in Gaza fire rockets into Israel as it marks Oct. 7
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mon,10/07/24-12:43AM , 122 Reads
Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a barrage of rockets into Israel on Monday as mourners marked the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack, without disrupting a nearby ceremony.
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Today in History: October 7, surprise attacks spark Israel-Hamas War
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mon,10/07/24-12:39AM , 56 Reads
Today is Monday, Oct. 7, the 281st day of 2024. There are 85 days left in the year.

Today in history:
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The New York Stock Exchange is shown on Sept. 24, 2024., 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)

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Stock market today: Wall Street slides after Treasury yields climb back above 4% and oil rises
By STAN CHOE - AP Business Writer
Sun,10/06/24-11:43PM , 157 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slid Monday after Treasury yields hit their highest levels since the summer and oil prices continued to climb.
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Today's Weather

Franklinton, 70438, LA

Realtime Radar

Current Temp

82°F

Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 80%
Max Temp: 87°F
Min Temp: 71°F
Feels Like: 76°F
Dew Point: 72°F
Humidity: 93%
Sunrise: 6:02 AM
Sunset: 7:51 PM

Wind Speed: 0 mph
Wind Direction:
Wind Gust: 7 mph
Sky Cover: 64%
Visibility: 9 mi
Dew Point: 72°F
Moon Rise: 9:44 AM
Moon Set: 12:19 AM

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 82 in the afternoon. South wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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Based on data from National Weather Service and OpenWeather.