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News roundup: October 17, evening
Automated roundup. These are headlines from official public sources, posted automatically and not reviewed by an editor first. Each one links to the original announcement under Sources.
The latest from official sources, gathered by True News. Follow the links under Sources to read each original announcement.
National
• Hegseth Thanks Young Americans in Knoxville Who Say 'Send Me' (U.S. Department of Defense)
World
• Flour sacks turned flood barriers: Gaza faces another winter without safe shelter (UN News)
Congress
• S 5686: A bill to prohibit recording or broadcasting military executions and to prohibit the use of Federal funds for public executions. (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.) (Congress.gov)
• S 5683: A bill to require the development of a best practices guide for individuals seeking to establish and operate a Family Child Care home on a military installation. (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.) (Congress.gov)
• S 5688: A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands and the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the State share of oil and gas leasing revenue from acquired lands, and for other purposes. (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.) (Congress.gov)
Sources
- Hegseth Thanks Young Americans in Knoxville Who Say 'Send Me' (U.S. Department of Defense)
- Flour sacks turned flood barriers: Gaza faces another winter without safe shelter (UN News)
- S 5686: A bill to prohibit recording or broadcasting military executions and to prohibit the use of Federal funds for public executions. (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.) (Congress.gov)
- S 5683: A bill to require the development of a best practices guide for individuals seeking to establish and operate a Family Child Care home on a military installation. (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.) (Congress.gov)
- S 5688: A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands and the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the State share of oil and gas leasing revenue from acquired lands, and for other purposes. (latest action: Under authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.) (Congress.gov)
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