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WTJX NEWSFEED: September 8, 2026

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: DLCA inspectors are checking local retailers for recalled Mistolin and Lestoil cleaners after millions of bottles sold in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were pulled over concerns they may contain potentially harmful bacteria.
Judge dismisses Brett “Mac” McClafferty’s suit challenging disqualification as political candidate

Tom Eader

A federal judge has dismissed Brett “Mac” McClafferty’s lawsuit challenging his disqualification from the November delegate to Congress ballot.
Judge to weigh due process issue in Stephen ‘Smokey’ Frett’s gubernatorial disqualification

Tom Eader

Judge Venetia Velázquez gives Fawkes’ attorney until Monday to address whether Frett was given an opportunity to present argument and evidence required under due process.

David Santiago

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AP

Cargo jet tried to abort unsteady landing before Miami crash, flight data indicates

The Associated Press

Flight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people inside, according to information investigators released Tuesday.
Julia Demaree Nikhinson

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AP

National Guard member arrested in DC, accused of drawing gun on fellow Guard member

The Associated Press

A member of the Georgia National Guard deployed in Washington, D.C., as part of a task force to fight crime, has been arrested for pulling a gun on a fellow Guard member in an alleged dispute over regulation haircuts.

Navied Mahdavian for NPR

COMIC: If we fight, is our love doomed? And other honest questions about conflict

Navied Mahdavian, Marielle Segarra

Arguing with a partner or a loved one can be anxiety-inducing. Conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker explains how to start and end a fight — while easing dread for everyone.
Win McNamee

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Getty Images

Republicans kick off a 'Trumpapalooza' of a midterm convention Wednesday in Texas

Tamara Keith

Republicans have never held a midterm convention before. But there's also never been a president like Donald Trump. Billed as a "Trumpapalooza," the unprecedented event kicks of in Dallas Wednesday.

National News

BBC News World Service

Oil hits $100 a barrel for first time since July after US and Houthi strikes

Brent crude - the global benchmark for prices - rises after the US hit five Iranian tankers on Tuesday
US to ban imports of some Canadian alcohol, dairy goods and motorbikes

It is the latest strike in a long trade war, and comes after Canadian counter-tariffs on US goods come into force.
Tycoon to pay ex-wife $1.87bn in record South Korea divorce settlement

The billion dollar payout marks the largest divorce settlement in the country's history.
Meta continues to run ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India - report

The report follows a BBC Eye investigation that found Instagram running paid ads promoting such material in India.

The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, backdropped by the Israeli-occupied Palestinian West Bank city of Bethlehem (right), is seen in the Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem on Aug. 14.

Ahmad Gharabli

AFP via Getty Images

U.K. accuses Israeli settlers of 'ethnic cleansing' in West Bank and bans their goods

Lauren Frayer

France, Canada and other countries joined the U.K. in banning goods from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel said it would close the British Consulate among other measures.