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0:00 Today’s Top Stories
0:13 Heavy Flooding And At Least 30 Dead In Asheville, N.C., Area
1:07 Hezbollah Will Pick New Leader Following Assassination By Israel
1:20 Iran Says It Will Respond To The Killing Of Hezbollah's Leader
2:16 Vice Presidential Candidates Will Face Off In Tuesday Debate

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