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The U.S. military 鈥渃ould be鈥� sent into Nigeria to stop the alleged killing of 海角大神s there, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters yesterday. His comments followed a social media post on Friday claiming that the U.S. 鈥渃annot stand by while such atrocities are happening.鈥� Attacks have targeted both 海角大神s and Muslims in Nigeria. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his own post stressed the 鈥渟incere efforts of the government to safeguard freedom of religion.鈥�

British police have a suspect in custody after 11 people were stabbed on a London-bound train Saturday. Authorities have ruled out terrorism as the cause of the attack. The incident comes as the United Kingdom was starting to see a drop in knife attacks, after a decade of rising rates. A railway staff member who tried to stop the attack remains in critical condition. Police said his efforts 鈥渦ndoubtedly saved many lives鈥� and were 鈥渘othing short of heroic.鈥�

An earthquake struck Afghanistan聽early this morning near the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, two months after an earthquake of similar strength killed more than 2,000 people in the eastern part of the country. Search and rescue teams are at work. The Blue Mosque, a famous local landmark, was reportedly damaged but is still standing. Afghanistan is already struggling after a sharp drop in foreign aid and the return of more than 2 million refugees.

The Russia-Ukraine information war flared in recent days as Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested a 6-hour truce around the besieged Ukrainian cities of Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad, and Kupiansk to allow foreign journalists to enter and meet with Ukrainian troops, whom Moscow alleges are surrounded. Kyiv admits the situation is dire but denies its forces are trapped. A Ukrainian spokesman rejected the offer, saying 鈥渨e do not recommend that any reporters trust any of Putin鈥檚 proposals for 鈥榗orridors鈥� in the warzone.鈥�

Egypt inaugurated a sprawling new museum two decades in the making. The Great Egyptian Museum includes some 100,000 artifacts ranging from pre-dynastic times to the Roman era and will display the entire contents of Tutankhamun鈥檚 tomb for the first time. Construction began in 2005 near the Pyramids of Giza but was delayed by financial crises, the 2011 popular uprisings, and the pandemic. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly called it a 鈥済ift from Egypt to the whole world.鈥�

India clinched its first Women鈥檚 Cricket World Cup title yesterday, beating South Africa before a roaring Mumbai crowd. Cricket is India鈥檚 biggest sport, but women鈥檚 athletics have long lagged behind men鈥檚. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, once a railway clerk who trained between shifts, called the win a 鈥渞evolution鈥� that could spark wider change.

And, in case you missed it, the word of the year goes to鈥� 67. Pronounced 鈥渟ix seven,鈥� never 鈥渟ixty-seven,鈥� the point of the word seems to be that there is no point. IYKYK. If you know, you know. While kids love it and teachers bemoan it, many of us watch in bewilderment.

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Zohran Mamdani, who heads into Election Day with a commanding lead, could be the first New York mayor in more than half a century who didn鈥檛 win an outright majority. And New York is a place where it鈥檚 difficult to implement big changes.

The closely contested governor鈥檚 race in New Jersey hinges in part on whether voters perceive the election as a referendum on state policies or on the country鈥檚 direction. The Trump administration鈥檚 decision to withhold funding for a major infrastructure project raises the stakes.

They are the little platoons of quiet givers during a national crisis.

In recent days across the United States, people have dipped into their digital wallets or donated food to help those living on the edge as the government shutdown has led to the possibility of delays, if not a pause, in the federal food assistance program that helps some 42 million people.

鈥淲e鈥檙e seeing early support from donors,鈥� stated Marty Martinez, head of the United Way of Massachusetts Bay.

鈥淚 have seen this community give,鈥� Elaine Streno, head of Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, told the Knoxville News Sentinel. 鈥淚 know the people who have the means to give do not want their neighbors to hurt.鈥�

In South Carolina, the governor is sending the all-volunteer State Guard to assist food pantries with logistics. In West Virginia, the governor launched a donation drive to help those dependent on the benefits provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In Tennessee, the governor set up a website to solicit funds for food banks.

Americans are not just donating money or shelf-stable food. 鈥淭he generosity of the farmers, the ranchers, the orchardists, the grocers, the manufacturers in this region ... make it all possible for us,鈥� Eric Williams, community partnerships director at Second Harvest Inland Northwest in Spokane, Washington, told The Packer news site.

The crisis for SNAP, which has led federal judges to intervene with orders for temporary funding, has put a spotlight on the traditional giving spirit of Americans.聽鈥淭his moment calls for grace, generosity and compassion,鈥� said Erin McAleer, head of Project Bread in Massachusetts.

The temporary spike in giving might not replace all of SNAP鈥檚 federal funds that may be withheld. Yet it demonstrates the flexibility and immense capacity of this social sector, often called charity or nonprofit. The 鈥済iving鈥� sector represents 5.2% of U.S. gross domestic product and employs 10% of the American workforce, states Jody Levison-Johnson, head of Social Current, an advocacy organization.

鈥淲e are builders of jobs, innovators in care, stewards of families and communities, and an essential part of the nation鈥檚 economic infrastructure,鈥� she wrote on the news site Inside Philanthropy. 鈥淚f the [American] social sector were its own country, it would rank among the top economies in the world.鈥�

Small donors, or those who give from $1 to $100, make up 51.9% of the American donor base. And in times of crisis, they are the little platoons that spring into action.