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1. Israeli gunfire kills 2 in south Lebanon, testing Iran-linked ceasefire

   

   Israeli gunfire killed two people in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, Lebanon's Civil Defence and health ministry said, prompting Iran-backed Hezbollah to accuse Israel of violating a ceasefire that has largely held since Sunday.

2. Ransom note sent days after Nancy Guthrie's abduction said she was dead, sources say

   

   A ransom note sent days after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC Today show host Savannah Guthrie, said the 84-year-old had died, CNN and other news organizations reported Monday, citing law enforcement sources.

3. Shooter, 7 others sentenced to decades in prison after violent incident at Texas ICE facility

   

   A man who shot and wounded a police officer during a protest outside a Texas immigration centre last year was sentenced to 100 years in federal prison Tuesday, while other protesters accused of having links to antifa were given multiple decades in federal prison.

4. Drive-thru chatbots are clocking in at fast-food chains

   

   Across the United States, fast food chains are turning to AI to run their drive-thru counters - and Canada could be next. Companies say the technology now has higher accuracy than human employees - and some labour organizers worry it could displace fast food workers.

5. Actress Christina Ricci shares post condemning Tonight Show interview of fighter Conor McGregor

   

   Actress Christina Ricci shared a post criticizing late-night host Jimmy Fallon after the latter interviewed mixed martial artist Conor McGregor on his show. In 2024, an Irish civil court jury found McGregor liable for sexual assault at a 2018 Dublin party.