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Kent Covington

Kent Covington

Kent is a reporter and news anchor for WORLD Radio. He spent nearly two decades in Christian and news/talk radio before joining WORLD in 2012. He resides in Atlanta, Ga.

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Friday morning news: September 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian could be the deadliest storm in Florida’s history and is now on a crash course with South Carolina, Russia is expected to annex more of Ukraine while thousands of men attempt to flee the Kremlin’s enlistment efforts, the Senate passed a short-term spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown, several Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration to halt its student loan debt forgiveness plan

Hurricane Ian slammed the southwest coast of Florida, President Biden said he’ll ask federal officials to investigate any potential price gouging in Florida, much Havana and other parts of Cuba remained without power on Wednesday, the U.S. government is shipping another round of military aid to Ukraine, the White House once again denounced Moscow-backed referendums, European companies are ramping up security after the suspected sabotage of two underwater gas lines, Vice President Kamala Harris called out China over its recent behavior

Hurricane Ian is on a collision course with the west coast of Florida, the Kremlin claims that residents in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine voted overwhelmingly to join Russia, underwater natural gas pipelines from Russia to Germany sprang unusual leaks, a libertarian group is suing to halt President Biden’s plan to cancel student debt, unrest continues to erupt across Iran, the Satanic Temple is suing over a pro-life law in Indiana

Hurricane Ian slammed western Cuba, the White House stated once more that staged referendums in Russia-occupied parts of Ukraine are illegitimate, military-aged men are fleeing Russia to avoid being drafted to fight in Ukraine, Edward Snowden is now a Russian citizen, a gunman opened fire in a school in central Russia and killed at least 15 people, Europe could be facing a very rough winter, Italy has elected its first female prime minister


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Hurricane Ian is barrelling toward the Gulf of Mexico, Typhoon Noru slammed into the northeastern Philippines, the U.S. government is warning Russia against using nuclear weapons, gas prices continue to dip

Secretary of State Tony Blinken urged world leaders to stand up to Russia, protesters are defying the Kremlin with anti-war demonstrations, Ukraine announced a high-profile prisoner swap with Russia, Hurricane Fiona is taking aim at Canada, more than a half million people in Puerto Rico are still without water service, an Indiana judge blocked enforcement of a pro-life law, at least nine people have died in clashes with security forces in Iran

World leaders at the UN General Assembly gave Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a standing ovation, President Biden declared to the General Assembly that Russia has violated core tenants of the UN, the White House national security adviser says Putin is getting desperate, New York’s attorney general sued former President Trump and his company, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced another interest rate hike, the housing market continues to cool off

Hurricane Fiona slammed Turks and Caicos, lawyers for migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard have filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a record number of migrants have crossed the U.S. southern border, officials in Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine will vote to become part of Russia, the UN General Assembly is meeting in person this week, the special master tasked with reviewing FBI files seized from Mar-a-Lago met with lawyers from both sides yesterday

Hurricane Fiona is taking aim at Turks and Caicos, the Taliban freed a U.S. veteran in a prisoner swap with the United States, Beijing is voicing anger after President Biden indicated the U.S. would defend Taiwan, Ukraine is accusing Moscow of nuclear terrorism, the Pentagon’s intelligence chief says Russian forces are incapable of achieving Putin’s initial aims

World leaders have gathered to pay final respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, Ukrainian officials say they’ve found evidence of more potential war crimes, Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico, a powerful storm swept north through the Bering Strait, the mayor of New York City is calling on the federal government to help care for hundreds of migrants arriving in the city