World News Live Today, October 1, 2024: Veteran Indian-American executive Ravi Ahuja takes over as CEO of Sony Pictures

• Indian-American executive Ravi Ahuja’s decades of experience in entertainment management leads to him being named the new CEO of Sony Pictures.

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• Seminole police have been working with the FBI to investigate the discovery of two “explosives” at the Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, Florida.

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• California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill banning local governments from passing laws that require residents to show ID to vote.

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• Israel Defense Forces said the raids were carried out based on “precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets” in southern Lebanon.

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• Verizon is issuing a statement following a massive outage that affected nearly 1.6 million American customers

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• While Minnesota’s governor is confident in Kamala Harris’ vision, he fears she will fail to make her case to voters.

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• The law keeps popular snacks like Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Fruity Pebbles and Starburst away from schoolchildren in California.

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• As part of the raids, Israel declared three of its northern communities a “military closed zone,” officials said.

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