KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Dozens of Russian drones targeted Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, in an eight-hour nighttime attack, authorities said Thursday as Russia kept up its relentless pounding of Ukraine after almost 1,000 days of war.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials are poised Thursday to reduce their key interest rate for a second straight time, responding to a steady slowdown of the inflation pressures that exasperated many Americans and contributed to Donald Trump’s presidential election victory.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament passed a law early Thursday that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers, including the country’s own citizens, to the warravaged Gaza Strip or other locations.

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- Group seeks to purchase hospital

- Water lines, tower discussed

- City council seats remain unchanged

- Breakdown of how Custer County voted on political issues

- Clinton looks to end regular season strong

Among the national and state elections held Tuesday, there were two local elections held in Clinton. The races for both mayor and councilmember of Ward 4 were won by incumbents David Berrong and Art Lloyd respectively.

Rural Hospital Solutions, Inc. has submitted a letter of intent to be the backing source for Clinton Regional Hospital and possibly purchase the facility. The matter will be discussed at 6:30 p.m. tonight during a special meeting of the Clinton City Council at City Hall. The hospital, which has been reopened for a year now, has had issues with accounts receivable meeting the needs for expenses incurred and the Clinton Hospital Authority has gone to the City of Clinton twice to set up a line of credit in the amount of $1.5 million.

Water-related items proved to be big topics at Tuesday’s Clinton City Council meeting. How water is delivered and where it is stored were issues discussed at the meeting.

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