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The situation in the Middle East remains volatile with WWE Crown Jewel 2026 now less than three weeks away. On October 18, the US State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs issued a new security alert advising that Americans in the region should “exercise heightened vigilance” due to the ongoing complex security environment. The alert urged […]

NEED TO KNOWMarc Summers knew he was destined for entertainment, though his family wasn't thrilled with the ideaThe Double Dare host, 74, tells PEOPLE about dedicating himself to entertaining despite the objection of his parents, who never understood his successSummers also opened up about his marriage to his wife of 52 years, AliceMarc Summers always knew he was destined to be part of the entertainment world. While chatting with PEOPLE, Summers explains that he was a kid who "never played with toys," instead wishing to entertain and be entertained. "I couldn't care less about toys in any way, shape, or form. I wanted to entertain. I wanted to perform from an early, early age, and I was obsessed with television," he shares. "I just watch television all the time, from the time I was a little kid and now, and so my retention of sitcoms and game shows, especially from back in that era, are embedded in my head. ""What I am today is what I was when I was a kid," the 74-year-old adds. Summers' family, however, didn't always understand his vision. He admits that his parents "never supported" his interest in entertainment.

Local authorities say mosque was not target of attack. At least one person was killed in a shooting near a Mosque in Columbus, Ohio, according to police. The bureau of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Columbus, Ohio initially said its agents were “responding to a reported shooting incident at a mosque in the 2200 block of Albert Ave”. However, local police later said the shooting took place near the mosque, but the facility was not targeted. “We want to make it clear this was not an attack on the mosque,” said Sergeant James Fuqua, according to the Associated Press. He said the shooting stemmed from a dispute at an apartment building at the same location as the mosque.

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