An attempted surprise attack by Iran on a U.S. base was successfully intercepted, according to U.S. Central Command, as the U.S. and Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes inside Iraq; President Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence, Jay Clayton, was confirmed by the Senate last night; heavy rain triggered flash-flood concerns across the Northeast, with some parts of New York and Philadelphia receiving more than six inches of rain; the same system spawned at least five reported tornadoes in Wisconsin and Illinois on Monday; in southern Japan, the death toll is rising after Tuesday’s powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake; fiery exchanges are expected on Capitol Hill today as Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before senators; the Trump administration and the FCC have moved to ban the import of foreign-made humanoid robots; a Qantas Airbus landed in France after a 24-hour, 24-minute journey from Australia, marking the longest-ever commercial flight; and Hulu premieres its new thriller "Furious," starring Emmy Rossum and inspired by the 1987 film "Black Widow."
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