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And now Preston and Steve's news updates with Kathy Romano.

And there is March 20th, 4th morning, Kathy.

Good morning and the news this morning. The US military conducted retaliatory

airstrikes in eastern Syria on Thursday against Iranian-backed groups after a deadly drone

strike targeting a US base in the region killed a US contractor and injured six others,

including five US military service members, the Pentagon said.

Two of the wounded service members were treated on site while the other four Americans were

medically evaluated to coalition medical facilities in Iraq. US intelligence assessed the one way

attack drone that struck the base was Iranian in origin at the direction of President Joe Biden

airstrikes were issued in response to the attack. The United States has about 900 troops in

eastern Syria providing assistance to Syrian Kurdish forces in preventing a resurgence of the

Islamic State. In recent months, some of the bases have been the target of drone strikes that had

in most instances not led to injuries or physical damage. Iranian-backed groups in Syria are

believed to have been responsible for these attacks. Six highway workers were killed when a vehicle

crashed into a construction zone in Baltimore, Maryland, according to police. Yeah, awful.

The crash happened at 1240 in the afternoon Wednesday at a work zone between temporary concrete

walls on interstate 695 in Woodlawn about eight miles northwest of Baltimore.

State police said in a news release. A driver of an accurate was attempting to change lanes when

vehicles struck the front corner panel of the passenger side of another vehicle.

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