Israel says its ground invasion into Lebanon is limited.

Will it stay that way?

That's the question on many people's minds as Israel crosses into southern Lebanon

striking roads and villages.

It says it's targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah.

I'm Michelle Martin, that's Le La Fannell,

and this is up first from NPR News.

It's a dramatic escalation after nearly a year of Israel and Lebanon trading fire

across the border that's already displaced tens of thousands from their homes

in both Israel and Lebanon. Now more than a thousand Lebanese have been killed and

more than one million are displaced, many sleeping in the rain right now. Both

Israelis and Lebanese are wondering when they might return home.

In the US tonight's vice presidential debate may be the last before the election this fall.

We'll tell you what to watch for as Tim Walls and Jadie Vance face off for the first and probably only time.

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From baby galaxies to the search for alien life, we explore the celestial science behind these questions.

Listen now to the shortwave podcast from NPR. As election day approaches, NPR's consider this podcast is

zooming in on six states that could determine who wins the White House.

Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona, and

Pennsylvania. We'll ask voters in these swing states what matters to them and which way

they want the country to go.

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