after a monthslong blockade.

General Randy# George will be the next Army chief of staff,## and General Eric Smith will be# the Marine Corps commandant.

Their nominations were among hundreds# that had been blocked by Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville# to protest the Defense Department's## abortion policy.

A Pentagon spokesman# said the delays have been damaging.

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GEN. PATRICK RYDER, Pentagon Press# Secretary: These holds president a national## security and military readiness risk.# From a D we have been very clear that we would like# the holds to be lifted so that we can ensure## that we have the right officers in# the right jobs at the right time.

AMNA NAWAZ: This comes a day after the# Senate approved Air Force General C. Brown to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

A government contractor who worked for the# Departments of State charged with espionage for sending classified# U.S. defense information to Ethiopia.

The## Maryland man is a naturalized U.S. citizen# from that country.

The revelation came during## a review after the arrest of Massachusetts# Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira,## who was indicted for leaking a trove# of top secret military documents.

Congress is heading home for the long weekend# as a federal government shutdown looms with no## solution in sight.

The reversal came# after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's## attempt to move ahead on a sweeping military# funding bill was blocked for a third time by## hard-line Republicans.

Government funding# is set to expire at the end of next week.

A bus filled with high school band members rolled# over and crashed on a New York highway today,## killing one person.

Emergency officials reported# 49 students were injured.

The bus was carrying## band members from Nassau County, New# York, to band camp in Pennsylvania.

Officials from Azerbaijan met today# with representatives from the breakaway## Nagorno-Karabakh region, as a cease-fire appears# to be holding.

Authorities estimate at le people were killed in recent fighting.# Accompanied by Russian peacekeepers,## the delegations discussed the# reintegration of the region and its## ethnic Armenian population.

Armenians have# controlled the area since the early 1990s.

India suspended visa services in# Canada today, the latest move in## a widening diplomatic rift between the two# nations.

Tensions first flared on Monday,## when Canada alleged that India's government# was involved in the killing of a Sikh## activist.

India also called for Canada# to reduce its embassy staff in New Delhi.

Later, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau# urged India to cooperate in the investigation.

JUSTIN TRUDEAU, Canadian Prime Minister:# There is no question that India is a country## of growing importance and a country that we need# to continue to work with.

But we are unequivocal## around the importance of the rule of law## and unequivocal about the importance of protecting# Canadians and stan AMNA NAWAZ: Meanwhile, at the White# House, National Security Adviser Jake## Sullivan said the U.S. has been in# contact with both countries about## the killing.

The U.S. has been seeking# to strengthen its relations with India,## but Sullivan said they won't be giving them# any -- quote -- "special exemption on this."

The U.N.'s migration agency estimates more# than 43,000 people in Northeastern Libya## have been displaced by the country's# catastrophic floods.

Streets in the## hard-hit city of Derna are still# lined with debris and crumbling## buildings coated with mud.

Many residents# have been driven out by a water shortage.

SHOUKRY MOHAMED, Libyan Flood Survivor# (through translator): My family is now## displaced.

They fled the city and are now# trying to find somewhere else to stay.

I'm now staying here, but we will have to# leave because there's a water problem## and an electricity problem.

We won't# be able to live here more than AM NA NAWAZ: Many of the displaced# are relocating to Libyan cities to## the east and west of Derna, staying with# relatives or sheltering in local schools.

Hollywood studios and striking# screenwriters appear to be inching## closer to an agreement as they resumed# negotiations for a second consecutive## day.

The nearly five-month-long dispute# has triggered protests and halted many## film and television productions.

The# two sides have been trying to iron out## their differences over pay and the use of# artificial intelligence to write scripts.

And, in economic news, the Labor Department# reported weekly jobless claims fell to their## lowest level in eight months.

But that# wasn't enough to prevent stocks from## extending their losses.

The Dow Jones# industrial average plunged 370 points## to close at 34070.

The Nasdaq fell# 245 points.

The S&P 500 slipped 72.

Still to come on the "NewsHour": a Black band# director speaks out after being arrested and Tased## at a football game in Alabama; the dangers and# benefits of nickel mining in Northern Minnesota;## clothing becomes a point of# political contention as the## Senate relaxes its dress code; plus much more.