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South Carolina
Trump urges Graham to run for full term
COLUMBIA -- President Donald Trump said Friday that Darline Graham, the sister of the late Lindsey Graham, has his support to run for a full term to replace her brother in the U.S. Senate.
He wrote on social media that she "has been a WINNER all of her life and, should she accept, has my Complete and Total Endorsement."
New Jersey
Court rules weapons ban unconstitutional
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that New Jersey's bans on assault firearms and magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds are unconstitutional.
This is the first time a federal appeals court has struck down a state ban on such weapons, and it comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles violate the Second Amendment.
World
Mexico
7.3-magnitude quake hits Guatemala border
TAPACHULA -- A strong earthquake struck the southern Mexican Pacific coast on Friday, right on the border with Guatemala, and was felt from Mexico City to El Salvador.
Authorities did not report any severe damage or casualties in any country. Two people were reported injured in southern Mexico.
Gaza Strip
Israeli strike kills 7 at a funeral gathering
DEIR AL-BALAH -- An Israeli strike on a funeral in the central Gaza Strip killed at least seven people and wounded 22, while other attacks in the embattled coastal territory left five more dead, according to local officials.
The Israeli military said it targeted a "terrorist cell" belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group. It said it was aware that civilians may have been harmed in the strike.