cnn central starts right now. strong words and the most direct condemnation yet of civilian deaths coming from america s top diplomats. secretary of state antony blinken saying, quote, too many palestinians have been killed in the israel-hamas war. and election officials on alert this morning after a string of suspicious letters were mailed to election officers across the country, some containing fentanyl. one georgia election official calling it domestic terrorism. we are now days out from yet another government shutdown. right now congress has no plans and no clear path to avoid it. i m kate bolduan. john and sara are off. this is cnn central. secretary of state blinken coming out with his strongest comments really yet in urging israel to do more to protect civilians in gazaa. israel has agreed to small windows, pauses each day for civilians to get out of the combat zone in northern gaza. just ending minutes ago. blinken making sure the administration doesn t think th
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