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1. They own 2 excavators in Gaza and can't keep up with demand as families dig for remains

   

   As the search for remains continues in Gaza, officials on the ground say there's a serious lack of heavy machinery like excavators to speed up the process of digging through the rubble. One family that owns two of the machines says the high cost of fuel and oil, and the lack of spare parts for maintenance, means they can't keep up with the demand for their services.

2. Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dead at 83

   

   Tommy John, who won 288 games during a 26-year big league career and became the first pitcher to successfully return following groundbreaking elbow surgery that later was named after him, has died. He was 83.

3. Hawaii faces heavy rain, strong winds as Lala weakens to tropical storm

   

   Hurricane Lala is gradually weakening after the eye of the storm passed the southern tip of Hawaii's Big Island without making landfall, but heavy rainfall could produce flooding and mudslides as more than 130,000 homes are without power.

4. Thousands evacuated as Indonesia quake death toll rises to 53

   

   Thousands of people have been evacuated after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake hit eastern Indonesia, killing at least 53 people, blocking roads and causing landslides.

5. Trump dismisses reports of grim conditions on U.S. aircraft carrier

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed reports of grim conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier currently in the Middle East that has now been deployed at sea for more than 260 days.