DirecTV promptly announces deal to acquire EchoStar’s video business that includes Dish TV and Sling TV, cementing a combination the two have sought for decades.

DirecTV is buying Dish and Sling for $1 and the assumption of nearly $10 billion in debt, marking one of the biggest pay-TV mergers ever.

Israel says Iran launched more than 180 missiles towards the country in a large-scale attack that further heightened fears of an all-out regional war. Millions of people rushed to shelters before explosions lit up the night skies above Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Paramedics said two were lightly injured by shrapnel.

The United States warned Iran that it would face severe consequences for its ballistic missile attack on Israel on Tuesday, saying the barrage marked a significant escalation but appeared to have been thwarted.

National Taco Day is earlier this year, thanks to a move by Taco Bell. The chain is among restaurants offering taco specials today.

Longshoremen at docks along the US East and Gulf coasts have gone on strike for the first time since 1977 as the union takes a hardline stance against automation found at other ports around the world.

Dockworkers at seaports on the East and Gulf Coasts went on strike Tuesday after negotiations with port employers over a new contract remained at an impasse.