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• Flood surge in Sudan bursts dam, destroying villages and killing dozens

  26-08-2024 23:41 via theguardian.com
  
  One report says 150-200 people missing after heavy rain led to Arbaat dam giving way in area already hit by civil warSurging waters have burst through a dam in eastern Sudan, wiping out at least 20 villages and leaving at least 30 people dead but probably many more, the UN has said, devastating a region already reeling from months of civil war.Torrential rains caused floods that on Sunday overwhelmed the Arbaat dam, which is 25 miles (40km) north of Port Sudan, the de facto national capital and
  
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• Starmer to end £40m helicopter contract in break from Sunak era

  26-08-2024 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Former PM and ministers drew criticism for the VIP flights Labour says were ‘symbol of their government’A £40m VIP helicopter contract used extensively by the former prime minister Rishi Sunak is to be cancelled as his successor, Keir Starmer, promises to undo “14 years of rot” under the Conservatives.Starmer and his defence secretary, John Healey, have decided not to renew a contract for helicopter transport which is due to expire at the end of the year after it wa
  
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• Woman’s death on first day of Burning Man festival under investigation

  26-08-2024 22:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Authorities look into what happened to Kendra Frazer, 39, who was found unresponsive at the Black Rock desert eventAuthorities are investigating the death of a woman identified as 39-year-old Kendra Frazer who was found unresponsive on the opening day of Burning Man, the event held annually in Nevada’s Black Rock desert, about 100 miles (160km) north of Reno.Hours after the festival officially began on 25 August, emergency personnel were called according to officials with the Pershing coun
  
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• Israel warns US defense chief Iran aggression has ‘reached all-time high’

  26-08-2024 22:51 via foxnews.com
  
  In a Monday meeting with U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned "Iran’s aggression has reached an all-time high" as the U.S. scrambles to broker a cease-fire deal with Hamas after nearly 11 months of war. "To counter this, we must work together to achieve and project groundbreaking capabilities in all arenas," Gallant said according to a readout of the meeting from Tel Aviv, which was also attended by I
  
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• Ex-Democrat Tulsi Gabbard endorses Donald Trump in 2024 presidential race

  26-08-2024 22:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Former 2020 Democratic candidate backs the Republican nominee and accuses Harris of ‘abuse of power’Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman, has endorsed the Republican nominee, Donald Trump, in the US presidential election.Gabbard, who served in the military in Iraq, ran for president in the Democratic primary in 2020. She quit the party two years later and has become a fixture at conservative conferences and in rightwing media. Continue reading...
  
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• Chaos in France after Macron refuses to name prime minister from leftwing coalition

  26-08-2024 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  More talks to take place on Tuesday as president attempts to find a PM who can command cross-party supportFrance has been plunged into further political chaos after Emmanuel Macron refused to name a prime minister from the leftwing coalition that won the most parliamentary seats in the snap election last month.The president had hoped consultations would break the political deadlock caused by the election that left the Assemblée Nationale divided into three roughly equal blocks – lef
  
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• Telegram founder arrest part of cybercrime inquiry, say prosecutors

  26-08-2024 21:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Investigation into Pavel Durov relates to app’s alleged failure to stop spread of child sexual abuse materialPavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire co-founder of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested in France in connection with an investigation into criminal activity on the platform and a lack of cooperation with law enforcement, prosecutors announced on Monday.Durov, who has French citizenship, was detained at Le Bourget airport, just outside Paris, on Saturday evening after arrivi
  
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• 12-year-old boy stumbles upon stunning ancient find while walking dog in England: 'Relatively rare'

  26-08-2024 21:32 via foxnews.com
  
  Ancient discoveries could pop up anywhere, sometimes even being found by mistake. Twelve-year-old Rowan Brannon from Bognor Regis, West Sussex, was walking his dog in Pagham with his mother in 2022 when they stumbled upon a gold bracelet. Unaware of the bracelet's value or history, they took the gold cuff to a local finds liaison officer, according to an Aug. 15, 2024, news release from Chichester District Council. RESEARCHERS UNEARTH FIND DATING BACK 2,400 YEARS IN ANCIENT GREEK
  
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• Glasgow building site where boy died ‘should have had more CCTV’

  26-08-2024 21:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Extra security measures only introduced after Shea Ryan, 10, fell down a maintenance hole shaft in 2020, inquiry toldA building site in Glasgow where a 10-year-old boy died after falling down a maintenance hole shaft should have had more CCTV, an inquiry has heard.Shea Ryan died in July 2020 when he climbed through an unsecured fence on a building site in Drumchapel and fell about 6.3 metres (20ft) down the shaft. Continue reading...
  
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• 3 years since bombing on Abbey Gate, Biden admin see consequences of 'greatest foreign policy blunder'

  26-08-2024 20:44 via foxnews.com
  
  Americans on Monday mourned the third anniversary of the ISIS-K bombing on Abbey Gate at the Hamid Karzai International Airport amid the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, which resulted in the death of 13 U.S. soldiers and 170 Afghans. The Biden administration has drawn immense condemnation over the chaotic withdrawal and some have argued it even emboldened nations like Russia and Iran to take aggressive steps in countering the West. "It was the most seminal, serious foreign policy blu
  
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• Canada to follow US lead in imposing 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles

  26-08-2024 20:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Trudeau also announces 25% tariff on imported steel and aluminum and says ‘China is not playing by the same rules’Canada, following the lead of the United States, on Monday said it would impose a 100% tariff on the import of Chinese electric vehicles and also announced a 25% tariff on imported steel and aluminum from China.The prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said Ottawa was acting to counter what he called China’s intentional, state-directed policy of over-capacity. But he did
  
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• Woman killed in ‘horrific’ attack and fire in Derry named as Montserrat Martorell Elias

  26-08-2024 19:45 via theguardian.com
  
  A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of the 65-year-old was foundPolice investigating the murder of a woman in Derry have named her as Montserrat Martorell Elias.A murder investigation was launched after the body of the 65-year-old was found after a “horrific” attack and a fire at a flat in the city. Continue reading...
  
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• Rescue effort at ice cave in Iceland ends after police say no one is missing

  26-08-2024 19:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Search for more survivors of cave collapse that killed one called off as records show 23 not 25 people were on tourAfter a 17-hour, 200-person rescue operation in which first responders used chainsaws and ice picks to cut through a collapsed ice cave to track down two missing tourists, police in Iceland have called off the search and said they now believe that no one had ever been missing.Officials in Iceland said on Monday that after examining tour operator records, they had concluded that 23 p
  
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• Protests held on stage at Edinburgh festival over Scottish arts funding cuts

  26-08-2024 18:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Anger grows over proposed cuts of up to £10m for Creative Scotland affecting freelance artists and performersActors and directors have protested on stage during the Edinburgh festival after anger about proposed cuts to Scottish arts funding escalated into open revolt.Protest messages were read out after performances, including at the Traverse, Lyceum, George Square, Summerhall and Church Hill theatres, to loud applause from audiences, as thousands of artists and performers signed an open l
  
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• Brazil minister declares ‘war’ with fire as smoke cloaks Brasília and São Paulo

  26-08-2024 18:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Environment minister suggests criminal actions behind spike in wildfires closing schools and grounding flightsBrazil’s environment minister has declared her country “at war” with fire after a historic surge in blazes – from the depths of the Amazon to the rural south-east – cloaked Brasília and São Paulo with smoke, grounded flights and forced schools to close.Speaking after an emergency meeting with the president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on
  
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• Putin hits Ukraine with 200 missiles, drones in massive strikes amid invasion on Russian homeland

  26-08-2024 17:10 via foxnews.com
  
  Russia launched one of its heaviest strikes against Ukraine on Monday, firing more than 200 missiles and drones at civilian and energy targets across the country, confirmed Ukrainian President Volodymy Zelenskyy.In a post to X, Zelenskyy said more than 100 varying types of missiles and another 100 Iranian-supplied Shahed drones were fired in a series of attacks, prompting the Ukrainian leader to once again call on his Western allies to drop all restrictions on long-range defensive strikes. 
  
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• Luxury yacht captain faces manslaughter investigation after deaths of British tech mogul, 6 others

  26-08-2024 17:08 via foxnews.com
  
  The captain of the superyacht that sank off the coast of Italy last week during severe weather, killing seven, is under probe by Italian prosecutors.James Cutfield, 51, of New Zealand, is under investigation on suspicion of manslaughter and culpable shipwreck, Italian media reported Monday.He and 15 others survived the sinking of the Bayesian. British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, his daughter Hannah and five others died. "The Bayesian was built to go to sea in any weather," Franco Romani,
  
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• More Australians agree with Dutton’s visa pause for Gazans than oppose it, Guardian Essential poll shows

  26-08-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Survey also finds more than half of respondents say Australia is on the wrong track, while Albanese records approval rating of -10Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore voters back Peter Dutton’s call to pause arrivals of Palestinians from the Gaza conflict than oppose it, in a sign the opposition leader’s rhetoric is politically profitable despite the charge he is intentionally dividing Austral
  
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• Discretionary powers used to stop investigations in one in four allegations of AFP misconduct

  26-08-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Australian federal police received more than 2,500 allegations of misconduct or improper practices over two yearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian federal police are using discretionary powers to stop investigations into one in four allegations of police misconduct, documents show.The AFP holds broad powers to intervene and take no further action on internal investigations into allegations against its membe
  
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• Airline ombudsman plan gives hope to passengers but Qantas-Virgin duopoly remains unchallenged

  26-08-2024 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The government’s much-anticipated white paper defers key decisions and passes the buck on the crucial issue of landing slotsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIf there’s one collective trauma that unifies Australians, it’s the experience of dealing with our airlines. Complaining about ludicrous air fares, dodgy customer service and mind-numbing delays has become a national pastime.The promise of an om
  
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• Netanyahu faces Israeli calls for broader strikes against Hezbollah

  26-08-2024 16:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Benny Gantz and Itamar Ben-Gvir say prime minister needs to remove the threat in the north completelyBenjamin Netanyahu is facing a political backlash in Israel for the limited nature of Sunday’s airstrikes against Hezbollah, amid calls for a broader offensive in Lebanon.Some of the fiercest criticism came from the far-right wing of the prime minister’s own fractious coalition, which is also increasingly divided over the status of Jerusalem’s holiest site. Continue reading...
  
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• ‘Frightening’ Taliban law bans women from speaking in public

  26-08-2024 15:53 via theguardian.com
  
  New vice and virtue restrictions offer ‘a distressing vision of Afghanistan’s future’, says UNNew Taliban laws that prohibit women from speaking or showing their faces outside their homes have been condemned by the UN and met with horror by human rights groups.The Taliban published a host of new “vice and virtue” laws last week, approved by their supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, which state that women must completely veil their bodies – including their fa
  
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• German chancellor pledges swifter deportations in wake of Solingen attack

  26-08-2024 14:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Olaf Scholz also promises tougher weapons laws after three killed in last week’s rampageThe German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has promised swifter enforcement of deportation rules and tougher weapons laws in response to the deadly mass stabbing in the western city of Solingen, as the far right seized on public outrage in the run-up to key state elections.Scholz laid a single white rose at the scene of Friday night’s rampage claimed by the Islamic State group in which a Syrian asylum se
  
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• Captain of Mike Lynch’s yacht under investigation for manslaughter

  26-08-2024 14:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawyer for James Cutfield says client ‘deeply affected’ after sinking of Bayesian off coast of Sicily left seven deadThe captain of a luxury yacht which sank in a storm off the coast of Sicily last week, killing the British tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others, has been placed under investigation for charges of manslaughter and shipwreck, Italian media have reported.The 56-metre (184ft) superyacht Bayesian, carrying 22 passengers, sank off the coast of Porticello, a fishing village
  
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• Iceland ice cave collapse kills 1 tourist, seriously injures another

  26-08-2024 13:50 via foxnews.com
  
  A tourist is dead after an ice cave partially collapsed in southern Iceland, as a group was visiting the Breidamerkurjokull glacier on Sunday.The group of about 25 foreign tourists from several nationalities were exploring ice caves with a guide shortly before 3 p.m., when four people were struck by falling ice, local police said in a statement on social media. One tourist died from their injuries, while a second suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to a hospital in the capital, offi
  
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• Jim Chalmers calls Peter Dutton ‘most divisive leader’ in modern Australian history

  26-08-2024 12:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Treasurer uses John Curtin Oration to accuse opposition leader of deliberately stoking culture wars and division Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe treasurer has unleashed a stinging attack on the opposition leader, calling Peter Dutton “the most divisive leader of a major political party in Australia’s modern history”, as he defended the Labor government’s economic performance since coming to office.Delivering the annual John Curtin Oration in
  
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• RFK Jr hints at creating a new type of government with Trump and more top headlines

  26-08-2024 12:55 via foxnews.com
  
  UNCUT VERSION – RFK Jr hints at behind-the-scenes discussions with Trump about creating new type of government. Continue reading … HAPPENING TODAY – Politicians from both parties set to visit site of Trump assassination attempt. Continue reading …BORDER WAIL – Illegal immigrant suspect accused of murdering 12-year-old girl has some complaints. Continue reading … WATCH – Blue city politicians force woke mandate on police, but veteran officer
  
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• With 11 days until voting starts, 'election season' kicks off sooner than you think

  26-08-2024 12:54 via foxnews.com
  
  There are 71 days until Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5.But if Americans vote like they did in the last two election cycles, most of them will have already cast a ballot before the big day.Early voting starts as soon as Sept. 6 for eligible voters, with seven battleground states sending out ballots to at least some voters the same month.It makes the next few months less a countdown to Election Day, and more the beginning of "election season."VANCE PRAISED FOR 'ABSOLUTE FIRE' TAKEDOWN OF HARRIS-W
  
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• Commanders owner appears to shut down any hope of team going back to 'Redskins' nickname

  26-08-2024 12:44 via foxnews.com
  
  Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris was asked about the team’s current nickname and whether it was going to stay the way it was for the foreseeable future on Sunday.Marjorie Harris, Josh’s wife, said in May a possible change was "on the side," and Josh put a damper on the team going back to the Redskins last September.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMOn Sunday, he made clear the Redskins name is not coming back."For obvious reasons, the old name can’t come
  
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• Punches thrown in ugly brawl leading to red cards in Rutgers-UMass women's soccer match

  26-08-2024 12:37 via foxnews.com
  
  A brawl broke out during a women’s college soccer game between Rutgers and UMass on Sunday that saw multiple punches thrown after a whistle had blown for a foul. Rutgers senior Gia Girman and UMass senior Ashley Lamond were the two parties involved in the fight, when teammates had to ultimately step in to stop punches being thrown on the pitch in Amhert, Massachusetts. The altercation began when Girman committed a foul from behind on a different UMass player in the 55th minute of
  
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• Sen. Cotton clashes with ABC's Jonathan Karl after he dismissed Harris' past support for Medicare-for-all

  26-08-2024 12:30 via foxnews.com
  
  Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., pushed back against ABC News' Jonathan Karl after he dismissed Vice President Kamala Harris' past commitment to abolish private health insurance in a heated on-air exchange Sunday.In an interview on ABC's "This Week," Cotton railed against Harris over her support for policies "like supporting decriminalizing immigration, or giving taxpayer funded health insurance to illegal aliens," arguing that former President Trump will work to draw a "sharp contrast" from her platfor
  
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• Border residents speak out against Kamala Harris' record on security: 'Everything is literally open'

  26-08-2024 12:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Border residents in Texas and Arizona are dissatisfied with the conditions along the southern border under the Biden administration and do not believe conditions will improve if Vice President Kamala Harris is elected president.Texas and Arizona residents spoke with Fox News Digital about their thoughts of Harris as the so-called "border czar.""Just look at where we are right now," said a Yuma resident, "there's no border security." NYC MIGRANT ACCUSED OF RAPING WOMAN IN BROOKLYN HAD ICE DE
  
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• Minnesotan commutes out of state for 'right to work' after business closed under Walz's COVID-era rules

  26-08-2024 11:55 via foxnews.com
  
  LAKEVILLE, Minn. – A Minnesota resident commutes two hours a day out of state "for the right to work," after blaming Gov. Tim Walz's policies for the loss of her two businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.Lifelong Minnesotan Lisa Zarza, who has been in the bar and restaurant industry for 32 years, told Fox News Digital that she operates her current business, Outpost Bar and Grill, in Wisconsin after COVID-era rules enforced by Walz forced her out of the state."I have to travel two hour
  
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• Jillian Michaels loves the ‘patriotism and Americana’ in Wyoming after leaving California

  26-08-2024 11:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Jillian Michaels is loving the "patriotism and Americana" that she has found in Wyoming after leaving her home state of California.In June 2021, the 50-year-old fitness guru moved out of Los Angeles and relocated to Miami along with her wife, DeShanna Marie Minuto, and their kids, Lukensia, 14, and Phoenix, 12.During an interview with Fox News Digital, Michaels, who recently teamed up with Bill Maher's media company Club Random Studios to bring her "Keeping It Real" podcast to video, shared that
  
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• Prosecutors to seek death penalty for PhD student accused of killing friend's baby in Pennsylvania

  26-08-2024 11:44 via foxnews.com
  
  A Ph.D. student charged with killing her friend's newborn baby and abusing the infant's twin brother while babysitting them in Pennsylvania could be sentenced to the death penalty if she is convicted, as prosecutors revealed they plan to seek capital punishment.Nicole Virzi, 30, was charged with homicide, aggravated assault and child endangerment after allegedly abusing and killing six-week-old Leon Katz while the child's parents, Ethan Katz and his wife Savannah Roberts, took the baby's twin br
  
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• 36 days: VP Harris refuses to reveal policy positions, give news conferences or interviews

  26-08-2024 11:42 via foxnews.com
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris has gone over five weeks refusing to give specifics to voters about her policy positions, holding no news conferences and sitting for zero major interviews since becoming the Democrats' presidential nominee.Harris spoke on Thursday at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), officially accepting the nomination, and has been busy on the campaign trail, but she has failed to face substantive questions since replacing President Biden on the ticket last month. Now
  
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• Experts warn DHS equity push has made the country less safe: 'Literally a road to anarchy'

  26-08-2024 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Years after the Department of Homeland Security implemented an "equity" lens in its efforts to combat terrorism and overhaul border security, experts are now warning that the nation faces increasing threat levels from radical Islamic terror groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), under President Biden's day-one racial equity executive order, identified key programs to advance racial equity in its methods of combating terrorism. In 2021, DHS launched a
  
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• 'Evangelicals for Harris' courts 'politically homeless' Christians to back Democrat in November

  26-08-2024 11:00 via foxnews.com
  
  An Evangelical Christian group is hoping to shake up the 2024 race by persuading voters of faith to see Vice President Harris as the candidate who will better uphold their values."We all want people to think more deeply about their civic participation and their faith, and how their faith engages with their politics," Rev. Lee Scott of "Evangelicals for Harris" told Fox News Digital. "[F]rankly, I believe that President Trump has used Christian voters to further his own ends at the expense of the
  
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• 7 smart, sensible tips for enjoying the healthiest pizza ever

  26-08-2024 10:45 via foxnews.com
  
  Pizza often gets a bad reputation for being an overly cheesy and greasy comfort food — but it’s not all bad, food experts insist. Pizza can be a convenient meal choice that’s healthy for the whole family while satisfying cravings at the same time. Fox News Digital spoke to two registered dietitians about several ways to select a healthier pizza — along with some common toppings to avoid. 6 AMAZING PIZZA VARIETIES ACROSS THE NATION YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT (BU
  
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• All you need to know about the Paralympics

  26-08-2024 10:36 via bbc.com
  
  As the Paris Paralympics approach, BBC Sport guides you through the sports, the venues and how many gold medals can be won.
  
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• Weather tracker: Pacific hosts two hurricanes and a typhoon

  26-08-2024 10:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Path of Hurricane Gilma spared damage as Hurricane Hone passes close to Hawaii and Typhoon Shanshan approaches JapanThe Pacific Ocean has become a theatre of dynamic meteorological activity this week, showcasing two hurricanes in the north-east, and a typhoon in the north-west. Hurricane Gilma underwent rapid intensification into a powerful category 4 storm on Sunday as it tracked west through the Pacific. Fortunately, Gilma’s path was spared significant damage, but instead generated turbu
  
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• Celebrities like Bieber, Bialik are using hyperbaric oxygen therapy: Here’s why it’s trending

  26-08-2024 10:15 via foxnews.com
  
  Celebrities including performing artist Justin Bieber and former "Jeopardy!" game-show host, actress and author Mayim Bialik have helped bring the practice of hyperbaric oxygen therapy into mainstream awareness as they tout the therapy's potential health benefits.Bieber turned to the therapy to assist in treating anxiety and stress, he announced in "Justin Bieber: Seasons" on YouTube, while Bialik has said publicly she's trying the therapy in hopes of alleviating her inflammation and autoimmune
  
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• Trump assassination attempt: Task force to visit Pennsylvania shooting site as Secret Service agents on leave

  26-08-2024 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  BUTLER, Pa. — A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers on a task force looking into the assassination attempt against former President Trump are expected to visit the shooting scene in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Monday – some for the second time since the July 13 incident.House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Aug. 4 announced the establishment of the task force on the assassination attempt against Trump and tapped Republican Pennsylvania Sen. Mike Kelly to lead
  
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• Tennessee parent on TikTok calls herself a 'Venmo mom,' won't volunteer in her kids' classrooms

  26-08-2024 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A Tennessee mom says she doesn’t want to volunteer in her kids' classrooms or for their extracurricular activities — and said she’s "found her community" after posting a video on TikTok explaining that she’s a proud "Venmo mom.""I don’t know about anyone else out there, but 'Meet the Teacher' is super stressful because I do not want to be involved at all," Casey Neal, 31 and a mother of four, said in her video that has grabbed at least 450,000 views. "I will ma
  
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• Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez divorce may test Jennifer Garner's own love life: expert

  26-08-2024 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Jennifer Garner has remained a supportive friend and co-parent with ex-husband Ben Affleck, all while maintaining her own notoriously private relationship with businessman John C. Miller.  Garner and Affleck appeared in great spirits together last week to send their oldest child off to college in Connecticut, the day before his now-estranged wife, Jennifer Lopez, filed for divorce after two years of marriage.While mostly elusive and rarely spotted together, Miller and Garner stepped out for
  
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• Pennsylvania town's annual Dominican festival erupts in gunfire leaving multiple injured

  26-08-2024 09:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Police in Allentown, Pennsylvania responded to a shooting that began when two groups opened fired at each other during an annual Dominican Festival on Sunday night.Allentown Police officers also opened fire in the incident, which happened at about 6:45 p.m. in the 100 block of North Seventh Street, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan said, according to LehighValleyNews.com.Several people were wounded and transported to local hospitals."Right now it appears there are no fatalities and n
  
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• Shooting at McDonald's in Florida reportedly leaves multiple victims wounded

  26-08-2024 06:32 via foxnews.com
  
  Multiple people were wounded in a shooting Sunday at a McDonald's in Carol City, Florida, according to reports.The shooting happened Sunday night at the McDonald’s location at 4686 NW 183rd Street, according to IMUD News.Several rescue units were dispatched to the scene, the outlet reported.FLORIDA MAN WHO HIJACKED EMS VEHICLE, TOOK IT FOR A JOYRIDE BEFORE EPIC CRASH ACCEPTS PLEA DEALAt least one victim is listed in critical condition, according to IMUD News. An air rescue helicopter trans
  
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• UN chief to push for more climate change action at Pacific leaders’ summit

  26-08-2024 04:41 via theguardian.com
  
  António Guterres to attend Pacific Islands Forum (Pif) in Tonga with climate crisis and unrest in New Caledonia among issues to watchThe UN secretary general, António Guterres, will attend a Pacific leaders’ summit this week in Tonga with a focus on climate change in the region, one of the world’s most vulnerable to rising sea levels and temperature changes.The annual meeting of leaders is the top political decision-making body of the region. The week-long summit culmin
  
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• NY murder-suicide leaves 5 dead before meeting with realtor to sell recently deceased mother's home: report

  26-08-2024 04:26 via foxnews.com
  
  A horrifying murder-suicide on New York's Long Island left five people dead, and it reportedly happened before a family was set to meet with a realtor to sell a recently deceased woman's home.Nassau County police arrived at the home on Wyoming Court in Syosset around noon Sunday – about 30 miles east of New York City.Responding officers found the gunman outside, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to authorities. They found four more victims dead inside the home.Police did no
  
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• UK Notting Hill Carnival chaos leaves 3 people stabbed, 90 arrested, 15 police officers assaulted

  26-08-2024 03:35 via foxnews.com
  
  At least three people were stabbed during the opening day of the Notting Hill Carnival in London on Sunday, with one still listed in life-threatening condition, according to the city’s police.The London Metropolitan Police Service said on X it was aware of three stabbings, one of which involved a 32-year-old woman who was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.Also stabbed was a 29-year-old man and a 24-year-old man, the former of whom was listed in non-life-threatening condition. Pol
  
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