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• At least 48 dead in Nigeria explosion after fuel tanker collides with truck

  08-09-2024 22:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Official says dead given mass burial after after collision in Agaie area of north-central Niger stateA fuel tanker has collided head on with another truck in Nigeria, causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, the country’s emergency response agency has said.The tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in north-central Niger state, at least 50 of which were burned alive, Abdullahi Baba-Arab, director-general of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, said. He added
  
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• A second Trump presidency has the UN fearing for its future, employee caught on camera reveals

  08-09-2024 19:38 via foxnews.com
  
  A recent undercover video showing a United Nations legal affairs employee saying the world body is scared of a Trump presidency is shining a new spotlight on Trump’s policy toward many of the U.N.’s scandal-plagued agencies.The U.N. Office of Legal Affairs official was recorded on an undercover video stating, "I’m not sure the United Nations as an institution is going to survive a second term by Trump." The Louder with Crowder podcast conducted the undercover recording and
  
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• Middle East crisis: Senior Gaza rescue service official killed in Israeli airstrike; three Israelis killed near Jordan border crossing – as it happened

  08-09-2024 17:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Deputy director of Gaza Civil Emergency Service and four family members killed in Jabalia, say Gaza health officials; three Israeli civilians killed in shooting near Jordan border crossing, says IDFHere is more on the earlier incident (see 9.08am post) in which three Israelis were killed.Reuters reports that Israeli authorities said a gunman crossing from Jordan killed the three civilians at the Allenby Bridge border in the occupied West Bank on Sunday before being shot dead by security forces.A
  
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• An inside look at Israel's special forces rescue unit fighting terrorists, rescuing hostages: 'Full on Fauda'

  08-09-2024 15:09 via foxnews.com
  
  When commandos from Israel’s elite Yamam counter-terrorism force launched a daring daytime raid on two homes deep within central Gaza and successfully rescued four hostages who had forcefully been taken across the border on October 7, it was the first time many people would learn of the unit’s existence. For years, the operations of Yamam have been shrouded in secrecy. Often, credit for its missions was given to other units. "Up until a few years ago, not many people knew a
  
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• Netanyahu blasts 'Iran's axis of evil' after Jordan border terror attack kills 3 Israelis

  08-09-2024 14:19 via foxnews.com
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted what he called Iran's "axis of evil" in remarks Sunday after a terrorist attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing killed three Israelis. "It's a hard day. A despicable terrorist murdered three of our citizens in cold blood at the Allenby Bridge. On behalf of the government, I send my condolences to the families of the victims," Netanyahu said at the beginning of his cabinet meeting Sunday. "We are surrounded by a murderous ideology led
  
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• Gold Star father Khizr Khan endorses Harris for president

  08-09-2024 14:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Gold Star father Khizr Khan, who gained national attention in 2016 for criticizing Trump, told NBC News that he is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
  
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• Tala, 10, went outside to play. She died with her pink rollerblades still on.

  08-09-2024 13:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Palestinian girl, 10-year-old Tala Hussam Abu Ajiwa, was killed in an Israeli strike while playing outside their Gaza home in her roller skates, her dad told NBC News.
  
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• From iconic venues to roaring crowds, the atmosphere at the Paris Paralympics is ‘unmatched’

  08-09-2024 13:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  PARIS — From Blind Soccer at the Eiffel Tower to Para Taekwondo at the Grand Palais and Para Equestrian in the gardens of Versailles — the City of Light has served as a stunning canvas for Paralympic greatness.
  
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• Gunman crossing from Jordan kills three Israelis at border, Israeli army says

  08-09-2024 12:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  A gunman crossing from Jordan killed three Israeli civilians at the Allenby Bridge border in the occupied West Bank before security forces shot him dead on Sunday.
  
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• Pope arrives in the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea with humanitarian aid and toys

  08-09-2024 12:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, bringing with him a ton of medicine, musical instruments and a message of love for the people who live there.
  
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• Who's coaching Harris and Trump on foreign policy for Tuesday's debate?

  08-09-2024 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Harris’ pragmatic foreign policy views have been shaped mainly by her White House advisers. Trump has no formal process but speaks to ex-officials who have stayed loyal to him and some GOP senators.
  
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• Syphilis is at its highest levels since the 1950s. Here’s how experts are trying to fix that.

  08-09-2024 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Syphilis rates are at the highest since the 1950s. Public health officials are trying to bring levels down by making testing and treatments more available.
  
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• Harris is trying to cut into Trump's edge on the economy. It could decide the election.

  08-09-2024 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Kamala Harris is looking to neutralize a glaring vulnerability that has jeopardized her prospects since she replaced Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee: voter frustration with high prices.
  
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• Foreign election influence campaigns have bark, but questionable bite

  08-09-2024 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  At least four major foreign influence operations aimed at the U.S. election have been identified by authorities and researchers in recent months, and U.S. intelligence officials warned Friday that foreign actors are ramping up their efforts to meddle.
  
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• Texas Lyft driver sues rideshare company, hospital after passenger choked him with his own seatbelt

  08-09-2024 10:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A Lyft driver who says a passenger attacked him in Texas by choking him with his own seatbelt as he was driving him to his destination has filed a lawsuit against Lyft and the hospital where he picked up the passenger.Driver Kehinde Ayoola said staff at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston requested the ride and helped the passenger to the vehicle in February of this year."He pulled my seatbelt and wrapped it around my neck, choking me. He was trying to kill me," Ayoola told Fox 26.The passenger
  
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• Pope Francis welcomed to remote Papua New Guinea as he seeks ‘to break down distances’

  08-09-2024 07:17 via theguardian.com
  
  The pontiff visited the small town of Vanimo after delivering mass to an estimated 35,000 people in the capital of Port MoresbyPope Francis travelled to Vanimo, on Papua New Guinea’s remote north-west coast, after celebrating a mass in the capital of Port Moresby in front of an estimated audience of 35,000 people.The pope received an enthusiastic welcome in the town located on a peninsula close to the border with Indonesia. He was greeted by members of the small Catholic community who are
  
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• City in Florida providing $1M in opioid settlement money to nonprofits fighting opioid epidemic

  08-09-2024 07:10 via foxnews.com
  
  The city of St. Petersburg, Florida, is allocating $1 million from an opioid settlement to nonprofit organizations working to address the opioid crisis through treatment and recovery support services.As part of the settlement, St. Petersburg will receive $6 million over 18 years.The city is looking to fill resource or service gaps in the community and plans to use the money to offer grants for new and innovative proposals that are not already being funded by existing sources, the city said in a
  
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• Texas police department to introduce autonomous drone pilot program: 'An eye in the sky'

  08-09-2024 06:43 via foxnews.com
  
  A police department in Texas may soon be using drones to respond to emergency calls, according to Police Chief Brian Jones.The Bee Cave Police Department offered a demonstration of their autonomous drone system on Friday morning, known as "AV8."The demonstration was part of a pilot project to test the AV8, which also consists of a computer system to keep drones on-target. Both are built by eve Vehicles, which is a start-up based in Austin.GREEN DAY RUSHED OFFSTAGE DURING CONCERT DUE TO UNAUTHORI
  
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• 49 days: Kamala Harris has yet to do formal press conference since emerging as Democratic nominee

  08-09-2024 06:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Vice President Kamala Harris has gone 49 days as the presumptive, and now, official Democratic nominee for president without holding an official press conference.Under pressure to sit down for a substantive interview after weeks of stonewalling, Harris finally ended her interview drought last month when she was joined by running mate Tim Walz for a pre-taped piece with CNN's Dana Bash last Thursday in Georgia that was a far cry from a traditional press conference."She should absolutely hold regu
  
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• Evacuations ordered as fire burns foothills of national forest east of L.A. amid heat wave

  08-09-2024 05:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  Evacuations were expanded Saturday as a wildfire with leaping flames scorched the foothills of the San Bernardino National Forest east of Los Angeles.
  
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• Australia news live: census to include questions on sexuality, anti-war protesters to descend on weapons expo

  08-09-2024 04:15 via theguardian.com
  Treasurer Jim Chalmers says LGBTQ+ community ‘have been heard and they will count in the 2026 census’. Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSpeers finishes up by asking Chalmers about the ongoing census questions palaver.He says there will be a new question covering both sexual orientation and gender for the first time (first there were going to be no questions, then there was going to be one on sexual orientation but gender was g
  
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• Kentucky authorities say multiple people injured in ‘active shooter situation’

  08-09-2024 04:02 via theguardian.com
  
  The shooting occurred along Interstate 75 in a rural area south of Lexington, near the city of London authorities saidKentucky police reported an “active shooter situation” on Saturday evening near Interstate 75 in London, Kentucky, south of Lexington, where “numerous persons” had been shot in traffic.In a video statement, London mayor Randall Weddle said seven people were hurt, but not all of those were wounded by gunfire. Some of the victims were injured in a vehicle ac
  
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• Nick Cannon says ex-wife Mariah Carey doesn't 'want me' back: 'Moved on from my crazy antics'

  08-09-2024 03:59 via foxnews.com
  
  Nick Cannon may have hoped for a reconciliation with ex-wife Mariah Carey but he has accepted that it is unlikely to happen.During an August interview with E! News, Cannon, 43, who was married to the 55-year-old singer for eight years, told the outlet he would "absolutely" get back together with Carey. "Be stupid if I wouldn’t," "The Masked Singer" host said. "We belong together."However, Cannon acknowledged to People Magazine in a recent interview that his chance to be with the "Fant
  
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• Angel Reese announces her season is over as Caitlin Clark Rookie of the Year race may now be decided

  08-09-2024 03:58 via foxnews.com
  
  Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese announced on X that her season is over due to an injury on Saturday night after being declared questionable for the team's upcoming game against the Dallas Wings with a wrist issue."I’m filled with emotions right now that I have a season-ending injury, but also filled with so much gratitude for what is next. Although this is God’s timing and not mine, I am finally able to give myself a physical and mental break. ‘God gives his hardest battles
  
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• Illegal migrant arrested, accused of rape after being released by Massachusetts court: ICE

  08-09-2024 03:41 via foxnews.com
  
  A 28-year-old "gotaway" migrant has been arrested and charged with rape after he was previously released by a state court, despite his violent rap sheet.In a Friday statement from the Boston, Massachusetts, field office, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of Jorge Luis Castro-Alvarado. He was arrested in Lynn, Massachusetts, on August 1.ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston branch said that the migrant "unlawfully entered the United States bef
  
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• Venezuela revokes Brazil’s custody of Argentine embassy housing Maduro opponents

  08-09-2024 03:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Opponents holed up for months in the Argentine ambassador’s residence say the building has been surrounded by security forcesVenezuela’s government has said that Brazil can no longer represent Argentina’s diplomatic interests in the country, putting several anti-government opponents holed up for months in the Argentine ambassador’s residence seeking asylum at risk, as reports emerge that the embassy has been surrounded by security forces.Venezuela’s foreign ministry
  
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• Kentucky police identify subject of manhunt after ‘numerous’ people shot on highway

  08-09-2024 03:23 via foxnews.com
  
  Police are searching the woods near Interstate 75 just north of London, Kentucky, after "numerous persons" were shot on the highway around 6 p.m. near exit 49, officials confirmed Saturday evening. Joseph A. Couch, 32, a person of interest in the shooting, is considered armed and dangerous, police said. "If you have any information regarding the whereabouts or location on this individual please contact the London-Laurel County 911 Center by calling 911 or 606-878-7000," the London Poli
  
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• Trump threatens lawyers, donors and election officials with prison for 'unscrupulous behavior'

  08-09-2024 03:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  MOSINEE, Wis. — Former President Donald Trump, who makes frequent false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen through rampant fraud, warned Saturday that he would attempt to imprison anyone who engages in "unscrupulous behavior" during the 2024 race results.
  
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• Caitlin Clark struggles to 'control emotions' after taking hits, not getting fouls called

  08-09-2024 03:14 via foxnews.com
  
  Caitlin Clark didn't get the foul calls she was looking for during the Indiana Fevers' 99-88 loss to the Minnesota Linx on Friday. After the game, Clark referred to instances in which she was hit by opposing players but refs didn't blow the whistle. Clark said those moments had an emotional impact on her that she hopes to control better. "I thought I got fouled a couple times there in the second half on mid-range jump shots," Clark said. "It happens. Sometimes they get calls, sometimes
  
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• California woman found in wilderness 12 days after going missing

  08-09-2024 03:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  A woman was found in the Northern California wilderness on Friday, 12 days after going missing, officials said.
  
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• Jennifer Lopez, Matt Damon clasp hands during 'long, deep conversation' at 'Unstoppable' afterparty: report

  08-09-2024 02:54 via foxnews.com
  
  Jennifer Lopez and Matt Damon reportedly had a lengthy one-on-one discussion at the afterparty for their movie "Unstoppable," which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival Friday.Lopez, 55, starred in the movie, which was produced by her soon-to-be ex-husband Ben Affleck, 51, and Damon, 53. While Affleck skipped the "Unstoppable premiere" and afterparty, Lopez and Damon posed together on the red carpet  for group photos with other members of the cast including Jharrel Jerome, B
  
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• Harris visits spice shop known for hating and slamming Republicans, calls for end of 'divisiveness'

  08-09-2024 02:47 via foxnews.com
  
  Kamala Harris made a campaign stop on Saturday at a spice shop known to openly discriminate against Republicans while calling for an end to political "divison."The spice shop, Penzeys Spices in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, welcomed the Democrat nominee to browse the store and meet some supporters.While facing a gaggle of reporters, Harris claimed, "It's time to turn the page on the divisiveness. It's time to bring our country together, chart a new way forward."HARRIS WILL HAVE TO ‘FACE OFF&rs
  
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• Popular YouTube gun expert Paul Harrell announces own death at 58 in video: 'If you're watching me, I'm dead'

  08-09-2024 02:46 via foxnews.com
  
  Popular YouTube firearms expert Paul Harrell announced his own death from pancreatic cancer at the age of 58 in a posthumous video. The late U.S. Army and Marine Corps veteran, who was known for his gun reviews, firearms instruction videos and 2nd Amendment advocacy, shared the heartbreaking update in final message to his fans that was uploaded to his YouTube channel Tuesday by his manager, Brad Nelson.In the six-minute clip, which Harrell said was recorded on Dec. 20, 2023, he was seen sit
  
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• Five injured after shooting near Kentucky highway, 'armed and dangerous' person of interest ID'd

  08-09-2024 02:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  A shooting near a Kentucky highway Saturday night has left five people seriously injured, and the search for a person of interest considered "armed and dangerous" is underway, authorities said.
  
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• Notre Dame suffers stunning upset to Northern Illinois; Huskies record first-ever win over top-10 opponent

  08-09-2024 02:33 via foxnews.com
  
  Northern Illinois kicker Kanon Woodill's 35-yard field goal in the final minute proved to be the difference maker in the Huskies' matchup with the fifth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday.Notre Dame tried to pull off a last-second comeback, but a 62-yard field goal was no good. Northern Illinois would go on to celebrate an improbable 16-14 victory in South Bend, Indiana.The upset marked the Huskies first nonconference victory against a ranked opponent since a 19-16 win over the 21st Al
  
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• Georgia high school shooting: Suspect's former neighbors recount harrowing stories of alleged abuse, chaos

  08-09-2024 02:19 via foxnews.com
  
  The former neighbors of the suspected Georgia high school shooter shared a glimpse into the family's chaotic home.Fox News Digital spoke with the neighbors of 14-year-old Colt Gray in Statham, Georgia, a small town of approximately 2,000 residents, where the family of the suspected shooter lived until they sold the home in Sep. 2019.The current owners of Gray's former home, who spoke with Fox News Digital anonymously, said that the home on nearly 8 acres of land was in disarray when they bought
  
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• Man accused of hitting Jewish students with bottle in Pittsburgh now linked to prior attack

  08-09-2024 01:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  The suspect arrested last Friday on accusations of hitting a group of Jewish students on the University of Pittsburgh campus is now being accused of a previous attack at Carnegie Mellon University.
  
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• More than a million British workers not having a single day of paid time off, says TUC

  08-09-2024 01:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Employees have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, according to new trade union researchWorkers across Britain have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, with more than a million people going without a single day of paid time off, according to new research.With unions gathering in Brighton this weekend for the first TUC conference under a Labour administration for 15 years, the body revealed new research showing the extent to which workers are being denied holiday pay. Workers are enti
  
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• Antony Blinken to visit UK for talks on Ukraine and Middle East

  08-09-2024 00:45 via theguardian.com
  
  US secretary of state will be most senior US official to have travelled to London since Labour’s election victoryThe US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, will head to London next week to discuss the Middle East and Ukraine, the state department announced on Saturday, in advance of a US visit by prime minister Keir Starmer.Blinken’s visit to London on Monday and Tuesday will be the most senior by a US official since the Labour party won the general election in July, ending 14 years
  
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• Was a beloved whale suspected of being a Russian ‘spy’ killed in Norway?

  08-09-2024 00:25 via foxnews.com
  
  Havldimir quickly became a celebrity in Norway, swimming his way into their Nordic hearts. But this beluga whale's odd story started in 2019 when he was discovered in northern Norway near the island of Ingoya wearing a harness with "Equipment St Petersburg" written in English connected to a mount for a small camera. Hvaldimir, as Norwegians dubbed him – mixing together the Norwegian word for whale and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s name – was intelligent, friendly
  
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• Oklahoma State hangs on in double overtime to avoid Arkansas upset

  08-09-2024 00:23 via foxnews.com
  
  It is better to win ugly than to lose pretty, and that was certainly the case for Oklahoma State on Saturday. While the No. 16 Cowboys defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks, 39-31, it took a second-half comeback and two overtimes to avoid the upset.The Razorbacks came out of the gate fast, going up 14-0 in the first quarter. The first points of the day for the Cowboys came on a Kale Smith 73-yard pick-six.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe first offensive points for Oklahoma S
  
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• Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus defeats American Jessica Pegula in US Open final to build on father's dream

  08-09-2024 00:15 via foxnews.com
  
  American tennis player Jessica Pegula lost the women's singles final at the U.S. Open on Saturday to Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka. Sabalenka won in two sets, both times by a score of 7-5. Pegula, as she had all tournament, fought back after falling behind. Sabalenka won the first set then took a 3-0 lead in the second, but Pegula took the next five subsets. Sabalenka won the next four to close out the match.Sabalenka had won 11 straight matches and 22 of her last 23 sets going into the match.
  
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• Post Office campaigner Alan Bates marries partner on Richard Branson’s private island

  08-09-2024 00:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Bates and Suzanne Sercombe invited to Necker Island after publicly soliciting a holiday from Virgin tycoonThe Post Office campaigner Alan Bates has married his partner, Suzanne Sercombe, on Richard Branson’s Necker Island in a ceremony officiated by the Virgin tycoon.The wedding took place last month on the entrepreneur’s private island in the British Virgin Islands, the Sunday Times reported. Continue reading...
  
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