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• Quaker group pulls NYT ad over paper’s refusal to let it call Israel’s Gaza bombing ‘genocide’

  08-01-2025 21:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Organization said paper’s refusal ‘outrageous attempt to sidestep the truth’, choosing ‘silence over accountability’The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker organization that advocates for peace, said on Monday the group cancelled a planned advertisement in the New York Times in response to the paper refusing to allow it to refer to Israel’s actions in Gaza as a genocide.“The refusal of The New York Times to run paid digital ads that call
  
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• Brazil says Meta getting rid of factcheckers is ‘bad for democracy’

  08-01-2025 21:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Brazilian officials also ask tech giant to clarify whether it intends to implement changes in country within 30 daysThe decision by the social media giant Meta to end factchecking in the United States is “bad for democracy”, Brazil’s newly appointed communication minister, Sidonio Palmeira, said on Wednesday.Meta’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, stunned many with his announcement on Tuesday that he was pulling the plug on factchecking at Facebook and Instagram in the U
  
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• UK lawmakers vote against inquiry into 'rape gang scandal' as Musk keeps up pressure

  08-01-2025 21:15 via foxnews.com
  
  British lawmakers voted against launching a national inquiry into the U.K. grooming gang scandal on Wednesday, after objections to the way the vote was being put forward – and amid international scrutiny of the crisis spearheaded by Elon Musk.The House of Commons voted on an amendment to hold a statutory inquiry into the scandal – where it was revealed that men of predominantly Pakistani heritage had sexually abused girls for years in towns in northern England.The measure was an amen
  
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• ‘América Mexicana’: Mexico’s president responds to Trump with renaming of her own

  08-01-2025 20:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Claudia Sheinbaum joked about renaming the entire continent in retort to Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ commentsClaudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, has responded to Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America with a counter-proposal to rename North America.Standing before a global map in her daily press briefing, Sheinbaum proposed dryly that the continent should be known as “América Mexicana”, or “Mexican Ameri
  
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• Jean-Marie Le Pen’s death brings rivalry between Marine and niece into focus

  08-01-2025 19:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Family seeks to show a united front as French minister condemns ‘shameful’ celebrations of his demiseThe death of Jean-Marie Le Pen looked likely to reignite rivalries in his family over who is the rightful heir to the far-right political dynasty, as the French government condemned as “simply shameful” crowds of people who took to the streets to celebrate the politician’s demise.Marine Le Pen, daughter of the co-founder and leader of the far-right National Front par
  
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• 2 Americans arrested in Venezuela on eve of Maduro inauguration over ‘terrorism’ claims

  08-01-2025 19:44 via foxnews.com
  
  Two U.S. citizens have been arrested in Venezuela on charges that remain unclear, but which President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday claimed were related to the intent to "practice terrorism."Maduro said "very high level" Americans that he branded "mercenaries" were part of a group of seven who were arrested, though he did not provide any evidence or details of the arrests."Just today we've captured seven foreign mercenaries, including two important mercenaries from the United States,"
  
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• Inclusive transition best path to lifting of Syria sanctions, says UN special envoy

  08-01-2025 19:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Geir Pedersen tells security council the HTS administration has great opportunities but also risks making misstepsA credible process leading to a new transitional government involving all strands of Syrian society is the best way for the country’s caretaker administration to secure a smooth lifting of sanctions, the UN special envoy Geir Pedersen has told the UN security council.Giving his assessment of how the government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, the head of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir
  
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• Baby born on crowded small boat crossing from Africa to Canary Islands

  08-01-2025 18:36 via theguardian.com
  The boy and his mother as well as dozens of others were rescued off the coast of Lanzarote, SpainA baby boy has been born on a small, crowded boat carrying 60 people on the deadly Atlantic migration route from Africa to the Canary Islands.The boat was spotted off the coast of Lanzarote on the feast of the Epiphany, the day when Spanish children receive presents from the Three Wise Men. Continue reading...
  
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• Germany and France warn Trump against use of force over Greenland

  08-01-2025 18:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Olaf Scholz says borders are inviolable after president-elect talks of using US military or tariffs to take control of islandGermany and France have warned Donald Trump against any attempt to “move borders by force” after the incoming US president said he was prepared to use economic tariffs or military might to seize control of Danish-administered Greenland.In a hastily called televised statement, Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said Trump’s remarks had triggered &ldq
  
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• 23-year-old hiker found after surviving for 2 weeks in Australian mountain range

  08-01-2025 17:57 via foxnews.com
  
  A 23-year-old medical student who was missing in a remote Australian mountain range for two weeks has been located.Hadi Nazari from Melbourne went missing on Dec. 26, 2024, when he separated from two hiking companions to take photos in the Kosciuszko National Park in the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales state, the Associated Press reports. He survived on two muesli bars, foraged berries and creek water, police said on Wednesday.His rescue came after he approached a group of hikers on Wedn
  
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• US strikes underground Houthi weapons depots used to hit American ships

  08-01-2025 16:52 via foxnews.com
  
  The U.S. military on Wednesday said its forces struck weapons depots used by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist group in Yemen to target naval warships and merchant vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. "U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted multiple precision strikes against two Iranian-backed Houthi underground Advanced Conventional Weapon (ACW) storage facilities within Houthi-controlled territories of Yemen," CENTCOM said in a statement. The military command confirme
  
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• Mexico offers protection to famed singer after drug cartel death threats

  08-01-2025 16:29 via foxnews.com
  
  Authorities in Mexico are offering state protection to famed regional Mexican singer Natanael Cano and other artists after a drug cartel in northern Mexico publicly threatened them, prosecutors confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday.Photos of a banner threatening the lives of Cano, a singer of corridos, a musical genre often linked to drug cartel violence, and several other artists in the Sonora region circulated on social media over the weekend.The banner appeared to be signed by "Jalisco
  
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• Trump considers declaring national economic emergency to impose tariffs

  08-01-2025 15:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Move would allow president-elect to implement broad tariffs after threatening Panama, Greenland and CanadaDonald Trump is mulling over the idea to declare a national economic emergency to impose widespread tariffs, CNN reports, as the president-elect escalates threats to seize the Panama Canal, acquire Greenland and force Canada into becoming a US state.The emergency powers move would allow Trump to implement broad tariff measures against both allies and adversaries through the International Eco
  
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• Bipartisan lawmakers introduce ‘Georgian Nightmare Non-Recognition Act' in warning to Putin allied government

  08-01-2025 15:23 via foxnews.com
  
  FIRST ON FOX - Senior Republican and Democratic representatives will introduce a bill today prohibiting recognition of a Georgian Dream government of the Black Sea nation that has been swept by massive anti-government demonstrations for more than 40 days now.Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., chairman of the Helsinki Commission, and Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., are set to introduce the "Georgian Nightmare Non-Recognition Act" on Wednesday.Fox News Digital has exclusively obtained the bill barring r
  
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• Passenger arrested after allegedly opening emergency door of JetBlue plane on taxiway at Boston airport

  08-01-2025 14:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  A man was arrested after allegedly trying to open the door of a taxiing JetBlue flight at Boston’s Logan International Airport.
  
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• 'This is like a movie scene': California's Eaton fire burns multiple homes

  08-01-2025 14:52 via nbcnews.com
  KNBC reporter Michelle Valles walks through an Altadena, Calif., neighborhood as homes ignited by the Eaton Fire burn around her. The fire double in size overnight, consuming thousands of acres and destroying multiple homes.
  
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• Biden says he thinks he could have beaten Trump in the 2024 election

  08-01-2025 14:51 via nbcnews.com
  
  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden in a new interview published Wednesday said he still believes he could have defeated President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 election but isn't sure if he could have served a full second term.
  
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• Italian journalist Cecilia Sala freed from detention in Iran

  08-01-2025 14:45 via foxnews.com
  
  An Italian journalist detained in Iran for three weeks, whose fate became intertwined with that of an Iranian engineer wanted by the United States, was freed Wednesday and is heading home, Italian officials said.A plane carrying Cecilia Sala, 29, left Tehran after "intensive work on diplomatic and intelligence channels," Premier Giorgia Meloni’s office said, adding that the Italian premier had personally informed Sala's parents of the news.Iranian media acknowledged the journalist’s
  
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• California wildfire scorches abandoned cars left behind by evacuees

  08-01-2025 14:36 via nbcnews.com
  Video from NBC News’ affiliate station KNBC shows multiple abandoned vehicles being destroyed by a wildfire in southern California after many residents had to evacuate for safety.
  
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• Trump asks Supreme Court to block New York hush money sentencing

  08-01-2025 14:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to block criminal proceedings in his hush money case in New York, with a sentencing hearing scheduled for Friday.
  
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• Members of Congress pay respects to Jimmy Carter at US Capitol

  08-01-2025 14:27 via today.com
  Former President Jimmy Carter arrived at the US Capitol to lie in state as members of Congress paid their respects ahead of his funeral on Thursday. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.
  
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• Man opens door of taxiing JetBlue plane after arguing with girlfriend

  08-01-2025 14:26 via today.com
  Officials say a passenger opened an emergency exit door on a JetBlue flight out of Boston’s Logan Airport while the plane was taxiing just before takeoff. Another passenger on the flight said it all happened after the man got into an argument with his girlfriend.
  
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• U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says

  08-01-2025 13:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Taliban said they had been in talks with the Biden administration to exchange Afghans in U.S. custody for Americans detained in Afghanistan.
  
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• Three fires grow, forcing at least 80,000 evacuations around L.A.

  08-01-2025 13:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  A fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles has forced some residents to evacuate amid "life-threatening and destructive" winds.
  
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• Los Angeles wildfires: TODAY's Al Roker tracks Santa Ana winds

  08-01-2025 13:30 via today.com
  Dangerous winds in Los Angeles are intensifying the rapidly-spreading wildfires. Meanwhile, much of the rest of the country is bracing for a major winter storm. TODAY’s Al Roker tracks the forecast.
  
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• LA official on California wildfires: This is a public safety emergency

  08-01-2025 13:20 via today.com
  Los Angeles councilmember, Traci Park, who represents one of the areas under siege from the intense wildfires, joins TODAY to share an update and break down what people should know about the massive evacuations in the area. “This is not a drill,” she says.
  
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• Malawi sees influx of refugees from post-election violence in Mozambique

  08-01-2025 12:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Marauding gangs and political unrest since October’s polls have driven thousands of Mozambicans across the border into Malawi, despite its drought, food and fuel shortagesOn a sunny Saturday afternoon, Manase Madia, 50, shows his Mozambican identity card. Once a sign of pride, he does not know what to believe in any more. Over the past few weeks he has seen houses being burned down, and shops and businesses looted, including his own. He now fears for his family, which has scattered.At a co
  
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• Private equity reduces patient care while enriching investors, Senate report finds

  08-01-2025 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Senate investigation of Apollo Global Management's purchase of Lifepoint Healthcare and Leonard Green & Partners' purchase of Prospect Medical Holdings reinforced the findings of past research.
  
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• Heating bills set to climb as millions endure bitter cold from winter storm

  08-01-2025 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Heating bills are expected to rise again this winter, especially for those who warm their homes with electricity.
  
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• Chuck Todd: Which party cracks up first in 2025?

  08-01-2025 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  If there is one certainty in politics these days, it’s that the status quo rarely holds. And when one party has the White House, the House and the Senate, history tells us that new status quo has a shelf life of closer to two years than four.
  
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• Awards success of cartel boss musical Emilia Pérez prompts outrage in Mexico

  08-01-2025 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The film about Mexico has just one main actor who is Mexican, and Mexicans say it’s heavy with stereotypes and treats violence with frivolityA musical about a Mexican cartel boss who fakes their death, transitions and is reborn as a heroine searching for the forcibly disappeared is sweeping international film awards, but prompted amusement and outragein Mexico.Emilia Pérez, directed by Jacques Audiard, has been largely praised by international critics, though some noted it risked tr
  
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• Mark Carney ‘considering’ run to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada PM

  08-01-2025 10:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Supporters of former Bank of England and Bank of Canada governor say he has experience to lead in period of instabilityMark Carney: the ‘rock star central banker’ weighing up run to be Canada’s PMThe former Bank of England governor Mark Carney, a climate-focused economist who became the first non-Briton to run the Bank, is considering entering the race to replace Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister.Trudeau announced on Monday he would step down after nearly 10 years
  
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• Destructive winds will lead to explosive fire growth in Southern California

  08-01-2025 10:13 via nbcnews.com
  The Palisades, Eaton and Hurst wildfires raging in Southern California will be fueled by peak winds of 100 mph, placing 19 million people at risk. NBC News meteorologist Angie Lassman has the details on Early Today.
  
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• Communist spies and assassination attempts: how the cold war still shapes South Korean politics

  08-01-2025 06:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Attitudes to North Korea are key to understanding President Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempt to impose martial law and its aftermathAs South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol remains barricaded in his residence facing arrest, his descent from star prosecutor to isolated leader reveals a deeper story about a cold war-era ideology that continues to shape – and shake – South Korean politics.The scenes outside his residence might look familiar to audiences who followed Trump-era politics: supp
  
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• Nursing home in Pasadena evacuated as thick smoke from wildfire approaches

  08-01-2025 06:04 via nbcnews.com
  Residents at the Pasadena Park Healthcare & Wellness Center in Pasadena, California, are being evacuated as the Eaton Fire grows nearby. KNBC's Macy Jenkins reports.
  
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• Gaza Cola launched by Palestinian activist to rebuild destroyed hospital

  08-01-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Sales of fizzy drink from London hoped to raise money and send a message to big firms ‘investing in armed trade’Gaza’s healthcare is on the brink of “total collapse”, according to the UN, because of the targeting of hospitals by Israel. While it is still impossible to say how much time and money it will take to rebuild, one Palestinian activist has plans to piece one small part of it back with the help of a soft drink.Osama Qashoo, the creator of Gaza Cola, hopes to
  
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• ATF investigates tourist accused of setting businesses on fire in Puerto Rico

  08-01-2025 03:43 via nbcnews.com
  
  Authorities in Missouri and Puerto Rico are investigating an incident where several businesses on the island were allegedly set on fire by a tourist from Missouri; videos of the alleged event have gone viral.
  
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• Wildfire turns scenes of L.A. into a nightmare of burning homes and fleeing residents

  08-01-2025 03:41 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tens of thousands of Southern Californians were ordered to flee their homes Tuesday after a brush fire exploded in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles.
  
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• Federal prosecutors say they've uncovered 'additional criminal conduct' by NYC Mayor Eric Adams

  08-01-2025 03:40 via nbcnews.com
  
  Federal prosecutors allege they have uncovered “additional criminal conduct” by New York Mayor Eric Adams ahead of his scheduled trial in April.
  
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• Driver in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion used ChatGPT to plan blast, authorities say

  08-01-2025 02:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  The soldier who authorities believe blew up a Cybertruck on New Year's Day in front of the entrance of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas used artificial intelligence to guide him about how to set off the explosion, officials said Tuesday.
  
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• ‘Get out if you want to live’: Man describes moments he evacuated his car

  08-01-2025 02:57 via nbcnews.com
  NBC News' Gadi Schwartz spoke with Adam Handler, a Los Angeles resident who had to evacuate and leave his car behind after an officer warned that they need to "get out if they want to live." Handler's car was among a group of vehicles that were bulldozed to make a clear evacuation path. 
  
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• SAS had golden pass to get away with murder, inquiry told

  08-01-2025 02:13 via bbc.com
  
  In a closed-door hearing, a former senior UK Special Forces officer tells a public inquiry he believes the SAS "was carrying out murders".
  
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• Chemical used for explosives found in storage locker linked to New Orleans attacker, FBI says

  08-01-2025 01:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  A common chemical used for explosives was discovered in a Texas storage locker linked to the U.S. Army veteran who killed 14 people and injured more than two-dozen when he plowed into New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
  
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• Virginia Democrats maintain narrow legislative majorities after special election wins

  08-01-2025 01:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Democrats won a pair of special legislative elections in Virginia Tuesday, allowing the party to maintain their narrow majorities in both chambers.
  
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• 'It's tricky, they fly a lot' - Arteta on Carabao Cup balls

  08-01-2025 00:59 via bbc.com
  
  Mikel Arteta still believes Arsenal can reach the Carabao Cup final - but says they must first master the "tricky" football used in the competition.
  
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• Meta announces major changes in fact checking and content moderation

  08-01-2025 00:55 via nbcnews.com
  Meta, the parent of Facebook, said it will eliminate traditional fact-checking and will rely instead on community notes. The move was part of a pivot to a new emphasis on free speech. Meta will also allow more politics to enter users' feeds. NBC News' Hallie Jackson reports.
  
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• Search goes into night for survivors of Tibet quake

  08-01-2025 00:49 via bbc.com
  
  Rescuers have arrived in the area at the foot of Mount Everest, with fears overnight temperatures could drop to -18C.
  
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• Musk's 'disinformation' endangering me, says Jess Phillips

  08-01-2025 00:40 via bbc.com
  
  The tech billionaire and Trump adviser criticised the safeguarding minister after she defended a government decision not to hold an inquiry into UK grooming cases.
  
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• Jimmy Carter lies in state at U.S. Capitol after eulogies by Kamala Harris and GOP leaders

  08-01-2025 00:29 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former President Jimmy Carter arrived at the U.S. Capitol to lie in state after a memorial service attended by his family, Vice President Kamala Harris, members of Congress and other officials.
  
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• Trump ramps up threats to gain control of Greenland and Panama Canal

  08-01-2025 00:11 via bbc.com
  
  The president-elect said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland.
  
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