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Month: July 2024

Probe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli military and hard-liners

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli military court opened an initial hearing Tuesday for nine soldiers detained over what a defense lawyer said were allegations of sexual abuse of a Palestinian at a shadowy facility where Israel has held prisoners from Gaza during the war. The investigation has stoked tensions between the military command

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1 dead and dozens sickened after eating roasted eel from a Japanese department store

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — One person died and nearly 150 others were sickened after eating grilled eel prepared by a restaurant chain and sold at a department store near Tokyo, officials said. Among those sickened, two required hospitalization. Keikyu Department Store said 147 customers as of Monday had reported symptoms such as vomiting and

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Minnesota Spice: Gov. Tim Walz, a Harris VP contender, delights Democrats with MAGA mockery

By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — The way Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tells it, the stakes of the coming presidential election are both astronomically high and strikingly simple. On one side, the former high school teacher and congressman says, is Vice President Kamala Harris – a serious, competent and experienced candidate whom he believes is aligned with

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Stephen Nedoroscik waited his whole life for one routine. The US pommel horse specialist nailed it

AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — American pommel horse specialist Stephen Nedoroscik helped deliver the U.S. men’s gymnastics team’s first Olympic team medal since 2008. Nedoroscik went up last for the Americans in the final event. His score of 14.866 secured bronze for the U.S. Nedoroscik says he wanted to validated the decision to include

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Air New Zealand scraps its 2030 carbon emissions target, saying solutions are costly and scarce

Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Air New Zealand has scrapped its 2030 carbon emissions reduction targets, citing lags in producing new planes, a lack of alternative fuel and “challenging” regulatory and policy settings. The move by the national carrier highlighted the hurdles vexing carriers and policymakers in confronting aviation emissions. The airline said

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Last mild day before we heat up again

Today we will remain below normal, with highs reaching the low 80s. We had a few spotty showers across our region yesterday and very early this morning. They are making their way eastward today, allowing us to clear up. Some clouds will linger today but sunny skies will return tomorrow. The moisture is making its

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Top German court faults part of a plan to solve the country’s problem of too many lawmakers

Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s highest court has upheld the central part of an electoral reform designed to downsize the country’s increasingly bloated parliament. But in a ruling Tuesday, it overturned a planned change that two opposition parties feared could cost them their chance to send lawmakers to Berlin. The country’s last national election

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