3 inmates dead and at least 9 injured in rural Nevada prison 'altercation,' officials say (apnews.com)
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Germany says China was behind a 2021 cyberattack on a government agency and summons its ambassador (apnews.com)
Washington, DC, sues StubHub, saying the resale platform inflates ticket prices with deceptive fees (apnews.com)
The attorney general for Washington, D.C., sued StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the ticket resale platform of advertising deceptively low prices and then ramping up prices with extra fees....
Boar's Head expands recall to include 7 million more pounds of deli meats tied to listeria outbreak (apnews.com)
The popular deli meat company Boar’s Head is recalling an additional 7 million pounds of ready-to-eat products made at a Virginia plant as an investigation into a deadly outbreak of listeria food poisoning continues, U.S. Agriculture Department officials said Tuesday....
Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary sentenced to life in prison for directing a terrorist group (apnews.com)
LONDON (AP) — Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for directing a banned terrorist group that a judge said had put many lives at risk....
UN ends arms embargo for Central African Republic, in what government sees as sign of confidence (apnews.com)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday formally ended an arms embargo on the Central African Republic, a largely symbolic move but one that was welcomed by the country’s government as a sign of confidence as it seeks to end more than a decade of intercommunal conflict....
Wildfire doubles in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains as evacuations continue (apnews.com)
DENVER (AP) — A wildfire near a Colorado city grew to over 1,800 acres Tuesday morning as more homes were placed under mandatory evacuation orders and a looming column of smoke could be seen for miles around, according to the U.S. Forest Service....
Maduro locked in standoff with opponents as each side claims victory in presidential elections (apnews.com)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition and President Nicolas Maduro’s government were locked in a high-stakes standoff after each side claimed victory in Sunday’s presidential vote, which millions in the long-suffering nation saw as their best shot to end 25 years of single-party rule....
Judge denies bid to move trial of ex-officer out of Philadelphia due to coverage, protests (apnews.com)
A judge has turned down a request to move the trial of a former Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a motorist as he sat in his car, saying there’s insufficient evidence that the defendant would be unable to get a fair trial in the city....
Italy and China sign a 3-year action plan as Italian leader Meloni tries to reset relations (apnews.com)
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An Israeli airstrike hits a school sheltering people in Gaza, killing at least 30 (apnews.com)
Israeli airstrikes hit a school being used by displaced Palestinians in central Gaza on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, as the country’s negotiators prepared to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed cease-fire....
Italy plans to return an ambassador to Syria to reflect new diplomatic developments, minister says (apnews.com)
Gang kills at least 26 villagers in remote Papua New Guinea, officials say (apnews.com)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — At least 26 people were killed by a gang in three remote villages in Papua New Guinea’s north and eight villagers remained missing Friday in the latest violence in the South Pacific island nation relating to contested land ownership and sorcery allegations, officials said....
China issues rare praise to Philippine president for his ban on Chinese online gambling operators (apnews.com)
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Amid tensions with China, some US states are purging Chinese companies from their investments (apnews.com)
As state treasurer, Vivek Malek pushed Missouri’s main retirement system to pull its investments from Chinese companies, making Missouri among the first nationally to do so. Now Malek is touting the Chinese divestment as he seeks reelection in an Aug. 6 Republican primary against challengers who also are denouncing financial...
Israel's Netanyahu walks political tightrope on Washington trip following Biden's exit from race (apnews.com)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Washington on Monday, leaving behind a brutal war to make a politically precarious speech before the U.S. Congress at a time of great uncertainty following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race....
Still empty a year later, Omaha’s new $27M juvenile jail might never open as planned (apnews.com)
A year after the controversial project’s completion, the $27 million center remains empty....
UN body that regulates the deep sea tackles proposed mining code amid growing concerns (apnews.com)
Tense deliberations over how and if to allow deep sea mining unfolded Monday in Jamaica as at least one company threatened to apply for permission before rules and regulations are in place....
Schools receive third — and potentially final — round of federal funding for homeless students (apnews.com)
From the start of the 2023-24 school year to its conclusion, the number of students experiencing homelessness in Kalispell’s public school system jumped from 293 to 365. Assistant Superintendent Sara Cole said the increase reflects a growing trend in her district, one driven primarily by the soaring cost of living in the wake...
A prison union's big spending on Gavin Newsom: Is it an ‘800 pound gorilla’ or a threatened species? (apnews.com)
A year after he took the top job in 2019, the president of one of California’s largest and most powerful unions said in a newsletter that he wanted to be “the 800 pound gorilla” in Sacramento politics....
US Coast Guard patrol spots Chinese naval ships off Alaska island (apnews.com)
Just some good old “Freedom of Navigation”...
[AP News] IRS collects milestone $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers (apnews.com)
Japan and the Philippines sign a defense pact in the face of shared alarm over China (apnews.com)
Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of troubled federal Bureau of Prisons (apnews.com)
The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny....
Chinese auto exports surge, partly offsetting a sales slump at home (apnews.com)
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