US military is leaving Niger even less secure: why it didn’t succeed in combating terrorism. (theconversation.com)
1 child killed after wind gust sends bounce house airborne at baseball game (apnews.com)
One child was killed and another was injured after a wind gust blew a bounce house into the air at a baseball game in Maryland on Friday night, local officials said....
Trump again tears into Georgia's Republican governor on the same day he campaigns in the state (apnews.com)
Donald Trump picked a new fight Saturday with Georgia’s Republican governor as he campaigned in the key swing state where he’s looking to avenge his narrow 2020 loss — a defeat he continues to blame on GOP officials for not giving into his false theories of election fraud....
Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida with hurricane warnings (apnews.com)
A tropical depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby north of Cuba on Saturday and was predicted to become a hurricane as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with the Florida coast....
Elon Musk Says He And Trump Have Discussed Creating ‘Efficiency Commission’ To Deregulate But Warns: ‘The Matrix Will Fight Back’ (www.mediaite.com)
ABC Host Received Death Threats Following Trump Interview (www.thedailybeast.com)
TikTok sued by Justice Department over alleged child privacy violations impacting millions (freedomproject.pages.dev)
Harris campaign staffs up in battleground states, 'Sun Belt'. (www.voanews.com)
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s and Brad Raffensperger’s Voter Registrations Targeted in Georgia’s New Online Portal. (www.propublica.org)
Firefighters battle California wildfire ahead of storms, lightning. (www.voanews.com)
Harris rejects Trump's idea to debate her on FOX with live audience. (www.voanews.com)
IOC leader says 'hate speech' directed at Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting is unacceptable | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
IOC President Thomas Bach said the “hate speech” directed at boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting at the Paris Olympics is “totally unacceptable.”...
Al-Shabab claims responsibility for attack on beach hotel in Somalia's capital that killed 32 (www.pbs.org)
Police in Somalia said Saturday that 32 people died and 63 others were wounded in an attack on a beach hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, the previous evening.
COVID surging in California. Is it time to bring back masks, hand sanitizer? What experts say (www.latimes.com)
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1 in 3 parents say they can't afford back-to-school shopping this year, survey says (www.fox5ny.com)
‘I’m trying to make it’: Jimmy Carter’s goal is to vote for Kamala Harris (www.theguardian.com)
Nearing his 100th birthday and in hospice care since February 2023, the former president Jimmy Carter reportedly has one goal: voting for Kamala Harris against Donald Trump....
NASA Is ‘Evaluating All Options’ to Get the Boeing Starliner Crew Home (www.wired.com)
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Scientists are piecing together the puzzle of long COVID. Here's what to know (www.pbs.org)
The intense scientific effort that long COVID sparked has resulted in more than 24,000 scientific publications, making it the most researched health condition in any four years of recorded human history....
Who Are the Far-Right Groups Behind the U.K. Riots? (www.nytimes.com)
The violence has been driven by online disinformation and extremist right-wing groups intent on creating disorder after a deadly knife attack on a children’s event in northwestern England, experts said.A range of far-right factions and individuals, including neo-Nazis, violent soccer fans and anti-Muslim campaigners, have...
Killing of Hamas Leader Fuels More Tension Between Biden and Netanyahu (www.nytimes.com)
Mr. Biden contended that the assassination of Mr. Haniyeh was poorly timed, coming right at what the Americans hoped would be the endgame of the process, according to the U.S. official, who likewise did not want to be identified describing private talks. Moreover, Mr. Biden expressed concern that carrying out the operation in...
Banned governing body that's fueling outcry on Olympic boxers has Russian ties and troubled history (apnews.com)
Mysterious "Protect Patients Indiana" group drops $50K on vague health care ads (indianacapitalchronicle.com)
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Kansas man sentenced to prison for stealing bronze Jackie Robinson statue (apnews.com)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The man who stole a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas is going to spend about 15 years in prison, although most of that time is related to a burglary that happened a few days after the January statue heist....
Colorado wildfire updates: Alexander Mountain fire destroys nearly 50 homes, buildings; Quarry and Bucktail fires continue to grow (www.denverpost.com)
Wildfires in Colorado have killed one person, damaged or destroyed more than 50 buildings and evacuated thousands of people across the Front Range....