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Ultra-right-wing Israeli nationalists stormed two military facilities late Monday, protesting the detention and questioning of nine Israel Defense Forces reservists suspected of raping and abusing a Palestinian prisoner whose injuries were so bad he had to be hospitalized. Social media videos show guards at the Sde Teiman military base and prison, near Beersheba in southern Israel, shouting at and pushing military police who'd arrived to question the reservists, seemingly in defense of the suspects.The Sde Teiman facility is known to hold Palestinians arrested in Gaza since Israel launched its war on the territory's Hamas rulers, in response to the group's...

Alleged rape of Palestinian prisoner reveals stark divisions in Israel

The last person listed as missing from the Hamas attack on Israel 10 months ago has been identified as killed, Israeli authorities say. Bilha Yinon, 75, was murdered along with her husband, Yaakov, at their home in Netiv Haasara, when hundreds of gunmen from Gaza attacked communities in southern Israel on 7 October.

Last missing Israeli victim of Hamas attack declared dead

Reuters

(Reuters) - One Israeli male hostage was killed by his guard and two women captives were seriously wounded in two separate incidents in Gaza, the spokesperson for Hamas' armed al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Ubaida, said on Monday.

Hamas armed wing says one Israeli hostage killed, two women captives 'seriously wounded'

Axios

Hamas on Sunday rejected an updated U.S. proposal for a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, blaming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for moving the goalposts and the U.S. for indulging him. Why it matters: The White House had claimed significant progress had been made during talks in Doha over...

Hamas rejects new U.S. proposal for Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal

The Guardian

Biden’s voice was strong and clear, and the crowd was far warmer to him as an outgoing president

Biden at the Democratic convention was unrecognisable from his disastrous debate

Fox News

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 Friday to reject a Biden administration request to enforce changes to Title IX that many argued would allow biological men to participate in women's sports.

Supreme Court strikes down Biden-Harris Title IX change that some argued would allow men in women's sports

Mediaite

Fred Trump III, Donald Trump’s nephew, claimed during a recent interview with Dean Obeidallah that Trump is showing signs of dementia similar to the former president’s father and grandfather. On Friday’s edition of The Dean Obeidallah Show, Trump spoke to Obeidallah about his uncle’s mental health and potential...

‘I Know What I Saw’: Trump Nephew Fred Tells Liberal Host Donald Trump Showing Signs of ‘Dementia’ Like Father And Grandfather

New Hampshire State

Two transgender teenagers and their families filed a lawsuit Friday against New Hampshire education officials over a new state law prohibiting them from competing on girls’ sports teams at their public high schools.

Transgender teens sue New Hampshire officials over new state law prohibiting them from competing on girls’ sports teams

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Tampa, FL

New York Post

A Florida gastroenterologist has been disciplined after two recent colonoscopy procedures went awry on his watch, including at least one where he couldn’t hear an improperly-sedated patient’s screams because he wasn’t wearing his hearing aids.

Dr. Ishwari Prasad, 84, has been placed on probation by the Florida Board of Medicine after the botched procedures, according to a state Department of Health administrative complaint viewed by USA Today.

Both colonoscopies took place on June 5 last year at the Tampa Ambulatory Surgery Center.



During the first, Prasad is said to have “improperly delegated” medical tasks to a surgical tech who did not have a...

Florida doc, 84, couldn’t hear colonoscopy patient screaming in agony because he wasn’t wearing his hearing aids: complaint

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. On July 28, 2024, a TikTok video posted by Erica W., known as @tasteofmelanin on the platform, garnered significant attention after she exposed disturbing racist decorations in an Airbnb rental. The incident occurred in a rental property that Erica had booked, although the exact location remains unspecified. The video has since gone viral, prompting widespread concern and leading to the removal of the listing from Airbnb's platform.

Airbnb Listing Taken Down After Black Woman Finds Hanging Monkeys and Cotton Used As Decor

New York City, NY

A group representing Indian American Muslims has withdrawn its float from New York City’s annual India Day Parade on Sunday following controversy over the inclusion of a float they say shows anti-Muslim bias.

Indian American Muslim group cancels parade participation amid float controversy

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

The Spun

Jordan Chiles has officially been stripped of the bronze medal she won for her floor routine at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.  But does the United States gymnast plan on returning her bronze medal to the International Olympics Committee? The Court of Arbitration ruled that ...

Report: Jordan Chiles Makes Final Decision On Her Bronze Medal

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Michael Smerconish argued Kamala Harris is not "indestructible" amid her polling successes, predicting she will be "held accountable."
The post CNN’s Smerconish Predicts ‘Nearly Invisible Vice President’ Kamala Harris Will Eventually Be ‘Held Accountable’: ‘She’s Had a Free Ride’ first appeared on Mediaite.

CNN’s Smerconish Predicts ‘Nearly Invisible Vice President’ Kamala Harris Will Eventually Be ‘Held Accountable’: ‘She’s Had a Free Ride’

Business Insider

Hezbollah took a heavy toll on Israeli armor the last time they fought on the ground, and the destruction may be worse next time.

Lebanon is 'not tank country' and an Israeli armored assault there exposes it to Hezbollah's firepower

Las Vegas, NV

Venezuelan five-time Olympic cyclist Daniela Larreal Chirinos was found dead in her Las Vegas apartment after she choked to death on her food, police said.

Authorities were called to the 50-year-old former athlete’s apartment on Friday after she failed to show up at the hotel in Las Vegas where she worked for the entire week, Fox Sports reported.

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Police determined she died on Sunday, Aug. 11, from asphyxiation caused by solid food remains found in her trachea, according to the report.



Chirinos was a notable athlete in Venezuela, having participated in the speed cycling event in five Olympic Games, including Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and London 2012.

She won two gold medals in San Salvador 2002 and two silvers, one during the 2002 games and one in Mexico City in 1990. She also won two silver medals at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo in 2003, according to Fox Sports.

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Former Olympic cyclist Daniela Larreal Chirinos found dead inside Las Vegas apartment days after choking on her food: report

Fareed speaks with Russian journalist and author Mikhail Zygar about how Kyiv’s Kursk offensive may shape the course of the war — and what Russian President Vladimir Putin really wants by invading Ukraine.

On GPS: What Putin is really after

A Russian special forces unit commander told the parents of conscripts that their children would go to heaven if they died serving their country.

An elite Russian commander told Moscow's troops that they would 'go to heaven' if they died in Kursk

Connecticut State

After heavy weekend rainfall, rescue workers rushed to save people from flash flooding in parts of Connecticut. At least two people have died.

Video: Woman clings to column in Connecticut flash flood

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Bodies of six Israeli hostages retrieved from Gaza, Israel says

The bodies of six Israeli hostages have been retrieved from Gaza during an overnight military operation in Khan Younis, Israeli authorities said...

Bodies of six Israeli hostages retrieved from Gaza, Israel says

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