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Beginning in April 2023, Sudan’s civil war has destabilized the Horn of Africa and led to disastrous consequences far beyond its borders. The conflict has displaced nearly 10 million people and left over 25 million facing acute hunger. The failed peace initiatives, rather than quelling the violence, have only deepened the crisis, trapping civilians in a nightmare of escalating brutality.

The cost of neglect: How Sudan’s civil war is deepening a regional crisis

The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of five Israelis taken back to Gaza as hostages during Hamas’s attack on southern Israel on 7 October. The bodies of kindergarten teacher Maya Goren as well as the soldiers Sergeant Major Ravid Aryeh Katz, Master Sergeant Oren Goldin, Staff Sergeant Tomer Ahimas and Sergeant Kiril Brodski were found in a Hamas tunnel in the southern city of Khan Younis on Wednesday.

Israeli military recovers five hostages' bodies in Gaza

Connecticut Public

Federal health officials are warning doctors to keep watch for a respiratory virus, known as parvovirus B19, as infection rates tick up in the United States. Parvovirus B19 has existed for decades, and its symptoms are typically mild or nonexistent among children and healthy adults. But it can also lead to serious complications for people who are pregnant or immunocompromised or who have certain blood disorders.

What to know about the 'slapped cheek' virus uptick in the U.S.

Wadi al-Kafur (Lebanon) (AFP) – Sobbing relatives thronged Sheikh Ragheb Hospital Saturday after an Israeli air strike killed 10 Syrians, including two children, who had escaped war at home only to die in south Lebanon. The early morning strike hit a building in the Wadi al-Kafur area of Nabatieh,...

Shock, grief as Israeli Lebanon strike kills 10 Syrians

South Carolina State

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

The Guardian

The UK foreign secretary and his French counterpart write in the Observer about their fears over Israel’s escalating tensions with Iran

David Lammy warns of rising risk of full-scale regional war in Middle East

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Hollywood child stardom has taken its toll on many actors through the decades. Lani O'Grady, for one, found fame in the 1970s on the TV family series, Eight is Enough. O'Grady followed in the footsteps of her brother, actor Don Grady, an original Mouseketeer and member of another popular TV family show: My Three Sons. Their mother, Mary B. Grady, was a talent agent who represented several child actors. But Lani, who would also eventually become an agent, died in 2001 just one week before what would have been her 47th birthday.

TV's 'Eight is Enough' Star Lani O'Grady Found Fame Early in Life but Died a Tragic Death

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Uganda court convicts LRA rebel commander of war crimes

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This story was produced through a collaboration between the Daily Yonder , which covers rural America, and Climate Central , a nonadvocacy science and news group. On the day he would become homeless, Wesley Bryant was awoken by his wife, Alexis.

Some Kentuckians, like many rural Americans, are too poor to qualify for federal flood protections

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Los Angeles, CA

On a recent Friday evening, a hooded figure in dark sunglasses climbed the pulpit at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles. Just below, a few dozen singers gathered at the front of the packed sanctuary, conducted by a woman on stilts — elevated to see the choir in full.

With a new orchestral album, Louis Cole pulls magic out of the air

The emerald ash borer is an invasive pest that's killing ash trees across North America, and it's threatening the practice of basketmaking for Indigenous tribes that rely on the wood. North Country Public Radio's Ana Williams-Bergen reports. (SOUNDBITE OF AXES THUNKING) ANA WILLIAMS-BERGEN, BYLINE: It's a clear and sunny day...

Mohawk people fight to save their ash trees — and with them, their tradition

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Hezbollah said that it struck northern Israel with drones and rocket attacks on Aug. 6. However, the group warns another attack is coming.

Hezbollah strikes northern Israel, warns the worst is yet to come

Denver, CO

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Migrants enrolled in the Denver Asylum Seekers Program won’t get cash benefits after all. The council amended a contract with Haven for Hope during the Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee meeting Wednesday. Instead of Haven of Hope providing migrants with cash assistance on debit cards, it will instead provide “culturally appropriate” food.

Denver revokes cash assistance for migrants

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A recent state inspection has led to the temporary closure of a Mission Barbecue location in Panama City, Florida. The establishment, known for its slow-cooked meats and variety of barbecue styles, faced significant issues that required immediate attention.

A recent state inspection has led to the closure of a BBQ restaurant in Florida

Fairfax, VA

Heman Bekele has just been named Time's 2024 Kid of the Year. As Time writes, "His accomplishment: inventing a soap that could one day treat and even prevent multiple forms of skin cancer. It may take years before such a product comes to market, but this summer Heman, who's 15, is already spending part of every weekday working in a lab at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, hoping to bring his dream to fruition."

Our interview with "TIME's 2024 Kid of the Year," inventor of a cancer-fighting soap

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Atlanta, GA

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A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Sometimes coincidences happen and you’re glad they did. I wrote a while back about a Denver Police Department officer who saved the day once after I had been thrown out of the homeless shelter on 48th several years ago. I had left my cot to use the restroom, and when I came back there was a man in my bed claiming it was his bed. The shelter manager sided with him and ejected me.

Opinion: My guardian angel at Denver PD

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Perdue Foods says it has recalled more than 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken products after discovering they may be contaminated with traces of metal. In a statement released Friday, Perdue said it had voluntarily recalled 167,171 pounds of frozen breaded chicken breast tenders and nuggets after identifying a “foreign material” in its products following consumer complaints.

Perdue recalls 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken that may contain metal

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More than a fifth of Sudan's population has been displaced in its civil war

Peace talks in Geneva to end the war in Sudan continue today, hosted by the United States, and stakes are higher than ever. The war between...

More than a fifth of Sudan's population has been displaced in its civil war

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