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Hamas is losing the backing of ordinary people in Gaza who are paying the human price of its war
TEL AVIV — It’s become a tragically familiar scene in the Gaza Strip: After seeing her slain son’s corpse, a Palestinian woman screams in agony. Yet she points her anger not at the Israelis whose weapons killed him, but at Hamas. “I hope that God will destroy...
Volunteers who lived in NASA’s Mars simulation for over a year will finally emerge today
After 378 days inside a mock Mars habitat, the four volunteers for NASA’s yearlong simulation of a stay on the red planet are coming home. The crew — Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell and Nathan Jones — is scheduled to exit the 3D-printed habitat in Houston this evening. You can watch the livestream of their return on NASA TV (below) starting at 5PM ET.
Russian strikes leave thousands in northern Ukraine without power and water
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian strikes overnight left over 100,000 households without power in northern Ukraine and cut off the water supply to a regional capital, Ukrainian authorities reported Saturday, while civilian casualties rose sharply in the country’s embattled east. The northern Sumy region, which borders Russia, was...
Some evacuations downgraded for Pay Fire near Placerville; 77 acres burned
EL DORADO COUNTY – Some of the mandatory evacuations that were issued for a fire southeast of Placerville on Saturday afternoon have been downgraded.Cal Fire AEU said the fire, called the Pay Fire, is about 77 acres with no containment as of 8 p.m. Firefighters had said it was spreading at a dangerous rate and structures were threatened.The fire was moving east toward the Placerville Airport along Country Club Drive, the El Dorado County Fire Protection District said. A spot fire was reported east of Texas Hil Road, forcing more evacuations, officials said.The fire protection district said at 2:30 p.m. that multiple hangers...
Travis Kelce Joined by Patrick and Brittany Mahomes at Taylor Swift's Amsterdam Eras Tour Show
Watch: Travis Kelce Reveals How He Ended Up Joining Taylor Swift on Eras Tour Stage. This weekend includes a special anniversary relating to Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's romance and the NFL star spent part of it with the person who helped make it happen. The Kansas City Chiefs tight...
Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox given ovation in rare visit to Truist Park for Phillies-Braves game
ATLANTA (AP) — Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox made a rare visit to Truist Park for the Atlanta Braves’ game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night and received a standing ovation. Fan cheered after the 83-year-old Cox, was introduced as “the very best manager in the...
Ten Russian wrestlers reject invitations to Paris Olympics
Ten Russian wrestlers who were invited to compete at the Paris Olympics as neutral athletes will not take part after some of the leading wrestlers were left off the invitation list, the Russian Wrestling Federation said Saturday. Two-time gold medalist Abdulrashid Sadulaev and 2023 world champion Zaurbek Sidakov were among...
Larson leads the way for qualifying in 'The Windy City'
CHICAGO — It was another Kyle Larson pole on Saturday afternoon. For the fifth time this season, the No. 5 entry was on top of the scoring pylon to end qualifying. Larson's lap time of 1:27.836 narrowly bested Ty Gibb's final run of 1:27.846 to claim the top spot. The pole position is the 21st for Larson individually and the 252nd time a driver from Hendrick Motorsports has qualified in the top spot.
Caitlin Clark rallies Fever past Liberty 83-78 with first triple-double by WNBA rookie
INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark posted the first triple-double by a rookie in WNBA history to help rally Indiana to an 83-78 victory over New York on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, snapping the Fever’s nine-game losing streak to the Liberty. Clark finished with 19 points, 13 assists and 12...
Amtrak service from New York City to Boston suspended for the day
NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak service between New York and Boston has been suspended for the rest of the day, the rail service announced Saturday afternoon. The service disruption was due to a malfunctioning circuit breaker that was causing a power outage on all tracks between Penn Station in New York and Union Station in New Haven, Connecticut.
Ben Rice becomes 1st Yankees rookie to hit 3 homers in a game in a 14-4 rout of Red Sox
NEW YORK — Ben Rice became the first Yankees rookie to homer three times in a game and drove in seven runs as New York snapped a four-game slide with a 14-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Alex Verdugo hit a two-run homer and drew the...
New U.K. prime minister says Rwanda deportation plan is "dead and buried"
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday on his first full day in office that he is scrapping a controversial Conservative policy to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda as he vowed to get change in motion, though he warned it will take time."The Rwanda scheme was dead and buried before it started," Starmer said in his first news conference. "It's never acted as a deterrent. Almost the opposite."The announcement was widely expected because Starmer said he would ditch the plan that has cost hundreds of millions of dollars but never taken flight.The news conference followed his first Cabinet meeting as the new government takes on the...
Hundreds of mostly exiled Tibetans celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 89th birthday in India’s Dharamshala
DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Hundreds of mostly exiled Tibetans gathered in India’s hillside town of Dharamshala to celebrate the birthday of the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama, who turned 89 on Saturday. The Dalai Lama has made the hillside town his headquarters since fleeing Tibet...
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