Columbus, OH

Latin Times

Venezuela's government-friendly Supreme Court (TSJ) ratified on Thursday its victory in the country's highly contested elections. The decision was expected, considering the body's members are close to the Maduro government, same as those who form the country's electoral council. Supreme Court President Caryslia Beatriz Rodríguez Rodríguez read the body's ruling...

Venezuela's government-friendly Supreme Court ratifies it as victor of highly contested elections

NBC News

Police in Indonesia fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of protesters who attempted to storm parliament on Thursday after they tore down a section of fence and threw stones at officers. The unrest forced the legislature to delay a vote on controversial changes to election laws that...

Thousands attempt to storm Indonesia parliament to protest election law changes

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International called for the European Union (EU) to urge the government of India to end human rights abuses in a joint statement released Monday ahead of the EU-India Human Rights Dialogue. HRW and Amnesty International, alongside Front Line Defenders, the World Organisation Against Torture...

HRW and Amnesty International push EU to urge India to end human rights abuses

The Independent

  The U.N.’s human rights chief joined a chorus of concern Friday for members of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority after many were reported killed in recent fighting between the military government and the Arakan Army, an armed ethnic rebel group.According to a statement from the Geneva office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, he “expressed grave alarm and raised profound concerns about the sharply deteriorating situation across Myanmar, particularly in Rakhine State where hundreds of civilians have reportedly been killed while trying to flee the fighting.”It said his agency had documented that ”both the...

UN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar's Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting

Virginia State

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Kentucky Vibes.net

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

Colorado State

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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

Lafayette County, MS

Mississippi News Group

Written with artificial intelligence assistance. Deputies from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of possible animal cruelty on County Road 418 on August 4, according to Dark Horse Press. Upon arrival, officers encountered a distressing scene: several malnourished dogs and multiple deceased dogs still attached to their collars and chains.

Man Arrested for Animal Cruelty After Disturbing Discover

Irish Star

North Korea has deployed a set of new terrifying weapons to its border, reigniting fears of a new conflict as Kim Jong-un looks to modernise his military capabilities

WW3 fears as North Korea 'rushing new terrifying weapons to border'

Florida State

Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

The Lens

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

Georgia State

Daily Coffee Press

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

UPI News

A group of young, professional North Korean escapees has been pushing for a change in U.S. policy toward North Korea in meetings with officials and policy experts in Washington, D.C., and New York.

North Korean escapees urge U.S. to promote human rights, information access

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Floyd County, GA

According to officials with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), three former officers from the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), one GDC investigator, and a former Floyd County deputy have been charged for the aggravated assault of an inmate at the Floyd County Jail.

Five Former Georgia Law Enforcement Officers Charged With Aggravated Assault Against Inmate

The United States Treasury Department announced Tuesday that it has sanctioned Michel Joseph Martelly, the former president of Haiti, on drug trafficking charges. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control had imposed these sanctions under Executive Order 14059, which targets individuals involved in the global illicit drug trade. These sanctions freeze assets Martelly may hold in the US and generally prohibit American entities from conducting business with him. US financial institutions are also barred from making loans or providing credit to Martelly, among other restrictions. The move mirrors similar actions taken by the Canadian government on November 20, 2022, which also sanctioned Martelly and other former Haitian elites for allegedly protecting and enabling the illegal activities of armed criminal gangs.

US sanctions former Haiti president over drug trafficking charges

The Hill

The State Department announced Wednesday that it would extend its travel ban to North Korea for the eighth consecutive year. With this decision, the Biden administration has missed yet another opportunity to send a signal that it is serious about diplomatic engagement with North Korea. As a former civil rights...

The US has renewed draconian North Korea travel ban, yet again

The union representing Canada rail workers on Friday challenged the federal government’s directive imposing final binding arbitration to resolve labour bargaining, according to local media, and instead issued a strike notice set to commence on Monday. The government’s directive Thursday came hours after an employer-led lockout of more than...

Rail union challenges Canada government directive forcing binding arbitration

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

Denver, CO

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran was a "blatant violation" of Iran's sovereignty. The comment by the Saudi deputy foreign minister during an extraordinary meeting of members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was the first by the kingdom, the region's major power alongside Iran, since the killing of the Palestinian Islamist leader in the Iranian capital on July 31.

Saudi Arabia Says Hamas Leader's Killing Was 'Blatant Violation' of Iran's Sovereignty

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Nepal endorses landmark transitional justice amendment amidst human rights concerns

Nepal’s National Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill to amend the Enforced Disappearances Enquiry, Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, according to local media sources. The...

Nepal endorses landmark transitional justice amendment amidst human rights concerns

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