Former President Donald Trump said he “had a very good phone call” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday.

Trump says he had ‘a very good phone call’ with Zelensky, discussed Russia-Ukraine war

The final night of the Republican National Convention has kicked off in Milwaukee. Former President Donald Trump is expected to speak later in the evening.

Fact check: Trump makes more than 20 false claims in RNC acceptance speech

Kamala Harris turns her attention to JD Vance amid speculation about Biden’s future

Wisconsin State

The 2024 election, which will pick a president for a nation of more than 330 million people, could be decided by a small number of voters in a few key states.

Why an election for 330 million-plus people may still come down to so few votes

The July full moon will shine bright in the sky this weekend, just in time for the anniversary of the first moon landing. Here’s when to watch for the moon.

July’s full moon coincides with the anniversary of a special lunar event

American citizen Travis Leake has been sentenced to 13 years in a penal colony in Russia, state media RIA Novosti reported Thursday, after he was detained on drug charges last year.

US rock band manager Travis Leake sentenced to 13 years in Russian penal colony, following drug charges

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

In a new episode of “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper”, Sara Sidner reports on “Political Violence: America’s Bloody History”. Airs on Sunday, July 21st at 10pm ET/PT on CNN.

Hope as their message: Nephew of Robert Kennedy describes his uncle’s assassination

The US Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned two alleged members of a Russian cybercriminal gang that has claimed responsibility for a slew of hacks against US critical infrastructure providers, including a cyberattack in January that caused a tank at a Texas water facility to overflow.

US sanctions alleged Russian hackers who claimed attacks on US water facilities

Montana State

Columbia Falls, MT

A 72-year-old Montana man shot and killed a grizzly bear after it attacked him while he was alone picking huckleberries, according to the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

A 72-year-old was alone picking huckleberries in a Montana forest. Then, a grizzly bear attacked him

Houston, TX

For more than a week, some residents of the nation’s fourth largest city were left to sleep in their cars, shuffle perilously with canes and walkers across dark rooms and corridors, and watch food and medications spoil and critical medical equipment become inoperable.

‘I’m just sick of it’: More than a week without power leaves some Houston-area residents feeling hopeless and abandoned

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

While surveying the site of an ancient channel on Mars, the Curiosity rover ran over a rock and discovered pure sulfur on the red planet for the first time.

Accidentally exposed yellowish-green crystals reveal ‘mind-blowing’ finding on Mars, scientists say

As a collector of artifacts, Richard “Dana” Moore makes a habit of scrolling through Goodwill’s online thrift store, and one day in 2022, he came across an item that piqued his interest. Moore wound up making a historic find.

A history buff bought a piece of a tent from Goodwill for $1,700. It really did belong to George Washington

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins speaks with former Trump national security adviser John Bolton regarding Trump’s phone call with Zelensky and the potential consequences of another presidency on Ukraine.

‘This is nuts’: Bolton on Trump plans for Ukraine

Coral Gables, FL

Edmond Thorne

Tragic End for South Florida Hispanic Building Tycoon Sergio Pino. Fort Lauderdale, FL - In a shocking turn of events, prominent South Florida homebuilder Sergio Pino was found dead in his Coral Gables home on Tuesday morning. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Pino died from an apparent suicide.

South Florida Tycoon Dead After FBI Raids on Homes and Office

Investigators believe the gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump may have used a drone on a reconnaissance trip to the rally site on the day of the shooting, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation told CNN.

Investigators believe Trump’s would-be assassin flew a drone over rally site on the day of the shooting

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Bucks County Beacon

Conservatives have done the United States a huge favor by explaining in detail what they’ll try to do if Donald Trump is reelected. Project 2025 , a “presidential transition project” of the Heritage Foundation, helpfully lays out how a group of former Trump officials would like to transform the country into a right-wing dystopia where the rich thrive and the rest of us die aspiring to be rich.

Project 2025’s Plan to Gut Medicare and Medicaid

Hiroshima, the Japanese city devastated by a US atomic bomb in 1945, is at the center of a growing controversy after local officials dismissed calls to disinvite Israel from its annual ceremony promoting world peace as war rages in Gaza.

Israel’s invitation to this year’s atomic bomb commemorations in Japan has sparked a controversy over double standards

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

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The world is sitting on a $91 trillion problem. ‘Hard choices’ are coming

Governments owe an unprecedented $91 trillion, an amount almost equal to the size of the global economy and one that will ultimately exact a heavy toll...

The world is sitting on a $91 trillion problem. ‘Hard choices’ are coming

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