As French President Emmanuel Macron prepares to welcome more than 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of spectators for Friday's unprecedented opening ceremony along the Seine, he finds himself in a fragile political position –unpopular at home and presiding over a caretaker government as it hosts the world's largest sporting event amid heightened security fears.

Macron's political woes cast shadow over Olympic spectacle

PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will keep a centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics to avoid “disorder," brushing aside an 11th-hour prime minister nomination by the country's leftist coalition. Macron made his widely expected announcement in a TV interview late Tuesday. Just prior to...

France's Macron says he'll keep the centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics

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CARACAS/VALENCIA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Sunday's presidential election in Venezuela has attracted a level of voter enthusiasm not seen in at least a decade. Despite a charged atmosphere marked by arrests of opposition figures and conspiracy accusations, opposition rallies have drawn large crowds - including disillusioned former supporters of President Nicolas Maduro's ruling party.

In Venezuela, disillusioned former socialists now back the opposition

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PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the prime minister’s resignation Tuesday but kept him on as head of a caretaker government, as France prepares to host the Paris Olympics at the end of the month. The president’s office said in a statement that Macron “accepted” the...

French president accepts prime minister’s resignation but keeps him as head of caretaker government

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday his outgoing government will remain in place until mid-August while France hosts the Olympic Games, dismissing an effort by a left-wing alliance to name a prime minister.

Macron rejects left-wing alliance's effort to name a prime minister

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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

Police in Greenland arrested prominent anti-whaling environmentalist Paul Watson under an international warrant issued by Japan, detaining him until August 15, authorities and his foundation said. His ship had just docked on Sunday in Nuuk to refuel on its way to "intercept" Japan's new whaling factory vessel in the North Pacific, the Captain Paul Watson Foundation (CPWF) said.

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson arrested in Greenland on Japan warrant

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“[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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For those looking to pressure Biden to step aside in the 2024 presidential race, his showing in polls was often cited as proof that his candidacy was doomed. But a look at the numbers is inconclusive, with Biden leading Trump in some and trailing him in others, and often within the margin of error. And polls so far show that Harris does not perform statistically better than Biden in a matchup against Trump.

How polls rate Kamala Harris's chances against Trump

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With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

Over 24 hours after the deadliest landslide in Ethiopia's history claimed the lives of over 200 people, rescuers undergo a desperate search, using shovels and their bear hands to find survivors buried under the ground.

Locals continue hunt for survivors after landslide kills at least 229 in southern Ethiopia

Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday said his administration won’t defend in court a state law that prohibits state Medicaid funding from being used on abortion. “Pennsylvania’s Constitution prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex — and as our State Supreme Court ruled earlier this year, the state ban on Medicaid coverage for abortion services is sex-based discrimination,” Shapiro said in a statement. “Following that ruling, today I am filing notice with Commonwealth Court stating clearly: the current ban imposes an unsustainable burden on women, and therefore violates our State Constitution. My Administration will not defend this ban in court.”

Shapiro Administration Tells Pennsylvania Court It Will Not Defend State Ban on Medicaid-Funded Abortions

Kerr and Ingebrigtsen have traded barbs since the Scot swept past the Norwegian to snatch world gold in Budapest last year. It was a remarkable repeat of team-mate Jake Wightman's victory over Ingebrigtsen at the 2022 Eugene worlds, where Kerr claimed bronze. Kerr, 26, has gone on to claim the...

Kerr thriving on 'great' rivalry with Ingebrigtsen

Backlash to LGBTQ+ progress has increased substantially in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. in recent years. From attacks on LGBTQ inclusion in public schools and threats against drag queen story hours to mounting anti-LGBTQ legislation, right-wing extremists have used disinformation and conspiracies to try to erode the rights and liberties and even safety of queer and trans Americans.

As Anti-LGBTQ Backlash Grows, Advocates Say There Is ‘Hope’ In Action

Uncertainty is overshadowing Venezuela's presidential vote on Sunday, with many fearful that incumbent Nicolas Maduro will try to steal it from the opposition candidate who is outshining him in polls.

Amid fears of foul play, Venezuela girds for uncertain election

One crew member of the MT Terra Nova was killed when the tanker capsized in Manila Bay, nearly seven kilometres (4.3 miles) off Limay municipality in Bataan province, as it sailed to the central city of Iloilo. The vessel went down in rough seas as heavy rains fuelled by Typhoon...

Philippines races to contain spill after oil tanker capsizes off Manila

Martin posted video on Instagram on Wednesday showing the passenger side window of the vehicle smashed and police officers speaking to a member of the Australian delegation. "Our van got broken into last night," he said. "Luckily my bikes weren't in there, although my bike bags were in there with some things in it.

Olympic BMX champion loses equipment in van break-in

The Italian said he was "sad and disappointed" to drop out, adding that he had started feeling unwell on Monday after a practice week in Monaco. "After seeing my doctors on Tuesday and waiting an extra day to give myself some more time to see if my condition would improve, things unfortunately got worse," Sinner, 22, said in a statement.

Top-ranked Sinner out of Olympics with tonsillitis

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

Analyst and author Omar Digna joins Eye on Africa to talk about the war in Sudan and prospects for peace after the United States announced Tuesday that it had invited the country's warring sides to hold ceasefire talks in Switzerland next month.

What prospects for peace in Sudan as US announces new ceasefire talks?

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Leftist party France Unbowed moves to overturn Macron's controversial pension reform

France's leftist France Unbowed (LFI) party will take new legislative steps on Tuesday to scrap President Emmanuel Macron's contested pension changes and reverse the rise of...

Leftist party France Unbowed moves to overturn Macron's controversial pension reform

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