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Local media reported that while Japanese authorities believe the ship made a mistake, its captain is still being questioned for the 20-minute incident.

Japan is scrambling to explain why its naval destroyer pushed into Chinese waters where Beijing was conducting live-fire drills near Taiwan

MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines will keep asserting its rights in the South China Sea after it reached a "provisional arrangement" with China about its resupply missions to the contested Second Thomas Shoal, the foreign ministry said on Monday. While neither the Chinese foreign ministry nor the Philippines' Department of Foreign...

Philippines Says It to Still Assert South China Sea Rights After Resupply Deal With China

China anchored one of its two “monster” coast guard ships inside the Philippines’ EEZ last week in what a Philippine official called an act of “intimidation.”

What is China’s ‘monster’ coast guard ship and why is the Philippines spooked by it?

The Independent

 China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, two Philippine officials said Sunday.The Philippines occupies Second Thomas Shoal but China also claims it, and increasingly hostile clashes at sea have sparked fears of larger conflicts that could involve the United States.The crucial deal was reached on Sunday, after a series of meetings between Philippine and Chinese diplomats in Manila and exchanges of diplomatic notes that aimed to establish a mutually acceptable arrangement at the shoal without conceding either side's territorial claims. The Philippine officials,...

China and the Philippines reach deal in effort to stop clashes at fiercely disputed shoal

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

PARIS (Reuters) - The Australian Olympic team is aware of allegations by an Australian woman that she was raped in Paris, the team's chief said on Tuesday, urging the nation's athletes to take extra care during the Paris Games amid heightened security concerns. The Paris prosecutor's office said police were...

Australia Olympic Team Aware of Alleged Rape of Australian Woman in Paris

Washington, D.C. – U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, today released the 2024 Best Medical Schools in Research and 2024 Best Medical Schools in Primary Care. In each of these categories, the methodology was updated to recognize the top medical schools by placing them within four different tiers of performance.

U.S. News Releases 2024 Best Medical Schools

WashingtonExaminer

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump recently said Taiwan needs to do more for its defense. And he’s right. In an interview with Bloomberg, the former president was asked if he would defend Taiwan against China. The Chinese Communist Party routinely violates Taiwan’s sovereignty and has threatened to take over the island nation. CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping […]

Trump is right on Taiwan

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?

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

Travel + Leisure

Croatia ranked ahead of all of the European Union’s 27 member states, as well as Switzerland and Albania.

This Country Has the Cleanest Swimming Water in Europe — and 1,700 Miles of Coastline

The Hill

This is a moment when America can make headway on the continent because African leaders are also upset about China’s unfulfilled pledges.

Opinion: China’s losses in Kenya are America’s opportunities in Africa

Straight Arrow News SANcom

The Philippines and China are trying to work out a deal where both countries can have access to areas in the South China Sea.

The Philippines, China give cooperation a try in South China Sea

Wisconsin State

NEKIMI, Wis. (AP) — A plane crashed in a Wisconsin farm field near the site of an air show Monday, killing the two people on board, authorities said. Sheriff's deputies and firefighters responding to the crash in the eastern Wisconsin town of Nekimi on Monday afternoon found the aircraft fully engulfed in flames, the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office said.

Plane Crashes Near the Site of an Air Show in Wisconsin, Killing the 2 People on Board

The Philippines and China have agreed on an “arrangement” for resupplying Filipino troops stationed on a South China Sea reef, Manila said Sunday, after a series of escalating confrontations in the disputed waters. A remote outpost on Second Thomas Shoal has been a focus of clashes between Chinese...

Philippines, China Reach ‘Arrangement’ for Reef Resupply Missions

New Orleans, LA

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Funeral services will be held Saturday for one of four Black girls who helped integrate New Orleans public schools in 1960. Tessie Prevost Williams, known as one of the “New Orleans Four,” died July 6 following a series of medical complications. She was 69.

New Orleans Civil Rights Icon Tessie Prevost Dead at 69

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin on Monday was cautious about the possibility of Kamala Harris's U.S. presidential candidacy, saying that the vice president had made no discernable contribution to relations with Moscow beyond some unfriendly rhetoric. U.S. President Biden abandoned his reelection bid on Sunday under growing pressure from his fellow...

The Kremlin Reacts Cautiously to Kamala Harris Candidacy

MUMBAI, India -- Global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians began arriving in India’s financial capital on Friday to attend the wedding of the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, highlighting the billionaire's staggering wealth and rising clout. Anant Ambani, 29, is marrying his longtime girlfriend, Radhika...

Son of Asia’s richest man set to marry in one of India’s most extravagant weddings

Maine State

Lewiston, ME

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Three U.S. Army officers were punished for dereliction of duty in the case of Army reservist Robert Card, who shot 18 people to death in Maine last year before taking his own life, a military investigation released on Tuesday said. The probe said there were multiple communication failures...

US Army Finds Communication Failures in Leadup to Maine Mass Shooting

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WyoFile

The woman who shot a video of a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday morning told WyoFile she and her family were terrified as the blast sent boiling water and rocks skyward, destroying parts of a boardwalk, its guardrail and a nearby bench.

Yellowstone hydrothermal explosion: ‘We were terrified’

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Philippines Says Has 'Arrangement' With Beijing on South China Sea, but No Ship Inspections

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has reached an agreement with Beijing on its resupply missions to soldiers aboard a grounded naval vessel in the South China...

Philippines Says Has 'Arrangement' With Beijing on South China Sea, but No Ship Inspections

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