<div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0hAGc9_0uiRGaIE00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0hAGc9_0uiRGaIE00" width="1200" height="630" ><p>Israeli forces struck a suburb of Beirut, saying they were targeting a senior Hezbollah leader. The strike was in retaliation for an attack in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights that killed 12 children, as many fear the conflict could escalate into a full-scale war. Imtiaz Tyab reports.</p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div>

The Israeli military carried out an airstrike Tuesday in a suburb of southern Beirut, targeting a commander they say was in charge of an attack last week on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights that killed 12 young people. "The IDF targeted in Beirut the commander responsible for the murder of the...

IDF targets Beirut suburb in retaliation for attack that killed 12 in the Golan Heights

CBS News

Johannesburg — In a rare acknowledgment, Russia's private mercenary army PMC Wagner said Monday that it had suffered heavy losses in fighting against a Tuareg rebel alliance in the northern part of the African nation of Mali. The state-funded "private military company" did not say how many of its fighters were killed in a days-long battle near Mali's border with Algeria, but videos circulating on social media showed dozens of bodies, mostly appearing to be white men.The mercenary group has been active in Mali for several years. It was hired by the leaders of the military junta who seized control of...

Russia's Wagner group admits losses in Mali as gruesome videos surface

Ultra-right-wing Israeli nationalists stormed two military facilities late Monday, protesting the detention and questioning of nine Israel Defense Forces reservists suspected of raping and abusing a Palestinian prisoner whose injuries were so bad he had to be hospitalized. Social media videos show guards at the Sde Teiman military base and prison, near Beersheba in southern Israel, shouting at and pushing military police who'd arrived to question the reservists, seemingly in defense of the suspects.The Sde Teiman facility is known to hold Palestinians arrested in Gaza since Israel launched its war on the territory's Hamas rulers, in response to the group's...

Alleged rape of Palestinian prisoner reveals stark divisions in Israel

Scripps News

Israel struck a Beirut suburb on Tuesday, targeting a Hezbollah official. Read more on the attack here.

Israel carries out rare strike on Beirut that it says killed Hezbollah commander

Florida State

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Akeena

Wow, that's a tough situation for UKG employees in Florida. Imagine gearing up for a holiday weekend and then getting blindsided with news of massive layoffs. It's not just the number—2,200 employees, which is 14% of their workforce—but also how abruptly it was done, right before the Fourth of July.

Thousands of workers in Florida laid off by a major company

Vinita, OK

Twice a week, Coleman Cox drives more than an hour into controversy. He's headed to Vinita, Oklahoma, in the northern part of the Cherokee reservation, in a van stocked with clean syringes.The program is based around harm reduction, a method focused on preventing drug overdoses and the spread of infectious diseases rather than urging abstinence.In Oklahoma, opioids, often laced with fentanyl, are especially devastating among the Cherokee Nation. "Across the board, this 7,000-square-mile reservation, no one's immune," said Chuck Hoskin, the tribe's principal chief. "No one sets out to really get addicted to anything, but so many people were using...

Harm reduction program seeks to curb overdoses on Cherokee reservation

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Kentucky State

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Florence, KY

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Four people were killed and three others injured in a mass shooting in Northern Kentucky where the suspected shooter led police on chase before turning the gun on himself. Police responded to a call just before 3 a.m. on Saturday morning for an active shooting situation at a home in Florence.

Four dead, three injured in birthday party shooting; suspected shooter dead after chase

Some people are overdosing from certain products marketed for weight loss, federal health officials are warning.The FDA has received reports of dosing errors involving compounded semaglutide injectable products dispensed in multiple-dose vials, resulting in patients seeking medical attention or requiring hospitalization, the agency stated. Dosing errors came as a result of people measuring and self-administering incorrect amounts, and health care providers miscalculating doses of the cheaper, compounded versions of weight-loss drugs like Wegovy, the agency said Friday in an alert. Overdose symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fainting, headache, migraine, dehydration, acute pancreatitis and gallstones, according to the FDA.A majority of the...

People are overdosing on weight-loss injections, FDA warns

A key player in Britain's Olympic rugby sevens team withdrew from competition on Tuesday amid allegations of racism after an image emerged of her with a blacked-out face.The British Olympic Association said it had launched an investigation into Amy Wilson-Hardy after the picture came to light on social media late Monday.The image, sent in a WhatsApp message widely published in British media, showed the 32-year-old with a blackened face and her tongue sticking out.A message underneath read: "Thought I'd have a better chance with the blacks." It was not immediately clear what she meant by this. At least one social media commenter suggested...

U.K. women's rugby star out of Olympics amid racism controversy

Miami, FL

CBS Miami

MIAMI - A southwest Miami-Dade karate instructor who is accused of molesting a 9-year-old girl in 2023 was in court Tuesday and is willing to go to trial, saying he can prove he's not guilty. Darwin Rojas-Frias, 58, was a teacher at Showakai Karate-Do USA in The Hammocks, a community in southwest Miami-DadeIn a court, Rojas-Frias' lawyer argued that the girl should be questioned again because her testimony was inconsistent."In a case like this, it's a testimonial case. there is no corroborating evidence. We want to be able to test what the victim is saying, what the victim said, the date...

Miami karate sensei accused of molesting 9-year-old girl pleads not guilty

Henderson, NV

Mediaite

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance urged Americans to “fire” Vice President Kamala Harris “and replace her with Donald Trump.”. Harris became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid in the wake of an abysmal debate performance against Trump. However, she remains the veep.

Whoops! JD Vance Says He Wants Trump to Be Vice President: ‘Fire Kamala Harris and Replace Her with Donald Trump’

J. Souza

Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas, a $1.35 billion behemoth of the sea, has recently been introduced to the world since its maiden voyage on July 19th. The ship, boasting nearly 5,700 passengers and a crew of over 2,200, offers an array of amenities designed to cater to multi-generational families on shorter 3- and 4-day itineraries.

Cruise Passengers Not Happy About Feature on World's Newest Mega Ship

Despite protests by animal rights activists, an alpine Italian province on Tuesday confirmed the killing of a female bear believed responsible for an attack on a French hiker earlier this month.Activists said the killing of the bear identified as Kj1 leaves her three cubs in "serious difficulty to survive." The International Organization for Animal Protection said the order was issued overnight, making it impossible to seek a legal stay."OPIA Italia is disconcerted at the culling of Kj1, which we tried to save with two legal actions,'' said Claudia Taccani, a lawyer for the organization, noting that a judge had suspended...

Mother bear accused of attacking hiker is killed, sparking outrage

Kamala Harris releases new camapaign video aimed at battleground states; Men's triathlon event postponed in Paris Olympics due to high pollution levels in Seine River.

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Fairfield, CA

FAIRFIELD – A Fairfield man has now been convicted in the 2023 murder of his girlfriend Erica Brown. The Fairfield Police Department said Brown was last seen on Aug. 20, 2023 at her Fairfield home. Her boyfriend, Mark Randle, was soon named as a person of interest in her disappearance.

Boyfriend of missing Fairfield woman believed to be dead convicted of murder

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

Virginia State

Cheryl E Preston

Charisma reveals that Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen has been criticized again for what are considered to be insensitive comments. On his Twitter/X account, the Texas preacher said the following.

Virginia ministers weigh in on Joel Osteen's comments about blessings

Pennsylvania State

Somerset County, PA

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A 12-year-old boy died after crashing his dirt bike into a front loader in Somerset County. CBS affiliate WTAJ-TV reported that the boy was driving a Yamaha on Augustine Road in Milford Township on Monday when he crashed into a John Deer front-end loader. Police reportedly said the boy, who was driving at a high speed, and the driver of the John Deer tried to swerve to avoid each other but crashed.

12-year-old boy in Pennsylvania dies after crashing dirt bike into front loader

Newark, NJ

Paterson, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Jasmine McGregor, 32, and Jhenelle Lewis, 35, both of Paterson, New Jersey, have pleaded guilty to conspiring with a physician to distribute oxycodone, a powerful opioid, without legitimate medical justification. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Paterson Residents Conspired with Physician to Illegally Distribute Opioids

Israeli forces struck a suburb of Beirut, saying they were targeting a senior Hezbollah leader. The strike was in retaliation for an attack in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights that killed 12 children, as many fear the conflict could escalate into a full-scale war. Imtiaz Tyab reports.

Israel strikes Lebanon following attack in Golan Heights

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