Reuters

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Lebanon's Hezbollah launched a big rocket and drone attack at Israel on Thursday and threatened to hit new targets in retaliation for the killing of a top commander, in the latest surge of violence in the steadily worsening conflict across the border.

Hezbollah launches big attack on Israel, sonic booms rattle Beirut

The Independent

 Iran has vowed revenge for the assassination of Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh in an airstrike in Tehran, an attack that brings the Middle East to the brink of a region-wide war.Haniyeh was in Tehran to attend the inauguration of Iran’s new president Masoud Pezeshkian. The assassination took place hours after Israel claimed to have killed a commander for Iran ally Hezbollah in the Lebanese capital Beirut in retaliation for a deadly strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed revenge for the killing of Haniyeh, saying Israel “prepared a harsh punishment for itself” by...

Iran vows revenge after Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Tehran

ABC News

Two people are dead after Israel launched a strike on Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon, on Tuesday targeting a senior Hezbollah commander.

2 dead, 20 injured after Israel targets senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut strike

Warning: This livestream may contain scenes that some viewers find distressing.Watch a view of the southern suburbs of Beirut on Wednesday, 31 July, after an Israeli air strike targeted a senior Hezbollah commander.The Israeli military said the strike was retaliation for a cross-border rocket attack three days before that killed 12 children and teenagers.A loud blast was heard and a plume of smoke could be seen rising above the southern suburbs - a stronghold of the Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah - at around 7:40pm local time on Tuesday.A senior Lebanese security source said a senior Hezbollah commander had been...

Watch view of Lebanon capital Beirut as Israel launches air strike

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

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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

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?

J. Souza

According to cruise industry reports, the world's largest cruise ship is sailing well above 100% capacity, thanks to more beds being filled on recent sailings. Royal Caribbean’s newest flagship, the Icon of the Seas, is proving to be an unprecedented success, with occupancy rates far exceeding expectations.

The Largest Cruise Ship in the World is Sailing at 132% Capacity: How This is Even Possible

PBS NewsHour

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday that she would "leave it to Israel to speak for their own military operations."

WATCH: White House does 'not see all-out war as inevitable' after Israeli airstrike hits Beirut

Business Insider

Fuad Shukr "played a central role" in the October 1983 bombing of the US Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, according to the US State Department.

Israel tried to kill a top Hezbollah commander in Beirut who has a $5 million US bounty on his head

Hezbollah on Wednesday mourned its top commander Fuad Shukr, whose body was recovered from the rubble of an Israeli strike in south Beirut, as fears mounted of a wider conflict. - Nasrallah's 'right-hand man' -
Earlier a Hezbollah source, who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, said "Shukr's body has been found under the rubble" of a building targeted in the Israeli strike.

Hezbollah mourns commander slain in Israeli strike

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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

(Reuters) -The United States is leading a diplomatic dash to deter Israel from striking Lebanon's capital Beirut or major civil infrastructure in response to a deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights, five people with knowledge of the drive said. Washington is racing to avert a full-blown war between Israel...

Exclusive-Don't Bomb Beirut: U.S. Leads Push to Rein in Israel's Response

Talking the talk on diversity and inclusion is good, but walking the walk will bring better rewards, writes Elpi Petraki, President WISTA International. There has been a lot of talk at international maritime conferences about diversity, equity and inclusion and there are more women in shipping than ever before, but the figures are still too low.

Walking The Walk For Women In Shipping

(Reuters) - The body of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr has been found in rubble in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut, two security sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

Body of Hezbollah military commander found in Beirut rubble, two security sources say

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David Heitz

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

Fox News

Lebanon and its allies, including Iran and Russia, condemned the attack and promised to file a complaint with the U.N. alleging a gross violation of international law.

Harris says Israel has right to defend itself as Iran, Russia and Lebanon condemn IDF strike on Hezbollah

Business Times

Israel has claimed responsibility for a targeted airstrike in Beirut, which it says eliminated Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander. Shukr, also known as al-Hajj Mohsin, was described by the Israeli military as "the most senior military commander in Hezbollah" and a close advisor to the group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah.

Israel Claims to Have ‘Eliminated’ Hezbollah's Top Military commander in Beirut Airstrike

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has reported that the Panama-flagged general cargo vessel, MV Ultra Galaxy, grounded off South Africa’s remote west coast, has broken apart due to severe stormy weather, causing an oil spill. The latest development has led to the activation of the national oil spill contingency plan.

Grounded Cargo Ship ‘Ultra Galaxy’ Breaks Apart in South Africa

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

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Israel’s Twin Strikes in Tehran, Beirut Ratchet Up Tensions

Within seven hours overnight, Israel targeted top leaders of Hezbollah in Beirut and Hamas in Tehran in a show of its willingness to risk retaliation and...

Israel’s Twin Strikes in Tehran, Beirut Ratchet Up Tensions

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