The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of five Israelis taken back to Gaza as hostages during Hamas’s attack on southern Israel on 7 October. The bodies of kindergarten teacher Maya Goren as well as the soldiers Sergeant Major Ravid Aryeh Katz, Master Sergeant Oren Goldin, Staff Sergeant Tomer Ahimas and Sergeant Kiril Brodski were found in a Hamas tunnel in the southern city of Khan Younis on Wednesday.

Israeli military recovers five hostages' bodies in Gaza

The Independent

 The Israeli military has ordered mass evacuations of southern Gaza after Hamas claimed an airstrike on a school in the north left up to 100 Palestinians dead.The order was given for Khan Younis, including part of an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone from which the military said rockets had been fired.The city suffered widespread destruction during an air and ground offensive earlier this year. Tens of thousands fled again last week after an earlier evacuation order.It comes as global condemnation of an Israeli airstrike on a school - which Israel claimed was being used by Hamas operatives - continued to grow...

Israel-Iran latest: Kamala Harris condemns Israeli strike on Gaza school saying ‘far too many civilians have died - yet again’

Vice President Kamala Harris vowed to “not be silent” about suffering in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war, saying she expressed her “serious concern” to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday while telling him it is time to lock down a ceasefire deal.

Harris says she ‘will not be silent’ on Gaza suffering while telling Netanyahu to get ceasefire deal done

The Guardian

Equipment – including fighter jets and ammunition – will not be delivered for years, according to the Pentagon

Israel-Gaza war live: US approves new sale of $20bn of military equipment to Israel

A 37-year-old man was fatally shot after he approached “suspicious” people on his street in Houston, leaving behind his two children and wife, who is eight months pregnant, authorities say. The incident occurred on August 10 at 12.30am when the husband, later identified as Osvaldo Casas, confronted “suspicious...

Husband dies in pregnant wife’s arms after being attacked while confronting car vandals

Donald Trump bizarrely said that his Democratic presidential rival Kamala Harris looks like his wife Melania Trump in his rambling interview with Elon Musk on Monday night. The former president joined the tech billionaire on X Spaces for what was billed as a game changing “conversation,” but actually ended up being a more than two-hour-long very friendly interview that was instantly beset with tech problems – not to mention questions about Trump’s apparent lisp.

Bizarre moment Trump says ‘beautiful’ Kamala Harris looks like wife Melania in Elon Musk X interview

Atwater, CA

A Federal Bureau of Prisons worker at a high-security penitentiary in California died on Friday after coming into contact with an “unknown substance” while working in the mailroom. Marc Fischer was at work handling mail at the US Penitentiary in Atwater on Friday when he reported feeling unwell.

Prison worker dies after coming into contact with unknown substance in mailroom

Fox News

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened military intervention in Israel in a move to stop its war in Gaza as Palestinian casualties mount and Israel faces mounting aggression by Islamic extremists.

Turkey's Erdogan threatens to invade Israel over war in Gaza as regional tensions grow

In a racist tirade on C-SPAN this weekend, conservative columnist Ann Coulter said Kamala Harris was not a “foundational Black” when the commentator addressed Donald Trump’s claim that the vice president “happened to turn Black” while running for office. Harris is multiracial and has always...

Ann Coulter attacks Kamala Harris’s racial identity as not ‘foundational Black’

Uvalde, TX

Texas police got a deluge of 911 calls during the 2022 Uvalde school shooting — from trapped students and teachers, confused state officials and a family member of gunman Salvador Ramos — but nothing seemed to spur officers to action, according to a new trove of evidence in the case.

Uvalde shooter’s uncle begged police to let him speak to killer to stop the rampage. He never got the chance

Donald Trump hinted that he might flee to Venezuela if he loses the election this November. The former president made the comment as part of a fear-mongering prediction during his X interview with Elon Musk on Monday. “If something happens with this election, which would be a horror show, we’ll...

Donald Trump says he’ll flee to Venezuela if he loses the election

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

Philadelphia, PA

Hatboro, PA

A Philadelphia man has been jailed for stabbing his neighbor to death in a dispute over loud snoring. Christopher Casey, 55, of Hatboro was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 11-and-a-half to 23 months in prison followed by three years probation after he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and possession of an instrument of crime.

Neighbor jailed for stabbing man to death in spat over loud snoring

Mediaite

The New York Times reported on Wednesday that the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ordered a direct strike on Israel following the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. The Times reported, according to three sources, “Mr. Khamenei gave the order at an emergency meeting of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Wednesday […]
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Iranian Leader Orders Direct Strike On Israel Following Hamas Chief’s Killing, Per Report

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The last known slave ship to travel to the United States is too “broken” to be pulled from the murky waters of the Alabama Gulf Coast and should stay underwater to preserve the “crime scene,” a task force of experts announced following a yearslong investigation. “There...

Last known slave ship to the US should stay underwater to preserve ‘crime scene’, experts say

Hamas’s military wing says that two of its guards have shot and killed one Israeli male hostage held in Gaza and seriously wounded two female hostages. The Israeli military said in response that it did “not have any intelligence information that allows us to refute or confirm Hamas’s claims”.

Hamas says guards killed hostage and wounded two others in Gaza

Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Today

A Black woman may be leading the presidential ticket of a major political party for the first time, but for Jacksonville’s Black conservatives, political values trump a candidate’s personal identity.

Republicans look to shore up support among Black conservatives in Jacksonville

Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Wednesday killed at least 17 people, including five children and their parents.The latest strikes came on the eve of new talks aimed at reaching a cease-fire in the 10-month-long war. The United States, Qatar and Egypt are hoping to broker an agreement, but the sides remain far apart on several issues even after months of indirect negotiations.One strike hit a family home late Tuesday in the built-up Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, which dates back to the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s creation. It killed five children,...

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza overnight, Palestinians say

President Joe Biden took a swing at Donald Trump’s manners on Tuesday, saying he would attend the former president’s inauguration if he were re-elected in November. Standing on the South Lawn of the White House, shortly before departing on Marine One to New Orleans, the president was asked if he would attend the inauguration if the Republican nominee succeeds.

Biden says he would attend Trump’s inauguration if he wins election – but slams former president’s manners

Florida State

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

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Biden officials grilled over reports US bomb was used in Israeli strike on Gaza school

The Biden administration offered more vague sentiments of worry and concern but no concrete response on Monday after a CNN report revealed that at least one...

Biden officials grilled over reports US bomb was used in Israeli strike on Gaza school

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