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The artist Bon Iver sported one of the viral Harris-Walz camo hats at a recent rally for the candidates
Viral Harris-Walz camo hat injects Midwest glam into US campaign. If campaign hat sales are any predictor of electoral results, the Harris-Walz ticket is in great shape, as their camouflage cap with orange lettering goes viral.
A woman stirs a pot of lentil soup as she prepares meals at a centre sheltering people displaced by the conflict in Sudan
Sudan talks close with progress on two safe aid routes. Talks on the devastating war in Sudan ended Friday without a ceasefire but with progress on securing aid access on two key routes into a country facing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr dropped out of the White House race on Friday
Robert F. Kennedy Jr suspends fringe White House bid. Robert F. Kennedy Jr, scion of America's storied political clan, suspended his long shot presidential bid on Friday and endorsed Donald Trump, injecting a new dose of uncertainty into the White House race.
Venezuela's Supreme Court has certified Nicolas Maduro's widely questioned reelection victory
US and others reject Maduro vote certification as lacking 'credibility'. The United States along with countries in Europe and Latin America on Friday rejected the certification by Venezuela's Supreme Court of strongman Nicolas Maduro's widely questioned presidential reelection.
Parents of dead Bucknell football player seek 'accountability'
Bucknell University has told the parents of a freshman football player who died in July that it is investigating his death, but the player's parents say they are unsatisfied with the school's response because Bucknell has not provided any details about the circumstances leading to their son's death. Calvin "C.J."...
Palestinians walk through dust and smoke after Israeli troops targeted a building in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip
US says progress made at Gaza truce talks in Cairo. The United States said Friday progress had been made at the latest round of Gaza truce talks, after the presence of Israeli troops on the Egyptian border emerged as a major sticking point.
Monsoon rains cause widespread destruction every year, but climate change is shifting weather patterns and increasing extreme weather events
Flood deluge worsens in Bangladesh with millions affected. Flash floods wrought havoc in Bangladesh on Friday as the country recovers from weeks of political upheaval, with the death toll rising to 15 and millions more caught in the deluge.
Kamala Harris Makes Her Case Against Trump
CHICAGO — The balloons dropped on the Democratic National Convention without Beyoncé, or any of the other rumored surprise guests, but the delegates and guests in the packed United Center were more than content with Kamala Harris and the now very real possibility that she could become America’s first female president. In fact, they were thrilled.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cast himself as a possible peace-maker between Moscow and Kyiv
Modi says 'firmly for peace' on historic Ukraine visit. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his first visit to Kyiv on Friday to again call for a diplomatic solution to more than two years of war with Russia, saying he stood "firmly for peace" in talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
New UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to pursue a more consistent relationship with China than Britain has had recently
UK PM tells China's Xi he hopes for 'honest' discussions. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday he hoped they could have "honest" discussions about thorny issues as they held the first call between leaders of the countries in over two years.
Five WNBA players who could impact the playoff race
Tuesday wasn't the best offensive night for Marina Mabrey, but the newest member of the Connecticut Sun hit an important bucket when it mattered most. With less than three minutes to go in the fourth quarter of a one-possession game against the Los Angeles Sparks, Mabrey received the ball from teammate Ty Harris, dribbled past a screening Brionna Jones and pulled up for the jump shot.
Vo-Tech Education Is Taking Off, and It's Not Your Dad's Shop Class Anymore
Jon Graft is on a mission to reignite the passion for learning by pushing a long-denigrated classroom practice: vocational education. The superintendent of the Butler Tech District of high schools in Ohio is a leader in the growing movement to revive public education, marred by low test scores and high absenteeism, through a hands-on approach to learning that prepares students for careers in today’s tech-driven economy. Traditionally a means of funneling disadvantaged kids into outdated shop classes and dead-end jobs, vocational education is being reimagined by Graft and others in sophisticated career and technical education (CTE) programs nationwide, offering high school students of all academic abilities training in healthcare, computer science, engineering, skilled trades, and even the arts.
Italian authorities launched what they called a 'delicate' search operation involving specialist divers, boats from several emergency services and helicopters
Divers searching sunken yacht for UK tycoon's daughter find body. Divers searching for the last person missing after a superyacht sank off Sicily found a body Friday, presumed to be the teenage daughter of UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch, who also perished.
A nurse arrives for training at Rafik Hariri Hospital in Beirut
Bracing for war: Lebanese hospitals ready emergency plans. In Lebanon's biggest public hospital, nurses are busy honing their life-saving skills as the spectre of all-out war looms, 10 months into intensifying clashes between Hezbollah and Israel over the Gaza war.
The Philadelphi corridor
Hamas official slams Israeli 'refusal' of Gaza deal over border troops. A Hamas official on Friday accused Israel's prime minister of refusing to agree to a final truce accord for Gaza, where the presence of Israeli troops on the Egyptian border remained a major sticking point.
South Korean singer SUGA of K-pop megagroup BTS arrives at a police station for questioning after drunk driving
BTS' Suga says 'very sorry' over drunk e-scooter incident. A member of K-pop megagroup BTS arrived at a South Korean police station Friday for questioning, telling reporters he was "very sorry" for driving an electric scooter while drunk.
Palestinians check the remains of a building shortly after Israeli bombing levelled it in Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza
Israelis in Cairo for Gaza talks but disputes linger. Israeli negotiators were in Cairo Friday for talks on a Gaza truce, a spokesman said, but a dispute over the presence of Israeli troops on Gaza's southern border remained among sticking points.
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