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Israeli airstrike hits Beirut, killing 1 and wounding dozens in surging tensions with Hezbollah
By Bassem Mroue And Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – Israel said it targeted a Hezbollah commander in a rare strike Tuesday on Beirut that killed at least one woman and wounded dozens of people in escalating hostilities with the Lebanese militant group. The Israeli military said the strike was aimed at the commander allegedly behind the deaths of 12 youths in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Project 2025 director leaves Heritage Foundation after Democrat attacks and Trump criticism
By Ali Swenson, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government has stepped down, a spokesperson for the think tank confirmed Tuesday. Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts said in a statement the group is sticking to its original timeline and Paul Dans’ exit comes after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Investigation finds at least 973 Native American children died in US government boarding schools
By Matthew Brown, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – At least 973 Native American children died in the U.S. government’s abusive boarding school system, according to the results of an investigation released Tuesday by officials who called on the government to apologize for the schools. The investigation commissioned by Interior Sec. Deb Haaland found marked and unmarked graves at 65 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Investigation finds at least 973 Native American children died in abusive US boarding schools
By Matthew Brown, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – At least 973 Native American children died in the U.S. government’s abusive boarding school system, according to the results of an investigation released Tuesday by officials who called on the government to apologize for the schools. The investigation commissioned by Interior Sec. Deb Haaland found marked and unmarked graves at 65 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donald Trump says Kamala Harris, who’s married to a Jewish man, ‘doesn’t like Jewish people’
By Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Former President Donald Trump in an interview on Tuesday claimed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is married to a Jewish man, “doesn’t like Jewish people” and seemed to agree with a radio host who called second gentleman Doug Emhoff “a crappy Jew.” Trump, in an interview on WABC radio on Tuesday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel says it has struck Beirut, targeting the commander accused in deaths of 12 youth in Golan
By Bassem Mroue And Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
BEIRUT (AP) – Israel’s military said Tuesday it carried out a strike on Beirut targeting the militant commander allegedly behind the deaths of 12 children and teens in a rocket attack on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights over the weekend. Israel has blamed the rocket attack in the town of Majdal Shams on the Lebanese militant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Donald Trump says Kamala Harris, who is married to a Jewish man, ‘doesn’t like Jewish people’
By Michelle L. Price, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Former President Donald Trump in an interview on Tuesday claimed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is married to a Jewish man, “doesn’t like Jewish people” and seemed to agree with a radio host who called second gentleman Doug Emhoff “a crappy Jew.” Trump, in an interview on WABC radio on Tuesday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel says it has struck Beirut targeting the commander accused in deaths of 12 children and teens
By Bassem Mroue And Tia Goldenberg, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – The Israeli military said Tuesday it carried out a strike on Beirut targeting the militant commander allegedly behind the deaths of 12 children and teens in a rocket attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights over the weekend. Israel has blamed the rocket attack on the Hezbollah militant group, which has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Acting Secret Service boss says he ‘cannot defend’ why roof in Trump rally shooting was unsecured
By Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Secret Service’s acting director told lawmakers on Tuesday that he considered it indefensible that the roof used by the gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was unsecured, faulting local law enforcement for not circulating vital information to federal authorities. Ronald Rowe testified that he recently visited the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Acting Secret Service boss says he ‘cannot defend’ why roof in Trump rally shooting was not secured
By Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The acting director of the Secret Service says he “cannot defend” why the roof used by the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was not secured. Ronald Rowe is testifying Tuesday before two Senate committees. Rowe says he recently traveled to the Pennsylvania shooting site and says what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary sentenced to life in prison for directing a terrorist group
By Brian Melley, The Associated Press on July 30th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for directing a terrorist group, days after he was convicted in Woolwich Crown Court of being a member of a banned organization – the radical Muslim group al-Muhajiroun, or ALM – and for drumming up support for the group. Justice ... Read More »
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