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Israeli army acknowledges Oct. 7 failures, including slow response times and disorganization
By Josef Federman, The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli military on Thursday acknowledged a string of errors in its response to the deadly Hamas attacks last Oct. 7, including slow response times and disorganization, as it released the results of its first investigation into failures during the assault that triggered the war in Gaza. The report focused on the ... Read More »
1 responseA miner dies and another is missing after a coal mine accident in Poland. 17 miners are injured
By Monika Scislowska, The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – One of the Polish coal miners who were injured when a tremor struck the Rydultowy coal mine on Thursday has died in hospital, a mining official in southern Poland said. At least 17 miners were reported injured in the accident. The tremor, deep underground took place as an earthquake was registered ... Read More »
1 responsePhiladelphia labor union powerbroker gets 6 years for bribery and theft
By Michael Rubinkam, The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024
READING, Pa. (AP) – A former Philadelphia labor leader who wielded significant clout in Pennsylvania politics was sentenced on Thursday to six years in prison for bribing a City Council member and stealing nearly $600,000 from the union he ran for nearly three decades. John Dougherty, 64, was convicted in December of embezzlement, conspiracy and ... Read More »
1 responseZelenskyy says to win the war, US needs to lift limits on striking military targets inside Russia
By Zeke Miller And Lorne Cook, The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskky says that in order to win the war with Russia, the U.S. must lift limits on using its weapons to strike military targets in Russia. Zelenskyy made the comments Thursday while appearing alongside NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in the final days of a NATO summit. THIS IS A ... Read More »
1 response2 miners are missing and 17 were injured after a coal mine accident in Poland
By Monika Scislowska, The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Two Polish coal miners remained unaccounted for and at least 17 were injured when a tremor struck the Rydultowy coal mine deep underground on Thursday, officials said. An earthquake was registered in that part of Poland at the time. Seventy-six miners were brought to the surface, including 17 who were hospitalized ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US sanctions a Venezuela gang for spreading criminal activity across Latin America
By The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024
MIAMI (AP) – The Biden administration on Thursday sanctioned Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization and offered a $12 million reward for the arrest of the leaders. Washington accuses the one-time prison gang of spreading across Latin America with a portfolio of criminal activity that includes kidnapping, extortion and human trafficking. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli army acknowledges Oct. 7 failures. But it says tank strike on home did not kill Israelis
By Josef Federman, The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli military said Thursday that Israeli hostages held in a home struck by tank fire on Oct. 7 were likely killed by Hamas militants, not the Israeli shelling. The conclusions were part of the army’s first inquiry related to the events of that day. While the army cleared itself in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden confronts decisive day in his campaign, as his team says no Democrat would do better
By Seung Min Kim And Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden campaign is laying out what it sees as its path to winning the White House in a new memo sent to its staffers saying winning Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan is the “clearest pathway” to victory. Though senior aides write in Thursday’s memo that they could clinch 270 electoral votes in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenyan president dismisses Cabinet ministers after weeks of protests over taxation, poor governance
By Evelyne Musambi, The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday dismissed almost all of his Cabinet ministers and promised to form a new government that will be lean and efficient following weeks of protests over high taxes and poor governance. In a televised address, the president also dismissed the attorney general and said ministries will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Small fire in towering spire of medieval cathedral in French city of Rouen is under control
By The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – A small fire broke out Thursday in the spire of the medieval cathedral in Rouen, a major landmark in northern France that was under renovation, but authorities said it was quickly brought under control. Witnesses told French television they saw smoke emanating from the spire just after midday, and recalled a devastating ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disaster revisits Vermont as Beryl’s remnants flood the state a year after catastrophic rainfall
By Lisa Rathke, The Associated Press on July 11th, 2024
BERLIN, Vt. (AP) – Floodwaters brought by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl caused at least one death in Vermont, officials said Thursday, a year after catastrophic rainfall devastated some of the same parts of the state. “It’s not lost on any of us the irony of the flood falling on the one year anniversary to ... Read More »
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