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Four heat-related deaths suspected in Oregon as US swelters under early heat wave
By Claire Rush, Ty O'neil And Christopher Weber, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Record daily high temperatures in Oregon were suspected in four deaths reported in the Portland area Monday as much of the country continued to swelter under an early heat wave. California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Washington and Idaho on Monday were under an excessive heat warning, the National Weather Service’s highest alert, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City as Hamas warns that escalation threatens cease-fire talks
By Samy Magdy And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip’s largest city in pursuit of militants who had regrouped there, sending thousands of Palestinians fleeing on Monday from an area ravaged in the early weeks of the nine-month-long war. Hamas warned that the latest raids and displacement in Gaza City could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officials in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, report 4 suspected heat-related deaths
By Ty O'neil And Christopher Weber, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) – Authorities in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, reported on Monday four suspected heat-related deaths as the region continued to swelter under an early heat wave. The county medical examiner was investigating at least three such deaths reported on Friday and Sunday, officials said, adding that a fourth man transported ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officials in Multnomah County, home to Portland, Oregon, report 4 suspected heat-related deaths
By Ty O'neil And Christopher Weber, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) – Authorities in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, reported on Monday four suspected heat-related deaths as the region continued to swelter under an early heat wave. The county medical examiner was investigating at least three such deaths reported on Friday and Sunday, officials said, adding that a fourth man transported ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamas says Israeli raids in Gaza City could have ‘disastrous repercussions’ for cease-fire efforts
By Samy Magdy And Wafaa Shurafa, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Hamas has warned that Israel’s expanding military operations in Gaza City and the displacement of thousands of residents could have “disastrous repercussions” for talks aimed at a cease-fire and the release of Israeli hostages. The militant group says in a statement Monday that its top political leader Ismail Haniyeh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Republicans move at Trump’s behest to change how they will oppose abortion
By Thomas Beaumont And Christine Fernando, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
MILWAUKEE (AP) – The Republican National Committee’s platform committee has adopted a policy document that reflects former President Donald Trump’s position opposing a federal abortion ban and ceding limits to states, omitting the explicit basis for a national ban for the first time in 40 years. The committee, according to two people briefed on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beryl unleashes high winds, heavy rains in Texas, stranding residents and leaving 2M without power
By Mark Vancleave And Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) – Tropical Storm Beryl unleashed heavy rains and powerful winds along the Texas coast on Monday, knocking out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses and flooding streets with fast-rising waters as first responders raced to rescue stranded residents. Beryl had already cut a deadly path through parts of Mexico ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Republicans move at Trump’s behest to change how they will oppose abortion, AP sources say
By Thomas Beaumont And Christine Fernando, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
MILWAUKEE (AP) – The Republican National Committee’s platform committee has adopted a policy document that reflects former President Donald Trump’s position opposing a federal abortion ban and ceding limits to states, omitting a national ban for the first time in 40 years. The committee, according to two people briefed on the language, agreed on language ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russia’s heaviest bombardment of Kyiv in 4 months hits a children’s hospital
By Hanna Arhirova And Illia Novikov, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Dozens of Russian missiles blasted cities across Ukraine on Monday, striking apartment buildings and a large children’s hospital in the capital, where local residents joined emergency crews to search through piles of rubble. At least 31 people were killed, officials said. The daytime barrage targeted five Ukrainian cities with more than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beryl unleashes high winds and heavy rains, stranding Texas residents and leaving 2M without power
By Mark Vancleave And Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) – Tropical Storm Beryl unleashed heavy rains and powerful winds across the state of Texas on Monday, knocking out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses and flooding streets with fast-rising waters as first responders raced to rescue stranded residents. Beryl had already cut a deadly path through parts of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A Russian playwright and a theater director sentenced to prison on charges of advocating terrorism
By The Associated Press on July 8th, 2024
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) – A Russian court has convicted a theater director and a playwright of terrorism charges and sentenced them to six years prison each. Zhenya Berkovich, a prominent independent theater director, and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk have already been jailed for over a year while awaiting trial. They have repeatedly rejected the accusations against ... Read More »
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