Today: July 03, 2024
Today: July 03, 2024

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Business|Health

Roller ball candies linked to fatal choking and injury in children, CPSC warns

Candy treats that use roller balls to let kids eat sweet liquid have been linked to choking, including at least one death

Business

A Delta flight was cut short after a panel behind one of the engines fell off during takeoff

A Delta flight over the weekend was cut short after a panel behind one of the engines fell off the plane

News|Political|World

Six Russian journalists have been detained by authorities. They include one who covered Navalny

A media freedom organization says that Russian authorities have detained six journalists across the country

Sports

Spirit down Dash 3-1 in NWSL. Marta scores in Pride's 1-0 win over Royals

The Washington Spirit scored all of their goals in the second half for a 3-1 victory over the Houston Dash in the National Women’s Soccer League

Sports

Blake Griffin retires after high-flying NBA career that included Rookie of the Year, All-Star honors

Blake Griffin has announced his retirement after a 14-year career that included six All-Star selections, Rookie of the Year honors and a dunk contest victory

Uncategorized

A look at the protests of the war in Gaza that have emerged at US colleges

Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up at many U.S. colleges following the arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University this month

Education|News|Opinion

Asian American, Pacific Islander consumers want better brand representation, Nielsen reports

As companies around the country roll out plans to honor May as Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a new report out Wednesday suggests members of those communities are paying more attention than ever to representation

News|Political|World

Republicans file lawsuit to block count of Nevada mail ballots received after Election Day

The Republican National Committee is suing to stop Nevada from being able to count mail ballots received in election offices after Election Day

Republicans file lawsuit to block count of Nevada mail ballots received after Election Day
News|World

Russia warns Britain and plans nuclear drills over the West's possible deepening role in Ukraine

Russia is threatening to strike British military facilities and says it plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons

Russia warns Britain and plans nuclear drills over the West's possible deepening role in Ukraine
Sports

Nelly Korda says dog bite will keep her from defending her title in Aramco tournament

Nelly Korda missed three straight cuts for the first time in her career

Nelly Korda says dog bite will keep her from defending her title in Aramco tournament
News|Political|World

‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire

Displaced Palestinian families in southern Gaza have fled intensifying Israeli fire in the north Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere

‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire
News|Political|World

Russia warns it can take unspecified measures in response to US drone flights over Black Sea

Russia’s Defense Ministry says officials have been ordered to prepare a response to U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea, in an apparent warning that Moscow may take forceful action to ward off the American reconnaissance aircraft

Russia warns it can take unspecified measures in response to US drone flights over Black Sea
News|Political

Polls close in Iran after election to replace a president killed in a helicopter crash

Iranians have voted in a presidential election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash in May along with the country's foreign minister and several other officials

Polls close in Iran after election to replace a president killed in a helicopter crash
Health

Gaza families bid a tearful goodbye to critically ill kids leaving for treatment abroad

Families bid a tearful goodbye to over a dozen critically ill children who left Gaza for treatment abroad

Gaza families bid a tearful goodbye to critically ill kids leaving for treatment abroad
News|Political

FACT FOCUS: Here's a look at some of the false claims made during Biden and Trump's first debate

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have met for their first debate of the 2024 season, and there was no shortage of false claims

FACT FOCUS: Here's a look at some of the false claims made during Biden and Trump's first debate
Arts|Entertainment

Soprano Anna Netrebko announces separation from tenor Yusif Eyvazov

Soprano Anna Netrebko and tenor Yusif Eyvazov have separated

Soprano Anna Netrebko announces separation from tenor Yusif Eyvazov
News|Political|World

Iran-allied militants claim an attack targeting the Israeli port city of Eilat

An Iranian-backed umbrella group known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq has claimed an attack targeting the southern Israeli port city of Eilat

Iran-allied militants claim an attack targeting the Israeli port city of Eilat
News|Political|World

UN tells Israel it will pause aid work in Gaza without better safety, UN officials say

The United Nations has told Israel it will suspend aid operations across Gaza unless urgent steps are taken to better protect humanitarian workers

UN tells Israel it will pause aid work in Gaza without better safety, UN officials say
News|Political

Parliament speaker. The Tehran mayor. A heart surgeon. The race is on for Iran's next president

Six candidates have been approved by Iran’s theocracy to run in Friday’s presidential election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash with several other officials in May

Parliament speaker. The Tehran mayor. A heart surgeon. The race is on for Iran's next president
News|Science|Technology

NASA calls off spacewalk after spacesuit water leak

NASA has canceled a spacewalk at the International Space Station after water leaked from an astronaut's spacesuit

NASA calls off spacewalk after spacesuit water leak
News|Political|World

Russia summons the American ambassador over a deadly attack that Moscow says used US-made missiles

The Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned the American ambassador to protest what it says was the use of U.S.-made advanced missiles in a Ukrainian attack on Russian-annexed Crimea that reportedly killed four people and wounded more than 150

Russia summons the American ambassador over a deadly attack that Moscow says used US-made missiles
Environment|News

Midwestern flooding collapses a bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 2

Flooding in the Midwestern U.S. has collapsed a railroad bridge and sent water surging around a dam after days of heavy rains that have forced hundreds of people to evacuate or be rescued

Midwestern flooding collapses a bridge, forces evacuations and kills at least 2
News|Political|World

Netanyahu says he will only accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will only accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the 8-month-long war in Gaza, casting doubt on the viability of a U.S. backed cease-fire proposal

Netanyahu says he will only accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the war
Arts|Entertainment

What to stream this week: 'The Bear,' Camila Cabello, Megan Thee Stallion and Celine Dion

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from Camila Cabello and Megan Thee Stallion, Amazon Prime has a documentary about Celine Dion dealing with a rare neurological disorder and Eva Longoria plays a woman whose life changes completely in “Land of Women.”

What to stream this week: 'The Bear,' Camila Cabello, Megan Thee Stallion and Celine Dion
Environment|News

Millions swelter as temperatures soar across the US, while floodwaters inundate the Midwest

Millions of Americans sweated through yet another scorching day, while floodwaters forced evacuations in parts of the Midwest, including a town in Iowa whose own water-level gauge was submerged

Millions swelter as temperatures soar across the US, while floodwaters inundate the Midwest

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