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Facebook Tweet Email Link For months President Donald Trump has been slapping higher tariffs on practically every country’s exports to the United States, citing emergency economic powers. Now, just as he’s about to enact a new round of tariffs, a federal appeals court could render them void. Oral arguments are scheduled Thursday for an appeal in a case alleging Trump overstepped his legal authority to impose many of his sweeping tariffs. Five small business owners and 12 Democratic states are arguing that Trump can’t use a law known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to enact those…
Over 60 people were killed in northern Gaza after Israeli forces opened fire near an aid site Wednesday, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. About 600 others were injured, Yousef Abu al-Rish, undersecretary of the Gaza Ministry of Health, told CNN. “Al-Shifa Medical Complex has received 50 martyrs and 300 injured,” Dr. Mohammad Abu Salmiya, director of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, told CNN, adding that there are “approximately 20 martyrs and 100 injuries” in three other nearby hospitals. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said the incident happened while Palestinians were waiting for aid near the Zikim area in northwestern…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia says its force have captured the key town of Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine after nearly 18 months of fighting in the area. The Ukrainian military confirmed Thursday that Russian forces had attacked locations near Chasiv Yar, which lies several miles west of Bakhmut. But it denied the town had been lost and said Ukrainian units were “holding defense” without providing further details. The Russian Defense Ministry published drone footage showing its troops in parts of the town and said more than 4,200 buildings and structures had been cleared, with about 50…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Americans’ support for Israel’s military actions in Gaza is dropping rapidly, prompting pro-Israel Democrats and some of President Donald Trump’s long-time allies to warn that the country could permanently damage its standing in the United States. A Gallup poll released this week found that just 32% of US adults support Israel’s military actions in Gaza — a record low since the war was launched in response to Hamas’ October 7, 2023, terror attack. The poll also found the strongest partisan split yet: Support among those who identify themselves as Republicans remained strong, at 71%. But just…
Facebook Tweet Email Link While country music and cowboy culture are often associated with the US, what was billed as Africa’s first ever International Cowboys and Cowgirls Day showed how popular the genre is becoming in Kenya. Held last Saturday at Nairobi’s Ngong Racecourse, the event drew hundreds of fans dressed in boots, cowboy hats and denim. At the heart of the festivities was Sir Elvis, Kenya’s beloved country music ambassador, whose performance was a major draw for both longtime fans and curious newcomers. Alongside the performances, attendees enjoyed mechanical bull rides, shopped for Western wear and took part in…
Facebook Tweet Email Link For the first time, archaeologists have used advanced scientific techniques on 4,000-year-old dental plaque to confirm traces of betel nut chewing in ancient Thai communities. Betel nuts are usually chewed as “quids,” a mix of slaked lime and ground betel nuts—which contain psychoactive compounds that boost energy, alertness, euphoria, and relaxation—wrapped in a betel leaf. The stimulant, which can leave a red, brown or black stain on the teeth, is thought to be the world’s fourth most commonly used psychoactive substance, after caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine, with hundreds of millions of users globally. In the past,…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Reuters — A Swedish man was found guilty of serious war crimes and terrorism on Thursday over his role in the murder of a Jordanian air force pilot who was burned to death in Syria a decade ago, the Stockholm district court said in a verdict. The Swede, identified in court documents as Osama Krayem, was sentenced to life in prison for participating in the execution of Muath al-Kasasbeh, who was burned alive in a cage after being captured in Syria in December 2014. Krayem, 32, has previously been convicted of involvement in attacks in Paris…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Columbia, South Carolina (AP) — Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the United States have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone. Employees who routinely check radiation levels at the Savannah River Site near Aiken found a wasp nest on July 3 on a post near tanks where liquid nuclear waste is stored, according to a report from the US Department of Energy. The nest had a radiation level 10 times what is allowed by federal regulations, officials said.…
Facebook Tweet Email Link A 76-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison after several children became ill at a summer camp in England, police said Thursday. After an initial report was made by a third party on Sunday, officers and ambulance workers were deployed to the camp in the village of Stathern, Leicestershire, central England, where the children were assessed. Eight children were taken to hospital. All have since been discharged and their parents and guardians have been contacted by officers, Leicestershire Police said in a statement. The arrested man is in custody “on suspicion of administering…
Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump hasn’t found his recent phone calls with war-entangled leaders encouraging. “Very disappointed,” Trump said of his last conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose war in Ukraine is only escalating, despite Trump’s efforts to end it. “It was sort of disappointing,” Trump said Friday of a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose war in Gaza continues amid a dire humanitarian crisis. With those two conflicts so far unresolved — impeding his chances for a Nobel Peace Prize — Trump is discovering the limitations of his complicated personal ties with Putin and…