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Russia launches new attacks on Ukraine with the countdown to a US peace deadline underway
Russian weapons pounded four Ukrainian cities overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, injuring at least 15 people in an attack ...
Israel threatens to escalate involvement in Syria as a ceasefire collapses
Clashes raged in the southern Syrian city of Sweida on Wednesday after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze armed ...
Israel-backed aid organization in Gaza says 20 killed at distribution site, mostly in stampede
An Israeli-backed American organization that runs an aid program in the Gaza Strip said Wednesday 20 Palestinians were killed near a distribution site. This comes as ...
In African politics, the rampant belief in witchcraft fortifies some and vexes others
Wilson Watira offered his hand when he met his political rival at a funeral, gesturing for a proper handshake. The man didn’t ...
Netanyahu’s governing coalition is fracturing. Here’s what it means for Israel and Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government suffered a serious blow on Tuesday when an ultra-Orthodox party announced it was bolting the coalition. While this ...
Kyle Schwarber’s 3 homers in All-Star Game’s first tiebreaking swing-off lift NL over AL
Kyle Schwarber went 3 for 3 in the first All-Star Game home run swing-off to put the National League ahead 4-3 following a 6-6 tie in which the American League rallied from a ...
Native American radio stations at risk as Congress looks to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding
Dozens of Native American radio stations across the country vital to tribal communities will be at risk of going off the air ...
Rough times for broadcast networks illustrate changing media landscape
Two milestones revealed this week illustrate the diminishing power of broadcast television in the media world — one fueled by ...
MLB honors Hank Aaron with recreation of record 715th homer during All-Star Game
Major League Baseball honored late Hall of Famer Hank Aaron by recreating his record-breaking 715th home run through the use ...
NBA will take a harder look at expansion, Commissioner Adam Silver says
The NBA may finally be one step closer on the long road to expansion. Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday that the league ...
U.S. Senate considers revoking funding for public radio
In June, the house voted to cut $9.4 billion from a variety of federal programs in a 214-212 vote. $1.1 billion was set to go to the Corporation for Public ...
Kern County extends Dominion Voting System contract for 2 years
The Kern County Board of Supervisors approved a contract extension for the controversial Dominion Voting System. Election Integrity advocates have had complaints ...