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ATLANTA — Black voters expressed a mix of hope and worry on Monday over Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race and the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee. A key Democratic constituency, Black voters helped power Biden to victory in the 2020 primaries and ultimately to the White House, and…

NASA’s Curiosity rover made an astonishing accidental discovery on Mars, finding yellowish-green crystals of pure sulfur on the Red Planet’s surface. This “mind-blowing” find occurred when the rover drove over and cracked open a rock pile in the Gediz Vallis channel, revealing the elemental sulfur inside. This is the first time such sulfur has been…

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz has been summoned by U.S. House leaders to testify about the cybersecurity firm’s role in a major tech outage that caused global disruptions. The outage, which occurred last Friday, grounded flights, disrupted banks and hospital systems, and affected services worldwide. CrowdStrike reported that a “significant number” of the millions of affected…

The British government faces a groundbreaking legal challenge for allegedly failing to protect people, property, and infrastructure from the effects of climate change. Environmental campaigners Friends of the Earth and two individuals affected by rising temperatures have brought a two-day case to the High Court in London. This unprecedented case follows criticism of the government’s…

A Florida man was arrested on Friday for allegedly making threats against former President Donald Trump, U.S. Senator JD Vance, and their families on social media. The Jupiter Police Department confirmed the arrest of Michael W. Wiseman on charges of written threats to kill. Wiseman was taken into custody without incident and is being held…

Austrian police detained over 50 individuals during clashes with protesters attempting to disrupt a far-right extremists’ march in Vienna. The demonstrations occurred as Austria prepares for September parliamentary elections, where the far-right is anticipated to make significant gains. Anti-fascist groups and left-leaning political parties had called for protests against the identitarian and other hard-right activists’…

A mass shooting at a block party in West Philadelphia early Sunday left three people dead and seven injured. The incident occurred on the 1200 block of North Alden Street, with over 100 attendees present. Initial reports from Steve Keeley of Fox 29 indicated that nine people were shot, with one pronounced dead at the…

Nepal’s Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli secured a vote of confidence in Parliament, garnering 188 out of 275 votes. Oli’s coalition government includes the Nepali Congress party. He needed 138 votes to pass the floor test in the House of Representatives. The vote saw 74 members opposing and one abstention from the 263 present.…

At least 28 people have died following days of violence in Bangladesh. Protests over government job allocations, which began weeks ago, escalated sharply on Monday and continued through the week. The clashes are the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina since her fourth consecutive term began in January. Police and security officials fired bullets…

A chilling video has emerged showing a 29-year-old man being fatally shot in Indianapolis during a road rage incident. The footage, posted on X, captures the moment Gavin Dasaur was killed after confronting the driver of a white Chevy pickup truck. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening. Dasaur can be seen in the video approaching…

Trinidad and Tobago’s High Court reaffirmed a decision on Thursday recognizing U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips’ $1.33 billion arbitration claim against Venezuela. This could freeze Trinidad’s payments to Venezuela for joint natural gas projects. The original decision in late May allowed ConocoPhillips to enforce the claim by seizing compensation from joint energy projects. Venezuela and its…

Virginia lawmakers approved legislation on Thursday to repeal new restrictions on a tuition waiver program for military families. The House of Delegates and state Senate voted unanimously to restore the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program, which provides free college tuition at state schools for families of military veterans killed or seriously disabled while…

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department announced on Thursday that it has made “substantial progress” toward finalizing a plea agreement with Boeing. However, the details are not expected to be filed before July 24. On July 7, Boeing agreed in principle to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and pay a fine of…

Hunter Biden’s legal team is seeking to dismiss two criminal cases against him, citing a recent precedent in Donald Trump’s classified documents case. On Thursday, attorneys for Hunter Biden argued that the appointment of special counsel David Weiss to oversee two federal probes into Biden is “unconstitutional.” The court filing, submitted by lawyers Abbe Lowell…

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations announced nearly $203 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Sudan on Thursday, urging other countries to fulfill their financial pledges to address what she called “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.” At a donors conference in Paris in April, world leaders pledged over $2.1 billion in humanitarian aid for…

An Italian journalist has been fined by a Milan court for making derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s height. Giulia Cortese was ordered to pay 5,000 euros in damages and received a suspended fine of 1,200 euros for engaging in “body shaming” towards Meloni on social media, particularly for comments made in October 2021.…

MILWAUKEE — President Joe Biden is facing mounting pressure from within the Democratic Party to withdraw from the presidential race amid concerns that his candidacy could lead to significant losses in the upcoming elections for Democrats across presidential, Senate, and House races. Biden, currently in self-isolation at his Delaware home after testing positive for Covid,…

Former UK Prime Minister and Conservative leader Rishi Sunak offered some light-hearted advice to his successor, Keir Starmer, during his first official speech as UK Opposition Leader in Parliament on Wednesday. Sunak congratulated Starmer for his decisive victory in the recent general election. In response to the King’s Speech, which marked the State Opening of…