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Jul 26, 2024 - World

An Israeli military commander said Friday that troops in the country's north were preparing for "a decisive offensive" against Lebanon's Hezbollah after months of deadly cross-border exchanges.

Jul 26, 2024 - World

Over 160,000 attendees in a key demographic ‘answered the call’ on Thursday, with nearly $8.5m raised for HarrisFollowing the success of a virtual call to mobilize Black women voters for Kamala Harris, a similar event with more than 160,000 attendees was held on Thursday aimed at white women, and appeared to break records.White women will be a key demographic for the Democrats to win over this election. Continue reading...

Jul 26, 2024 - World

Marine archaeologists in Wisconsin find ship after single day of searching, in 50ft-deep waters off AlgomaShipwreck hunters with the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association have discovered the wreckage of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan 131 years ago.A team of marine archaeologists located the Margaret A Muir – a 130ft, three-masted schooner built in 1872 – in 50ft-deep waters off the coast of Algoma, Wisconsin, on 12 May. Continue reading...

Jul 26, 2024 - World

James Wilburn, father of Black woman shot dead by Illinois police, says vice-president ‘let us know she is with us 100%’Vice-President Kamala Harris on Friday called the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in her Illinois home, according to Massey’s family members, who spoke to NBC News.Massey was killed on 6 July after she called the Sangamon county sheriff’s office because she was afraid there might be a prowler outside, according to an attorney for her family and Illinois state police. Continue reading...

Jul 26, 2024 - World

The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia on Friday confirmed the return of an Indian national who was stranded in the Gulf nation after being duped by an agent who had promised getting him a job in Qatar.