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RFK Jr. may drop out and endorse Donald Trump for US president per Kennedy’s running mate, an ex-mayor accused of spying for China flees the Philippines, Ukrainian members of parliament vote to ban Moscow-linked churches, a report suggests that Gaza cease-fire negotiations may again collapse, the Taliban denies access to a UN human rights expert, financial disclosures show that Harris and the Democrats took a fundraising lead in July, a motion to dismiss Hunter Biden’s tax evasion is dismissed by a US district judge, the US government overreported yearly job gains by over 800K, at least three are killed in a tragic school shooting in Bosnia, and Condé Naste inks a multi-year deal with OpenAI.
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Joe Biden gives his farewell speech at the Democratic National Convention, US intelligence alleges Iran is ramping up efforts to influence the presidential election, Indonesia and Australia establish a new defense agreement, Antony Blinken visits Egypt to discuss a Gaza cease-fire, the state of Georgia approves a contentious new election rule, Nicaragua bans 1.5K NGOs, US Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to fraud, Germany upholds the conviction of a former Nazi camp secretary, the University of California announces a ban on encampments and face masks, and the world’s oldest known person dies at age 117.
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Vietnam's president visits China for a key state visit, The Democratic National Convention begins in Chicago, Hamas rejects a US cease-fire proposal as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Israel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the Kursk offensive brings Ukraine closer to peace, The House GOP accuses Pres. Joe Biden of impeachable offenses, The US Supreme Court upholds a pause on Title IX protections for transgender students, 68M people are reportedly suffering from drought in southern Africa, A report suggests that police are four times more likely to strip-search Black children in England & Wales, Canada braces for a potential major railway work stoppage, and a superyacht sinks off of Italy's coast in a deadly maritime accident.
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Kamala Harris releases her economic agenda, Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s youngest-ever prime minister, A controversial AI regulation bill passes California’s Appropriations Committee, Donald Trump hires five new campaign advisers, Mediators present a new cease-fire proposal to Israel and Hamas, Russia reportedly prioritizes its offensive in eastern Ukraine over its defense of Kursk, The UN reports that 1.4M Afghan girls have been barred from schools under the Taliban, New Zealand agrees to extradite internet mogul Kim Dotcom to the US, A Secret Service agent reportedly leaves her post at a Trump event to breastfeed, and scientists link the dinosaurs’ extinction to a carbon-rich ‘C-type’ asteroid.
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US vice presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance agree to debate in October, South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol calls for dialogue with the North, several people are jailed over their social media posts about the UK’s riots, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons challenges transgender procedures for minors, Columbia University’s president resigns following Gaza campus protests, the Biden administration announces 10 new drug prices negotiated by Medicare, North Korea prepares to partially reopen for tourism, five people are arrested in connection to the death of actor Matthew Perry, NASA says it will decide on two stranded astronaut’s return to Earth next week, and Stonehenge’s central Altar Stone is found to have come from Scotland.
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Thailand’s Constitutional Court dismisses the country’s prime minister, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he’ll resign in September, Germany issues an arrest warrant over the Nord Stream pipelines sabotage, Kamala Harris’ campaign says it was targeted by foreign hackers, a US Army sergeant pleads guilty to selling military secrets to China, Bangladesh's ousted prime minister is charged with crimes against humanity and genocide. Ilhan Omar staves off a primary challenge in Minnesota, US inflation rates slow to 2.9%, Google launches Gemini Live, and the WHO declares mpox a global health emergency.
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Donald Trump sits for an interview with Elon Musk, RFK Jr. is disqualified from New York’s presidential ballot, the UN warns that the Sudan conflict is at a 'catastrophic breaking point,' children are found to be among hundreds of Rohingya killed in Myanmar, Vladimir Putin vows a 'worthy response' to Ukraine's Kursk offensive, a senior investigator on the GOP’s Afghanistan probe resigns, Trump prepares to file a $100M suit over the raid on his Mar-a-Lago residence,  X faces nine EU privacy complaints over its AI training,thousands are evacuated as Greece fights to contain wildfires, and liquid water is found on Mars.
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Russia and Ukraine trade blame for a fire at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, The US sends a submarine to the Middle East as tensions grow, An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school kills dozens, Biden explains his decision to step aside, Tens of thousands protest against a lithium mining project in Serbia, Doctors in India strike after the assault and murder of a trainee medic, Canada's top court rejects Jordan Peterson’s social media training appeal, Scientists call for NASA to proceed with its Viper moon mission, Imane Khelif files a complaint over alleged gender abuse at the Olympics, and scientists create a pancreas-mimicking insulin.
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Donald Trump agrees to debate Kamala Harris in September, Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro bans X, A plane crash in Brazil kills 61, Tim Walz’s military record faces criticism, Israel prepares to send negotiators to discuss a Gaza cease-fire, Burkina Faso encourages its citizens to report ‘suspicious individuals,’ Hunter Biden is accused of accepting money from a Romanian businessman to influence US policy, Chicago White Sox manager Pedro Grifol is fired, and robots build the world's largest 3D-printed neighborhood in Texas.
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Joe Biden says he’s ‘not confident’ of a peaceful transfer of power if Donald Trump loses, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz campaign in Michigan and Wisconsin, a wanted ex-Catalan separatist leader evades arrest after returning to Spain, the White House contacts Ukraine to learn about its Kursk offensive, US abortion numbers are found to have ticked up since Roe was overturned, X sues several major companies for an alleged advertising boycott, ocean temperatures in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reach their highest level in 400 years, NASA announces that Boeing's stranded astronauts may return on a SpaceX capsule in 2025, the UK approves gene-editing therapy to treat a rare blood disorder, and OceanGate faces a wrongful death lawsuit following the implosion of its Titanic-bound vessel.
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