Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law, held a rare meeting with Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday and began talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday. The diplomatic push aims to advance a stalled Gaza ceasefire plan, though Netanyahu has refused to withdraw Israeli forces until Hamas fully disarms.
NYTimes – World NYTimes – World Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law, held a rare meeting with Hamas leaders in Egypt on Sunday and began talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday. The diplomatic push aims to advance a stalled Gaza ceasefire plan, though Netanyahu has refused to withdraw Israeli forces until Hamas fully disarms.
NYTimes – US Progressive state representative Angie Nixon won the Democratic primary for Florida's U.S. Senate seat, defeating former army intelligence officer Alexander Vindman in an upset, according to Associated Press projections. She will face Republican incumbent Ashley Moody in November. The cluster also includes a profile of Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola, which is unrelated to the Florida race.
NPR – US Hurricane Lala skirted Hawaii over the weekend, weakening to a tropical storm without making direct landfall, but its outer bands brought flash flooding, mudslides, power outages and road closures to the Big Island. At least 100 homes were damaged or lost, one community was trapped after its road washed away, and residents have begun returning to survey the destruction.
NYTimes – US Byron Donalds, a Trump-backed Republican congressman, won the Republican nomination for Florida governor, while former Republican congressman David Jolly secured the Democratic nomination. Donalds aims to succeed Ron DeSantis and would become Florida's first Black governor. Jolly plans to appeal to voters disaffected with Trump and run on an affordability agenda.
NYTimes – US More than a dozen current and former Penn State University students, plus one student's father, have been charged in an alleged cocaine trafficking ring. Prosecutors say two off-campus fraternities, Delta Upsilon and Sigma Chi, served as hubs where cocaine was cut and packaged, sometimes by pledges. Delta Upsilon has been placed on interim probation. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced the charges.
NPR – US Duane Davis is only man ever charged in relation to drive-by shooting of Shakur in Las Vegas What we know about Tupac Shakur’s death and what to expect from murder trial If you’re catching up now on what’s happened so far in th Tupac Shakur murder trial in Las Vegas, here is video of key evidence presented to the Las Vegas jury yesterday: The court heard brief testimony from Thomas Kern , who was a crime scene analy…
NYTimes – US President Trump had ordered the Defense Department to reduce joint exercises with the key U.S. ally, declaring the drills “hostile” toward North Korea.
Sky News – Front Page A police report says actress Hayden Panettiere was with on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson when she died in Greenville, South Carolina. Brian Hickerson and Zach Hickerson made the 911 call that brought first responders to the apartment where Panettiere was found unresponsive. The 36-year-old was found in cardiac arrest; officials said there were no signs of foul play, and the official cause and manner of death remain under investigation.
BBC News – World Former heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko has paid tribute to his ex-partner, actor Hayden Panettiere, following her death on Sunday at age 36. In a social media post on Tuesday, Klitschko said his family was experiencing "profound shock and grief" and pledged to raise their daughter, Kaya, to remember Panettiere's "immense talent" and "incredible career".
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BBC News – World Progressive state representative Angie Nixon won the Democratic primary for Florida's U.S. Senate seat, defeating former army intelligence officer Alexander Vindman in an upset, according to Associated Press projections. She will face Republican incumbent Ashley Moody in November. The cluster also includes a profile of Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola, which is unrelated to the Florida race.
