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Maui police arrest Kahului suspect in Pukalani IEDs explosion
On Thursday night, an improvised explosive device detonated in a trash can, shattering the windows and piercing the driver’s side doors of a sport utility vehicle passing near it in Pukalani. Read more
Sen. Graham calls Ukraine’s incursion into Russia ‘bold,’ ‘beautiful’
With Russia still struggling to repel the Ukrainian incursion seven days after it began, Ukraine’s top commander said Kyiv controlled around 1,000 square kilometers in the Kursk region. Read more
Government sued over alleged discrimination against Palestinian Americans
“CAIR is challenging the mistreatment of these Palestinian American activists on constitutional grounds,” the group said. Read more
Paris Games reboot Olympic brand, raising bar for L.A.
Paris has also avoided scandal, with geopolitical crises such as Ukraine and Gaza peripheral issues in the bubble of the Games while the U.S. election rollercoaster and riots in Britain hogged the headlines. Read more
Polish billionaire plans to sue Meta over fake advertisements
Brzoska said they have not yet decided on a jurisdiction to file the planned lawsuit, which would be another in a series of attempts globally to hold the internet giant accountable for ads that keep appearing even after users inform the company about problems. Read more
Olympic flag arrives in Los Angeles, host city for 2028 Games
The flag arrived aboard a Delta Airlines jet carrying American athletes and officials, and painted with “LA28” and palm trees on its side. Read more
Data indicates huge underground reservoir of water on Mars
The InSight lander touched down in 2018 to study the deep interior of Mars, gathering data on the planet’s various layers, from its liquid metal core to its mantle and its crust. The InSight mission ended in 2022. Read more
FBI investigating after Trump campaign says it was hacked by Iran
The Iranian government has denied that it hacked the Trump campaign. Read more
Sports, music tourism will soon represent a $1.5T economy
About 83% of people traveling for events are heading to soccer matches, basketball games, the Olympics, F1 races or tennis tournaments — the five most popular sporting events in descending order. Read more
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Wall Street mixed ahead of economic data; CPI in focus
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell. The benchmark S&P 500 index and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index closed higher. Read more
Earthquake of magnitude 4.4 strikes Southern California
The quake hit near the LA neighborhood of Highland Park, northeast of downtown, and was at a depth of 12.1 km (7.5 miles). The shaking was felt throughout the Los Angeles area. Read more
Hamas: 1 Israeli hostage killed, 2 seriously wounded
Abu Ubaida blamed the incident on what he described as Israeli “massacres” against Palestinians. Read more
July federal deficit grows
The Treasury said last month’s deficit climbed $23 billion from the $221 billion deficit recorded in July 2023. Economists polled by Reuters had projected a $242 billion deficit for July. Read more
Elon Musk interview of Trump hit with technical problems on X
The site showed that the page was “not available” shortly after the scheduled start time of 8 p.m. Eastern Time (0000 GMT Tuesday) for some users, though more than 115,000 people appeared to have joined successfully. Read more
Ukraine: We control 1,000 square kilometers of Russia’s Kursk region
With Russia still struggling to repel the incursion seven days after it began, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy published a video clip of Oleksandr Syrskyi, the head of his armed forces, delivering a report on the fighting. Read more
Disney details vast theme park expansion projects
Wall Street wanted specifics that the company wasn’t prepared to give. Read more
Billions in dollars, euros reach Russia despite sanctions
The previously unreported figures show Russia has managed to circumvent sanctions blocking cash imports, and suggest that dollars and euros remain useful tools for trade and travel even as Moscow strives to reduce its exposure to hard currencies. Read more
Yen dips, markets stabilize ahead of U.S. inflation data
The respite follows a tumultuous week that began with a massive sell-off across currencies and stock markets, driven by worries over the U.S. economy and the Bank of Japan’s hawkishness. Read more
U.S. announces submarine deployment to Mideast amid tensions
While the USS Georgia, a nuclear-powered submarine, was already in the Mediterranean Sea in July, according to a U.S. military post on social media, it was a rare move to publicly announce the deployment of a submarine. Read more
Trump falsely claims crowds seen at Harris rallies are fake
The crowds at Harris’ events, including one in Detroit outside an airplane hangar, were witnessed by thousands of people and news outlets, including The New York Times, and the number of attendees claimed by her campaign is in line with what was visible on the ground. Read more
Alleged assailant, 62, arrested for assault of man in vehicle
Police arrested a 62-year-old man on suspicion of unauthorized entry into motor vehicle in the first degree. Read more
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