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Beachgoers crowd Coney Island in New York City seeking relief from the record heat wave affecting the Eastern United States, July 2026

Record US Heat Wave Pushes Power Grid to Limit as 200 Million Swelter Over July Fourth

More than 200 million Americans face extreme heat alerts over July Fourth after New York City hit 100 degrees and the federal government declared an energy emergency; the Eastern power grid is

July 3, 2026

Climate·Health·News

US Supreme Court building Washington DC Second Amendment ruling

Supreme Court Overturns Hawaii Gun-Permission Rule in 6-3 Second Amendment Ruling

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Thursday that Hawaii's law requiring gun owners to seek permission before carrying into businesses violates the Second Amendment. The ruling threatens similar 'default-off' concealed carry restrictions in

July 3, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Prince Harry and King Charles amid security dispute over grandchildren UK visit

Prince Harry Security Standoff Keeps His Children From Meeting King Charles in the UK

Prince Harry's security standoff with the UK government is keeping King Charles from his grandchildren for the fourth consecutive year. A government committee missed its March 2026 review deadline, leaving a cancer

July 3, 2026

Entertainment·News

Director Carl Rinsch leaves federal courthouse after Netflix fraud sentencing

Carl Rinsch Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Defrauding Netflix Out of $11 Million

Hollywood director Carl Rinsch received a 2.5-year federal prison sentence Monday for diverting $11 million of Netflix production money to a personal spending spree that included five Rolls-Royces and two mattresses costing

July 3, 2026

Entertainment·Movies·News

People await public caning in Banda Aceh under Indonesia Aceh Islamic Criminal Code enforcement

Indonesia Publicly Canes Couple Over TikTok Kiss, Drawing International Condemnation

In a public park in Indonesia's Aceh province, a 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman received 21 lashes of a rattan cane for a TikTok video of a kiss, drawing immediate international

July 3, 2026

News·Religion

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon at the Illinois State Capitol

Illinois Senate President Took $50,000 From Illegal Online Casino Operator. He Plans to Give It to Charity.

Don Harmon, the Illinois Senate President who has positioned himself as a skeptic of online gambling expansion, received a $50,000 campaign contribution from ARB Interactive, parent company of Modo, an online casino

July 10, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Victor Willis lead singer of Village People dies at age 74

Victor Willis, Village People Frontman Who Wrote “Y.M.C.A.,” Dies at 74

Victor Willis, the Village People frontman who co-wrote "Y.M.C.A.," "Macho Man," and "In the Navy," died Tuesday following a short but aggressive illness, his wife Karen Huff Willis announced on Facebook. He

July 3, 2026

Entertainment·Music·News

Researcher working in a laboratory in Dakar Senegal where the Andes hantavirus genome from the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak was sequenced in May 2026

WHO Declares MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak Over After 3 Deaths and 33-Country Trace

Three passengers died and more than 650 contacts across 33 countries were traced after the MV Hondius brought Andes hantavirus — the only known human-to-human transmissible strain — from southern Argentina. The

July 3, 2026

Health·News

The Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh, capital of Aceh province, Indonesia's only region with full Islamic criminal enforcement

Indonesia Publicly Canes Couple Over TikTok Kiss, Drawing International Condemnation

In a public park in Indonesia's Aceh province, a 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman received 21 lashes of a rattan cane for a TikTok video of a kiss, drawing immediate international

July 3, 2026

News·Religion

UAE Minister of State for Financial Affairs Mohamed Al Hussaini at Nasdaq Dubai listing of sovereign retail T-sukuk July 2026

UAE Doubles Retail Sukuk After Orders Reach Nine Times the Offering Size

The UAE Finance Ministry received Dh445 million in orders on its first Dh50 million sovereign retail sukuk, nine times what was offered, and doubled the issuance. Nearly half of subscribers were women

July 3, 2026

Business·Economy·News

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Record US Heat Wave Pushes Power Grid to Limit as 200 Million Swelter Over July Fourth

Supreme Court Overturns Hawaii Gun-Permission Rule in 6-3 Second Amendment Ruling

Prince Harry Security Standoff Keeps His Children From Meeting King Charles in the UK

Carl Rinsch Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Defrauding Netflix Out of $11 Million

Indonesia Publicly Canes Couple Over TikTok Kiss, Drawing International Condemnation

Illinois Senate President Took $50,000 From Illegal Online Casino Operator. He Plans to Give It to Charity.

Victor Willis, Village People Frontman Who Wrote “Y.M.C.A.,” Dies at 74

WHO Declares MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak Over After 3 Deaths and 33-Country Trace

Indonesia Publicly Canes Couple Over TikTok Kiss, Drawing International Condemnation

UAE Doubles Retail Sukuk After Orders Reach Nine Times the Offering Size

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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