The Italian health ministry has placed 12 cities under the most severe heat warning as a wave of hot air from Africa is baking southern Europe.
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Maine Republicans express support for JD Vance, Trump’s pick for vice president
While Vance is not everyone’s first choice, ‘I think he’s a fantastic pick,’ said Maine Republican Party Chairman Joel Stetkis, part of the Maine delegation at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
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Amazon Prime Day is a big event for scammers, experts warn
In a report released this month, one cybersecurity company said more than 1,230 new websites that associated themselves with Amazon popped up in June, and most of them were malicious or appeared suspicious.
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Jack Black puts Tenacious D’s plans ‘on hold’ after bandmate’s Trump shooting remark
Kyle Gass’s birthday wish ‘blindsided’ his satirical rock-comedy duo partner.
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Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive donations from U.S., Israel
‘If you’re on the one hand saying you’re allowing aid in but then also facilitating the actions of groups that are blocking it, can you really say you’re facilitating aid?’
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Sen. Bob Menendez guilty of taking bribes in cash, gold and a car
Prosecutors said the New Jersey Democrat abused the power of his office to protect allies from criminal investigations and enrich associates, including his wife, and acted as a foreign agent of Egypt.
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Witnesses warned police of Trump shooter at least 86 seconds before gunfire
A Washington Post analysis of video backs up reports from other witnesses, who have said they tried to alert police in the moments before shots rang out.
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Trump’s grand RNC entrance, a VP pick and the new Republicans: Takeaways from day 1
The Republican National Convention opened less than 48 hours after Donald Trump was the subject of an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.
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Who is JD Vance? Things to know about Donald Trump’s pick for vice president
Ohio U.S. Sen. JD Vance is a 39-year-old Republican now in his first term in the Senate.
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Expert calls NRA’s spending policies a ‘dumpster fire’ as gun group’s civil trial begins a new phase
The second phase of the trial in a civil lawsuit against the National Rifle Association and its top executives is underway in New York.