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In a sparsely furnished row house in north Philadelphia, Saiyda Bey gets comfortable on a grey chaise lounge. The home smells of incense and her black kitten, Kit Kat, is pacing around the room.  Bey, 33, proudly wears a “Blacks for Trump” hat she bought for $20 outside the J.D. VanceContinue Reading

World A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Dempsey attacked police officers with flagpole and other makeshift weaponsThe AssociatedContinue Reading

World A passenger plane crashed in a residential area of a city in Brazil’s São Paulo state Friday, the airline said, with local officials reporting that everyone on board the plane had been killed. Death toll revised to 62 after airline reports unaccounted for passengerThe Associated Press · Posted: AugContinue Reading

World A third person has been arrested in connection with the foiled conspiracy to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, Austria’s interior minister said Friday. Some suspects pledged ‘oaths of allegiance’ to ISIS militant group, authorities sayThe Associated Press · Posted: Aug 09, 2024 6:56 AM EDT | Last Updated: August 9 TaylorContinue Reading

World Israel’s Western allies have condemned remarks by the country’s far-right finance minister, who suggested that starving Gaza’s population “might be just and moral” until hostages captured in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas are returned home. Israeli finance minister’s comments on starvation in Gaza show ‘contempt for international law,’Continue Reading

World Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took the oath of office as head of Bangladesh’s interim government Thursday after an uprising prompted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to India. Urges all to stop violence after uprising that ousted former PMThe Associated Press · Posted: Aug 08,Continue Reading

World British anti-racism campaigners filled the streets of towns and cities across the country and police put on a massive show of force, largely stifling a threatened wave of far-right demonstrations. Police chief says night went ‘very peacefully’ thanks to ‘show of unity’ by communitiesThe Associated Press · Posted: AugContinue Reading

World Tropical storm Debby has made a second landfall in South Carolina on its way up the U.S. East Coast, where residents as far north as Vermont could get several centimetres of rain this weekend. Storm picked up water after spending last day parked over Atlantic Ocean The Associated PressContinue Reading

World The 39-year-old was found guilty of assault on a public servant and sentenced to prison, after which he will be deported from Denmark and banned from returning for six years, the court ruled. Mette Frederiksen struck in the shoulder; attacker will be deported after time servedThomson Reuters · Posted: AugContinue Reading