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Israel’s Hostage Rescue Highlights Challenge of Hamas Tunnels in Gaza

NY Times Home Page - Thu, 08/29/2024 - 4:01am
Gaza’s vast and complex subterranean network shelters many of Hamas’s remaining leaders, and is a key obstacle to eradicating the group.
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Morning news brief

NPR World - Thu, 08/29/2024 - 3:17am

French authorities indict Telegram founder on multiple charges. Donald Trump shares TikTok video including footage that may violate federal law. Republicans insist noncitizens will sway the election.

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Last-place Sparks stun Liberty, rip talk of tanking

ESPN - Thu, 08/29/2024 - 2:03am
Sparks coach Curt Miller said Wednesday night's upset win over the first-place Liberty was an example of how no team in the WNBA is mailing it in as the season heads toward its last few weeks.
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Ohtani, dog share spotlight on bobblehead night

ESPN - Thu, 08/29/2024 - 2:03am
Shohei Ohtani's dog, Decoy, perfectly executed the first pitch before Wednesday's game on a night the Dodgers gave away a wildly in-demand bobblehead depicting the two.
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Garcia calls out online abuse after US Open loss

ESPN - Thu, 08/29/2024 - 2:03am
Caroline Garcia, who fell in the first round of the US Open on Tuesday, shared some of the hateful online messages she has received after recent losses and pointed to "unhealthy betting" as one of the reasons players are targeted on social media.
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A New Push to Overhaul Reading Doesn’t Extend to Older Students

NY Times Home Page - Thu, 08/29/2024 - 2:00am
Districts like New York are revamping elementary school reading instruction. But the middle and high schoolers who don’t read proficiently are an afterthought.
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Eric Adams Calls Himself ‘Dinkins 2.’ Can It Get Him Re-Elected?

NY Times Home Page - Thu, 08/29/2024 - 2:00am
Mayor Adams is hoping to persuade his base of Black middle-class and older voters that his re-election bid is being undermined just as David Dinkins’s was in 1993.
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This season’s top 100 players, including three QBs in the top five

ESPN - Thu, 08/29/2024 - 12:31am
We predict the best players for 2024. Where do Patrick Mahomes, T.J. Watt and Christian McCaffrey land?
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Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook

National Hurricane Center - Thu, 08/29/2024 - 12:24am

725
ABNT20 KNHC 290524
TWOAT

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Aug 29 2024

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Central Tropical Atlantic:
A broad area of disorganized showers over the central Tropical
Atlantic are associated with a tropical wave. Some slow development
of this system is possible this weekend into the middle of next week
while it moves westward to west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.

$$
Forecaster Bucci

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'I can serve better': Gauff soars after uneven start

ESPN - Thu, 08/29/2024 - 12:13am
Coco Gauff overcame some uneven serving early in the second round of the US Open before stretching her winning streak at the tournament to nine matches with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Tatjana Maria on Wednesday night.
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At Missouri Hearing, Lawyers Spar Over Fate of Prisoner on Death Row

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:25pm
The case of Marcellus Williams, 55, who has maintained his innocence in a 1998 killing, has pitted a local prosecutor against the state’s attorney general.
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Lucy Letby Inquiry Won’t Weigh Key Question: Is the ‘Killer Nurse’ Innocent?

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:14pm
More than 20 experts have called on the U.K. government to delay a public inquiry into the case of Lucy Letby, who was convicted of murdering babies, because of growing concerns about the evidence.
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Can China Tech Find a Home in Silicon Valley?

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:00pm
Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are setting up firms across the Pacific, only to find that any investment with Chinese ties is a hard sell.
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Can Democrats Win Back Latino Voters by Treating Them Like Everyone Else?

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 08/28/2024 - 10:20pm
Democrats seem to be recognizing that Latinos have the same hodgepodge mix of priorities as other voters. Will that help them make up ground lost to Donald J. Trump?
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Israeli Military Begins Major West Bank Raids

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 08/28/2024 - 10:09pm
Hundreds of troops entered cities in the occupied territory, targeting Palestinian militants. It was a significant escalation after months of raids that have unfolded alongside the war in Gaza.
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Backpage Founder Gets Five Years in Case That Shut Down Website

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 08/28/2024 - 9:44pm
Michael Lacey, 76, co-founded the website that became known for its ads for prostitution. He was convicted on a money laundering charge in a case that included accusations of sex trafficking.
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Astros' Arrighetti fans 11 Phils, Alvarez rips 3 HRs

ESPN - Wed, 08/28/2024 - 9:38pm
Yordan Alvarez hit three homers, and rookie Spencer Arrighetti carried a no-hit bid into the eighth inning and struck out 11 as the Astros routed the Phillies 10-0.
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A Rare but Dangerous Mosquito-Borne Virus Is Changing Routines in Massachusetts

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 08/28/2024 - 9:26pm
Ten communities are at high or critical risk from Eastern equine encephalitis, which killed a man in New Hampshire this month and sickened two people in Massachusetts and Vermont.
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Brazil Threatens to Ban Elon Musk’s X

NY Times Home Page - Wed, 08/28/2024 - 8:55pm
The country’s Supreme Court gave the service 24 hours to name a legal representative in Brazil or face suspension.
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Jones: Dak contract talks 'remain like it's been'

ESPN - Wed, 08/28/2024 - 8:39pm
Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Wednesday that discussions with quarterback Dak Prescott on a new contract haven't changed or accelerated in the wake of CeeDee Lamb's deal.
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