According to Palestinian and hospital officials, at least 39 people have been killed in Israeli strikes across northern Gaza. This comes after 25 people were killed in strikes on tent camps near Rafah. Fadel Naem, director of al-Ahli Hospital, reported that more than three dozen bodies arrived at the hospital. The Palestinian Civil Defense also pulled around the same number of bodies from a building hit by an Israeli strike in Gaza City.
An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden but caused no damage. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, leading America’s response to the Houthi attacks, has been ordered to return home. The Houthi attack follows the sinking of the ship Tutor earlier in the week, signaling an escalation in their campaign against ships in the region.
In Iowa, helicopters are being deployed to evacuate people from flooded homes in Rock Valley. Meanwhile, much of the U.S. continues to experience extreme heat. Approximately 15 million people are under a heat warning, and another 90 million are under a heat advisory.
Republican lawmakers are targeting a Biden administration executive order on voter registration, claiming it is unconstitutional and an attempt to interfere in the upcoming election. The order, which asks federal agencies to assist with voter registration, has faced criticism from GOP members and conservative activists.
President Biden and his allies are working to rally Republican women in swing-state suburbs away from Trump. However, interviews in Pennsylvania’s Bucks County suggest that traditional Republicans are not ready to abandon Trump in significant numbers.
LGBTQ+ librarians are facing challenges at work, including physical assaults and book bans. The American Library Association documented a record number of titles targeted for censorship, with books on gender identity, sexual orientation, and race being the most criticized. Maia Kobabe’s ‘Gender Queer’ was the most criticized library book for the third consecutive year.
Donald Trump is set to address politically influential evangelicals who support him but want stricter abortion restrictions. Trump’s opposition to signing a nationwide abortion ban has put him at odds with many evangelical members who are calling for more action on the issue.
A woman who was raped by her stepfather as a child and has since become an abortion rights advocate will campaign with first lady Jill Biden in Pennsylvania. This campaign coincides with the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the ongoing debate over abortion rights in the U.S.
Rescuers found a family of six dead in a landslide in eastern China amid severe weather warnings. The family had sought shelter in a temple on higher ground but were killed when the building collapsed in a landslide. The region has seen historic flooding and numerous casualties due to the heavy rains.
South Africa’s new coalition government, which includes a Black president and a white opposition leader, has revived racial tensions in the country. Many Black South Africans are uncomfortable with a white-led party being back in power, reflecting lingering racial divides from the apartheid era.
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