🤔 With US President Joe Biden planning to run for re-election in 2024, “his age has increasingly become an uncomfortable issue for him, his team and his party,” according to The New York Times (NYT).
▪️ The newspaper argued that the 79-year-old POTUS is “testing the boundaries of age and the presidency,” and recalled that a year and a half into his first term, Biden is “already more than a year older than Ronald Reagan was” at the end of his two terms.
▪️ The NYT cited unnamed current and former senior White House sources as saying that the 46th US president remained “intellectually engaged,” but that he looks “older than just a few years ago.”
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▪️ The newspaper argued that the 79-year-old POTUS is “testing the boundaries of age and the presidency,” and recalled that a year and a half into his first term, Biden is “already more than a year older than Ronald Reagan was” at the end of his two terms.
▪️ The NYT cited unnamed current and former senior White House sources as saying that the 46th US president remained “intellectually engaged,” but that he looks “older than just a few years ago.”
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🇹🇼 Taiwan conducted a successful test launch of the first locally-made HTTP-3A sounding rocket, which could be used to carry miniature communications satellites into orbit, media reported on Sunday.
▪️ According to the Central News Agency (CNA), the launch of the rocket, designed by the Advanced Rocket Research Center (ARRC), took place on July 10 at 06:12 (22:12 GMT, Saturday) from a launch site in Pingtung's Mudan Township, located in the southern part of Taiwan.
▪️ Under the initial flight plan, the rocket was expected to reach a top altitude of 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) during an 8-10 minute flight. However, during the test launch, it stayed in the air for two minutes, reaching an altitude of three kilometers.
▪️ Despite the low altitude, the test demonstrated a "major technological breakthrough," the ARRC was quoted as saying by the CNA.
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▪️ According to the Central News Agency (CNA), the launch of the rocket, designed by the Advanced Rocket Research Center (ARRC), took place on July 10 at 06:12 (22:12 GMT, Saturday) from a launch site in Pingtung's Mudan Township, located in the southern part of Taiwan.
▪️ Under the initial flight plan, the rocket was expected to reach a top altitude of 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) during an 8-10 minute flight. However, during the test launch, it stayed in the air for two minutes, reaching an altitude of three kilometers.
▪️ Despite the low altitude, the test demonstrated a "major technological breakthrough," the ARRC was quoted as saying by the CNA.
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❗️ A US Navy F-18 Super Hornet fighter fell overboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman due to bad weather, the US Navy said in a statement on Sunday.
▪️ According to the statement, the incident occurred on Friday, July 8.
▪️ The incident happened while the aircraft carrier was resupplying at sea. During the operation, one sailor was injured. Now his condition is stable, and his life is no longer in danger.
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▪️ According to the statement, the incident occurred on Friday, July 8.
▪️ The incident happened while the aircraft carrier was resupplying at sea. During the operation, one sailor was injured. Now his condition is stable, and his life is no longer in danger.
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😳 Cardi B has furiously struck a fan with her microphone after the concertgoer touched the rapper during her explosive London performance.
▪️ The incident happened after the Bodak Yellow artist lashed out at another fan for grabbing her mic moments before.
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▪️ The incident happened after the Bodak Yellow artist lashed out at another fan for grabbing her mic moments before.
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🔫 The homemade gun used by Tetsuya Yamagami, who shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday, was designed to fire six bullets at a time, the NHK broadcaster reported on Sunday, citing the suspect's interrogation materials.
👮♂️ On Sunday morning, Yamagami was sent to the prosecution. He is facing murder charges.
▪️ Yamagami said that his improvised firearm was made of two metal pipes, held together by duct tape, and a capsule with six bullets, which was inserted into each barrel, according to the report.
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👮♂️ On Sunday morning, Yamagami was sent to the prosecution. He is facing murder charges.
▪️ Yamagami said that his improvised firearm was made of two metal pipes, held together by duct tape, and a capsule with six bullets, which was inserted into each barrel, according to the report.
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😍 Real heroes don’t wear capes
👍🏼 Hollywood star Paul Rudd, who played Ant-Man in the Marvel movie, has kicked into hero mode in real life, responding to a now-viral online post and connecting with a 12-year-old boy desperately seeking friends.
▪️ The actor initially responded to a Facebook post by a Colorado mom saying that her son Brody had only got two autographs for his yearbook.
😀 In response, Russ decided to help the boy and surprised him with a Facetime call, which was later shared on Instagram.
🗯 "I heard about you. I'm like, 'I gotta talk to this kid because this kid sounds like my kind of guy", he said during the call. "Likes chess, likes fencing, likes dinosaurs... am I right?" he continued. "Well, I'm very excited that I get to talk to you and I get to meet you!"
😱 In addition, Rudd sent Brody a handwritten note and a very real Ant-Man helmet signed by the superhero himself.
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👍🏼 Hollywood star Paul Rudd, who played Ant-Man in the Marvel movie, has kicked into hero mode in real life, responding to a now-viral online post and connecting with a 12-year-old boy desperately seeking friends.
▪️ The actor initially responded to a Facebook post by a Colorado mom saying that her son Brody had only got two autographs for his yearbook.
😀 In response, Russ decided to help the boy and surprised him with a Facetime call, which was later shared on Instagram.
🗯 "I heard about you. I'm like, 'I gotta talk to this kid because this kid sounds like my kind of guy", he said during the call. "Likes chess, likes fencing, likes dinosaurs... am I right?" he continued. "Well, I'm very excited that I get to talk to you and I get to meet you!"
😱 In addition, Rudd sent Brody a handwritten note and a very real Ant-Man helmet signed by the superhero himself.
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😳 Tourists filmed the descent of the glacier in Kyrgyzstan. The Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that the collapse occurred due to melting.
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📹 Russia's MoD has released footage of the first apartment in a residential complex under construction in Mariupol.
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🔥 A powerful fire has engulfed forests in the US state of Utah where almost 3,000 hectares are on fire.
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📹 Russia’s MoD has published footage showing mortar crews firing on AFU artillery positions.
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🇺🇸 🇮🇱 At least 16,000 police officers will be deployed to ensure security during US President Joe Biden's visit to Israel, Israeli police spokesman Mikhail Zingerman said on Sunday.
🗯 "Sixteen thousand police officers will be involved during the visit. This is an unprecedented number," Zingerman told a press briefing.
▪️ According to the police spokesman, officers will ensure safety, public order, and uninterrupted traffic, and one of the main tasks will be to make sure that "the damage to the level and normal rhythm of life of the citizens" is minimized.
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🗯 "Sixteen thousand police officers will be involved during the visit. This is an unprecedented number," Zingerman told a press briefing.
▪️ According to the police spokesman, officers will ensure safety, public order, and uninterrupted traffic, and one of the main tasks will be to make sure that "the damage to the level and normal rhythm of life of the citizens" is minimized.
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🤔 J.K.Rowling has weighed in on an online debate, rejecting the claim that women demanding access to single-sex healthcare are "psychotic".
▪️ "Intimate touching without consent is sexual assault. A self-proclaimed doctor says it’s ‘psychotic’ for disabled women to assert the right to female-only intimate care. I’m praying he’s not actually an MD, just a standard misogynist here to troll, but either way," the author tweeted.
▪️ Her comments came after a netizen claiming to be a doctor responded to a women's rights activist who was highlighting the importance of disabled women having the opportunity to demand a female doctor when it comes to their intimate care.
▪️ A lot of social media users flocked to Rowling's Twitter thread to support her sentiment against the “doctor’s” claim.
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▪️ "Intimate touching without consent is sexual assault. A self-proclaimed doctor says it’s ‘psychotic’ for disabled women to assert the right to female-only intimate care. I’m praying he’s not actually an MD, just a standard misogynist here to troll, but either way," the author tweeted.
▪️ Her comments came after a netizen claiming to be a doctor responded to a women's rights activist who was highlighting the importance of disabled women having the opportunity to demand a female doctor when it comes to their intimate care.
▪️ A lot of social media users flocked to Rowling's Twitter thread to support her sentiment against the “doctor’s” claim.
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🏥 Biden says he’s mulling health emergency for abortion access
President Joe Biden said Sunday he is considering declaring a public health emergency to free up federal resources to promote abortion access even though the White House has said it doesn’t seem like “a great option.”
He also offered a message to people enraged by the Supreme Court’s ruling last month that ended a constitutional right to abortion and who have been demonstrating across the country: “Keep protesting. Keep making your point. It’s critically important.”
The president, in remarks to reporters during a stop on a bike ride near his family’s Delaware beach house, said he lacks the power to force the dozen-plus states with strict restrictions or outright bans on abortion to allow the procedure.
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President Joe Biden said Sunday he is considering declaring a public health emergency to free up federal resources to promote abortion access even though the White House has said it doesn’t seem like “a great option.”
He also offered a message to people enraged by the Supreme Court’s ruling last month that ended a constitutional right to abortion and who have been demonstrating across the country: “Keep protesting. Keep making your point. It’s critically important.”
The president, in remarks to reporters during a stop on a bike ride near his family’s Delaware beach house, said he lacks the power to force the dozen-plus states with strict restrictions or outright bans on abortion to allow the procedure.
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🔥 Yosemite fire grows as crews protect iconic sequoias Campers and residents near the blaze were evacuated but the rest of the sprawling park in California remained open, though heavy smoke obscured scenic vistas and created unhealthy air quality. “Today it’s actually the smokiest that we’ve seen,” Nancy Phillipe, a Yosemite fire information spokesperson, said Sunday. “Up until this morning, the park has not been in that unhealthy category, but that is where we are now.” A sprinkler system set up within the grove kept the tree trunks moist and officials were hopeful that the steady spray of water along with previous prescribed burns would be enough to keep flames at bay, Phillipe said. So far in 2022, over 35,000 wildfires have burned nearly 4.7 million acres in the US, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
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💼 Dire US labor shortage provides opportunity for ex-prisoners
Reentry programs are one way employers are trying to fill some of the 11.3 million open jobs in the US amid a dire national labor shortage. The practice of employing people with a criminal record is known as “second-chance hiring."
In rosier economic times, many former prisoners faced steep obstacles to finding work. The labor shortage sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic now presents them with opportunities, said Eric Beamon, a recruiter for MagCor, a company that provides job training to people in Mississippi correctional facilities.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, barriers faced by people with felony convictions were linked to a loss of at least 1.7 million employees from the workforce and a cost of at least $78 billion to the economy.
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Reentry programs are one way employers are trying to fill some of the 11.3 million open jobs in the US amid a dire national labor shortage. The practice of employing people with a criminal record is known as “second-chance hiring."
In rosier economic times, many former prisoners faced steep obstacles to finding work. The labor shortage sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic now presents them with opportunities, said Eric Beamon, a recruiter for MagCor, a company that provides job training to people in Mississippi correctional facilities.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, barriers faced by people with felony convictions were linked to a loss of at least 1.7 million employees from the workforce and a cost of at least $78 billion to the economy.
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