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YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - Why is Patel going to Russia? 'Can't be for anything good or else they wouldn't send him': Nichols

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A Kremlin-friendly newspaper is sending a stark message to FBI Director Kash Patel ahead of his trip to Russia, saying "the White House would like something from Russia" and asked "What will we get in return?" Former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance and Staff Writer at The Atlantic Tom Nichols join Alicia Menendez to share their reaction to the visit.

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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - DATA: Harris Far Ahead of Newsom, AOC in New Poll.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris has topped a poll for the 2028 Democrat presidential primary.

A new poll shows former Vice President Kamala Harris leading California Governor Gavin Newsom and New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among Democrat primary voters , suggesting the defeated 2024 presidential candidate is still seen as viable by the party grassroots. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: In a new poll from Rasmussen Reports, former Vice President Harris secured 37 percent, significantly outpacing Governor of California Gavin Newsom at 14 percent and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at nine percent. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) also polled at nine percent, while former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg secured ten percent. The poll revealed that Harris’s strongest support exists among black…Open

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NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - Drone Strike Sparks Massive Fire at Libya’s Zawiya Refinery as Oil Company Warns of Possible Shutdown

Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 11, 2026 TRIPOLI, Libya — A drone strike on Libya’s Zawiya oil complex triggered a massive fire at a fuel-storage facility, damaging a tank containing millions [...]

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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Syrian court sentences Bashar Assad to death in absentia for war crimes

A Damascus court has sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and his brother to death for crimes against humanity, the first judicial verdict against the Assad inner circle since the family's half-century grip on power collapsed. Judge Fakhareddine al-Aryan read the sentence Tuesday from the Fourth Criminal Court in central Damascus, a session aired live […] The post Syrian court sentences Bashar Assad to death in absentia for war crimes appeared first on American Almanac .

A Damascus court has sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and his brother to death for crimes against humanity, the first judicial verdict against the Assad inner circle since the family's half-century grip on power collapsed. Judge Fakhareddine al-Aryan read the sentence Tuesday from the Fourth Criminal Court in central Damascus, a session aired live on Syrian state television. Assad, his younger brother Maher, and their maternal cousin Atef Najib all received death sentences for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Syria's 14-year civil war, a conflict that killed roughly half a million people. The verdicts mark the first time a Syrian court has held any member of the Assad regime formally accountable since…Open

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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - More than 180,000 Puerto Rico households face water shutoffs as FEMA sends emergency trailers

FEMA is deploying water trailers to Puerto Rico after the island's worst drought in more than a century forced rotating shutoffs for hundreds of thousands of households, and local officials say conditions could still get worse. Authorities began cutting water service on a rotating 48-hour schedule late last week in parts of San Juan, Carolina, […] The post More than 180,000 Puerto Rico households face water shutoffs as FEMA sends emergency trailers appeared first on American Almanac .

FEMA is deploying water trailers to Puerto Rico after the island's worst drought in more than a century forced rotating shutoffs for hundreds of thousands of households, and local officials say conditions could still get worse. Authorities began cutting water service on a rotating 48-hour schedule late last week in parts of San Juan, Carolina, Juncos, Gurabo, Trujillo Alto, Canovanas, and Loiza. More than 180,000 households now cycle between two days with water and two days without, a rationing plan that Gov. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon announced at a Sunday press conference after declaring a state of emergency on July 31. FEMA confirmed Monday that it will provide water trailers for up to 30 days, following a formal request from the Puerto…Open

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AMERICANALMANAC (Jonah Adams) - Congo's Ebola death toll hits 2,000 as outbreak outpaces every prior epidemic on record

Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,000 people in roughly three months, reaching that grim milestone almost three times faster than the deadliest Ebola epidemic in history, while health workers strike over unpaid wages and most new infections spread beyond the reach of contact tracers. Government data published overnight Tuesday showed 4,381 confirmed Ebola […] The post Congo's Ebola death toll hits 2,000 as outbreak outpaces every prior epidemic on record appeared first on American Almanac .

Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,000 people in roughly three months, reaching that grim milestone almost three times faster than the deadliest Ebola epidemic in history, while health workers strike over unpaid wages and most new infections spread beyond the reach of contact tracers. Government data published overnight Tuesday showed 4,381 confirmed Ebola cases and 2,011 deaths across five eastern provinces, with Ituri province in the country's remote east serving as the epicenter. The case fatality rate stands at 45.9%, well above the 39.6% rate recorded during the catastrophic 2014, 2016 West Africa outbreak that the Associated Press described as the worst in history. That earlier epidemic killed more than 11,000 people out…Open

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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - NYC first lady plans Syria, Lebanon trip — and the mayor's office wants NYPD officers to go with her

New York City First Lady Rama Duwaji is planning a trip to Syria and Lebanon, both countries the U.S. State Department tells Americans not to visit, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani's office says taxpayer-funded NYPD officers should accompany her. Duwaji, the 29-year-old Syrian-American wife of Mayor Mamdani, intends to leave for the two countries on September […] The post NYC first lady plans Syria, Lebanon trip — and the mayor's office wants NYPD officers to go with her appeared first on American Almanac .

New York City First Lady Rama Duwaji is planning a trip to Syria and Lebanon, both countries the U.S. State Department tells Americans not to visit, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani's office says taxpayer-funded NYPD officers should accompany her. Duwaji, the 29-year-old Syrian-American wife of Mayor Mamdani, intends to leave for the two countries on September 20 to "visit family," according to a statement from mayoral spokesperson Dora Pekec. The spokesperson said the first lady's security detail would join her "upon the strong recommendation of the NYPD." But the NYPD itself quickly contradicted that claim, telling the New York Post early Tuesday that no officers would be making the trip. Both Syria and Lebanon sit on the State Department's…Open

What are the past social media controversies involving NYC First Lady Rama Duwaji regarding Israel?
In 2015, Duwaji posted that Tel Aviv "shouldn't exist in the first place" and called its residents "occupiers"; following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, she reportedly curated Spotify playlists with anti-Israel lyrics and liked Instagram posts claiming Hamas rapes were a "mass hoax."
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What concerns has former Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind raised regarding the potential deployment of NYPD officers to Syria and Lebanon?
Dov Hikind, founder of Americans Against Antisemitism, argued that sending officers to these active conflict zones puts them in danger and that they would be viewed as "the bad guys."
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What specific NYPD policy prevents the deployment of officers to Syria and Lebanon for this trip?
The NYPD's policy bars sending officers to Level 4 countries for non-investigative, discretionary reasons; because the trip is for visiting family and is not considered official city business or investigative work, the NYPD stated personnel will not be traveling.
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Why is there a dispute between Mayor Zohran Mamdani's office and the NYPD regarding Rama Duwaji's upcoming trip?
The mayor's office, via spokesperson Dora Pekec, stated that the First Lady's security detail would join her "upon the strong recommendation of the NYPD," but the NYPD issued a flat denial, stating they do not send officers to Level 4 countries for discretionary reasons not linked to investigative work.
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AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - At least five girls under 14 allegedly raped in Ceuta after 72,000 migrants crossed from Morocco

A hospital doctor in Spain's North African exclave of Ceuta says the facility has treated at least five girls under 14 for alleged rape, cases she links to a massive border crossing that overwhelmed the small city's shelters and left migrant children living on the streets. Dr. Susana Ascaso, an emergency physician at the University […] The post At least five girls under 14 allegedly raped in Ceuta after 72,000 migrants crossed from Morocco appeared first on American Almanac .

A hospital doctor in Spain's North African exclave of Ceuta says the facility has treated at least five girls under 14 for alleged rape, cases she links to a massive border crossing that overwhelmed the small city's shelters and left migrant children living on the streets. Dr. Susana Ascaso, an emergency physician at the University Hospital of Ceuta, known locally as HUCE, confirmed the cases to the local newspaper El Pueblo de Ceuta . She described treating "cases of rape of migrant girls" in the roughly two weeks since approximately 72,000 migrants surged across the sea border from Morocco on the final day of July. The girls are believed to have arrived during that crossing. They ended up on the streets, Ascaso said, "because there isn't…Open

How did the Spanish government respond to the influx of migrants in terms of removals?
Spanish authorities stated that they returned approximately 70,000 of the migrants to Morocco within a few days of the crossing, though it is believed that thousands more remained in the city.
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What were the primary demands of the protesters in Ceuta following the mass migration event?
Thousands of Ceuta residents held bipartisan and cross-faith demonstrations demanding better border controls and calling on Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's government and the European Union to protect Ceuta from further mass crossings.
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What specific medical issues did Dr. Susana Ascaso report regarding migrants arriving in Ceuta?
On the day of the crossing, migrants arrived seeking treatment for injuries caused by border fences, wounds from rocks in the sea, and shoulder dislocations. Additionally, Dr. Ascaso warned that patients are arriving with diseases that have the potential to become epidemics, such as tuberculosis and hepatitis, which the hospital currently lacks the capacity to screen for.
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What legal ruling contributed to the surge of migrants into Ceuta?
A Spanish Supreme Court decision issued in June found that authorities could not immediately return migrants who arrived by water. This created a legal loophole for sea crossings into Ceuta, which, combined with the incentive for unaccompanied minors to seek asylum in the EU, encouraged the surge.
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