Gaza war live: hospital ‘overwhelmed’ as 71 reported killed and hundreds injured in Israeli attack on humanitarian zone: Israel said it had been targeting 7 October mastermind Mohammed Deif — but it was unclear if he was among the dead — 13 July 2024 (LINK)

Trump rally shooting: FBI names 20-year-old from Bethel Park as 'subject involved': agents have not identified a motive for the assassination attempt on the former president at a campaign rally — 14 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 32 media reports — (LINK)

— In a social media post, Trump said he was "fine" after he was "shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear." One attendee was killed and two others critically injured. Records show the suspect was registered as a Republican voter in Pennsylvania, but federal campaign finance reports also show he gave $15 to a progressive political action committee on 20 January 2021, the day President Joe Biden was sworn in to office. The US Secret Service has said its agents shot the suspected attacker after he fired toward Trump — who was speaking on stage at the time — "from an elevated position outside of the rally venue" in Butler county.

Elon Musk endorses Donald Trump in wake of shooting — 14 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 47 media reports — (LINK)

Pakistani court acquits ex-PM Khan and wife in marriage case but both arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) hours after being acquitted: initially sentenced to seven years for breaking Islamic law. The appeals of both were accepted — 14 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 83 media reports — (LINK)

Arrests, summonses of potential presidential candidates in Tunisia continue as election day nears — 13 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 12 media reports — (LINK)

Three soldiers dead, 3 wounded as Somalia forces foil militant jailbreak attempt with 5 prisoners dead and 18 wounded — ground.news: 17 media reports — 13 July 2024 (LINK)

Vietnam landslides kill 11 after heavy rain — ground.news: 19 media reports — 13 July 2024 (LINK)

Philippine Senate orders arrest of mayor probed for alleged Chinese crime syndicate ties — 13 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 10 media reports — (LINK)

Nepal: First body recovered from two buses swept by landslides, four dozen still missing: a third bus was hit by a landslide nearby, killing the driver, and seven Indian nationals were among those missing — 13 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 63 media reports — (LINK)

Dolphin mass stranding on Cape Cod in late June, involving 146 dolphins with a 70 per cent survival rate, found to be the largest in US history: IFAW: More dolphins get stranded along Cape Cod's 12-mile (20km) shoreline than any other location worldwide — 13 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 26 media reports — (LINK)

Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire framework, Joe Biden says — 12 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 55 media reports — (LINK)

— The plan begins with a six-week cease-fire and prisoner releases. It includes releasing hostages held by Hamas, freeing elderly, wounded, and Palestinian prisoners in Israel as part of the first phase.

Caribbean seeks more help at OAS in fighting climate change after Hurricane Beryl devastates small islands — 12 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 9 media reports — (LINK)

— A resolution approved Friday by the OAS stated that previous hurricanes have led to higher insurance premiums, unemployment and poverty. It called for the immediate operation of a loss and damage fund agreed upon at previous U.N. climate change conferences to help vulnerable countries rebuild and also prepare for future storms. The resolution also requested that financial and development institutions release funds to small nations affected by disasters on a concessionary basis, "free from onerous conditions," and to "cancel, defer or reschedule debt repayments."

Nepal's prime minister loses a confidence vote forcing him to step down after 19 months in power: Communist Party leader to take over — 12 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 53 media reports — (LINK)

— His main ally in government, the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) decided to pull out their support last week and join hands with the Nepali Congress — the largest party in the country — to form a new alliance. The alliance has already announced that Khadga Prasad Oli, the leader of the communist party will be the new prime minister.

Ecuador jails five over murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a former journalist, on 9 August 2023 — 12 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 6 media reports — (LINK)

— Two people who were described as instigators were each sentenced to 34 years and eight months in prison, and three accomplices were each jailed for 12 years. Prosecutors accused at least two of those tried of belonging to the Los Lobos crime gang, among 22 criminal gangs designated as terrorists by President Daniel Noboa in January. Villavicencio, 59, was killed as he left a school in Ecuador's capital, Quito, after a campaign rally. Thirteen people were injured.

Judge in Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial dismisses case based on the misconduct of police and prosecutors over the withholding of evidence from the defence. She said the case cannot be filed again — 12 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: media reports — (LINK)

New AI tool could be game-changer in battle against Alzheimer's without the need for invasive or costly diagnostic tests — 12 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 6 media reports — (LINK)

— The tool would allow those at risk to modify their lifestyles or start new drug treatments at an early stage when they are most effective. It would also prevent inappropriate treatment of people with cognitive problems likely to be caused by other conditions, such as anxiety and depression. The tool's prediction was more than 80% accurate, three times better than existing clinical methods.

Evangelical billionaire Bill Hwang found guilty in multibillion-dollar stock fraud, racketeering trial — 12 July 2024 (LINK)

Judge dismisses Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy protection against $148m defamation award — 12 July 2024 (LINK)

A few months after Elon Musk said he didn't want to "put a thumb on the scale monetarily" regarding the 2024 presidential election, the billionaire is doing just that via a contribution to the pro-Donald Trump America PAC, Bloomberg reported. — 12 July 2024 (LINK)

At least 200 crocodiles crawl into cities as heavy rains hit northern Mexico near Texas — 12 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 39 media reports — (LINK)

77 pilot whales die in Orkney in one of the most tragic mass strandings in Scottish history: The reason is currently unknown — 12 July 2024 (LINK)

Electron neutrinos have been experimentally observed for the first time during recent experiments by physicists at CERN, which produced proton-proton collisions at the facility’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) — 12 July 2024 (LINK)

— Neutrinos are neutral subatomic particles possessing almost no mass. First detected in 1956, they possess 1/2 integral spin like all fermions and rarely react with normal matter except through the weak force.

Israeli military acknowledges it failed to protect Gaza border town on Oct. 7 — 11 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 13 media reports — (LINK)

Over 60 media and civil society organizations are urging Israeli authorities to allow independent access to the besieged Gaza Strip, in open letter organized by the Committee to Protect Journalists — 11 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 7 media reports — (LINK)

Kenyan president dismisses all ministers after weeks of protests over taxation and poor governance — 11 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 92 media reports — (LINK)

— Youth-Led protests against tax increases turned violent, resulting in at least 39 deaths in clashes with police. Ruto plans to establish a broad-based government through consultations with various sectors and political formations after the cabinet reshuffle.

Russian plot to kill European weapons chief foiled by US and Germany — 11 July 2024 (LINK)

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announces re-election campaign at 78 — 12 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 20 media reports — (LINK)

US sanctions a Venezuela gang for spreading criminal activity across Latin America — 11 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 29 media reports — (LINK)

Rouen Cathedral fire brought under control in Normandy: City authorities say blaze in spire contained after plume of smoke seen rising from 12th-century gothic building — 11 July 2024 (LINK)

After about 90 minutes firefighters said the blaze had been contained. The risk of the flames spreading was low because the fire was in an area where most of the structures were metal. Construction workers had been the first to notice the fire and alerted authorities

Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza City, an early target of its war with Hamas — AP — 10 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 41 media reports — (LINK)

Israeli air strike kills 29 people at Gaza camp for displaced people — BBC — 10 July 2024 (LINK)

Pakistan says 1.45 million Afghans can stay for another year following UN refugee chief’s visit — 10 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 19 media reports — (LINK)

Ukraine is on an 'irreversible' path to NATO, say members. But only after war with Russia ends — 10 July 2024 (LINK)

— The U.S., the Netherlands and Denmark announced that the first NATO-provided F-16s would be in the hands of Ukrainian military pilots by this summer.

— NATO also announced a long-term commitment of security assistance to Ukraine, and confirmed establishment of a new NATO center aimed at ensuring that Ukraine gets a more reliable flow of arms and training from members of the alliance. But the commitments still fall short of the striking power Ukraine says it needs to defeat the invading Russian forces.

— The final statement called China — which the West says provides components for Russia's weapons — a "decisive enabler" of Russia's war against Ukraine.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's widow sentenced to death in Iraq — 10 July 2024 (LINK)

Nearly 10 billion passwords leaked online on 4 July in what may be biggest dataset of its kind ever — 10 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 27 media reports — (LINK)

Empowering the future: how WEF's Global Shapers are advancing the youth agenda — 10 July 2024 (LINK)

— The Annual Summit of under-30 Global Shapers 2024 took place in Geneva, Switzerland, under the theme 'Dare to Innovate'. 500 young innovators, activists, and local changemakers took part from over 150 countries and territories. The programme has 370 volunteer-led projects.

• Nearly 90% of youth surveyed in the Global Shapers Community consider climate change to be a top concern. Young changemakers in the Global Shapers Community have delivered more than 100 grassroots projects and solutions to reduce emissions, conserve nature and accelerate sustainability in the last 12 months. Young innovators from Morelia, Mexico were invited to showcase the satellite surveillance tool they created to track deforestation. Activists from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were sccheduled to scale their work to enhance agricultural capacity through the construction of urban greenhouses and gardens. And changemakers from Malmö, Sweden, were asked to share their youth employment action plan to promote green jobs and local sustainability champions.
• In the Global Shapers network, young changemakers are piloting new models for collective action to empower 1 million people with better education, skills and economic opportunities by 2030 to contribute to the Forum's Reskilling Revolution. advocates from London were invited to display their model to help young people from diverse backgrounds enter and thrive in the cybersecurity workforce. Global Shapers from Prague will illustrate new curricula on urban innovation, design and advocacy, and leaders from Phnom Phen were asked to share ways youth can better budget and save to overcome historical and cultural barriers, via their financial literacy hackathon, which has empowered 4,000 young people in Cambodia so far.
• Expanding digital access and literacy: innovators from Dar es Salaam were invited to profile their model for expanding internet access and mobile learning centres across Tanzania, while Global Shapers in Amsterdam were scheduled to pilot a new navigation app to help people with reduced mobility identify accessible walking routes in their city. Activists from Karachi were asked to showcase the power of their replicable AI-powered chatbot to equip women with knowledge about their legal protections against harassment. Global Shapers from Nairobi were slated to showcase a 12-week programme to teach girls to code and create mobile apps to solve real-world problems. In three years, their programme has reached 170 girls in Kenya, expanding from 17 to 55 students per cohort.

Scientists say they have identified a root cause of lupus — one that could pave the way for new treatments — 10 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 8 media reports — (LINK)

Scientists have discovered a molecular defect that promotes the pathologic immune response in systemic lupus erythematosus (known as lupus) and show that reversing this defect may potentially reverse the disease.

Marine biologists make disturbing discovery after examining annual ocean phenomenon: 'It's like we're just documenting extinction': By snipping away at strands in the food web, massive shifts in feeding patterns will creep up the food chain — all the way to humans — thecooldown — 10 July 2024 (LINK)

Kenya's president warns of huge consequences after his effort to address an $80 billion debt fails — AP — 10 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 13 media reports — (LINK)

Biden targets China with new tariffs on steel and aluminum from Chinese factories in Mexico — * Reuters ● — 10 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 24 media reports — (LINK)

New test could tell with high accuracy if you have early signs of dementia — 10 July 2024 (LINK)

Salon: The grift behind Project 2025: Leader John McEntee made an app to hustle cash from lonely MAGA men — 10 July 2024 (LINK)

MakeUseOf: 'I Tried These 7 News Aggregators, and This Is My Favorite: Ground News' — 10 July 2024 (LINK)

— But see Global Geneva: How AI dumbifies journalism: Ground.news, in addition to using AI to summarize its stories, seemed to be using a formula that offered a repetition of the same elements from various publications, with little search for variations. So, at the beginning of July 2024, I stopped putting its links and just featured the most interesting piece I found.

US blocks British court from British Indian Ocean territory of Diego Garcia citing security concerns — BBC — 9 July 2024 (LINK)

Russia under fire at UN over Ukraine strikes — The .kyivpost — 9 July 2024 (LINK)

Rage as Putin bombs a children’s hospital in Kyiv, but know there is a way to try him for his crimes: the Council of Europe has a plan to hold the Kremlin to account — The Guardian — 9 July 2024 (LINK)

Devastation as Brazilian Pantanl, world's biggest wetland, burns: 'those that cannot run don't stand a chance' — 9 July 2024 (LINK)

Elon Musk beats $500 million severance lawsuit by fired Twitter workers — 9 July 2024 (LINK)

— U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson in San Francisco ruled on Tuesday that the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act governing benefit plans did not cover the former employees' claims, and therefore she lacked jurisdiction.

What a Tour de France rider eats in a day: what, when, how much, and why: 8,000-calorie food plans — cyclingnews.com — 9 July 2024 (LINK)

Mark Cavendish shut out of 36th Tour de France win on stage 10 as lead-out misfires: Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) dominated the bunch sprint — cyclingnews.com — 9 July 2024 (LINK)

'You guys can't touch me': Novak Djokovic accuses Wimbledon crowd of disrespect after reaching quarterfinals — CNN — 9 July 2024 (LINK)

Heather Cox Richardson: Media and the U.S. elections: once more — substack — 9 July 2024 (LINK)

Taylor Swift calls for help for fans as 89F(31.6C) heat beats down in Zurich — usatoday — 9 July 2024 (LINK)

King Charles's fresh plans for Ireland trip in doubt as cancer treatment continues — gbnews.com — 8 July 2024 (LINK)

France elections: Violent clashes break out following left's surprise win — independent.co.uk — 8 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 43 media reports — (LINK)

Macron asks French prime minister to stay on for the sake of stability after French PM says he will resign when polls show left-wing coalition winning election — AP — 8 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 80 media reports — (LINK)

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall on Texas coast as Category 1 storm — washingtonpost — 8 July 2024 (LINK)