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U.S., Japan say their fighter jets staged joint flight after N.Korea missile launches

Japanese and US forces conducted a joint fighter jet flight over the Sea of Japan. Flight was in response to a Russia-China joint bomber flight while US President Joe Biden was in Tokyo. Flight also held hours after North Korea fired three missiles, including an intercontinental ballistic missile, toward sea between Korean Peninsula and Japan.20 sources

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Judge Dismisses Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against Marilyn Manson By Former Assistant

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Ashley Walters worked as Marilyn Manson's personal assistant between 2010 and 2011. She sued the musician for sexual assault, battery, and harassment in May of last year. A judge dismissed her suit, saying she had "pleaded too few facts and too late to keep this case in court" Manson has denied all other allegations of abuse.See the Story

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Minneapolis renames intersection to honor George Floyd

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The intersection where George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police officers was renamed in his honor Wednesday. The renaming was followed by a candlelight vigil at a nearby ceremony. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on policing to mark the second anniversary of Floyd's death. Later events in Minneapolis include a Thursday gathering of families of loved ones who have died in interactions with police.See the Story

Europe · Washington

US aims to leverage Russia-Ukraine bloc against China

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken will lay out a three-pillar approach to competing with Beijing in a race to define the 21st century's economic and military balance. While the U.S. sees Russia as the most acute and immediate threat to international stability, the officials said the administration believes China poses a greater danger.See the Story

Gun Laws · Columbine

From Columbine to Robb, 169 dead in US mass school shootings

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There have been dozens of shootings and other attacks in U.S. schools and colleges over the years, but until the massacre at Colorado's Columbine High School in 1999, the number of dead tended to be in the single digits. Since then, the. number of shootings that included schools and killed 10 or more people has mounted. If a mass shooting is defined as resulting in the death of four or. more people, not including the perpetrator, 169 people have died in 14 such events connected to U.s. schools.See the Story

Business · Florida

Legislature passes Surfside-inspired condo inspection bill

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Florida would require statewide recertification of condominiums over three stories tall. The bill is a response to the Surfside building collapse that killed 98 people. The Champlain Towers South was going through the 40-year-recertification process required by Miami-Dade County when it collapsed.See the Story

Europe · London

Rishi Sunak announces £5bn windfall tax on energy firms

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Chancellor Rishi Sunak performed a U-turn on a windfall tax for oil and gas firms to fund a relief package for households struggling with rising bills. He told MPs he will scrap a requirement to repay the previously-announced �200 discount on energy bills and will increase the level of the grant to �400. Labour said the chancellor had been 'dragged kicking and screaming'See the Story

Black Lives Matter · Buffalo

Officer in Buffalo supermarket attack honored at funeral

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Aaron Salter was posthumously awarded the city police department's medal of honor and promoted to lieutenant. Pearl Young, a 77-year-old grandmother, great-grandmother and substitute teacher, was among the victims of the mass shooting. A white gunman with a helmet-mounted camera targeted shoppers and workers at Tops Friendly Market, in a predominantly Black neighborhood.See the Story

Business · San Jose

Chipmaker Broadcom to buy VMware in $61 bln deal

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Broadcom announced an agreement to buy cloud computing giant VMware for approximately $61 billion. This would be the year's second-largest tech merger, just behind Microsoft's deal for Activision Blizzard, and helps Broadcom continue to diversify beyond its semiconductor roots. VMWare shares closed last Friday at $95.61 per share, but then jumped on Monday morning after reports of a possible deal.See the Story

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Russian tactical failures in Ukraine extend to airborne forces, UK says

failures include the attempted advance on Kyiv via Hostomel Airfield in March, the stalled progress on the Izium axis since April, and the recent failed and costly crossings of the Siverskyi Donets River. The misemployment of its elite airborne forces highlights how Putin’s significant investment in the armed forces has resulted in an unbalanced overall force.4 sources

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Tunisian president decrees a referendum for new constitution

Tunisian President Kais Saied issued a decree to call voters to a referendum on a new constitution on July 25. The main political parties have said they will boycott the unilateral restructuring of politics. The powerful UGTT union also refused to take part in a limited dialog proposed by the president as he rewrites the constitution.10 sources

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