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Search Is Suspended for Passenger Who Went Overboard From Cruise Ship

The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday that it halted its hourslong search for a 77-year-old woman who went overboard from a Holland America Line cruise ship near Cuba. from World News https://ift.tt/prUyRkS

Thailand’s king endorses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as new prime minister

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a scion of Thailand’s most famed and divisive political dynasty, won the endorsement of the king on Sunday to officially become the country’s new prime minister. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/sgv3ycR

A Family Flees and a Mother Mourns After Israeli Settlers Attack a Palestinian Village

Residents of the village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank say one Palestinian man was killed by rampaging settlers. Israel’s military confirmed the village was attacked. from World News https://ift.tt/yIYuM2i

Extreme weather in parts of Canada causes major flooding, power outages

Extreme weather in parts of Canada is causing flooding and power outages in several areas, including Toronto, Mississauga, and North Dumfries Township. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/z0fixKn

Muted response from UK and France after Israeli FM calls for retaliation to any Iran strike

The UK has called for the need to break the “current destructive cycle of retaliatory violence” in the Middle East. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/XzwkB04

Notre Dame suspends men’s swimming program for one academic year due to gambling violations

The University of Notre Dame is suspending its men’s swimming program for at least one academic year following an investigation that uncovered violations of the NCAA’s gambling rules, the school announced Thursday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/XM74UzK

Israeli Settlers Storm West Bank Village, Drawing Rare Rebukes From Israeli Officials

The Palestinian Authority said one person was shot dead; the Israeli military said it was investigating and condemned the attack, as did the Israeli prime minister. from World News https://ift.tt/WOKB9Eq

The week in 34 photos

Take a look at 34 photos of the week from August 8 to August 15. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/BqtAvsI

Rabbi Shmuel Butman, 81, a Brooklyn Voice of Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Is Dead

He was the public face of the Chabad-Lubavitch sect during the Crown Heights riots in 1991 and for decades lit its giant menorah in Manhattan every Hanukkah. from World News https://ift.tt/tiPZxfn

Iranian dissident rapper Toomaj Salehi cleared of charge after death sentence overturned

Salehi, the Iranian dissident rapper who escaped the death penalty earlier this summer has been cleared entirely of the original charges by a lower court in Isfahan. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/J3o7MEi

Hunter Biden Sought State Department Help for Ukrainian Company

After President Biden dropped his re-election bid, his administration released records showing that while he was vice president, his son solicited U.S. government assistance. from World News https://ift.tt/tsu78dP

A Nazi Villa So Tainted Berlin Can’t Give It Away

The former estate of Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi propaganda minister, is too expensive to keep and perilous to sell. No one knows quite what to do with it. from World News https://ift.tt/JCx9nBh

Philippines condemns China’s ‘illegal and reckless’ actions for dropping flares in the skies above South China Sea

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. condemned Chinese air force actions in waters of the South China Sea claimed by both countries on Sunday, calling the actions “unjustified, illegal and reckless.” from World | CNN https://ift.tt/h9ITXgs