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Новости за 04.08.2024

Sydney Morning Herald 

Halligan penalty ices Stingers win

Australia's Bronte Halligan scores the winning penalty as the Stingers beat Hungary in a water polo thriller. © International Olympic Committee

France24.com (en) 

Jordan FM holds talks in Iran as Middle East tensions soar

The political head of Palestinian militant group Hamas was killed early on Wednesday in Tehran, where he was attending the inauguration of Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian. Iran and the Hamas militants, which Tehran supports, vowed to retaliate and blamed the strike on Israel, which has declined to comment. ISNA news agency said Safadi "met and held consultations with" acting foreign minister Ali Bagheri after landing in Tehran for a rare visit. Earlier the official news agency IRNA said that... Читать дальше...

CBSNews.com 

Philippe Petit on his Twin Towers walk, 50 years later

On August 7, 1974, French highwire artist Philippe Petit walked a VERY high wire illicitly strung between the Twin Towers of New York City's World Trade Center. He talks with correspondent Martha Teichner about the feat that captured the imagination of the world, and about his passion for wire-walking which, he says, has never changed.

Voice of America 

Wall Street week ahead - Flaring economic worries threaten US stocks rally 

New York — Economic fears are roiling Wall Street, as worries grow that the Federal Reserve may have left interest rates elevated for too long, allowing them to hurt U.S. growth. Alarming economic data in recent days have deepened those concerns. U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in July, a Friday report showed, while the unemployment rate increased to 4.3%, heightening fears that a deteriorating labor market could make the economy vulnerable to a recession. The jobs report exacerbated a selloff in stocks that began on Thursday... Читать дальше...

TheHill.com 

Trump, Harris neck and neck in battleground states, nationally: CBS Poll

Former President Trump and Vice President Harris are tied in key battleground states, according to a new CBS News poll published Sunday, as Democrats rally behind Harris as their newly-official nominee. The CBS News/YouGov poll also found Harris leading Trump by one point nationally, a much better position for Democrats than with President Biden at...

Boing Boing 

Star Wars back in theaters (in Ojibwe)

There is a new version of Star Wars, or A New Hope, as the kids call it, but this one isn't a "Greedo shot first" situation. The classic film has been dubbed into Ojibwe. Last year, the Dakota Ojibway Tribal Council and the University of Manitoba partnered with Disney/Lucasfilm to create an official Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) version of Star Wars: A New Hope. — Read the rest

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Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Bangladesh former top generals ask PM Hasina to withdraw troops from streets

Former senior military generals in Bangladesh urged the government to withdraw armed forces from the streets following violent clashes over the quota system for government jobs. They called for political initiatives to resolve the crisis and expressed concerns about the military's reputation and the mass-scale mobilization of troops affecting border security.

TheRoot.com 

Trump Cuts A Fool At Black Journalists Convention (NABJ), Professor Predicts Kamala Win, Craziest Claims About Kamala, Wes Moore Talks Trump and More Ratchet Political News

Presidential candidate Kamala Harris is infused with enough #BlackGirlMagic to help her kill it in the Oval Office and be a successful world leader. Here are just seven reasons, based on accomplishments throughout her career and all sorts of research on how Black women excel at...well, almost everything. - Yanick Rice…

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Google.com 

Did you see it? SpaceX launches rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base - KABC-TV

  1. Did you see it? SpaceX launches rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base  KABC-TV
  2. SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base  Spaceflight Now
  3. SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video, photos)  Space.com
  4. SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base overnight  KSBY News
  5. Mid-night rumble: SpaceX launches Starlink mission from Kennedy Space Center, Florida  Florida... Читать дальше...