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Quick Summary Two social media influencers known for extreme “rooftopping” stunts broke into the Empire State Building on Wednesday, scaled past two locked security gates, and climbed roughly 1,450 feet…
Quick Summary More than 900 people were arrested Tuesday as anti-immigrant protests swept across South Africa’s major cities, marking the largest wave of migration-related unrest since deadly xenophobic riots in…
Quick SummaryVictor Willis, the founding lead singer of the disco group Village People and co-writer of some of the era’s biggest hits including “Y.M.C.A.,” “In the Navy,” and “Macho Man,”…
Quick Summary A Saudi Aramco helicopter crashed while approaching the Ras Tanura terminal in eastern Saudi Arabia on Sunday, June 28, killing all 14 people on board, all of them…
Quick Summary Israel’s Cabinet voted unanimously on Sunday, June 28, to formally recognize the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as a genocide, a…
Quick Summary A small aircraft carrying skydivers crashed near Nancy, France, on Sunday, June 28, killing all eleven people on board in what officials are calling the country’s deadliest skydiving…
Quick Summary Three wildland firefighters were killed and two others injured while responding to wildfires near the Colorado-Utah border. The fatalities occurred as crews battled the Knowles and Gore fires,…
The US Supreme Court issued two significant immigration rulings this week, both favoring the Trump administration’s enforcement agenda. According to information available at the time of publication, Democracy Now! reported…
What Happened A framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon was signed this week, described by US officials as a first step toward a lasting peace arrangement. According to information available…
What Happened Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela in quick succession on June 25, leaving widespread destruction across the country and a death toll that has continued climbing since. According to…