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Houthis strike tanker off Yemen, causing minor damage, no injuries

https://www.voanews.com/a/houthis-strike-tanker-off-yemen-causing-minor-damage-no-injuries/7818145.html

American women are poised to play an important role in deciding the 2024 U.S. presidential election. In recent years, women have registered to vote and cast votes at higher rates than men. Although women are not a monolithic voting bloc, the trends favor one major party over the other.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA1aV9zli24&t=2s

Muralists paint over traces of violence in Salvadoran neighborhood

https://www.voanews.com/a/muralists-paint-over-traces-of-violence-in-salvadoran-neighborhood/7783263.html

Houthi airstrike hits Israel; Netanyahu vows retaliation

https://www.voanews.com/a/missile-fired-from-yemen-lands-in-open-area-in-israel-sets-off-air-raid-sirens/7784874.html

The United States and Britain formally accused Iran on Tuesday of supplying short-range ballistic missiles to Russia to use in the war in Ukraine, and said they will take measures to punish those involved.

https://www.voanews.com/a/us-britain-accuse-iran-of-sending-russia-missiles-to-use-in-ukraine/7778666.html
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Gaza cease-fire mediators announce new plan

https://www.voanews.com/a/gaza-cease-fire-negotiations-extend-to-another-day-as-death-toll-exceeds-40-000-/7745031.html

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday and fled the country, multiple sources said, as more people were killed in some of the worst violence since the birth of the South Asian nation more than five decades ago.

https://www.voanews.com/a/bangladesh-pm-sheikh-hasina-resigns-interim-government-to-be-formed-/7730098.html #voanews

US millennials look for bigger role in 2024 election

https://www.voanews.com/a/us-millennials-look-for-bigger-role-in-2024-election/7727658.html

🥇🥈🥉 DAILY MEDAL COUNT: Here are the top 10 countries with most medals, Wednesday.

https://www.voanews.com/z/6923

📷 Smoke in the colors of the French flag are set off Friday in Paris, France, at the start of the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

https://www.voanews.com/a/flooding-rains-threaten-to-dampen-paris-olympics-opening-ceremony/7714213.html

'Sabotage' hits French trains hours before Olympics

https://www.voanews.com/a/french-train-lines-hit-by-malicious-acts-ahead-of-olympics-rail-company-says/7713748.html

In a rare Oval Office address to the nation explaining why he stepped down from the 2024 presidential race, President Joe Biden said it's time for "fresh voices, yes, younger voices" in politics.

"I revere this office," Biden said. "But I love my country more."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG7pDfBxzVI

House, Senate Democrats unite behind Harris while Republicans fire critiques

https://www.voanews.com/a/house-senate-democrats-unite-behind-harris-while-republicans-fire-critiques-/7710132.html

Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump at rally

https://www.voanews.com/a/secret-service-director-steps-down-after-assassination-attempt-against-ex-president-trump-at-rally/7709565.html
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US prosecutors appeal dismissal of Trump classified documents case

https://www.voanews.com/a/us-prosecutors-appeal-dismissal-of-trump-classified-documents-case/7702462.html

Introducing himself to the nation after being tapped as Donald Trump's running mate, J.D. Vance used his Wednesday night address to the Republican National Convention to share the story of his hardscrabble upbringing and make the case that his party best understands the challenges facing struggling Americans.

https://www.voanews.com/a/jd-vance-will-introduce-himself-to-the-nation-at-the-rnc-as-trump-s-running-mate/7702880.html

How did breakdancing, a 1970s and '80s street dance created by Black and Latino kids in the Bronx, explode into a global phenomenon and win a spot at the 2024 Summer Olympics? And what does it mean for a subculture to go mainstream? In this documentary, B-boys and B-girls grapple with the changing nature of "breaking."

WATCH https://youtu.be/v3_mQClIE2E?si=T9Av4 #voanews

Rights groups: Iran sentences woman labor activist to death

https://www.voanews.com/a/rights-groups-iran-sentences-woman-labor-activist-to-death/7685502.html

UN human rights office: Israeli airstrikes in Gaza may have violated ‘laws of war’

https://www.voanews.com/a/un-human-rights-office-israeli-airstrikes-in-gaza-may-have-violated-laws-of-war-/7661768.html
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China is erasing Uyghur culture by changing village names, rights group says

https://www.voanews.com/a/china-is-erasing-uyghur-culture-by-changing-village-names-rights-group-says/7661730.html
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