ISLAMABAD—Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days, while in neighboring Pakistan 13 people died due to heavy rains and landslides. Shafiullah Rahimi, the ruling Taliban’s appointed spokesman for Afghanistan’s State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management, said Sunday that at least 31…
Heavy Rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan Unleash Flash Floods That Killed Dozens of People
Weekend Shootings Leave at Least 6 Dead, 20 Others Wounded in Chicago
July 23, 2023
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CHICAGO—Six people have died and at least 20 others were wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago. A shooting early Saturday in the city’s North Lawndale neighborhood killed one man and wounded four other men, police said. Three people, including two women, were shot Saturday night on Chicago’s South Side when gunfire rang out from an…
Report Says Plane Rolled Upside Down in Crash Near California Airport, Killing Father, Injuring Sons
July 23, 2023
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MURRIETA, Calif.—A single-engine plane rolled upside down before crashing near a Southern California airport on the Fourth of July, killing a father and severely injuring his three sons, federal investigators said in a preliminary report. The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday released the report on the crash that killed Jared Newman, 39, of Temecula…
Mountain Climber, Cliff Diver Die in Separate Incidents at National Recreation Spots in the West
July 23, 2023
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SALT LAKE CITY—A mountain climber and a cliff diver have died in separate incidents at national recreation spots in the West, officials said. Cory Ryan Ehrnschwender, 36, of Cincinnati died while cliff-jumping at Lake Powell, the Salt Lake Tribune reported Saturday. The lake is located in southern Utah and northern Arizona in the Glen Canyon…
Man Convicted in Stray-Bullet Killing of Puerto Rican Olympian’s Mother in Her Connecticut Home
July 23, 2023
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A Connecticut man has been convicted of murder in the stray-bullet killing of the mother of a two-time Olympian rifle shooter from Puerto Rico. A jury found Franklin Robinson, 40, guilty Friday in the death of Mabel Martinez Antongiorgi. The 56-year-old was in her sewing and crafts room in Waterbury when a bullet flew through…
Police Narrow Search for Infant Lost in Flash Flood, After 2-Year-Old Sister’s Body Found
July 23, 2023
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WASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa.—Search teams in Pennsylvania were focusing on one underwater area Sunday as they try to find a 9-month-old boy swept away in a flash flood, hours after authorities confirmed that the body of his 2-year-old sister was recovered from the Delaware River. Upper Makefield Township police said in a Facebook post Sunday that…
Russia’s Zvonareva Banned From Entering Poland for WTA 250 Tournament
WARSAW, Poland—Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva has been banned from entering Poland, the country’s Interior Ministry said. She was to participate in a WTA 250 tournament in Warsaw starting Monday. A communique on the ministry website said the Polish Border Guard on Friday prevented entry by the former world No.2, who flew in from Belgrade…
Secularising Catholic Hospitals Puts Our Health At Risk
Commentary Sixteen years ago, the University of Sydney applied to buy several hectares of land within the boundary of St. John’s College, intending to construct a new medical building there. I was the Rector of the college at that time. I and the fellows were sympathetic to the request, for we had no use for…
The Forced Secularisation of Hospitals Is Happening to the Risk of Our Health
Commentary Sixteen years ago, the University of Sydney applied to buy several hectares of land within the boundary of St John’s College, intending to construct a new medical building there. I was the Rector of the college at that time. I and the Fellows were sympathetic to the request, for we had no use for…
French Torpedo Marchand Smashes Phelps’s 15-year Record at Worlds
FUKUOKA, Japan—French youngster Leon Marchand produced a dazzling performance to shatter American great Michael Phelps’ long-standing 400 meters individual medley record on the opening day of swimming events at the World Aquatics Championships on Sunday. Phelps’s mark of 4:03.84 set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics was his last remaining individual world record but it fell…
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