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As we speak’s high tales
A large bombing at a political rally close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border killed not less than 54 and wounded practically 200 on Sunday. NPR’s Diaa Hadid says the assault spotlights how “violence has been spilling over into Pakistan because the Taliban seized Afghanistan practically two years in the past.”
A Pakistani police officer stands guard on the website of Sunday’s suicide bomber assault within the Bajur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Monday, July 31.
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A Pakistani police officer stands guard on the website of Sunday’s suicide bomber assault within the Bajur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Monday, July 31.
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- The Taliban has been killing suspected Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan, and the Islamic State has been combating again, Hadid says on Up First this morning. However she says this assault was “politically delicate” as a result of the focused get together is a component of the present Pakistani authorities coalition. Pakistan is making ready for elections this fall, and Hadid experiences that the stakes are excessive, as voting will probably be tough if political events are focused like this.
Ukrainian forces have recaptured the southeastern village of Staromaiorske throughout their counteroffensive towards Russia.
- A Ukrainian soldier tells NPR’s Joanna Kakissis that progress has been gradual and hard-fought, however reclaiming the village was a strategic win, because it’s one line of assault that goals to chop off Russia’s resupply routes. Russia has additionally blamed Ukraine for current drone assaults. Although Ukraine hasn’t formally claimed accountability, Zelenskyy has mentioned the drone assaults are “completely honest” contemplating Russia’s assaults.
The delivery firm Yellow is predicted to file for chapter as early as in the present day. The transfer would put some 30,000 jobs at stake, in line with the Teamsters union. Yellow acquired a $700 million federal mortgage and was deemed important to nationwide safety through the pandemic. Here is every part we all know in regards to the scenario up to now.
- The anticipated shutdown could be the biggest trucking chapter in U.S. historical past, an analyst tells NPR’s Camila Domonoske. Authorized filings say the Teamsters union deliberately “triggered a dying spiral” by blocking Yellow’s restructuring efforts and scaring away clients with threats of a strike. The Union blames gross mismanagement on the firm. Domonoske provides {that a} Congressional Oversight Board raised purple flags in regards to the mortgage given to Yellow and why it was deemed important.
Ashley Hemmers, the tribal administrator for the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, bought heatstroke whereas driving to a gathering to current her folks’s considerations about local weather change. She did not make the assembly, however tells NPR’s Leila Fadel how local weather change is impacting indigenous communities.
- “For us, it is one of many highest threats,” she says on Morning Version. “If we maintain extracting from our surroundings, it will not simply be warmth stroke and second and third-degree burns — it is going to be shedding folks’s lives.”
Image present
Karl Ohiri: Untitled, from “The Archive of Changing into.” Ohiri options previous negatives and prints which were remodeled by warmth, humidity and time.
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Karl Ohiri: Untitled, from “The Archive of Changing into.” Ohiri options previous negatives and prints which were remodeled by warmth, humidity and time.
Karl Ohiri
The Metropolitan Museum of Trendy Artwork (MoMA) in New York Metropolis is showcasing work from dwelling West African artists for the primary time as a part of an ongoing collection the museum says will give attention to “particular artwork scenes throughout the globe.” The present assortment of pictures captures the colonial previous, stunning seashores and boisterous protests of Lagos, Nigeria. The exhibition runs via Sept. 16. Try a few of the pictures if you cannot make it.
Life recommendation
When Keisha “TK” Dutes misplaced her cat Feisty Misses Peabody, she wasn’t ready for the grief she felt. She spoke along with her pal Alexander Hardy about how to deal with pet loss.
- Give your self area and time to course of the loss.
- Do not undergo it alone, and discover a approach to channel your grief.
- Remember the nice instances, and honor your pet in a manner that resonates with you.
3 issues to know earlier than you go
Don’t be concerned, this six-foot-tall tsetse fly did not chunk anybody. He was a part of a efficiency to show Malawians about stopping sleeping illness.
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Don’t be concerned, this six-foot-tall tsetse fly did not chunk anybody. He was a part of a efficiency to show Malawians about stopping sleeping illness.
Hannah Bialic
- Soccer followers in Malawi may see an individual dressed as a colourful tsetse fly on the sector. However it’s not a workforce mascot — the fly’s efficiency teaches residents about sleeping illness.
- Scientists revived a tiny roundworm frozen within the Siberian permafrost for 46,000 years. The outstanding discovery might assist researchers perceive how different animals adapt to excessive temperatures.
- Jeffrey Gibson, a multimedia artist who fuses collectively American, Native American and queer views in visible tradition, would be the first Indigenous artist to characterize the U.S. on the 2024 Venice Biennale, a prestigious worldwide arts occasion.
This text was edited by Majd Al-Waheidi. Anandita Bhalerao contributed.
