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The 2024 Paralympic Games begin today in Paris with a grand opening ceremony in the centre of the French capital. It marks the return of bocce, a fan-favourite discipline described as “the fastest growing sport within the Paralympic movement”.
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Former President Donald Trump must once again enter a formal plea in court after special counsel revised the charges against him in the election interference case. The Republican presidential candidate had previously pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from his attempts to overturn the 2020 election after losing to President Joe Biden — which led to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Although Trump was charged with the same offenses as in the original case, prosecutors strategically narrowed the charges and changed the language to comply with the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. This is one of several cases Trump faces during his renewed run for president, although there will be no trial before Election Day.
2. AT&T outage
AT&T said it has fixed a software issue that caused an outage for some wireless customers on Tuesday. The problem “temporarily interrupted the ability of a limited number of our customers to connect to our wireless network,” an AT&T spokesperson said. Details on the number of customers affected and the duration of the outage were not immediately released, but digital service tracking website Down Detector showed a spike in reported AT&T outages that began around 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday and peaked around 7 p.m. ET. At the time, several government agencies issued warnings that the outage could potentially prevent AT&T wireless customers in their area from calling 911.
The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had freed a 52-year-old hostage held by Hamas since October 7 in a “complex operation” in the southern Gaza Strip. Farhan Al-Qadi, an Israeli Bedouin from Rahat, was “in a stable health condition,” an Israeli military spokesman told CNN. He is the first Israeli hostage to be freed alive from Hamas’ extensive network of tunnels beneath Gaza. Al-Qadi’s family called his rescue “incredible,” adding that they did not expect him to return alive. According to the Israeli prime minister’s office and the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, 104 hostages from the October 7 attack are currently being held, with dozens of them presumed dead. This comes as negotiators are still working on a ceasefire for the hostages and have met with increasing intensity in recent weeks.
Israel frees 52-year-old Hamas hostage in Gaza Strip
SpaceX has once again postponed the launch of its daring excursion into Earth’s radiation belts. The mission, called Polaris Dawn, was scheduled to lift off at 3:38 a.m. ET today — but the company decided to delay the launch because weather conditions were unfavorable for the crew’s return to Earth. The mission’s goal is to launch a four-person civilian crew to record altitudes for regular Earth orbit — and conduct the first commercial spacewalk. This latest delay comes after a launch attempt scheduled for Tuesday morning from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida was canceled due to problems with ground equipment on the launch pad. The civilian crew is currently in quarantine awaiting their launch. A new date has not yet been set.
Republican politicians in 24 states asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to halt the Biden administration’s efforts to reduce emissions of the climate-damaging gas methane. Led by Oklahoma, the states are asking the Supreme Court to stay an EPA rule that took effect earlier this year and that the agency estimates will cut methane emissions from oil and gas operations by nearly 80% by 2038. The latest request is part of a broader campaign by groups fighting the Biden administration’s environmental regulations, a push that has gained traction with the court’s conservative majority in recent years. The Supreme Court will likely take at least several weeks to consider the request.
Pizza Hut offers a pizza box that folds into a table
The pizza chain has introduced a special pizza box that can be transformed into a miniature table. The company hopes that the box can benefit customers who may be in knead of furniture.
The Kelce brothers sign a $100 million podcast deal
Brothers and NFL stars Jason and Travis Kelce have signed a lucrative deal with Amazon’s podcast studio Wondery. The announcement is just the latest in a series of blockbuster podcasting deals.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces strong backlash after dead whale incident
An environmental group is calling for an investigation into RFK Jr. over a bizarre incident described by his daughter: He severed the head of a whale carcass.
4-year-old accidentally smashes Bronze Age vessel in museum
A four-year-old boy smashed a Bronze Age artifact that was on display without protective glass in an archaeological museum in Haifa, Israel.
Alice Tapper talks about her painful illness in her new book
“Use Your Voice” is the title of a new children’s book by author Alice Paul Tapper, daughter of CNN’s Jake Tapper. The book was inspired by a near-fatal health emergency Alice experienced in 2021.
Leonard Riggiothe man who built Barnes & Noble into an influential bookseller died Tuesday “after a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s disease,” according to a statement from his family. He was 83. Riggio’s reign began in 1971, when he used a $1.2 million loan to buy the Barnes & Noble name and the flagship store on lower Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Over the next 20 years, he acquired hundreds of new stores before stepping down as chairman in 2019.
8,000
That’s how many cases of the Oropouche virus – also called laziness fever – have been reported as of August 1 of this year. Most cases have occurred in South America, but infections are also spreading to countries where the virus has not previously been seen, prompting health authorities to sound the alarm.
“I just want to go to bed.”
— British tennis player Dan Evansafter holding off Russia’s Karen Khachanov in the longest match in US Open history. Tuesday’s epic five-set match lasted five hours and 35 minutes.
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Great white shark bites fishing boat
Two fishermen off the coast of Australia captured the dramatic moment when a great white shark circled their boat and bit into it.
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