Israeli troops kill 3 Palestinians near Gaza fence

Israeli troops killed three Palestinians and severely wounded a fourth near Gaza Strip's heavily guarded perimeter fence, the Gaza Health Ministry said Sunday. The Israeli military said a helicopter and a tank fired at armed suspects near the fence overnight. After weeks of calm, Palestinian militants have attempted a number of raids in recent days.

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  Israeli warplanes hit Gaza after Palestinian rocket attack

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  Three Palestinians shot dead by Israeli helicopter

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Days away from moving for a dream job, Miami doctor is killed in fall from cliff on vacation

A man living in Miami fell over 82 feet to his death while on vacation with his fiance in Ibiza, friends and relatives reported in a crowd funding page. Daniel Sirovich, who was completing his medical residency at Kendall Regional Medical Center, was sightseeing on Aug. 14 with his fiance Kristi Kelly in Sa Pedrera de Cala d'Hort, also known as Atlantis, when the fatal accident happened. Related Video: Chicago Man Falls to Death While Rock Climbing in North Carolina ABC's Local 10 News reported Sirovich was 34 and his coworkers at the Kendall Regional Medical Center are planning a vigil Wednesday at 6 p.m.

French hiker missing in Italy nine days found dead

The body of a French hiker who disappeared nine days ago south of Naples was found Sunday, local Italian authorities said. "The body of Simon Gautier has been found a short while ago," the authorities in Sapri, near Belvedere di Ciolandre where the 27-year-old hiker was found dead. Gautier called for help on August 9, saying he had fallen down a cliff and broken both legs, but was unable to give his location other than "in the middle of nowhere, on the coast".

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  Experienced hiker found dead in Trinity County following five-day search

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Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana governor during Katrina, dies at 76

Former Gov. Kathleen Blanco, who will be forever linked to Hurricane Katrina, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. Gov. John Bel Edwards, who has said Blanco is his favorite past governor, called Acadiana's favorite daughter a “champion” for Louisiana. "I do love all of the people of Louisiana," she said during a ceremony in Lafayette in which a highway was named in her honor.

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  Former Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco has dead at 76

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  Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana's first woman governor, dies, led state through hurricanes

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John Hickenlooper is out of the 2020 presidential race. That's good news for these 3 Democratic candidates

Since December 2018, INSIDER has been conducting a series of national polls asking respondents who they would be satisfied with in the event they secured the Democratic nomination. This allows us to determine the degree of overlap of between those who'd like a President Hickenlooper, few as they may be, and the remaining contenders in the race. Among the frontrunners, Biden and Warren are obvious possible beneficiaries Generally speaking, if someone indicated they liked John Hickenlooper, they were the kind of respondent who was fairly amenable to a wide swath of the field.

The Latest: NYC subway scare suspect charged

A 26-year-old homeless man from West Virginia faces charges for allegedly placing two devices that resembled pressure cookers in a New York City subway station. Police announced on Saturday evening that Larry Kenton Griffin II has been charged with the placing of a false bomb. Griffin was taken into police custody early Saturday, a day after he was seen in surveillance video at Manhattan's Fulton subway station holding one of the objects police identified as rice cookers and determined they were not explosives.

Dick Cheney to appear at Trump 2020 fundraiser as Republican establishment bows to president

Former vice president Dick Cheney will appear at a fundraiser for Donald Trump's 2020 campaign, according to an invitation for the event, in a sign that the Republican establishment will publicly back his re-election bid. Mr Trump won the Republican nomination in 2016 as an outsider and has often clashed with senior figures in the party, such as Mitt Romney and the late John McCain. However, an invitation to a luncheon fundraiser in Jackson, Wyoming, shows Mr Cheney will appear alongside Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, according to The Washington Post.

'A new Hawaiian Renaissance': how a telescope protest became a movement

On Hawaii's Big Island, a protest against a $1.4bn observatory on Mauna Kea, a mountain considered sacred by many Native Hawaiians, is entering a second month. In that time, the protest site has swelled from a few hundred to several thousands, attracted celebrity visitors, and built a community of Native Hawaiians who see it as a pivotal moment. The protest site sits at an elevation of 6,632ft, where the cold wind whips across hardened lava fields.

Hong Kong Protests Show Little Sign of Flagging as Large Crowds Rally for Democracy

Tens of thousands chanted “Free Hong Kong! Democracy Now!” and “Fight for freedom! Stand for Hong Kong!” as a heavy rain fell. Many protesters carried banners decrying alleged police brutality and what they claim is collusion between law enforcement and criminal gangs known as triads. Vanessa, a 42-year-old protester attending the rally with her banker husband, said “We are here to support the young people.

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  Dissent Against Beijing Is Becoming a Firing Offense

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  HK activists, Beijing supporters demonstrate in London

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Sudan's former dictator Omar al-Bashir due in court for corruption trial

Omar al-Bashir, the ousted former president of Sudan, is expected to stand in court on Monday for the first stage of a corruption trial which could see him jailed for many years. Bashir took power in a 1989 coup but was deposed in April after mass protests and security forces deciding to withdraw support for his brutal regime, which was behind an alleged genocidal campaign in the Darfur region. The 75-year-old former dictator is in prison awaiting the trail, where he faces allegations of possessing foreign currency, corruption and receiving gifts illegally.

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  Sudanese army and civilians seal interim power-sharing deal

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  The women at the front of Sudan’s political protests

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Iceland commemorates first glacier lost to climate change

Iceland on Sunday honoured the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change, as scientists warn that some 400 others on the subarctic island risk the same fate. As the world recently marked the warmest July ever on record, a bronze plaque was mounted on a bare rock in a ceremony on the former glacier in western Iceland, attended by local researchers and their peers at Rice University in the United States who initiated the project. Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson also attended the event, as well as hundreds of scientists, journalists and members of the public who trekked to the site.

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  Officials and Climate Change Activists Hold Funeral for Okjokull Glacier in Iceland

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  Funeral for lost ice: Iceland bids farewell to glacier

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Hours-old baby abandoned in Maryland woods found by passerby, hospitalized in stable condition

The infant was left in a wooded area in suburban Washington on a 90-degree day without so much as a diaper, according to police.

Roller coaster malfunction causes cars to collide; multiple kids taken to hospital

Ocean City police say five people, four children and one adult, were transported to Atlantic General Hospital Friday night after a roller coaster incident at Jolly Roger Amusement Park. OCPD Deputy Communications Manager Ashley Miller said at about 8:20 p.m. Friday night, officers responded to Jolly Roger near 30th Street to assist the Ocean City Fire Department.

The Must-See, Drop-Dead-Gorgeous Cars from the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

These incredible rides glittered on the 18th green at Pebble Beach this year and caught our editors' attention. From Car and Driver

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  The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering 2019 Proved That Cars and Camaraderie Never Go Out of Style

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  View Photos of Engines of Pebble Beach

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Trump administration says transgender workers aren't protected by civil rights, Supreme Court filing reveals

Donald Trump's administration has told the Supreme Court that transgender workers are not protected by federal civil rights law and can be fired because of their gender. The US government is arguing workers should only be protected from discrimination based on their “biological sex”, court filings have revealed. A Supreme Court ruling in favour of the administration's position would set a legal precedent, marking a major setback for LGBTQ rights since the Obama administration.

Argentina Faces Fresh Turmoil From Resignation, Debt Downgrades

The embattled president is suddenly grappling with the resignation of his economy minister and a double downgrade to the nation's debt. Meanwhile, his opponent Alberto Fernandez, now favorite to win the presidency on Oct. 27, is calling on Macri to renegotiate the terms of a record $56 billion credit line with the International Monetary Fund. Argentina's global bonds will be the first to react, while the nation's currency and stock markets remain closed on Monday due to a local holiday.

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  CORRECTION: Argentina story

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  Argentina Treasury minister resigns, says 'significant renewal' needed amid economic crisis

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3 NC patients hospitalized for lung disease are possibly connected to vaping

Three people hospitalized in North Carolina with severe lung disease in July may have fallen ill after vaping or using e-cigarettes, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said Friday. The department is investigating the cases, according to a news release, with North Carolina Poison Control, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health agencies. Each of the three people have various symptoms, with the severity of the disease differing among the three patients, the department said in the release.

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  Potential links to lung illnesses and e-cigarettes under investigation: CDC

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  NJ Health Department issues vaping warning, links 9 cases to 'severe lung illness'

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Netanyahu dismisses Hezbollah warning

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday he was "unimpressed" by a speech from Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in which the Lebanese Shiite leader warned of his movement's military strength. Nasrallah spoke in a TV broadcast Friday marking the anniversary of a 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel. Nasrallah said that the 2006 war had helped Hezbollah develop "a military system to defend our villages, towns and cities".

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  Netanyahu visits Ukraine ahead of September poll

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• Feminist icon Steinem blasts Israel PM over travel ban

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Migrant children have been molested in federal care, according to families, and the government could end up paying $200 million for it

In 38 legal suits obtained by AP, several families are alleging their children have been sexually, physically, or emotionally abused while in federal care, and $200 million of taxpayer money is on the line. Three out of four physical incidents found in legal filings happened at Cayuga Centers in Harlem, New York, which is the largest care center for migrant children. Visit INSIDER's homepage for more stories.

Two firefighters went missing Friday on a fishing trip. Their search remains ongoing

Surrounded by volunteers, Stephanie McCluney, the wife of a firefighter lost at sea along with a friend since Friday, called for prayers and positivity on Sunday as they began a search of the shoreline at Jetty Park in Florida's Port Canaveral. Further out to sea, the U.S. Coast Guard — joined by over a dozen private boaters and several other agencies — continued to scour a 5,000-square nautical mile section of the Atlantic to find two off-duty firefighters missing after leaving Port Canaveral Friday. By Sunday, the agency was headed toward an area about 50 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida, after a civilian aircraft reported seeing a vessel matching the description of the missing boat.

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  2 off-duty firefighters missing after launching fishing boat off Florida coast

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  Search for 2 missing firefighters intensifies

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Yemen rebel drone attack targets remote Saudi oil field

Drones launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked a massive oil and gas field deep inside Saudi Arabia's sprawling desert on Saturday, causing what the kingdom described as a "limited fire" in the second such recent attack on its crucial energy industry. The attack on the Shaybah oil field, which produces some 1 million barrels of crude oil a day near the kingdom's border with the United Arab Emirates, again shows the reach of the Houthis' drone program. Shaybah sits some 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) from Houthi-controlled territory, underscoring the rebels' ability to now strike at both nations, which are mired in Yemen's yearslong war.

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  Oil prices climb after Saudi oilfield attack, but recession worries drag

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  Yemeni separatists quit some Aden posts; Houthis attack Saudi oil plant

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7 shot after random Snapchat invites to ‘instant house party,’ Texas cops say

An “instant party” in Texas ended with a car chase and several people shot, police say. Houston police say they were called to a house party early Saturday attended by an estimated 30-50 people who were invited on Snapchat, KHOU reported. “It was just a random group of people receiving an invite [on the app],” Houston Detective Sean Ragsdale said, according to the news outlet.