Victims of Hamas attack sue Iran, Syria, North Korea in US court
It accuses the three countries of providing financial, military and tactical support to Hamas. The US government has designed Iran, Syria and North Korea state sponsors of terrorism. The plaintiffs in the case include US citizens injured on Oct 7, as well as relatives and the estates of victims killed in the attack. "Iran is the world's leading state sponsor of antisemitism and terror – along with Syria and North Korea, they must be held responsible for their roles in the largest antisemitic attack since the Holocaust," ADL Chief Executive Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement. The Iran, North Korea and Syria missions to the United Nations in New York did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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July 02, 2024 14:47 UTC
Heavy rainfall in several parts of India triggers floods, at least 11 dead
Two people died on Monday in the north-eastern state of Assam, which has been hit by a second wave of flooding since June 16, affecting more than 600,000 people in 19 districts, and displacing more than 8,000, a state disaster management statement said. Visuals from ANI showed inundated fields and roads across Assam, as people moved precious belongings and furniture from their water-filled homes. India's north-east and Bangladesh have been ravaged by floods in the last two months, leaving millions stranded, with weather authorities predicting that the situation could worsen. More rain is predicted for the region over the next three days, according to the country's weather office. India's weather department issued warnings on Tuesday for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across western, northern and north-eastern states for the rest of this week.
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July 02, 2024 14:27 UTC
Rain likely across the country
Rain likely across the countryDHAKA,July 2, 2024 (BSS)-Bangladesh Meteorological Department today predicted light to moderate and moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall or thundershowers with temporary gusty wind at all eight divisions of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today. "Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barisal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over the country," said the weather bulletin issued this morning. Day and night temperature may fall slightly over the country. However, as an extended outlook for the next 72 hours, the bulletin predicted that the rainfall activity is likely to decrease. Rainfall for the last 24 hours commencing 6 am today was recorded 294 mm in Sylhet.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
July 02, 2024 12:55 UTC
At least 116 people killed in stampede at Hindu religious event in India
Stampedes and other accidents involving large crowds at religious gatherings and pilgrimage sites have happened in the past and are often blamed on poor crowd managementAt least 116 people killed in stampede at Hindu religious event in IndiaAt least 116 people, many of them women and children, were killed in a stampede at a Hindu religious gathering in north India on Tuesday, authorities said, in one of the country's worst such tragedies in years. The stampede happened in a village in Hathras district, about 200 km (125 miles) southeast of the national capital New Delhi, where authorities said thousands had gathered in sweltering late afternoon temperatures. Chaitra V, another senior state official, told broadcaster India Today that people may have lost their footing as they sought water in the heat. Seema, a woman who travelled from a town almost 60 km away to attend the event, said she was leaving the venue when the stampede occurred. Stampedes and other accidents involving large crowds at religious gatherings and pilgrimage sites have happened in the past and are often blamed on poor crowd management.
Source:bd News24
July 02, 2024 12:30 UTC
Hunter S. Thompson
It’s like that dream where you show up to school and you’re wearing nothing but your underwear. Somehow, some way, you got to school, made it to the classroom — at one point you had the agency, some decision had to have been made. But now you’re here, and the agency you once had guided you to a place where choice has been lost. You are naked in front of the school. It’s like Hunter S. Thompson’s broken wave — a recognition that to surf, to succeed in the world, necessitates knowing that the wave will break and recede and disappear.
Source:Daily Sun
July 02, 2024 12:10 UTC
Don't expect others to 'get over' their grief
Move on!”The expectation that one should find closure a year after suffering major losses is commonplace. Losses and the grief that ensues are often trivialized by others, an experience the mental-health counselor Kenneth J. Doka calls “disenfranchised grief.” For example, women who are flooded with sorrow after suffering miscarriages frequently have their suffering dismissed by their obstetricians, who claim that miscarriages are par for the course. Early theories about grief suggested that full recovery from significant losses was the optimal and attainable endpoint. Sigmund Freud’s formula for a healthy grief response promoted closure by detaching from the deceased person or other losses. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s five stages of grief — denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance — imply that one can successfully recover by journeying through her five stages step-by-step.
Source:Daily Sun
July 02, 2024 12:09 UTC
As Iran faces a rare runoff presidential election, disenchanted voters are staying away
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Heat stroke is an emergency!
Source:Daily Sun
July 02, 2024 11:46 UTC
Frustrated residents suffer as Sylhet floods again
India’s Cherrapunji recorded 645mm of rain in the last three days, said Deepak Ranjan Das, the executive engineer of the Sylhet Water Development Board. On Tuesday morning, knee-deep waters could be seen in several areas of the city including Jatarpur, Subhanighat, Machimpur and Uposhahar. Ershad Mia, a resident of Uposhahar’s Block C, told bdnews24.com: “On Monday night, knee-deep waters inundated my house. We are distributing relief and aid among those affected.”The water levels have also risen in the Fenchuganj, Balaganj, Osmaninagar, and Bishwanath areas, Mubarak said. “People are coming to the shelters again due to the rise in water levels,” he added.
Source:bd News24
July 02, 2024 10:26 UTC
Fourth of July travel set to break records
Lady Lake, FL (32159)TodayA shower or two possible this evening with partly cloudy skies overnight. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%..TonightA shower or two possible this evening with partly cloudy skies overnight. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Source:Daily Sun
July 02, 2024 10:08 UTC
Daily Minute: Medical marijuana update; Lincoln woman creates meal-planning app; Huskers add middle blocker
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July 02, 2024 10:04 UTC
UK's Sunak hunts for votes among the robots, at 4:50am
REUTERSBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits Ocado distribution centre on the day of a Conservative general election campaign event, near Luton, Britain Jul 2, 2024. REUTERSBadly lagging in the race to win Britain's election, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak went hunting for votes among whirling robots in a retail distribution centre on Tuesday, kicking off his first campaign stop of the day before 5 am (0400 GMT). The prime minister later surprised people at a motorway service station when he joined a queue in McDonald's to buy breakfast for journalists following his campaign. Sunak shocked many in his party and the country when he called an election several months earlier than expected. Sunak, a former investment banker, has since travelled across the country, giving speeches and attending several hustings a day.
Source:bd News24
July 02, 2024 09:24 UTC
ECNEC approves 11 projects costing Tk 54.6 billion
The government will pay Tk 52.14bn for these projects, while Tk 1.40bn is expected to come in from abroad and another Tk 1.06bn from implementing organisationsThe Executive Committee of the National Economic Council has approved 11 projects at a cost of nearly Tk 54.6 billion. The spending for these projects will come from Tk 52.14 billion in government funds, Tk 1.40 billion in foreign funds, and Tk 1.06 billion in funds from their implementation organisations. The approvals were given at the ECNEC meeting led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the NEC Conference Room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka on Tuesday. The approved projects are the ‘Dhaka Region Agricultural Development’ project of the Ministry of Agricultural Resources; two projects of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives namely – ‘Important Rural Infrastructure Development in Barguna District’ and ‘Important Rural Infrastructure Development in Munshiganj District’; the ‘Land Acquisition for Raipura 120 MW (AC) Peak Grid Tied Solar Power Plant’ project of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources; the ‘BCIC Printing Industrial City’ project of the Ministry of Industry; the ‘Establishment of Child Development Centres, Kishoreganj, Joypurhat and Chattogram" project of the Ministry of Social Welfare; the ‘Construction of Islamic Arabic University’ project of the Secondary and Higher Education Division; the ‘Cumilla-Salda-Kasba (Syedabad) road (N-114) to National Highway’ project of the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges; the Ministry of Housing and Public Works’ ‘Urban Building Protection’ project; the ‘Establishment of Pillars on the Banks of the Buriganga, Turag, Shitalakshya and Balu Rivers, Construction of Ancillary Infrastructure, including Shore Protection, Walkways and Jetties (2nd Phase)’ project of the Ministry of Shipping and the ‘Construction of Administrative and Barrack Buildings of Police Stations for Bangladesh Police in Different Parts of the Country’ project of the Ministry of Home Affairs. In attendance at the meeting were Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Industry Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Muhammad Faruk Khan, Social Welfare Minister Dr Dipu Moni, Housing and Public Works Minister RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury; Land Minister Narayon Chandra Chanda, Agriculture Minister Mohammed Abdus Shahid, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samant Lal Sen, Youth and Sports Minister Nazmul Hassan, Environment, Forest and Climate Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury, and Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury along with other members of cabinet and senior officials.
Source:bd News24
July 02, 2024 09:22 UTC
Prices of chicken drop, price of chicks also drops
Chicken prices were stable for a decade and then began to rise in 2022. At one point, broiler chicken prices rose to Tk 250-Tk 260 per kg while Sonali chicken prices went up to Tk 420. “As far as I can gather, chicken prices are at their lowest in the past year,” Liton said. On Sunday, Mohammed Dulal of Faruk Chicken Broiler House sold chicken at Tk 170 per kg. PRICE DROP AFFECTS POULTRY FARMSA drop in the prices of chicken has caused issues for poultry farmers.
Source:bd News24
July 02, 2024 06:25 UTC
Landslide blocks road, disrupts traffic in Khagrachhari
A landslide in Khagrachhari’s Alutila Sapmara area has disrupted traffic between Dhaka and Chattogram. According to passengers, the Fire Service began to remove the soil from the road after traffic came to a halt, as per bdnews24.com reports. It may take a few hours before the whole road is cleared.”Meanwhile, severe flooding in Rangamati’s Langadu has disrupted road connectivity to the rest of the country. Heavy rains have increased the water level of the Maini River and battered the road connectivity in the region, adding to the suffering of locals. Mahmuda Begum Lucky, the chairman of Merong Union, told bdnews24.com: “Due to the heavy rain and landslides, 20 villages in Merong Union were flooded last night.
Source:bd News24
July 02, 2024 06:02 UTC
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July 02, 2024 02:31 UTC