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Unbiased headline news- Israel reported that it targeted Hamas’ elusive military commander in a large-scale strike on Saturday in the densely populated southern Gaza Strip, resulting in at least 71 deaths. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at least 289 others were injured in the attack, one of the war’s deadliest, and that many casualties were taken to the overwhelmed Nasser Hospital nearby. There, Associated Press journalists counted over 40 bodies. Witnesses described multiple strikes in the attack. — Russian shelling in Ukraine killed four people on Saturday, officials said, as the two nations exchanged drone attacks, one of which ignited a Russian oil depot. Two people died in Ukraine’s partially occupied Kherson region, and two were wounded in an attack near the regional capital, according to Gov. Oleksandr Prokudin. Two other people died on Saturday afternoon, and 22 were wounded in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, as stated by Gov. Oleh Syniehubov. — The cost of mailing a letter rose to 73 cents, effective Sunday, after the U.S. Postal Service announced its second price hike this year. This increase includes the cost of forever stamps, which the Postal Service offers at a fixed rate for mailing letters and other items. The previous price of 68 cents for a first-class postage stamp and forever stamps reflected a 5-cent increase on July 9th, 2023, following a 3-cent hike on Jan. 22, 2023. — There is growing national concern about the risk of election deniers convincing local officials to refuse certification of legitimate voting results after a bizarre situation unfolded in Nevada, where a county board commissioner refused to certify her own victory. Washoe County Board Commissioner Clara Andriola won her primary in June by nearly 19 points. Yet, at last Tuesday’s commission meeting, Andriola joined two other Republican commissioners in deciding not to certify the results of her own election. — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the renowned sex therapist, author, and talk show host, has passed away, her publicist announced. She was 96. For decades, the witty and diminutive Westheimer — popularly known as Dr. Ruth — was one of America’s most trusted and beloved voices on sex. The German-American therapist was born Karola Ruth Siegel in the village of Wiesenfeld in 1928. The only child of Orthodox Jewish parents, she was sent away by her family to escape the Nazis. She later learned her parents perished in the Holocaust. — A man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the July 4th stabbing death of a 13-year-old girl, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida announced. The victim, Rose Dieujuste, was heading to a friend’s house in her complex when she was attacked, officials said. During a press conference, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said the suspect, 28-year-old Jerry Dorisme, is facing first-degree felony murder charges. — A missing Utah teen and her two cousins have been found safe nearly two weeks after they disappeared in Mexico, the FBI stated. Elizabeth Gonzalez, 14, and her cousins, Sofia Mailen Moreno Zamora, 6, and Regina Moreno Zamora, 4, vanished on June 30th while Gonzalez was visiting family in Mexico City, authorities said. Mexican authorities located the three girls in Veracruz, Mexico, shortly after the FBI identified 31-year-old Antonio Moreno, the biological father. — Five people managed to escape from a hot, acidic pond in Yellowstone National Park after their sport utility vehicle veered off the road and into an inactive geyser, park officials reported. The passengers were able to exit the 105-degree Fahrenheit water on their own following the crash last Thursday morning and were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, park spokesperson Morgan Warthin said in a statement. The road was closed for about two hours on Friday while the SUV was extracted.

Unbiased headline news – House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries plans to address the increasing concerns within his caucus regarding President Biden’s campaign directly with the president by Friday. Jeffries stated, “We are continuing to have candid and clear-eyed conversations with the House Democratic Caucus, and that is the focus of our activity, and we’ll see where we go from there,” as he exited the House floor. His plans come amid a growing number of House Democrats publicly urging Mr. Biden to step down. — In a summit declaration in Washington, NATO leaders stated that Ukraine is on an “irreversible path” to NATO membership. The declaration, signed by all 32 NATO nations, contains some of the strongest language yet about the organization’s intent to eventually include Ukraine. Ukraine’s security is a key focus of this year’s NATO summit in Washington, D.C., hosted by President Biden. — Police in England apprehended a 26-year-old man following an hours-long manhunt after the murder of three women with a crossbow. The victims were the wife and two adult daughters of John Hunt, a commentator on the network’s horse racing radio channel, BBC Racing. Detective Inspector Justine Jenkins said the investigation was “moving at pace” and that no other suspects were being sought in connection with the crime. — A 2-year-old girl has died after being left in a hot car by her father in Arizona, where residents are experiencing triple-digit temperatures, authorities said. The father was running errands with his daughter and allegedly knowingly left the 2-year-old in the car at home. He left the car running with the air conditioning on. He returned to the car 30 to 60 minutes later to find it off and the girl unresponsive. She was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. — Alexi Saenz, a high-ranking member of the MS-13 gang, pleaded guilty to racketeering charges related to eight murders in federal court in Central Islip, New York, on Wednesday. Prosecutors said he faces 40 to 70 years in prison as part of a plea agreement. Among the victims were two Long Island teenagers, 16-year-old Kayla Cuevas and 15-year-old Nisa Mickens, who were killed in September 2016. Prosecutors stated that several gang members chased them down and attacked them with baseball bats and a machete. — The Coast Guard rescued five people clinging to a cooler in Lake Erie after their boat was swamped by a wave far off the Ohio coast, authorities said. A Coast Guard spokesman said the 22-foot boat was about 10 miles off the coast of Ashtabula when it was hit. Someone called 911 for help and maintained contact with rescuers as a Coast Guard helicopter crew from the Air Station in Detroit diverted from another Lake Erie rescue to reach them. — A passenger is seeking $1.5 million in damages from JetBlue after allegedly suffering severe burns from “scalding hot” tea served during turbulence, according to a complaint. The complaint, filed on June 24, alleges that the “dangerously hot cup of tea” was served to Tahjana Lewis while there was “ongoing turbulence” and the “fasten seat belt” sign was on. The complaint claims this decision was “dangerous and hazardous” given the conditions at the time. — BMW of North America is recalling over 390,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to airbag inflators that can explode, potentially causing serious injury or death. BMW dealers will inspect and replace the driver’s airbag module as necessary for free. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on Aug. 23. Vehicle owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

MUST SEE: Jasmine Crockett totally OBLITERATE MAGA Radical Jim Jordan. MAGA Jordan tries to claim that Trump’s conviction was a political witch hunt. He brings in a one-sided expert (MAGA) to testify. When they were done flapping their gums, Jasmine Crockett lets loose on facts that not only shuts them up but shuts them down. This will send shivers down your spine!

Unbiased headline news – President Joe Biden announced what he described as a “historic donation” of crucial new air defense capabilities to support Ukraine’s defense against Russia. The commitments outlined by Biden include four Patriot anti-missile batteries; the U.S., Germany, and Romania will each supply one, and the fourth will be assembled from components provided by the Netherlands and other NATO members, according to a joint statement. — The United Nations reported that a massive explosion at Ukraine’s main Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, which killed two people and injured over 50, including seven children, was likely caused by a direct missile strike. “Analysis of the video footage and an assessment made at the incident site indicates a high likelihood that the children’s hospital suffered a direct hit rather than receiving damage due to an intercepted weapon system,” Danielle Bell, head of mission for the U.N. human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, stated during a briefing in Geneva via video-link. — Russia has issued an arrest warrant for Yulia Navalnaya, the exiled widow of the late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny. The country accused Navalnaya of participating in an “extremist organization.” A court stated it had “approved the request of the investigators and decided a preventive measure in the form of detention for two months.” Limited information about the charges was disclosed. — Attorneys for Hunter Biden have withdrawn their request for a new trial in his federal gun case. Hunter Biden’s legal team had argued in a filing last month that his “convictions should be vacated” because the trial commenced before a circuit court formally issued a mandate denying one of his many pretrial appeals — an argument disputing the mechanics of the trial rather than the merits of the case. — Senator Bob Menendez’s attorney labeled the government’s case as ‘cherry-picked nonsense’ during the closing argument, asserting that Menendez’s actions were “lawful” and “normal.” Gold bars and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash found by the FBI in Senator Bob Menendez’s home were not given to him as a bribe, a defense attorney insisted during closing arguments in the New Jersey senator’s federal corruption trial. The defense also aimed to highlight weaknesses in the government’s case. — A man hiking in the Grand Canyon died after being found unresponsive over the weekend, marking the third death in the national park within the last three weeks. A 50-year-old unresponsive male hiker was discovered on the Bright Angel Trail in the Grand Canyon about 100 feet from the trailhead on Sunday, according to the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center. Bystanders began CPR while emergency personnel responded to the scene, but efforts to resuscitate the hiker were unsuccessful. — No criminal charges will be filed in connection with a fatal National Guard helicopter crash that occurred near the U.S.-Mexico border in March. The Starr County Sheriff’s Office in Texas has concluded its investigation into the March 8 incident involving a UH-72 Lakota chopper assigned to Washington, D.C.’s Army National Guard. “No criminality was found,” Major Carlos Delgado of the Starr County Sheriff’s Office told ABC News via email. — A 14-year-old boy was bitten on the leg by a shark while attending a junior lifeguard camp in Florida, according to a local official. The teen was diving into the water when he landed on the shark at Ponce Inlet in Volusia County. The shark bit the boy on the right calf. The teen was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening lacerations, Jenkins said. Witnesses reported that the shark was a blacktip, which is common in the area, Jenkins added.

Democrats are increasingly shifting their support to Harris as Biden remains firm in his position. The vice president and her team have largely disregarded incoming calls and messages. Biden’s avoidance of public interviews following a disastrous debate is causing concern within the party, with his campaign hinging on a crucial ABC News interview.

Trump wanted to prove how much blacks love him so he commandeered a barber shop. He had the press show up for a staged photo shoot. He loves black people so much that he didn’t show up. He called in. After the photo shoot, the owner of the shop called the local news to express how angry he was because they duped him.