Netanyahu rejects US-backed 15-point Gaza peace plan | First Thing

By Martin Belam 42 minutes ago
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Israeli PM is insisting on a full Hamas disarmament before the deal can be implemented. Plus, what it feels like to get locked into an opera performance that lasts nearly 24 hours.

‘Shoved the tube so hard it tore my nose’: Kurdish film-maker recounts ‘inhumane’ ICE force-feeding


Trump officials offer cities tens of millions for Memphis-style police surges – with conditions


Trump appoints staff secretary Will Scharf as new White House counsel


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By José Olivares in New York 1 hour ago sorry
Exclusive: Film-maker Gabar Choli describes how he endured coercive treatment over eight months in detention in Texas.
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By William D. Hartung 1 hour ago sorry
To prepare for a possible of war with China, the U.S. military has put Hawai’i on the front lines of a potential nuclear conflict.
Source: The Intercept
By Amanda Uhle 1 hour ago sorry
There are profound rewards of handwritten correspondence in our digital age.
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By Chris Bowling 2 hours ago sorry Source: ProPublica
By Alain Stephens 13 hours ago sorry
The WNBA star has become the latest symbol in the right’s campaign to define which women deserve protecting—and which do not.
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By Dave Schilling 2 days ago sorry
Tech companies offer eye-movement trackers, personalized podcasts and ‘optimized nap predictions’. Who actually needs this?
Source: The Guardian
By Simon Tisdall 2 days ago sorry
Ever the strategist, the Chinese leader is taking the offensive, both abroad and at home. That’s bad news for global order, and minorities in his country.
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Local

By George Chidi 1 hour ago sorry
DoJ to give $300m for enforcement surges in four cities, as long as they abandon progressive ideologies on policing.
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By ARLnow.com 2 days ago
A man who fatally stabbed his wife and seriously wounded their 1-year-old daughter in Pentagon City has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
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By Scott McCaffrey 2 days ago
Group of people in the rain holding a white banner with text, under blue and other colorful umbrellas.Two individuals who were once enslaved in the Bluemont neighborhood were honored during an Aug. 2 ceremony at St. Ann Catholic Church.
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By Mary Stachyra Lopez 2 days ago
A child in a white t-shirt with cartoon dogs stands between two large colorful mascot characters, blue on the left and orange on the right, as a hand reaches in from the left to join the hug.An immersive experience for toddler to elementary school age fans of the hit Disney show “Bluey” is one of several new attractions for families opening at Tysons Corner Center starting.
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By Emily Leayman 2 days ago
The county supervisor who represents the Lincolnia area where data center development is being planned has shared opposition to the proposed electrical substation associated with the project.
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By Scott McCaffrey 2 days ago
An online Summer Skills Boost Program attracted almost 2,000 Arlington students between second and eighth grade this year.
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Style

By Dermot Murphy, as told to Faisa Mohamed 1 hour ago sorry
Boone needed a home; my own dog needed company. When she picked him out at the shelter, all our lives took a turn for the better.
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By Amanda Uhle 1 hour ago sorry
There are profound rewards of handwritten correspondence in our digital age.
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By Emma Beddington 2 hours ago sorry
All my clothes are stained and creased and my house is cluttered, so I should be thrilled by this moment. But it’s naive to think we are about to be tolerant of the real mess of life.
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Sports

By Ryan Wilson 1 hour ago
Dart and Shough don't have to become Eli Manning or Drew Brees, but their rookie seasons suggest they could finally end two long QB searches.
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By Scott White 7 hours ago
Best hitter matchups for this week include the Rangers, Cubs and Giants.
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By Scott White 7 hours ago
Some unfamiliar names populate this week's list of streamables.
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By Scott White 7 hours ago
Here's how this week's two-start slate stacks up.
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By Isabel Gonzalez 9 hours ago
The 34-year-old McBride had a career-high 43 points in the win over the Wings.
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By STATS 9 hours ago
The 17-year-old Stanford commitment clinched a spot in next season's U.S. Women's Open.
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Culture

By Ellise Shafer 1 minute ago sorry
In a year without Glastonbury, music lovers have turned to other festivals in the U.K. and Europe to fill the void. .
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By Alex Ritman 1 hour ago sorry
The BFI London Film Festival has announced that two of the U.K.’s most acclaimed producers will lead the industry program at its upcoming 70th edition. .
Source: Variety
By Alex Ritman 1 hour ago sorry
The fight against the Islamic State has been given the Hollywood-style revenge thriller treatment in Halkawt Mustafa’s “No Paradise if You Are Killed by a Woman,” as revealed by the film’s first teaser trailer. .
Source: Variety
By Ellise Shafer 1 hour ago sorry
Netflix has started production on a sequel to “Ad Vitam,” its 2025 French action thriller starring Guillaume Canet. .
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By Emeza805 1 hour ago sorry
Latin Quarter Distribution has acquired world sales rights to José Dell’Acqua’s Uruguayan crime thriller “Maltrato Animal” (“Animal Budget”). The deal was closed after a screening of “Maltrato Animal” at Locarno’s First Look, a pix-in-post competition focused on rough-cut screenings of emerging and established talent from a territory around the world, this year Uruguay. .
Source: Variety
By Emeza805 2 hours ago sorry
In the Argentine Pampas, cousins Guillermina and Belinda cannot wait to grow up. .
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