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Kay Panabaker lost her passion for acting when a producer told her to lose weight because her character would be starting a romance. She became a zookeeper at Disney World.

NAIROBI, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The hustle and bustle that usually characterizes Nairobi, Kenya's capital, was absent on Thursday as police patrolled the streets to prevent protestors from entering the city.

ACCRA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The 45th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) opened Thursday in the Ghanaian capital of Accra, with a focus on education as a key driver of growth, inclusion, and improved quality of life.

HONG KONG, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Thursday announced the successful offering of about 25 billion Hong Kong dollars (3.2 billion U.S. dollars) worth of green bonds.

ISLAMABAD, July 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 16 bodies were found from different areas of Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi during the last two days after soaring temperatures hit the city, rescue officials said Thursday.

HONG KONG, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's stock market ended mixed on Thursday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 0.22 percent to close at 17,778.41 points.

TOKYO, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower on Thursday tracking losses in the overnight U.S. stock market, especially those in semiconductor-related sectors.

Over the next two weeks, the names of many MLB players will be thrown around as possible trade targets. Some of those players will actually be moved; others will not.

A federal appeals court blocked the implementation of the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, which would have lowered monthly payments for millions of borrowers. In a ruling Thursday, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion for an administrative stay filed by a group of Republican-led states seeking to invalidate the administration's entire student loan forgiveness programme. The court's order prohibits the administration from implementing the parts of the SAVE plan that were not already blocked by lower court rulings. Читать дальше...

FRANKFURT, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday decided to leave key interest rates unchanged at its regular rate-setting meeting.

STRASBOURG, France, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The European Parliament on Thursday approved Germany's Ursula von der Leyen's bid for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission.

1. Far-right attacks target J.D. Vance’s wife Usha’s Indian heritage  The Washington Post
2. ‘A fact check doozy’: Daniel Dale analyzes JD Vance’s speech  CNN
3. Trump gives shoutout to JD Vance: 'He's going to be a great vice president'  Fox News
4. I Thought I Understood the GOP. I Was Wrong.  The Atlantic
5. Usha Vance steps into the Republican spotlight to wide praise - and a few racist sneers  USA TODAY

PARIS, July 18 (Xinhua) -- A policeman was wounded Thursday in an attack in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced on X.

FRANKFURT, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday decided to leave key interest rates unchanged at its regular rate-setting meeting as inflation in the eurozone appears to be sticky, remaining persistent despite efforts to curtail it.

A look at the scores from Thursday's American Legion baseball action.

1. 5 players who should be moved at the MLB trade deadline  Yahoo Sports
2. 10 trade targets to watch after the All-Star break  MLB.com
3. MLBTR Podcast: Top Trade Candidates, Hunter Harvey To KC And The Current State Of The Rays And Mets  MLB Trade Rumors
4. Fantasy Baseball trade deadline preview: The 10 most likely names to be moved, best landing spots, more  CBS Sports
5. Breaking down trade chances for top pitchers ahead of MLB trade deadline  New York Post

In recent weeks, Porirua City Council staff have coordinated a working group to explore options around safety of young people and the wider community at the railway station, bus terminals and other hot spots around the city.

Hunter Biden, 54, asked federal judges on Thursday to dismiss gun and tax cases against him, citing a legal argument previously made by Donald Trump. Hunter Biden was convicted in June in Delaware on federal gun charges, marking the first criminal prosecution of a sitting US president's child.

Faith leader asks for blessing upon the nation

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Hulk Hogan's impassioned rant Thursday roused Republicans at their Milwaukee convention, but perhaps none more so than former President Donald Trump, who some said resembled a love-smitten middle-schooler as he gazed upon the fawning fake wrestler.

The state-of-the-art facility provides a central point for search and rescue operations and emergency management for the Central Plateau area serving as a digitally enabled incident control point, training space, equipment store, and staging area for operations.

The U.S. military is dismantling the temporary pier it built to deliver aid to Palestinians in Gaza. But officials say the military will continue to help transfer aid for Gaza from Cyprus to the Israeli port of Ashdod. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Carla Babb reports.

Country singer and his wife were seated in Trump's box in Milwaukee

1. Trump shooter signed up online to attend rally a week before shooting: Source  ABC News
2. Trump rally shooter's duffel bag and range finder first sparked suspicions, sources say  ABC News
3. Gunman’s Phone Had Details About Both Trump and Biden, F.B.I. Officials Say  The New York Times
4. Trump shooter used gaming site that features presidential assassination game  Fox News