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Maharashtra: Woman hit by speeding car in Palghar dies, driver arrested

BigNewsNetwork.com 

Palghar (Maharashtra) [India], August 2 (ANI): A 46-year-old woman lost her life after being hit by a speeding car in the Virar area of Maharashtra's Palghar district. The deceased has been identified as 46-year-old Atmja Kasat, a teacher at the Utkarsh Junior College. Arnala police has arrested the driver of the Toyota Fortuner identified as Shubham Patil. According to information, on Thursday evening, Atmaja Kasat was p

What GD Birla wrote in his letter to his son Basant Kumar Birla

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

A letter from Ghanshyam Das Birla to his son Basant Kumar Birla has been shared online. It highlights the Birla patriarch's advice on living a meaningful life, using wealth responsibly, maintaining good health, and upholding ethical standards. The elder Birla emphasized public welfare and cautioned against indulgence and moral decay among future generations.

When Our Descendants Look Back on This Chapter

CounterPunch 

It’s almost always simple to look back in history with a clear eye and note misdeeds and murder. Genocides pop out as self-evident, colonialism screams loudly, but for some reason, while in the throes of it all, many individuals, especially those who consider themselves conservative and level-headed, completely miss what is occurring right under their More

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Orioles try again to tame Jose Ramirez, Guardians

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports) Jose Ramirez will look to continue his impressive power surge on Friday night when the Cleveland Guardians host the Baltimore Orioles in the second contest of a four-game series. Ramirez belted his fourth homer in the past three games on Thursday, helping the Guardians cruise to a 10-3 victory inthe series opener. The six-time All-Star has gone deep in four consecutive games on

If Only the Democrats Had a Project 2025

CounterPunch 

Life, as John Fitzgerald Kennedy once mused, is unfair. And since the moment he horrifically oversold that point with splattered skull fragments on a limousine trunk, life seems to grow more unfair with every passing presidency. As someone who has spent two score and seven years paying close attention to the dishonest ways elected officials More

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Assange, CIA Surveillance and Spain’s Audencia Nacional

CounterPunch 

The sordid story on the CIA-backed operation against the WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange during his time cramped in London’s Ecuadorian Embassy continues to froth and thicken. US officials have persisted in their reticent attitude, refusing to cooperate with Spain’s national high court, the Audiencia Nacional, regarding its investigation into the Agency’s espionage operations against the More

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The Smearing of Cori Bush for Being Truthful About the Gaza War

CounterPunch 

Soon after the Gaza war began 10 months ago, a prominent newspaper columnist denounced Congresswoman Cori Bush under a headline declaring that “anti-Israel comments make her unfit for reelection.” The piece appeared in the newspaper with the second-largest readership in Missouri, the Kansas City Star. Multimillion-dollar attacks on Bush followed. Bush’s opponent, county prosecutor Wesley Bell, More

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US equities move sharply lower

Business Standard 

US equities came under severe pressure as some disappointing data led to concerns about the outlook for the U.S. economy. The major averages on Wall Street showed substantial moves to the downside. The tech-heavy Nasdaq plunged 405.25 points or 2.3 percent to 17,194.15, the S&P 500 tumbled 75.62 points or 1.4 percent to 5,446.68 and the Dow slumped 494.82 points or 1,2 percent to 40,347,97.

The Folly of Atomic Power

CounterPunch 

This past June, a couple of my sisters and I drove from California to Minnesota. One of the states we traveled through was Idaho. We gassed up in a town called Atomic City, which advertised itself as the first city in the United States to have nuclear-powered electricity. This town is inside what grounds of More

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Our Tax Code Rewards Corporate Price Gouging

CounterPunch 

Next year, we’ll have to make one of the most important decisions about the future of our economy. Will we hand more power and wealth to big corporations and the rich — or invest in a healthy and resilient economy that works for all of us? In 2017, Republican lawmakers passed tax loopholes and cuts More

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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says 15,000 job cut is painful but necessary for 'a new era of growth'. Read full letter here

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Intel Layoffs: Intel revealed plans to reduce its workforce by 15%, translating to approximately 15,000 roles, to manage costs better. CEO Pat Gelsinger emphasized the need for the company to align its cost structure with its new operating model. Enhanced retirement offerings and voluntary departures will be announced next week.

My Word: When children are massacred in Israel

The Jerusalem Post 

The sun will continue to rise in the east and set in the west, but with terror-sponsor Iran on the verge of a nuclear breakout, there is still a shadow hanging over the Middle East and the world.

Prisoner swap: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris greet U.S. prisoners

The Hindu 

Joe Biden rejected the idea that such swaps could lead to other Americans being detained. Kamala Harris called the deal an “extraordinary testament to the importance of having a President who understands the power of diplomacy.”

???? Live: Slain Hamas leader Haniyeh to be buried in Qatar

France24.com (en) 

Qatar is to hold on Friday funeral ceremonies for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh after his killing in an attack in Tehran blamed on Israel that has deepened fears of a regional escalation. Haniyeh, the Palestinian armed group's political chief, had resided in Doha along with other members of the Hamas political office. Follow FRANCE 24 for live updates.