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US elections: Promise to be president for all Americans, says Kamala Harris

Business Standard 

Promising that she will be a president who unites the people of the country, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday said that the upcoming presidential election is a chance to chart a new way forward, not as members of any one party or faction, but as Americans. Harris, 59, is the first ever Indian-American and Black woman to be nominated as presidential candidate of the either Democratic or Republican parties. "With this election, our nation has a precious, fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness... Читать дальше...

Indian desert school's unique design offers respite from heat

France24.com (en) 

The Rajkumari Ratnavati girls' school uses the same yellow sandstone as the 12th-century fort in nearby Jaisalmer, in India's western state of Rajasthan, dubbed the "golden city" due to the colour of the rock. Like the fort, the school has thick rubble walls that help bounce back the heat, while the interior is plastered with lime, a porous material that regulates humidity and aids natural cooling. Unlike the ancient fort, its roof is lined with solar panels, which provide all the school's power in an area with frequent electricity cuts. Читать дальше...

All New Lanes Open On SH1 As Part Of Papakura To Drury Project

Scoop 

The new third northbound lane was opened on Monday 12 August and the new third southbound lane was scheduled to open on Monday next week, however a great effort from the team over the past few weeks meant all lanes were able to open early this morning, ahead ...

Bears DB Coleman taken from field in ambulance - ESPN

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Israeli strikes kill at least 16 in Gaza, say Palestinian officials

Business Standard 

The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital received the bodies, including the remains of a woman and three children, after strikes overnight and into Thursday. An Associated Press reporter at the hospital counted the bodies. A man held the body of a child wrapped in a white shroud as a woman next to him wept, saying: My love, my soul. The Israeli offensive launched in response to Hamas' October 7 attack has killed over 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the local Health Ministry, which does not say how many were militants or civilians. Читать дальше...

Harris to formally accept Democratic nomination

Japan Today 

Kamala Harris is poised to deliver the biggest speech of her political life on Thursday as she accepts the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago after a historic turnaround…

Grassley, wife Barbara mark 70th anniversary at favorite date spot

TheHill.com 

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and his wife Barbara on Thursday marked their 70th wedding anniversary at their favorite date spot. “Barbara & I went to the Hickory House in Waterloo when we were 1st dating 2nite we celebrate our 70th wedding anniversary where it all started,” Grassley said in a post on social media platform...

Democratic VP pick Walz accepts nomination

Dawn 

Democratic vice president nominee Tim Walz acknowledges applause at the party convention in Chicago.—Reuters

CHICAGO: Tim Walz formally accepted his nomination to be the Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate in a keynote address on Wednesday, professing his love for his country.

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