BFAR says red tide warning ongoing for shellfish
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is reminding fisherfolk and consumers that the red flag for red tide poisoning in shellfish is still up in various areas.
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Jim Jordan will try again to become House speaker, but his detractors are considering options
WASHINGTON (AP) — Having lost the first vote to become House speaker, Rep. Jim Jordan will try again on a decisive second ballot that will test whether the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump can win over the holdouts or if his bid for the gavel is collapsing, denied by detractors.
Most Asian markets rise as Biden prepares for Middle East trip
HONG KONG, China — Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday and oil was subdued as Joe Biden prepared for a trip to the Middle East aimed at preventing the Israel-Hamas conflict spilling over into a regional conflagration.
Tens of thousands march in Morocco for Palestinians
Rabat, Morocco – Tens of thousands protested in Morocco Sunday in support of Palestinians amid the Gaza war, the biggest demonstration in the North African kingdom since it normalised ties with Israel in 2020.
Changing times in hoops
The times, they are changing in basketball. Basketball fans expressed incredulity when Real Madrid beat the Dallas Mavericks, 127-123 in a preseason tune-up a few days ago. Granted, Luka Doncic only played five minutes, Kyrie Irving was not available, and second-stringers filled the Mavs’ roster, but this isn’t supposed to happen. Given how Team USA – composed entirely of NBA players – threw away what was left of the myth of American basketball supremacy in the FIBA World Cup, you’d expect some fightback. It didn’t happen.
2nd US aircraft carrier deployed to back Israel
Washington, DC – The US has deployed a second aircraft carrier “to deter hostile actions against Israel” while President Joe Biden pushed for the protection of civilians amid the American ally’s siege and bombardment of Gaza.
US sends second aircraft carrier ‘to deter hostile actions against Israel’
The United States is sending a second aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean “to deter hostile actions against Israel or any efforts toward widening this war following Hamas’s attack,” Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Saturday.
Saudi pauses normalization talks with Israel, says source
RIYADH—Saudi Arabia has suspended talks on potentially normalizing ties with Israel, a source told AFP on Saturday, amid the war raging between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.