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More than 150 animals were abandoned in the week after July 1, a quarter of those due to restrictions on pets at the owners’ new dwelling. Madison Lim Yin and sister Tatiana, left, play with a kitten named Rain during an SPCA no-fee adoption event in Montreal, Sunday, July 14, 2024.Photo by Graham Hughes /The … Read more

Hydroplane pilot François Leroux was transported in critical condition Sunday afternoon to hospital after his boat flipped. An image captured by Mario Venditti shows a boat being piloted by François Leroux flying in the air and flipping over at the Valleyfield Regattas on Sunday, July 14, 2024.Photo by Mario Venditti Emergency services were called at … Read more

The attempted assassination of Donald Trump all but sealed his victory at the polls in November, veteran former Clinton campaign consultant Dick Morris said Sunday. Trump’s escape from death with courageous bravado comes as some Democratic heavyweights have called for President Biden, 81, to bow out of the presidential race because of mental and physical issues. “Functionally, … Read more

Photography museum Fotografiska is slated to settle a lawsuit accusing managers of discriminating against a pregnant worker — including by scolding her for sitting during her shift and bringing up her decision not to get an abortion. Supervisors at the Swedish museum’s outpost in Gramercy Park — which is set to close its doors in … Read more

An aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. said Jewish Americans were vital to the civil rights movement in the US — and he understands their mentality to stomp out rampant antisemitism today. Clarence Jones, who was King’s personal attorney, strategic advisor and speech writer, got emotional while discussing the young Jews who marched alongside black … Read more

Questions are swirling about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old gunman who was shot dead by Secret Service agents after he tried to assassinate Donald Trump as the former president spoke onstage at a Saturday campaign rally in Pennsylvania. As details have trickled out, a clearer picture of the would-be assassin has started to emerge. His … Read more

The hero father of two who was shot and killed when a sniper fired at former President Trump during a Pennsylvania rally was remembered as a dedicated firefighter who was a “girl dad” and beloved by his community, officials and loved ones said. Corey Comperatore, of Sarver, Pa, was fatally shot Saturday evening when he … Read more

Another member of the left-leaning “Squad” in Congress is on the ropes — facing a 23 percentage point deficit and possibly headed for defeat, a new poll claims. Rep. Cori Bush trails St. Louis prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell 56% to 33% in the Aug. 6 Democratic Primary for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, the survey conducted by … Read more

A US Marine veteran was identified as one of the two spectators injured by the sniper who shot and wounded former President Donald Trump at campaign rally in Pennsylvania. David Dutch, 57, of New Kensington, was shot twice when Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, fired at Trump and his supporters on Saturday, according to the Marine … Read more

Palestinians survey the damage following the Israeli military bombardment of the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) run Abu Araban school, turned shelter, where internally displaced Palestinians are living, in the Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip on July 14, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the … Read more