Venezuelans Cross Border Into Colombia For First Time In Year
Venezuelans cross the Simón Bolívar border into Colombia as authorities anticipate 80 000 to 100 000 people over the weekend. Shoppers seek flour pasta oil medicine and everyday staples while officials process paperwork causing bottlenecks. The influx includes migrants traveling hundreds of miles from Maracay with empty suitcases hoping to buy basic goods and bring them home.
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Cucuta
Colombia
Carlos Texeiro
Maracay
Texeiro
Two Imams Shot Dead Near Queens Mosque
In Ozone Park New York two men Maulama Akomjee 55 imam of al Furqan Jame Masjid and Thara Uddin 64 assistant imam were shot dead on the street two blocks from their mosque as NYPD investigates motive. CAIR NY identifies Uddin as assistant imam.
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New York
Queens
Ozone Park
NYPD
Maulama Akomjee
al-Furqan Jame Masjid
Thara Uddin
Uddin
Council On American-Islamic Relations
ISIS militants ousted as residents return to Manbij
Thousands of displaced residents stream back into Manbij after the Syria Democratic Forces announce full control of the northern Syrian city near the Turkish border. Residents and U S allies cite the militants’ use of civilians as human shields and show large numbers of families driving in from camps and countryside.
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Beirut
Manbij
U.S
Syria
Gunfire at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh injures shoppers
Crowded Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh North Carolina erupted in chaos as multiple gunshots sent shoppers fleeing and sheltering inside stores. Police reported possible shots inside the mall but had not identified a suspect by nightfall and kept the scene under investigation.
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Raleigh
N.C
Crabtree Valley
Cassandra Deck-Brown
U.S. confirms drone strike killed ISIS Afghan Pakistani leader
The Islamic State leader Hafiz Saeed Khan, head of its Afghan Pakistan branch, was killed in a July 26 drone strike according to a Pentagon spokesman after confirmation by the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan. The strike is a setback to ISIS expansion.
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Washington
Islamic State
Afghanistan
Pakistan
U.S
Pentagon
Hafiz Saeed Khan
ISIS
ISIL
Syria
Iraq
Epilogue Kenny Baker dies at 81 famed R2-D2 actor
Kenny Baker the 3 foot 8 inch British actor who portrayed R2-D2 in Star Wars died at 81 after a long illness. He first played the droid in 1977 and returned in The Empire Strikes Back Return of the Jedi and three prequels. Baker also appeared in Flash Gordon Time Bandits Amadeus and The Elephant Man. He later consulted on Star Wars The Force Awakens and attended its London premiere.
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Kenny Baker
George Lucas
Baker
Johnny Mans
Kenny
Mans
C-3po
Anthony Daniels
Rebel Alliance
The
Empire
Luke Skywalker
Minitones
Leslie Dilley
Terry Gilliam
Amadeus
London
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