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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 2024

Page

5

Blinken ends Mideast visit without cease-fire

U S Secretary of State Antony Blinken closed his ninth Middle East trip without a cease-fire agreement, urging urgency as Hamas and Israel edge toward a deal. He cited a bridging proposal with Egypt and Qatar while noting gaps and threats of wider regional war.

Jerusalem U.S Antony Blinken Middle East Gaza Hamas Israel Egypt Qatar Blinken Hezbollah Iran Lebanon Biden Jonathan Panikoff Scowcroft Benjamin Netanyahu Yahya Sinwar Panikoff Netanyahu Philadelphi Netzarim Sinwar

Ukraine says it destroyed all three Seym River bridges

Ukraine reports destroying or damaging all three bridges over the Seym River in Kursk as its incursion into western Russia widens. Russian sources confirm damage to at least two bridges, with a third allegedly destroyed or damaged, while Kyiv touts territorial gains and aims to slow Russian responses.

Ukraine Russia Seym River Kyiv Kursk Pokrovsk Seym Planet Labs Pbc Associated Press Glushkovo Karyzh Investigative Committee Vladimir Solovyov Vladimir Romanov Yuri Podolyaka Oleksandr Syrskyi Syrskyi Volodymyr Zelenskyy Zelenskyy

Man accused of killing 42 escapes Kenyan custody

Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, 33, suspected of murdering at least 42 women including his wife, escaped Nairobi Gigiri police station by cutting wire mesh and scaling walls. He allegedly confessed to the killings, his lawyer alleging torture. Police say the escape was discovered next morning and authorities hunt him.

Nairobi Collins Jumaisi Khalusha Gigiri Khalusha Resila Onyango Washington Post

Search continues for missing seven aboard Sicilian yacht wreck

Police divers resumed the hunt off Porticello near Palermo for six people believed trapped inside the sunken superyacht at 164 feet depth. British tech magnate Mike Lynch was aboard celebrating an acquittal when the vessel sank. Access to below deck cabins was blocked by shifted furniture, slowing progress as crews worked 12 minute shifts and used an ROV.

Porticello Sicily Mike Lynch Palermo

Final report cites missed chances to stop Maine shooter

The final report by a state commission finds the Army Reserve and police failed to act on a psychiatric crisis and to seize weapons under yellow flag or red flag laws before Robert Card killed 18 people in Lewiston. It cites prior hospitalizations, delusional behavior, and calls for reforms to prevent future tragedies.

Lewiston Maine Army Reserve Independent Commission Robert Card Card New York Commission Daniel Wathen U.S. Army Reserve

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