Hall of Fame girls basketball coach Rachel Matakas steps down at Valley Vista

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Israel-Hezbollah war: what is UN resolution 1701?
The United States has said a UN Security Council resolution that ended Israel's war with Hezbollah in 2006 could form the basis of a new ceasefire, though it would need to be better enforced.- UN Security Council Resolution 1701 was voted in unanimously to end the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah, which killed around 1,200 people in Lebanon, most of them civilians, and 160 in Israel, most of them soldiers.
Yahoo Finance
Stock market today: Dow, Nasdaq, S&P 500 slide as Treasury yields hit highest level since July
Stocks are eyeing a second day of losses as investors rethink the outlook for interest-rate cuts over the next year.
Associated Press
Researchers in a lab near Lake Erie study how toxic algae can damage health
Steven Haller remembers the look of fear on people's faces when toxic algae in Lake Erie made it into his community's water supply 10 years ago, shutting it down for two days. Since then, Haller, a clinical researcher in the University of Toledo's department of medicine, has set out to help provide answers about how harmful algal blooms can affect the health of people who live and play nearby. “I see all of the concern in the faces of people here," Haller said.
USA TODAY
Akron to pay $4.85M to Jayland Walker's family in fatal police shooting
Jayland Walker was shot 46 times by police after he fled law enforcement and fired a bullet out of his car window in 2022.
Associated Press
On Lake Erie, getting rid of problem algae starts with giving it less food
On a warm late-summer evening, a small speedboat motored across a pea-green stretch of Lake Erie past a beach where a child sat splashing and a pair of newlyweds waded for a portrait photographer. Instead of scattering fertilizer atop his fields, Kellogg now uses a strip till machine that knifes fertilizer pellets 8 inches into the soil — deep enough that heavy rains won't wash it away. In other fields, he's replaced some crops with buffer strips of grasses and other plants that can absorb nutrient runoff before it shoots into streams bound for Erie, where the runoff would be potent fuel for the algae.
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Harvey Weinstein diagnosed with cancer and LeBron could make NBA history with son Bronny: Morning Rundown
LeBron James, Bronny James, Los Angeles Lakers, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Elon Musk lottery, Harvey Weinstein, Robert Roberson testimony, The Vessel New York City, Central Park Five
AFP
Mozambican opposition leader says security forces killed his lawyer
The main opposition candidate in Mozambique's contested general election on Tuesday accused security forces of killing his lawyer, as European Union observers cast doubt on the vote.The European Union, the United States, the African Union and the United Nations have all condemned the killings and urged the authorities to identify the perpetrators.
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IMF's economic view: A brighter outlook for US but still-tepid global growth
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday upgraded its economic outlook for the United States this year, while lowering its expectations for growth in Europe and China. It left its forecast for global growth unchanged at a relatively lackluster 3.2% for 2024. Growth in the United States has been led by strong consumer spending, fueled by healthy gains in inflation-adjusted wages.
Yahoo Finance
Elon Musk is right on the government efficiency front: economist Judy Shelton
Elon Musk's idea to create an agency that cuts government excess makes senses, says economist Judy Shelton.
Associated Press
AP PHOTOS: A lifelong Republican transitions to a new party, years after gender reassignment surgery
A decade ago, Jessie McGrath began a physical transition to make her body match her gender identity. More recently, she underwent a political transformation. A veteran, NRA member and lifelong Republican, McGrath stuck with her political leanings even after starting gender reassignment surgeries in 2014 at the age of 53.
CNN
A shifting landscape of abortion policies means the way women access care is changing
The number of abortions in the United States is on the rise two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, but shifting policies are changing the way women access them.
Yahoo Finance
Elections offer 'high' level of uncertainty to global economic outlook: IMF
The IMF sees a soft landing for the global economy this year and next, but it warns that elections introduce a 'high' level of uncertainty to that outlook due to potential changes in trade and fiscal policy.
Associated Press
Women in states with bans are getting abortions at similar rates as under Roe, report says
Women living in states with abortion bans obtained the procedure in the second half of 2023 at about the same rate as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a report released Tuesday. Women did so by traveling out of state or by having prescription abortion pills mailed to them, according to the #WeCount report from the Society of Family Planning, which advocates for abortion access. “The abortion bans are not eliminating the need for abortion,” said Ushma Upadhyay, a University of California, San Francisco public health social scientist and a co-chair of the #WeCount survey.
Popular Science
The fascinating, rocky history of the ubiquitous Xerox
When a technology company’s name enters the lexicon as a verb, they know they’ve made it—big. “To google” means to search for information online; “to zoom” refers to video conferencing; to “skype” means to make a video call. But the company that started the modern era trend, dating back to the 1960s, is Xerox. Unlike […]
USA TODAY
Pittsburgh man arrested in deadly stabbing attack on Montour Trail in Pennsylvania
Anthony Quesen was charged in connection to a stabbing attack on Montour Trail in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that left a man dead, police say.
Associated Press
For brilliant foliage, look no further than native trees
If you’re in the market for new trees, consider planting natives. Native trees also support our native wildlife, which evolved alongside them, so recognize them as food. The same can’t be said for many introduced trees.
Associated Press
Sweden will honor Blinken and others with knighthoods for their roles in its NATO accession
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg will be knighted in Sweden for their role in enabling the Scandinavian country to join the world's largest military alliance. Blinken and Stoltenberg along with former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin and former Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto will receive the Royal Order of the Polar Star, given to foreign citizens and stateless persons “for extraordinary efforts for Swedish interests.”
Reuters
What do we know about the data breach at Intesa Sanpaolo?
MILAN (Reuters) -Prosecutors in the southern Italian city of Bari are investigating an alleged data breach at the country's biggest bank Intesa Sanpaolo, in which Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's account may have been accessed. An Intesa employee at a branch in the small town of Bitonto, close to Bari in the Puglia region, is alleged to have accessed the current account data of around 3,500 customers, including many high profile figures such as Meloni and her predecessor Mario Draghi between February 2022 and April 2024. The employee worked in Intesa's agricultural business, an industry where many companies are so small, often a single-person enterprise, that assessing their credit standing means looking at account data.
CBS News
As Blinken pushes for peace, Israel pushes offensives in Gaza, Lebanon
Israel steps up offensives against Iran-backed groups in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip as Antony Blinken returns to the region to push for a cease-fire.
The Conversation
Women are at a higher risk of dying from heart disease − in part because doctors don’t take major sex and gender differences into account
Cardiovascular disease develops and presents differently in women and men. But medical guidelines are often based on studies that excluded women.

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