Morocco opens airports to international flights to allow citizens home

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Calling for better ties with West, Iran reformist wins presidency
Iran's reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, who advocates improved ties with the West, on Saturday won a runoff presidential election against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili, the interior ministry said.All candidates were approved by Iran's Guardian Council and Pezeshkian was the lone reformist allowed to stand.
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Beryl tracker update: Increasing risk of 'life-threatening’ storm surge as path heads toward Texas
Beryl was downgraded to a tropical storm, but is expected to become a hurricane again this weekend.
Politico
Hamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire after dropping key demand, officials say
The apparent compromise by the militant group could pause fighting for the first time since November.
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California and other parts of the West Coast hit with extreme heat wave
A dangerous heat wave imperiling people on the West Coast is expected to peak Saturday, but experts say the health risks will persist long after temperatures crest.
Time
If Biden Steps Aside, Harris Should Be Included Not Anointed
There continues to be public discussions about the best path forward for the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee.
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Beryl weakens to a tropical storm after hitting Mexico but could become a hurricane again as it heads to Texas
Tropical Storm Beryl moved out of the Yucatán Peninsula and into the Gulf of Mexico Friday night, where it is forecast to take a path toward Mexico and southern Texas and regain hurricane strength along the way, forecasters said.
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Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson dies in car accident
Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson died overnight in a car accident.
Associated Press
Military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso rule out returning to the regional block ECOWAS
The coup-hit nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso on Saturday ruled out returning to the West Africa regional bloc whose division could further jeopardize regional efforts to revert coups and curb the violence spreading across the region. Military junta leaders of the three countries announced that during their first summit in Niamey, the capital of Niger, after their withdrawal from the West Africa bloc known as ECOWAS in January.
AFP
Biden defiant, but critics are circling
Joe Biden's presidential reelection bid hung in the balance Saturday, after efforts to put a disastrous debate showing behind him failed to silence voices urging that he quit the White House race."If the Lord Almighty came down and said, 'Joe, get out of the race,' I'd get out of the race," he said.
Politico
Reform candidate Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iranian presidential election, opening the door for US diplomacy
“Votes for him were not necessarily out of hope for the better, but fear the worse,” one expert said.
CNN
Beryl charts its course toward South Texas, eyeing what could become the first US landfall of the Atlantic season
Tropical Storm Beryl will strengthen as it tracks toward the Texas-Mexico border this weekend, bringing a risk of damaging winds, life-threatening storm surge and dangerous flooding to Texas beginning late Sunday. It will mark the first US landfall storm of the 2024 Atlantic season. Here’s the latest:
Yahoo Finance
This week in Bidenomics: Kamalanomics?
If Kamala Harris becomes the Democratic presidential candidate this year, she might get credit for what's good about the economy while escaping blame for what's bad.
Associated Press
To a defiant Biden, the 2024 race is up to the voters, not to Democrats on Capitol Hill
To a defiant President Joe Biden, the 2024 election is up to the public — not the Democrats on Capitol Hill. On Saturday, a fifth Democratic lawmaker said openly that Biden should not run again. Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota said that after what she saw and heard in the debate with Republican rival Donald Trump, and Biden’s “lack of a forceful response” afterward, he should step aside “and allow for a new generation of leaders to step forward.”
CNN
Hamas ready to drop key demand in truce and hostage deal, official says
Hamas is ready to reconsider its insistence that Israel commit to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza before signing an agreement that would usher in a temporary truce and begin a process to release hostages still held in Gaza, a senior Hamas official confirmed to CNN.
Associated Press
FACT FOCUS: Online reports falsely claim Biden suffered a ‘medical emergency’ on Air Force One
False reports that President Joe Biden had a “medical emergency” while traveling back to Delaware on Friday after a campaign stop in Wisconsin, spread widely on social media on Friday. CLAIM: President Joe Biden had a “medical emergency” aboard Air Force One on Friday. There were no signs of a medical emergency on the flight, according to an Associated Press reporter who was traveling with Biden.
Associated Press
What we learned from the UK's general election that will shape politics over the coming years
The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a landslide victory in a general election Friday that saw the Conservative Party suffer its biggest defeat ever. For the past 100 years, Britain's two main political parties have garnered the vast majority of votes. In 1951, for example, the Conservatives and Labour netted nearly 97% of the vote combined.
USA TODAY
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig becomes 5th Democratic lawmaker to urge Biden to quit 2024 race
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., joined calls for President Joe Biden to end his reelection campaign Saturday.
CNN
Rare fossil discovery sheds light on lives of mysterious human species
This week, unravel the lives of an extinct human species, discover the oldest known narrative art, learn why Earth’s core is slowing, see operating ants, and more.
AFP
Israel hostage families push for Gaza truce amid new talks
Nine months after militants dragged Carmel Gat into Gaza, her family is part of a growing public and political campaign to press the Israeli government to use renewed negotiations with Hamas to end the nightmare of scores of remaining hostages like Gat.Militants seized 251 hostages during the attack, 116 of whom remain in Gaza, including 42 the military says are dead.
NBC News
Life in the DMZ is getting more tense for the soldiers monitoring North and South Korea’s fragile peace
The rising risk of accidental conflict between North and South Korea is evident to soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone tasked with keeping the peace between them.

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