Palestinian-American Loui Abu Ridi confronted an Israeli settler at a home in Qusra, south of Nablus, after returning from the U.S. and finding his property damaged. Israeli settlers have been surrounding three Palestinian homes in the area for nearly 10 days.
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Loui Abu Ridi is a Palestinian-American who recently returned from the United States.
He found his home in Qusra, south of Nablus, damaged.
Abu Ridi confronted an Israeli settler at the home.
Israeli settlers have surrounded three Palestinian homes in the Qusra area.
This situation has lasted for about 10 days.
Qusra is located south of the city of Nablus in the West Bank.
The homes are under what is described as a siege by the settlers.
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Actress Hayden Panettiere was found in cardiac arrest at an apartment in South Carolina. Officials have not determined the exact cause or manner of her death but say there were no signs of foul play.
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Hayden Panettiere was found in cardiac arrest in a South Carolina apartment.
She was 36 years old.
The coroner's office is still investigating the cause and manner of death.
Officials reported no evidence of foul play.
The event is being reported by CBS News.
The situation remains under official review for further details.
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One person has died and over 200 people have become sick in the UK due to a salmonella outbreak linked to imported eggs. Health officials are investigating the source and working with other European countries to understand how the outbreak began.
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207 people across the UK have fallen ill, from babies under one year to 90-year-olds.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) found the outbreak is linked to imported eggs, not UK-produced eggs or poultry.
One person has died, but details are not yet public due to ongoing investigations.
Some people were seriously ill, with two cases involving bloodstream infections, needing hospital treatment.
All cases are connected to the same salmonella strain, identified through genetic testing.
Most cases are in England, with the highest numbers in London and Yorkshire and the Humber.
Investigations include interviews with 114 affected people and tracking food businesses linked to multiple cases.
The agency advises people to wash hands thoroughly, cook food completely, and avoid handling food if sick.
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Syria’s court has sentenced Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of former President Bashar al-Assad, to death for crimes including murder and torture during Syria’s 14-year war. This ruling is part of a wider effort by the new Syrian government to hold former regime figures accountable for war crimes after the regime was overthrown in late 2024.
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Wassim al-Assad is 46 years old and was born in Latakia, Syria.
He is a cousin of Bashar al-Assad, who ruled Syria until he fled to Moscow in December 2024 after a rebel takeover of Damascus.
Wassim led pro-regime armed groups from early 2011, during Syria’s civil war.
He was charged with participating in attacks on civilians in Eastern Ghouta, a region heavily affected by the war.
The court found him guilty of multiple murders and crimes against humanity but not guilty of drug trafficking due to lack of evidence.
Wassim was arrested in June 2025 after returning from Lebanon and was also placed under U.S. and European sanctions.
Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher, and cousin Atef Najib were also sentenced to death earlier in August 2025.
The new transitional government in Syria, led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, is pursuing justice for war crimes committed under the former regime.
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Scientists studying marmots in the western US faced funding cuts from President Trump’s administration. To keep their 60-year research going, they raised money through an OnlyFans account showing marmots and, more successfully, a marmot-themed cryptocurrency that has brought in over $100,000.
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The marmot study is a 60-year-long project tracking these large ground squirrels in the western United States.
Funding was cut under President Trump’s administration, putting the project at risk of ending.
Researchers created an OnlyFans account called OnlyMarms, posting non-sexual content of marmots to raise money.
The OnlyFans effort raised about $6,000.
Supporters then launched a marmot-themed cryptocurrency (a meme coin) called $OnlyMarms.
The cryptocurrency raised over $88,000 in two weeks, with transaction fees donated to the project.
Together with other donations, the project secured over $100,000 to continue research for another year.
The National Science Foundation funding was reduced and refocused on AI and robotics rather than life sciences, impacting wildlife studies like this one.
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A woman survived a plane crash in Long Island that killed her mother during a flight lesson. The crash was caused by an engine fire due to an oil leak from an electrical fault, and rescuers pulled the survivors from the wreckage.
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The crash happened on March 5, 2023, during a flight lesson gifted as a Christmas present.
The woman and her 63-year-old mother were learning to fly and had switched seats for their turns.
Smoke and flames appeared under the mother's seat shortly after takeoff.
The pilot called a mayday and tried to return to the airport, but the plane crashed in Lindenhurst, New York.
A bystander rescued both the pilot and the woman from the wreckage; the mother did not survive.
The National Transportation Safety Board found the fire started from an electrical short causing engine oil to leak and ignite.
The woman was unconscious for six weeks and only survived with serious injuries.
Loved ones found out about the crash after the woman stopped responding and news reports revealed two survivors and one fatality.
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Lebanese authorities have decided to send Major General Adel Issa, a former Syrian military officer under President Bashar Assad, back to Syria after questioning him about alleged crimes during Syria’s conflict. Issa will face trial in Syria under a 1951 agreement between the two countries.
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Adel Issa is a former senior officer in the Syrian military during President Assad’s rule.
Lebanon’s judicial officials questioned Issa about crimes he allegedly committed in eastern Syria’s Deir el-Zour and northern Syria’s Raqqa.
Issa denied all accusations, saying he was following military orders.
Lebanon will hand Issa over to Syria following a 1951 agreement for transferring suspected criminals.
Issa was detained in Beirut on August 8 after going to the Syrian embassy for paperwork.
He is the first military officer Lebanon has handed over to Syria since Assad’s fall in late 2024.
Syria’s conflict started in 2011 and has caused over 500,000 deaths and more than 1 million injuries.
Lebanon recently abolished the death penalty, becoming the first Arab country to do so.
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An 81-year-old man admitted to killing and sexually assaulting a 24-year-old American tourist named Amy Lopez in Koblenz, Germany, in 1994. The case was solved decades later through new DNA technology, and the trial began in August 2026.
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The victim, Amy Lopez, was 24 years old and visiting Koblenz as a tourist in 1994.
The defendant admitted to luring Lopez into a secluded room, handcuffing her, sexually assaulting her, and stabbing her nine times in the chest.
He also strangled Lopez with a belt and hit her with a rock when she tried to defend herself.
Lopez’s body was found by children playing near the scene.
The case remained unsolved for more than 30 years until DNA evidence linked the man to the crime.
The suspect was arrested in February 2026 at a nursing home near Koblenz.
The man was 49 years old at the time of the crime and is now 81.
The trial in Koblenz district court is scheduled for eight days, with a verdict expected in September 2026.
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Japanese activist Yusuke Furusawa has been protesting almost every day against the situation in Gaza. He posted a video of himself sitting in the street, chanting "Free Palestine."
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Yusuke Furusawa is a Japanese activist.
He protests nearly daily.
His protest targets what he calls genocide in Gaza.
He shared a video showing him sitting on a street during his protest.
In the video, he chants "Free Palestine."
The protest is done alone by Furusawa.
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A ship was attacked while trying to leave the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route for oil. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre reported the ship was hit by an unknown projectile, damaging its engine room.
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The attack happened in the Strait of Hormuz, an important channel for oil shipments.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre (UKMTO) received the report.
The ship was hit by an unknown type of projectile.
The attack caused damage to the ship’s engine room.
The incident took place on a Tuesday.
The exact cause or responsible party was not mentioned.
The Strait of Hormuz is a critical waterway for global oil transport.
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Hurricane Lala hit parts of Hawaii over the weekend, causing heavy flooding and mudslides. Some communities face severe damage, with one still trapped because the road in and out was destroyed.
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Hurricane Lala struck Hawaii recently, causing flash floods and mudslides.
The flooding and landslides caused serious damage to homes and roads.
One community remains isolated due to a washed-out road.
Residents are returning to check on their homes and assess the damage.
Local officials and residents are asking for help to recover from the storm.
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A couple named Mike Missroon and Megan Walsh got married while skydiving with their bridal party. They are professional skydivers who chose to start their wedding ceremony in the air.
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Mike Missroon and Megan Walsh are professional skydivers.
They held their wedding ceremony during a skydive.
Their bridal party also participated in the skydiving event.
The couple began their wedding celebration while falling through the sky.
The event combined their profession with their wedding plans.
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A new study published in The Lancet Global Health shows that hundreds of millions of people worldwide get sick from parasites in food every year. The research looked at 14 parasitic diseases from 2000 to 2021 and found that certain parasites cause many illnesses and deaths, especially in the Americas and Africa.
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The study estimated 277 million illnesses linked to invasive parasites, with 171 million caused by contaminated food.
Researchers analyzed data on 14 parasitic diseases between 2000 and 2021.
Taenia solium and Clonorchis sinensis parasites caused the most foodborne deaths and disability.
The Americas had the highest disease burden mainly due to Chagas disease, spread by kissing bugs and contaminated food.
Africa’s high burden was linked to epilepsy caused by neurocysticercosis, which results from larval cyst infections.
Disease rates from foodborne parasites generally decreased worldwide, except for Clonorchis sinensis, which increased mainly in the Western Pacific region.
Eating raw or undercooked freshwater fish can spread Clonorchis sinensis, the Chinese liver fluke.
Experts recommend cooking food well and broader prevention efforts due to the complex life cycles of parasites.
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Phyllida Law, a Scottish actress known for her work on stage, television, and film, has died at the age of 94. She acted alongside her daughters Emma and Sophie Thompson in several projects and had a career spanning from the 1950s to 2020.
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Phyllida Law was born in Glasgow in 1932.
She studied at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and initially wanted to be a stage designer.
Law's acting career began in the 1950s with work in theatre and TV shows like Dr Finlay’s Casebook and Dixon of Dock Green.
She appeared in notable stage productions including A Day in the Death of Joe Egg and worked at the National Theatre.
In films, she acted with her daughters Emma and Sophie Thompson in titles such as Peter’s Friends, Much Ado About Nothing, and Emma.
Law appeared frequently on British TV, including shows like Waking the Dead, Foyle’s War, Doc Martin, and Agatha Christie’s Poirot.
Her last acting role was in the 2020 film Then Came You.
She was married to actor Eric Thompson until his death in 1982 and is survived by her daughters Emma and Sophie Thompson.
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A Palestinian-American man named Loui Ridi flew from Ohio to the Israeli-occupied West Bank to protect his family home in the village of Qusra, which was surrounded by Israeli settlers for over a week. Israeli settlers have increased attacks on Palestinian homes in the area amid government support for expanding settlements, while Israeli troops remain present but have not stopped the unrest.
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Loui Ridi, a Palestinian-American, watched from Ohio as Israeli settlers besieged his West Bank home for more than a week.
He traveled to the village of Qusra to try to reclaim and protect his house.
Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal under international law, but Israel disputes this, calling the land disputed territory.
Settler violence against Palestinians has increased, especially after the Hamas attack in October 2023 and during Prime Minister Netanyahu’s right-wing government.
Israeli troops are in the area but have not removed settlers or stopped the violence, according to reports.
Activists and human rights groups say Israeli authorities often do not intervene in settler attacks.
Over 500,000 Israelis live in settlements in the West Bank alongside about three million Palestinians.
Some Palestinians, including Ridi’s family members, have been trapped in their homes without water or electricity due to settler sieges.
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A Syrian court has sentenced Wassim al-Assad, cousin of President Bashar al-Assad, to death. He was found guilty of murder, torture, crimes against humanity, and war crimes related to leading militias in violent acts.
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Wassim al-Assad is the cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
A Syrian court sentenced him to death.
Charges include murder, torture, crimes against humanity, and war crimes.
He was accused of leading armed groups involved in massacres and kidnappings.
Wassim al-Assad is the only relative of the Assad family on death row in Syria.
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Qatar has rejected Iran’s claim that it is holding three Iranian military pilots who crashed during recent fighting. Qatar said the pilots’ remains were returned to Iran and denied detaining anyone, calling Iran’s accusations false.
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Iran says three military pilots survived crashes in March and are being held by Qatar.
Qatar denies holding any pilots and returned the remains of one pilot found in April.
Qatar says the Iranian warplanes violated its airspace and were shot down legally.
Iran called for the International Committee of the Red Cross to intervene for the pilots.
Qatar invited Iran to inspect search operations but Iran did not respond.
The incident occurred during an Iranian attack on a Qatari airbase used by the US military.
Qatar downed two Iranian bombers in March, the first Gulf country to do so in the recent war.
A ceasefire and later agreement to talk were broken after Iran attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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President Donald Trump threatened military action against Oman over control of the Strait of Hormuz, calling Oman a "nuisance." Meanwhile, Jared Kushner, a senior U.S. official, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel to discuss Middle East issues.
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President Trump said the U.S. could easily handle Oman if they cause problems around the Strait of Hormuz.
The Strait of Hormuz is a key waterway for global oil shipping.
Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in Israel.
Kushner’s meetings focus on Middle East diplomacy and security.
President Trump has expressed frustration with Oman’s control of the Strait.
The situation highlights ongoing tensions in the Middle East region.
CBS News reported and provided analysis on these events.
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One person has died and hundreds have become sick in the UK due to a salmonella outbreak linked to imported eggs. UK health agencies are investigating the outbreak, which has caused severe illness in some cases and mostly affects people in England.
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A salmonella outbreak in the UK has caused 207 reported cases in one year.
One person has died, and over a third of those sick needed hospital care.
Most cases involve the same strain of salmonella, linked to eggs imported from outside the UK.
Symptoms include stomach cramps, diarrhea, vomiting, and fever that appear 12 to 72 hours after infection.
The outbreak mainly affects people in England, with 47 cases in London and 38 in Yorkshire and Humber.
UK agencies are investigating the food chain but have found no link to UK-produced eggs so far.
Proper cooking of eggs and good hygiene, such as washing hands, can prevent infection.
Vulnerable groups like infants, pregnant people, and older adults should only eat eggs with safety marks like the British Lion label.
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The current drought in the UK will not end quickly just because it has started to rain. Experts say it takes a long time for water to soak into the ground, fill rivers, and replenish underground water stores, which could take months. Scientists are watching to see if water levels recover over the autumn and winter seasons.
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A drought does not immediately end after a few days of rain; water must return to rivers, reservoirs, and underground stores.
The drought has multiple stages: low rainfall, dry soil affecting plants, falling river levels, and eventually drops in groundwater and reservoirs.
The UK has not yet reached the most severe stage of drought involving very low groundwater and reservoir levels.
Groundwater levels around the UK remain mostly normal, with no record lows reported.
Experts expect to know by February or March if water stores underground have been refilled.
Heavy rains after dry conditions can cause flash flooding because dry soil absorbs water poorly.
Climate change is causing more extreme swings between drought and flooding, known as weather whiplash.
There is hope of a wetter autumn due to global weather phenomena like El Niño, but uncertainty remains.
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