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BBC News - Top stories
US cities can now punish homelessness. Will it help or hurt a crisis?
Experts argue arresting the homeless will make a crisis worse - but cities face mounting pressure to take quick action. -
CBS News - Top stories
Medics treat heat illnesses among homeless people as temperatures rise
As summers grow warmer, health providers from San Diego to New York are being challenged to better protect homeless patients. -
Financial Times - Business
My favourite Mediterranean island
From Pag to Ventotene, five writers reveal their lesser-known hideaways -
The New York Times - Top stories
Two Teenagers Drown at Coney Island
The girls, ages 17 and 18, went into the water near the Coney Island boardwalk as thunderstorms rolled in. It was the second pair of drownings off city beaches in two weeks. -
ABC News - Top stories
3 men killed in weekend shooting at homeless encampment near Los Angeles, police say
Authorities say three men were killed in a weekend shooting near a homeless encampment in Southern California -
The New York Times - World
On Canada’s Coastal Islands, a Win for Indigenous Rights
British Columbia recognized the Haida’s aboriginal title to their islands decades after the Indigenous group launched a battle on the ground and in the courts. -
The New York Times - World
As Beryl Moves On, Ravaged Islands Assess the Devastation
The hurricane caused destruction across the Caribbean, but some were relieved that it hadn’t been worse. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Fiction: Taffy Brodesser-Akner's 'Long Island Compromise'
Sam Sacks also reviews Ayşegül Savaş’s “The Anthropologists.” -
The Guardian - World
Hundreds in Canary Islands protest against influx of migrants
The Spanish archipelago has welcomed more than 19,000 migrants since the start of 2024. Hundreds protested on Saturday in the Canary Islands against an influx of migrants to the Spanish archipelago, which has welcomed more than 19,000 migrants ... -
The New York Times - World
Hurricane Beryl Batters Jamaica After Pummeling 2 Other Islands
The powerful storm, which devastated communities in the eastern Caribbean earlier this week, was headed next to the Cayman Islands. -
ABC News - World
Indian mother delivers baby on boat as her river island is inundated by floodwaters
A blue tarp covered a mother and her newborn daughter from the incessant rain on their boat journey -
ABC News - Top stories
Indian mother delivers baby on boat as her river island is inundated by floodwaters
A blue tarp covered a mother and her newborn daughter from the incessant rain on their boat journey -
The New York Times - World
Hurricane Beryl Bears Down on the Yucatán Peninsula
The storm, now a Category 2, has lost some power since slamming Jamaica and Grenada this week. A hurricane warning is in effect for the coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. -
The Guardian - World
Hurricane Beryl barrels through Cayman Islands after battering Jamaica
Category 3 storm with wind speeds of up to 120mph continues to wreak ‘utter devastation’ in Caribbean. Why Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm seasonHurricane Beryl is barrelling through the Cayman Islands after causing death and destruction ... -
CBS News - Top stories
At least 2 swimmers bitten by shark off Texas' South Padre Island
Another two people encountered the same shark, but were not seriously hurt, officials said. -
ABC News - Top stories
WATCH: 4 shark bite incidents in South Padre Island, Texas
Officials believe that the same shark was responsible for all the incidents, one of which sent the victim to the hospital. -
The Guardian - World
Two teenagers die while swimming at New York’s Coney Island
Witnesses say two young women, aged 17 and 18, went into rough seas during a storm. Two teenagers died while swimming at Coney Island beach in New York, police said.. Police received an emergency call for a water rescue in the area of Stillwell ...New York -
ABC News - Top stories
2 sisters drown off New York beach: Police
Two teen sisters drowned Friday night off Coney Island beach in Brooklyn, police said.New York -
The New York Times - Top stories
Coney Island Drownings Fail to Deter New Yorkers as City Swelters
Visitors were mostly unaffected by the third and fourth drownings at New York City beaches this season, matching the total number of swimming deaths last summer.New York -
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MarketWatch - Business
‘She won’t be happy until he’s in a homeless shelter’: My sister wants our father to refinance his $1.2 million home to pay off her $120,000 debt
“My father worked hard his entire life in public transport and retired about seven years ago.” -
The New York Times - Top stories
Grenada Sets Up Field Hospital After Beryl Destroys Only One on Carriacou
Officials said they were working to set up a field hospital on the island of Carriacou, whose one permanent hospital lost most of its roof to Hurricane Beryl. -
ABC News - Top stories
2 teenagers die while swimming at New York's Coney Island Beach, police say
Two teenagers died while swimming at New York’s Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn -
NBC News - Top stories
Two teen sisters drown at New York City's Coney Island Beach, police say
Two teenagers did not survive the night after they were pulled from the water at New York City's Coney Island Beach and rushed to the hospital in critical condition, according to police.New York -
The New York Times - Sports
An N.F.L. Star Hit Rock Bottom at Rikers Island. Now, He’s a Different Person.
Mark Gastineau spent his career in the spotlight. At 67, he lives with the reverberations of the life he once led, without the attention.NFL -
ABC News - World
Rescue official says a landslide at an unauthorized gold mine on Indonesia's Sulawesi island kills at least 11
Rescue official says a landslide at an unauthorized gold mine on Indonesia's Sulawesi island kills at least 11 -
ABC News - World
Fishing boat carrying 283 migrants to Europe safely reaches southern Greek island
Greek authorities say a fishing boat carrying nearly 300 migrants to Europe has safely reached a southern island after a large rescue operation in the Mediterranean Sea -
NBC News - Top stories
11-year-old sets two Long Island houses on fire in July 4th mishap, adult who provided fireworks arrested
Two homes on Long Island suffered extensive damage after a 33-year-old man allegedly gave an 11-year-old fireworks and told the child to ignite them, authorities said Friday.