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Stars and Stripes
starsandstripes.bsky.socialUPDATE | The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday and prompted tsunami warnings across the Pacific appeared to be the strongest anywhere in the world since the devastating 9.0 quake off northeast Japan in March 2011. No major injuries have been reported.
San Francisco Chronicle
sfchronicle.comThe California Geological Survey has created maps showing hazard zones along the entire coast where water might inundate the shoreline during a tsunami. Here is an interactive version of the map that allows people to check if they live or work in a tsunami zone, and where to escape it.
Stars and Stripes
starsandstripes.bsky.socialThe remains of three World War II soldiers have returned home to be interred with full military honors. The three soldiers are: U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Charles W. McCook; U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. David P. Skjeie; and U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Basil M. Cook.
Philadelphia Inquirer
inquirer.comPope Leo XIV is a Villanova Wildcats basketball and Chicago White Sox baseball fan, but it's unclear where his football loyalties lie. After he was presented with an Eagles hat Wednnesday, the pope didn’t put it on. 📝 by Nate File / Staff 📹 Courtesy of CatholicSat ✂️ by Astrid Rodrigues / Staff
San Francisco Chronicle
sfchronicle.comBrayden Murdock, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Monterey office, advised the public to remember that a "tsunami is a series of waves carrying a large extra mass of water to our coast. This will NOT be a single wave. Do NOT try to go to the coast to take photos."
Freedom of the Press Foundation
freedom.press"Hopefully somewhere in his laundry list of bases to throw out the case, Judge Gayles might note that Trump’s reputation, particularly when it comes to Epstein-related creepiness, is far too tattered for the courts to step in," @seth-stern.bsky.social writes in Palm Beach Post.
Philadelphia Inquirer
inquirer.comEmil Bove, the former personal attorney for President Donald Trump, was approved along party lines for a lifetime seat as a federal appeals judge in Philadelphia, capping a remarkably contentious process that will secure a prominent place in the judiciary for one of Trump’s fiercest defenders.
Freedom of the Press Foundation
freedom.pressDespite FCC’s legal obligation to refrain from censorship, @agomezfcc.bsky.social tells @columjournreview.bsky.social that a local station manager instructed their reporters to “be extra careful about how they described the administration, because they couldn’t afford to be dragged before the FCC.”
Freedom of the Press Foundation
freedom.press🔔 Join us for a conversation about how federal law impedes reporting on America's prisons, featuring Jeremy Busby, @aclu.org's @corene.bsky.social and Nina Patel, and @seth-stern.bsky.social. 🕒 Thursday, July 31, 3 p.m. EDT/Noon PDT RSVP: freedom.press/journalism-b...
Stars and Stripes
starsandstripes.bsky.socialMore than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed during the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Tuesday, as experts warned that the territory is on the brink of famine after Israeli restrictions and a breakdown of security have made it nearly impossible to safely deliver aid.
Stars and Stripes
starsandstripes.bsky.socialIn a break with past practice, President Donald Trump now meets with candidates for promotion to the rank of four-star general. A WH spokesperson said the president has the meetings because he wants to make sure the U.S. military retains its superiority and its leaders focus on fighting wars.
Stars and Stripes
starsandstripes.bsky.socialSam Brown, a Purple Heart recipient, said “the message of hope” that he heard on the battlefield in Afghanistan from another soldier who rushed to save him is one that he will share as the new leader of the National Cemetery Administration with military families who have lost a loved one.
Stars and Stripes
starsandstripes.bsky.socialShigeaki Mori, an survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing, was among those on hand recently in rural Japan to unveil a plaque commemorating the nine-member crew of the Lonesome Lady, an American B-24 Liberator that crashed 80 years ago near the end of World War II. (from @hanakusumoto.bsky.social)
Philadelphia Inquirer
inquirer.comFor the third year in a row, Jay-Z’s Made In America music festival will not be returning to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Labor Day weekend. That deadline for a permit has passed, and the city didn’t receive an application, Joe Grace, a spokesperson for Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, said Tuesday.
Stars and Stripes
starsandstripes.bsky.socialShigeaki Mori, a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing, was on hand recently to help unveil a plaque in the rural Japanese town of Ikachi to honor the crew of the Lonesome Lady, an American B-24 Liberator that crashed 80 years ago near the end of World War II. (from @hanakusumoto.bsky.social)