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100,000 Signatures Couldn't Keep Him Away: Mamdani Set to Attend Ground Zero Ceremony Despite Families' Pleas

As New York's 25th anniversary ceremony opens this morning, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is confirmed to attend Ground Zero over a six-figure petition and pointed objections from 9/11 victims' relatives who call his presence "an unwelcome guest."

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AFRICA

World's Fastest-Growing Ebola Outbreak Jumps to a 7th Congo Province — Nearly 7,000 Infected, Over 3,300 Dead

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US · IMMIGRATION

St. Paul Mechanic With Clean Record Lands in Guantánamo's Terror-Suspect Cellblock — Not Somalia

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US · ARLINGTON, VA

Trump Skips Ground Zero for First Time, Marks 9/11's 25th at Pentagon With Iran War Rhetoric

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US · MADISON HEIGHTS, MICH.

Stapled to a Wall, Then Killed: Michigan Mom and Boyfriend Get Life for Torture Death of 'Chulo,' 6

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US · SAVANNAH

Georgia Police Hunt Mystery Man Who Broke Into Backyard, Fell for a Rubber Duck, Stole $1,200 in Towels

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SOUTH AMERICAYESTERDAY

Brazil's Top Court Melts Down: Justices Turn on Each Other as Corruption Scandal Explodes Weeks Before Elections

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court has canceled a second straight session amid explosive allegations that Justice Alexandre de Moraes secretly advised a disgraced banker — a crisis now threatening to upend October's elections.

AFRICA

Fire and Stampede Kill Dozens of Children at DR Congo Schools

YESTERDAY

WORLD · MIDDLE EAST

UN Nuclear Watchdog Refers Iran to Security Council — First Time in 20 Years

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WORLD · MIDDLE EAST

Houthis Seize Historic Red Sea Port, Close In On World's Oil Chokepoint

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The WeeklyObserver

100,000 Signatures Couldn't Keep Him Away: Mamdani Set to Attend Ground Zero Ceremony Despite Families' Pleas

World's Fastest-Growing Ebola Outbreak Jumps to a 7th Congo Province — Nearly 7,000 Infected, Over 3,300 Dead

St. Paul Mechanic With Clean Record Lands in Guantánamo's Terror-Suspect Cellblock — Not Somalia

US News

Trump Skips Ground Zero for First Time, Marks 9/11's 25th at Pentagon With Iran War Rhetoric

Stapled to a Wall, Then Killed: Michigan Mom and Boyfriend Get Life for Torture Death of 'Chulo,' 6

Georgia Police Hunt Mystery Man Who Broke Into Backyard, Fell for a Rubber Duck, Stole $1,200 in Towels

World

Brazil's Top Court Melts Down: Justices Turn on Each Other as Corruption Scandal Explodes Weeks Before Elections

Fire and Stampede Kill Dozens of Children at DR Congo Schools

UN Nuclear Watchdog Refers Iran to Security Council — First Time in 20 Years

Houthis Seize Historic Red Sea Port, Close In On World's Oil Chokepoint

Celebrity & Entertainment

Jhené Aiko Ends Six-Year Wait With 'Westside Whimsy,' Reunites With Kendrick Lamar

Kimmel Pulls Talarico Interview From TV, Blames Trump's FCC

Ella Langley Dominates CMA Nominations — And Taylor Swift Sneaks In With a Surprise Nod

B2K's Raz B and Wife Mona Li Mourn Sudden Death of Their 3-Month-Old Son

Trump's Hand-Picked 'Deep State' Prosecutor Quits DOJ Probe After Clashing With His Own Bosses

Appeals Court Keeps Trump's Mail-Ballot Rules Blocked as Midterms Near

SCOTUS Smacks Down Missouri's GOP Map — Twice in One Week

Dell Rockets 11% to an All-Time High as RBC Says the AI Server Boom Is Just Getting Started

Hot August Inflation Reading Pushes Fed Rate-Hike Odds Near 90%

Oracle Backlog Rockets to $664B, Stock Jumps 7%

Nvidia Rival Positron Scores $875M War Chest, Valuation Rockets to $5 Billion in Seven Months

Sports

49ers Stun Down Under: Purdy Torches Rams 27-7 in NFL's First Australia Game

All-American Semifinal Guarantees Historic US Open Men's Final

Rybakina Topples Gauff, Sets Up Sabalenka Three-Peat Showdown for US Open Crown