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Articles from the August 2, 2024 edition


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  • Danish Navy Frigate Rescues Two German Men After Plane Crash Into the Atlantic Near Greenland

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Aug 2, 2024

    The Danish Navy rescued two men from a life raft after ditching their small plane in the North Atlantic Ocean. The HDMS Triton is an oceanic patrol frigate, about 368 feet in length. The two men were en route from Canada to Southern Greenland. The following statement is from the Danish Arctic Command's Facebook page: Monday 29 July at At 12.17 Flight Information Center Nuuk and Arctic Command received a MAYDAY call from a German-registered aircraft en route from Canada to Narsarsuaq in South...

  • Israeli Air Force Bombed a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut, Lebanon

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Aug 2, 2024

    16, 10 am PST: Israel has retaliated for the killing of 12 Israeli children playing soccer in Northern Israeli town of Majdal Shams. The target is said to have been Fuad Shukr, Hezbollah's second in command and the architect of the attack in Majdal Shams. Israel has not confirmed Fuad Shukr's death, or that he was in fact the target. Hezbollah has said that he was not, in fact, killed in the attack. Smoke is reportedly pouring from the bomb site, possibly caused by an Israeli Airstrike....

  • After Attempt to Steal Election, Maduro Appears to be Losing Control of Venezuelan Armed Forces

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Aug 2, 2024

    Nicolas Maduro, Socialist dictator of Venezuela, appears to be losing his grip on power. The armed forces and police are siding with tens of thousands of protestors who have taken to the streets of the capital. "The Bolivarian National Guard of Venezuela defies Nicolás Maduro's orders to suppress the protesters, and joins them in their march toward Guarenas," tweeted George, who claims to be in Caracas. "Venezuelan military units are now greeting the protestors instead of stopping them....

  • Pedal the Pacific Asks You to Sponsor a 1000 Mile Bike Ride, to Fight Sex Trafficking.

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Aug 2, 2024

    A group of young women are putting their feet to work, pedaling bicycles down the Pacific Coast, to raise awareness and funds for the struggle against sex trafficking. Hannah, Morgan, Tracy and Claire started in Seattle and will ride their bikes to San Diego to raise money for domestic sex trafficking prevention. We ran into them as they rose Sunday morning, after spending a night in Santa Monica. They were about to hit the road for the final leg of their ride down the Pacific Coast to San...

  • Santa Monica Pier Hosts Rebecca Ekman, Soulful Singer From Stockholm Specializing in Covers of Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey & Beyonce

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Aug 2, 2024

    Can a redheaded Swedish singer find fame in Santa Monica, performing covers of songs made famous by Mariah, Whitney and Beyonce? Rebecca Ekman intends to prove that it's possible. Ekman grew up in Forsmark, then in the Swedish capital of Stockholm. But she spends every other year in Los Angeles, "to live love and laugh. And move forward with my singing," she says. As a child, Ekman attended music school, computer and music school. She sang most of the time, and learned to play a little piano....

  • Israel Kills the Head of Hamas in Tehran, Ismail Haniyeh. "Airborne Guided Projectile" used in strike

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Aug 2, 2024

    Wow. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran, Hamas confirmed on Wednesday morning, while claiming Israel was behind the attack. The IRGC said that an "Airborne Guided Projectile" had struck Ismail Haniyeh's house at 2 am Tehran time. It is unclear whether it was a drone or precision guided missile. In a statement, the Islamist terror group said they mourned the death of Haniyeh, who they claimed was killed in "a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran." Haniyeh, along with...

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