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• Australian healing with 'beautiful messages' after losing arm to shark attack

  Leah Stewart reads global supporter messages during sleepless nights as her recovery from the Coogee Beach shark attack and amputation continues.

• Tens of thousands of far-left protesters clash with police in anti-conservative party riots

  Videos show police deploying batons and anti-riot measures as over 30,000 far-left protesters clashed with officers outside AfD's party conference.

• World leaders, dignitaries pay tribute to America on historic 250th birthday

  King Charles and Pope Leo XIV were among world leaders sending messages to Trump on America's 250th Independence Day. From Jerusalem to the UAE and Japan congratulations were sent.

• Conservative Keiko Fujimori officially declared winner of Peru's presidential runoff election

  Keiko Fujimori won Peru's presidential runoff after defeating Roberto Sánchez by a razor-thin margin, pledging an "iron fist" against surging crime.

• Waltz calls out Iranian diplomat at UN following drone strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait

  Mike Waltz held up photos of drone and missile strike damage in Bahrain during a tense U.N. Security Council exchange with Iranian diplomat Iravani.

• Experts ‘deeply’ concerned over Iran’s work at underground nuclear site

  Pickaxe Mountain, a secret nuclear site in the Zagros Mountains, shows continued construction, according to satellite imagery. IAEA inspectors have not been allowed to visit.

• Interpol issues red notice for Ukrainian woman wanted for Monaco apartment bombing targeting oligarch

  Interpol issued a red notice for Anastasiia Berezovska, suspected of planting an explosive device targeting sanctioned oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev in Monaco.

• Couple publicly caned after alleged TikTok kiss sparks outrage in Indonesia

  A viral TikTok livestream led to a public caning for a young couple in Indonesia's Aceh province after they were convicted of kissing during a TikTok livestream.

• Six Kurdish fighters killed in IRGC ambush as clashes spread across western Iran

  The PDKI says six Kurdish fighters were killed in an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp ambush near Piranshahr, while the Revolutionary Guards claim five Kurdish militants are dead.

• 11-year-old dies from rabies after bat landed on his face while he was sleeping

  An 11-year-old boy in Ontario died of rabies after a bat landed on his face as he slept, according to the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

• Security guard survives eight days beneath collapsed shopping center after Venezuela earthquakes

  Video shows Hernán Alberto Gil Flores carried through cheering crowds after eight days trapped in a collapsed shopping center in La Guaira, Venezuela.

• Russia unleashes nearly 600 missiles and drones on Kyiv in deadliest strike since May

  Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador called Russia a “pariah state" after Moscow launched one of its heaviest overnight attacks on Kyiv, killing at least 18 people and wounding more than 90 people.

• UN chief backs official who reposted anti-Israel activist's claims amid calls for investigation

  United Nations official Vanessa Frazier faces criticism for sharing unverified claims from a woman facing terror charges linked to Hamas on social media.

• After 1,000 days of war: Many Israeli children carry trauma into summer break

  Israeli children begin summer vacation still coping with war trauma, as 84% reportedly showed signs of emotional distress since the Hamas-led attack.

• Vatican excommunicates breakaway Catholic bishops who defied Pope Leo XIV

  Pope Leo XIV excommunicates Society of St. Pius X bishops after unauthorized consecrations, declaring the traditionalist Catholic movement in schism.

• Khamenei body in cold storage as feared Basij mobilizes ahead of historic Iran funeral

  Tehran prepares massive security operation for Ali Khamenei's July 9 burial, mobilizing Basij militia and IRGC for expected historic turnout.

• Families sue Maduro in US, accuse ex-president of directing police unit tied to extrajudicial killings

  Families of five Venezuelan men filed a lawsuit accusing Nicolás Maduro of overseeing FAES, a police unit allegedly responsible for extrajudicial killings.

• One crew member missing after US Navy helicopter makes emergency landing in Arabian Sea

  A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea, leaving one crew member missing from the USS George H.W. Bush.

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Fire Hydrant Flushing This Week in Sunman

The project is an important part of maintaining the town's water system.

UPDATE: One Dead in Officer Involved Shooting in Florence

The incident took place at a home on Lely Court

One Dead, One Hospitalized in Dearborn County Crash

The crash took place Friday morning

JCD's Sullivan Earns All-State Honorable Mention

Sullivan pitches, catches and plays shortstop for the Eagles.

Coach Wagner Running Elite Makes Strong Debut at Greendale 5K

The team is made up of some of the top runners in Dearborn County.

IHSTCA Announces All-State, All-District and Academic All-State Teams

Numerous local schools are represented