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The discovery of a whale carcass in Hong Kong waters has sparked an outpouring of grief on social media. (July 31)

A small plane towing an advertising banner landed in the ocean off a crowded New Hampshire beach on Saturday. Nobody was hurt. (July 31)

The Michigan Supreme Court is out with a decision that provides critical relief for thousands of people, including former NHL star Vladimir Konstantinov, who were badly injured in car wrecks (July 31)(AP video: Mike Householder)
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Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis is taking aim at China with a 10-point economic plan he’s calling a “Declaration of Economic Independence.” The plan also targets taxes, regulations and the “elites” he blames for the nation’s decline. (July…

Mar-a-Lago estate’s property manager makes his first court appearance on charges in the classified documents case against former president Donald Trump. Without out a Florida attorney to represent him, Carlos De Oliveira did not enter a plea. (July 31)…

Russian strikes in southern and central Ukraine killed at least two people and injured at least more, including the hometown of Ukraine’s president. (July 31)

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in a sign of improving ties. (JUL 31)

At least 5 people have been killed and 7 wounded during clashes in Ein el-Hilweh, Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp near the southern port city of Sidon. (July 30)

A door at the French Embassy was set ablaze as thousands pro-coup protesters marched through the streets of Niger’s capital, Niamey. (July 30)

The biomedical industry is adopting new standards to protect horseshoe crabs, vital in the production of vital medicines. But conservationists say that doesn’t go far enough to protect food for a declining bird species. (July 30) (AP Video by Rodrique …