The Pennsylvania Democrat marching for public transit: ‘Time honoured American tradition’

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Malcolm Kenyatta is on a 105-mile march to highlight drastic cuts to the stat’s regional public transport services

“The best part of this is I get to eat as many carbs as possible,” jokes Malcolm Kenyatta, who has lost 100lbs over the past two years. “I had a bagel already, I’m eating snacks, I’m having a good time.”

The Democratic state representative was speaking by phone from Broomall, Pennsylvania, on Friday, around 12 miles into a one-man, 105-mile march from Philadelphia to Harrisburg in protest to drastic cuts to regional public transport services.

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Parents identify victims of Minneapolis school shooting: ‘Our hearts are broken’

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Fletcher Merkel, eight, and Harper Moyski, 10, died during the attack on the Annunciation Catholic school church

An eight-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl who were killed in a mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school have been identified by their parents.

Fletcher Merkel, eight, and Harper Moyski, 10, died during the attack on the Annunciation Catholic school church on Wednesday morning, their parents confirmed. A further 17 people, 14 of them children, were injured in the shooting.

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Rare police shooting reveals how a US imported belief system is becoming more violent in Australia – CNN

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  1. Rare police shooting reveals how a US imported belief system is becoming more violent in Australia  CNN
  2. Dezi Freeman: Porepunkah shooting ignites conspiracy theorists fears  BBC
  3. Man, 61, arrested in alpine hunt for suspected Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman  The Guardian
  4. Police hunt Australian man believed to be radicalized, well-armed conspiracy theorist who killed 2 officers  CBS News
  5. In Porepunkah, sovereign citizen thinking is splitting the community  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Gaza-bound flotilla set to sail from Spain on Sunday, with Greta Thunberg again in tow – The Times of Israel

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  1. Gaza-bound flotilla set to sail from Spain on Sunday, with Greta Thunberg again in tow  The Times of Israel
  2. Largest flotilla for Gaza hopes to pressure Israel to end blockade  Reuters
  3. Irish novelist Naoise Dolan is boarding a flotilla to break the siege on Gaza.  Literary Hub
  4. Global Sumud Flotilla Set for Latest Attempt to 'Break Israel's Illegal Siege on Gaza'  Common Dreams
  5. Gaza aid flotilla ‘should not have to exist’ says rights activist Greta Thunberg  South China Morning Post
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Southern Lebanon strike kills senior member of Hezbollah’s Radwan force — IDF – The Times of Israel

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  1. Southern Lebanon strike kills senior member of Hezbollah’s Radwan force — IDF  The Times of Israel
  2. IDF Says It Hit Hezbollah Infrastructure as Several Strikes Reported in South Lebanon  Haaretz
  3. Lebanon says 2 troops killed by Israeli drone that exploded after crashing; IDF voices regret  The Times of Israel
  4. Live Updates: Hostage families protest Gaza Strip op  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Israeli military expresses regret after drone malfunction, Lebanon says 2 soldiers killed  Reuters
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IDF recovers body of slain hostage Ilan Weiss, remains of another captive, from Gaza – The Times of Israel

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  1. IDF recovers body of slain hostage Ilan Weiss, remains of another captive, from Gaza  The Times of Israel
  2. Israel Military Says It Recovered Body of Ilan Weiss, Oct. 7 Victim, From Gaza  The New York Times
  3. Israeli military says it has begun ‘initial stages’ of attack on Gaza City  Al Jazeera
  4. Headlines for August 29, 2025  Democracy Now!
  5. Israel declares Gaza City a ‘dangerous combat zone’ as it recovers remains of two hostages  CNN
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