Headlines for August 15, 2024

Father Grieves Newborn Twins, Wife Who Were Killed by Israel as Gaza’s Death Toll Tops 40,000, “You Are Complicit”: Journalists, Media Groups Demand End to U.S. Arming of Israel, Columbia Univ. President Minouche Shafik Resigns After Ordering Brutal Crackdown on Protesters, Univ. of Chicago Delivers Diplomas, Drops Cases Against Gaza Solidarity Student Protesters, Tim Walz to Debate JD Vance on Oct. 1; WaPo: RFK Jr. Courted Both Harris and Trump for WH Jobs, Zelensky Denies WSJ Report Ukrainian Gov’t Approved Plan to Blow Up Nord Stream Pipelines, Tanzania Frees Opposition Leaders Amid Crackdown on Protests, WHO Declares Mpox a Global Public Health Emergency, Unions Organize “Heat Week” as Extreme Temperatures Pose Mounting Dangers to Workers, Citibank Security Guard Punches Peaceful Climate Activist in Face, Tropical Storm Ernesto Drenches Puerto Rico, Leaves Half the Island Without Power, Taliban Mark 3 Years Since Return to Power in Kabul, Amid Ongoing Humanitarian, Human Rights Crisis