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August 11: Florida Deputy Killing and Russia’s Former Marine Release
In Florida
Authorities say Pinellas County sheriff’s deputy Troy Savetz abducted his former girlfriend as she arrived at her Spring Hill home with her two children, ages 12 and 9. The children called 911. Deputies later found Savetz and the woman dead inside his vehicle, with Savetz suffering a gunshot wound. Officials described the relationship as tumultuous and said he had been upset over a television set.
In the housing market
U.S. sales of existing homes fell 1.7% in July, to an annual pace of 4.06 million. The median price rose 2% from a year earlier to $434,100, while the average 30-year mortgage rate reached 6.69%. Inventory also declined, leaving the market below the supply level generally considered balanced.
In Yemen
Iran-backed Houthi rebels have renewed attacks on Mokha, a government-held Red Sea port in Yemen. The escalation follows a deadly strike on a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the city’s coast that killed three people, and comes amid a blockade targeting Saudi exports tied to the war with Iran.
On vaccines
Donald Trump claimed the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is like a nuclear weapon in a child’s body and can be lethal, while suggesting the vaccines should be given separately. He attributed the comparison vaguely to unnamed people, a sourcing method that remains considerably less rigorous than medicine.
In Russia
Russia has released an ailing American military veteran and former Marine after more than four years in prison on disputed charges. He was reportedly held in abusive conditions, had become gravely ill, and was considered at risk of dying. Vladimir Putin granted what was described as a goodwill pardon.
Off Scotland’s west coast
The National Trust for Scotland is opposing ScottishPower Renewables’ proposed MachairWind project near Iona. The plan could place up to 144 offshore turbines, some reaching 1,000 feet above sea level. The developer says the two-gigawatt project could power up to two million homes by 2033, while the trust warns of potential effects on landscapes, wildlife, tourism and the cultural heritage of Iona, Staffa and the Treshnish Isles.
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