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July 18 2000 UTC Brief
In the Middle East
Two U.S. service members were killed and a third was reported missing after an Iranian attack on American forces in Jordan, as the exchange of strikes between Iran and the United States widened again this week. Tehran also targeted U.S. military facilities across the Gulf region.
Elsewhere, Palestinians are still being hit despite the Gaza ceasefire, a grim sign that stopping one phase of a war does not magically turn the violence off.
In New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani says his administration is reviewing whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be arrested if he comes to the city for the U.N. General Assembly this fall.
In U.S. weather and air quality
Parts of the northeastern United States are dealing with a rough combination of torrential rain and wildfire smoke. Severe thunderstorms have triggered flash flood warnings, while smoke from Canadian wildfires has drifted back into New York City and nearby communities, dragging air quality down again.
In transportation safety
Investigators say a flock of geese caused the helicopter crash over New York that killed a Siemens CEO from Barcelona and his family of five. The tour aircraft went down in the Hudson River, turning what should have been a sightseeing flight into a fatal accident.
In crime
Detroit police say a woman was lured to a bar, taken to a school parking lot, beaten, backed over by a vehicle, and left in freezing temperatures for about six hours before medics found her. Rajena Linson, 25, has been charged with assault with intent to murder in the 2022 attack, and the victim suffered severe injuries including a broken jaw, a broken leg, and a head hematoma.
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