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Netanyahu
resists plan
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City (AP) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed. In remarks on Tuesday, he pushed back on a recent deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Netanyahu’s remarks cast more doubt on the deal to disarm Hamas, which was seen as a potential breakthrough for ending the war. It also marked a rare display of friction between the two close allies.
The agreement called for Hamas to begin disarming and for Israel to halt its strikes and begin withdrawing from Gaza.
Spokane
man charged
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- A 37-year-old Spokane man charged with intentionally setting a wildfire that’s destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Washington state’s second-largest city was questioned by law enforcement about two different blazes last year, though he wasn’t charged in either.
Aaron F. Farinacci was arrested Monday and booked on suspicion of first-degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire. He appeared in court Tuesday via video link from the jail, and the judge set his arraignment for Thursday. According to an affidavit, Farinacci denied under questioning by sheriff’s deputies that he set the Old Trails Fire. It is the biggest of the three blazes that have destroyed at least 700 buildings in and around Spokane.
Ruling backs
‘green bank’
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration improperly ended a multi-billion-dollar program for clean energy projects. This decision supports a lower court’s ruling that nonprofits chosen to run the Biden-era effort should have access the funds.
The ruling is temporarily on hold, allowing the Environmental Protection Agency time to appeal to the Supreme Court. The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, known as a “green bank,” was designed to finance small energy projects. The Trump administration accused the nonprofits of mismanagement and fraud, freezing the funds. The groups denied wrongdoing and sued, claiming legal violations.
SpaceX posts
huge loss
NEW YORK (AP) -- SpaceX reported it lost more than half a billion dollars in its first quarterly report as a public company, but the loss was less than expected and revenue soared. The company run by Elon Musk reported $541 million in losses, or 9 cents per share, in the three months through June.
Stock in the rocket, satellite and AI company has fallen by roughly half since its June peak following a massive initial public offering that briefly made Musk the world’s first trillionaire.