Russian children will be sent to summer camp in North Korea at the end of July, per RIA Novosti. The initiative follows a new strategic partnership agreement between Russia and North Korea. The camp includes a statue of North Korea’s founder, an aquarium, a beach, and an archery range. A group of Russian school children […]
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Inside the Biden Camp’s Post-Debate Frenzy
In the wee hours of Friday morning, not long after President Joe Biden had walked off the stage from a disastrous debate, his campaign chair, Jen O’Malley Dillon, acknowledged in a series of private calls with prominent supporters that the night had gone poorly but urged them not to overreact. Later on Friday, top White […]
Debate-watchers in the Biden and Trump camps seem to agree on something. Biden had a bad night
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Oh, Joe.” That gasp, from patrons at a Chicago bar when President Joe Biden first stumbled verbally in his debate with Donald Trump, spoke for a lot of Americans on Thursday night. In watch parties, bars, a bowling alley and other venues where people across the country gathered to tune in, Trump […]
Summer camps are for getting kids outdoors, but more frequent heat waves force changes
OREGONIA, Ohio (AP) — At the end of their weeklong sleepaway camp, a hush falls over the boisterous kids at YMCA’s Camp Kern as they prepare for a treasured annual tradition: after songs and skits around a bonfire, they write down their favorite memories on slips of paper. Most years, they toss them into the […]
Fond memories from summer camps recalled in historic look at some Ohio camps
Some of Ohio residents’ fondest memories are from their time spent at summer camp. Ohio is home to many well-established day and sleepover camps where youths learn new skills, make lifelong memories and spend time in the great outdoors. Maria Ferguson of Logan, Ohio, walks a “Burma Bridge” at the Camp Garfield Outdoor Recreation Center […]
Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah ‘kill at least 25’ – health ministry
Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians north of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 50 according to Gaza’s heath ministry and emergency workers. It is the latest attack in the tiny Palestinian territory where hundreds of thousands have fled fighting between Israel and Hamas. According to Ahmed Radwan, […]
Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah ‘kill at least 25’ – health ministry
Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians north of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 50 according to Gaza’s heath ministry and emergency workers. It is the latest attack in the tiny Palestinian territory where hundreds of thousands have fled fighting between Israel and Hamas. According to Ahmed Radwan, […]
Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians north of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 50 according to Gaza’s Heath Ministry and emergency workers, in the latest deadly attack in the tiny Palestinian territory where hundreds of thousands have fled fighting between Israel […]
Israeli forces deepen Rafah invasion, kill 17 in central camps
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) – Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday killed at least 17 Palestinians in two of the Gaza Strip’s historic refugee camps and Israeli tanks pushed deeper into the enclave’s southern city of Rafah, residents and medics said. Residents reported heavy bombardments from tanks and planes in several areas of Rafah, where more […]
Kiddos bored already? Here’s 5 Oklahoma City-area summer camps you can still catch
Still looking for summertime activities for the kids? Though many summer camps have already closed their signup period, some short-term camps are still available for Oklahoma City-area youth interested in the natural world, messy activities and even rock music. More: 15+ fun (and free!) family things to do across Oklahoma City metro this summer OKC […]
Manufacturing camps for students to be held in North Central Ohio
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the 12th year of hosting summer manufacturing camps designed to help young Ohioans learn about manufacturing jobs available in Ohio. Summer manufacturing camps help introduce kids and their parents to an up-to-date, real-world understanding of American manufacturing. “I often hear from parents that something they love […]
Fall River’s homeless outreach team busy with new program after state tears down camps
FAL RIVER — When Massachusetts Department of Transportation notified the city a few weeks ago it was going to break up three homeless encampments along state land abutting Interstate 195 and Route 24 for safety concerns, Fall River’s outreach team, which has for a number of years been aiding the homeless and drug-addicted, knew it […]