THIS IS AP NEWSMINUTE

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE’S PLACING THE WASHINGTON, D.C., POLICE DEPARTMENT UNDER FEDERAL CONTROL AND DEPLOYING THE NATIONAL GUARD TO MAKE THE NATION’S CAPITAL SAFER.

TRUMP CITED A NUMBER OF RECENT HIGH-PROFILE VIOLENT INCIDENTS, INCLUDING THE KILLING OF A 21-YEAR-OLD CONGRESSIONAL INTERN.

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ISRAEL’S MILITARY TARGETED AND KILLED AN AL JAZEERA CORRESPONDENT AND OTHER FOUR STAFFERS WITH AN AIRSTRIKE LATE SUNDAY IN GAZA.

ISRAEL’S MILITARY ASSERTED THAT ANAS AL-SHARIF HAD LED A HAMAS CELL.

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INDIA’S SUPREME COURT HAS ORDERED AUTHORITIES IN NEW DELHI TO START REMOVING ALL STRAY DOGS FROM THE STREETS, AND TO STERILIZE AND RELOCATE THEM TO SHELTERS PERMANENTLY.

VARIOUS ESTIMATES PUT THE NUMBER OF STRAY DOGS IN NEW DELHI BETWEEN 500,000 TO ONE MILLION.

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AND THE HOUSTON ZOO WELCOMED A NEW ADDITION AS A BAIRD'S TAPIR WAS BORN TO PARENTS NOAH AND MOLI.

THE FEMALE CALF WAS BORN ON JULY 23, WEIGHING 18 POUNDS AND WENT ON DISPLAY MONDAY.