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Dr. Jay Varma fired from current job after COVID-era sex party admission
There's more backlash after Dr. Jay Varma, New York City's former senior health advisor, admitted he ignored the same COVID-19 policies he insisted New Yorkers follow during the pandemic.1 hour ago -
The Hill - Politics
Hundreds of economists, former policymakers endorse Harris
A group of more than 400 economists and former policymakers endorsed Vice President Harris in an open letter published Tuesday, arguing former President Trump’s policy proposals would create ...3 hours ago - Kamala Harris -
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The Guardian - World
US-UK airstrikes have not seriously hurt Houthis’ capability, says Yemeni leader
Yemen government vice-chair fears strikes intended to end shipping chaos are instead helping Houthis rally support. US-UK airstrikes in Yemen designed to end the Houthi disruption of commercial ...6 hours ago -
The New York Times - Top stories
Israeli Strikes Kill Hundreds in Lebanon, and Biden to Address U.N.
Plus, the U.S. News college rankings are out.6 hours ago - Joe Biden -
The Hill - Politics
Fabiola Rodríguez-Ciampoli: Deputy chief of staff, Rep. Jesús 'Chuy' García (D-Ill.)
Fabiola Rodríguez-Ciampoli found her home in Congress with Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.), a fellow Mexican immigrant. Rodríguez-Ciampoli already had a distinguished legislative staff career ...6 hours ago -
The New York Times - World
Israel Launches Intense Airstrikes on Hezbollah, Killing Hundreds in Lebanon
It was the deadliest day of Israeli attacks in Lebanon since at least 2006. More than a thousand were also injured, Lebanon’s health ministry said, without saying how many were civilians. The armed ...9 hours ago - Israel -
The New York Times - World
Tuesday Briefing: Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon Kill Hundreds
Plus, vintage soccer jerseys and the memories they preserve.11 hours ago - Israel -
BBC News - Top stories
Colorado supermarket gunman sentenced to life in prison
A jury found Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa guilty of murdering 10 people during the 2021 shooting.14 hours ago -
The New York Times - World
Israeli Strikes in Lebanon Kill Hundreds as Warplanes Target Hezbollah
It was the deadliest day in decades of hostilities between Israel and the militants, who stepped up their own barrage of rockets.17 hours ago - Israel -
NBC News - Top stories
Hundreds killed in Israeli airstrikes, Lebanese officials say
Israel launched multiple missile strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, killing hundreds of people, Lebanese officials say. Israel says it was targeting Hezbollah's stockpiles of weapons, ...17 hours ago - Israel -
ABC News - World
Thousands of ill inmates released from Congo's main prison to ease overcrowding
Congo's minister of justice says nearly 1,700 ill inmates have been released from the country's largest prison as part of an effort to thin out Congo's overcrowded prisons18 hours ago -
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Hundreds sue over alleged sexual abuse in Illinois youth detention centers
More than 200 men and women allege they were sexually abused as children while in custody at youth detention centers in Illinois20 hours ago -
CBS News - Top stories
Israel strikes in Beirut reported after hundreds killed in morning Lebanon operation
Reports are emerging of airstrikes in Beirut after a barrage of missiles launched into southern Lebanon Monday morning apparently killed more than 270 people. Lina Sinjab with BBC News, a CBS News ...22 hours ago - Israel -
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Israel's Netanyahu urges Lebanese civilians to heed Israeli calls to evacuate and to 'take this warning seriously'
Israel's Netanyahu urges Lebanese civilians to heed Israeli calls to evacuate and to 'take this warning seriously'Yesterday - Israel -
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Pope cancels his audiences due to slight illness days before a new trip
The Vatican has confirmed that plans remain in place for Pope Francis to go to Belgium and LuxembourgYesterday -
CNBC - Business
More than 700 former military and national security officials endorse Harris, say Trump is 'impulsive and ill-informed'
Hundreds of bipartisan former national security officials endorsed Harris in an open letter criticizing Trump as "impulsive and ill-informed."Yesterday - Donald Trump -
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Harris to meet with United Arab Emirates president
Trump and Vance stump in swing statesYesterday - Kamala Harris -
CBS News - World
Hundreds reported killed as Israel targets Hezbollah in Lebanon
Lebanese officials say more than 490 people have been killed as Israel warns residents it's targeting Hezbollah weapons hidden in homes.Yesterday - Israel -
The New York Times - World
Congo Releases More Than 700 Inmates After a Deadly Stampede
At least 129 people died when inmates tried to escape from Makala Prison, where conditions are abysmal and overcrowding is a major problem.2 days ago -
The Guardian - World
Putin regime will collapse without warning, says freed gulag dissident
Vladimir Kara-Murza and his wife, Evgenia, speak of his time in a Siberian jail and why the truth about Russia will come out. The last time I met Evgenia Kara-Murza , it was a grim day in early ...2 days ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Watch: Hundreds of paratroopers leap to mark daring WW2 offensive
Veterans watched the jump, at Ginkel Heath near the Dutch town of Ede, to commemorate Operation Market Garden.2 days ago -
ESPN - Sports
Rahm (illness) WDs from LIV Team Championship
Jon Rahm is experiencing flu-like symptoms and has withdrawn from the LIV Golf Team Championship.2 days ago -
ABC News - World
Congo frees 600 inmates at main prison in a bid to ease overcrowding
Authorities in Congo say 600 prisoners in the country's main prison have been freed as part of a process aimed at decongesting overcrowded prisons2 days ago -
The New York Times - Top stories
Human Case of Rare Mosquito-Borne Illness Reported in New York State
A person in Ulster County has been hospitalized with Eastern equine encephalitis, health officials said. It is the first confirmed human case of the disease recorded in the state since 2015.2 days ago - New York -
The New York Times - World
The Netherlands Returns Hundreds of Cultural Artifacts to Indonesia
The repatriation, the second of its kind by the Dutch, shows a working model for returning looted treasures from Europe to former colonies around the world.2 days ago - Indonesia -
BBC News - Top stories
Dissident in prisoner swap vows to return to Russia
Vladimir Kara-Murza thought he would be executed before the biggest Russia-West prisoner swap since the Cold War began.3 days ago - Russia -
BBC News - Top stories
Pilot hostage freed by Papua rebels 'very happy' to go home
New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens was kidnapped and held captive by separatists in Indonesia's West Papua region.3 days ago -
NBC News - Top stories
New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months in Indonesia’s Papua, authorities said on Saturday.3 days ago - New Zealand -
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Burglar stabbed in prison kitchen awarded £5m
Steven Wilson lives with "life-changing" injuries as a result of the attack, the High Court is told.3 days ago -
The Guardian - World
Russian prisoner freed in swap urges UK not to let hundreds more ‘die off’
Vladimir Kara-Murza tells Keir Starmer that further exchanges are a matter of ‘life and death’. Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian dissident freed in the biggest prisoner swap since the cold war , has ...4 days ago - United Kingdom -
MarketWatch - Business
Dr. Martens shares plunge to record lows on discount bulk sale via Goldman Sachs
Dr. Martens’ investors sold 70 million shares in the bootmaker at a price of 57.85 pence per share, in what marks a 10% discount on its closing share price on Thursday4 days ago -
The Guardian - World
New blood test could help spot children at risk of serious illnesses, study finds
Lipid analysis using existing machines could give warning of type 2 diabetes, liver and heart disease, researchers say . Scientists say a new blood test that analyses lipids could make it easier to ...4 days ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Skills to pay the bills - but tradeswomen say they earn less and are not taken seriously
One tradeswoman struggled to find employment despite finishing her training with a distinction.4 days ago -
ABC News - Health
Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard4 days ago -
ABC News - Health
A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
Congo's South Kivu province is at the epicenter of the world’s latest mpox outbreak, in what the World Health Organization has called a global health emergency5 days ago