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Hezbollah announces new leader, Israel bans U.N. Palestinian Refugee Agency

The Lebanese-based Hezbollah militant group says it has appointed Naim Qassem as its new leader after the killing of Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike last month. Meanwhile, Israeli ...

Israel's potential ban on Palestinian aid agency UNRWA raises concerns

UNRWA "really plays an irreplaceable role right now in Gaza, where they are on the front lines getting humanitarian assistance to the people that need it," U.S. State Department spokesperson ...

Does Africa need its own credit rating agency?

A pan-continental body is not a cure-all for its debt problems

World - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Hundreds of cosmetic goods contain toxic substances, says EU agency

Many retail goods contained ‘forever chemicals’ that are harmful to humans and the environment, according to report

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency's chief says

The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees says that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create ...

World - ABC News - Yesterday

Dutch asylum agency is fined 50,000 euros daily for an overcrowded center

A Dutch court has ordered the agency responsible for housing asylum seekers to pay a 50,000-euro ($54,000) penalty for every day that more than 2,000 migrants stay at an overcrowded center in the ...

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

RFK Jr. says Trump promised him 'control' of public health agencies

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday that former President Trump has promised him “control” of public health agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Juan Soto on free agency: ‘Every team has the same opportunity’

Juan Soto will head to free agency as one of the most sought after players ever and he spoke about it after the Yankees' season came to an end on Wednesday night.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 2 days ago

MLB free agency: 8 O's into pool; Giolito opts in

Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes and Anthony Santander were among eight Orioles to enter free agency, while Boston's Lucas Giolito exercised his $19 million option for 2025.

Sports - ESPN - 17 hours ago

U.S. Spy Agencies Issue New Warning on Russia’s Election Misinformation Campaign

Three recent videos have sought to undermine confidence in the security of the vote.

Top stories - The New York Times - 7 hours ago

Intel agencies pinpoint Russia as behind false Haitian Georgia voting claims

Intelligence agencies on Friday condemned Russian interference in the U.S. election, identifying the U.S. adversary as being behind a recent video amplifying false claims of Haitians attempting to ...

Politics - The Hill - 12 hours ago

UN agencies say entire population of Gaza at risk of death

World - Yahoo News - 10 hours ago

NBA offseason moves 2024: Which players joined new teams during 2024 NBA Free Agency?

Paul George is in Philadephia, but did Oklahoma City have a better offseason?

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 12

Therapeutic Food Shortage Puts African Children at Risk of Starvation, U.N. Agency Says

Supplies of a highly nutritious treatment are running out, according to UNICEF.

World - The New York Times - October 15

New York, L.A. ... Cleveland?! Making the Juan Soto free agency pitch for each LCS team

With the Yankees, Mets, Dodgers and Guardians on center stage this week, we build each team's case to land Soto.

Sports - ESPN - October 17

Yonhap news reports South Korea’s spy agency finds North Korea will send troops to support Russia's war on Ukraine

World - ABC News - October 18

North Korea to send thousands of troops to aid Russian forces in Ukraine war, South Korea's spy agency says

World - Yahoo News - October 18

‘They refused to let me go’: Japanese workers turn to resignation agencies to quit jobs

One in six workers has engaged a firm to hand in notice for them, as younger workers reject traditional work ethic. Mari was just two months into her new job when she decided she had had enough. ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is already making his $700M free-agency pitch to keep Juan Soto on the Yankees

Soto is set to hit the market this winter

Sports - CBS Sports - October 20

Pete Alonso reflects on Mets career after last game before free agency: 'This has been really special'

Alonso was drafted by the Mets in 2016 out of the University of Florida

Sports - CBS Sports - October 21

Everything we know about the WNBA players opting out of the CBA

On the heels of a landmark season, WNBA players are expected to focus on salaries and long-term benefits such as pensions in their negotiations.

Sports - ESPN - October 22

Adoptee deported from US over lack of citizenship criticizes South Korea, agency

Adam Crapser, an adoptee who was deported to South Korea in 2016 because his American parents never secured his citizenship, has delivered a scathing denunciation of the Korean government and his ...

World - ABC News - October 23

New rules for US national security agencies balance AI's promise with need to protect against risks

New rules from the White House on the use of artificial intelligence by U.S. national security and spy agencies aim to balance the technology’s promise with the need to protect against its risks

Tech - ABC News - October 24

Aunt of Jahmeik Modlin, 4-Year-Old Who Starved to Death, Is Suing Child-Welfare Agency

Jahmeik Modlin’s parents have been charged with manslaughter in his death. His aunt’s suit accuses the city of failing to monitor his safety.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

Yankees' Juan Soto addresses impending free agency, says money is not necessarily 'biggest thing'

Soto has made a huge splash during his first (and only?) year in the Bronx

Sports - CBS Sports - October 25

LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman unveils ‘super agency’ vision at TED AI conference, takes subtle shot at Elon Musk

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman introduces 'super agency' framework for AI development, dismissing near-term election risks while advocating for balanced regulation and human-AI collaboration in ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 25

ICYMI in Mets Land: Everything David Stearns said about free agency, offseason

Here's what happened in Mets Land on Wednesday, when David Stearns addressed the media to talk about free agency, trades and the MLB offseason.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 24

Viral video of ripped-up Pennsylvania ballots is fake and Russian-made, intelligence agencies say

Russian actors "manufactured and amplified" a viral video that falsely showed a person tearing up ballots in Pennsylvania, the FBI and two other federal agencies said Friday.

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