Israelis strikes in Lebanon have killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and several of his top commanders. Hundreds more airstrikes across large parts of Lebanon since mid-September have killed more than 1,000 people.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. bans new types of goods from China over allegations of forced labor
The new approach marked a shift in the U.S. trade relationship with China to increasingly take into account national security and human rights.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World, Schools and Education
U.S. school-entry vaccination rates fall as exemptions keep rising
All U.S. states and territories require that children attending child care centers and schools be vaccinated against a number of diseases, allowing exemptions for certain medical conditions. Most states also permit exemptions for religious or other nonmedical reasons.
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Prosecutors show video of ex-sheriff allegedly shooting Kentucky judge
The video showed a man prosecutors say is Stines walking into the judge’s chambers and quickly shooting at him.
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Israeli military deaths in Lebanon raise questions over war’s scope
As the Israeli leader weighs future moves, he will need to navigate domestic calls for decisive military action in Lebanon, while also addressing concerns that troops could get bogged down.
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Ukraine’s east buckling under improved Russian tactics, superior firepower
Russian forces gained territory in August and September at a pace not seen since 2022.
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Hurricanes’ hidden toll: Thousands of deaths years after they strike
An analysis of more than 500 tropical cyclones that have hit the United States since 1930 found that the average hurricane leads to as many as 11,000 excess deaths – a figure hundreds of times higher than official mortality estimates.
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Elon Musk and Mark Cuban agree on one thing: Dogecoin is no longer a joke
The memecoin was meant to be a joke, but an increasing number of businesses accept it because of fast, low-cost payments.
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Princess Beatrice pregnant with second child, Buckingham Palace announces
The couple has a daughter already, and her husband has a son from a previous marriage.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Federal prosecutors accuse Trump of having ‘resorted to crimes’ in 2020 election case
‘So what?’ the newly unsealed court filing quotes former President Donald Trump as telling an aide after being alerted that his then-vice president, Mike Pence, was in potential danger after a crowd of violent supporters stormed the Capitol.