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Oct 03 2024POLITICS

The Nightmares of Beirut: When Sleep is a Luxury

Beirut, once a city filled with joyful sounds, now resonates with the ominous hum of Israeli strikes that strike at night. The sun sets and residents are left in fear, unable to sleep due to the uncertainty of where and when the next attack will hit. In Salim Salam, close to the hard-hit Bachoura ne

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Oct 03 2024POLITICS

FEMA's Funds: Hurricane Help or Migrant Aid?

Imagine you're playing a game where you have to choose between helping people after a hurricane and dealing with a lot of newcomers. That's kind of what Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is doing right now, and he's getting some heat for it. He said that the Federal Emergency Management

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Oct 03 2024EDUCATION

Teacher's Firing: A Clash of Beliefs in Virginia Schools

Imagine a teacher who loses his job because he won't use the pronouns a transgender student prefers. This isn't some far-off story—it happened right in Virginia. Peter Vlaming, a former high school French teacher, was fired for sticking to his Christian beliefs and refusing to call a student who tra

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Oct 03 2024ENVIRONMENT

Asheville's Road to Recovery After Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene has left a trail of destruction, and one of the hardest-hit places is Asheville, North Carolina. The city is struggling with broken water lines, closed roads, and a lack of essential supplies. Many people are still without power, and sadly, over 150 lives have been lost. Esther Man

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Oct 03 2024CRIME

Palestinian officials say 51 killed in Israeli operation on southern Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel launched ground operations and carried out airstrikes in a hard-hit city in southern Gaza overnight, killing at least 51 people, including women and children, Palestinian medical officials said Wednesday. Israel has continued to strike what it says are militan

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Oct 03 2024NATION

Eli Lilly to build $4. 5 billion research and manufacturing center

Eli Lilly will spend $4.5 billion to build a center aimed at finding better ways to manufacture its medicines. The facility, called the Lilly Medicine Foundry, will house development of new manufacturing methods with an eye toward efficiency. It's a strategy that's already paying off with Lilly's ob

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Oct 03 2024NATION

No one injured after explosions rock Copenhagen's Israeli Embassy area

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Three young Swedes were arrested Wednesday in connection with two predawn explosions that occurred in the vicinity of the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen, prompting a nearby Jewish school to close for the day. Police said no one was injured. “Our investigation shows that the

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Oct 03 2024POLITICS

Israel's Unusual Ban on UN Secretary-General Guterres

In a surprising move, Israel's Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, declared United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres persona non grata. This meant that Guterres was not welcome in the country, according to Katz. The decision came after Guterres failed to strongly condemn Iran's recent aerial att

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Oct 03 2024POLITICS

What’s Next for Israel and Iran? Biden Weighs In

President Biden has made his stance clear — he’s not on board with an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear weapons sites. This comes amid rising tensions between the two countries, with Iran recently launching 200 rockets at Israel. But these rockets didn't do much damage and no one got hurt. The recen

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Oct 03 2024ENTERTAINMENT

Paris Fashion Week: A Mother-Daughter Moment

Kylie Jenner, a famous cosmetics mogul and reality TV star, took her 6-year-old daughter Stormi to the Coperni show during Paris Fashion Week. While Kylie walked the runway in a strapless black gown with matching gloves, little Stormi watched from backstage, where she had a fitting for her own outfi

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