Israeli Strike Hits Residential Building in Central Beirut
0:33Hezbollah Fires About 250 Projectiles Into IsraelNOW PLAYINGIsraeli Strike Hits Residential Building in Central Beirut1:00Israel and Hezbollah Trade Strikes as U.S. Pushes for a Cease-Fire1:17I.C.C. Issues Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu Over War in Gaza0:32Israel Resumes Strikes South of Beirut1:10Aid Convoy Was Violently Looted in Gaza, UNWRA Chief Says1:03Beirut Residents Reel Under Fresh Round of Israeli Airstrikes0:56Israeli Airstrikes Hit Central Beirut and Its Southern Suburbs0:30Video Captures Israeli Strike on Humanitarian Zone in Gaza0:23Israeli Airstrikes Hit Suburbs South of Beirut1:00Israel and Hezbollah Trade Deadly Attacks0:28
Source:New York Times
November 24, 2024 03:36 UTC
Video 2 people, sorority charged after Dartmouth student found dead
2 people, sorority charged after Dartmouth student found dead Dartmouth College student Won Jang, 20, was found dead by the Connecticut River on the school's New Hampshire campus in July, according to police.
Source:ABC News
November 24, 2024 02:26 UTC
Venezuelan security forces have surrounded the Argentine embassy, opposition leaders say
Armed and hooded members of the Venezuelan security forces have surrounded Argentina’s embassy in Caracas, according to leaders of the country’s opposition. Six members of the opposition are currently taking refuge in the embassy, having fled there to escape a crackdown by Venezuelan authorities in the run-up to July’s presidential elections. Pedro Urruchurtu, who has been in the embassy since March and is the international coordinator for opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, wrote on X Saturday that armed hooded members of the National Police had closed off streets around the embassy. Omar Gonzalez, another opposition member living in the embassy, posted a video on X showing Venezuelan police outside the diplomatic building. Similar scenes took place in September, when Venezuelan security forces surrounded the Argentine embassy.
Source:CNN
November 24, 2024 02:23 UTC
Trump’s Labor secretary pick is surprisingly pro-union. It doesn’t mean his administration will be
New York CNN —This week ended with President-elect Donald Trump nominating one of the most pro-union Republican members of Congress to be his secretary of Labor. Trump support growing among unionsTrump received more support from rank-and-file union members in this election than he had in past elections. “Now he is threatening to take the unprecedented action of removing current pro-worker NLRB members in the middle of their term, replacing them with his corporate friends. Nearly half of the nation’s union members work for different units of government, not companies. Many of the public-sector bargaining rights are not set at the national level, but at the state level, where most public-sector employees and union members work.
Source:CNN
November 24, 2024 01:55 UTC
Trump unveils his lineup for FDA, CDC and surgeon general • New Jersey Monitor
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced his choices to lead two of the country’s top public health agencies late Friday, as well as his pick for surgeon general. His biography says he “has published over 250 peer-reviewed scientific articles and has served on several editorial boards.”“Dr. Makary served in leadership at the World Health Organization Patient Safety Program and has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine,” according to his biography. “Dave has successfully worked with the CDC to enact a ban on patents for human embryos,” Trump said in a statement. Nesheiwat is the medical director at CityMD, which is a network of urgent care centers in New York and New Jersey.
Source:Wall Street Journal
November 24, 2024 01:45 UTC
Iran Update, November 23, 2024
The chairman, Ebrahim Azizi, threatened on November 23 that Iran would withdraw from the NPT if the United States acted “coercively” against Iran. Israeli forces killed Palestinian militia snipers operating near Israeli forces and directed an IDF Air Force strike that killed a sniper observing Israeli forces from a nearby building. [51] The mayor of Deir Mimas claimed on November 23 that Israeli forces were positioned at the northern entrance to the town. Commercially available satellite imagery captured on November 23 showed indications of Israeli forces advancing west from Chama towards Naqoura. [74]The Iran Update provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests.
Source:New York Times
November 24, 2024 01:42 UTC
School bullies have moved online. But is banning all under-16s from social media really the answer?
Brisbane, Australia CNN —Kirra Pendergast talks to thousands of teenagers each year in her role as a cyber safety educator. “SOCIAL MEDIA BULLYING IS REAL,” her relatives said in bold caps on a GoFundMe page set up to raise money for her funeral. The Liberal opposition party proposed a social media age limit in June that was backed by the prime minister, then all the state and territory leaders. “Too often social media isn’t social at all, and we all know that. Social media apps subject to the proposed ban include Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit and X. Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty ImagesX owner Elon Musk was less diplomatic in a post on his social media platform.
Source:CNN
November 24, 2024 01:37 UTC
Video: Trump may use DOJ to investigate 2020 election. Honig weighs in
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Source:CNN
November 24, 2024 01:30 UTC
First-of-its-kind saber-toothed kitten mummy find is covered in soft fur
CNN —Woolly mammoths, giant sloths and saber-toothed cats were a fact of life for early humans. Fantastic creaturesScientists compared the mummified saber-toothed baby cat (top) with a modern lion cub (bottom). courtesy Prof. Alexey V. LopatinPaleontologists excavating in Russia’s Yakutia region uncovered the first known mummy of a saber-toothed cat. The well-preserved remains, uncovered in Siberian permafrost, are nearly intact, including surprisingly soft fur and even the “toe beans” — as cat lovers call feline footpads — on its front paws. The red supergiant star, called WOH G64, is about 160,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which orbits the Milky Way.
Source:CNN
November 24, 2024 01:26 UTC
TikTok CEO sought Elon Musk’s input ahead of Trump administration, WSJ reports
WASHINGTON - ByteDance-owned TikTok chief executive officer Chew Shou Zi has sought input on US matters from Mr Elon Musk, a close adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal reported on Nov 23, citing people familiar with the matter. Mr Chew initiated messages with the Tesla CEO in recent weeks and asked for his opinions on topics ranging from the incoming administration to potential tech policy, the report added. Mr Musk, TikTok, ByteDance and the Trump administration did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comments. ByteDance executives had been hedging their bets before the US election, meeting with people close to Trump and with people close to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, the report added. Trump, who unsuccessfully tried to ban TikTok in 2020, has said if elected in November he would not allow TikTok to be barred.
Source:Wall Street Journal
November 24, 2024 01:16 UTC
Trump Picks Ex-Adviser Brooke Rollins for Agriculture Chief
President-elect Donald Trump picked Brooke Rollins as US secretary of agriculture, tapping a member of his first-term White House team and elevating another loyalist to his incoming administration. Rollins’ commitment to supporting farmers, food self-sufficiency and the restoration of agriculture-dependent American small towns “is second to none,” Trump said Saturday in a statement.
Source:Wall Street Journal
November 24, 2024 00:56 UTC
Trump expected to pick Brooke Rollins to be Agriculture secretary, WSJ reports
A sign of United States Department of Agriculture is seen on USDA building in Washington D.C., United States on June 21, 2023. The United States Department of Agriculture has approved selling cell-cultured chicken. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick Brooke Rollins, president of the America First Policy Institute, to be Agriculture secretary, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Department of Agriculture officials and staff negotiate trade deals, guide dietary recommendations, inspect meat, fight wildfires and support rural broadband, among other activities. The America First Policy Institute is a right-leaning think tank whose personnel have worked closely with Trump's campaign to help shape policy for his incoming administration.
Source:Wall Street Journal
November 24, 2024 00:52 UTC
Trump Picks Fox News Medical Contributor To Be Surgeon General
LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident-elect Donald Trump has picked Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, a Fox News medical contributor, to serve as the U.S.′ next surgeon general. Nesheiwat is a fierce advocate and strong communicator for preventive medicine and public health,” Trump said in a statement. Dr. Janette Nesheiwat attends the 2023 FOX Nation Patriot Awards at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. Terry Wyatt via Getty ImagesAs a Fox News contributor, Nesheiwat has discussed health issues like drug and alcohol use and natural disaster relief, Reuters reported. Following Trump’s announcement, a spokesperson for Fox News told several publications that Nesheiwat was no longer a Fox News contributor.
Source:Huffington Post
November 24, 2024 00:43 UTC
President Joe Biden---Day 1401---Fourth Year---Day 296---Evening Shade---Saturday
===x Crockett: It would be nice if we could find the backbone of some Republican to stand with us. x The special election to fill Matt Gaetz's congressional seat will take place on… April Fool's Day 2025. x NEW: Over the last four years, Pam Bondi has said virtually nothing about Jan. 6 or the defendants who stormed the Capitol — a stark contrast with Matt Gaetz. RNC speaker Pam Bondi was once in a 16-month custody battle over a dog with Hurricane Katrina victims. www.businessinsider.com/… Prior to entering politics, Pam Bondi was entangled in custody battle with Hurricane Katrina victims over a dog.
Source:New York Times
November 24, 2024 00:42 UTC