Biden has requested $14.3 billion for Israel, $61.4 billion to support Ukraine, $9.1 billion for humanitarian efforts in Gaza and elsewhere and more.
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Posted inNation & World
Israeli airstrikes crush apartments in Gaza refugee camp, as ground troops battle Hamas militants
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected calls for a cease-fire and again vowed to crush Hamas.
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UN agency says urgent cease-fire matter of life or death for millions of Palestinians
More than 8,300 people have been killed – 66% of them women and children – and tens of thousands injured.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized
Syphilis and other STDs are on the rise. States lost millions of dollars to fight and treat them
Several states told the Associated Press that the biggest impact of having the program canceled in the national debt ceiling deal is that they’re struggling to expand their disease intervention specialist workforce.
Posted inNation & World
These numbers show the staggering toll of the Israel-Hamas war
Here’s a look in numbers at the toll of the Israel-Hamas war as of Oct. 27, sourced from the Gaza Health Ministry and Israeli officials as well as international observers and aid groups:
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Netanyahu says the Gaza war has entered a new stage and will be ‘long and difficult’
The territory’s 2.3 million people are largely cut off from the outside world.
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Hurricane Otis survivors search for friends and necessities after monster hurricane devastates Acapulco
Survivors of the Category 5 storm that killed at least 27 people are hoping aid will come quickly after the storm strengthened with shocking swiftness before slamming into the coast early Wednesday.
Posted inBusiness
U.S. economic growth accelerated to strong 4.9% rate last quarter as consumers shrugged off Fed hikes
Thursday’s report on the nation’s gross domestic product showed consumers drove the acceleration, ramping up their spending on everything from cars to restaurant meals.
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Israeli troops briefly raid northern Gaza to ‘prepare’ for expected full-scale incursion
Gaza has been under a brutal siege – running out of food, water and medicine – since Hamas’ bloody rampage across southern Israel earlier this month ignited the war.
Posted inNew England
Boston councilor wants hearing to consider renaming Faneuil Hall due to slavery ties
The downtown meeting house was where American colonists made some of the earliest speeches urging independence from Britain.