Author: chiara
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Trump, Harris mark Oct. 7 terrorist attacks
Share White House marks one year since Hamas attack on Israel Biden and Harris are marking a year since Hamas attacked Israel, launching the start of a bloody war that shows no sign of ending soon. The president and the first lady, Jill Biden, will participate in a candle lighting ceremony with a rabbi, the…
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On the October 7 anniversary of the Hamas attacks, families share how they find comfort and hope for loved ones
He struggles with the sense that there is “no structure” to his days: “In most professions you can identify progress. The journalist tracks the number of articles they’ve written. The dentist tracks how many patients they have. But with us, the hostage families, how do you measure progress? It’s elusive because we just don’t know.”…
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In Gaza, children who survive Israel’s assault face a lifetime of trauma
Osama Muhammad Abu Mustafa was convinced he would become an international soccer superstar. Playing on a local team at the municipal stadium in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, he envisioned a future “like Ronaldo.” He was 13. Even in the midst of war, he worked hard at fulfilling his dream. He was practicing soccer with his…
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Americans win Nobel Prize for Medicine for pioneering gene discovery of microRNA
Two American scientists were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology on Monday for their groundbreaking work on how genes behave. Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun discovered microRNA, which the Nobel Assembly describes as “a fundamental principle governing how gene activity is regulated.” The tiny microRNA molecules play a crucial role in determining…
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Hurricane Milton strengthens, triggers storm surge warnings for Florida’s Gulf Coast
The Mexican government has issued a hurricane warning for the Yucatan Peninsula coast from Celestun to Rio Lagartos Gov. Ron DeSantis told a news conference Sunday that an around-the-clock operation to clear debris and fallen trees from Helene was underway ahead of Milton’s arrival, to minimize the threat from flying objects. He said Milton is…
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The threat of election chaos looms as the Supreme Court returns to action
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court returns from its summer break Monday with a new slate of cases to decide, but it is an issue not even on the docket yet that is the center of attention: the presidential election. The prospect that the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, including three justices appointed by…
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Sen. Warren and Rep. Dean demand food and beverage CEOs stop ‘shrinkflation’
Two Democratic lawmakers are demanding that some of the biggest food and beverage companies stop engaging in “shrinkflation” — the practice of reducing product sizes while charging prices that are the same or higher. In pointed letters, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania accused General Mills, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo of…
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New Zealand Navy ship sinks off Samoa
WELLINGTON — A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, the New Zealand Defense Force said in a statement on Sunday. Manawanui, the navy’s specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, ran aground near the southern coast of Upolu on Saturday night as…
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Two Chinese nationals killed in ‘terrorist attack’ near Karachi airport
ISLAMABAD — Two Chinese nationals were killed in an explosion near the international airport of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Sunday night, the Chinese embassy in Pakistan said, in what it described as a “terrorist attack.” In a statement emailed to journalists, separatist militant group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed the explosion was…
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Mexican mayor assassinated days after taking office
MEXICO CITY — The mayor of the capital of Mexico’s violence-plagued state of Guerrero was killed on Sunday less than a week after he took office, the state’s governor confirmed. Alejandro Arcos was killed just six days after he took office as mayor of the city of Chilpancingo, a city of around 280,000 people in…