Tag: people
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Israeli strikes kill 3 journalists in Lebanon, 38 people in Gaza
The deadly strike comes as Israel faces mounting accusations of intentionally targeting journalists in Gaza, which it denies. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 128 journalists have been killed in Gaza during Israel’s yearlong offensive in the enclave. CPJ has warned that more journalists were killed in the first 10 weeks of…
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46 people hospitalized with food poisoning in Maryland after sharing meal prepared by coworker
Forty-six people were hospitalized in a “foodborne illness outbreak” after sharing a dish at their workplace in Maryland, officials said. The Howard County Fire & Rescue said it responded Monday at 3:45 p.m. to the 7700 block of Chesapeake Bay Court in Jessup, about 15 miles southwest of Baltimore, on a report of multiple patients…
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Ozempic linked to lower Alzheimer’s risk in people with Type 2 diabetes
Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, appeared to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in people with Type 2 diabetes, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia. The study adds to evidence that GLP-1 drugs — the class of medications that also includes Mounjaro and Zepbound —…
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27+ best gift ideas for people you don’t know well
While I usually have a set list of people I do my holiday shopping for, a few extras always find their way onto my list, including people I don’t know well — a colleague, a family friend’s kid, my significant other’s cousin — the list can go on and on. I approach my gift ideas…
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Power goes out on the entire island of Cuba, leaving 10 million people in the dark
Electricity went out on the entire island of Cuba on Friday, affecting its population of 10 million after one of its main power plants failed, according to Cuba’s energy ministry. The government had tried to keep the lights on earlier in the day by closing schools and having most state workers stay home in an…
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At least 94 people killed after fuel tanker explodes in Nigeria
At least 94 people were killed and 50 others wounded when the driver of a fuel tanker lost control and it crashed and exploded in northern Nigeria on Tuesday, a police spokesperson said. The incident occurred in Majia town in the Taura local government area, about 330 miles north of the capital Abuja, spokesperson for…
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Harris attacks Trump for giving Putin Covid tests ‘when Black people were dying everyday by the hundreds’
As she steps up her appeals to Black voters, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on a popular Black radio program Tuesday where she said she is still open to slavery reparations and slammed former President Donald Trump for allegedly sending Covid tests to Russia “when black people were dying” back home. In a wide-ranging live…
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92 people still missing in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene, governor says
At least 92 people are still unaccounted for in North Carolina as first responders still sort through the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, weeks after the storm devastated the western part of the state. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper provided the update at a Tuesday press conference alongside officials from the state’s emergency management, the National…
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Hurricane Helene rips apart N.C. farm that feeds 1,500 people in a food desert each week
The Rev. Richard Joyner ventured down to his small community farm in Conetoe, North Carolina, after the deadly Hurricane Helene ripped through six states before it dissipated late last month. Joyner, 71, is used to flooding brought on by extreme weather in the hurricane-prone state. But this time was different. He has seen areas of…
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Haitian gang slaughters at least 70 people as thousands flee
Gang members brandishing automatic rifles stormed through a town in Haiti’s main breadbasket region, killing at least 70 and forcing over 6,000 to flee, causing widespread shock even in a country grown accustomed to outbreaks of violence. More people were severely injured in the attack in the early hours of Thursday at Pont-Sonde, in the…