2024 is getting off to a slower start than last year, down around 16%.
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Roy Calne, a surgeon who led Europe’s first liver transplant, has died aged 93
He is considered one of the fathers of organ transplantation, alongside American scientist Dr. Thomas Starzl.
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2 dead in Kherson as Russian soldiers celebrate Orthodox Christmas on front line
Air defenses shot down 21 of 28 drones launched by Russia overnight, the Ukrainian Air Force said Sunday. Russia also launched three anti-aircraft missiles against Ukraine.
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Son of veteran correspondent is fifth member of his family killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza
An apparent Israeli airstrike has killed two Palestinian journalists in southern Gaza
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Israel signals it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza as the war enters its fourth month
Biden administration officials have urged Israel to wind down its blistering air and ground offensive in Gaza and shift to more targeted attacks against Hamas leaders.
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Blinken meets Jordanian and Qatari leaders on new Mideast push to keep Gaza war from spreading
The mission – that will also take him to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the West Bank, and Egypt before he returns to Washington – is Blinken’s fourth to the region since the war began.
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11-year-old killed in Iowa school shooting remembered as a joyful boy who loved soccer and singing
Ahmir Jolliff was killed Thursday before class even started when a 17-year-old student at Perry High School opened fire in the cafeteria.
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Plan to send human remains to moon draws criticism from Navajo Nation
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren met with White House officials but said there was no intention to delay the mission or remove the payloads before Monday’s planned liftoff atop a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur from Cape Canaveral.
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Defense secretary has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but Pentagon kept quiet
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure, his press secretary said, in the Defense Department’s first acknowledgement that Austin had been admitted five days earlier to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said Friday that it […]
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FBI arrests 3 in Florida on charges of assaulting officers in Jan. 6 insurrection
All are charged with assaulting officers, violent entry into the Capitol, and other felonies. Court records do not list any attorneys for the three.