Israel viewed Shifa Hospital as a key target in a conflict that has killed thousands of Palestinians and unleashed widespread destruction in Gaza.
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Republican senator challenges Teamsters head to fight in fiery exchange at hearing
The two men never came face to face in the hearing room. But they hurled insults at each other for around six minutes.
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Biden administration slow to act as millions booted off Medicaid, advocates say
Texas, Florida and Arkansas account for a quarter of the country’s disenrollments.
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Colorado supermarket shooting suspect pleads not guilty by reason of insanity
New revelations include that the suspect, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, researched how to carry out a mass shooting by keeping notes on his phone for months beforehand.
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House votes to prevent a government shutdown as Republican Speaker Johnson relies on Democrats for help
The Senate, where Democrats have a slim majority, has signaled its willingness to accept Speaker Johnson’s package ahead of Friday’s deadline to fund the government.
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Biden says his goal for Xi meeting is to get U.S.-China communications back to ‘normal’
The president will use the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum to show the U.S. has the initiative and money to focus on the region despite grappling with a number of foreign and domestic crises.
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Tens of thousands of supporters of Israel rally in Washington, crying ‘never again’
Hamas militants stormed into Israel from Gaza in a surprise incursion on Oct. 7, killing more than 1,200 and taking over 200 hostages.
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Internal documents show WHO paid sexual abuse victims in Congo $250 each
The World Health Organization has paid at least 104 women who say they were sexually abused or exploited by officials working to stop Ebola.
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Grim report shows world struggling to curb climate change
The report offers one of the grimmest report cards, detailing multiple failures of society.
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Putin approves new restrictions on media coverage ahead of presidential elections
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes to the law that governs presidential elections putting new restrictions on media coverage, local news agencies reported on Tuesday. The changes come ahead of the election to be held in March in which Putin, who has ruled Russia for the last 24 years, is expected to […]