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No ‘functional’ hospitals in northern Gaza, just nine left in south: WHO
A young Palestinian injured in Israeli airstrikes arrives to be treated at Nasser Medical Hospital, Dec. 20, 2023, in Khan Yunis, Gaza. (Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — There are no more functioning hospitals in [Read More…]
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Two paramedics found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in connection with Elijah McClain’s death
McClain family photo (AURORA, Colo.) — A jury found two Aurora, Colorado, paramedics charged in connection with the 2019 death of 23-year-old Elijah McClain guilty on Friday of criminally negligent homicide. Peter Cichuniec and Jeremy [Read More…]
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Man trapped in San Diego cliffside crevice freed after hourslong rescue effort
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (SAN DIEGO) — A man who slipped on the side of a San Diego cliff and became trapped under broken concrete has been freed following a “treacherous” hourslong rescue. San Diego Fire-Rescue [Read More…]
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California man charged with threatening to ‘unabomb’ FBI field office
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A California man was charged with planning to bomb the FBI Los Angeles field office, according to federal prosecutors. Mark Anten, of Sun Valley, California, started in July allegedly [Read More…]
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Supreme Court denies special counsel’s request to take up Trump immunity claim in Jan. 6 case
Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court has denied special counsel Jack Smith’s request to immediately take up former President Donald Trump’s claims of immunity from prosecution in his federal election interference case. In [Read More…]
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Biden signs executive order allowing further sanction enforcement on Russia
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order allowing the U.S. to impose another level of sanction enforcement on Russia that will go after financial [Read More…]
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Childhood vaccine exemptions are at an all-time high. Doctors worry diseases like measles could return
Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Exemptions for immunizations required in school are on the rise in the U.S., leading to concerns among medical experts that diseases like measles could soon make a comeback in [Read More…]
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Counterfeit Ozempic found in US drug supply, FDA warns
Zave Smith/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Ozempic and other drugs used for weight loss continue to soar in popularity, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new warning for consumers. On [Read More…]
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Across the US, friends and advocates remember homeless Americans who died this year
nazarethman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kenneth Gonzalez died last spring, but he never had a funeral. Instead, his friend Richard Jarrett stood in front of a room of mostly strangers in the basement of Congregation [Read More…]
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Trump seeks delay of E. Jean Carroll defamation trial so he can consider appeal to Supreme Court
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is seeking to delay his defamation trial set to begin next month in the 2019 lawsuit brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll, so he [Read More…]
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Record number of Americans have signed up for Obamacare this year, HHS says
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A record number of Americans have signed up for health insurance through Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces this year, according to early data published by the Biden administration this [Read More…]
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Reality Roundup: ‘RHOM’ shares midseason tease, plus ‘Survivor’ and ‘The Masked Singer’ crown new winners
Have no fear, your reality roundup is here! Here’s a look at what’s happened in the world of reality television this week: Real Housewives of Miami (Bravo) Fans of Real Housewives of Miami got a peek at what’s [Read More…]
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Watch ‘A Christmas Story’ star Peter Billingsley make the case that ‘Die Hard’ is a Christmas movie
Warner Bros. Pictures/Eric Charbonneau Peter Billingsley knows a little something about holiday movies — after all, he appeared in the holiday classic Elf and played Ralphie in the timeless A Christmas Story. So when he makes the case that Die Hard is definitively [Read More…]
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Charlie Sheen allegedly assaulted by female neighbor
Amanda Edwards/Getty Images The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept confirmed to ABC News Friday that there was an arrest made on December 20, after Charlie Sheen was allegedly assaulted by his neighbor. The department is offering limited details, but sources [Read More…]
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Eric Stonestreet says if asked, he’d succeed Tim Allen as Santa Claus
Disney+ Modern Family veteran Eric Stonestreet can be seen as the Mad Santa in the second season of the Disney+ series The Santa Clauses. And while Tim Allen has played Scott Calvin/Santa Claus for more [Read More…]
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Israel-Gaza live updates: US hostage confirmed dead
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza. The end of the cease-fire came after Hamas freed over 100 [Read More…]
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Who is Yahya Sinwar, Israel’s most-wanted Hamas terrorist
Yahya Sinwar, head of the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip, waves his hand to the crowd during the celebration of International Quds Day in Gaza City. CREDIT: SOPA Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) [Read More…]
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Chris Christie calls for outright renovation to nation’s addiction treatment, recovery programs
Tetra Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Republican presidential candidate and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie outlined his national drug crisis plan earlier this week — sharing his roadmap that focuses on ending the stigma [Read More…]
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Trump allegedly pressured Michigan election workers not to certify 2020 vote: Report
Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump gestures at the end of a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on December 19, 2023. CREDIT: KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Michigan newspaper is [Read More…]
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Trevor Lawrence back at practice, must clear concussion protocol
Jeffrey Grigsby / EyeEm/Getty Images (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence was back on the practice field Friday but still must clear the NFL’s concussion protocol to play in Sunday’s game against the [Read More…]