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☆ 'All That' star Lori Beth Denberg says Nickelodeon's Dan Schneider showed her porn, initiated phone sex, and lashed out on set
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Kate Taylor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Schneider told Denberg that he should have been the one to have that conversation. "I feel like that is the first time he preyed on me," Denberg told Business Insider. "Nobody thinks it is their responsibility" to protect the people working at Nickelodeon, Denberg said. According to Denberg, Schneider would refuse to write her jokes for the segment until the last minute, forcing her to perform live without rehearsing. Denberg said she cheered up Bynes, then told Schneider that he couldn't change "the little girl's lines on the spot."

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☆ Palestinians fleeing Rafah describe their fear and despair: ‘I am leaving for the unknown’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Palestinian civilians told to evacuate eastern Rafah by the Israeli military have described their fear and despair at being uprooted from their homes and shelters, as Israel airstrikes hit Gaza’s southernmost city. “We left because they distributed leaflets,” Mohammed Ghanem, a resident in eastern Rafah told a CNN stringer in the area on Monday. They are killing women and children.”Another woman from eastern Rafah said, “The Israelis sent us messages ordering us to leave. It is not only my feeling, it is everyone’s feeling.”Many of those leaving eastern Rafah have been previously displaced multiple times as Israel’s focus moved from city to city. A woman called Maha said Palestinian civilians were at the mercy of the Israeli military.

Persons: ” Mohammed Ghanem, “, ”, Ghanem, Khan Younis, Ramadan Abed, Volker Türk, Faisal Barbakh, Malek, Yousef, ’, Mohammad Abu Khamash, It’s, ” Scott Anderson, Jan Egeland, Ahmad Safi, Safi, Abu Salah, Maha Organizations: CNN, Reuters, United Nations, Norwegian Refugee Council, Israel Defense Forces, Frontieres, ” MSF, UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, UN, Palestinian Civil Defense Locations: Rafah, Israel, “, Mawasi, Gazan, Rafah’s, Gaza, ”, Israeli, Palestinian

☆ Opinion: The destruction of Gaza isn’t just physical. It’s psychological as well
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Opinion Arwa Damon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

A child shrieks in pain in a medical tent at a field clinic in southern Gaza. It is the psychological obliteration: What makes the trauma different in Gaza is the sheer constancy of it. Trauma compounds trauma every single day; there is no respite, not even a brief one. Death and destruction are not unique to the war in Gaza, but the scale and the scope are, as is the intensity and ferocity. Arwa Damon leads an activity with children at one of the shelters where INARA provides services in southern Gaza.

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☆ Oil inches up after U.S. reimposes Venezuela oil sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The sun sets beyond an oil pumping unit, also known as a "nodding donkey" or pumping jack, at a drilling site operated by Tatneft OAO near Almetyevsk, Russia. Oil prices rose in early trade on Thursday, slightly paring the previous session's losses after the United States said it would reinstate oil sanctions Venezuela, while the European Union talked of fresh curbs on Iran. The U.S. said it would not renew a license set to expire on Thursday that had broadly eased Venezuela oil sanctions, moving to reimpose punitive measures in response to President Nicolas Maduro's failure to meet his election commitments. Looking to prevent a wider conflict, European Union leaders decided on Wednesday to step up sanctions against Iran. According to JP Morgan estimates, worldwide oil consumption so far in April has averaged 101 million bpd, or 200,000 bpd below its own forecast.

Persons: OAO, Brent, Nicolas Maduro's, Morgan Organizations: ANZ Research, European Union, Iran, The U.S . House, Federal Locations: Almetyevsk, Russia, States, Venezuela, European, Iran, U.S, United States, Israel, The, Ukraine

☆ Middle East Crisis Global Leaders Press Iran and Israel to Avoid Escalation
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Cassandra Vinograd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

“When rockets fly in Israel, the whole world writes about it,” said Amil Nasirov, a 29-year-old singer. “And it’s like some devaluation of Ukrainian lives.”Ukraine has begged since the outset of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 for more tools to close its sky to Russian missiles. Ukrainian officials noted the role that fighter jets played in defending Israel as a sign of their importance in air defense. “That would be a danger of escalation.”The United States remains the chief supplier of the munitions for Ukraine’s best air defense systems. In the intervening months, Ukraine’s air defenses have been critically depleted, while Russia has greater success in using air power to advance on the front line, attack Ukraine’s energy grid and inflict more casualties against civilians.

Persons: Sergiy, “, ”, Amil Nasirov, Biden, Volodymyr Zelensky, ” Mr, Zelensky, David Cameron, Cameron, Britain’s, Liubov Sholudko Organizations: United Nations, Patriot, NATO, Britain’s LBC, Ukraine Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Israel, United States, Britain, France, Iran, Washington, Russian, Moscow, Ukrainian, Kharkiv, Germany, Europe

CNN —Thousands of Palestinians, including men, women, children and elderly, attempted to return to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday when they came under Israeli fire. Some people told CNN they heard the Israeli military was allowing women and children to move back up. We have been displaced for 191 days,” Malak Abu Nada, a woman from Jabalya, told CNN. Her mother Sabreen told CNN her daughter was in her arms when Israeli soldiers shot at her. That’s when Israeli soldiers fired at them, she said.

Persons: Al Rasheed, “ I’m, ” Majd, Aqqad, Um Mohammad, ”, ” Malak Abu Nada, Majd, Benjamin Netanyahu, Omar Al, Dahdouh, “, Ahmad Ramadan, we’d, Awni, Jarousha, Ramadan Abed, Sally Abu Laila, Sabreen, Sabreen’s, Chaos, ‘ Sally, Sally, ’, …, ” Sabreen Organizations: CNN, Israel’s, UN, Gaza Ministry, Health Locations: Gaza, Al, Gaza City, Jabalya, Rafah, Aqsa

CNN —Several journalists, including a CNN stringer, were injured in an attack on a refugee camp in central Gaza, amid mounting concerns about media workers being killed and injured while covering Israel’s military campaign. CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces for comment on the attack and on allegations that journalists were targeted at the camp. Several journalists, including a CNN stringer, were injured in the attack on April 12. CNN footage shows a few other injured people brought into the hospital, including a number of journalists. Israel’s military offensive in Gaza has been the deadliest period for journalists since the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) began gathering data in 1992.

Persons: Sami Shehada, Sami Barhoum, ”, Shehada, Mohammad Al, Sawalhi, ” Shehada, Saleh, Khalil Al, ’ Organizations: CNN, TRT Arabi, TRT, Israel Defense Forces, AFP, Getty, Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, Al, Protect Journalists, UN Locations: Gaza, Jerusalem, Turkish, Al, Aqsa, Deir al, AFP, Deir el, Israeli

☆ Eid in Gaza is celebrated in destroyed mosques and homes, as war rages
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Rob Picheta | Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Wednesday should have marked the celebration of Eid al-Fitr; instead, it is another reminder of what millions in Gaza have lost. “I never expected in my life to spend Eid like this.”Mohammad has just returned to Khan Younis, the central Gaza city that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bombarded for months until their withdrawal Sunday. He grabbed his daughter’s Eid clothes as he went, even though she won’t be able to wear them. People in Gaza, as across the Muslim world, would typically celebrate the day by meeting with their families and sharing large meals. Israel's war in Gaza has displaced most of the enclave's population.

Persons: CNN — Mohammad, Eid, ”, “, ” Mohammad, Khan Younis, won’t, Allah, Mohammed Abed, Ahlam Saleh, Saleh, Ramadan, Mohammed talatene, Deir al Balah, Um Ahmad, ‘, Baba, Benjamin Netanyahu, Mostafa Alhelou, ” Alhelou Organizations: CNN, Israel Defense Forces, Ministry of Health, Getty, Hamas, UN Locations: Gaza, People, UN, AFP, Deir al Balah, Deir al, Farouq, Rafah, Jabalya, Gaza City

☆ Watch Neuralink's first human patient play 'Mario Kart' with his mind
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Neuralink shared a video of its first human patient appearing to play "Mario Kart" with his mind. AdvertisementNeuralink has shared a video that appeared to show its first human patient using his brain-chip implant to play "Mario Kart." During an all-hands meeting with Neuralink staff, the company brought its first patient, 29-year-old Noland Arbaugh, onstage to describe the brain chip's capabilities. At the all hands, Neuralink showed a split-screen video of Donkey Kong and Bowser racing in the Mario Kart game. Hope y'all enjoy!… pic.twitter.com/YNa2Jtjhnk — Noland Arbaugh (@ModdedQuad) March 22, 2024The Neuralink worker also showed a separate video of Arbaugh playing "Mario Kart" alongside his father.

Persons: Neuralink, Mario, Noland Arbaugh, Arbaugh, —, Mario Kart, Bliss Chapman, he'd, Donkey Kong, Bowser, Chapman, Hope y'all, YNa2Jtjhnk — Noland Arbaugh, " Chapman, he's Organizations: Service, Donkey, Mario Kart, BCI

Palm Sunday commemorates the Christian belief in the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, when he was greeted by cheering crowds waving palm branches that they set out on the ground along his path, according to the Bible. The procession of Jesus into Jerusalem is described by the four Gospel writers in the Bible. Some ceremonies in German-speaking countries used to include a figure of Jesus riding a donkey, Encyclopedia Britannica says. The figure is called a “ Palmesel,” or German for “palm donkey,” according to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, which on its site recounts how worshippers would lay palms on the ground before the Palmesel during lively processions. Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land mark Palm Sunday by holding Masses and processions retracing Jesus’ triumphal entry.

Persons: Jesus, Joanne M, Pierce, Zechariah, Christ, ” Pierce, John, Matthew, Hosanna, David ! Blessed, ”, It's, They're, Ash Organizations: College of, Britannica, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: Jerusalem, Israel, New, Old City

☆ We've traveled to 91 countries and found 3 hidden gems for seasoned travelers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After visiting all 50 states and 51 national parks, they've traveled to over 91 countries. Hidden gems in Denmark, Latvia, and Greece were their favorite destinations in the world. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Faroe Islands, DenmarkFaroe Islands, Denmark. Faroe Islands, Denmark.

Persons: John, Beverly Martin, they've, —, John Martin, Beverly, dirk moll John, There's, James Bond, Roberto Moiola Beverly, Marcus Lindstrom John, Maremagnum Beverly, Vasilis, Beverly Martin John, Folegandros Organizations: Service, Zeppelin, Beverly Locations: Florida, Denmark, Latvia, Greece, Faroe Islands, Denmark Faroe Islands, Faroe, Iceland, Scotland, Norway, Riga, Latvia Riga, It's, Europe, Beverly, Folegandros, Greece Folegandros, Santorini, There's

☆ As a single mother and professor, I raised my 2 daughters on a college campus. My kids loved it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Mallory Mcduff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

As a single mother and professor, I struggled financially, so we moved into a rental on campus. My two daughters grew up on the college campus where I worked, and the students became mentors. As a single parent, I raised two daughters — now 24 and 18 — in a tiny campus rental with a view of a white barn and sloping mountains. A pragmatic horticulturist, he'd watched my children walk through his yard to the bus stop each morning. AdvertisementBut what I couldn't explain was my attachment to this college, its students, and its support system.

Persons: —, Tom, he'd, Rodney Lytle, Alma Shippy, Painter Dave, Warren, Annie, Sierra, I'd, I've Organizations: Service, Warren Wilson College, Sierra Locations: North Carolina, Tallulah

☆ Biden Says U.S. Will Airdrop Aid Into Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Victoria Kim | Raja Abdulrahim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

The body of a person killed early Thursday as Israeli forces opened fire toward crowds thronging an aid convoy in Gaza City. Most of the deaths were caused by trampling in a stampede, Admiral Hagari said, and some people were hit by aid trucks. On Wednesday, he had heard that people had received bags of flour from aid trucks, and there were rumors that another convoy was coming. The Israeli military did not respond to questions about whether Israeli tanks opened fire before or after the aid trucks arrived. Mr. Al-Sholi described chaos as ran from the aid trucks and people around him were hit.

Persons: “, ”, Mohammed Al, Sholi, Daniel Hagari, Admiral Hagari, Mr, Mohammad Hamoudeh, Hamoudeh, Kamal Edwan, Kamal Adwan, Eid Sabbah, Sabbah, ” Nader Ibrahim Organizations: “, The New York Times, Kamal, Credit, Agence France, Medical Locations: Gaza City, Israeli, Gaza, “

For years, Chinese companies and their contractors have been slaughtering millions of donkeys across Africa, coveting gelatin from the animals’ hides that is processed into traditional medicines, popular sweets and beauty products in China. But a growing demand for the gelatin has decimated donkey populations at such alarming rates in African countries that governments are now moving to put a brake on the mostly unregulated trade. The African Union, a body that encompasses the continent’s 55 states, adopted a continentwide ban on donkey skin exports this month in the hope that stocks will recover. Rural households across Africa rely on donkeys for transportation and agriculture. Yet donkeys only breed a foal every couple of years.

Organizations: African Locations: Africa, China, African Union

☆ Prince William said something that provoked a look of shock and excitement from 'The Bear' star Ayo Edebiri, and the internet is having a field day
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Advertisement"The Bear" star Ayo Edebiri met Prince William, and the internet is having a field day trying to decipher her facial expression. After the awards show, William shook hands and greeted rising star award nominees Edebiri, Phoebe Dynevor, Sophie Wilde, and Mia McKenna-Bruce. Prince William, Phoebe Dynevor, Ayo Edebiri, Sophie Wilde, and Mia McKenna Bruce after the BAFTA ceremony. "I am simply begging you all to look at this photo of Ayo Edebiri meeting Prince William at the #BAFTAs," said @Hopesloop on X (formerly known as Twitter). AdvertisementPrince William, Phoebe Dynevor, Ayo Edebiri, Sophie Wilde, and Mia McKenna Bruce after the BAFTA ceremony.

Persons: Ayo Edebiri, Prince William, William, Phoebe Dynevor, Sophie Wilde, Mia McKenna, Bruce, Mia McKenna Bruce, Jordan, McKenna, hadn't, I've, nodded, haven't, KgzorQqa2u, JiQqunqRXK —, @JarettSays, ince, sana, hanks, hird, eason, ong Organizations: British Academy of Film, Television Arts, Reuters, BAFTA, Getty, JiQqunqRXK — Reuters Locations: London

☆ Some Palestinians Leave Rafah Refuge, Fearing Israeli Assault
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

By Mohammad SalemRAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Nahla Jarwan fled her home in the central Gaza Strip to seek refuge in Rafah - like more than 1 million other Palestinians escaping Israel's military offensive. Now, as Israeli shells crash into Rafah, Jarwan said she is going back to an area she fled, even though nowhere is safe. She is one of dozens of people who residents said were leaving Rafah on Tuesday after Israeli shelling and air strikes in recent days. For Palestinians, Rafah at the southern end of the Gaza Strip has provided sanctuary from an Israeli offensive which has killed more than 28,000 people, according to health authorities in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has said it has ordered the army to develop a plan to evacuate Rafah.

Persons: Mohammad Salem, Nahla Jarwan, Jarwan, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu's, We're, I'm, Joe Biden, Netanyahu, Momen Shbair, Khan Younis, Nidal al, Tom Perry, Timothy Heritage Organizations: Al, UNRWA, Aid Locations: Mohammad Salem RAFAH, Gaza, Rafah, Israel, Al, Egypt

☆ Nintendo hikes sales forecast of flagship Switch console to 15.5 million units
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Japanese gaming giant previously forecast sales of 15 million Switch consoles in the current fiscal year which ends in March. Here's how Nintendo did in its fiscal third quarter, from October to December, versus LSEG estimates: Net sales: 598.6 billion Japanese yen ($4 billion) versus 568.7 billion yen expectedNet profit: 136.7 billion Japanese yen versus 130.3 billion yen expected Net sales fell 6% year-on-year while net profit rose 18%. Switch boostThe December quarter underscores how Nintendo has managed to extend the life of its near seven-year old Switch console. Nintendo said the "Super Mario Bros. Wonder" game, which was released in October, had a "solid start," with sales of 11.96 million units. Nintendo Switch successor in focus

Persons: Mario, Zelda, Charly Triballeau, upping, Donkey Kong, Princess Peach Organizations: Nintendo, AFP, Getty, Mario Bros

TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo reported healthy sales and profits on the back of the hit “Super Mario Bros. Wonder” game, prompting the Japanese video game maker to raise its full fiscal year forecasts. Kyoto-based Nintendo Co. said Tuesday that demand for what it called the first completely new Super Mario game in the series remained strong. More than 10.7 million units of the latest Super Mario game have been sold around the world since it went on sale in October, according to Nintendo. Nintendo, which did not break down quarterly numbers, expects a full year profit of 440 billion yen ($3 billion), up from an earlier projection for a 420 billion yen ($2.8 billion) profit. The Super Nintendo World park is set to open next year in Florida.

Persons: Mario, ”, “ Mario, Kong, Peach, ___ Yuri Kageyama Organizations: TOKYO, — Nintendo, Nintendo Co, Nintendo, U.S, Universal Studios Locations: Kyoto, Japan, Florida

☆ Palestinians are eating grass and drinking polluted water as famine looms across Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Sana Noor Haq | Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“They are weak now, they always have diarrhea, their faces are yellow,” El Jamara, whose family was displaced from northern Gaza, told CNN on January 9. “Unfortunately, many relatives and friends are still in the northern Gaza Strip, suffering a lot,” Hamouda, a father-of-three, told CNN. The first 1,000 days of a child’s life are “absolutely critical” for physical growth and cognitive development, Inglis told CNN. “It is not enough to meet my family’s needs at all,” the student, who is sheltering in a tent in Rafah, told CNN. “We simply don’t have enough, and we cannot keep up with the overwhelming needs of people on the ground,” she told CNN.

Persons: CNN — Hanadi Gamal Saed El Jamara, El Jamara, Arif Husain, Martin Griffiths, “, ”, El, Mohammed Hamouda, Odeh Al, Haw, Hamouda, Yahya Hassouna, Israel, ” Hamouda, Jabalya, Gihan, Baz, ” El Baz, Hoor, Hazem Saeed Al, Mohammed Hamouda Hamouda, Abu Youssef Al, Rebecca Inglis, Inglis, Shadi Bleha, Khan Younis, OCHA, Mohammed Hamouda Juliette Touma, Naizi Organizations: CNN, Food Programme, Integrated Food Security, UN, of Health, “, Getty, United Nations Relief, Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, UNRWA, Najjar Hospital, UNICEF, World Health Organization, United Nations Population Fund, WFP, OCHA, World, Al Locations: Rafah, Gaza, Israel, Egypt, “, Gaza City, AFP, East, Britain, Al, Territories, Deir al, Balah

☆ Plan for One-Month Gaza Truce Makes Progress as Israel Hits Khan Younis
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

Meanwhile, in its biggest operation in a month, the Israeli military pressed ahead with encircling Khan Younis where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians are sheltering. Israeli forces killed more than 100 militants in western Khan Younis in 24 hours, military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday evening. In southern Gaza, Israel has blockaded hospitals, which Palestinian officials say makes it impossible to rescue the wounded. At the European Hospital, reached by Reuters in southern Khan Younis, Ahed Masmah brought in five corpses, piled on a mattress on his donkey cart. At Khan Younis' main Nasser hospital, the biggest still functioning in the Gaza Strip, bodies were being buried on the grounds because it was unsafe to go to the cemetery.

Persons: Andrew Mills, Arafat Barbakh, Emily Rose DOHA, Khan Younis, Daniel Hagari, Benjamin Netanyahu, Eylon Levy, Antonio Guterres, Israel's, John Kirby, Brett McGurk, Kirby, Ahed Masmah, Nasser, Martin Griffiths, U.N, Younis, Nidal al, Mohamed Ahmed Hassan, Dan Williams, Ari Rabinovitch, Maayan Lubell, Kate Holton, Jonathan Landay, Simon Lewis, Jeff Mason, Cynthia Osterman, Stephen Coates Organizations: Hamas, Palestinian, U.S . State Department, White, Service, Reuters, Palestinian Hamas, United Nations, Security, Middle East, European Hospital Locations: GAZA, JERUSALEM, Israel, Gaza, Gaza's, Khan, Qatar, U.S, Egypt, Rafah, Palestinian, Cairo, Mughrabi, Doha, Bassam, Jerusalem, Washington

☆ My kids don't remember the traveling we did when they were younger, but I treasure the memories for them
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Sarah Seefeldt | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My husband and I have been traveling with our four kids since they were young. AdvertisementTheir memories from our trips aren't quite what I'd hoped they'd beFrom our trip to Petra, the two older kids remember riding a donkey and riding a horse. At first, I was disappointed they didn't remember more from our family vacations. I wondered if it was a waste of time and effort if they didn't remember. Courtesy of the authorDespite what they remember, my memories are still pricelessMy kids are a little older now, and the trips we take stick in their memories a little better.

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For Davis, who will also serve as a Trump caucus captain on the night of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, the connection is deeply personal. Ron DeSantis, Trump’s campaign is hoping for the kind of blowout that will blunt his rivals' momentum as he tries to lock up the nomination and pivot to the general election. To attract new participants, the Trump campaign produced an animated “Schoolhouse Rock!”-style video and sent mailers that tell voters their caucus sites. Trump’s campaign cites other advantages. It's a difference that matters, said Dan Heffernen, 64, a Trump caucus captain who owns a small construction business in Altoona.

Persons: — Donald Trump, ”, Melissa Davis, Davis, Martin Luther King Jr, “, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, ” Trump, Jason Miller, Haley, DeSantis, ” DeSantis, Koch, Drew Klein, Klein, Trump, Texas Sen, Ted Cruz, Chris LaCivita, Ivanka, Dan Heffernen, Heffernen, Cheryl Heffernen, “ I’ve, “ We’re, Miriam Schultz, Thomas Beaumont Organizations: America, Trump, Florida Gov, Bloomberg News, AFP, GMC, DeSantis, Des Moines Register, NBC, Associated Press Locations: URBANDALE, Iowa, Florida, Des Moines, “, America, Windsor Heights, snowbanks, Texas, Altoona, Des Moines , Iowa

☆ Oil prices rise after Iran seizes oil tanker
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The sun sets beyond an oil pumping unit, also known as a "nodding donkey" or pumping jack, at a drilling site operated by Tatneft OAO near Almetyevsk, Russia, on Friday, July 31, 2015. Oil prices rose nearly 1% on Thursday after Iran seized an oil tanker off the coast of Oman, raising the prospect of escalating conflict in the Middle East. Iran seized a tanker with Iraqi crude destined for Turkey in retaliation for the confiscation last year of the same vessel and its oil by the U.S. The seizure of the Marshall Islands-flagged St Nikolas coincides with weeks of attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militias targeting Red Sea shipping routes. Yemen-based Houthis this week mounted their largest attack yet on commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea.

Persons: OAO, Brent, Nikolas, Abdel, Malek Organizations: The West Texas Intermediate, U.S, Marshall, Yemen's, Red, . Security Locations: Almetyevsk, Russia, Iran, Oman, The, China, Turkey, Yemen's Iran, Yemen, Red, The U.S, U.S

☆ Gaza families flee again to shrinking, overcrowded pocket of land
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Bassam Masoud | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"We are getting ready to leave Khan Younis, heading to Rafah. But in Rafah, displaced people said their living conditions were horrible. Palestinians fleeing north Gaza walk towards the south, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, November 9, 2023. Hamas militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping 240 hostages, according to Israel's tally. More than 15,800 Palestinians have been killed by Israel's military response in Gaza, according to figures from Gaza health officials deemed reliable by the United Nations.

Persons: Khan, KHAN YOUNIS, Khan Younis, Nasser, Abu Omar, Enas Mosleh, Mohammed Salem, Hassan al, Fadi Shana, Saleh, Maggie Fick, Estelle Shirbon, Timothy Organizations: Hamas, REUTERS, United Nations, Nasser, Timothy Heritage, Thomson Locations: Khan Younis, Rafah, Gaza, Israel, Egypt, Palestinian, Beit Hanoun, Saleh Salem, Beirut

☆ Donkey Cart Ride Shows Scale of Destruction in Gaza's Khan Younis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

Unfortunately it takes us three to four hours to reach Khan Younis," said Najar, speaking on the back of the cart. The slower pace gives a clear view of a city scarred by war, with the white donkey trotting past one scene of destruction after another. The destruction in Khan Younis in the south is not as extreme as in Gaza City and other parts of northern Gaza that have borne the brunt of Israel's military campaign. Vowing to destroy Hamas, Israel launched an assault on Gaza that has killed more than 15,000 people, four in ten of them children, according to health officials there. "They didn't leave a tree or a stone," he said, appealing to God to bring the war to an end.

Persons: Bassam Masoud, Fadi Shana KHAN YOUNIS, Khan Younis, Mohammed al Najar, Estelle Shirbon, Janet Lawrence Organizations: Reuters, World Health Organization Locations: Gaza, Khan, Khuza'a, Gaza City, rampaged, Israel

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