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☆ Many of Gaza’s Medical Workers Have Been Detained or Killed
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Anjana Sankar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“No one has seen or heard of him ever again,” said his cousin, Osaid AlSerr, a surgical resident in the United States. More than 300 of Gaza’s health workers are in Israeli detention, the enclave’s health ministry says, while others have been detained for a time and then released. And according to the World Health Organization, 500 have been killed in the war, out of a prewar total of about 20,000. Based on estimates of the war’s toll, that means medical workers have been killed and detained at higher rates than Gazans generally, a severe blow to a health care system whose facilities have been devastated by war, and a population weakened by hunger, lack of clean water and the rampant spread of diseases. “That equates to an average of two health care workers killed every day, with one in every 40 health care workers, or 2.5 percent of Gaza’s health care work force, now dead,” Medical Aid for Palestinians, a British charity, said in a statement.

Persons: Khaled El Serr, “, ”, Osaid, El Serr Organizations: Amnesty International, World Health Organization, ” Locations: Gaza, United States, British

☆ Berkshire's mounting cash pile could top $200 billion as Buffett continues selling stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

David A. GroganBerkshire Hathaway 's highly scrutinized cash pile could top $200 billion — more than the entire annual gross domestic product of Hungary — amid CEO Warren Buffett's rare sale of some of his favorite stocks. The Omaha-based conglomerate is likely to say its cash hoard topped the previous record of $189 billion, set in the first quarter, when it reports second-quarter earnings Saturday morning. The selling could have resumed in the second quarter as shares of the iPhone maker jumped 23% in the period. "It's just a question of how long they are going to sit on it," Andrew Kligerman, TD Cowen's Berkshire analyst, said in an interview, referring to Berkshire's enormous cash pile. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Berkshire Hathaway

Persons: Warren Buffett, David A, Grogan Berkshire Hathaway, Warren, Buffett, Bill Stone, Andrew Kligerman, I've, Berkshire Hathaway Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway, Apple, Bank of America, Oracle, Glenview Trust Company, America, Federal, Berkshire Locations: Omaha , Nebraska, Hungary, Omaha, Glenview, Berkshire, Charlotte

☆ Don’t waste time on trendy wellness hacks. Try things that work
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But good habits and a well-established routine can help you make the choices you are trying to stick to, she told CNN earlier. Habits are behaviors people engage in without conscious thought and are reinforced through repetition, social psychologist Wendy Wood told CNN in a previous article. Try to sleep better: Babies and young children often have a specific routine every night to help them sleep better — maybe it’s a bath, a few books, a song and a snuggle. Grown-ups need that, too, clinical psychologist and sleep expert Michael Grandner told CNN earlier. If you want more impactful wellness habits you can build into your routine, look for more CNN articles every week this National Wellness Month covering sleep, exercise, food and mindfulness.

Persons: Let’s, it’s, Katy, James G, Dinan, Wendy Wood, Michael Grandner, I’ll, “, they’ll, ”, Nitat, Steph Grasso, dietitian, Grasso, Rosamund Dean, Adam Smiley Poswolsky, ” Poswolsky Organizations: CNN, Wellness, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, US Centers for Disease Control, World Heart Federation, Research

☆ First Famine Declared in War-Torn Darfur Region of Sudan
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Abdi Latif Dahir | More About Abdi Latif Dahir | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Famine has officially been declared in a city in Sudan’s Darfur region that has been under siege in the midst of the country’s 15-month long civil war, two organizations that monitor world hunger announced on Thursday. People who fled to a camp known as Zamzam near the city of El Fasher, in North Darfur state, have been facing famine since June, and no food aid is reaching them, prompting the official declaration, the agencies said. The Zamzam camp has grown recently and now holds about half a million people. An official declaration of famine is rare, and is intended to prompt a response from donor governments and aid groups. This one shows how the war between rival military factions has plunged a fertile nation once considered a global breadbasket into a deepening hunger and humanitarian crisis.

Locations: Sudan’s Darfur, El Fasher, North Darfur

☆ Violence erupts as Nigerians protest hunger across the nation
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Nimi Princewill | Stephanie Busari | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The state’s police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun told CNN in a statement that operatives arrested 11 armed “hoodlums” who set fire to a government building after looting it. Activist and lawyer Deji Adeyanju told CNN Thursday that there were counter-demonstrations by pro-government protesters who arrived in buses accompanied by a security vehicle. “In the northern part of Nigeria, the largest part of our country … the primary cause of hunger is insecurity. He added that Nigerians were also pained watching their leaders live in luxury while they struggled to make ends meet. Analysts told CNN at the time it was “hypocrisy” for the government to spend on luxuries while impoverished citizens suffer hardship.

Persons: Bosun Tijani, Wasiu Abiodun, hoodlums ”, Abiodun, Benson Ibeabuchi, Deji Adeyanju, Josephine Adeh, ”, …, We’ll, ” Dele, “ unifies, Bola Tinubu, Tinubu, Mohammed Idris, “, ” Farotimi, Sulaimon Organizations: CNN, Innovation, Communications, Bloomberg, Getty, Kaduna Police Command, Nigeria ’, Channels Television, ”, “, Nigeria’s Locations: Nigeria, Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Kano, Abuja, Niger, Ikeja, Lagos, Kaduna, AFP

☆ ‘A point of no return:’ Why Europe has become an epicenter for anti-tourism protests this summer
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Billy Stockwell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Anti-tourism protests have been sweeping across Europe this summer, with demonstrations taking place in the Netherlands, Greece, and of course, Spain. When anti-tourism protesters started to fire water pistols at visitors in the Barcelona city center on July 6, a moment that gained international attention, Ramirez said he could “feel the resentment” in the air. Frankly, I think it worked,” Ramirez said, reflecting on the ability of the protests to dissuade tourists from visiting the city. Jaime Reina/AFP/Getty ImagesIt’s not just housing issues that have generated a backlash against tourists, Ramirez said, adding that the disrespectful behavior of some has also played a part. Bad tourist behavior has been a problem across other parts of Europe too, including Barcelona, Mallorca, Magaluf and Benidorm, Ramirez said.

Persons: Carlos Ramirez, Ramirez, ”, It’s, Jaume Collboni, Andrey Rudakov, ” Ramirez, Antje Martins, Eduardo Santander, Martins, “, € 2.4million, Marco Bertorello, Luigi Brugnaro, Susanna Polloni, ” Polloni, Collboni, ‘, ’, Jaime Reina, Bacchus, ” Sebastian Zenker, Zenker Organizations: CNN, Primavera Sound, skyrocketing, ”, Bloomberg, Barcelona’s City, University of Queensland, “, European Travel Commission, Getty, Solidarity Network for Housing, Palma de Mallorca, AFP, Copenhagen Business School Locations: Europe, Netherlands, Greece, Spain, Spanish, Barcelona, Mallorca, Southern Europe, Canary, Magaluf, Barcelona’s, Antje, “ Barcelona, €, AFP, Venice, “, Sagrada Familia, Palma de, Florence, Italy, Benidorm

☆ The Olympics will challenge mobile-network providers to satiate 15 million attendees' hunger for internet connectivity
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Chris Stokel-Walker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The Olympics will challenge wireless providers as 15 million people seek internet access at once. To meet that expectation, telecommunications companies must bolster Paris' 5G network, the technology system that powers users' mobile-internet access. Harnessing private 5G infrastructureOrange is installing cellphone antennas on boats and extension units in sporting venues to bolster its 5G network. It uses 5G's network-splicing capabilities to reserve a part of the public 5G network for private use. To support the 2024 Olympics' connectivity needs, network providers must prepare to rely on 5G's strength.

Persons: —, they'll, Bertrand Rojat, Rojat, wouldn't, Stephen Giles, Giles, Katherine Ainley, Leila Jordan Organizations: Service, Olympic Games, KT Corp, Olympic, Broadcasters, Prix, UEFA European Football, Stade de France, Rugby, Cisco, NTT Data, International Olympic Committee, Ericsson Locations: Paris, South Korea, Tokyo, France, Orange, French, Ireland

☆ ‘Race to Survive: New Zealand’: US reality show contestant kills and eats protected bird
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Lex Harvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A reality show contestant who killed and ate a protected bird has been let off with a warning after New Zealand wildlife officials said cast members were tired, hungry and placed in a “unique” situation. Spencer “Corry” Jones, an American white water river guide, killed and ate the large, flightless weka during filming of “Race to Survive: New Zealand” last fall, CNN affiliate RNZ reported Tuesday. Swain said the producers of “Race to Survive” had a permit to film on public conservation land and were aware that protected species and plants could not be harvested or eaten. In a statement, “Race to Survive” production said it alerted authorities as soon as they became aware of the weka incident. New Zealand has a plethora of unique flora and fauna due to its long geological isolation from the supercontinent Gondwana, according to independent conservation organization Forest and Bird.

Persons: Spencer “ Corry ” Jones, Jones, RNZ, Oliver Dev, –, ”, Dylan Swain, ” Spencer, Corry, Brian Finestone, “, Swain, ” Jones, Dev Organizations: CNN, Zealand ”, RNZ, International Union for Conservation, USA Network, New Zealand’s Department of Conservation, USA Locations: New Zealand, American, Zealand

☆ Fact-checking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Zeena Saifi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —In his speech to Congress on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu struck a defiant tone, pledging to carry on with the war in Gaza until Israeli hostages are released and Hamas is eliminated. He defended Israel’s actions, pushing back against criticism that the war has gone on for too long and resulted in too many civilian casualties. The incident Netanyahu appeared to refer to occurred in May and killed at least 45 people at a camp for displaced Palestinians. Israeli officials have been making the claim that Hamas was stealing aid since October. UN Humanitarian Coordinator Lynn Hastings told CNN then that Hamas wasn’t stealing aid because aid wasn’t coming in.

Persons: CNN —, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Israel, ”, Jonathan Conricus, Seth Moulton, ” Conricus, “, National Intelligence Avril Haines, Haines, Yoav Gallant, Samantha Power, it’s, Lynn Hastings, wasn’t, David Satterfield, Biden, Matthew Miller Organizations: CNN, Gaza, Gaza Health Ministry, UN, House Armed Services Committee, Gaza’s Ministry, Health, Palestinian Ministry, National Intelligence, stoke, USAID, Rights Watch, Israeli, US State Department Locations: Gaza, Rafah, Palestinian, Israel, Iraq, Iran, America, Tehran, Gazans, Jordan

☆ The biggest winner from Tesla and Alphabet earnings? Jim Cramer says it's Nvidia
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

What we learned from Tesla and Alphabet earnings gave us reasons to remain upbeat about Nvidia shares despite another brutal tech sell-off . Nvidia was the "big winner" Tuesday evening, Jim Cramer said Wednesday on CNBC. The Club stock was down only 3% at the time of Jim's comments. Following an earnings miss that pressured Tesla stock, CEO Elon Musk sang Nvidia's praises. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Tesla, Elon Musk, Musk, we've, ChatGPT, Musk's, Sundar Pichai, Pichai, Nvidia's, Blackwell, Jim, Jim Cramer's, Jensen Huang, Cheng Organizations: Nvidia, CNBC, The Club, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Devices, Google, Management, Club, AFP, Getty Locations: Taipei

☆ Forget keto — Ozempic might finally kill the low-carb diet trend
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewHold the butter — the rise of weight loss medications may be signaling an end to popular high-fat, low-carb diet trends. But interest has begun to wane in recent years, with the number of people on keto diets dropping by 4% in 2023. Some doctors have called keto the worst diet for healthDespite hitting its stride in the mid-2010s, the keto diet has been around for at least a century. Both saturated fat and processed meats are popular in low-carb diet variations like "dirty keto," full of junk food. GLP-1 drugs work for weight loss by mimicking various hormones that naturally occur in the human body and help regulate appetite.

Persons: —, Ozempic, Atkins, they're Organizations: Service, Google, New, Business, Consumer, FDA Locations: carbs, dietitian

☆ Mass protest on Spanish island Mallorca calls for ‘limits on tourism’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Louis Mian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Thousands of people took to the streets to protest against mass tourism on the island of Mallorca on Sunday as pushback against holidaymakers in Spain continued. ET) according to organizers Menys Turisme, Mas Vida (Less Tourism, More Life), although police put the figure at around 12,000, RTVE reported. Juan Medina/ReutersThe demonstration included around 110 groups and social movements, according to Spanish public broadcaster RTVE. It came amid growing tensions over the impact of tourism on local areas in Spain. In April, a hunger strike was called by locals in the Spanish Canary Islands, protesting against excessive tourism, which protesters said is pricing out locals and leading to environmental damage.

Persons: Jaime Reina, Menys, Mas, RTVE, ”, Juan Medina Organizations: CNN, Palma de Mallorca, AFP, Getty, Tourists, Reuters, RTVE, Spanish National Statistics Institute, Islands Locations: Mallorca, Spain, Palma de, Tourism, El Arenal, Balearic, Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Barcelona, Canary Islands

nominee should be this year. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Patrick Healy: Michelle, Lydia, Ross and David, I’ll cut to the chase: Is the Democratic Party making a mistake by quickly going all in on Kamala Harris as its likely presidential nominee? Michelle Goldberg: This is a hard question, because for the party to do otherwise would mean trying to restrain the passions, enthusiasms and calculations of its members. Healy: Did that flood of support seem organic to you, Michelle, or orchestrated by Harris’s campaign?

Persons: Patrick Healy, Ross Douthat, David French, Michelle Goldberg, Lydia Polgreen, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Michelle, Lydia, Ross, David, I’ll, Harris, Healy Organizations: Democratic, Democratic Party

☆ More flight cancellations are expected as airlines gradually recover from global tech outage
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Dalia Faheid | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Additional flight cancellations are expected through this weekend as airlines gradually recover from a global tech outage that has left thousands of passengers stranded at airports. The outage “has basically turned computers into bricks around the world,” Glenn Gerstell, former general counsel of the US National Security Agency, told CNN Saturday. More than 400 United flights were canceled Saturday, and over 200 flights were canceled Sunday, according to FlightAware.com. “I was supposed to be in California for my mom’s wedding,” Richard Whitfield of Pasco County, Florida, told CNN Saturday. They didn’t tell me – I had no notification, nothing,” Charlotte Yeh told CNN affiliate WFXT on Saturday.

Persons: ” Glenn Gerstell, ” Gerstell, ” CrowdStrike, George Kurtz, ” United, Delta, “, Allegiant, it’s, David Kennedy, “ It’s, ” Kennedy, “ There’s, Pete Buttigieg, ” Buttigieg, Justin Tallis, Villareal, ” Villareal, we’ve, ” Richard Whitfield, Whitfield, Jonathan Shade, Richard, ” Shade, Shade, ”, –, ” Charlotte Yeh, “ We’ve, ” Marc Forbes, WFXT, ” Carol Edwards Organizations: CNN, Microsoft, US National Security Agency, United Airlines, Delta Air, American Airlines, Binary Defense, US Department of Transportation, ”, Gatwick Airport, Getty, Atlanta’s Hartsfield, Jackson International Airport, Delta Air Lines, Boston Logan International, WFXT, Las Locations: Horley, London, California, Pasco County , Florida, Tampa, Atlanta, Tallahassee, Delta, Fort Lauderdale, Ft . Lauderdale, West Palm, Boston, Las Vegas

☆ Democratic consensus solidifies around Harris, should Biden step aside
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | Lauren Fox | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But if that suddenly changes, two dozen leading Democratic politicians and operatives told CNN, they can’t realistically see this ending any other way. Still, it’s an idea some Harris backers support, doubting that anyone serious would challenge her, as much chest puffing as there is behind the scenes. Multiple Democratic members of Congress who have called for Biden to go declined on Friday when asked by CNN if they were ready to say they want Harris to be the nominee. “I do believe it has to be the vice president. Biden’s hand would matterFew can conceive of Biden stepping aside and not tapping his running mate to take over.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Biden, –, “, ”, Donald Trump, hypotheticals, Harris, That’s, they’ve, She’s, It’s, isn’t, Biden’s, pained Biden, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, He’d, Jim Clyburn, Biden —, —, Eleni Kounalakis, Harris –, “ Biden, Kamala, Harris haven’t, hasn’t, Vicente Gonzalez, ” Gonzalez, They’ll, Mike Johnson’s, They’re, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, ‘, Ashley Etienne, Jared Golden, Golden Organizations: Washington CNN, Democratic, CNN, Democrats, Democratic House, Black, South Carolina Rep, Congressional Black Caucus, . Texas Rep, ” New York Rep, ”, Maine Democrat, Biden Locations: Covid, –, Chicago, Provincetown , Massachusetts, California, ., America, Alexandria, Washington, Maine

☆ My husband and I have been vegetarian for almost 50 years. We don't miss meat, and we get our protein from beans, chickpeas, and morning smoothies.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Louisa Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewI stopped eating meat by default. Then, when my husband and I got married, we stopped eating meat altogether — and almost 50 years later, we're still eating a vegetarian diet, though we occasionally eat fish. AdvertisementAnimal agriculture is responsible for 60% of greenhouse gas emissions and 83% of the world's farmland, and we've found that we really don't miss eating meat anyway. I don't like the taste of that either, but with a whopping 25 grams of protein per tablespoon, it's worth it. If you're a regular meat eater, you can start by eating less meat and more vegetables.

Persons: —, we're, that's, we've, I've, miso Organizations: Service, Business

☆ Israel-Gaza War: Latest News
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Ephrat Livni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

His speech there before a divided Congress figures to be contentious, particularly if he cannot close a deal with Hamas to end the war before he travels. Image Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the Knesset, Israel’s Parliament, in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Credit... Ammar Awad/ReutersSome in Mr. Netanyahu’s governing coalition have urged him to oppose a deal with Hamas. Mr. Netanyahu’s grip on power relies on the support of two far-right parties opposed to any agreement that would leave Hamas in power in Gaza. The war has killed more than 38,000 people and led to widespread hunger, according to Gazan health authorities.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Netanyahu, Ronen Zvulun, Yair Lapid, Mr, Lapid, ” Ella Ben, Ami, Ohad Ben, Ben, Be’eri, Raz Ben, Ella Ben, Yoav Gallant, ”, Gallant, Ammar Awad, “, Matthew Miller, Mike Johnson, Dani Elgarat, Nir Oz, Noa Argamani, Elgarat Organizations: Protesters, Hamas, ., Families, Wednesday, Credit, Reuters, Shas, Department, Democratic, Louisiana Republican, Mr Locations: Israel, Washington, Qatar, Egypt, Israel’s, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Gaza, Louisiana, United States

☆ Tiger testicles and mythical banquets: What China’s emperors inside Beijing’s secretive Forbidden City really ate
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Maggie Hiufu Wong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

CNN —The Forbidden City was once one of the most powerful places on the planet. It was called the ‘Forbidden City’ because few Chinese subjects were allowed to enter. Ancient tableware from the Forbidden City is on display at the Hong Kong Palace Museum. “The majority of (the emperors) grew up in a highly disciplined environment,” says Wang of the Hong Kong Palace Museum. Now popular worldwide, Peking duck was regularly served at Empress Dowager Cixi's Forbidden City banquets.

Persons: Zhao Rongguang, Bin Xiao Zhao, Deng Xiaoping, Beijing . Zhao, wasn’t, Zhao, Kangxi Emperor, VCG Wilson, Kangxi, ”, Qianlong Emperor, Giuseppe Castiglione, –, Qianlong, Daisy Yiyou Wang, Maggie Wong, Nicole Chiang, ” Chiang, Chiang, Emperor Qianlong, it’s, “, ” Zhao, It's, didn’t, Wang, Dowager Cixi, Empress Dowager Cixi –, Cixi, China’s, Han Quan Xi, ’ ”, Dowager, Tian, Yan ”, suckling, Tian An Yan, Leah Abucayan Organizations: CNN, Historical, of China, Beijing's, Hong Kong Palace Museum, Hong, Forbidden, Hong Kong, Museum, Everett, Communists, China Import, Fair, Communist Locations: Europe, Beijing, China, Chinese, Heilongjiang, Paris, Beijing ., Prosperity, Netherlands, Italian, City, Hong Kong, It’s, Beijing’s, Forbidden City, Jiangnan, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Mongolia, Qianlong, Guangzhou, Japan, East Asia, Peking, Imperial

☆ A 20-year-old newspaper intern escaped a serial killer. It defined his career.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewWhen journalist Steve Fishman did an exclusive jailhouse interview with a serial killer and rapist, he had one particularly important question to ask. Nearly 50 years later, Fishman has reflected on his narrow escape in the true-crime podcast, "Smoke Screen: My Friend, The Serial Killer." "He seemed amiable, personable, and completely unthreatening," Fishman told BI. Serial killer Carr died of prostate cancer. AdvertisementFishman went on to interview the so-called "Son of Sam" serial killer David Berkowitz, in the 2000s.

Persons: —, Steve Fishman, Robert Frederick Carr III, Fishman, Carr, beckoned Fishman, I'm, I've, nixed, he'd, Sam, David Berkowitz, Bernie Madoff Organizations: Service, Business, SME, Norwich Bulletin, Associated Press, Bettmann Locations: Norwich , CT, Norwich, Florida, Connecticut, —

On Sunday, the Israeli military claimed to have targeted Hamas’ military chief and killed a Hamas brigade commander in an airstrike in Khan Younis. The Israeli military said its air force struck the location where “a number of terrorists” were operating. Palestinians and UN workers examine the destroyed UNRWA school in Nuseirat refugee camp of Deir al-Balah, Gaza on July 15, 2024. Meanwhile, the latest Israeli strikes have put new pressure on the success of ongoing ceasefire and hostage negotiations, which hit yet another roadblock last week. The Israeli military is verifying whether he was killed while Netanyahu acknowledged it is uncertain whether he died.

Persons: Israel, amputees, ”, “, Ruwaida Issa, Khan Younis, Nasser, Scott Anderson, Abed Rahim Khatib, Abu, ” Mary Al Sammouna, ” Samir Tafesh, Tal, Philippe Lazzarini, Antonio Guterres, Guterres, Benjamin Netanyahu –, –, Mohammed Deif, Deif, Netanyahu Organizations: CNN, United Nations, UN, Gaza Health Ministry, UNRWA Affairs, Anadolu, Getty, UNRWA, Gaza Ministry, Health, Civil Defense, Humanitarian Affairs, Al, Israel’s Locations: Gaza, Khan, Israel, Al, Deir, Nuseirat, Gaza City

☆ Israel-Hamas War: Cease-Fire Talks Latest Updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Julian E. Barnes | Adam Rasgon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Scientists say that this measurement, known as excess deaths, can provide a truer indication of the toll and scale of conflicts and other social upheaval. And Israel has not permitted researchers to enter the enclave since the start of the war last October. Credit... Bashar Taleb/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesIn an interview, Mr. Spagat cited other reasons to be cautious when discussing excess deaths in Gaza. Around 9,000 deaths have been directly attributed to the war since then by Gaza’s health ministry. The subject of excess deaths is sensitive because it touches on the collateral cost of Israel’s war against Hamas.

Persons: Elad Goren, Salim Yusuf, ”, Michael Spagat, Khan Younis, Bashar Taleb, Spagat, Zeina, Gabby Sobelman Organizations: Gaza Health Ministry, COGAT, Royal Holloway College, University of London, ., Agence France, Johns Hopkins University, London School of Hygiene, Medicine, Hamas Locations: Israel, Gaza, Britain, Canada, Khan, epidemiologists

☆ Actor Jack Quaid says he agrees with those who call him a ‘nepo baby’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Jack Quaid, best known for his starring role in Amazon’s “The Boys” TV series, says he is “inclined to agree” with those who call him a “nepo baby.”The actor – whose parents are film stars Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid – made the comments in a podcast interview with The Daily Beast earlier this week. “I mean, no matter what I do, people are going to call attention to it,” he said of the “nepo baby” label. “People have called me a ‘nepo baby.’ I’m inclined to agree. His mother, Ryan, also chimed in on the “nepo baby” discourse in an interview with Glamour magazine last year. He’s more of a natural than I’ll ever be,” she said of her son.

Persons: Jack Quaid, Amazon’s, –, Meg Ryan, Dennis Quaid –, ”, ” “, “, ‘, ’ ”, Quaid, Kelly Clarkson, ’ ” Quaid, Ryan, “ Jack, ” Quaid, Harry Met Sally, it’s, It’s Organizations: CNN, Daily, Marvel, Glamour Locations: Seattle

☆ Donald Trump Is Unfit for a Second Term - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

If Mr. Trump has these qualities, Americans have never seen them in action on behalf of the nation’s interests. This record shows what can happen to a country led by such a person: America’s image, credibility and cohesion were relentlessly undermined by Mr. Trump during his term. Mr. Trump has shown, repeatedly, that he does not. The lack of moral grounding undermines Mr. Trump even in areas where voters view him as stronger and trust him more than Mr. Biden, like immigration and crime. But there are good reasons to worry about whether that would happen again, as Mr. Trump works harder to surround himself with people who enable rather than check his most insidious impulses.

Persons: Trump, Jan, Biden Organizations: Mr, Capitol, Justice Department, Republican Locations: United States

When aides to President Biden heard in recent days that George Clooney, as close a figure as there is in Hollywood to royalty, planned to publicly break with Mr. Biden in an essay that cast doubt on his re-election chances, panic set in from Wilmington to Beverly Hills. Could Mr. Clooney be persuaded not to publish it? Mr. Katzenberg, who moonlights as a top Biden official and has worked with Mr. Clooney on philanthropy for decades, reached out to him to see if there was an off-ramp, according to three people familiar with the matter. There was not — Mr. Clooney published his essay in The New York Times, and the president’s relationship with Hollywood was torn asunder. The fallout from the Clooney essay has ricocheted across the worlds of politics and entertainment — and onto Mr. Katzenberg himself.

Persons: Biden, George Clooney, Clooney, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Katzenberg, ”, Billy Ray, “ Organizations: Biden, New York Times, Hollywood, Democratic Locations: Hollywood, Wilmington, Beverly Hills

The nine-month war in Gaza nearly took Julia’s life, as the fighting and displacement cut off her access to treatment. Around a month into the war, Julia ran out of three of the five medications she was taking, Dareen told CNN. “Ibrahim and I were the only two survivors,” Alaa told CNN, adding that the airstrike killed 30 members of their family. “We lived through hunger, the main ingredients for food weren’t there,” Alaa told CNN. I can’t be her mother and father at the same time.” she told CNN.

Persons: Julia Abu Zeiter, Dareen, Julia, ” Dareen, Dr, Ahmed Mubarak, Mubarak, Mari Carmen Viñoles, Israel, Giuseppe Cacace, Ibrahim, Alaa, “ Ibrahim, ” Alaa, ” Ibrahim, Ali Moustafa, Israel’s, “, ”, James Elder Organizations: Egypt CNN —, CNN, United Arab, Leukemia, Getty, Palestine Children’s Relief, Integrated, United Nations, ” UNICEF, “ Locations: Arish, Egypt, Gaza, United Arab Emirates, Israel’s Kerem Shalom, Abu Dhabi, Sinai, Rafah, Israel, UAE, Egypt's Arish, AFP, US, Julia, Jabalya

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