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☆ How Russia Depicts Wounded Soldiers: As Heroes, or Not at All
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Neil Macfarquhar | Milana Mazaeva | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. How Russia Depicts Wounded Soldiers: As Heroes, or Not at AllTroops with amputated limbs or serious injuries return home to find a patchwork system of treatment and, often, efforts to keep them out of the public eye. Share full articleA concert for wounded soldiers at a military hospital in Rostov-on-Don, southwestern Russia, in March 2022. Credit... Sergey Pivovarov/ReutersNeil MacFarquhar and

Persons: Sergey Pivovarov, Neil MacFarquhar Organizations: All Troops Locations: Russia, Rostov

☆ Republican Who Oversaw Mayorkas Impeachment Will Not Seek Re-election
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Catie Edmondson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Mark Green, the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, announced on Wednesday that he would not run for re-election, just a day after the Tennessee Republican oversaw the impeachment of Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary. Mr. Green, a deeply conservative former Army Ranger medic who was elected in 2018, said that he had accomplished what he had come to Washington to do. “At the start of the 118th Congress, I promised my constituents to pass legislation to secure our borders and to hold Secretary Mayorkas accountable,” Mr. Green said in a statement. 2 and Secretary Mayorkas impeached, it is time for me to return home.”Mr. Green, 59, is the third committee chairman who would have been eligible to lead their panel next year to say they will leave Congress at the end of the year. Also this week, Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, 54, the chairwoman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, and Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, 39, who heads the select committee on China, announced they would not run for re-election.

Persons: Mark Green, Alejandro N, . Green, Mayorkas, Mr, Green, ” Mr, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Mike Gallagher of Organizations: Homeland Security Committee, Tennessee Republican, Army, 118th, Energy, Commerce Committee Locations: Washington, Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, China

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s House of Representatives has ramped up pressure on the United States and Britain to end the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange by passing a motion calling for the Australian citizen to be allowed to return to his home country. Independent lawmaker Andrew Wilkie moved the motion on Wednesday one week ahead of Britain’s High Court of Justice hearing Assange’s appeal against extradition to the United States on espionage charges. Leaders of both the government and the opposition have publicly stated that the United States’ pursuit of the 52-year-old had dragged on for too long. Assange’s brother Gabriel Shipton on Thursday welcomed the lawmakers' vote, adding that his notorious sibling could potentially be extradited to the United States next week. Senior opposition lawmaker Dan Tehan said the motion did not reflect his party’s wish that the prosecution progress more quickly.

Persons: Julian Assange, Andrew Wilkie, Anthony Albanese, Assange, Gabriel Shipton, he’ll, ” Shipton, Wilkie, Albanese, Australia’s, Joe Biden, State Anthony Blinken, Dan Tehan, ” Tehan, Tehan, Chelsea Manning, Manning, Barack Obama Organizations: —, Independent, Australian, Ecuadorian Embassy, House, U.S, State, WikiLeaks, Army, Manning’s Locations: MELBOURNE, Australia, United States, Britain, Britain’s, Ecuadorian, London, Sweden

☆ AI could disrupt the 2024 US presidential election. What’s Congress doing about it?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

But with just nine months until Americans head to the ballot box, there are few signs Congress is ready to pass any meaningful legislation on AI. Alex Wong/Getty ImagesSchumer has previously said that with the election nearing, he may seek to fast-track a bill that focuses specifically on AI and election security. Nothing looks likely to move.”Initial momentum on AI regulationFor months, Congress has focused on getting up to speed on the basics of AI. Still other ideas would require “high-risk” AI models to register for a government license, or create a dedicated new federal agency to oversee AI. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifies before a Senate Judiciary Privacy, Technology & the Law Subcommittee hearing titled 'Oversight of A.I.

Persons: Joe Biden, Chuck Schumer, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, “, Schumer, Sen, Todd Young, Martin Heinrich, Michael Rounds, Alex Wong, New Mexico Democratic Sen, South Dakota Republican Sen, Mike Rounds, Indiana Republican Sen, didn’t, Paul Gallant, Cowen, ”, Gallant, we’re, Sam Altman, Altman, Heinrich, Rounds, Young, Julia Nikhinson, Sundar Pichai, Jensen Huang, Mike Johnson, Marcus Molinaro, Johnson, Drake, Tom Hanks, Tennessee Republican Sen, Marsha Blackburn, Hakeem Jeffries, Don Beyer, it’ll, Alan Davidson, Biden, Elizabeth Frantz, ” Davidson, —, Sarah Myers West Organizations: Washington CNN, mayoral, U.S, Senate, Capitol, Artificial Intelligence, “, CNN, New, New Mexico Democratic, South Dakota Republican, Indiana Republican, Cowen Inc, United, International Atomic Energy Agency, Intelligence, Reuters, Google, Nvidia, New York Republican, The Washington Post, Commerce, Tennessee Republican, ITI, Virginia Democratic Rep, State of, Republican, House Energy, European Union, EU, Congress, Commerce Department, White House, Privacy, Technology, Democrats, Federal Trade Commission Locations: Washington ,, New Mexico, South, Washington , U.S, Washington

☆ Blinken spoke with detained American Paul Whelan on Monday
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Jennifer Hansler | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Monday with Paul Whelan, an American who has been detained in Russia for more than five years, the top US diplomat said Tuesday. And they will until he and Evan Gershkovich and every other American wrongfully detained is back with their loved ones,” Blinken said at an event on hostage diplomacy at the Wilson Center. State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said Tuesday that Blinken “assured Paul Whelan, as he has in his previous calls, that we’re with you. The time is now to take decisive action and bring this debacle to a close,” Whelan told CNN from his prison camp in Mordovia. Miller reiterated on Monday that the US has “put a significant offer on the table” to try to secure Whelan and Gershkovich’s release.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Paul Whelan, Paul, Evan Gershkovich, ” Blinken, Matt Miller, “, Biden, ” Miller, Whelan, Blinken, ” Whelan, Joe Biden, ”, Miller Organizations: CNN, Wilson Center . State, US State Department Locations: American, Russia, Mordovia

☆ Returning Syrian Refugees Face Abduction, Sexual Abuse: UN
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian refugees who fled the war are facing gross human rights violations such as torture and abduction on their return home while women are subject to sexual harassment and violence, the U.N. human rights office said in a report on Tuesday. "There are reasonable grounds to believe that the overall conditions in Syria do not permit safe, dignified and sustainable returns of Syrian refugees to their home country," she added. A Syrian government spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "Women are nowadays forced to do all sorts of things in order to go on with their lives. "In some cases, they are even divorced by their husbands and disowned by their own families," the report said.

Persons: Elizabeth Throssell, Emma Farge, Ros Russell Locations: GENEVA, Syria, Geneva, Israel, Gaza, Ghouta

4 Kansas extended its home winning streak to 18 games with a 64-61 win over No. Kansas (19-5, 7-4 Big 12) got 14 points from Dajuan Harris, 13 from KJ Adams and 11 from Johnny Furphy. Baylor (17-6, 6-4) was led by Yves Missi with 21 points and Walter with 17. Baylor again trimmed it to a one-possession game at 44-41, but a 9-1 Kansas run opened a double-digit lead. Kansas led by as many as 13 points in the first half before Baylor trimmed it to 34-28 at halftime.

Persons: LAWRENCE, Kan, — Hunter Dickinson, Nicolas Timberlake, Bill Self, “, ”, Scott Drew, “ We've, ” You'll, Patrick, Mahomes, Kevin McCullar, Timberlake, Drew, Dajuan Harris, KJ Adams, Johnny Furphy, that’s, Yves Missi, Walter, ” Dickinson, you've, couldn't, Kevin, Dickinson, We’re Organizations: Baylor, ” Baylor, Chiefs, Jayhawks, Bears, ” Kansas, Kansas, NEXT Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, AP Locations: Kansas, ” Kansas, Allen Fieldhouse . Kansas, ”, Houston, . Kansas, Oklahoma . Kansas

THE HAGUE (AP) — Dutch music producer DJ Tiësto has withdrawn from performing at Sunday's Super Bowl due to an undisclosed family matter. “It was a tough decision to miss the game, but family always comes first,” the 55-year-old wrote on X. The Grammy-winning musician was selected as the first ever in-game DJ, slotted to warm up the crowd before kickoff and throughout the game. He previously performed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. American DJ Ryan Raddon, better known as Kaskade, will replace Tiësto during Sunday’s game.

Persons: DJ Tiësto, Verwest, Singer Usher, Reba McEntire, Tiësto, Annika Backes, ”, Ryan Raddon, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift, Swift Organizations: HAGUE, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas, Prix, Chicago, Embassy, Washington , D.C Locations: Las Vegas, New York, Athens, America, Kansas, Tokyo, Washington ,, Nevada

☆ Signs of Rare Unrest Among North Korean Workers in China, Researchers Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

By Ju-min ParkSEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's intelligence agency says poor conditions for North Koreans working overseas have led to "incidents and accidents", while researchers report rare protests and unrest in China among workers from a North Korean military-linked trading company. Fed up with unpaid wages and lingering pandemic lockdowns, as many as 3,000 North Korean workers in China staged protests last month, according to two South Korean government-affiliated researchers, including a former North Korean diplomat. The North Korean embassy in Beijing and its consular office in the Chinese border city of Dandong did not respond to calls from Reuters seeking comment. South Korea's unification ministry said in a report last year that China and Russia were hosting North Korean workers despite the sanctions. That's not easy now, given the North Korean regime wants to keep them in China to raise money for the government."

Persons: Cho Han, Cho, Ko Young, Ko, Jimin Jung, Josh Smith, Eduardo Baptista, Antoni Slodkowski, Laurie Chen, Gerry Doyle Organizations: North, . State, Korea Institute for National, South, Korea's National Intelligence Service, Security, Koreans, U.S . State Department, NIS Locations: SEOUL, China, North Korean, Beijing, Dandong, North Koreans, North Korea, Pyongyang, Korean, Helong, Jilin province, Jilin, Russia, Seoul

Russian President Vladimir Putin used an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to urge Washington to recognize Moscow's interests and persuade Ukraine to sit down for talks. Most of the interview, released Thursday, focused on Ukraine, where the war is nearing the two-year mark. It was Putin’s first interview with a Western media figure since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago. Two journalists working for U.S. news organizations — The Wall Street Journal’s Gershkovich and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Alsu Kurmasheva — are in jail. Asked by Carlson whether Russia would release Gershkovich, Putin said Moscow is open to talks but repeated that the reporter was charged with espionage, an accusation Gershkovich has denied.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Tucker Carlson, Putin, Evan Gershkovich, Volodymyr Zelenskyy's, “, ” Putin, John Kirby, Carlson, Gershkovich, Vadim Krasikov, Zelimkhan, Krasikov, We’re, Evan Organizations: Fox News, NATO, Ukrainian, Kremlin, Kyiv, Putin, House, Radio Free, Street Locations: Washington, Ukraine, Russia, Moscow, Germany, Poland, Radio Free Europe, U.S, Russian, Caucasus

CNN —Ukraine’s military intelligence says it sank a Russian warship off the coast of Crimea overnight into Thursday, landing the latest in a series of blows to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet after mounting a “massive” missile attack on the occupied peninsula hours earlier. Night-time footage supplied by Ukraine showed naval drones racing toward the Russian ship before exploding on impact, causing significant damage to the vessel. CNN could not independently verify Ukraine’s claims and it is unclear from the footage which vessel was struck and when. The vessel became infamous after it threatened to bomb Snake Island in the Black Sea if the Ukrainian soldiers defending it did not surrender. In the meantime, I thank everyone who contributed to the cleansing of Crimea from the Russian presence,” Oleshchuk said.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Mikhail Razvozhaev, Razvozhaev, Mykola Oleshchuk, ” Oleshchuk, Yurii Ihnat, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Volodymyr Zelensky Organizations: CNN, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, Russia’s Defense Ministry, Russian, Ukraine, Wednesday, Ukraine’s Air Force, 204th Tactical Aviation Brigade, Ukrainian Air Force, Air Force Command, Ukraine’s Armed Forces Locations: Russian, Crimea, Lake Donuzlav, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Moskva, Sevastopol, “, ”

☆ Unsubscribe: Radical strategies for taking back your time, attention and purpose
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Jessica Dulong | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Americans spend, on average, more than two and a half hours on social media each day. His book offers practical strategies for stepping back, reevaluating and unsubscribing from the ideas, habits and tech engagements that keep us from happiness. Advances in health care, like cutting-edge diagnostic tools, are just one example of the incredible benefits of the tech revolution. The crushing pace of technology doesn’t allow for the milliseconds it takes for us to be conscious enough to step back. This is a tall task, but I believe the more people can hear that voice, the healthier our society will be.

Persons: Julio Vincent Gambuto, CNN —, ”, Julio Vincent Gambuto Jon Speyers Julio Vincent Gambuto, we’ve, “, Simon, Schuster, takeout, Jessica DuLong Organizations: CNN, Pew Research Center, Gmail, Technology Locations: Bury, Brooklyn , New York

☆ I fled Ukraine and moved to Colorado. Starting over has been the biggest challenge of my life.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Now they own a small business in Colorado and have built a life for themselves. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mykhaylo Fridlyand, 43, who left Ukraine to move to Colorado. When Russia invaded Ukraine in March 2022, I was snowboarding in Andorra with my girlfriend, Kristina. We moved to Colorado in search of new work and moneyFridlyand and Kristina in Colorado. AdvertisementI miss my family and friends but don't want to go back to UkraineStarting over has been the biggest challenge of my life.

Persons: Mykhaylo Fridlyand, —, Kristina, I'd, Dodge Ram, Fridlyand, wouldn't, I'm Organizations: Service, Dodge, Google Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Greece, Colorado, Andorra, United States, America, Mexico, Miami, Aurora

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland will undergo back surgery this weekend and delegate his duties to the deputy attorney general during the procedure, the Justice Department said Monday. Garland, 71, will be under general anesthesia during the back procedure on Saturday, which will last about 90 minutes and is “minimally invasive,” said Xochitl Hinojosa, director of public affairs at the Justice Department. He is expected to return home the same day, she said. Garland will delegate his duties to Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco shortly before, during and for a short time after the procedure as he recovers from the anesthesia, the statement said. He is expected to return to work the week of Feb. 5.

Persons: General Merrick Garland, Lloyd Austin, Garland, ”, Xochitl Hinojosa, Lisa Monaco, Austin, can’t Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, Justice Department, Pentagon, White

☆ UNRWA: What we know about Israel’s allegations against UN staffers in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Sophie Tanno | Hira Humayun | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has fired several employees in the wake of the allegations, which have not been made public. UNRWA was established by the United Nations after the 1948 Arab-Israeli war to provide humanitarian assistance for displaced Palestinians. At least 152 UNRWA staffers have been killed in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas war began, according to the agency. Neither Israel nor UNRWA have specified the nature of the alleged involvement of UNRWA employees in the events of October 7, nor did they specify the number of employees allegedly involved. “A case was compiled by the Intelligence Directorate, incriminating several UNRWA employees for their alleged involvement in the massacre, along with evidence pointing to the use of UNRWA facilities for terrorist purposes,” the IDF statement said.

Persons: Israel, –, Philippe Lazzarini, “, ”, ’, António Guterres, Guterres, United Nations Gilad Erdan, Syria hadn’t, Benjamin Netanyahu, Micheál Martin tweeting, ” Mustafa Barghouthi, Husseim Al, Sheick, Yoav Gallant, Israel Katz, Lazzarini, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, CNN’s Mitchell McCluskey, Benjamin Brown, Heather Law, AJ Davis, Ibrahim Hazboun, Rob Iddiols, Amir Tal, Akanksha Sharma, Lauren Izso, Caitlin Hu Organizations: CNN, UN, United Nations Relief, Works Agency, UNRWA, United Nations, United Nations ’, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, Saturday, Intelligence, UN Security, US State Department, Palestinian National Initiative, International, Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, Israel’s, Foreign, The Agency Locations: Gaza, Palestine, Israel, Ukraine, Yemen, Syria, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany

☆ Opinion: As a child I fled the Nazis. As a grandmother I survived Hamas attack. Why this Holocaust Memorial Day is different
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Opinion Mirjam Beit Talmi Szpiro | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Editor’s Note: Mirjam Beit Talmi Szpiro is a Holocaust survivor from Kibbutz Zikim, Israel. CNN —As we mark International Holocaust Memorial Day, I find myself compelled to share a story, my story, bookmarked by some of the darkest chapters in history. But it must be told more than ever on this Holocaust Memorial Day. Just a few weeks short of the 85th anniversary of the Kristallnacht attacks, Hamas unleashed its own attacks on the Israeli border communities, brutally slaughtering 1,200 people and taking over 250 hostages. So, for me, this Holocaust Memorial Day is different.

Persons: Kibbutz, Read, Mirjam Beit, Yossi Zeliger, “ I’m, I’m Organizations: CNN, Universal Locations: Kibbutz Zikim, Israel, Germany, Nazi Germany, Gaza, Zikim, Auschwitz, Lodz, Britain, Amsterdam, Berlin, Jerusalem

☆ Teenage refugees who fled Ukraine for Israel immersed in second war
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Ashkelon, Israel CNN —It was supposed to be a safe haven – a new life for those seeking refuge from the turbulence of war. “I started crying when I began to understand that I’m not going back,” he told CNN at Kfar Silver. These four teenagers all moved from wartorn Ukraine to Kfar Silver near Ashkelon in Israel. Courtesy Monique ZahaviGofer told CNN that “thousands of rockets” flew over the village, while fires broke out everywhere around them. “When the war started here there was relative silence in Ukraine and my family felt more safe,” he said.

Persons: Little, ”, Artem Karpin, “, ” Karpin, Karpin, upended, Michael Reider, Maria, Sviatoslav Kulyk, Monique Zahavi, Reider, Amos Gofer, Kfar Silver, Gofer, Monique Zahavi Gofer, they’re, Amir Cohen, Kulyk, ‘, I’ll, Gofer –, aren’t, –, Israel Organizations: Israel CNN, Kfar, ORT, CNN, ”, “, Hamas, Reuters, Rockets Locations: Ashkelon, Israel, Ukraine, Gaza, Russia, Odesa, Kfar Silver, Kyiv, Poland, Lebanon, Netanya, ”, Europe, Greece, Germany, Ukrainian, Kharkiv, Russian, Moldova, I’m

South Africa has accused Israel of genocide and asked the world court in The Hague, Netherlands, to impose interim measures as the case proceeds. Israel has denied committing genocide and asked the court to throw out the case, which the panel of 17 judges refused to do. — How genocide officially became a crime, and why South Africa is accusing Israel of committing it. South Africa requested interim steps since the proceedings could take several years. The world court is delivering its preliminary decisions in a genocide case that South Africa brought against Israel.

Persons: Israel, NETANYAHU, ISRAEL, JERUSALEM, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, ”, “, Judge Joan E, Donoghue, Aharon Barak, Joan E, ” Donoghue, Osama Hamdan, Hamdan, Al, Khan Younis, Gaza’s, Khan, Ashraf al, Qidra, “ Israel, Naledi Pandor, Antony Blinken, Matthew Miller, Blinken, ” Miller Organizations: Gaza, International Court of Justice, Health Ministry, Hamas, UN, Court of, HAGUE, Israel, International Court, Justice, INTERNATIONAL, Court of Justice, ISRAEL THE, United Nations ’, FIRE, West Bank, Palestinian, Palestinian Foreign Ministry, DEIR, Associated Press, ’ Hospital, Brigades, MINISTRY, SOUTH, Hague, United, State Department . State Department Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Gaza, South Africa, The Hague, Netherlands, Egypt, Georgia, U.S, Red, israel, Israeli, HAGUE, Africa, GAZA, ISRAEL THE HAGUE, HAMAS, FIRE RAMALLAH, West, Al Aqsa, Deir, Khan, ISRAEL, RAFAH, SOUTH AFRICA, South

☆ Nick Dunlap turns professional, four days after missing out on $1.5 million payday due to amateur status
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —America’s newest golf sensation Nick Dunlap announced he is turning professional Thursday, just four days after missing out on a $1.5 million payday due to his amateur status. The University of Alabama sophomore announced his intention to accept PGA Tour membership at a press conference staged on campus, having become the first amateur to win on the tour in over three decades with triumph at The American Express on Sunday. “It was the easiest, hardest decision that I’ve ever had to make,” Dunlap said Thursday. “I was very fortunate that everyone had the same opinion about it, and my teammates were awesome and very supportive. Yet his shock victory secured him none of the $8.4 million prize purse due to his amateur status, with the $1.512 million winner’s cut instead going to South African runner-up Christiaan Bezuidenhout, who finished a stroke behind.

Persons: Nick Dunlap, I’ve, ” Dunlap, “, Charlene, Jim, Isabella Ellis, Jay Seawell, Orlando Ramirez, Dunlap, Christiaan Bezuidenhout Organizations: CNN, University of Alabama, PGA, American Express, US Amateur, Getty, week’s Farmers Insurance, PGA Championship, Tour Locations: La Quinta , California, Alabama

The lawsuit alleges that school personnel at Taylor Allderdice High School failed to provide adequate supervision and care of the girl during school hours and during transportation to and from school. The painful result was her sexual assault.” said attorney Alec Wright, who represents the girl and her mother in the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that Starbucks employees witnessed the male students taking turns entering the bathroom with the girl and did not intervene. The girl's mother notified school officials that her daughter would need help adjusting to high school and with taking public transportation to school, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that Starbucks employees allowed students largely unrestricted access to its bathrooms partly because the students increased the store's sales.

Persons: ”, Alec Wright, Taylor, Taylor Allderdice, It’s Organizations: Starbucks, Pittsburgh Public Schools, Taylor Allderdice High, Kappa Drive, Kappa, Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety, Associated Press, Tasers Locations: Allegheny County, Pleas, Seattle

☆ U.S. Strikes 3 Sites in Iraq After Attack on Base
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Eric Schmitt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

One of Israel’s war goals is to create conditions that will persuade Israeli evacuees that it is safe to return home. John Kirby, a spokesman for the National Security Council, repeated that objection on Tuesday, when asked at a White House news briefing about Israel’s moves to create a buffer zone. The majority of Gaza’s buildings have been damaged during the war, according to United Nations estimates, and more than 25,000 Gazans have been killed, according to Gazan officials. Israeli ministers have also hinted of plans to create such a buffer zone since the first weeks of the war. “No matter who you are, you will never be able to come close to the Israeli border,” Mr. Dichter said.

Persons: Israel, Gazan, Daniel Hagari, John Kirby, ” Mr, Kirby, Antony J, Mr, Blinken, we’ve, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, Rajagopal, “, Eli Cohen, Avi Dichter, Dichter, Gabby Sobelman, Rawan Sheikh Ahmad, Erica L, Green, Michael Crowley Organizations: State Department, National Security Council, White House, United Nations, Reuters Locations: Gaza, Israel, U.S, Nigeria, United States, ”, Palestinian, Geneva, “ Israel

☆ Widening Mideast Crisis U.S. Strikes 3 Sites in Iraq After Attack on Base
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Eric Schmitt | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

☆ Nick Dunlap: Amateur golfer withdraws from upcoming tournament after ‘life changing’ PGA Tour win
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —After stunning the world of golf by becoming the first amateur to win a PGA Tour event since 1991, 20-year-old Nick Dunlap has decided to take some well-deserved rest. Amid all the excitement and extra attention, Dunlap has decided to pull out from this week’s Farmers Insurance Open in order to return home. “After a life changing last 24 hours, I’ve decided to withdraw from the Farmers Insurance Open,” he said in a statement, sent via the PGA Tour, on Monday. Sunday’s win now qualifies Dunlap to turn professional at any point and join the 2024 PGA Tour with automatic membership through the 2026 season, according to PGATour.com. “I don’t know,” Dunlap told PGA Tour Radio when asked whether the win would accelerate his journey to becoming professional.

Persons: Nick Dunlap, Dunlap, I’ve, ”, “, Tiger Woods, Sunday’s, ” Dunlap, “ I’ve, I’m, Christiaan Bezuidenhout Organizations: CNN, American Express, week’s Farmers Insurance, Farmers Insurance, PGA, US Amateur, Tiger, US Junior Amateur, Tour Locations: American, Alabama

☆ Israel drops leaflets on under-siege Palestinians asking for their help to find Israeli hostages, as Gaza death toll hits 25,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewIsraeli forces have dropped leaflets in Gaza asking residents for help finding hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, as bombardment of the besieged strip continues. The leaflets dropped in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza strip, on Saturday featured photos of 33 hostages with their names written in Arabic. Please make the call if you recognize one of them," the leaflets read , per Reuters. Hamas took around 240 hostages to Gaza from Israel after its surprise attack in October. The families of Israeli hostages have also called on Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu to find a solution to free the remaining hostages.

Persons: —, Abu Ali, Netanyahu, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Service, Business, Hamas, Reuters, Israel Defense Forces, Palestinian, Gaza Health Ministry, United Nations Locations: Gaza, Rafah, Israel

On Sunday, crews in Memphis, Tennessee continued to work around the clock to find and fix broken pipes that were causing low water pressure throughout the system. Elsewhere, freezing rain, sleet and high wind gusts later Sunday would make traveling in parts of Kansas and Oklahoma particularly treacherous, the National Weather Service said. “With no additional replenishment of arctic air from Canada, a steady warm-up is in store for the mid-section of the country,” the weather service said. Trees and power lines already coated with ice could topple if they get more, the National Weather Service warned. “Stay safe out there over the next several days as our region tries to thaw out,” the weather service said.

Persons: Doug McGowen, “, ” McGowen, McGowen, Sam Roth, ”, Eddie Noeman, —, David Collins, Curt Anderson Organizations: Sunday, Memphis, Water, Rhodes College, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, Firefighters, WMC, Tennessee Department of Health, National Weather Service, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Highmark, Associated Press Locations: Tenn, U.S, Texas, Florida, Memphis , Tennessee, Memphis, Nashville, ” Memphis, Tennessee, Tipton County, Mason, Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Iowa’s, Des Moines, Canada, New York, Orchard, Erie, West Coast, Columbia, Hartford , Connecticut, St . Petersburg , Florida

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