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Israel's parliament voted Monday to ban the operations of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, the main humanitarian aid agency operating in Gaza. "This is the latest in the ongoing campaign to discredit UNRWA and delegitimize its role towards providing human-development assistance and services to #Palestine Refugees," Lazzarini wrote. UNRWA is a U.N. aid organization established in 1949 to provide aid and protection to Palestinian refugees in the West Bank, Gaza, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Some Israeli critics have said that the agency perpetuates a false narrative that Palestinians are refugees, which Lazzarini referenced in his statement. And U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was declared “persona non grata" by Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, and was banned from entering Israel.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Philippe Lazzarini, Israel, Biden, Matthew Miller, Miller, Lazzarini, Netanyahu, Michael Martin, Boaz, Antonio Guterres, Israel Katz Organizations: United Nations, UNRWA, . State Department, State Department, Palestine Refugees, West, UN, Ireland, Agency, Assembly, Israel Defense Forces, . Interim Forces, U.N Locations: Gaza, Israeli, Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, France, Germany, Britain, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Australia, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, East, organization’s

Washington had pressed its ally in the hopes of ending the cycle of attacks and avoiding escalation into a wider war. Blinken said the U.S. is tracking the aid deliveries very carefully and “absolutely essential” that Israel comply. "Israel has achieved most of its strategic objectives when it comes to Gaza,” Blinken said in Tel Aviv. (It also signed off on $9.5 billion in humanitarian aid for Gaza, as well as the conflict zones of Ukraine and Sudan.) But far-fetched as it might seem, it came up during Blinken’s meeting with the Saudi crown prince during this trip.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Benjamin Netanyahu, it’d, Yahya Sinwar, Isaac Herzog, Nathan Howard, Amos Hochstein, Donald Trump, Netanyahu —, Netanyahu, Blinken, Israel, ” Blinken, “ It’s, Ibrahim Fakhroo, Sinwar, William Burns, Khalil al, “, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Joe Biden, Ayman Safadi, we’ve, ” It’s Organizations: State Department, Getty, Israel, Hamas, Trump, Qatar's Ministry of Foreign, CIA, Qatari, Senior, Palestinian Authority, Saudi Crown, U.S, U.S . Locations: United States, Israel, Iran, Washington, Gaza, Egypt, Lebanon, Blinken, Tel Aviv, AFP, U.S, Beirut, Saudi Arabia, Doha, Qatar, Riyadh, Ukraine, Sudan, Saudi, Palestinian, Jordanian, London

☆ Georgian president calls for protests after ruling party wins disputed election; U.S., allies call for probe
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Georgian Dream Party supporters celebrate the exit poll results in Tbilisi on Saturday. Diego Fedele / Getty ImagesPresident Salome Zourabichvili spoke the day after the vote, which the electoral commission said the ruling party had won. The Georgian Dream party clinched nearly 54% of the vote, the commission said, as opposition parties contested the result and vote monitors reported significant violations. Georgian Dream has become increasingly authoritarian over the past year, adopting laws similar to those used by Russia to crack down on speech. Despite that, Georgian Dream has adopted Russia-style laws and many Georgians fear the government is distancing the country from the West and into Moscow’s orbit.

Persons: Diego Fedele, Salome Zourabichvili, Georgia’s, ”, Zourabichvili, Antonio López, White, Charles Michel, “, Irakli Kobakhidze, ” Hungary’s Victor Orbán, Tiko Gelashvili, Natia Seskuria Organizations: European Union, Georgian Dream Party, Getty, European, Sunday, Georgian, The United National Movement, Regional Institute for Security Studies, AP Locations: United States, Russia, Europe, Tbilisi, Georgian, Russian, Brussels, South Caucasus, ”, Georgia, Tiko, Georgia’s, Moscow, Soviet Union, Javakheti

☆ Oil prices slide more than 4% after Israel's 'limited' attack on Iran seen as not disrupting supplies
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

View of Iran's oil industry installations in Mahshahr, Khuzestan province, southern Iran. Kaveh Kazemi | Getty ImagesOil prices will remain under pressure for the rest of this year, it may be difficult to see Brent crude oil prices reaching $80 in the foreseeable future. "With Israel deliberately, and perhaps with some American encouragement, avoiding the targeting of crude oil facilities, the oil market is back to looking at an oversupplied market," said Andy Lipow, president at Lipow Oil Associates. "Oil prices will remain under pressure for the rest of this year, it may be difficult to see Brent crude oil prices reaching $80 in the foreseeable future," Lipow told CNBC via email. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Oil prices year-to-date

Persons: Kaveh Kazemi, Brent, Andy Lipow, Israel, Lipow, Saul Kavonic Organizations: Getty, Lipow, Citi, Lipow Oil Associates, CNBC Locations: Mahshahr, Khuzestan, Iran, Israel, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Senegal

☆ US approves $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan including advanced missile defense system
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Story The Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Taipei, Taiwan AP —The United States has approved $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including the first-time delivery to the self-ruled island of an advanced surface-to-air missile defense system, in a move that has drawn China’s criticism. Taiwan’s presidential office on Saturday thanked Washington for greenlighting the potential arms sales. Beijing last week held war games encircling Taiwan for the second time since Lai took office in May. The NASAMS system has been battle-tested in Ukraine and will help to strengthen the Taiwanese army’s air defense capabilities, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said. China’s war games last week were aimed at practicing the “sealing off of key ports and key areas” around Taiwan, according to Chinese officials.

Persons: Washington, Lai Ching, Lai, ”, Karen Kuo, Sam Yeh, “ Organizations: Taiwan AP, Military, Getty, Foreign Ministry, Air Missile Systems, State Department’s Bureau, Political, Military Affairs, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, United States, China, Beijing, Taiwan Strait, Pingtung county, AFP, Ukraine

☆ Trump calls Harris a fascist, says he is ‘the opposite of a Nazi’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“He used to always say: ‘Never use the word Nazi. Don’t use that word,’” Trump said. ‘He’s Hitler.’ And then they say, ‘He’s a Nazi.’”“I’m not a Nazi,” Trump said. “I’m the opposite of a Nazi.”Trump also responded to Harris calling him a fascist by saying, “She’s a fascist, OK? “They decided to compare us to literal Nazis for gathering in Madison Square Garden and celebrating the United States of America.

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☆ The Philippines is prone to extreme weather. But few expected Tropical Storm Trami to be this devastating
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Philippines is struck by multiple typhoons a year and Trami was not an especially strong storm when it made landfall, at least in terms of windspeed. Residents use a boat to recover items from their flooded homes as the storm inundated Libon town, Albay province, Philippines on Thursday October 24, 2024. A neighborhood in Talisay, Batangas province, Philippines was swept away by a landslide triggered by Tropical Storm Trami on October 26, 2024. Villagers gather to pay respects to family and friends who died after a landslide hit their homes triggered by Tropical Storm Trami, in Talisay, Batangas province on October 26, 2024. A man crosses a flooded rice field as Trami dumped heavy rains at Libon town, Albay province, Philippines on October 24, 2024.

Persons: Trami, Kristine, ” Garlan, Garland, “ We’re, ”, John Michael Magdasoc, Ferdinand Marcos, we’ll, ” Marcos, Aaron Favila, Hermilando Mandanas, Raynaldo Dejucos, –, “ I’m, ” Dejucos, Heinrich Sandrino, Sandrino, Marcos, Kong Rey, Gaemi, Typhoon Yagi Organizations: CNN, Trami, Residents, Typhoon Kong, PTV, AP, Kong Locations: Philippines, Bicol, Sorsogon, Bulan, Sorsogon –, Manila, Libon, Albay, Philippine, Batangas province, Trami, Talisay, Batangas, Typhoon, Leon, Bicol’s, Camarines Sur, China, Vietnam, Thua Thien Hue, Taiwan, Luzon, Southeast Asia

☆ California's attorney general is investigating a school district over its handling of Rosemead High sex abuse claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Matt Drange | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The California attorney general is investigating the El Monte Union High School District in Southern California. The action follows Business Insider's reporting on a pattern of sexual misconduct at one district school, Rosemead High. Investigators are looking at compliance failures related to "suspected child abuse, sexual abuse, assault." AdvertisementThe California attorney general is investigating a Southern California school district over whether it properly handled claims of educator sexual abuse and misconduct, records reviewed by Business Insider show. Investigating a local school district is a rare step for the top law enforcement office in the state.

Persons: —, Kamala Harris, Rob Bonta, Robin Torres, Torres, Edward Zuniga, Mark Abramson, Zuniga, Michael Carrillo, Carrillo, Edwin Reyes, Villegas, Jane Doe, Reyes, Stewart, Jenny Louro, Credentialing, Reyes Villegas, Herbert Ortiznmonroy, Ortizmonroy, Coach Ortiz, Jane, Alex Rai, Rai, Dominique Boubion, Matt Drange Organizations: El Monte Union High School District, Service, Business, BI, Redlands Unified, Redlands, El, Children's, Rosemead, US Department of Education, Manly, California Bureau Locations: California, Southern California, Redlands, El Monte Union, El Monte, Rosemead, El Monte district

☆ Lovisa Sjoberg survives snake bite during days lost in Australia’s Snowy Mountains
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Lovisa Sjoberg, 48, was spotted by rescuers as she walked along a bush trail in Kosciuszko National Park, southwest of the capital Canberra, on Sunday afternoon. New South Wales Police Superintendent Toby Lindsay said Monday she was “fortunate to be alive” after being bitten by a snake, potentially a copperhead. The northern part of Kosciuszko National Park recently reopened to visitors after an annual closure during winter. Wild horses in the Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales, Australia. SL/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesPlans by the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) to shoot brumbies from helicopters led to a failed legal bid to stop the cull this year.

Persons: Australia CNN —, ”, Lovisa Sjoberg, Toby Lindsay, ” Lindsay, “, Mark Kostich, brumby Organizations: Australia CNN, New South Wales Police, Police, Officers, Kosciuszko National, New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, brumbies Locations: Brisbane, Australia, Kosciuszko, Canberra, New, New South Wales

☆ Israel leaves a trail of destruction after dayslong siege at one of Gaza’s last hospitals
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Israeli forces withdrew from Kamal Adwan hospital in the city of Beit Lahia on Saturday after a dayslong siege, leaving a trail of destruction inside one the area's last medical lifelines, with overnight strikes on the city killing at least 30 people, local authorities said. Outside the hospital, local authorities reported Israeli airstrikes demolished several houses including in Beit Lahia's Al-Khazan neighborhood. The IDF called the overnight bombings in Beit Lahia “a precise strike using precise munitions,” targeting Hamas infrastructure and militants. A damaged ambulance outside Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia on Saturday. The nation's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told Blinken that Israel was ethnically cleansing Palestinians from Gaza.

Persons: Kamal Adwan, Beit Lahia, Volker Turk, Beit Lahia's Al, Munir Abdullah Al, Bursh, Tedros Adhanom, Joyce Msuya, Jordan, Antony Blinken, Ayman Safadi, Blinken, ” Organizations: Troops, IDF, United, Gaza’s Ministry of Health, Israel Defense Forces, NBC News, World Health Organization, NBC, Kamal, AFP, Getty, Health Ministry, Humanitarian Affairs, Israel, American Locations: Beit, Beit Lahia's, Khazan, Beit Lahia, Gaza, Israel, United States, London

☆ FEMA conspiracy theories that have stoked chaos in the South date back to the 1980s
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Bruna Horvath | Bruna Horvath Is An Intern On Nbc News' Tech Team. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

Unlike with the hurricane rumor response page, FEMA did not appear to respond to the rumors on its page for the wildfires. By 2009, Alex Jones, perhaps one of the most widely known modern conspiracy theorists, was promoting the false FEMA camps conspiracy theory and deriding those who attempted to debunk it. The FEMA camps conspiracy theory continued throughout the height of the pandemic after President Joe Biden signed various executive orders regarding vaccinations and testing. Ron DeSantis said the plan was “not necessary” and referred to the vaccination sites as “FEMA camps.”Although the FEMA camp conspiracy theory has been shot down again and again, Aniano believes this won’t be the last of it. “The conspiracy theory, it’s going to come up again,” Aniano said.

Persons: Helene, Milton, Hurricane Helene, “, Tiffany Walters, Wendy Billot, Ida, Emily Kask, ” Sara Aniano, Fiona, Jimmy Carter, Camille, Carter, ”, Jonathan Drake, Oliver North, Reagan, Rebecca Rouse, ” Rouse, Conspiracism, antigovernment, ’, Alex Jones, Sandy, Jade Helm, conspiracists, insurrectionists, Aniano, ” Aniano, Donald Trump, Covid, Mike DeWine, Trump’s, ” DeWine, Bill Seitz, ’ ” Seitz, Seitz, Joe Biden, Biden, Ron DeSantis, “ Something’s Organizations: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, NBC News, Defamation League’s, Extremism, NBC, USA, Southern Poverty Law Center, Center for Strategic, International Studies, U.S ., Reuters, Tulane University, Oklahoma City, U.S . Army, The New York Times, Guardian, Ohio Gov, Trump’s FEMA, Ohio Department of Health, Republican, Ohio Public, Florida Gov Locations: Hurricane, North Carolina, ”, Houma, La, Texas, New Mexico, Hawaii, Maui, Mississippi, Canton , N.C, U.S, Mexico, Washington, America, Stafford, Ohio, Florida

☆ As crowds surge for bread in Gaza, a boy helps his younger brother to drink
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Hannah Peart | Hannah Peart Is An Intern In The Nbc News London Bureau. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The 3-year-old in a frayed and holey T-shirt, appears unfazed by the destruction and dust, remnants of what was once a functioning store, now reduced to rubble in Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis. “We came here to get bread for the house,” Ibrahim told an NBC News crew on Wednesday, adding that his family had 11 people. The boys watch as women and children crowd around outside Qala Bakery, the only functioning bread shop in the city of Khan Younis. Tense scenes as women fight for position to receive food at a bakery in Khan Younis. Long lines outside Qala Bakery in Khan Younis.

Persons: Khan Younis, Ibrahim, “, ” Ibrahim, Antony Blinken, Israel, Blinken, Lloyd Austin Organizations: NBC News, NBC, United Nations, State Department, U.S . Locations: Gaza’s, Khan, Qala, Gaza, Israel, U.S

“A complete jump ball,” said Dennis Lennox, a Republican strategist who works in Michigan. “Nobody really knows what will happen.”Beyond the suburbs, Republicans see opportunities to peel off traditionally Democratic voters, like Black men. Now, many Lebanese American and Palestinian American voters in Michigan say they will not vote for Harris under any circumstance. And she signaled that she believes support for Harris from Republicans like Upton could be key to the race. “This is the center of the political universe, here in Michigan.”Alex Seitz-Wald reported from Camden, Maine; Henry Gomez reported from Detroit, Michigan.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Haley Stevens, Harris, Donald Trump, “, ”, she’s, Sen, Mitt Romney, It’s, Liz Cheney, Fred Upton, Trump, Ron Robinson, “ I’ve, ” Robinson, Biden, it’s, Dennis Lennox, “ Trump, ” Lennox, Barack Obama, Pamela, Harris canvasser, —, Obama, I’ve, Liz Cheney's, Alabas, Lyin ’ Kamala Harris, ” Trump, Dick Cheney, Massad Boulos, Tiffany Trump, Boulos, Lara Trump, Trump’s, Jill Stein, ‘, Gretchen Whitmer, Upton, Tim Walz, ” Whitmer, Republicans don’t, Jennifer Conlin, Ann Arbor, “ I’m, ” Conlin, …, ’, Paul Hudson, Hillary Scholten, ” Hudson, ” Alex Seitz, Wald, Henry Gomez Organizations: DETROIT, Democratic, Democrat, Democratic Party, Republican, Utica City, Michigan House, Trump, Michigan Arab, U.S, Lebanese, Palestinian American, Lebanese American Democrat, Dearborn, Renaissance, Republican National Committee, NBC News, Republicans, ” Locations: Michigan, Gaza, Oakland County, Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, R, Utah, ”, Detroit’s Macomb County, Utica, “, LaSalle Washington, Washington, Lebanon, Dearborn, Iraq, Lebanese American, Rochester, Ann, Grand, Camden , Maine, Detroit , Michigan

☆ Dock tragedy is latest chapter in Gullah Geechee community’s long struggle
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Ramon Sanchez | Ray Sanchez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The collapse killed seven people, injured several others and gave his two girls what Michael Wood said was their first glimpse of the Gullah Geechee community’s longtime heartache and resilience. Courtesy Michael WoodThe October 19 tragedy is the latest chapter in the struggles of one of the last surviving Gullah Geechee communities in the Georgia Sea Islands. The state settlement included the construction of the dock and “new aluminum gangways” as well as improved ferry service. The day of the collapse Grovner eventually returned to the dock area, where he and others covered some bodies with blankets. White, the Georgia Southern University professor, added: “The Gullah Geechee community has always had to fight for their survival.

Persons: Michael, Kimberly Wood, Michael Wood, ”, Wood, Hailey, Kimberly, Riley, Joyce White, Jacqueline Crews Carter, Cynthia Gibbs, William Johnson Jr, Carlotta McIntosh, Isaiah Thomas, Queen Welch, Charles L, Charles Houston, Febury Hassan, Zelda Johnson, William Johnson Sr, John Thomas, Ben Crump, Gangway, Hogg, Walter Rabon, “, Milton, Ben Crump –, Lewis M, Levine, Susie, ” Michael Wood, I’m, Trevor Santos, Grovner, goddaughter, she’ll, Reginald Hall, ” Hall, ” CNN’s Dalia Faheid, Ashley R, Williams, Michelle Watson, Melissa Alonso, Sharif Paget, Sarah Dewberry, Zoe Sottile, Philip Wang, Adeline Chen, Teo Kermeliotis, Emma Tucker, Nicole Chavez, Devon Sayers, Kia Fatahi, Nick Valencia, Zenebou Sylla Organizations: CNN, Heritage Center, Georgia Southern University, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Impact, DNR, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Coast Guard Locations: gangway, Savannah, Georgia, Jacksonville , Florida, Atlanta, Darien , Georgia, Geechee, ”, Sapelo

☆ NASA chief and Democratic lawmakers urge investigation into reports of Musk-Putin conversations
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The Wall Street Journal reported that Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin have shared secret calls since 2022. A former DoD analyst said that a relationship like this could pose national security concerns. Because of his work with the federal government via SpaceX, Musk holds a security clearance that gives him access to some classified information. "The security clearance adjudication process looks at several factors, and undue foreign influence is just one of those factors," Stransky, now a partner at Thompson Hine law firm, said. The existence of an ongoing Musk-Putin relationship would be further complicated by the billionaire tech leader's recent foray into US politics.

Persons: Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin, —, Bill Nelson, Musk, Putin, Nelson, Semafor, Adam Smith, aren't, Sen, Jeanne Shaheen, Smith, Shaheen, Dmitry Peskov, Steven Stransky, Thompson, Stansky, Robert English, Xi, Trump, he's, Tesla Organizations: Street Journal, Washington, Service, Democratic, SpaceX, Business, NASA, Department of Defense, House Armed Services Committee, Politico, Defense Department, New, New Hampshire Democrat, Senate Foreign Relations, Senate Armed Services Committee, DoD, National Reconnaissance Office, astronautics, Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security, National Security Council, Central, University of Southern, Trump Locations: New Hampshire, University of Southern California, Taiwan

☆ Fact check: Trump repeats numerous false claims at Madison Square Garden rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump repeated a series of false claims, many of which have long been debunked, about immigration and other subjects in his speech at a Sunday evening rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Harris’ border role: Trump repeated these false claims about Vice President Kamala Harris: “She was the border czar. Migrants, cities and towns: Trump repeated his vow that, if elected, he would liberate every “city and town that has been invaded and conquered” by migrants. Trump and inflation: Trump falsely claimed that, when he was president, “we had no inflation.” Cumulative inflation during Trump’s presidency was about 8%. Trump’s border wall: The former president repeated his false claim that he “built 571 miles of wall” on the southern border.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Biden, ”, —, Harris, Kamala Harris, ” Harris, Alejandro Mayorkas, Joe Biden, James Ott, ” Trump, “, it’s, ” Todd Harrison, Harrison, It’s Organizations: CNN, Madison, FEMA, White, Homeland, KDKA, Service, Trump, ISIS, Democratic National Convention, Capitol Police, Capitol, American Enterprise Institute, Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps Locations: New York City, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, United States, ”, Butler , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Blair County , Pennsylvania, Russia, Germany, Russian, Michigan, Trump’s, That’s, U.S

☆ The US wants this to be ‘the end’ of direct Israel-Iran fire. It may be too soon to tell
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —After Israel’s attack on Iran Saturday, US officials were quick to caution both countries against perpetuating the cycle of violence, but analysts say lasting de-escalation is not a foregone conclusion. The airstrikes “should be the end of this direct exchange of fire between Israel and Iran,” a senior US administration official said after the attacks. After reports emerged of explosions heard in Tehran, Israel in a statement said it launched what it described as “precise strikes on military targets in Iran” early Saturday. Iran said Israel “attacked parts of military centers” on Saturday in the provinces of Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam, causing “limited damage” in some areas. A general view of Tehran after several explosions were heard, in Tehran, Iran on Saturday.

Persons: ”, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel “, Iran’s, Behnam Ben Taleblu, Israel, Majid Asgaripour, Sean Savett, “, Danny Citrinowicz, ” Citrinowicz, …, ” Parsi, Hellyer, CNN’s Paula Newton Organizations: CNN, Quincy Institute, Responsible, Foundation for Defense for Democracies, Wana News Agency, Reuters, Iran, National Security, White House, Institute for National Security, Israel Defense Intelligence, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Royal United Services Institute for Defense, Security Studies Locations: Iran, Israel, Tehran, Khuzestan, Ilam, Washington ,, DC, “ Iran, Gaza, Lebanon, Tel Aviv, “ Israel, Beirut, London

☆ Fact check: Trump revives his lie that schools are secretly sending children for gender-affirming surgeries
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump continues to repeat his lie that US schools are sending children for gender-affirming surgeries without their parents’ consent — even though his own presidential campaign could not find a single example of this having happened. Without parental consent.” He added, “At first, when I was told that was actually happening, I said, you know, it’s an exaggeration. There is no evidence that schools in any part of the United States have sent children for gender-affirming surgeries without their parents’ approval, or performed unapproved gender-affirming surgeries on site; none of that is “allowed” anywhere in the country. Even in the states where gender-affirming surgery is legal for people under age 18, parental consent is required before a minor can undergo such a procedure. Taylor outlined a lengthy process before a minor might undergo a gender-affirming surgery.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, “, ” Trump, Joe Rogan, Landon Hughes, ” Hughes, ”, Meredithe McNamara, ” Dr, Laura Taylor, Taylor, Karoline Leavitt Organizations: CNN, New York, Fox News, Harvard, of Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, World Professional Association for Transgender Health, University of Southern Locations: New, New York City, United States, Chan, University of Southern California

☆ Georgia’s pro-Western president condemns ‘troubling incidents of violence’ at polling stations with crucial vote underway
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Christian Edwards | Niamh Kennedy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has condemned “deeply troubling incidents of violence unfolding at various polling stations” as the country votes in a crucial parliamentary election. Activist and monitoring groups shared footage that they said showed ballot stuffing at a polling station in Marneuli, southern Georgia. Voting has been suspended at that polling station, local media reported. Groups have gathered with the sole purpose of provoking conflict and confrontation,” Zourabichvili said in a statement shared with CNN. “It reflects weakness, and I urge everyone not to be intimidated by it.”Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze votes at a polling station in Tbilisi on Saturday.

Persons: CNN —, Salome Zourabichvili, “, Azad Karimov –, ” Giorgi Kalandarishvili, Zourabichvili, ” Zourabichvili, Irakli, Diego Fedele, Givi Mikanadze, ”, Irakli Kobakhidze Organizations: CNN, Union, Azad, United National Movement, UNM, CEC, Georgian, ”, Imedia Media, Georgia’s, Government Locations: Russia, Georgian, Marneuli, Georgia, Marneuli’s, Tbilisi

☆ Young men are getting testosterone boosts to feel stronger, sharper, and anxiety-free
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Andréa Becker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +19 min

He had low testosterone levels, in the range of 219 to 239 nanograms per deciliter. Take Alexis Ohanian, the 41-year-old Reddit cofounder and Serena Williams' husband, who recently posted on X about his (relatively high) testosterone levels. RoWhen LaSara's cofounder John Snedegar opened up his brick-and-mortar men's health clinic in 2017, "nobody" was specializing in men's sexual health, he said. But he typically recommends lifestyle changes, like more exercise, eating better, and getting good sleep, which all naturally help to boost testosterone levels. Researchers such as Berumen worry the branding of men's health clinics prop up impossible standards of manhood.

Persons: Kade, unmotivated, LaSara, Alexis Ohanian, Bryan Bedder, Serena Williams, Joe Rogan, Dax Shepard, it's, Peter Conrad said, endocrinologists, Charles, Édouard Brown, —, Dr, Justin Houman, John Snedegar, Evan Miller, what's, Justin Dubin, Derek, Dana, he's, Houman, Dubin, Snedegar, Gwen Berumen, Berumen Organizations: LaSara, TRT, Ro, CDC, T Center, Men's Health, ESPN, Telltale, Clinic, University of Texas, American Psychological Association, Miami Locations: Idaho, Florida, Cedars, Sinai, Los Angeles, New York City, LaSara, Texas, Miami , Florida, Southern California, California, Miami, bricklayers, Austin

☆ Freddie Freeman wallops his way into World Series history with walk-off slam that’ll float forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Jayson Stark | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

They’re in that hallowed Extra-inning World Series Walk-off Club. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea / Imagn Images)This was the 693rd game in World Series history. But you would think wrong — because the complete list of men to do that consists of …Freddie Freeman! We had a hunch he was the first player in history to do that in a World Series. So little does Freeman know it, but what we saw Friday will go down in the annals as (what else) The Freddie Freeman Game.

Persons: Carlton Fisk … Kirby Puckett, Derek Jeter, David Freese, Freddie Freeman, “ Freddie, Michael Kopech, They’re, Freddie, Max Muncy ., Muncy, ” Muncy, Jayne Kamin, Freddie Freeman’s, Nelson Cruz, Cruz, wilder, Freeman, that’s, ” Freeman, “, Kirk Gibson limps, …, Kirk Gibson, Paul Casella, Geez, Chavez, Gibson, Freeman hadn’t, Freeman’s, “ Freddie’s, Kirk Gibson’s, Freeman wriggled, Terry Pendleton, Joe Carter, Mookie Betts, hadn’t, Francisco Lindor, Mark Vientos …, Johnny Mize Gil McDougald, Yogi Berra Bill Skowron, David Justice Lonnie Smith, Mookie Betts Freddie Freeman, … Dave Roberts, Juan Soto, Howie Kendrick, Roberts, I’ve, —, ”, they’ll, Jason Parkhurst, Nestor Cortes, Eric Orns, Cortes, Alex Verdugo, looper, Kirby Puckett, Derek Jeter “ Mr, Boone, Keith Birmingham Organizations: ANGELES, Dodgers, Yankees, ” Dodgers, Red Sox, 693rd, Univision, Dodger, Rosenthal, FOX Sports, Baseball, WS, MediaNews, Pasadena Star, Getty Locations: Southern California, California, Muncy, Spanish, ’

☆ 1960s civil rights protesters who staged historic sit-in finally have arrest records cleared
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Then the Black Benedict College student sat at a whites-only lunch counter in South Carolina and got himself arrested. The movement started in Greensboro, North Carolina, and spread through the South in the early 1960s. “It made me feel good we were a part of this movement that had helped to make everything easier for everyone to get along a little better in South Carolina,” Barr said. University of South Carolina professor Bobby Donaldson spoke on behalf of the five men who died. The arrests and convictions of the seven men went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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☆ What to know about the San Jose State volleyball team and why opponents are boycotting matches
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

In a lawsuit filed against the NCAA, plaintiffs cited unspecified reports asserting there was a transgender player on the San Jose State volleyball team, even naming her. While some media have reported those and other details, neither San Jose State nor the forfeiting teams have confirmed the school has a trans women’s volleyball player. More about the San Jose State issue and what’s at stake:Who’s involved? San Jose State senior setter and co-captain Brooke Slusser joined the lawsuit as a plaintiff on Monday. Brooke Slusser of the San Jose State Spartans serves the ball during a match on Oct. 19.

Persons: Donald Trump, Who’s, ” Riley Gaines, Brooke Slusser, Andrew Wevers, Slusser, “, ” Kadence Otto, ” Otto, Todd Kress, ”, Kress, Gloria Nevarez, ” Nevarez, Gaines, Riley Gaines, Megan Mendoza, Sia Liilii, OutKick, Emily Kohan, “ I’m, encroaches, Lia Thomas, Thomas, Joanna Harper, Harper, ” Harper, that’s, Joe Biden, IX, —, Jose State’s Organizations: San, San Jose State women’s, Spartans, Republican, University of Nevada, Utah State, Boise, Mountain, NCAA, San Jose, San Jose State volleyball, Associated Press, Independent, Women’s Sports, University of Kentucky, San Jose State Spartans, Gallup, Trump, Western Carolina University, AP, Aggies, Wolf, Phoenix City Hall, USA, ”, Fox Corp . Colorado State, ” Rams, NCAA Division, Pennsylvania, Penn, Athletics, Oregon Health, Science University, Trans, Democratic, U.S, Supreme Locations: San Jose State, Reno, Nevada, San Jose , California, “, Southern Utah, Boise State , Wyoming, Utah, Utah State, Idaho , Nevada , Utah, Wyoming, Jose State, California, The Republic, ” Nevada, Atlanta, Jose

Israeli strikes killed 38 people in southern Gaza, according to local officials, and three journalists overnight in southern Lebanon, their networks and local officials said — an attack that drew accusations of war crimes Friday from the country's government. Israeli forces meanwhile besieged and stormed one of the few functioning hospitals in northern Gaza according to local health officials, as they continued an intense assault on that part of the Palestinian enclave. Lebanese Information Minister Ziad Makary accused Israel of intentionally targeting the journalists in an attack he said amounted to a "war crime." “The Israeli enemy waited for the journalists’ night break to betray them in their sleep," Makary said in a post on X. "This is an assassination, after monitoring and tracking, with prior planning and design, as there were 18 journalists present at the location representing seven media institutions.

Persons: —, Antony Blinken, Mohammed Rida —, Wissam Qassim, Ziad Makary, Israel, Makary Organizations: Hezbollah, Lebanese Locations: Gaza, Lebanon, Qatar, Beirut, Iran, Hasbaya, Israel

Lebanese state media has said an Israeli airstrike killed three journalists in southern Lebanon overnight. A blue press helmet and a vest could be seen among the rubble of a damaged building. A cameraman and a broadcast engineer working for Lebanon-based TV channel Al Mayadeen were killed, the media outlet said. Another cameraman working for Hezbollah-affiliated TV channel Al-Manar was also killed, the outlet said. Two of them had been killed since Israel’s most recent escalation began last month.

Persons: Mayadeen, Manar Organizations: CNN, Hezbollah, International Federation of Journalists Locations: Lebanon, Hasbaiya, Israel

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