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☆ The US did its own analysis of the deadly Gaza hospital explosion, and the White House believes Israel 'is not responsible'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Hamas and Israel traded blame over a deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday. The White House said that after its own analysis, it concluded Israel is not responsible. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe current US assessment is that Israel isn't to blame for Tuesday's deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza, a White House official said on Wednesday following an independent analysis of the incident. "But the point is this — that I was deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion at the hospital in Gaza yesterday. A view of the surroundings of Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital after it was hit in Gaza City, Gaza on October 18, 2023.

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☆ Clashes at Lebanon-Israel border raise fears of wider war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Tamara Qiblawi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Smoke rises from Israeli artillery shelling in Dahaira, in southern Lebanon, at the border with Israel on October 16. Hussein Malla/APIsraeli soldiers patrol a road near the border with Lebanon, on Monday, amid threat of a regional conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah. It is an ominous sign of what may come if the situation on the Lebanon-Israel border combusts into a full-scale war. By Friday morning, three Israeli soldiers and three Hezbollah fighters had been killed in the exchanges across the border. On Sunday, the Lebanese militants fired at several Israeli locations at the border, killing one civilian and one soldier.

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☆ Lebanon wakes up in two simultaneous time zones as government can't agree on daylight saving change
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

On Sunday, the Mediterranean country of roughly 6 million was scheduled to turn its clocks back an hour for daylight saving, as it does every year along with much of the wider region and Europe. Daylight saving would mean that sunset falls around 7 p.m. rather than 6 p.m., making practicing Muslims go an additional hour before they can break their fast and eat and drink again. For the first time ever, millions of people in one small country are suddenly going by two different time zones. Importantly, however, people's clocks did not change automatically; the government expects people to change their own clocks manually. Even Apple and Google can't seem to agree on what time it is in Lebanon — on iPhones and iPads, Apple has Lebanon's time zone as unchanged and not aligned with daylight saving.

☆ Lebanon wakes up in two simultaneous times zones as government can't agree on daylight savings change
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-27 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

On Sunday, the Mediterranean country of roughly 6 million was scheduled to turn its clocks back an hour for daylight savings, as it does every year along with much of the wider region and Europe. Daylight savings would mean that sunset falls around 7 p.m. rather than 6 p.m., making practicing Muslims go an additional hour before they can break their fast and eat and drink again. For the first time ever, millions of people in one small country are suddenly going by two different time zones. Importantly, however, people's clocks did not change automatically; the government expects people to change their own clocks manually. Even Apple and Google can't seem to agree on what time it is in Lebanon — on iPhones and iPads, Apple has Lebanon's time zone as unchanged and not aligned with daylight savings.

☆ Israel exports oil for the first time ever after diplomatic breakthrough with Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Israel launched its first-ever export of crude oil, sending a shipment to Europe. Israel's oil export was sold to commodities giant Vitol through a multi-cargo agreement. "The first ever lifting of an Israeli crude oil cargo has taken place at the company's Karish field," Energean said. While the country is still expected to import most of its oil, Israel has become self-sufficient on natural gas and has been exporting it for years. Israel's largest gasfield, Leviathan, also produces some crude oil, but those supplies go to domestic refineries.

☆ Lebanon, Maine — where the winning Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold — is a small town for 'woodsy introverts' with just over 6,000 residents near New Hampshire
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Maine just sold its first winning Mega Millions ticket for a whopping $1.35 billion. The ticket was sold at a gas station in the small town of Lebanon. "There is not much around, but it is a quiet little town in Maine," they wrote on the site. Hometown Gas & Grill in Lebanon, Maine. A total of 1,250 retailers sell lottery products in the state, and each business receives commissions and bonuses, per the Maine Lottery.

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