Two of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are encircled by Israeli forces, staff say
Two of northern Gazaβs last functioning hospitals have been encircled by Israeli troops, preventing anyone from leaving or entering the facilities, hospital staff and aid groups said this week, as Israel pursued its renewed offensive into the devastated Palestinian territory.
The Indonesian hospital and al-Awda hospital are among the regionβs only surviving medical centers. Both have come under fire this week, including shelling at al-Awda that happened Wednesday as The Associated Press spoke to its director on the phone.
A third hospital, Kamal Adwan, is out of service, its director said, citing Israeli troops and drones in its vicinity.
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Missouriβs Paid Sick Leave and Portions of the Minimum Wage Increase Repealed
Missouriβs Paid Sick Leave and Portions of the Minimum Wage Increase Repealed
On May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate passed a bill (HB 567) repealing the paid sick leave requirement along with a portion of the minimum wage increase includedThomas E. Berry, Jr. (National Law Review)
The Biggest Sign That Trump May Already Be an Elected Autocrat
The Biggest Sign That Trump May Already Be an Elected Autocrat
Donald Trumpβs presidency has been colored in a dozen shades of censorship.Dahlia Lithwick (Slate)
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No aid has reached Palestinians in Gaza yet, despite Israeli claim of delivery
No aid has reached Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip as of Wednesday, despite Israeli claims that dozens of trucks have entered.
Since 2 March, Israel has enforced a total blockade on Gaza, preventing any food, medical supplies, or goods from entering the besieged enclave.
On Sunday, Israel stated it would allow a βbasic amount of foodβ into Gaza for what it described as βdiplomatic reasonsβ aimed at easing international pressure that could force an end to the ongoing war.
The Israeli military claimed that over 90 aid lorries have entered the strip this week. However, sources inside Gaza told Middle East Eye trucks remain stalled on the Palestinian side of the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing.
A βfundamental regime shiftβ could be underway as investors rethink U.S. assets, ECB says
A βfundamental regime shiftβ could be underway as investors rethink U.S. assets, ECB says
In its latest Financial Stability Review, the central bank discussed the recent spike in market volatility.Sophie Kiderlin (CNBC)
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China, Pakistan say ties are ironclad as FM Ishaq Dar meets Wang Yi after deadly clash with India
China and Pakistan reaffirm ironclad ties in FM Darβs first trip after conflict with India
China said it would firmly support Pakistan in safeguarding its national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Read more at straitstimes.com.Lim Min Zhang (The Straits Times)
Kennedy Center Unveils MAGA Makeoverβand Itβs Full of Drag Shows
Trump: βJust last year, the Kennedy Center featured Drag Shows specifically targeting our youth β THIS WILL STOP.β
Kennedy Center Unveils MAGA Makeoverβand Itβs Full of Drag Shows
Despite President Trump announcing a ban on performers in drag, the theater will stage productions that feature men dressed as women.Janna Brancolini (The Daily Beast)
German police arrest teenage neo-Nazis for alleged attacks on migrants
German police arrest teenage neo-Nazis over alleged attacks on migrants
Authorities say far-right βLast Defence Waveβ group wants to bring about collapse of Germanyβs democratic systemDeborah Cole (The Guardian)
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Senate Fight Over Gas-Powered Vehicles Is Also a Filibuster Showdown
Senate to Defy Parliamentarian, Kill California Waiver
Americans: it's worth calling your Senators and asking them to preserve California's emissions waiver.
Senate to Defy Parliamentarian, Kill California Waiver
Current conditions: Burbank, California, may hit 95 degrees Fahrenheit today, matching or potentially breaking the 1988 daily record β’ An area of low pressure could bring snow to the mountains in South Africa β’ Heavy rain is expected in Washington, Dβ¦Jeva Lange (Heatmap News)
Cooking the books? Fears Trump could target statisticians if data disappoints
Cooking the books? Fears Trump could target statisticians if data disappoints
Proposed rule change could pave way for president to fire economists whose figures prove politically inconvenientRobert Tait (The Guardian)
And that thing where all the people died from mystery air and Florida fired the counter person and hid all the rest of the data?
Oh and the CDC completely folded and betrayed everyone and everything they stood for?
They think something like that might happen somehow? Wow.
Japan minister bows out over rice gaffe
A rice remark cost Japan's agriculture minister his job amid a price crisis that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government is grappling with.
Japan's Agriculture Minister Taku Eto announced his resignation on Wednesday following backlash over an inappropriate comment about rice.
Eto came under fire earlier this week after stating that he had "never had to buy rice" because supporters gave it to him, a remark that sparked public outrage amid a national rice shortage and soaring prices.
Rice is a staple food in Japan, and Eto's comment struck a nerve in a country where retail rice prices have doubled since last year.
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Aide to Ukraine's ex-President Yanukovych shot dead in Spain
Andrii Portnov, a former member of parliament in Ukraine, was sanctioned by the US over corruption allegations. He was shot dead outside a school in Madrid.
Spain's Interior Ministry on Wednesday said Andrii Portnov, an adviser to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, was killed outside a school in Madrid.
According to the police, they received a call about the shooting of a Ukrainian citizen near the elite American School of Madrid in Pozuelo de AlarcΓ³n at 9:15 a.m. local time (0715 GMT).
Police said Portnov was shot multiple times in the head and back by more than one gunman while getting into a vehicle. The attackers then fled toward a forested area, police added.
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Marco Rubio clashes with Democratic senator in heated testimony: βI regret voting for youβ
Marco Rubio clashes with Democratic senator in heated testimony: βI regret voting for youβ
Defiant secretary of state says he has βno obligationβ to follow court orders for information in Kilmar Abrego Garciaβs deportation to Venezuela caseAlex Woodward (The Independent)
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Maybe it wasn't that then. I don't say I support it but I'm guessing they were thinking (old school) that if they voted for someone who of course they don't like but is actually a somewhat serious candidate that the Republicans would respond by nominating more like that.
But again, that kind of thinking is still going on in the Dem party and obviously outdated. One would think they'd learn that there is no give and take with this batch of Republicans. At all.
Josh Hawley Begs Trump Administration to Approve FEMA Aid for Missouri
Josh Hawley Begs Trump Administration to Approve FEMA Aid for Missouri
Sen. Josh Hawley begged Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to help approve FEMA aid for Missouri, after deadly tornadoes struck the state.Nikki McCann Ramirez (Rolling Stone)
To anyone as confused as I was: This is an alteration of an image of senator Josh where he supports the treasonous mob on Jan. 6th, 2021
I personally think the unaltered image should be powerful enough.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) gestures toward a crowd of supporters of President Donald Trump gathered outside the U.S. Capitol to protest the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's electoral college victory Jan. 6, 2021 at the US Capitol in Washington,
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Trans flag hung in protest in Yosemite National Park: 'Trans people are natural'
Trans flag hung in protest in Yosemite National Park: βTrans people are naturalβ
Activists have hung a trans flag in Yosemite National Park, California, in an act of protest and βa celebration of trans in nature".PinkNews Reporter (PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news)
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Economic Analysis Shows βBig, Beautiful Billβ Taking From Poor, Giving To Rich
Economic Analysis Shows βBig, Beautiful Billβ Taking From Poor, Giving To Rich
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the Republican bill would shrink resources for low-income households.Arthur Delaney (HuffPost)
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Scientists May Have Found a Way to Simplify Gravity
In physics, gauge theory helps scientists take all the measurable things they know and align them in order to find commonalities or definitions...In this paper, physicists Mikko Partanen and Jukka Tulkki turn the universe at large into a bunch of overlapping, finite relationships of symmetry...their goal was to find the mathematically smallest model that could still hold up to all the rules required of a theory of unified gravity.
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They describe a system with eight dimensions, then break it into pieces that each use four of those...
Wasn't the n-dimensional framework disproven recently?
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JD Vance bashes Justice Roberts as 'profoundly wrong' about Supreme Court's role
JD Vance bashes Justice Roberts as 'profoundly wrong' about Supreme Court's role
Vice President JD Vance hammered Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts about the role of the Supreme Court and claimed Roberts was βprofoundly wrongβ, in a New York Times interview.Krystina Alarcon Carroll (Raw Story)
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Israel still blocking aid for Gaza despite promise to lift siege, says UN
Israel still blocking aid for Gaza despite promise to lift siege, says UN
Continued restrictions come as opposition leader says Israel is becoming pariah nation that βkills babies as a hobbyβEmma Graham-Harrison (The Guardian)
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