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14 February

Wounded Gaza boy who survived Israeli airstrike undergoes surgery in U.S.

New York City — At New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport last month, Elissa Montanti waited patiently for a flight coming in from Cairo carrying 5-year-old Omar Abukwaik. Montanti, founder and director of the Global Medical Relief Fund, had to cut through red tape to get Abukwaik to the U.S. — a frightened boy in desperate need of medical …

14 February

Special counsel urges Supreme Court to deny Trumps bid to halt decision rejecting immunity claim in 2020 election case

Washington — Special counsel Jack Smith urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to allow a lower court decision rejecting former President Donald Trump’s claim he is immune from federal prosecution to take effect, clearing the way for his trial in the case involving the 2020 presidential election to proceed. In a 40-page filing with the Supreme Court, the special counsel …

14 February

What is Alaskapox? Symptoms to know after death brings attention to virus

News that an elderly man in Alaska has died from Alaskapox — the first known fatality, according to state health officials — has brought newfound attention to the recently discovered virus. The man, who lived in the remote Kenai Peninsula and had a suppressed immune system due to cancer treatments, was hospitalized in November and died in late January, according …

14 February

12 Epstein accusers sue the FBI for allegedly failing to protect them

Twelve accusers of Jeffrey Epstein, the sex offender and billionairewhose trafficking charges made international headlines, sued the FBI for failure to protect them, according to a complaint filed Wednesday in federal court in the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit, which was filed under the pseudonym Jane Doe to protect the plaintiffs’ identities, alleges the FBI had specific information …

14 February

Jim Clyburn to step down from House Democratic leadership

Washington — Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina announced Wednesday that he will step down from House Democratic leadership. Clyburn has served as assistant House Democratic leader for a little more than a year. He stepped down from his role as whip at the start of the current Congress, when former House Nancy Pelosi of California and former Majority Leader …

14 February

Biden protects Palestinian immigrants in the U.S. from deportation, citing Israel-Hamas war

President Biden on Wednesday issued an executive order instructing federal immigration officials to refrain from deporting most Palestinian immigrants in the U.S., saying the months-long war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas has made it too dangerous to send deportees there. The move, which Democratic lawmakers in Congress had demanded last year, is expected to shield several thousand …

14 February

Should the CDC cut the 5-day COVID-19 isolation guidelines? Experts weigh in.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is weighing its first major revision to COVID-19 guidance since the end of the federal public health emergency last year. Among the changes being considered by the agency is an end to its pandemic-era plea that people isolate for at least five days after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a Tuesday report …

14 February

Hamas recruiter tells CBS News that Israels actions in Gaza are fueling a West Bank recruiting boom

Jenin, West Bank— After more than four months of war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and despite mounting international pressure to limit the devastating impact on Palestinian civilians, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel’s goal remains the same — to destroy Hamas. But in the other Palestinian territory, the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the seemingly endless war in Gaza is …

14 February

After searing inflation, American workers are getting ahead, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said “American workers are getting ahead” now that their pay is growing faster than inflation, making the Biden administration’s case that the U.S. has rebounded from the economic calamity caused by the pandemic. “We know that Americans are experiencing discomfort because some important prices are higher than they were pre-pandemic,” Yellen told “CBS Evening News.” “But …

14 February

House Intel chairs cryptic warning about "serious national security threat" prompts officials to urge calm

Washington — The head of the House Intelligence Committee disclosed Wednesday that members of Congress had access to information about an unspecified “serious national security threat,” issuing a vague warning that prompted other lawmakers to downplay the urgency of the situation and urge the public to remain calm. The revelation from Rep. Mike Turner, an Ohio Republican and the chairman …

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