Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution at the United Nations Security Council on Friday which would have declared “the imperative of an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in theIsrael-Hamas war. Russia’s ambassador to the U.N., Vassily Nebenzia, said the draft language did not go far enough, and that the council must “demand” a cease-fire. The vote came as Secretary of …
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Measles cases that turned up in at least three states this year were linked to visits to Florida, federal and state investigators concluded, shedding light on some of the early infections that have fueled an uptick of the highly contagious virus. Florida’s health department thinks families of the cases earlier this year from Indiana and Louisiana may have crossed paths …
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Several gunmen burst into a large concert hall on the edge of Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with automatic gunfire, killing at least 40 people, injuring more than 100 others and setting fire to the venue in a brazen attack just days after President Vladimir Putincemented his grip on power in a highly orchestrated electoral landslide. Moscow Mayor …
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Making a plan for preventative care and screenings is a great way to put your health first. Whether it’s keeping up with recommended vaccines or scheduling screening tests to detect potential problems early, there are different guidelines to stay on top of at different ages throughout your life. “If everyone followed our preventative health screenings, we would catch disease earlier. …
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A British man has been sentenced to 37 years in prison after poisoning a husband and wife with fentanyl and reworking their will to seize control of their business. The sentence for Luke D’Wit is “among the most significant sentences ever secured” after an investigation by Essex Police Department officers, the department said in anews release. D’Wit, 34, first met …
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A body found in a river in West Nashville on Friday morning has been confirmed to bemissing University of Missouri student Riley Strain, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said. Strain’s body was recovered from the Cumberland River in West Nashville, about eight miles from downtown, police said onsocial media. Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Chief John Drake said in a news …
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Two people, including a child, were killed, and several more injured, when a school bus carrying more than three dozen pre-K students Friday afternoon was involved in a crash on a highway in Bastrop County, Texas, east of Austin, state officials said. The school bus was traveling west on Highway 21 at about 2 p.m. local time when a concrete …
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If you own a home, you may have a significant amount ofhome equity. One common way to tap into it is by using a home equity line of credit (HELOC), which can be a smart option forseveral reasons. For starters, HELOCs typically have competitive interest rates because they’re backed by collateral: your home. And, as lines of credit, a HELOC …
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Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, wished Kate, the Princess of Wales, “health and healing” for her and her family after the royal revealed her cancer diagnosis on Friday. “We wish health and healing for Kate and the family, and hope they are able to do so privately and in peace,” Harry and Meghan said in …
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Investing your money can be difficult or it can be easy. It depends on what you’re investing in — and when you’re doing the investing. You’ll want to invest in stocks and bonds, for example, at different times than you would alternative assets like gold and silver. But while the stock market has surged recently, gold and silver have increased …
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