Tel Aviv— The entire population of the war-torn Gaza Strip — some 2.3 million people — is now living through “severe levels of acute food insecurity,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday. He spoke amid increasing signs that the U.S. government is losing patience with Israel over its handling of the war with Hamas. “According to the most …
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Bolivian police have seized more than 7.2 tons of cocaine that was found hidden in scrap metal headed for a port in neighboring Chile for export to Europe, the nation’s Interior Minister announced Monday. Interior Minister Eduardo del Castillo said at the Monday press conference that it was the second-largest drug bust in the country’s history, and would deprive drug …
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The executive director of the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, died after a shootout at his home, officials said Thursday. The shootout took place early Tuesday as federal agents tried to serve a search warrant at the home of the airport’s director, Bryan Malinowski, authorities said. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosivessaid agents …
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CHICAGO (CBS) — A disturbing study finds two-thirds of children under the age of 6 are estimated to have been exposed to lead through their drinking water. The study also found that predominantly Black and Latino populations were disproportionately less likely to be tested for lead but also disproportionately exposed to contaminated drinking water. The study,published in the journal JAMA …
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There was growing optimism Monday around talks of a possible new cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, with both Israel and Hamas returning to the table to discuss a truce that would see more Israeli hostages released in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan said the Biden administration is hoping to leverage …
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If you’re trying to pay off high-interest credit card debt, the process can feel like an endless cycle of stress and mounting interest charges. And, that’s especially true right now. The Fed rate hikes that occurred over the last couple of years have caused credit card interest rates to climb, so if you’re carrying a balance from month to month, …
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Dr. Dre said he endured three strokes while he was hospitalized for a brain aneurysm in January 2021. “It’s just something that you can’t control that just happens, and during those two weeks, I had three strokes,” the rapper and producer told James Corden last week in an interview. “I got up, and I went on about my day, and …
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Taylor Swift is known to have an energetic fan base, but just how much energy can 70,000 Swifties generate? A group of scientists in California may have an answer based on earthquake-like signals from her Los Angeles Eras Tour concert at SoFi Stadium on Aug. 5, 2023. After Swift’s concerts at Seattle’s Lumen Field in July caused seismic activity, a …
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The upcoming solar eclipse on April 8 will darken the sky for millionsas the moon passes in front of the sun – but the spectacle could also affect how much solar power gets generated. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, known as ERCOT, which provides solar service to 90% of the state, says the event will affect solar production in …
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American homeowners are sitting on a significant sum of equity. In fact, the average homeowner has about $298,000 in equity, according to the data firm CoreLogic. That equity can be turned into cash using tools like home equity loans or HELOCs and used to renovate your home, pay off debts, or achieve other financial goals. Some homeowners even use these …
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