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UN warns of Gaza catastrophe as Israel prepares ground invasion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:28 GMT

The ongoing blockade of Gaza has pushed the enclave’s 2.3 million people to the brink of starvation, Cindy McCain, executive director of the U.N.’s World Food Program, warned on Sunday.Israel has besieged the densely populated coastal region for almost two weeks, refusing to allow in food and medical aid amid fears it could fall into the hands of the militant group Hamas. As Israel intensified airstrikes over the weekend in preparation for a ground invasion, the first 20 aid trucks entered Gaza on Saturday after being blocked near the Egyptian-controlled Rafah border crossing.But a lot more aid needs to be delivered, McCain told POLITICO. “Right now we’re facing a catastrophe in the area with the inability to feed people and the inability for the people to find anything to eat at all,” McCain said in an interview Sunday. “These people are going to starve to death unless we can get in.”The Gaza Strip has been besieged by Israeli forces since October 9, when Israel’s Defen...

Sources project value for Patriots’ trade deadline candidates

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:28 GMT

There’s not much left to salvage for the Patriots this season less than two weeks out from the NFL trade deadline.At 1-5, ravaged by injuries and underdogs in their next two games, the Patriots are obvious sellers ahead of the Halloween deadline. And they know it.“Given where we are, if I’m another team, I’d be calling on the availability of all of our upcoming free agents,” a source said.And the Patriots are willing to listen to offers ahead of the trade deadline, per sources.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots activate CB Jack Jones in series of transactions New England Patriots | Four Patriots who should play bigger roles vs. Bills in Week 7 New England Patriots | Patriots-Bills preview: How Bill Belichick can upset Josh Allen and Buffalo New England Patriots | NFL notes: How the Patriots and Bills switched places in the AFC East New England Patriots | Patriots-Bills injury report: ...

Iran sentences 2 journalists for collaborating with US. Both covered Mahsa Amini’s death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:28 GMT

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Iran sentenced two female journalists to up to seven years in prison for “collaborating” with the United States government among other charges, local reports said. Both have been imprisoned for over a year following their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini while in police custody in Sept. 2022.This is a preliminary sentencing that can be appealed in 20 days. The two journalists, Niloufar Hamedi, who broke the news of Amini’s death for wearing her headscarf too loosely, and Elaheh Mohammadi, who wrote about her funeral, were sentenced to seven and six years in jail respectively, reported the judiciary news website, Mizan on Sunday. Tehran Revolutionary Court charged them with “collaborating with the hostile American government,” “colluding against national security” and “propaganda against the system,” according to Mezan.Hamedi worked for the reformist newspaper Shargh while Mohammadi for Ham-Mihan. They were detained in September 2022....

6 dead in Russian rocket strike as Ukraine reports record bomb attack numbers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:28 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile strike on a mail depot in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv killed six people, Ukrainian officials said Sunday.A further 16 people were injured in the blast late Saturday, which is believed to have been caused by a Russian S-300 rocket, Kharkiv governor Oleh Syniehubov said on social media.All of the victims were employees of private Ukrainian postal and courier service Nova Poshta.In a statement, the company said that the air raid siren had sounded just moments before the attack, leaving those inside the depot with no time to reach shelter. It announced that Sunday would be a day of mourning for the firm.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the strike as an attack on an “ordinary civilian object.”“We need to respond to Russian terror every day with results on the front line. And, even more so, we need to strengthen global unity in order to fight against this terror,” he wrote on social media. “Russia will not be able to achieve anythi...

Palestinian death toll in West Bank surges as Israel pursues militants following Hamas rampage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:28 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Deadly violence has been surging in the West Bank as the Israeli military pursues Palestinian militants in the aftermath of the Hamas attack from Gaza, with at least 90 Palestinians killed in the Israeli-occupied territory in the past two weeks, mainly in clashes with Israeli troops.The violence threatens to open another front in the 2-week-old war, and puts pressure on the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority, which administers parts of the West Bank and is deeply unpopular among Palestinians, in large part because it cooperates with Israel on security matters. The tally includes five Palestinians killed in separate incidents on Sunday, including two who died in an airstrike on a mosque in the volatile Jenin refugee camp that Israel said was being used by militants. Israel carried out an airstrike during a battle in another West Bank refugee camp last week, in which 13 Palestinians, including five minors, and a member of Israel’s paramilitary Bord...

Torivio Fodder: The true crime story of the Osage Nation would take a century to tell

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:28 GMT

Director Martin Scorsese’s new film, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” tells the true story of a string of murders on the Osage Nation’s land in Oklahoma in the 1920s. Based on David Grann’s meticulously researched 2017 book, the movie delves into racial and family dynamics that rocked Oklahoma to the core when oil was discovered on Osage lands.White settlers targeted members of the Osage Nation to steal their land and the riches beneath it. At least 60 Osage people were murdered or disappeared between 1921 and 1925. From a historical perspective, this crime, made possible by federal policies from the 1880s, was just the tip of the iceberg.From the early 1800s through the 1930s, official U.S. policy displaced thousands of Native Americans from their ancestral homes through the policy known as Indian removal. And throughout the 20th century, the federal government collected billions of dollars from sales or leases of natural resources such as timber, oil and...

Bridge: Oct. 22, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:28 GMT

“I know the heart is an involuntary organ,” a club player said to me. “It works without conscious direction from the brain. I didn’t know the tongue was that way until I acquired my current partner. Except he’s now my former partner.”“Partners do tend to speak without thinking,” I sighed.My friend was today’s North.“My first four bids had shown nothing,” he said, “so when my partner cue-bid five diamonds, I thought my king was enough to bid slam. West led the ten of diamonds, and partner won with the jack, accepting the free finesse. He drew trumps, took the A-K of clubs and the ace of diamonds, and led a low heart.“East won with the eight and led a club. South ruffed and led the ace and low heart. He went down two.“My partner savaged me. He strained his voice, and not because he was talking through a colander. He said my slam bid was nutty. I mentioned that, as he played the hand, five spades would ...

Horoscopes Oct. 22, 2023: Jeff Goldblum, let things unfold naturally

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:28 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, 48; Saffron Burrows, 51; Jeff Goldblum, 71; Christopher Lloyd, 85.Happy Birthday: Sensitivity will be an issue if you act in haste. Take your time, plan your actions and focus on self-improvement, and you’ll discover what you need in your life to achieve peace of mind and the happiness you desire. Don’t give in to what others are peddling in hopes of benefiting themselves. A change to your living arrangements will have unanticipated benefits if you are patient. Let things unfold naturally. Your numbers are 5, 11, 19, 28, 33, 44, 47.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Reach out to like-minded people and contribute to a cause that resonates with you. Your connections will give you a unique perspective on what’s available and how to implement changes to improve your quality of life. 4 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Put your energy and power into your goals. Consider your options, and adjust your plans or routine to ensure you...

Word Game: Oct. 22, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:28 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — AGGRESSIVE (AGGRESSIVE: uh-GRESS-iv: Inclined to behave in a hostile fashion.)Average mark 50 wordsTime limit 60 minutesCan you find 62 or more words in AGGRESSIVE?TODAY’S WORD — AGGRESSIVE aegis aerie ager aggrieve agree arise aver averse gage gases gassier gave gear give giver grass grave gravies grease greige grieve rage raise rase rave reggae revise rise rive eager ease easier eaves egis egress erase ever sage sager saggier sari save saver sear seer sere serge series serve sever siege sieve sire varies vase veer verge verse visa visage virga viseTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but ...

Ask Amy: Had we known about this upheaval, we would have declined the wedding invitation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:28 GMT

Dear Amy: Months ago, my wife and I were invited to a wedding that will be held in a month’s time.Related ArticlesAdvice | Ask Amy: The fight over laundry has undermined our marriage Advice | Ask Amy: I’ve been told that a mad dash through the airport won’t win me a woman Advice | Ask Amy: Should I let him know I’ve been tracking the car’s mileage? Advice | Ask Amy: I can’t believe he’s still doing the thing that almost killed him Advice | Ask Amy: After the Father’s Day blow-up, must I forgive him? It was to be a big formal church wedding with eight or nine bridesmaids and groomsmen, flower girl and ring bearer, followed by a reception.At the last minute we received a postcard announcing that plans have changed and that the wedding will be a closed private ceremony, and that guests should just plan on showing up for the reception afterward.If I had known this wa...