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US vetoes UN resolution condemning Hamas’ attacks on Israel and all violence against civilians
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press on October 18th, 2023
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned Hamas’ attacks against Israel and all violence against civilians and urged humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 votes in favor, the United States against and two abstentions. U.S. Ambassador Linda ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden pledges solidarity with Israelis and suggests ‘other team’ to blame for Gaza hospital blast
By Aamer Madhani And Colleen Long, The Associated Press on October 18th, 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – President Joe Biden vowed to show the world that the U.S. stands in solidarity with Israelis during his visit there Wednesday, and offered an assessment that the deadly explosion at a Gaza Strip hospital apparently was not carried out by the Israeli military. “Based on what I’ve seen, it appears ... Read More »
1 responseBiden says Gaza hospital blast ‘appears as though it was done by the other team’ and not Israel
By Aamer Madhani And Colleen Long, The Associated Press on October 18th, 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – President Joe Biden vowed to show the world that the U.S. stands in solidarity with Israelis during his visit there Wednesday, and offered an assessment that the deadly explosion at a Gaza Strip hospital apparently was not carried out by the Israeli military. “Based on what I’ve seen, it appears ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Biden says hospital blast in Gaza ‘appears as though it was done by the other team’ and not Israel
By Aamer Madhani And Colleen Long, The Associated Press on October 18th, 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – President Joe Biden said Wednesday that an explosion at a Gaza Strip hospital appears to not have been caused by Israel. “Based on what I’ve seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you,” Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting. But ... Read More »
1 responseBiden lands in Israel as Middle East turmoil grows following hospital explosion in Gaza
By Aamer Madhani And Colleen Long, The Associated Press on October 18th, 2023
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – President Joe Biden touched down in Israel on Wednesday for a diplomatic scramble to prevent the war with Hamas from spiraling into an even larger conflict, a challenge that became more difficult as outrage swept through the Middle East over an explosion that killed hundreds in a Gaza Strip hospital. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gaza’s doctors struggle to save hospital blast survivors as Middle East rage grows
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, Ravi Nessman And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press on October 18th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – Doctors in Gaza City faced with dwindling medical supplies performed surgery on hospital floors, often without anesthesia, in a desperate bid to save badly wounded victims of a massive blast that killed hundreds of Palestinians sheltering in a nearby hospital amid Israeli bombings and a blockade of the territory. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Remains of at least 189 people removed from Colorado funeral home, up from 115, officials say
By Jesse Bedayn And Matthew Brown, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
DENVER (AP) – The remains of at least 189 people have been removed from a Colorado funeral home, up from an initial estimate of about 115 when the decaying and improperly stored bodies were discovered two weeks ago, officials said Tuesday. The remains were found by authorities responding to a report of an “abhorrent smell” ... Read More »
1 responseAfter blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital, Hamas and Israel trade blame as rage spreads in region
By Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, Ravi Nessman And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) – A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military blamed a rocket misfired by other Palestinian militants. At least 500 people were killed, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At least 189 bodies found decaying at a Colorado funeral home, up from 115, officials say
By The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
DENVER (AP) – The remains of at least 189 bodies have been found decaying at a Colorado funeral home, up from about 115 reported when the bodies were discovered two weeks ago, officials said Tuesday. The remains were found by authorities responding to a report of a foul odor at the Return to Nature Funeral ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Father and other family members are convicted in New Mexico kidnapping and terrorism case
By Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Jurors on Tuesday convicted a father of terrorism charges in a case that stemmed from the search for a 3-year-old boy who went missing from Georgia and was found dead hundreds of miles away at a squalid compound in northern New Mexico in 2018. Prosecutors told jurors that the boy’s father, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot, signaling more turmoil ahead
By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri And Stephen Groves, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – More turmoil ahead, Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot Tuesday, as an unexpectedly numerous 20 holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the GOP majority needed to seize the gavel. Additional voting was expected as the House hit a standstill, stuck while Jordan works to ... Read More »
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