Unbiased headline news – President Joe Biden stated on Tuesday that he had instructed the U.S. military to assist Israel in intercepting Iranian missiles. According to Biden, the attack seemed to have been “defeated and ineffective.”
“This is a testament to both the Israeli and U.S. military capabilities,” Biden remarked in his first televised comments on the issue. “It’s also a result of extensive planning between the U.S. and Israel to anticipate and defend against the expected brazen attack.” He added, “Make no mistake, the United States is fully, fully, fully supportive of Israel.”
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An Israeli airstrike near a hospital in southern Beirut resulted in the deaths of at least 13 people and left 57 others injured.
The incident occurred just hours before U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv for his 11th visit in the year since Israel was attacked, as part of efforts to facilitate peace talks in the conflict-stricken region. The strike targeted the Al Janah district, where the main government-run Rafik Hariri University Hospital is located, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health confirmed.
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Federal prosecutors revealed Tuesday criminal charges against a general in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for an alleged failed attempt to assassinate a New York-based Iranian journalist.
Ruhollah Bazghandi, who is located in Iran and remains out of the reach of law enforcement, is accused of orchestrating the 2022 plot to kill the journalist, according to prosecutors. The charges implicate Bazghandi and six other Iranian operatives, who prosecutors say conspired to murder Masih Alinejad, a well-known journalist and human rights advocate who has criticized the Iranian regime.
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Canadian authorities announced Tuesday they are investigating after the body of a 19-year-old Walmart employee was discovered inside a store’s walk-in bakery oven.
Police responded to the Walmart in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Saturday night after the employee’s body was found, officials said. “The woman, an employee of the store, was found in a large walk-in oven belonging to the bakery department,” Halifax Regional Police stated in an update on Tuesday.
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Two Phoenix police officers were involved in the violent arrest of a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy and were placed on paid administrative leave in August as an investigation continues.
Officers Ben Harris and Kyle Sue were put on leave Monday, according to the Phoenix Police Department, after body camera footage revealed the officers had punched and used a stun gun on Tyron McAlpin during the arrest.
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Surgery schedules across the U.S. could face weeks of delays as a key IV and sterile fluid manufacturing facility remains closed due to damage from a hurricane.
Many non-emergency surgeries are typically planned in the fall and early winter when insurance coverage helps offset costs, but patients may face delays as hospitals prioritize supplies for emergencies. “It’s not ideal for patients, but it’s about making the most of limited resources,” said Erin Fox.
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