Unbiased headline news – The U.N. General Assembly has passed a resolution on Wednesday urging Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territory, as reported by new sources.
This symbolic United Nations resolution calls for Israel to “bring to an end without delay its unlawful presence” in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, with a timeline of 12 months for compliance. The resolution was adopted with 124 votes in favor, 14 against, and 43 abstentions. The United States opposed the resolution, while countries like Canada, Australia, Italy, Germany, Britain, and Ukraine were among those abstaining.
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A series of new explosions involving Hezbollah communication devices has resulted in at least nine fatalities and over 300 injuries.
This follows a pager attack from the previous day that left 12 dead and more than 2,800 injured. Hezbollah indicated that the new explosions targeted walkie-talkies used by its members. A senior Hezbollah security source described the “small” explosions as being similar to the previous pager attacks.
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Harvey Weinstein has entered a not guilty plea to a new indictment charging him with a criminal sex act in the first degree.
He appeared in a Manhattan courtroom in a wheelchair, dressed in a black suit, white shirt, and tie. The former film producer faces charges in the new indictment based on the accusations of a woman who alleges he sexually assaulted her in 2006 at a Manhattan hotel. Additionally, Weinstein is charged in a prior indictment with criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree.
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Los Angeles County is reporting three locally acquired dengue cases this year, which is unusual for the area, while nationally, there have been at least 3,085 locally acquired cases so far this year.
This information comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number of locally acquired dengue cases has roughly doubled nationally compared to last year, according to the CDC. The majority of these cases are from Puerto Rico, which has reported over 2,960 incidents.
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A man, his wife, and her 13-year-old son were discovered shot to death at their home in Vermont, state police reported, as authorities search for a suspect.
Officers were responding to a call about a “suspicious person,” according to Vermont State Police. The investigation led them to a residence in the town of Pawlet, where they found the three individuals deceased. The victims were identified on Tuesday as Brian Crossman Sr., 46, a Pawlet government official; his wife, Erica Crossman, 41; and her son, Colin Taft, 13.
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Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, La’Quetta, the city’s superintendent of schools, have been indicted on charges of child endangerment and other offenses.
Prosecutors allege that the couple repeatedly beat their teenage daughter. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Tuesday that a grand jury indicted the pair on charges of child endangerment. Marty Small also faces charges of assault and making terroristic threats.
