Unbiased headline news – A densely populated neighborhood in Beirut was struck by an Israeli airstrike, resulting in five fatalities and 24 injuries, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
After a brief daytime pause, Israel resumed its assault on Beirut, hitting a structure in the Zokak el Blat neighborhood near the city’s downtown entrance, witnesses and the official National News Agency reported. Two missiles targeted a ground-floor office and a coffee shop within an old building in the crowded area, which has become home to thousands of displaced residents from south Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs.
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Election denier Kari Lake has settled a defamation lawsuit tied to her unsuccessful bid for Arizona governor in 2022, according to media reports.
The settlement’s terms remain confidential, but The Washington Post was the first to report the agreement between Lake and Richer. Both the Arizona Mirror and The Hill confirmed the deal through statements from Richer or his representatives. “Both sides are satisfied with the result,” Richer told *The Hill* via text.
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President Joe Biden is preparing to send Congress an emergency funding proposal “in the coming days,” according to the White House.
The funding is aimed at addressing urgent disaster relief needs across the United States after a series of devastating storms, a White House memo revealed Monday. Several agencies are reportedly running low on funds due to consecutive major hurricanes, the memo stated.
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A man has been arrested for allegedly killing two people and injuring another in a series of unprovoked stabbings in Manhattan, authorities reported.
The first victim, a 36-year-old man, was fatally stabbed in the abdomen at 8:22 a.m. Monday near a construction site on West 19th Street, the NYPD stated. Roughly two hours later, a 68-year-old man was stabbed multiple times and killed on East 30th Street, according to police.
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Three suspects, including an 11-year-old, have been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies targeting convenience stores and gas stations in the Seattle area, police announced.
The suspects—a child, a 21-year-old, and a 19-year-old—are accused of committing four robberies within a two-hour span early Friday morning and a fifth later that night, Seattle police reported. Wearing masks and armed with guns, they demanded cash and goods before fleeing in stolen vehicles, authorities said.
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Spirit Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, just months after a federal judge blocked its proposed merger with JetBlue Airways.
The Florida-based budget airline issued an open letter Monday to reassure customers with future bookings. Spirit emphasized that flights, ticket sales, and other operations will proceed as usual. “The most important thing to know is that you can continue to book and fly now and in the future,” the letter stated.
