Unbiased headline news – Israel intensified its bombing campaign in southern and eastern Lebanon, launching airstrikes near Beirut and Tyre.
These airstrikes killed at least 47 people and injured 22 in the Baalbek district, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. A series of strikes also hit Dahiya, a neighborhood in southern Beirut, according to Israeli Defense Forces spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee. The IDF stated the area is predominantly controlled by Hezbollah forces.
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Republican Senator Mike Rounds has introduced a bill to dismantle the Department of Education, aligning with a campaign promise made by President-elect Donald Trump before the general election.
Rounds, representing South Dakota, announced the Returning Education to Our States Act, calling the department — established almost 45 years ago — inefficient and overly bureaucratic. If approved by Congress and signed by the president, the legislation would disband the Department of Education 180 days after becoming law.
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Some U.S. hospitals are experiencing rising cases of RSV and increased instances of “walking pneumonia” among young children, even as overall respiratory illness levels remain relatively low nationwide.
Cook Children’s Medical Centers in Texas reported a sharp increase in respiratory-related visits to their emergency rooms. At their Fort Worth facility alone, there were 572 patients, a number nearing record highs. Officials attributed the surge to the spread of RSV and walking pneumonia across the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the addition of mislabeled clonazepam packages to a voluntary recall initially issued earlier this year.
Endo, Inc., the drug’s manufacturer, expanded the recall to include 16 lots of clonazepam, as noted in a November 19 recall notice. The affected product, clonazepam Orally Disintegrating Tablets, is sold in cartons containing 60 tablets packaged in 10 blister strips of six tablets each, according to the company.
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A woman who alleged that mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in a Dublin hotel penthouse was awarded nearly 250,000 Euros ($257,000) by a civil court jury in Ireland.
Nikita Hand claimed the December 9, 2018, incident left her with severe bruises and post-traumatic stress disorder. McGregor denied the accusations, testifying that the encounter was consensual and asserting that Hand fabricated her claims. His lawyer labeled her a gold digger seeking financial gain.
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Americans gearing up for holiday cooking may face limited availability or higher prices for a key ingredient: eggs.
Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, continues to affect egg-laying flocks across the U.S., with outbreaks reported in 48 states since 2022. This has led to a nearly 3% drop in production in October compared to the same time last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
