09 Jan, 2025

Packed Gaza hospitals warn that thousands could die as supplies run low and ground offensive looms

World News Israeli officials said the goal of their Gaza offensive was to destroy Hamas. A man wounded in Israeli military strikes is brought to Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair) AP By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB and RAVI NESSMAN, Associated Press October 15, 2023 | 11:44 AM KHAN […]

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Israel orders unprecedented evacuation of 1 million in Gaza as possible ground offensive looms

World News The U.N. warned that so many people fleeing en masse — with just a 24-hour deadline — would be calamitous. Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. AP Photo/Fatima Shbair By ISABEL DeBRE, EDITH M. LEDERER and WAFAA SHURAFA, Associated Press October 13, 2023 | 7:57 AM […]

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Hardliners plot to replace McCarthy with one of his deputies as shutdown looms

National News It’s unclear if far-right members will move forward with the plan or if the plotting is simply a warning to McCarthy. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) speaks to reporters Tuesday at the Capitol. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Elizabeth Frantz By Leigh Ann Caldwell and Marianna Sotomayor, Washington Post September […]

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As ‘childcare cliff’ looms, thousands of Mass. children could lose access

Politics Pandemic-era federal funding to support childcare is set to expire at the end of September, putting providers at risk of closing and driving prices up. Children play and learn at the Nurtury center in Roxbury in February 2023. Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe Thousands of Massachusetts families could lose access to child care at the end […]

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