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Unvaccinated and Vulnerable: Children Drive Surge in Deadly Outbreaks
[ad_1] Large outbreaks of diseases that primarily kill children are spreading around the world, a grim legacy of disruptions to health systems during the Covid-19 pandemic that have left more than 60 million children without a single dose of standard childhood vaccines. By midway through this year, 47 countries were reporting serious measles outbreaks, compared with 16 countries in June…
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No U.S. hostages are expected to be released in the next round, an official says.
[ad_1] American hostages are not likely to be among the second group of women and children freed by Hamas, an American official said on Saturday. The senior Biden administration official, who asked not to be named to discuss national security issues, said in a statement that the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas that called for the release of Palestinian…
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Here’s What We Know About the Hostages Released Saturday
[ad_1] Sharon Avigdori, a sister of Avshalom Haran and a drama therapist, was visiting her family in Be’eri with her daughter, Noam Avigdori, when they were seized. Sharon Avigdori works with people on the autism spectrum and lives in Hod Hasharon, in central Israel. Her husband, Hen Avigdori, and their son Omer, 16, had stayed home that weekend. Mr. Avigdori,…
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Israeli Hostages and Their Families Rejoice After Release From Gaza Captivity
[ad_1] But for many families like Ohad’s — even for those whose loved ones were released — the joy at their liberation was mixed with profound sadness for the more than 200 others believed to still be in Gaza. Some families were split up, with women and children sent home as male relatives remained behind — including Abraham Munder, 78,…
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Hostages Reunite With Families at Israeli Children’s Hopsital
[ad_1] Footage released by the Schneider children’s hospital in Israel on Friday shows women and children who had been held hostage by Hamas reuniting with loved ones. [ad_2] Source link
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Israelis Welcome Some Hostages Home, In a Poignant Moment
[ad_1] It was a poignant moment for many. In the Hamas-led assault of Oct. 7 in southern Israel, armed assailants surged across the border from Gaza and killed about 1,200 people, the majority of them civilians, according to Israeli officials — making it the deadliest day in Israel’s 75-year-history. The assailants also took about 240 more as captives into the…
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Donors Give Over €300,000 for Immigrant Who Intervened in Dublin Stabbing
[ad_1] In the wake of a knife attack in Dublin this past week that sparked Ireland’s worst anti-immigrant violence in recent memory, people in the country and beyond are celebrating a Brazilian immigrant who intervened to end the assault. An online fund-raiser set up to “Buy Caio Benicio a pint,” a standard token of appreciation in the country, as of…
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Behind the Book Review’s Best Books List
[ad_1] This past week, The New York Times Book Review published its list of 100 Notable Books of 2023. On Tuesday, a handful of those titles will be named the Review’s 10 Best Books of the year. The list is a closely guarded secret, the product of many months of passionate closed-door debate presided over by Gilbert Cruz, the editor…
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A Mayor Whose Past Informs His Approach to Homelessness and Addiction
[ad_1] In Dan Carter, whom I profiled this week, Oshawa, Ontario, has a mayor with an unusual background. But the city faces a situation that is confronting many, perhaps most, Canadian municipalities: a growing population of homeless people, many with addiction and mental health issues. [Read the Saturday Profile: Once a Homeless Addict, a Mayor Takes On Housing and Drug…
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Behind the Book Review’s Best Books List
[ad_1] This past week, The New York Times Book Review published its list of 100 Notable Books of 2023. On Tuesday, a handful of those titles will be named the Review’s 10 Best Books of the year. The list is a closely guarded secret, the product of many months of passionate closed-door debate presided over by Gilbert Cruz, the editor…
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