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UPDATE: Israel strikes Rafah refugee camp, 37 killed, local health officials say
UPDATED 8:38 P.M. DOHA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli strikes on Gaza's southern city of Rafah killed 37 people and wounded dozens, local health officials said on Monday, after U.S. President Joe Biden ...
Feb 11, 2024 Smoke rises during an Israeli ground operation in Khan Younis, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from a tent camp sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip February 11, 2024. REUTERS/Bassam Masoud
US Senate advances aid bill for Ukraine despite Trump opposition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A narrowly divided U.S. Senate moved closer to passing a $95.34 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Sunday, showing undiminished bipartisanship despite oppositi...
Feb 11, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A police officer guards an entrance to the U.S. Capitol before a Senate vote to begin work on a bill that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
UPDATE: US Defense Secretary Austin cancels travel after hospitalization
UPDATED 1:31 P.M. 2/12/24 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has canceled a trip to Brussels where he was to take part in meetings with other NATO defense ministers, a U.S. off...
Feb 11, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., January 29, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Long-running, nagging coughs may be a problem post-COVID, post-RSV, post flu
PEORIA, Ill. - While viruses like COVID-19, RSV, and the flu have been on the way down so far this year, some lingering effects remain. Effects like a nagging or near constant cough. It could be a six...
Feb 11, 2024 (Midwest Communications)
In crisis, she went to an Illinois facility. Two years later, she still isn't able to leave
(Capitol News Illinois) - Kaleigh Rogers was in crisis when she checked into a state-run institution on Illinois' northern border two years ago. Rogers, who has cerebral palsy, had a mental health bre...
Feb 11, 2024 Kaleigh Rogers, 26, in her bedroom at Kiley Developmental Center in Waukegan, Illinois. Rogers checked into the center after a mental health breakdown. Now stabilized, she has been unable to find a better placement. (Taylor Glascock, special to ProPublica via Capitol News Illinois)
US Senate faces new test on Ukraine aid bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A narrowly divided U.S. Senate will try to move closer to passing a $95.34 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on Sunday, while hoping to show enough bipartisan s...
Feb 11, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Tourists walk near the U.S. Capitol as the Senate votes to begin work on a bill that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in Washington, U.S., February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo
NFL-Chiefs enter Super Bowl on doorstep of a dynasty
(Reuters) - The Kansas City Chiefs know all too well they have a lot more winning to do if they are to match the success of the Tom Brady-era New England Patriots but a Super Bowl triumph on Sunday wo...
Feb 11, 2024 Feb 8, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) during a press conference before Super Bowl LVIII at Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
NFL-Niners look to strike gold at Super Bowl
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The San Francisco 49ers enter Sunday's Super Bowl with a chance to avenge their agonizing loss to the Chiefs in the championship game four years ago and capture their sixth Lomba...
Feb 11, 2024 Feb 9, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; A large San Francisco 49ers helmet at the NFL Experience at the Mandalay Bay South Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
NFL-'Records will be set': Americans bet big on Super Bowl 58
LAS VEGAS - The sports gambling industry is preparing for a record-breaking inflow of money as Americans bet on Sunday's Super Bowl in Las Vegas. A record 67.8 million American adults are expected to ...
Feb 11, 2024 Preparations are underway at Allegiant Stadium ahead of the NFL’s Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., February 9, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Biden to skip traditional Super Bowl interview for second year
WILMINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will skip the traditional pre-game interview with the CBS television network before Sunday's Super Bowl, which is expected to become the most-watched Am...
Feb 11, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference in Leesburg, Virginia, U.S., February 8, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
