Israel faces increasing pressure from the United States to agree to a humanitarian halt in the war as its military surrounds Gaza City. At least seven people are dead as a massive, windy storm barrels across Europe. And is the Earth warming faster than we think? |
👋 Hey, Thursday! Laura Davis here. Let's get going with the news! |
But first, new Beatles song just dropped! 🎶 "Now and Then," the song created with a little help from a friend (Artificial Intelligence), is quintessential John Lennon. Listen to the new tune. |
Biden supports humanitarian pause as Israel surrounds Gaza City |
The Israeli military said Thursday it has surrounded Gaza City, heightening concerns about civilian casualties at a time when Israel faces increasing pressure to agree to a humanitarian halt in the war. A rising Palestinian death toll that has surpassed 9,000 − including more than 3,600 children − and images of widespread destruction in densely populated areas of Gaza have contributed to growing unease among Israel supporters and Arab nations with which it has peaceful relations. That continued even as more foreign nationals, including 74 Americans, and injured civilians fled from Gaza into Egypt on Thursday. |
President Joe Biden has endorsed a humanitarian "pause," a message likely to be underscored in Friday's visit to Israel by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is also expected to push for better protections for civilians and more humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. 👉 Follow our live coverage. | People unpack boxes of humanitarian aid from a truck that entered the southern Gaza Strip from Egypt via the Rafah border crossing on Thursday as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue. MOHAMMED ABED, AFP via Getty Images |
Massive storm pummels Europe |
At least seven people were killed, more than 1 million households were in the dark, and trees were toppled as Storm Ciarán brought winds of over 100 mph to Western Europe overnight into Thursday. Winds of up to 118 mph battered the northern tip of France's Atlantic coast, blowing out windows and uprooting trees that blocked roads, and massive waves slammed French ports and shorelines. More than 1 million French households were without power Thursday, and electrical company Enedis said 3,000 workers were needed to restore services. Thousands more people lost power in the United Kingdom. And it's not over yet: Ciarán will continue to affect Western Europe through the end of the week. 👉 The damage + the forecast. | A man saws a tree that fell on a parking lot Thursday in Hasparren, southwestern France. Winds up to 108 mph slammed the French Atlantic coast overnight along with violent rains and huge waves, as Storm Ciaran uprooted trees, blew out windows and left 1.2 million households without electricity. Bob Edme, AP |
What everyone's talking about |
Are we underestimating how quickly Earth is warming? |
Global warming hit the gas. That's according to legendary climate scientist James Hansen, who predicts in a study published Thursday that the Earth's temperature rise will accelerate in the upcoming decades and will reach 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures by 2050. This is significantly more than the most common estimates from groups like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, typically considered the planet's gold standard for climate forecasts. Hansen's new study says the revised prediction is because of previous underestimations of the effects of greenhouse gases on the atmosphere, plus the effects of aerosols, which have acted to mask some of global warming. So, what does this all mean for us – the people living here on Earth? 🌎 Take a deeper dive. |
How'd Mike Johnson's first week as speaker go? |
House Speaker Mike Johnson's first week serving as the top leader in the lower chamber revealed the tumultuous times ahead for the Louisiana Republican as he embarks on his first legislative battle with the Senate and White House − while members of his own party fight each other. Johnson on Monday unveiled legislation passed by House Republicans that would provide $14 billion in U.S. military assistance for Israel as it fights its war against Hamas, setting up Johnson's first major legislative clash with the Senate and White House. 👉 How the rest of the week went. | Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) at press conference with Republican House leadership on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 in Washington. Jack Gruber, Jack Gruber-USA TODAY | | | | The road to becoming an NFL offensive coordinator is confoundingly steep for coaches of color, according to data from USA TODAY's NFL Coaches Project. | | | | As Medicaid programs across the nation review enrollees' status in the wake of the pandemic, patients struggle to navigate the upheaval. | | | | Two students were hospitalized with stab wounds Wednesday after a brawl broke out at Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles, prompting a lockdown. | | | | The weaponization of my addiction by partisan and craven factions represents a real threat to those desperate to get sober, Hunter Biden writes. | | | | An unidentified pilot was hoisted to safety Tuesday after spending a miserable nine hours overnight in the Everglades. | | | | The Minnesota court heard one of two challenges to Trump's eligibility this week, part of a push to keep him off ballots over the Jan. 6, 2021 attack. | | | | Caleb Wood told a local media outlet that he had ordered fries and a milkshake from Chick-fil-A on the Grubhub app and got a cup of pee instead. | | | | Edgar Augusto Gamez, 52, was arrested Tuesday in North Miami on charges of lewd and lascivious child molestation after four girls came forward. | | | | Jurors in Chicago convicted Pierre Stokes of attempted murder for trying to avenge his 9-year-old son, Tyshawn Lee's horrific execution years earlier. | | | | Duane Keith "Keffe D" Davis was arraigned on a murder charge for the death of rapper Tupac Shakur and pleaded not guilty on Thursday. | | | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
No comments:
Post a Comment