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President Joe Biden delivered his most direct criticism yet of Israel's handling of the war in Gaza. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Congress with a last-ditch plea for aid. And over 140 people were displaced after a building collapsed in the Bronx in New York City. |
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Biden says Israel is losing support |
In his most direct criticism of the Israeli government amid the Middle East conflict, President Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel is losing international support over the war in Gaza and pushed back at Israel's post-war vision. Speaking to supporters at a fundraiser Tuesday, Biden singled out Israel's "indiscriminate bombing" and took aim at Netanyahu's government, calling it "the most conservative government in Israel's history." The Biden administration has so far been a staunch defender of Israel's military actions following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, even amid global criticism over mounting civilian casualties in Gaza. 👉 What to know. | Israeli soldiers wave from a tank near the border between Gaza and southern Israel on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. Tsafrir Abayov, AP |
Report: Inflation easing again |
Inflation is coming down, but not without some twists and turns. As a drop in gasoline prices offset another increase in rent, overall inflation eased again in November – but an underlying measure that the Federal Reserve watches closely stayed elevated, possibly buttressing the case for the central bank to hold off on interest rate cuts in the short term. |
The good news: Consumer prices broadly rose 3.1% from a year earlier, down from 3.2% in October, according to the Labor Department's consumer price index. That pulled inflation closer to the more than two-year low it reached in June, before a jump in gasoline prices. On a monthly basis, prices rose a modest 0.1%. |
Zelenskyy visits DC to plea for aid |
In a last-ditch plea for Congress to pass a funding package that would provide aid to the war-ravaged country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his third trip to Washington on Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called it a productive and powerful meeting where Zelenskyy outlined to lawmakers the need for aid and how it will help Ukraine win the war against Russia. "He made it clear, well we all made it clear, that if we lose, Putin wins and this will be very, very dangerous for the United States," Schumer said. The time crunch is on for lawmakers to pass an aid package, but negotiations have reached a snag with Republicans pushing for more stringent border security measures in exchange for their support. 👉 What to know. | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives at the U.S. Capitol with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Dec. 12, 2023. Jack Gruber, USA TODAY |
Over 140 people displaced in NYC building collapse |
It sounded like an explosion, Maridelsa Fana said. She was just outside the seven-story building in the Bronx where she's lived for over a decade when the entire corner crumbled and fell in a massive heap onto the street below. No one was seriously injured or killed but the more than 140 residents who lived in the building, like Fana, have had their lives upended by the century-old building's partial collapse. As of Tuesday, the Red Cross had registered 141 people – 37 households – for assistance, including meals and emergency housing. Work on the building's facade was being done as recently as a few days ago, officials said. 🔎 Here's a closer look. | Firefighters continue to work the scene at a six-story corner of a Bronx apartment building that collapsed Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in New York. Joe Frederick, AP | | | | The ATF is cracking down on homemade silencer kits sold as "solvent traps" the agency says are illegal to possess without proper licensing. | | | |  | A storm system is forecast to move out of the Northeast Tuesday but a winter storm watch remains in place in New York. | | | | University leaders at Harvard reaffirm support for Gay after intense criticism about her response to antisemitism on her campus. | | | | The opinion came just hours after Cox's attorneys said she had left the state to terminate her pregnancy. | | | | This week, the House will vote to take the next step by formalizing our impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, Speaker Mike Johnson writes. | | | | The Cowboys scored a signature win over the rival Eagles, but how high can Dallas rise in the NFL power rankings for Week 15? | | | | All three couples from 'Bachelor in Paradise' Season 9 have announced splits, including Kylee and Aven, John Henry and Kat, and Aaron and Eliza. | | | | Hall of Fame QB Troy Aikman expresses frustration with refs' lengthy delay during ABC's "Monday Night Football" broadcast: "Just make the call!" | | | | Britain has a problem with asylum seekers crossing the English Channel in small inflatable boats, dinghies and even kayaks. The government's proposed solution? Send them to Rwanda. | | | | This will sound insane but it might be good for Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey, who hasn't missed a field goal all season, to miss one now. | | | | | 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. | | | | | | |
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