At least eight dead as Israel launches one of its biggest military operations in the West Bank in years

At least eight Palestinians have been killed in raids by Israeli forces on the Palestinian city of Jenin, one of the largest incursions into the occupied West Bank in 20 years. More than 50 people were injured in the attack that included airstrikes, with the death toll likely to rise, according to the Palestinian health […]

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Newport News expands mental health partnership amid ‘significant’ rise in emergency calls

Newport News’ dispatch center managers said they have seen a serious rise in mental health-related calls since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News 911 dispatchers are the first line of response with each phone call ringing into their center. Lately, they said they’ve seen a lot more calls from […]

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Tom Sandoval Has Scheduled Call With Raquel Leviss as She Remains in Mental Health Facility (Exclusive)

Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss are still in contact with scheduled phone calls, ET has learned. While on a flight to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, on Sunday night, a fellow passenger took a photo of the Vanderpump Rulesstar on the phone while Leviss’ name showed on his cell phone screen. Fans soon started speculating that Leviss checked […]

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UK health minister says will not negotiate on pay with nurses’ union

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s health minister, Steve Barclay, said on Sunday that the government would not negotiate on pay with the nurses’ union, as the threat of further strike looms. The government’s offer, which includes a one-off payment equivalent to 2% of salaries in the 2022/23 financial year and a 5% pay rise for 2023/24, was […]

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‘People are suffering’: Food stamp woes worsens Alaska hunger

EAGLE RIVER, Alaska Thousands of Alaskans who depend on government assistance have waited months for food stamp benefits, exacerbating a long-standing hunger crisis worsened by the pandemic, inflation and the remnants of a typhoon that wiped out stockpiles of fish and fishing equipment. [–> The backlog, which began last August, is especially concerning in a […]

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Special Medicaid funds help most states but prompt oversight concerns

Emanuel Medical Center in rural Georgia racks up more than $350,000 a month in losses providing health care for low-income and uninsured patients. But a new state funding proposal could significantly reduce those deficits, not just for the 66-bed Swainsboro facility but for most rural hospitals in Georgia, according to state Medicaid officials. It’s not […]

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