2023 problems and peeves given a symbolic farewell at pre-New Year’s Times Square event

Associated Press 12/29/2023

NEW YORK — One person wanted to get past anger issues. Others sought to turn the page on medical bills, work stress, insecurities, taxes, regrets, bad habits, bad hair days, COVID-19, worrying about what other people think,…

Israel pounds central Gaza, thousands of Palestinians try to escape

Reuters 12/28/2023

CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM — Israeli forces pounded central Gaza by land, sea and air on Wednesday and Palestinian authorities reported dozens more deaths, with the U.N. health agency saying thousands of people were trying to flee the fighting. Reflecting…

Social media soul-searching year: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born

Associated Press 12/27/2023

We lost Twitter and got X. We tried out Bluesky and Mastodon (well, some of us did). We fretted about AI bots and teen mental health. We cocooned in private chats and scrolled endlessly as we did…

Israel ground offensive in Gaza expands into urban refugee camps

Associated Press 12/27/2023

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces on Tuesday expanded their ground offensive into urban refugee camps in central Gaza after bombarding the crowded Palestinian communities and ordering residents to evacuate.  Gaza’s main telecom provider announced another “complete…

Surfing Santas ride waves, raise funds in Florida

Agence France Presse 12/25/2023

Santas of all stripes descended on Florida’s Cocoa Beach this Christmas Eve — not to deliver presents, but to ride some waves and raise funds for a good cause. Beginning early Sunday, the beach filled up with…

Pope laments war in Holy Land on solemn Christmas Eve

Reuters 12/25/2023

CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM — Pope Francis lamented war in the land of the birth of Jesus on Sunday, where Christmas Eve brought only fresh bloodshed and an intensification of fighting across the length of the Gaza Strip. Hours before…

Andre Braugher, star of ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’, dead at 61

Reuters 12/13/2023

Two-time Emmy-winning actor Andre Braugher, star of the television comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and the 1990s police drama “Homicide: Life on the Street,” died on Monday after a brief illness, his publicist said on Tuesday. He was 61.…

Hostages doomed unless demands are met — Hamas

Agence France Presse 12/11/2023

Hamas warned Sunday that no hostages would leave Gaza alive unless its demands for prisoner releases are met, while the World Health Organization said the territory’s health system was collapsing after more than two months of war.…

Israel tanks storm Khan Younis in new push in south Gaza

Reuters 12/11/2023

GAZA/CAIRO — Israeli tanks battled their way to the heart of Khan Younis on Sunday in a major new push into the main city of the southern Gaza Strip, as health authorities in Hamas-run Gaza said about…

Israel advances in south Gaza city as civilians search for safety

Reuters 12/07/2023

GAZA/CAIRO — Israeli troops battled Hamas in the heart of south Gaza’s biggest city and said they had surrounded the militant leader’s house as thousands of displaced civilians sought shelter near Egypt and in a desolate seaside…

Israel intensifies air strikes as ground offensive continues

Reuters 12/05/2023

GAZA  — Intense Israeli air strikes hit the south of the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians, including in areas where Israel had told people to seek shelter, residents and journalists on the…

Israel bombs Gaza as war resumes after truce with Hamas collapses

Agence France Presse 12/02/2023

Israel resumed its deadly bombardment of Gaza on Friday despite international calls for a renewed truce, killing at least 178 people according to Hamas authorities as five hostages held by the militant group were also confimed dead.…

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