The U.S. State Department is urging Americans to "reconsider travel" to Israel and the West Bank, as it raised its Travel Advisory Level for the region to Level 3. Microsoft owes an additional $28.9 billion in unpaid taxes, penalties and interest for the years between 2004 and 2013, an Internal Revenue Service audit revealed late Tuesday. President Joe Biden told Jewish community leaders Wednesday, in a meeting at the White House, that he "has not given up hope" on bringing American hostages home from Gaza following deadly attacks by Hamas on Israel. A two-star Air Force general who was fired from his post because of a "loss of confidence in his ability to lead" could face court-martial over allegations of sexual assault, adultery and drinking before flying. A recent study suggests that observers see women as slimmer in selfie images as opposed to normal photographs. Late K-pop star Sulli is the subject of Dear Jinri, the powerful new documentary by director Jung Yoon-which premiered last week at the Busan International Film Festival. The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a legal dispute to determine whether a South Carolina congressional district was gerrymandered to exclude thousands of African-American voters. In the wake of recent Hamas attacks on Israel, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., introduced a new bill Wednesday to immediately freeze $6 billion in Iranian funds. A new Pew Research Center survey published Wednesday shows a rising share of Asian Americans say they have no religion, but Christianity is still the largest faith group among Asian Americans. A 22-year-old Internet star broke an unusual Guinness World Record by pulling his lower lip over his nose -- known as gurning -- and holding the position for 1 minute and 2 seconds. NASA said during a live stream Wednesday that Bennu asteroid samples collected by the OSIRIS-Rex mission contain water, carbon and organic molecules - the building blocks of life. A large female bear's combination of "skill and toughness" earned her the top spot in Katmai National Park's 2023 Fat Bear Week, the National Park Service announced. The Turner Classic Movies Film Festival announced the dates of the 2024 film festival, which will be the 15th edition of the fest. TCM Film Festival runs April 18 - 21. President Joe Biden Wednesday announced new efforts to eliminate "junk fees." Biden said a new Federal Trade Commission proposed rule would ban the fees across the U.S. economy. A 14-year-old Australian speedcuber broke a world record in the sport by solving a 3-by-3-by-3 Rubik's cube in 12.1 seconds while blindfolded. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., has won the closed-door vote by House Republicans for speaker of the House, but division among the party remains. A Maryland woman followed her son's advice and ended up winning a $50,000 lottery prize from the Pick 5 drawing. Paramount+ released the teaser for a new "South Park" special, "Joining the Panderverse," on Wednesday. The special premieres Oct. 27. This is not the fifth Arab-Israeli war yet. It is the extension of the war between Israel and Hamas that began in 1987 with Hamas' creation. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister and Israeli opposition politician Benny Gantz formed an emergency unity government Wednesday to address the ongoing conflict with Palestinian Hamas. The State Department said on Wednesday that the number of U.S. citizens killed in the current fighting in Israel and Gaza has reached 22. Stellantis and Samsung SDI on Wednesday announced a $3.2 billion joint venture to co-locate a new EV battery plant with a Kokomo Indiana battery giga-factory currently under construction. |
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