Israel's warplanes continued their bombardment of Gaza overnight and into Thursday, the sixth day of its war against Hamas, as the death toll on both sides continued to climb. Dozens of foreign nationals in Israel have been reported dead, missing or having been taken hostage by Hamas in its surprise, multi-pronged attack from the land, air and sea on Saturday. Gospel singer-turned pop music sensation-turned Christian minister Rudolph Isley, one of the founding members of the mega hit makers The Isley Brothers, is dead at 84. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise late Thursday said he was dropping out of the race to be House speaker. The Danish transportation giant Maersk, known for its huge, rugged, industrial powder blue metal shipping containers emblazoned with its name in white block letters, is going high tech. AMC announced new cast members for "The Walking Dead" series on Thursday at New York Comic-Con. Terry O'Quinn, Pollyanna McIntosh and more join "The Ones Who Live" and Melissa McBride returns to 'Daryl Dixon." U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at least 25 Americans have been killed amid a war between Israel and Hamas as he traveled to Tel Aviv to meet with leaders Thursday. A new global study suggests that 42% of patients with skin disease suffer from sleep disturbances. Findings were to be presented Friday at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress in Berlin. An island in the United Arab Emirates broke a Guinness World Record with a display of 1,100 messages in bottles. A Maryland woman said a dream about lottery luck led to her buying the Bonus Match 5 ticket that earned her a $50,000 prize. The Biden Administration says the government will offer charter flights for U.S. citizens trying to leave Israel starting Friday, according to National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby. NASA on Thursday said it is pushing back the first flight of its experimental X-59 supersonic aircraft to 2024. Richard Branson's Virgin Enterprises on Thursday won a British lawsuit against an American train company that had ended a licensing agreement with Virgin and that had said Branson's company was no longer "of high repute. After a massive five-year effort, researchers have unveiled an "atlas" that gives an unprecedented look at the intricacies of the human brain. "Concerning My Daughter," the first feature film by Lee Mirang, examines the solitude across different generations of women, the director told UPI in an interview at the Busan International Film Festival. Seventeen Broward County Sheriff's deputies were charged Thursday in South Florida for allegedly defrauding federal government pandemic relief programs of approximately $500,000. Severe inflammation very early in childhood might hamper the development of key brain cells, perhaps setting the stage for conditions such as autism or schizophrenia, new research suggests. The International Olympic Committee Executive Board has expelled the Russian Olympic Committee for including sports organizations from Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine. K-pop star Wheein released her debut solo album, "In the Mood," and a music video for her song of the same name. Donors have raised more than $350,000 and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee plans to send money to support legendary gymnast Mary Lou Retton, who is fighting a rare, life-threatening form of pneumonia. "The Curse," a new show from Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie starring Emma Stone, is coming to Showtime. Treating shoulder pain with steroid shots or removal of cartilage buildup yields the same result as no treatment at all, a Norwegian research team reports. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has rejected a request from the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee to share information about her case against former President Donald Trump. |
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