Israel and Hamas reached an agreement on an initial six-week truce in part by putting off their most intractable disputes to a nebulous second phase — which neither side is sure they will reach.Under the agreement, 16 days into the initial cease-fire, Israeli and Hamas officials are expected to begin negotiating next steps: an end to the war, the release of the remaining living hostages from Gaza and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territory.Israeli leaders have long insisted that they will not end the war until Hamas is destroyed. That appeared far from reality on Sunday as Hamas…
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Trucks carrying humanitarian aid arrive in the Gaza Strip via the Kerem Shalom crossing, also known as Karem Abu Salem, on January 19, 2025.Eyad Baba | Afp | Getty ImagesPalestinians poured into the streets to celebrate and return to the rubble of their bombed-out homes on Sunday, and Hamas handed over the first three hostages to the Red Cross under a ceasefire deal that halted fighting in Gaza after a delayed start.Live television pictures showed three female hostages exiting a vehicle surrounded by armed Hamas men. The hostages got into vehicles of the International Committee of the Red Cross as…
A parent’s job isn’t to shield their child from life’s challenges, but to guide them through — offering support and tools to help them thrive in tough times. As a child life specialist and therapist, I’ve worked with thousands of children and families facing illness, trauma, grief, and loss. I’ve observed the words and actions that reveal a child is learning to cope effectively with life’s inevitable difficulties.It isn’t about staying calm or avoiding tears. It’s about using strategies and skills to manage, tolerate, and reduce stress when it arises. That’s why children who cope well tend to have high emotional…
Bye, bye Red No. 3. The Food and Drug Administration’s decision Wednesday to ban the cherry-red synthetic dye could be the first of many announcements that will send food manufacturers scrambling to revamp products in the months to come, adding pressure to stocks in an already beaten up sector. “Whether justified or not, we believe renewed consumer attention on the role of processed foods in the public health crisis is just getting started. It is hard to see how the big food companies, who have put so much effort into convenience, indulgence and cost, come out looking good under the…
Caravans have formed every year since, though over time, they have grown both more frequent and smaller, in an effort to attract less attention. The nationality of the people in the caravans has also shifted. In 2018, most people came from Central America. More recently, in a reflection of changing migration patterns, Venezuelans have made up the largest single group. People from other South American countries can be found, too. One woman in a recent caravan had carried her Bible from Peru. Source link
Warren Buffett has made it known for decades that issuing dividends is out of the question for Berkshire Hathaway , but there’s a chance it could be put back on the table when he’s no longer at the helm. The Omaha-based conglomerate hasn’t paid a dividend since 1967, two years after Buffett took control of the failing clothing maker. He later called that payment a one-off, “terrible mistake.” The 94-year-old investment legend and his shareholders have always been confident that there are other, more profitable ways to deploy capital than by cutting quarterly checks to shareholders. Buffett has long said…
US President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 15, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Via ReutersTo the untrained eye, Joe Biden leaves the presidency with what appears to be a sterling economic record: hiring proceeding at a solid clip, gross domestic product on the rise and consumers still spending at a strong pace.There’s just one problem, and it is one that will forever taint Biden’s legacy, the one that sank him and his party politically and for which he will always be remembered.Inflation and its onerous…
US President Joe Biden delivers his farewell address to the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 15, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Via ReutersPresident Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Biden also pardoned immigrant rights activist Ravi Ragbir and criminal justice reform advocate Kemba Smith Pradia.Congressional leaders had pushed for Biden to pardon Garvey. Supporters long argued that Garvey’s conviction was politically motivated and an effort to silence the increasingly popular leader who spoke of racial pride.Ragbir…
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to declare a national energy emergency as soon as he takes office Monday, months after promising voters that he would cut their electric and gasoline prices in half in the first year of his administration. “To achieve this rapid reduction in energy costs, I will declare a national emergency to allow us to dramatically increase energy production, generation and supply,” Trump told supporters at a rally in Potterville, Michigan last August. “Starting on day one, I will approve new drilling, new pipelines, new refineries, new power plants, new reactors and we will slash the red tape.”The…
It’s a short week on Wall Street, but there are major earnings reports on deck that could move the stock market. Netflix, Johnson & Johnson and United Airlines are among the 35 S & P 500 companies slated to post their latest quarterly figures. Those come after a week in which big banks reported blockbuster numbers. JPMorgan Chase had a record fourth quarter, while Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley cleared analyst expectations through strong trading revenue. Overall, just over 40 S & P 500 companies have reported thus far. Of those, 76% have beaten analyst expectations, according to FactSet. Take…
