Kaiser Permanente and union workers, which represents over 75,000 workers, have reached a tentative deal to end the largest-ever health care strike in the history of the United States.
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Israel Announced to the U.N. That the Entire Population of Northern Gaza Should Leave Within 24 Hours
Israel notified the United Nations that the entire population of northern Gaza, over 1 million people, should relocate within 24 hours. The U.N. warned the order would lead to “devastating humanitarian consequences.”
Republican’s Candidate to Become the New Speaker Withdraws
Representative Steve Scalise withdrew from the election for the new Speaker of the House, throwing the House of Representatives into more chaos.
New Jersey U.S. Senator Bob Menendez Charged with Conspiracy to Act as a Foreign Agent
Federal prosecutors announced that filed additional charges against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ). They have charged Menendez and also his wife, with conspiracy to act as a foreign agent for Egypt.
Social Security To Rise Again in January 2024 But Not as Much as January 2023
Social Security’s 2024 COLA drops to an increase of 3.2% in January 2024, down from an increase of 8.7% in January 2023.
U.S. Consumer Prices Rose 3.7% In September
Inflation continued to rise as U.S. consumer prices rose 3.7% in the year through September. This showed that it is holding steady from the previous month.
Person in California Won the $1.73 Billion Powerball Lottery
Frazier Park, CA.: Someone bought the winning $1.73 billion Powerball ticket in southern California. The winning numbers were 22, 24, 40, 52, 64 and the Powerball# was 10. This was the 3rd…
House Republicans Voted Behind Closed Doors to Select the New Speaker of the House
Washington, D.C.: House Republicans have voted behind closed doors to select their party’s nominee for Speaker of the House. They have selected Steve Scalise (R-La.) as the nominee following the Republican’s ouster…
Number Of Americans Killed During the Israeli Conflict Rises
The U.S. State Department has said that the death toll of American citizens has risen to 22 during the Hamas-Israel war.
Isreal Agrees to Form an Emergency Unity Government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, National Unity Party leader Benny Gantz and current Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant have agreed to form a “war management cabinet”. The unity government will not pass…
Georgia Deputies Seized Enough Fentanyl to Kill 3.5 Million People
Augusta, GA.: Georgia deputies from Richmond County seized 15 pounds of fentanyl, which was said to be enough to kill around 3.5million people, after a 2-year undercover investigation. The investigation sent nearly…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. To Run for President as an Independent
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to drop out of the 2024 presidential race as a democrat, and re-enter the race as an independent.
Israel-Hamas War Day 3 (Updates Throughout the Day)
6:30am: Israel’s Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant announced that he has ordered a “complete siege” of Gaza. He said that no electricity, food, fuel or water will be delivered to Gaza. Gallant…
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics Awarded to the Third Woman to Win It
The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics was awarded to Claudia Goldin, who is the 3rd woman to win the prize in economics. Goldin was awarded it for her research on gender gaps…
Puget Sound Area Struck By a 4.5 Magnitude Earthquake
The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network registered a 4.5 magnitude earthquake, just south of Port Townsend, WA. in the Puget Sound area.
Hamas Attacks Israel Day 2 (Updates Throughout the Day)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will “take mighty vengeance” for the Palestinian attack on the country. Israel’s security cabinet has officially declared a state of war. A government statement…
Israel Says It Was Prepared for War After Palestinian Militants Attack Israel (UPDATED Throughout the day)
Tel Aviv, Isr.: Israel said that the country was “prepared for war” after Palestinian militants attacked Israel with the biggest attack in years on the country. The Palestinian fighters went over the…
336,000 New Jobs Were Added in September
U.S. employers added 336.000 jobs in September, but unemployment rate stayed at 3.8%
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Narges Mohammadi
Oslo, Nor.: The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Narges Mohammadi. The Norgwegian Nobel Committee announced that she won the award for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran…
NFL Hall of Famer Dick Butkus Has Died at the Age of 80
Malibu, CA,: NFL Hall of Fame football player & actor Dick Butkus has died at the age of 80. Butkus was found unresponsive at his home. He entered the Hall of Fame…
U.S. Fighter Jet Shot Down a Turkish Drone Over Syria
A U.S. official said that a U.S. fighter jet shot down an armed Turkish drone over northeast Syria, after the United States deemed it a threat to U.S. forces.
Russia Allegedly Killed 48 Ukrainians After an Artillery Strike Hit a Grocery Store
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is visiting Spain, said that a Russian artillery strike killed 48 people at a grocery store near the eastern city of Kupiansk. The head of Kharkiv region…
Nobel Prize in Literature Awarded to a Norwegian
Stockholm, Swe.: The Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to Norwegian playwright & novelist, Jon Fosse. The Nobel Prize committee said that it was awarded to him, “for his innovative plays…
75,000 Kaiser Permanente Workers Go on Strike
Over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente unionized workers went on strike, making it the largest health care worker strike in U.S. history. The workers, who went on strike, were from California, Colorado, Oregon, Virginia,…
2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to a Trio
Stockholm, Swe.: The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimo for their work to develop and discover quantum dots, which are nanoparticles so small…