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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez decides not to quit, after days of speculation
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez published a letter last week saying he was considering stepping down. Sanchez said he would take the next five days to make a decision — and that decision is due Monday.
Officials are monitoring for sick birds at a lake in California's Central Valley
by Joshua Yeager
Officials are trying to contain an outbreak of avian botulism at Tulare Lake, which refilled this year due to California's extreme precipitation.
A book delivery initiative will help people in Florida receive banned books
The banning of books across U.S. schools continuing at an alarming rate. Banned Books USA will send banned books to libraries, educational institutions or anyone living in the state of Florida.
More than 200 hostages are held in Gaza. Their families lack needed information
by Ruth Sherlock
Volunteers have stepped in to help the families of kidnapping victims, filling what they see as a leadership gap between the government and the survivors of the Oct. 7 attack.
Morning news brief
In a speech, President Biden appeals for more funding for Ukraine and Israel. Russia detains a Radio Free Europe editor. GOP states swore off a voting tool — now they're scrambling to recreate it.
Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients' lives at risk, researchers say
by Ryan Levi
Increasingly, hospitals have been the target of ransomware attacks. Researchers find that if you are unlucky enough to be in the hospital when a ransomware attack occurs, your risk of dying goes up.
A Russian-American journalist is detained by Russia
by Philip Reeves
A dual U.S.-Russian citizen who works for Radio Liberty in Prague was detained by Russian authorities while visiting family in Russia.
A 96-year-old bottle of scotch is expected to sell for $1.4 million
Sotheby's is auctioning off the bottle of Macallan 1926, which was aged over six decades. Another bottle of Macallan sold in 2019 for $1.9 million.
It's unclear when desperately needed aid will be allowed into Gaza
Critical supplies are running low for the more than two million Palestinians stuck in the Gaza Strip.
The UAW strike is not the first time a union weaponized the element of surprise
by Nick Fountain
The United Auto Workers union is showing the power of surprise as they threaten future strikes. That tactic was pioneered by a different union. Flight attendants.
Marine barracks bombing 4 decades ago still echoes in the Middle East
by Steve Walsh
Forty years ago, a devastating bombing at a U.S. Marines barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, killed 241 U.S. service members. It's widely seen as the attack that touched off the so-called war on terror.
A bitter truth of the war in Ukraine is that Russia's invading troops have allies
by Joanna Kakissis
After a powerful Russian missile kills a fifth of a Ukrainian village's population, survivors grapple with revelations that pro-Russian neighbors may have helped coordinate the attack.