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Thirteen people were killed on Tuesday in an Israeli military attack on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said. The ministry added that several other people were injured in the attack on the Ain al-Hilweh camp on the outskirts of the coastal city of Sidon, and that ambulances were still transporting people to nearby hospitals for treatment. Residents were urged to donate blood. The state news agency said the drone targeted a car near the Khalid bin al-Walid Mosque in the camp. Three missiles then targeted both the mosque and the nearby Khalid bin…
Anthony Joshua had American heavyweight Cassius Chaney on his shortlist before accepting a surprise fight with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in Miami next month.Joshua, a two-time unified world heavyweight champion, has announced that he will fight Paul on Friday, December 19th in Miami. This will be Joshua’s first fight since his IBF world title challenge ended in a KO loss to Daniel Dubois last September. Paul was an unexpected opponent for Joshua, who won Olympic gold in the super heavyweight division in 2012, and Cheney confirmed that Paul was on Joshua’s shortlist of potential opponents next. sprayer This content is provided…
Half Point Image | Moment | Getty ImagesA new “high-pressure” scam attempts to convince individuals that their Social Security number may be suspended for criminal activity, according to a new warning.”Beware! It’s a scam!” the Social Security Administration’s Office of Inspector General said in a recent warning.This plan will send you an email with the subject line, “Alert: A problem has been detected with your Social Security account.” The attachment, which has a fake letterhead claiming to be from SSA OIG, warns recipients that their Social Security number will be suspended within 24 hours and they may face criminal prosecution.The…
Reuters — Gunmen attacked a public girls’ boarding school in Kebbi State early Monday morning, killing the vice principal and abducting 25 female students, police said in the latest mass kidnapping incident in northwestern Nigeria. Police spokesperson Nafiu Abubakar Kotarkosi said the attackers, armed with rifles and using coordinated tactics, stormed the public girls’ comprehensive secondary school in Maga town at around 4 a.m. local time, exchanging gunfire with police before scaling the perimeter fence and detaining the students. It added that vice principal Hassan Yakub Makkou was shot dead while resisting the attackers, and another teacher was also injured…
Wales’ brilliant performance saw them beat North Macedonia 7-1 with a hat-trick from captain Harry Wilson, their biggest victory in 47 years and the perfect preparation for a home play-off for next year’s World Cup final.With a place in the play-offs already assured, there was no realistic expectation that Belgium’s defeat to Liechtenstein would clinch a group stage win, so it was important to give Craig Bellamy’s side momentum and avoid Pot 1 opponents in the semi-finals next March. In the frenetic Cardiff atmosphere, Wales got off to a perfect start, with Wilson converting an early penalty before David Brooks’…
D Keine | E+ | Getty ImagesLosing a spouse is devastating, and survivors often face an expensive windfall in increased future taxes. But experts say couples can plan ahead to ease the burden.This problem, known as the “survivor penalty,” occurs when married couples move from filing jointly to filing separately, and can result in higher tax rates for some couples. Single filers have lower tax brackets, lower standard deductions, and lower thresholds for other tax breaks.Gregory Fuhrer, CEO and founder of Beratung Advisors in Pittsburgh and a certified financial planner, said this is one of the “most overlooked and financially…
Global stock prices are falling amid growing concerns about an AI bubble. And for the first time in 20 years, fund managers are expressing concerns about companies’ “overinvestment.” That’s according to the latest edition of Bank of America’s Global Fund Manager Survey. The poll surveyed 172 fund managers with assets worth $475 billion and was conducted from Nov. 7 to Nov. 13, just before stocks around the world began selling off. “Hyperscalers, slow down!” BofA strategists said in a note accompanying Tuesday’s survey results that investors remained bullish on stocks in the second week of November, but fears of a…
Hong Kong AP — An investigation into last month’s deadly cargo plane crash in Hong Kong has found that the plane’s engine accelerated after landing, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday. A Boeing 747 operated by Turkey-based ACT Airlines from Dubai skidded after landing on October 20, colliding with a security police car and sending both vehicles into the sea. Two workers in the car were killed. The four crew members of the plane were not injured. The Hong Kong Transport and Logistics Department wrote in a Facebook post that existing evidence shows that the flight and conditions including…
Scotland qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1998 and for the first time in my life.The same goes for the nine players on the current national team: Aaron Hickey, Anthony Ralston, Josh Doig, Andy Irving, Conor Barron, Billy Gilmour, Ben Gannon-Doak, Lewis Ferguson and George Hurst. This is the first such feat in a generation. For the past 30 years, children in Scotland have not had the opportunity to wear their national team colors to school or watch World Cup matches on TV in their classrooms. Those same kids have never launched plastic cups filled with…
Electric cars accelerate faster than gasoline cars, and the fastest cars can reach the world’s highest speeds. it helped make tesla It’s one of the strongest brands in the auto industry, proving that EVs are more than just golf carts. But sales data, officials and even fans insist there’s no longer enough to sell to Americans.For a long time, performance has been essential to justifying EVs to car buyers. That was essential to Tesla’s sales pitch.“This kind of thing started when Tesla launched the original Roadster in 2008,” said Sam Abuelsamid, vice president of market research at Telemetry Insights. “At…