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Three killed and others seriously injured after train crash in southwestern Germany

Several people were killed when a passenger train derailed in southwestern Germany near the town of Biberach, close to the border with France, German media reported on Sunday, citing security sources.
Police in Stuttgart, who were cited by media in initial reports of the crash, were not immediately available for comment. A picture published in German media showed carriages had left the tracks and rolled over.
Federal police told dpa that the severity of the injuries was not immediately clear.
Roughly 100 people were aboard the train when at least two carriages derailed in a forested area around 6:10 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), dpa reported.
The crash happened near the town of Riedlingen, dpa reported, roughly 158 kilometers (98 miles) west of Munich. Reports say there had been a storm in the area shortly before.
Storms passed through the area before the crash and investigators were seeking to determine if the rain was a factor.
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Malnutrition in Gaza at alarming levels, WHO warns as aid airdrops resume

Malnutrition in Gaza at alarming levels, WHO warns as aid airdrops resume3 hours agoShareSaveRuth ComerfordBBC NewsShareSaveWatch: Air drop aid seen arriving in northern GazaThe World Health Organization has warned malnutrition has reached “alarming levels” in Gaza with rates on a “dangerous trajectory”, after aid airdrops resumed in the Strip.
Jordan and the UAE dropped aid into Gaza on Sunday after Israel began what it called a “tactical pause” in fighting.
Israel had said it would halt military operations for 10 hours a day in parts of Gaza and allow aid corridors for UN convoys, to “refute the false claim of intentional starvation”. Hamas accused it of “whitewashing its image before the world”.
Jordan's military said its planes, working with the UAE, delivered 25 tonnes of aid in three drops. A lorry convoy also entered from Egypt, with another due from Jordan.
However, medics reported nine killed and 54 injured by Israeli fire near an aid convoy route in central Gaza. An airs..

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Tennessee district bans doctor’s notes to exempt kids from school to teach them good work ethic

A school district in Tennessee will no longer accept doctor’s notes as an excuse for a child’s absence in an apparent attempt to prepare them for the workplace.
New rules set out by the Lawrence County School System Board of Education state that “absences are not excused” and only permits them in a number of specific circumstances. Regular illness is not included in the list.
Sanctions for multiple instances of alleged truancy include loss of school event privileges and even referral to juvenile court for truancy.
“If you have the sniffles, that is fine,” Director of Schools Michael Adkins said during a recent meeting. “You are going to have them when you go to work one day. We have all gone to work sick and hurt and beat up.”
The new attendance policy states that “absences shall be classified as absent” and “absences are not excused or unexcused.”
A school district in Tennessee will no longer accept doctor’s notes as an excuse for a child’s absence in an attempt to teach them good wor..

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Israel to open Gaza humanitarian corridors as aid drops begin

Israel to open Gaza humanitarian corridors as aid drops begin3 hours agoShareSaveRuth ComerfordBBC NewsShareSaveReutersPalestinians waiting for food from a charity kitchenIsrael has said it is prepared to open humanitarian corridors to allow UN convoys into Gaza, following weeks of international pressure and a growing hunger crisis.
In a statement on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had allowed air drops of humanitarian aid to resume, the first of which consisted of seven pallets of flour, sugar and canned food provided by international organisations.
The announcement came amid calls for Israel to let more aid into Gaza and amid warnings of mass starvation following months of limited supply to the territory's two million people.
Israel denied what it called “the false claim of deliberate starvation in the Gaza Strip”.
The IDF said it had “begun a series of actions aimed at improving the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip”, and was “prepared to implement human..

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Gaza aid site offered a ‘women only’ day. It didn’t stop the killing

Gaza aid site offered a 'women only' day. It didn't stop the killing5 hours agoShareSaveEmir NaderBBC News, JerusalemShareSaveBBCMary Sheikh al-Eid’s family arrived at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis after learning she had been killedThe food distribution was announced in advance, like many before it, in a post on social media carrying an illustration of smiling Palestinians receiving boxes of aid.
This time, however, the invitation shared by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) was different, featuring illustrations of only women.
“Tomorrow at our morning distribution at our location in the Saudi district, only women are welcome to come and receive a food box,” the GHF post said. “Men should avoid the site during this distribution.”
Mary Sheikh al-Eid wanted to feed her seven children. Her husband had been killed earlier in the war and the family had been surviving on lentil soup for three weeks, said Mary's sister Khawla, but the last week had been a struggle.
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House ethics panel tells AOC to make more payments over her Met Gala ‘Tax the Rich’ outfit

The House Ethics Committee has told Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, to make more payments over her Met Gala “Tax the Rich” outfit.
While the Met Gala is always an eye-catching affair, in September 2021, Ocasio-Cortez stunned onlookers with a Brother Vellies custom white mermaid gown that had the words “Tax the Rich” written in red on the back.
At the time, the congresswoman explained on Instagram she wanted to bring attention to the idea of raising taxes for the wealthiest Americans by doing so “in front of the very people who lobby against it,” per the Daily News. The event cost $35,000 per person at that time, The New York Times reported.
For years, the ethics panel has been investigating Ocasio-Cortez’s attendance at the 2021 Met Gala, and now it says she must make additional payments worth nearly $3,000 in relation to the event.
open image in galleryThe House Ethics Committee has told Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, to ma..

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Disgraced former Republican Rep. George Santos reports to prison to begin seven-year sentence

Disgraced former GOP Representative George Santos, whose wild public scandals ranged from pretending to be a Broadway producer to embezzling campaign donor funds, reported to prison Friday to begin his seven-year sentence for fraud.
Santos, 37, is now in custody at a federal prison in Fairton, New Jersey after pleading guilty last year to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Santos represented parts of Queens and Long Island, serving for barely 12 months in 2023 before he was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives.
Santos shared a goodbye post on X Thursday night, thanking his allies and critics alike.
“Well, darlings
The curtain falls, the spotlight dims, and the rhinestones are packed,” he wrote. “From the halls of Congress to the chaos of cable news what a ride it’s been! Was it messy? Always. Glamorous? Occasionally. Honest? I tried
most days.”
“To my supporters: You made this wild political cabaret worth it,” he added. “To my critics: Thanks for the free press. I m..

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‘I witnessed war crimes’ in Gaza, former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC

'I witnessed war crimes' in Gaza, former worker at GHF aid site tells BBCA retired US special forces officer has revealed to the BBC why he resigned from his work with US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution centres.
“I witnessed the Israeli Defense Forces shooting at the crowds of Palestinians,” Anthony Aguilar told the BBC.
He added that in his entire career he has never witnessed such a level of “brutality and use of indiscriminate and unnecessary force against a civilian population, an unarmed, starving population”.
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Almost a third of people in Gaza not eating for days, UN food programme warns

Almost a third of people in Gaza not eating for days, UN food programme warns3 hours agoShareSaveMaia DaviesBBC NewsShareSaveReutersInternational concern has risen this week with warnings that starvation has gripped GazaAlmost one in three people in Gaza are going days without eating, the UN's food aid programme has warned.
“Malnutrition is surging with 90,000 women and children in urgent need of treatment,” the World Food Programme (WFP) said in a statement.
Warnings of starvation in Gaza have intensified this week. Nine more people died of malnutrition on Friday, according to the territory's Hamas-run health ministry – bringing the total such deaths since the war began to 122.
Israel, which controls the entry of all supplies into Gaza, says there is no restriction on aid getting into the territory and blames Hamas for any malnutrition.
An Israeli security official said on Friday that airdrops of aid into Gaza could be allowed in the coming days – something aid agencies have..

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