December 6, 2023
Evacuating Americans from Gaza amid Israel and Hamas’ war has been more challenging than most recent civilian rescue missions, according to a special operations veteran helping stranded U.S. citizens leave the region. “Quite frankly, we had an easier time getting people out of Afghanistan than we do out of Gaza,” said Alex Plitsas, a board
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Emoting is easier than thinking dispassionately. Emoting comes naturally; It requires no effort and it feels good. Thinking dispassionately requires conscious effort, and while it offers its own satisfactions, its exercise always threatens to disturb one’s emotional equilibrium. Thinking dispassionately, by its nature, doesn’t thrill the passions, but it can disappoint them. Emoting, therefore, is
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The German Cabinet approved legislation on Wednesday that is intended to ease deportations of unsuccessful asylum-seekers. ADVERTISEMENT The German Cabinet has granted its approval to a legislative proposal on Wednesday, with the aim of streamlining the deportation process for unsuccessful asylum-seekers. Chancellor Olaf Scholz is actively working to address the issue of migration in the
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Access to one year of free home internet will now be easier for thousands of families with school students following a big change to the Albanese government’s School Student Broadband Initiative. The introduction of a National Referral Centre, announced Tuesday, will simplify the process for up to 30,000 families eligible for the SSBI, while saving
READ MORECommerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and her Chinese counterpart expressed a desire to improve trade conditions on Monday, as Raimondo began a visit to Beijing aimed at warming chilly relations, but neither side appeared willing to make concessions on the other’s main demands. Raimondo joined American officials including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in July who have
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The proposal, which will get rid of the 1980s requirement for two psychological assessments, will make it easier for trans, intersex, and non-binary people to legally change name and gender in the country. The German government approved the proposal for a new law of self-determination on Wednesday making it easier for individuals to legally change
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WhatsApp is working on a MAJOR update that will make it much easier to hide your messages from snooping colleagues – here’s what you need to know WhatsApp is working on a feature for WhatsApp Desktop called Screen Lock When activated, users must enter a password to read their conversations By Shivali Best For Mailonline
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All doctors and nurse practitioners will be able to prescribe abortion pills, and all pharmacies will be able to stock them, as the “unnecessary” bureaucracy around access to abortion will be drastically reduced. Until now, those prescribing and dispensing two-part medical abortion needed additional certification or registration, meaning that only about 10 percent of physicians
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WhatsApp update makes it much easier to transfer your chats to a new smartphone – here’s what you need to know Until now, users have used the backup and restore feature or a third-party application. But from today you can just scan the QR code and your new chats will appear TO Shivali Best for
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As Susana Ybarra’s maternity leave drew to a close and she prepared to return to her office outside of Toronto, she still faced the big challenge of finding care for her son and then figuring out how to pay for it. Finally, putting him on a dozen or so waiting lists, she got a seat.
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