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A administração Biden prepara-se para impor proibições de vistos a dezenas de colonos israelitas e palestinianos que cometeram violência na Cisjordânia.Numa declaração terça-feira, o Secretário de Estado Antony J. Blinken anunciou uma nova política “visando indivíduos que se acredita terem estado envolvidos no enfraquecimento da paz, segurança ou estabilidade na Cisjordânia, incluindo a prática de actos de violência”. que restringem indevidamente o acesso civil a serviços essenciais e necessidades básicas”.As autoridades americanas estão profundamente preocupadas com o recente aumento dos ataques de colonos israelitas contra palestinianos, mas a nova política também negará a entrada nos Estados Unidos a palestinianos que…

Los presidentes de tres de las principales universidades del país (Harvard, la Universidad de Pensilvania y el MIT) se defendieron de las acusaciones de que habían permitido que sus campus fueran barridos por una marea de antisemitismo, en un testimonio ante un comité del Congreso el Terça-feira.Claudine Gay, de Harvard, Elizabeth Magill, da Penn, e Sally Kornbluth, do MIT, testemunharam perante o Comitê de Educação e Força de Trabalho da Câmara, liderado pelos republicanos, sobre o que reconheceram como comportamento antissemita, bem como islamofóbico, em seus campi desde o ataque do Hamas em 7 de outubro. Israel e a subsequente…

As tropas israelenses estão lutando no coração da maior cidade do sul de Gaza, anunciou um comandante militar na terça-feira, descrevendo alguns dos combates mais intensos da guerra de dois meses em meio a preocupações crescentes de que quase não sobrou nenhum lugar para onde os civis possam fugir.Depois de dias alertando os civis para deixarem a cidade de Khan Younis, as forças israelenses intensificaram seus ataques durante a noite. Na manhã de terça-feira, foram ouvidos intensos bombardeios dentro do Hospital Nasser, o maior da cidade, onde muitos palestinos que buscavam refúgio dormiam nos corredores.“Estamos no dia mais intenso desde…

Dr. William P. Murphy Jr., a biomedical engineer who was an inventor of the vinyl blood bag that replaced breakable bottles in the Korean War and made transfusions safe and reliable on battlefields, in hospitals and at scenes of natural disasters and accidents, died on Thursday at his home in Coral Gables, Fla. He was 100.His death was confirmed on Monday by Mike Tomás, the president and chief executive of U.S. Stem Cell, a Florida company for which Dr. Murphy had long served as chairman. He became chairman emeritus last year.Dr. Murphy, the son of a Nobel Prize-winning Boston physician,…

Simply sit, stand or lie in a comfortable position and close your eyes. Take in a deep breath, inhaling slowly and all the way into your belly. Hold your breath for a moment, then exhale slowly. Repeat for however long you like. Short or long, meditation has the power to change your mood, your day, and even your life. If you’ve never tried a short meditation, why not do it today? You might be amazed at what happens. Several people on Twitter and other theatre kid-dominated social media platforms have responded to these offensive, misguided reviews of The Lightning Thief by demanding…

Here are lives at the intersection of fun and scary. One of my companions summed the whole experience up perfectly. He leaned back in his chair at dinner that night, shrimp taco in hand, “These are the kinds of experiences that give something back to you. They show you who you are in a whole new way.” These eight shots crystallize the hard work moms put into keeping their kids alive, happy, and healthy. They might give you the inspiration you need for filling out that card—or stand-alone for your mom’s interpretation.Bob Dyalon At the bottom of the mountain, my legs shaky,…

Here are lives at the intersection of fun and scary. One of my companions summed the whole experience up perfectly. He leaned back in his chair at dinner that night, shrimp taco in hand, “These are the kinds of experiences that give something back to you. They show you who you are in a whole new way.” These eight shots crystallize the hard work moms put into keeping their kids alive, happy, and healthy. They might give you the inspiration you need for filling out that card—or stand-alone for your mom’s interpretation.Bob Dyalon At the bottom of the mountain, my legs shaky,…