Several people inside Gaza or with families there spoke to HuffPost about life amid Israel's siege and anticipated ground invasion. With messages telling Gazans to leave their homes and medical staff to evacuate their hospitals, a build-up of troops on the border and continued airstrikes that killed dozens of people as they fled, Israel on Friday confirmed what the world had suspected for a week: It is once again invading the Gaza Strip. The operation is payback for the attacks that Hamas and other Gaza-based militants carried out inside Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,300 Israelis and taking...…Several people inside Gaza or with families there spoke to HuffPost about life amid Israel's siege and anticipated ground invasion. With messages telling Gazans to leave their homes and medical staff to evacuate their hospitals, a build-up of troops on the border and continued airstrikes that killed dozens of people as they fled, Israel on Friday confirmed what the world had suspected for a week: It is once again invading the Gaza Strip. The operation is payback for the attacks that Hamas and other Gaza-based militants carried out inside Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,300 Israelis and taking...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementImagine if Real Madrid Or Barcelona could only hire players from Spain. They probably wouldn’t be the best in the world anymore. This is what the new executive orders will do to American technology companies.— Luis von Ahn (@LuisvonAhn)Bessma Momani, a professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada, the “short-sighted Trump measure” could produce “a brain gain” for her country.AdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementImagine if Real Madrid Or Barcelona could only hire players from Spain. They probably wouldn’t be the best in the world anymore. This is what the new executive orders will do to American technology companies.— Luis von Ahn (@LuisvonAhn)Bessma Momani, a professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada, the “short-sighted Trump measure” could produce “a brain gain” for her country.AdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementBut elsewhere, politicians and activists are resisting efforts to make people wear masks, something President has resisted doing himself as some of his supporters AdvertisementAbbott will reopen public schools in Texas in the fall but will not require students to wear masks, state officials .In Nebraska, Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) encourages mask-wearing but has told officials statewide that if they mandate masks in local government buildings, he will cut them off from federal coronavirus...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementBut elsewhere, politicians and activists are resisting efforts to make people wear masks, something President has resisted doing himself as some of his supporters AdvertisementAbbott will reopen public schools in Texas in the fall but will not require students to wear masks, state officials .In Nebraska, Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) encourages mask-wearing but has told officials statewide that if they mandate masks in local government buildings, he will cut them off from federal coronavirus...WW…

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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisement“He’s trying to shove federal law enforcement down the throats of the mayors.”- Christopher Herrmann, John Jay College assistant professor AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisement“He’s trying to shove federal law enforcement down the throats of the mayors.”- Christopher Herrmann, John Jay College assistant professor AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inboxWW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Millions of the world’s most vulnerable people are facing the pandemic with worse health care than they had just a few years ago because of the choices of one man: President .Trump’s changes to U.S. foreign aid ― a tiny portion of the American government’s budget but traditionally the largest source of funding for many international charities ― forced some clinics to close and reduced supplies for others. His policies left key medical teams understaffed in countries where the highly contagious coronavirus is...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Millions of the world’s most vulnerable people are facing the pandemic with worse health care than they had just a few years ago because of the choices of one man: President .Trump’s changes to U.S. foreign aid ― a tiny portion of the American government’s budget but traditionally the largest source of funding for many international charities ― forced some clinics to close and reduced supplies for others. His policies left key medical teams understaffed in countries where the highly contagious coronavirus is...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost World News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementA lawyer representing Alhwaiti wrote to the entire Neom board on April 28 asking it to ensure the development respects Saudi citizens’ rights, but received no response.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSuggest a correction…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost World News. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementA lawyer representing Alhwaiti wrote to the entire Neom board on April 28 asking it to ensure the development respects Saudi citizens’ rights, but received no response.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSuggest a correctionWW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCORRECTION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that more than 800 deaths were linked to coronavirus outbreaks on Carnival ships. More than 800 cases and 10 deaths were tied to those ships.Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCORRECTION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that more than 800 deaths were linked to coronavirus outbreaks on Carnival ships. More than 800 cases and 10 deaths were tied to those ships.Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inboxWW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×House Speaker (D-Calif.) reacted to that a jury convicted former Minneapolis police officer of murdering by thanking Floyd ― a remark that angered activists and commentators who noted that he did not choose to die.“Thank you, George Floyd, for sacrificing your life for justice. For being there to call out to your mom ― how heartbreaking was that? ― call out for your mom, ‘I can’t breathe,’” Pelosi at a news conference with the Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday afternoon. “But because of you, and because of...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×House Speaker (D-Calif.) reacted to that a jury convicted former Minneapolis police officer of murdering by thanking Floyd ― a remark that angered activists and commentators who noted that he did not choose to die.“Thank you, George Floyd, for sacrificing your life for justice. For being there to call out to your mom ― how heartbreaking was that? ― call out for your mom, ‘I can’t breathe,’” Pelosi at a news conference with the Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday afternoon. “But because of you, and because of...WW…

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