Biden had a lot of support from young voters this year
US Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to Joe Biden in the US presidential election, said, “I can’t say I didn’t try my best.” She added, “I’m confident that there will be change coming and I’m anxious to work with people who will make it happen.” Harris claimed that she had sought the support of young voters during her campaign.
Israel struck Hezbollah-linked banks in Lebanon
Israeli forces carried out air strikes on Lebanon’s al-Qard al-Hassan Bank and its branches on Sunday, the state media reported. This comes after a bomb attack on the bank’s building in Lebanon’s Beirut on Saturday. At least 14 people were killed and 67 others were injured in the attack, according to Lebanese Health Ministry.
The death toll has risen as millions remain without power
Over 2 million customers remained without power in five states on Sunday evening, nearly three days after the cyclone Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region. At least 93 people have died in the US due to the cyclone. The death toll has risen to more than 90 in North Carolina and 25 in Florida, according to the National Weather Service.
Health officials in Gaza say an Israeli strike killed 22 people
As many as 13 people were killed after a missile was fired at a school in the Gaza Strip, Gaza’s security services said on Saturday. The Israeli military said it conducted a “precise strike on terrorists” operating at the al Falah School, which is connected to the Zeitoun School. Gaza’s rescue services said most of the deaths were women and children, including a 3-month-old infant.
The FDA approved new covid vaccines
Vaccination of COVID-19 in the years after the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval in 1993 will have a “profound impact” on the number of deaths from the virus in the US, Johns Hopkins Hospital said. “We’ll see more and more people get sick and dying from COVID-19 over the next couple of years,” it added. The US has reported over 2.8 lakh COVID-19 cases.
Susan Wojcicki was a former CEO ofYouTube
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Susan Wojcicki was one of Silicon Valley’s visionaries and “will be missed by so many”. “People feel like the world is going to end, but it is built by people, with Susan’s quiet leadership in a ridiculously complex environment showing how special that is,” Cook added. Wojcicki passed away at the age of 56 after a battle with lung cancer.
The Bay Area is Coconuts for Harris
US President Donald Trump has called Vice President Kamala Harris a “very good person” and said, “I don’t know if I’ve ever seen someone so good in my life”. This comes after Vice President Joe Biden decided to drop out of the 2020 White House race. Trump added, “It’s a great thing…There are a lot of people who are looking forward to having Kamala as their nominee.”
House Democrats are divided over calls for Biden to pull out
US Democratic Representative Adam Smith said, “If President Biden is not the right candidate for this moment, who should be the party’s nominee heading into November?” He further said, “That is President Joe Biden’s fault exclusively, that we are focused on that.” “We got at least a couple dozen really talented people with great resumes and ability out there…it’s ultimately up to the delegates,” Smith added.
Texas is bracing for a possible hit from a storm in the Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Beryl hit the Caribbean island of Dominica on Thursday as a Category 3 storm with winds of up to 155 km/h. It is expected to make landfall in the Dominican Republic’s coast on Friday night. At least seven have died from the storm, while hundreds of people are stranded in Dominica due to flooding and power outages.
The script of MaXXXine has been changed to give you something fresh to scream about
Talking about ‘MaXXXine’, director David West said, “I wanted to make a trilogy where you didn’t have to see the other movies.” He added, “That alienates a huge portion of the audience who would never watch a movie like ‘X’, so they won’t see ‘Pearl’. I didn’t want people to think they couldn’t see ‘Pearl’ because of the idea of ‘X’.”