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Edmonton Journal
15 hours ago
- Health
- Edmonton Journal
FBI probing ‘improvised flame thrower' attack on Boulder Jews as hate crime
Article content 'We were deeply disturbed to see mainstream U.S. media outlets take Hamas at its word and immediately run with the false allegations released by their 'Gaza Health Ministry,' without taking the time to investigate what actually occurred,' Rada said, referring to allegations that Israeli soldiers fired upon people seeking aid supplies in Gaza. 'Footage released by the IDF shows that it is Hamas that is responsible for these deaths,' she said. 'Hamas is a brutal terrorist organization that starves and intentionally puts its own civilians in danger in order to maintain power. It is doing everything in its power to disrupt the distribution of aid by Israel—in cooperation with American and international partners—to residents in Gaza.' Rada told JNS that 'it is critically important, especially at a time when Jews worldwide are being targeted, that the media take the time to report accurately and not simply echo the lies of Israel's enemies. 'Israel is fighting a war that was forced upon it that was started on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas invaded Israel, killed over 1,200 people and dragged over 250 people back to its tunnels in Gaza,' she said. 'Sadly, we have seen the lies of 'genocide' in Gaza inspire people to take violent action, most recently Washington, D.C., and today in Boulder, Colo., where there is another unfolding tragedy.'
Libya Review
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Libya Review
'Libya Build' Expo Turns to Battleground as Militias Overrun Capital
Libya may have just hosted 'the world's worst conference.' The event, held in Tripoli on May 12 under the title 'Libya Build', was promoted as the largest construction expo ever organized in North Africa, according to The Economist. It attracted international delegates from China, Turkey, and Malta, with the optimistic slogan: 'Let's Build Libya Together.' Instead, what unfolded was a descent into chaos. As guests arrived, mortars began falling. Gunmen in trucks mounted with heavy machine guns seized control of half the capital. Burned-out cars lined the streets. Schools, banks, and markets shut their gates. Militias stormed the Central Bank. Even the gazelles were stolen from Tripoli's zoo. Britain abruptly reversed its recently eased travel advice, urging citizens to avoid the capital, while Turkey airlifted its nationals to safety. This breakdown underscored the failure of Tripoli's post-Gaddafi 'reset.' The Government of National Unity (GNU) in the west, led by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbaiba, once a construction tycoon, was always weaker than Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the General Commander of the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA). Unlike Haftar, Dbaiba's authority relies on a precarious coalition of militias. As Libya's oil revenues declined and government funds dwindled, Dbaiba's payouts decreased, prompting unrest among the very groups that once supported him. The immediate trigger was reportedly financial: with the coffers empty, militias sought new income by, for instance, kidnapping utility executives. Then, in a move meant to neutralize a threat, Dbaiba's forces killed militia leader Abdul Ghani al-Kikli during a meeting. The assassination provoked Tripoli's most powerful armed group, the Salafist Special Deterrence Force (Rada), which retaliated and took control of half the capital. In the aftermath, Tripolitanians, exhausted by years of misrule and broken promises, took to the streets demanding elections, an end to militia dominance, and reunification of Libya. Many now view Dbaiba as one of the 'fulul'—a term used to describe holdovers from the Gaddafi era. Dbaiba, seen by many diplomats as a fading figure, is said to have sent his family to London. Desperate to appear in control, he called fighters from his hometown of Misrata to secure Tripoli. They reportedly fired on demonstrators. With Tripoli's main airport under Rada's control, Dbaiba reopened the long-closed international airport and vowed to turn Kikli's former militia base into a public park. He has branded remaining militias 'blackmailers, criminals, and sharks.' But without their support, his grip grows increasingly fragile. His ministers have begun to resign. Parliament has declared Dbaiba 'illegitimate' and named potential successors. Meanwhile, reports suggest troop movements in Sirte, Zawiya, Zintan, and Ghadames, possibly in preparation for a broader push by Haftar's forces. For now, Dbaiba remains in office, but, as The Economist concludes, 'Libyans and foreign diplomats have begun to speak of his rule in the past tense.' At least, with the airport reopened, 'he has a way to escape'.
BreakingNews.ie
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Andrew Garfield's outspoken grief helped with loss of my mother
The Last Of Us actress Kaitlyn Dever has said that Andrew Garfield being so outspoken about his grief after his mother's death helped her with her own loss. Dever revealed last year that her mother died after a breast cancer diagnosis, weeks before she filmed a scene for the post-apocalyptic HBO drama in which her character speaks about a brutal death. Advertisement The 28-year-old, also known for Netflix dramas Unbelievable and Apple Cider Vinegar as well as the comedy film Booksmart, told GQ Hype that she has repeatedly watched Spider-Man star Garfield's Stephen Colbert interview in order to learn how to cope. The Last Of Us actress Kaitlyn Dever lost her mother. Photo: Daria Kobayashi Ritch/GQ. She said: 'I would Google it and watch it often, because I always felt like… the worst thing in my life that could happen was losing my best friend. 'And I always thought that I wouldn't be able to go on. 'But then I'd look at Andrew and think, 'well, his life seems to be moving forwards'.' Advertisement She also spoke to the online magazine about filming The Last of Us days after her mother's funeral. Dever, who attended London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (Rada), said: 'I had just experienced (my loss). 'Even though death is part of the human experience, we are not meant to be used to grief and watching your best friend die. So that was a crazy line to repeat over and over again because I had just seen her. 'She wasn't alive any more and I saw her body in the hospital. And that experience is so gut-wrenching. Nothing will ever be as bad as that.' Advertisement Her character Abby tells Joel Miller, played by Pedro Pascal, she found her dead father's body shortly after he was shot, as she tries to get revenge against the protagonist. The Last Of Us actress Kaitlyn Dever. Photo: Daria Kobayashi Ritch/GQ. The second series of The Last Of Us was released in April and stars English actress Bella Ramsey as Ellie, who is kept safe across the post-apocalyptic world by Joel. Entertainment Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson says premature... Read More Garfield, who was born in the US and later moved to the UK, began filming Netflix's biography Tick, Tick… Boom!, for which he was nominated for an Oscar, just after his mother Lynn died from pancreatic cancer in 2019. He recalled in 2021 to Colbert that he hopes 'this grief stays with me because it's all of the unexpressed love that I didn't get to tell her, and I told her every day, she was the best of us', while promoting the film. Advertisement Read the full feature online at GQ Hype here
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
UN calls for calm as fighting resumes in Libya's Tripoli
The United Nations has called for calm as fighting has resumed in Libya's capital, Tripoli, a day after authorities declared order had been restored. The UN Mission to Libya (UNSMIL) warned on Wednesday that the situation in the country could 'spiral out of control'. 'UNSMIL reiterates its calls for an immediate, unconditional ceasefire in all areas, allowing safe corridors for the evacuation of civilians trapped in intense conflict zones,' the mission wrote on X. 'Attacking and damaging civilian infrastructure, physically harming civilians, and jeopardising the lives and safety of the population may constitute crimes under international law. Those responsible will be held accountable for their actions,' it added. Clashes erupted between the Rada militia and the 444 Brigade, loyal to Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, in key areas of Tripoli, including the port, the AFP news agency reported, quoting a security source. The official called the ongoing fighting 'urban warfare' with intermittent clashes in residential areas and the use of light and medium weapons. The fighting calmed down later on Wednesday after the government announced a truce, Tripoli residents told the Reuters news agency. 'Regular forces, in coordination with the relevant security authorities, have begun taking the necessary measures to ensure calm, including the deployment of neutral units,' the government's Ministry of Defence broke out on Monday night after reports that Abdelghani al-Kikli, leader of the Support and Stability Apparatus (SSA), a militia that controls the southern district of Abu Salim, was killed. According to local authorities, at least six people were killed in Monday's fighting. While Tuesday morning was calm, the fighting restarted overnight with major battles in the capital. For residents, the uncertainty brought by the attacks was 'terrorising', a father of three told Reuters from the Dahra area. 'I had my family in one room to avoid random shelling,' he added. Al-Dbeibah ordered what he called irregular armed groups to be dismantled, including Rada. With the seizure of the SSA territory by factions allied with al-Dbeibah, including the 444 and 111 brigades, Rada is the last significant faction not allied with the prime minister. Since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that toppled longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has struggled to recover. In 2014, the country split between a UN-recognised government in Tripoli, led by al-Dbeibah, and a rival administration in the east dominated by commander Khalifa Haftar and his self-styled Libyan National Army.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Jefferson County program monitors air quality in at-risk neighborhoods
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — An air quality monitoring program funded by a three-year grant from the Environmental Protection Agency is underway for underserved communities in Jefferson County. This is the second year of the grant to monitor the air in at-risk neighborhoods. The goal of this was to give certain communities low-cost, high-quality monitoring equipment at 10 different sites to provide real-time particulate matter measurements on easy-to-understand dashboards that the public can use. 'Typically, underserved or disproportionately impacted communities are exposed to a greater amount of pollution just because of their location,' said Jim Rada, the Environmental Health Services Division Director at Jefferson County Public Health. 'They may be located near highways, near industrial areas, another in other areas where activities that generate particulate matter are located. So this grant was specifically designed by EPA to locate these monitors in these communities to give those residents a better opportunity to understand air quality in real time in their communities.' The devices measure particulate matter of 2.5 microns or less, picking up on things like car exhaust, burning wood, fossil fuels or wildfire smoke. 'We saw higher levels of particulates during the fire over in Golden in particular. And then we set up a couple of additional monitors at the evacuation center for the quarry fire so we were able to keep track of where we were moving people or where pollution was the greatest as it related to the populations,' said Rada. The hope is that this information would allow people to make good decisions about their health, about whether to spend time outside, how to protect themselves. This is an extension of Denver's Love My Air program. This app will be especially helpful during wildfires. This program is only set to last 3 years, but the final year they will work to see if there are resources, to continue the program beyond that. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
