Author: Toby Williams

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to carry out a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah regardless of whether there is an agreement with Hamas for a cease-fire and release of hostages held in Gaza. “The idea that we will stop the war before achieving all of its goals is out of the question. We will enter Rafah and we will eliminate Hamas’ battalions there — with a deal or without a deal, to achieve the total victory,” Netanyahu’s office quoted him as saying in a meeting with families of hostages. Netanyahu has said it is…

Jan 22, (Reuters) –  Two U.S. Navy SEALs who went missing in the Gulf of Aden earlier this month during a raid on a boat carrying Iranian weapons have not been located following an exhaustive search and their status has been changed to deceased, military officials said on Sunday. The SEALs were reported missing after boarding the vessel in a Jan. 11 operation near the coast of Somali, the U.S. Central Command said on X. “We mourn the loss of our two Naval Special Warfare warriors, and we will forever honor their sacrifice and example. Our prayers are with the…

According to a new book, New York’s transformation in the 20th Century into a vibrant, modern city is largely thanks to a cohort of radical women artists who were overlooked by history, writes Cath Pound. New York is undoubtedly one of the most culturally vibrant cities in the world. But it wasn’t always so. In Radicals and Rogues: The women who made New York modern, the writer and researcher Lottie Whalen reveals that its transformation in the early decades of the 20th Century was largely thanks to a bold, taboo-busting cohort of women who pushed boundaries both creatively and socially. As artists, writers,…

Toronto, Alaska (16/11 – 50) Our lives are being maneuvered and we are being manipulated by unelected, insidious forces, toward objectives not necessarily in the people’s interest. Now that the so-called “pandemic”, declared by the mysterious self-appointed World Health Organization, and followed obediently by governments everywhere, has been decreed “finished”, we should devote a moment to introspection, considering who is running the show and for whose benefit, as governments gaily abdicated their vested responsibility to govern. Pandemic is over? I hope they told those killer viruses who destroyed the population of Europe and North America. What? Oh, just 1% mortality?…

Synagogues across Connecticut are on high alert in the wake of the Israel-Hamas War. Mark Schachter has been providing personal protection to a variety of people for more than two decades. Schachter says in recent days he has received an increase in requests from synagogues to help maintain a sense of safety.”They’re increasing the bodyguards at each site,” says Schachter.Schachter says a rabbi he works with is being extra vigilant with the Jewish holiday and the Israel-Hamas War that began over the weekend. “He was concerned for his people,” says Schachter.Myra Clark-Siegel, of the American Jewish Committee of Westchester and…

On August 24, 2023, Kazakhstan-Singapore Business Council #KSBC Chairman Mr. Sultan Marenov hosted a prominent Kazakh entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist Mr.Kenges Rakishev in Singapore and arranged a meeting with the Senior Managing Director of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) Mr. Pol de Win. The parties discussed the opportunities for Kazakh companies to list on the SGX and raise capital for investment in the growing economy of Kazakhstan. SGX is one of the leading and recognizable exchanges in the world, and deepening cooperation with Kazakhstan will raise the awareness of potential investors. We look forward to continuing our discussion and establishing fruitful…

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet next week could approve spending more than $141 million to conserve 42,000 acres of land from the Panhandle to the Devil’s Garden area southwest of Lake Okeechobee. During a telephone meeting Monday, DeSantis and the Cabinet will consider three land purchases through the Florida Florida program, including a deal with one of the largest citrus growers in the nation. Also, DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody, Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson and state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis will consider purchasing three conservation easements to help preserve land from development. The most-expensive deal would use…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded the judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz for showing bias toward the prosecution. The unanimous decision Monday followed a June recommendation from the Judicial Qualifications Commission. That panel had found that Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer violated several rules governing judicial conduct during last year’s trial in her actions toward Cruz’s public defenders. The six-month trial ended with Cruz receiving a receiving a life sentence for the 2018 murder of 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after the jury could not unanimously agree that…

Florida Blue Senior Regional Communication Lead Aleizha Batson said the Sanitas Medical Center that intends to open at Regency Park is the only one planned in Northeast Florida. “It’s scheduled to open early next year,” Batson said. The city is reviewing a permit application for the renovation of 8,574 square feet in the previous Hobby Lobby for health care offices at an estimated project cost of $3.61 million. The location is at 9400 Atlantic Blvd., Unit 8. Landlord Brixmor shows on a site plan that Sanitas will lease 8,644 square feet in the front corner of former church space that…

A group known as the First Wives Advocacy group is among those strongly against a new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that does away with what’s known as permanent alimony. The group explained their position, saying, “it has put older women in a situation which will cause financial devastation.” Camille Malone Fiveash said the change to Florida’s alimony laws has her wanting to change her allegiance. “I feel like the state of Florida is very female-unfriendly at this point. I’m really disappointed because I’m a Republican. I voted for Gov. DeSantis and this makes me very sorry that I…