Federal lawsuit challenges mask ban in suburban New York county, claims law is discriminatory

Federal lawsuit challenges mask ban in suburban New York county, claims law is discriminatory

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A disability rights organization is challenging a suburban New York ban on wearing masks in public except for health and religious reasons, arguing it is unconstitutional and discriminates against people with disabilities. The federal class action lawsuit, filed by Disability Rights of New York on behalf of individuals with disabilities, seeks a … Read more

Wall Street extends winning run

Wall Street extends winning run

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 16, 2024.  Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you … Read more

Wall Street extends winning run

Wall Street extends winning run

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 16, 2024.  Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street’s ‘dress rehearsal’

CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street’s ‘dress rehearsal’

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 16, 2024.  Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street ‘dress rehearsal’

CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street ‘dress rehearsal’

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 16, 2024.  Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you … Read more

Israeli Forces Claim To Have Destroyed 50 Hamas Tunnels Since Last Month

Israeli Forces Claim To Have Destroyed 50 Hamas Tunnels Since Last Month

1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s attacks on Israel near the Gaza border on October 7 (File) Tel Aviv: During the past month, Israeli combat engineers have destroyed approximately 50 Hamas tunnel routes in the area of the Egypt-Gaza border, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday. The announcement came as Israeli and Arab leaders … Read more

First case of polio confirmed in a 10-month-old child in Gaza, Palestinian health officials say

First case of polio confirmed in a 10-month-old child in Gaza, Palestinian health officials say

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian health officials on Friday reported the first case of polio in an unvaccinated 10-month-old child in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah, the first case in years in the coastal enclave that has been engulfed in the Israel-Hamas war since Oct. 7. After discovering the child’s symptoms, tests were conducted … Read more

Airstrike On Gaza School Kills 100, Israel Says It Was Hamas Command Centre

Airstrike On Gaza School Kills 100, Israel Says It Was Hamas Command Centre

Israel has vowed to destroy the Palestinian group in retaliation for its October attack. Gaza’s civil defence agency said Saturday an Israeli strike hit a school in Gaza City, killing 90-100 people, while the Israeli military said it had struck a Hamas command centre. “Forty martyrs and dozens wounded after the Israeli bombing of the … Read more

Iran Vows “Crushing Response” Against Israel After Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh’s Killing

Iran Vows “Crushing Response” Against Israel After Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh’s Killing

The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh has significantly heightened tensions in the region. Tehran:  Iran has vowed to take “decisive” action against the “aggressor” behind the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, accusing Israel of carrying out a “cowardly” attack. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday that the killing of Haniyeh, who … Read more

Hezbollah Says It Fired Dozens Of Rockets At Israel Amid Rising Tensions

Hezbollah Says It Fired Dozens Of Rockets At Israel Amid Rising Tensions

Hezbollah said it launched attack on Israel “in response” to a deadly Israeli strike in south Lebanon. Beirut: Hezbollah said it launched rockets at northern Israel Thursday “in response” to a deadly Israeli strike in south Lebanon — the group’s first attack after Israel killed a top commander earlier this week. The Iran-backed group said … Read more