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Female police officer accused of slapping in the face boy, 16, with mental health difficulties as she 'allowed her frustrations to get the better of her', court hears
4 days, 1 hour ago

Female police officer accused of slapping in the face boy, 16, with mental health difficulties as she 'allowed her frustrations to get the better of her', court hears

Daily Mail  

A police officer slapped a 16-year-old boy with mental health difficulties multiple times in the face 'for his own safety' because she believed he was experiencing a medical emergency, a court has heard. Metropolitan Police constables Sevda Gonen, 33, and Stuart Price, 35, are on trial at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with carrying out an unlawful search, amounting to assault …

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Food, fluoride and funding: How a new Trump term might affect health in California
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Food, fluoride and funding: How a new Trump term might affect health in California

LA Times  

A medical assistant works in a Planned Parenthood clinic in El Centro, Calif. If implemented, people who rely on public programs such as Medicaid or Medicare could end up with “really limited access to gender-affirming care,” said Lindsey Dawson, director for LGBTQ Health Policy for KFF. Gonen said it would be “very hard” for the Trump administration to block states …

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Portraits of those held hostage after Hamas attack on Israel
1 year, 1 month ago

Portraits of those held hostage after Hamas attack on Israel

Associated Press  

A temporary cease-fire deal that would facilitate the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza offers a glimmer of hope to families and friends of those who have been held captive since their abduction from southern Israel by militants on Oct. 7. Sharone Lifschitz believes her father still supports reconciliation — just like her mother, who shook …

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Release of two more hostages gives some hope to families of others abducted in the attack on Israel
1 year, 2 months ago

Release of two more hostages gives some hope to families of others abducted in the attack on Israel

Associated Press  

The release Monday of two more hostages is offering some hope to the families of the more than 200 people the Israeli military says were seized by Hamas militants. Her brother initially believed the volley of rocket fire was “just another bombing like we’re used to,” said Ofri Bibas, who lives elsewhere in Israel. “She’s really dedicated her time to …

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‘It’s so lonely’: Desperate families of Israeli hostages are still in the dark a week on from Hamas rampage
1 year, 2 months ago

‘It’s so lonely’: Desperate families of Israeli hostages are still in the dark a week on from Hamas rampage

CNN  

Tel Aviv CNN — The last glimpse Adina Moshe’s family saw of her shows the 72-year-old woman on a motorbike, wedged between two Hamas fighters who are kidnapping her from the Nir Oz kibbutz near Gaza. “First, I couldn’t look at it because it’s so shocking, you can see the kidnappers who killed her husband and put her on a …

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For years, Israelis trusted the army to defend and inform them. Now many feel abandoned
1 year, 2 months ago

For years, Israelis trusted the army to defend and inform them. Now many feel abandoned

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — It was, they thought, an ironclad social contract. That contract was shattered Saturday when hundreds of Hamas militants breached Israel’s defenses from the Gaza Strip, pouring in by air, land and sea on a rampage that would leave hundreds dead. And for hours, “there was no one to talk to.” He’s particularly concerned for his aunt, who has …

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