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Beirut blast: WHO warns dozens of health facilities ‘non-functional’

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Of 55 health facilities assessed by the World Health Organization, half are “non-functional”.

Dozens of settlers attack Border Police near Yitzhar – The Jerusalem Post

 

Dozens of masked settlers assaulted Border Police officers near the Samaria settlement of Yitzhar Wednesday morning by throwing rocks and bottles of paint at them, lightly injuring one, during the demolition of three structures, a Border Police spokesperson said.
Settlers slashed Border Police vehicles’ tires, the spokesperson said.

The officers used riot-dispersal methods, and more police were called to the scene. The incident was brought under control, and the rioters were dispersed, the spokesperson said.

The officers, along with the Civil Administration, demolished three illegally built wooden structures at the Shevach Haaretz outpost near Yitzhar.

The attack was a “serious incident of violence,” the police said.

Settlers in the Yitzhar area have attacked Border Police officers several times in the past year amid clashes over outposts and demolitions.

Among the most serious was a May incident in which Jewish extremists firebombed a police vehicle near the exit to Yitzhar.

“Condemnations will no longer suffice,” NGO Peace Now said in response to the incident. “A terrorist cell is operating in Yitzhar that needs to be dismantled with all methods, and its members and spiritual leaders need to be prosecuted. We will continue to wait for the first brave leader of the right-wing settlers who will make a moral statement against the systematic violence that comes out of Yitzhar.”

Source: Dozens of settlers attack Border Police near Yitzhar – The Jerusalem Post

Trump backs Marjorie Taylor Greene, QAnon believer on a path to Congress – National | Globalnews.ca

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(ROTFLMAO) Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene is poised to become the first elected U.S. official to support QAnon, a baseless conspiracy theory that imagines President Donald Trump as a warrior for God against a cabal of Satanic deep-state pedophiles (and maybe lizard people?) within the United States.

Source: Trump backs Marjorie Taylor Greene, QAnon believer on a path to Congress – National | Globalnews.ca

COVID-19 in Hawaii Spreads at a Faster Rate Than Anywhere Else in the US : US News : Latin Post – Latin news, immigration, politics, culture

Hawaii reinstated its 14-day interisland travel quarantine due to a new surge in coronavirus cases. It took effect on August 11. The state is regularly observing triple digits increase in COVID-19 infections. “We have endured several months- all of us here, all across this state- of restrictions and had been successful in managing the virus and keeping the counts low. But as we reopened our community, people let their guard down,” Hawaii Governor David Ige said in a report. State Health Director Bruce Anderson said at least 53 percent of ICU beds were filled, as of last week. Hawaii had announced that it would not reopen for tourism for out-of-state visitors until September 1, and would continue to implement the 14-day quarantine for all out-of-state travelers.

Source: COVID-19 in Hawaii Spreads at a Faster Rate Than Anywhere Else in the US : US News : Latin Post – Latin news, immigration, politics, culture

California COVID deaths double; rural areas, suburbs suffer – Los Angeles Times

Suburban and agricultural areas that had been relatively spared California’s first surge of the virus are now being ravaged. And urban areas such as Los Angeles County and the San Francisco Bay Area are reporting fatality numbers just as high, if not higher, than in the spring.

The Central Valley has become home to one of the worst coronavirus hot spots in the country.

In eight southern Central Valley counties, weekly COVID-19 deaths have jumped from about 20 a week in April to nearly 200 a week in the last two weeks, a Times analysis found. San Joaquin Valley residents make up 20% of recent deaths statewide, even though they account for about 10% of the state’s population.

 

Source: California COVID deaths double; rural areas, suburbs suffer – Los Angeles Times