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Women and girls in Gaza are suffering from unprecedented levels of violence, a new report says. Tennessee is cleaning up after a string of deadly tornadoes. And a pregnant Texas woman left the state after being blocked from getting an abortion. |
π Hi there! Laura Davis here. Hope you had a good weekend! It's time for Monday's news. |
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Gaza is the most dangerous place on Earth for women |
Israel's military campaign in Gaza has turned the enclave into the most dangerous place in the world for women, according to the advocacy group ActionAid International. "Women and girls in Gaza are suffering from unprecedented levels of violence during the Israeli military escalation," a report by the organization said. Health officials in Gaza have estimated the total Palestinian death toll at about 18,000 and say about 70% are women and children. ActionAid says women and girls are being killed and injured at "horrific" rates, denied their basic rights to food, water and health care on a daily basis, and exposed to psychological stress and trauma after two months of "living in terror." | Trucks carrying humanitarian aid are seen near the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip on December 10, 2023. MOHAMMED ABED, AFP via Getty Images |
High winds, flood warnings in Northeast as Tennessee cleans up |
Areas across the Northeast remained under flood and high wind warnings Monday afternoon as a massive storm that rattled Tennessee with a string of deadly tornadoes over the weekend moved through the region. |
| • | What's happening: As a severe storm system moved through the area, forecasters said much more benign weather was expected in most of the East by Tuesday, though lake-effect snow will be a concern in some places. Thousands of people were without power in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine on Monday as winds knocked down trees and power lines. Roads flooded by the barrage of rainfall or blocked by debris have caused backups, detours and street closures. | | • | Tornadoes in Tennessee: The greater Nashville region was pummeled by an estimated 13 tornadoes late Saturday. Six people were killed, officials said. More than 15,000 people were still without power across the state as of Monday afternoon. ⛈️ See the full forecast here. | | • | Wind speeds peaked at 150 mph in swarm of deadly Tennessee tornadoes. | | A car is buried under rubble after a tornado hit Saturday in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK |
Texas woman leaves state after being blocked from abortion |
A pregnant Texas woman seeking an abortion has left the state for the procedure after the state Supreme Court blocked her from receiving one, attorneys said Monday. Kate Cox, a mother of two from Dallas, is in her 21st week of pregnancy, and doctors have diagnosed her fetus with a fatal birth defect. They recommended an abortion to preserve her reproductive health – a procedure largely prohibited by Texas law. A court granted Cox an injunction to temporarily block the abortion bans and allow her to terminate the pregnancy; within hours, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appealed and the state Supreme Court paused the lower court's order, ultimately preventing Cox from seeking the procedure in Texas. π Here's what to know about the case. |
'Barbie' leads Golden Globe nominations |
After conquering the summer box office, "Barbenheimer" is staging an Oscar-season sequel – beginning at the Golden Globes. Monday, "Barbie" earned nine nominations, including best comedy or musical and best actress for star Margot Robbie, while atomic bomb biopic "Oppenheimer" scored best drama as part of its eight nominations at the Golden Globe Awards airing Jan. 7. Fresh off a National Board of Review win for best film, Martin Scorsese's crime epic "Killers of the Flower Moon" scored seven total nods and is contending for top drama. π See more nominations here. | Margot Robbie was nominated for a Golden Globe for best actress in a comedy or musical for her role in "Barbie." Jaap Buitendijk, Warner Bros. | | | | The Air Force disciplined 15 people over the leaks of classified documents on the Discord social media site, allegedly by Jack Teixeira. | | | |  | New Iowa Poll results: "The field may have shrunk, but it may have made Donald Trump even stronger than he was," said pollster J. Ann Selzer. | | | | An Arkansas photographer says she received a cease and desist letter from Seuss Enterprises after her "Grinchmas" photos went viral. | | | | The Chiefs played the blame game after Kadarius Toney's critical offsides penalty, pointing their finger at the refs for the call. | | | | We hope education leaders will pursue efforts to improve math instruction. New international test scores show how urgent the need for change is. | | | | "Dancing With the Stars" judge Derek Hough says wife Hayley Erbert Hough is recovering following a "life-changing" emergency craniectomy last week. | | | | Manchester High School football player Brandon Smith was found dead one day before the Blue Devils' Georgia 1-A State Football Championship game. | | | | A Toys for Tots chapter in Eureka, California said a real-life Grinch broke into their warehouse and stole Christmas presents meant for kids. | | | | Sexual assault survivors need both immense personal courage and an understanding of how to leverage the court of law and the court of public opinion. | | | | A 74-year-old Brooksville, Florida man was driving a golf cart when he suffered a medical emergency. He hit a tree and was ejected into a pond. | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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