Headlines- After talks in Washington on Tuesday that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described as a "historic opportunity" for peace, Israel and Lebanon agreed to hold direct talks.
- Iran talks could resume "over the next two days," according to US President Donald Trump, after the failure of last weekend's first round in Pakistan.
- Six merchant ships turned around after "direction from US forces," according to the US, and no ships were able to pass through the blockade in the first 24 hours.
- According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, there were at least 35 deaths and 159 injuries in Lebanon on Tuesday.
- The southern Lebanon district of Bint Jbeil has been hit by an Israeli airstrike.
- "The short-term authorization permitting the sale of Iranian oil already stranded at sea is set to expire in a few days and will not be renewed," according to the US Treasury Department.
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November 23, 2021
Pandemic, Supply Chain Issues, and Inflation...
This year’s holiday season is gearing up to be spectacular. Holiday buying will be impacted by supply chain concerns, the pandemic, inflation, and online sales, according to experts
August 29, 2020
2020 March on Washington ‘Commits’ to...
Friday marked the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, during which American civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Though the crowd for the 2020 march Friday was smaller than expected, thousands came to protest police killings of Black Americans, which they say are a legacy of slavery and racism that the country is still trying to overcome