Progress made in talks for a ceasefire, says Hamas, as White House presses for deal – as it happened | Israel-Gaza war

US sees possible Gaza deal this week – White House The Biden administration sees a possible Gaza agreement as soon as this week, White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, told Bloomberg News earlier today. Despite expressing optimism, he stressed there were no guarantees that Israel and Hamas would agree to such a deal that…

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Mike Vrabel, Patriots look like perfect pair

Who will fill in the vacant NFL head coaching jobs? USA Today’s NFL reporter Tyler Dragon shares his thoughts on who will fill the coaching vacancies in the NFL this year. Sports Seriously The New England Patriots fired head coach Jerod Mayo just hours after their Week 18 win over the Buffalo Bills. One week…

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CDC urges faster testing to find human bird flu cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday urged labs nationwide to determine within 24 hours of admission whether people hospitalized with the flu have seasonal influenza or are infected with the bird flu that’s behind an escalating outbreak in dairy cows and poultry. The guidance for labs to do this type of testing…

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