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fortune gems link In northern Gaza, families are still fleeing what is left of their homes. “They told us to leave immediately,” said one woman, who stopped briefly to tell a VOA cameraman what is going on. Families behind her streamed down the bombed-out street, carrying belongings in backpacks and plastic sacks, and other items, such as pans and buckets, in their hands. “We have nothing else to lose. We lost our children. We lost everything,” she said, as a male family member urged her to keep moving. The United Nations said the Israeli military is “subjecting an entire population to bombing, siege and risk of starvation.” And in the next two months, the situation could get immeasurably worse, added Roger Hearn, director of relief and social services for UNRWA, the U.N.’s agency for Palestinian refugees. Over the objections of much of the international community, Israeli laws that would essentially halt UNRWA operations in the Gaza Strip are expected to take effect in late January. “People are facing catastrophic hunger in Gaza,” said Hearn in a phone interview from an airport on his way home from Gaza. “People are struggling to get the basics, such as water. Most people in Gaza are displaced. ... So, to actually take that one step further and say, ‘OK, UNRWA is forbidden from working in Gaza,’ would be a very cruel addition to a situation where people are already in dire need.” Israel accuses UNRWA of having Hamas members among its staff in Gaza, including participants of the October 7, 2023, terror attack that sparked the war when Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped more than 250 others. The United States, Britain and other Western countries designate Hamas as a terror group. In a letter to the U.N. early this month, Israel withdrew from the 1967 agreement recognizing UNRWA, according to The Times of Israel . “UNRWA — the organization whose employees participated in the October 7th massacre and many of whose employees are Hamas operatives — is part of the problem in the Gaza Strip and not part of the solution,” said Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz, according to the news site. And while UNRWA disputes these allegations, Hearn said the most urgent issue on their agenda is trying to convince Israel not to implement the new laws. People in Gaza are now starving, even as trucks containing enough food to feed the Strip for months languish across the border in Egypt. Aid that gets in is hard to distribute amid ongoing battles, bombings and looting. Aid workers in Gaza say they still have hope that the laws will not go into force. “We hope that the active parties in the international community will intervene and prevent this disaster,” said Abu Sharaf Jadallah, a local leader and relief worker who helps distribute UNRWA aid in Gaza. “It is the only party now that is providing aid to all Palestinians, to 2 million displaced people.” Long-term losses Further south, in Khan Younis and Deir Albalah, Gaza, where conditions for displaced families are marginally better than in the north, humanitarian aid is not nearly enough to feed the people. They are malnourished and increasingly sick. Soon, many also may face starvation. Families here say they fear that if UNRWA stops working in Gaza, they will have even less access to food and clean water. However, the long-term consequences of an UNRWA ban could be even more devastating, they say. Before the current war, UNRWA was providing education for 350,000 children in Gaza. Palestinians in general, and Gaza specifically, have one of the world’s highest literacy rates. But that status is already in jeopardy as children here face a second year without classes. UNRWA schools now mostly serve as crowded and undersupplied emergency shelters. But locals say that to cripple the future education system at this time would be a massive blow. “It will be a terrible thing,” said Rasheed Abu Eida, a 50-year-old father of six. “A country deprived of education.” Now, his children are just trying to survive, he said. Besides trauma from constant bombings, they have suffered from severe weight loss and other illnesses. “My children are destroyed,” Eida said. New law controversy The international community has widely objected to the laws, with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres saying, “It would be a catastrophe in what is already an unmitigated disaster.” The laws were approved by Israel’s parliament in late October and would bar UNRWA from operating in Israel, which controls all access to Gaza, and curtail the agency’s activities inside the Strip. Israel has said that more than 10% of the UNRWA staff of about 13,000 people in Gaza has ties to Hamas, and that 12 employees participated in the October 7 attack. UNRWA has fired nine employees in response to these allegations and says it has seen no evidence to support the claim that more than 1,400 other staff members have ties to Hamas. Israel says other organizations and U.N. agencies can take up the work of UNRWA, but the U.N. says it would be virtually impossible to replace UNRWA’s complex systems on the ground during war time. Locals say the potential loss of the organization, which has been helping Palestinians since 1950, is unthinkable. The organization serves Palestinian communities in Gaza, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. “A ban on UNRWA would mean no care for refugees,” said Fatma Alzahraa Sharqawy, a displaced mother of four. “And not only the refugees who left their villages and cities in the past, but all of Palestine. So, if the United Nations and UNRWA is banned, it means the international community has abandoned the Palestinian cause.” Said Kilany contributed to this report.Vikings place LB Ivan Pace on injured reserve and sign LB Jamin Davis off Packers practice squad

Naira appreciates against dollar amid CBN interest rate hikeCerity Partners LLC Grows Position in Ford Motor (NYSE:F)Nominees for Trump's administration continue to make their rounds on Capitol Hill, where they've been holding meetings and courting favor for days. Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to direct the FBI, was in meetings with lawmakers the same day that current Director Chris Wray announced he would resign at the end of President Biden's term. Patel met with Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, on Wednesday. Before the meeting, he told reporters he was ready to begin work immediately if he's confirmed. Wray's departure may make Patel's path to confirmation easier. And some Republican Senators have told Scripps News they see no reason their colleagues would object to Patel's nomination during confirmation hearings. "I think this is a great development," Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO, told reporters. "I think this is long overdue and much needed. I look forward to confirming his successor." "I don't know what the opposition to Kash Patel really is," Hawley said. "I understand he is a conservative, and I understand my liberal colleagues don't like that. But a conservative just won the election." RELATED STORY | FBI Director Christopher Wray says he will resign at the end of Biden's term Meanwhile, Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for secretary of defense, continues to meet with lawmakers. There is not as much discussion of potentially replacing Hegseth as the nominee as there was last week. Sen. Susan Collins told reporters on Wednesday that she had asked Hegseth numerous questions about allegations of sexual assault. His comments on Wednesday also suggested his stance on women serving in the military has shifted. Before he was nominated to be secretary of defense, Hegseth made comments on the Shawn Ryan Show Podcast that women do not belong in combat roles. “I’m straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles. It hasn’t made us more effective. Hasn’t made us more lethal. Has made fighting more complicated,” he said at the time. On Wednesday, Hegseth told reporters "I look forward to being a leader for every single member of this Pentagon, men and women."

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert is dealing with an ankle injury for the second time this season. The Chargers quarterback did not practice Wednesday as Los Angeles began preparations for its game Sunday against Tampa Bay. Herbert injured his left ankle during the first quarter of last Sunday's 19-17 loss at Kansas City. Herbert said Wednesday that the injury occurred during a 7-yard scramble on third down during the opening drive. Television cameras showed him grimacing and walking slowly to the sideline after the play. “It was difficult to play with," he said. "It was one of those things where we limited some of the runs out of the pocket. I didn't feel great, but it was one of those things to play through.” Herbert's left leg was later bruised after taking a hard hit from linebacker Nick Bolton during the second quarter. Herbert missed only one play and completed 21 of 30 passes for 213 yards and a touchdown. “The contusion, I think that is something that is easily recoverable. I'm doing everything I can with the ankle,” Herbert said. “If I felt like I could have practiced at 100% and make sure everyone was able to get full-speed reps, I would have. I didn't think I was able to do that today, so the trainers and I were on the same page.” Herbert suffered a high sprain to his right ankle during the third quarter of a 26-3 win at Carolina on Sept. 15. That limited his mobility and some of the play calls in losses to Pittsburgh and Kansas City the next two games. However, Herbert is not in a walking boot this time, which was the case with the injury earlier in the season. The fifth-year quarterback also said the pain tolerance with his ankle injury is better to deal with compared to the earlier one. “I’d like to see him get treatment and not be on his feet. He will do everything in his power to play on Sunday,” coach Jim Harbaugh said. The Chargers have lost two of their last three, but are the sixth seed in the AFC with an 8-5 record. After facing NFC South-leading Tampa Bay on Sunday, Los Angeles hosts Denver in a Thursday night matchup on Dec. 19 as both teams are vying for a playoff spot. It's the second time in three seasons Herbert is dealing with an injury after a game at Kansas City. In 2022, he fractured rib cartilage after taking a hard hit from Chiefs defensive lineman Michael Danna during the fourth quarter. Herbert missed two weeks during training camp because of an injury to the plantar fascia in his right foot. He also had a torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder near the end of the 2022 season and two broken fingers last year, including one on his throwing hand that caused him to miss the final four games. Herbert has joined Tom Brady as the only players who have not thrown an interception in 11 straight games with a minimum of 15 attempts in each game. Brady accomplished the feat with New England in 2010. The last time Herbert was picked off was midway through the first quarter on Sept. 15 by Carolina’s Jaycee Horn. Herbert has also gone 335 consecutive pass attempts without an interception, the fifth-longest streak in league history. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Rescuing Leftover Cuisine: Amplifying Growth And Impact As Featured In The Good Men Project

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WAITROSE has finally revealed who stole the dessert in its star-studded "whodunnit"-style Christmas advert. The upmarket retailer has released the final instalment in its two-part series centring around a mystery theft of a festive pudding . 4 Waitrose has finally revealed who stole the dessert in its popular Christmas advert Credit: WAITROSE 4 Fig the Cat was the top suspect for who stole the Christmas desert Credit: WAITROSE The clip sees the ensemble cast from the first advert returning, including Matthew Macfadyen of "Succession", comedian Joe Wilkinson from "Afterlife" and Rakhee Thakrar of "Sex Education". Sian Clifford from "Fleabag", Dustin Demri-Burns of "Slow Horses" and Eryl Maynard of "Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple" are also back. In the first part , the star-studded cast were left stunned after finding out a Waitrose desert had gone missing. The ad ends with self-appointed detective of the crime scene revealing that he had solved the mystery. READ MORE IN MONEY KNIVES OUT Watch star-studded Waitrose Christmas ad - how many famous faces can you spot? FESTIVE FEELS Watch tearjerker John Lewis ad with hunt for perfect gift & iconic 90s song The second one-minute clips picks up right where the first left off, with Macfayden working to establish a motive, switching back to moments on Christmas Day when the guilty party could have gotten their hands on the dessert. We then see the detective working out how someone could pull off such a delicious crime before revealing that Steve (Dustin Demri-Burns) hid the dessert in the gingerbread house under everyone's noses. He is then caught in the act in the family garden shed enjoying the first bite. Once unveiled, the film ends with the whole family digging into the delicious dessert. Most read in Money MUCH TO SEA Cosy cottage with own beach in idyllic Scots seaside village hits the market BRIBE BLAST 'Bribed with cheap electricity' - Fury over plans for huge wind farm SHUTTERS DOWN Family-run store in major Scots city to close in weeks after 40 years GOOD ENERGY Thousands can save £300 this winter as major supplier offers 1/2 price energy The first advert has amassed over 150million views across social, TV and digital channels, with viewers flocking to social media to guess who the culprit was. If you haven't seen the first part of the advert, you can watch it below. Waitrose launches star-studded Christmas advert in 'whodunnit' mystery A poll by Waitrose found that Fig the Cat was the top suspect, with Steve - the real villain - the least suspected. Nathan Ansell, customer director at Waitrose, said: "The last few weeks have been filled with suspicion, guessing and alibis. "I can’t wait for everyone to find out who did it." While Dustin Demri-Burns, who plays food lover Steve said: "I can fully empathise with Steve and his pud-thieving ways. "The pressure of making Christmas wonderful can get to us all - sometimes we just want to eat our pudding in the shed and that’s ok." The ad, which was created by advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi, will air tonight during Channel 4's Great British Bake Off and ITV's I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. For viewers wanting a slice of the action, The No.1 Red Velvet Dessert at the heart of the mystery will be available in Waitrose stores from December 19. But if you can't wait until then, it is available preorder now through the supermarket's website for £20. How to save money on Christmas shopping Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how you can save money on your Christmas shopping. Limit the amount of presents - buying presents for all your family and friends can cost a bomb. Instead, why not organise a Secret Santa between your inner circles so you're not having to buy multiple presents. Plan ahead - if you've got the stamina and budget, it's worth buying your Christmas presents for the following year in the January sales. Make sure you shop around for the best deals by using price comparison sites so you're not forking out more than you should though. Buy in Boxing Day sales - some retailers start their main Christmas sales early so you can actually snap up a bargain before December 25. Delivery may cost you a bit more, but it can be worth it if the savings are decent. Shop via outlet stores - you can save loads of money shopping via outlet stores like Amazon Warehouse or Office Offcuts. They work by selling returned or slightly damaged products at a discounted rate, but usually any wear and tear is minor. What are other retailers doing? John Lewis' highly anticipated Christmas advert - called The Gifting Hour - follows a woman's last-minute dash to find a gift for her sister. Sainsbury's has unveiled its festive ad for 2024 , featuring iconic Roald Dahl character the BFG. Meanwhile, Morrisons' Christmas ad has singing oven gloves taking centre stage. German discounter Aldi has teased a "super cute" ad, although shoppers have been left asking after Kevin the Carrot . The Debenhams campaign features an all-star cast - Elizabeth Hurley, Leomie Anderson, Ellie Taylor , and Hannah Cooper-Dommett - as they embrace the ease of online shopping. And the Argos Christmas ad stars the retailers' much-loved mascots, Connie the doll and Trevor the dinosaur. Retailers aren't just releasing Christmas ads this year either - some are shutting up shop for two days over the festive period. Home Bargains, Aldi and John Lewis and Waitrose have all said they will shut stores on December 25 and 26 to give staff time off. They've been joined by Poundland, The Range and Wilko and Homebase . Read more on the Scottish Sun REY-LY EXCITING US pop superstar announces first Scots show in almost 10 years BALLSED UP Lorraine apologises on air for using phrase she 'didn't know' was a swear word 4 Steve was revealed to be the thief who stole the Christmas pudding Credit: WAITROSE 4 The Christmas desert was hidden underneath a gingerbread house Credit: WAITROSE Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing money-sm@news.co.uk . Plus, you can join our Sun Money Chats and Tips Facebook group to share your tips and stories

WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose a 100 percent tariff on the BRICS group nations if they undercut the US dollar. "We require a commitment... that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty US Dollar or, they will face 100 percent Tariffs," Trump wrote on his Truth Social website, referring to the grouping that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and others. The statement comes after a BRICS summit held last month in Kazan, Russia, where the countries discussed boosting non-dollar transactions and strengthening local currencies. The BRICS group has expanded significantly since its inception in 2009, and now includes countries such as Iran, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. Altogether the BRICS coalition accounts for a significant minority of the world's economic output. At the Kazan summit in October, Moscow secured a joint declaration encouraging the "strengthening of correspondent banking networks within BRICS and enabling settlements in local currencies in line with BRICS Cross-Border Payments Initiative." But at the end of the summit Putin indicated that little progress had been made on launching a possible competitor to the Belgium-based SWIFT financial messaging system. "As for SWIFT and any alternatives, we have not created and are not creating any alternatives," Putin told reporters at the end of the summit. He added: "As for a unified BRICS currency, we are not considering that question at the moment." Trump has vowed to pursue a protectionist agenda, threatening hefty tariffs on neighbors and rivals. If BRICS countries continue with their plans, Trump warned, they "should expect to say goodbye to selling into the wonderful US Economy," he wrote. "They can go find another 'sucker!' There is no chance that the BRICS will replace the US Dollar in International Trade, and any Country that tries should wave goodbye to America."Marking the Thanksgiving Day holiday, the Journal Star will not be distributing a print edition Thursday, Nov. 27. Today's edition features the puzzles and many of the features you would normally see in your Thursday paper. Today's Thomas Joseph crossword is on Page A2, and today's comics, puzzles and other features are on pages B6-B8. The Thursday Thomas Joseph crossword is on A8, and Thursday comics, puzzles and features are on pages B7, B8 and B9. The Journal Star will still offer a basic e-edition Thursday, and JournalStar.com will be updated throughout the day with new stories, features and any breaking news, including high school and Husker sports. Your regular print edition of the Journal Star will be back Friday. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!