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Kolkata: The junior doctors on Friday gave a 72-hour ultimatum to the Bengal govt to implement their 10-point demands by Monday, failing which they threatened a daylong general health strike on Tuesday in state and private healthcare facilities. The doctors claimed their hands have been forced by an “unresponsive govt” and that the blame will be on the govt for any patient distress during the strike.“It was due to the concern of general people that we had ended our cease-work. And instead, we placed a bet with our own lives to improve the healthcare system. But for the past 14…

More than three weeks ago, Hurricane Helene knocked out the power and running water at James Greene’s nursing home in Asheville, North Carolina.Today, Greene, 84, and his fellow residents at Brooks-Howell Home still do not have regular access to safe, running water for their daily activities.”For two weeks we’ve been unable to shower or wash hands,” Greene wrote in a letter to family and friends, which was shared with ABC News. “Maintaining hygiene with hand sanitizers is a constant must.””Another example is having to pour a bucket of water into the tank of the toilet in order to flush. And…

Rishabh Pant etched his name into the record books on Day 4 of the first Test against New Zealand, becoming the fastest Indian wicketkeeper to score 2500 Test runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Pant achieved the milestone in just 62 innings, surpassing the previous record held by former captain MS Dhoni, who reached the landmark in 69 innings. Farokh Engineer, another legendary figure in Indian cricket, had previously held the record with 82 innings. Pant is thus the first Indian wicket-keeper in the 92-year history of Indian cricket to get to the 2500-mark in less than 65 innings.…

SEATTLE — Former U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, a two-term sheriff known for helping to hunt down a prolific serial killer, is trying to become Washington’s first GOP governor in 40 years. But he faces a difficult hurdle in the Democratic stronghold against longtime Attorney General Bob Ferguson, a darling of liberals for his many lawsuits against the Trump administration.The two candidates have spent months trading accusations of dishonesty, especially when it comes to abortion rights, as they fight to lead a state that hasn’t had an open race for its top job in more than a decade. They are seeking…

JERUSALEM — Israel’s government said a drone was launched toward the prime minister’s house Saturday, with no casualties as Iran’s supreme leader vowed that Hamas would continue its fight against Israel following the killing of the mastermind of last year’s deadly Oct. 7 attack.In Gaza, at least 21 people were killed in several Israeli strikes, including children, according to hospital officials and an AP reporter.Sirens wailed Saturday morning in Israel, warning of incoming fire from Lebanon, with a drone launched toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house in Caesarea, the Israeli government said. Neither he nor his wife were home…

The IPL 2025 retention list will be out soon. As this time it will be a mega auction, there is a lot of interest of which players the franchises will retain. Among the top players, there has been a lot of question marks on whether Rohit Sharma will continue with Mumbai Indians, a team that he led to five IPL titles. He was at the centre of much-discussed captaincy change last year, with Hardik Pandya replacing him. However, according to a report by Indian Express, MI are likely to retain Rohit along with three other star cricketers. The…

Every Christmas growing up in Minnesota, Jimmy Darts’ parents gave him $200 in cash: $100 for himself and $100 for a stranger. Now, with over 12 million followers on TikTok and several million more on other platforms, philanthropy is his full-time job.Darts, whose real surname is Kellogg, is one of the biggest creators of “kindness content,” a subset of social media videos devoted to helping strangers in need, often with cash amassed through GoFundMe and other crowdfunding methods. A growing number of creators like Kellogg give away thousands of dollars – sometimes even more – on camera as they also…

WASHINGTON — One is the longest-serving woman in congressional history. The other is dean of the Republican delegation from California and the chairman of a subcommittee responsible for Pentagon spending. Together, they have more than seven decades of experience serving in Congress. And both are in what could be the fight of their political lives.The list of competitive House races in next month’s election is filled with freshmen and two-term representatives who are hoping to survive for another term so they can build their credentials and gain a measure of seniority for plum committee assignments. Reps. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, and…

Family members of the two known living survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre met for the first time on Thursday with detectives from the Department of Justice’s cold case unit amid a federal review of the 1921 deadly attack by a white mob on Tulsa’s Greenwood section, a thriving Black neighborhood known as “Black Wall Street.”The survivors’ attorney, Damario Solomon-Simmons, and Democratic Texas Rep. Al Green spoke out during a press conference on Thursday afternoon after their meeting with detectives from the DOJ Civil Rights Division’s Cold Case Unit.Viola Fletcher, known as “Mother Fletcher,” and Lessie Benningfield Randle, known as…

New Delhi: Sugar content in packaged baby foods, safeguarding consumer rights in the banking sector and rising prices of medicines are some of the issues that have come under the scanner of the parliamentary panels.The parliamentary standing committee on consumer affairs, food and public distribution, chaired by DMK leader Kanimozhi, has decided to examine issues such as ensuring availability of essential commodities with a specific reference to petroleum and petroleum products and control measures to curb wastage of foodgrains in FCI godowns.The parliamentary committee on chemicals and fertilisers, chaired by Trinamool Congress leader Kirti Azad, has decided to examine issues…