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What is the new US-backed Gaza aid plan and why doesn't the UN like it?
A U.S.-backed organization aims to start work in the Gaza Strip by the end of May, overseeing a new model of aid distribution ...
Aid trickles into Gaza for first time in weeks but UN says it’s ‘nowhere near enough’
A limited amount of food was delivered to desperate Gazans for the first time since early March on Wednesday, but senior ...
'A drop in the ocean of our needs': Gazans tell BBC more aid needed as Israel eases blockade
A baker tells us, despite more than 100 trucks crossing the border this week, they only have enough flour for two more days.
Explainer-The new US-backed Gaza aid plan and why the UN does not like it
A U.S.-backed organization aims to start work in the Gaza Strip by the end of May, overseeing a new model of aid distribution ...
Israel is letting a trickle of aid into Gaza for the first time in 2 1/2 months. Here’s what to know
Israel has begun allowing a trickle of food and medicine into the Gaza Strip after sealing the territory’s 2 million ...
Colleges report widespread problems with financial aid since Education Department layoffs
Hundreds of colleges said they'd encountered disruptions in the financial aid process since the Education Department ...
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FEMA faces backlog of emergency aid requests as hurricane season nears
Eleven requests for disaster declarations are pending at the agency — a sign that it is reducing disaster aid to states, ...
As R.I. considers bill to legalize medical aid in dying, Magaziner’s mother-in-law testifies in support
US Representative Seth Magaziner’s mother-in-law, Jennifer McDowell, testifies for the bill, saying, “I deserve the right to ...