While the 17-judge panel ordered Israel to halt any genocidal acts in Gaza, it stopped short of ordering immediate ceasefire.
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When COVID struck Rebecca Saltzman’s family, the virus unmasked a life-changing discovery: her husband and two of their kids had genetic heart disease. The kind where people drop dead. As their healthy wife and mother, Saltzman had a new role too—guiding her family through what Susan Sontag called the Kingdom of the Sick. In this column, she’ll explore the anthropological strangeness of this new place, the mysteries of the body, and how facing death distills life into its purest form: funny, terrifying, and sublime.
At the children’s hospital, we followed the stars on the floor. This was how we reached outpatient registration, where we checked in for Gus’s appointments and received his ID bracelet, then continued to the elevators that took us to whichever specialist we were visiting. If the stars changed color, we had gone too far.
1. “You are so beautiful, and so smart!”
2. “It is literally impossible to be a woman!”
3. “It kills me that you don’t think you’re good enough!”
4. “I would literally commit murder for seven Cheesy Gordita Crunches from Taco Bell right now.”
5. “You can never say you want to be thin!”
6. “You can’t ask for money, because that’s crass!”
7. “You can’t squash other people’s ideas!”
8. “I’m having a blast, but… I wish it were a Baja Blast.”
9. “Don’t talk about your kids all the damn time!”
10. “Never forget that the system is rigged!”
11. “Always be looking out for other people!”
12. “Would you rather never be able to drink vodka sodas again or have hands made of Doritos Locos Tacos?”
13. “You’re supposed to be a part of the sisterhood!”
14. “Never get old!”
15. “Never fall down!”
16. “Never get out of line!”
- by Psyche Film
Pakistan’s ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, discusses developments in Pakistan and the broader regime at a time of crisis.
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- by Christopher Harding
On 13 January, 99 days into Israel’s most recent onslaught in Gaza, 23-year-old Haya escaped the Strip to Cairo. During the attacks, Haya’s family home was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, and many of her friends were killed. ‘When I left Gaza, I couldn’t stop crying,’ she recalls. Haya is now physically safe, but fearing […]
COFFS Harbour was one of Marine Rescue NSW’s locations of highest demand on the Mid North Coast in 2023. Last year, 390 search and rescue missions including 213 emergency responses were completed across the nine Mid North Coast units, with 907 people safely returned to shore. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth...
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TWELVE sustainability workshops will take place at the Coffs Regional Community Gardens Association (CRCGA) Combine Street Community Garden thanks to grant funding from the City of Coffs Harbour. Funding was made available through the City’s Environmental Levy Grant. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us...
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A WELL-TIMED donation from Sawtell Uniting Church to the Boambee Rural Fire Service (RFS) is set to complete upgrades and an extension to the fire station’s depot. The donation of $1,814.45 was given by the church in gratitude for the local RFS’ assistance at the Sawtell Carols by Candlelight event on 20 December at the...
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