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How a Little Understood U.N. Court Became the Center of the Israel-Gaza Debate

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How a Little Understood U.N. Court Became the Center of the Israel-Gaza Debate

Associated media - Associated media Israel denied the allegations, arguing that statements by Israeli government and military officials were taken out of context, and that its military has taken steps to preserve civilian lives. After the hearings, the Israeli government declassified a set of 30 secret orders which it said showed the effort to minimize casualties. . Just under a month after the case was filed, the court issued a series of “provisional measures,” similar to a temporary injunction, ordering Israel to refrain from genocidal acts, to prevent and punish incitement and to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. The court,…

Willie Hernández, Relief Pitcher Who Had a Banner 1984, Dies at 69

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Mar

By William Lee

Sports

Willie Hernández, Relief Pitcher Who Had a Banner 1984, Dies at 69

Associated media - Linked media Hernández led major league pitchers in appearances (80) and games finished (68) in 1984, when he posted a 9-3 record with a 1.92 earned run average. He had 32 saves in 33 chances after tallying a total of only 27 saves in his seven previous seasons. The 1984 Tigers finished 104-58 in the regular season, then swept the Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship Series and defeated the San Diego Padres, 4-1, in the World Series. Hernández appeared in three games in the World Series and had saves in two of them. He…

Eye Ointments at CVS and Walmart Pulled Because of Infection Risk

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Mar

By William Lee

Business

Eye Ointments at CVS and Walmart Pulled Because of Infection Risk

Linked media - Associated media “The products are being recalled due to lack of sterility assurance at the facility noted during an inspection conducted by the Food and Drug Administration,” the announcement said. It added that, as of Feb. 16, the company had not received any reports of adverse reactions related to these products. The products are intended to be sterile, the administrator said, because drugs applied to the eyes bypass some of the body’s natural defense systems. Other eye products have been recalled in recent months. In October, the F.D.A. advised consumers to stop using more than two dozen…

Billion Donation Will Provide Free Tuition at a Bronx Medical School

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Mar

By William Lee

Health

$1 Billion Donation Will Provide Free Tuition at a Bronx Medical School

Linked media - Associated media When she focused on the bequest, she realized immediately what she wanted to do, she recalled. “I wanted to fund students at Einstein so that they would receive free tuition,” she said. There was enough money to do that in perpetuity, she said. Over the years, she had interviewed dozens of prospective Einstein medical students. Tuition is more than $59,000 a year, and many graduated with crushing medical school debt. According to the school, nearly 50 percent of its students owed more than $200,000 after graduating. At most other New York City medical schools, less…

Lead-Tainted Applesauce Highlights Failings in Food Safety System

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Mar

By William Lee

New miscellaneous

Lead-Tainted Applesauce Highlights Failings in Food Safety System

Related media - Related media Early last summer, Nicole Peterson and Thomas Duong were alarmed by their young children’s blood-lead levels in a routine screening. Within weeks, the levels had doubled. Ms. Peterson said the couple worked with the local health department as they tried to determine what could be hurting their children. We “weren’t sleeping and we’re not eating — like this is driving us crazy,” said Ms. Peterson. She and her husband are suing Dollar Tree, where they bought the applesauce, and WanaBana, a U.S. distributor led by Austrofood officers. A Dollar Tree spokeswoman said the company is…

Unopened Case of More Than 10,000 Hockey Cards Sells for .7 Million

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Mar

By William Lee

Sports

Unopened Case of More Than 10,000 Hockey Cards Sells for $3.7 Million

Related media - Associated media The box went to an anonymous buyer in Canada, Mr. Simonds said, breaking the record for the most money spent on unopened sports cards and the most anyone has spent on a hockey collectible. Baseball Card Exchange, an authenticator that specializes in unopened vintage sports cards, confirmed that 16 wax boxes were inside the case. Each box contains 48 packs of cards, with 14 cards per pack, for a total of more than 10,000 cards. The set contains 396 different player cards, which means that if the assortment were perfectly random, it would contain 27…