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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet voted Monday to seize the Gaza Strip for an unspecified amount of time in a move that could see Israel reestablish control over a territory it vacated two decades ago.Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 after a decades-long occupation and then imposed a blockade on the territory along with Egypt. Israeli officials did not clarify Monday what a reoccupation of Gaza would entail, but the announcement raises the potential for the reestablishment of Israeli settlements inside the territory. Israel’s settler movement has been emboldened under its current ultranationalist government. Details were not formally announced, and…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Berkshire Hathaway — Warren Buffett’s conglomerate saw shares drop 5%, retreating from record highs reached on Friday. Monday’s sell-off came after the 94-year-old Buffett announced his intention to step down as CEO. The board voted unanimously on Sunday to make Greg Abel president and CEO on Jan. 1, 2026, and for Buffett to remain as chairman. Meanwhile, Berkshire’s operating earnings fell 14% in the first quarter , driven by a 48.6% plunge in insurance-underwriting profit. On Semiconductor — Shares tumbled more than 8% despite the chipmaker’s top- and bottom-line beat in…

After doctors narrowly saved Maram Manaa’s daughter from a life-threatening asthma attack, she pleaded for proper treatment to stop the attacks from returning. The Palestinian mother of three waited anxiously at her daughter’s bedside in a field hospital in central Gaza.  When the doctor finally returned, he was holding a plastic water bottle.  It had been fashioned into a makeshift spacer, connected to an inhaler far too strong for a child that age. “This is all we’ve got,” he told her. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked…

DETROIT — Ford Motor beat Wall Street’s first-quarter expectations, but suspended its 2025 financial guidance amid an expected $2.5 billion impact this year from President Donald Trump’s tariffs.The Detroit automaker said it expects to offset $1 billion of those costs through remediation actions as well as volume and pricing expectations for a total impact of $1.5 billion in 2025.Ford cited “near-term risks, especially the potential for industrywide supply chain disruption impacting production” and the potential for future or increased tariffs in the U.S., among other potential impacts such as retaliatory tariffs, as reasons for pulling its guidance.The tariff impact is notably…

Jonathan Swerdlin, co-founder and CEO of Function Health.Courtesy of Function Health.Blood testing startup Function Health on Monday announced the acquisition of full-body MRI scanning company Ezra and launched a new, 22-minute scan for $499. Function offers a $499 annual subscription where members complete more than 160 blood tests and track their results over time. The company said adding Ezra’s scanning technology to its platform will allow its users to screen for more conditions and access a more complete picture of their health.”It makes so much sense,” Jonathan Swerdlin, the co-founder and CEO of Function, said in an interview. “What labs aren’t…

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (C) and Sidney Aki (R), director of field operations for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) San Diego field office walk to the border during a tour of the San Ysidro Port of Entry, in San Diego, California, on March 16, 2025.Alex Brandon | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration is now offering $1,000 stipends and travel assistance to undocumented immigrants who volunteer to depart the U.S. for their countries of origin.”If you are here illegally, self-deportation is the best, safest and most cost-effective way to leave the United States to avoid arrest,” Department of Homeland Security…

Bill Gates at The 11th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony held at Barker Hanger on April 05, 2025 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)Gilbert Flores | Variety | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE — Rich countries “owe it to the world” to get themselves down to net zero emissions, according to Microsoft founder Bill Gates.Gates, who is also chairman of the non-profit Gates Foundation, was speaking at the opening dinner of Ecosperity in Singapore on Monday, the flagship sustainability event for state investor Temasek. In a fireside chat with Singapore’s Ambassador for Climate Action Ravi Menon, Gates said that rich countries…

In the crypto world, meme coins are mostly just jokes with no intrinsic value. But the Trump family is parlaying the president’s meme coin into two valuable commodities: serious cash and access to the president.Since the coin was launched earlier this year, it has generated more than $320 million in fees for its creators, according to the blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. And on Monday, Trump promoted a dinner he’s set to attend on May 22nd that’s open to almost anyone who buys enough of the coins.According to the contest’s rules, the top 220 holders of the meme coin will get…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the media aboard Air Force One as he flies from West Palm Beach, Florida en route to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on May 4, 2025, returning to the White House after spending the weekend in Florida.Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump again is downplaying the threat of supply shortages from his tariffs, even if it means fewer toys for American children.”All I’m saying is that a young lady, a 10-year-old-girl, 9-year-old girl, 15-year-old-girl, doesn’t need 37 dolls,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday.”She could be very happy…

A Turkish Tufts University student says her asthma attacks continue to worsen since she was taken into custody, arguing ahead of her latest court hearing that her health has suffered while being held in crowded conditions. Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was detained by immigration officials as she walked along a street in the Boston suburb of Somerville on March 25. She is currently being held in a detention center in Basile, Louisiana. A federal three-judge panel will hear arguments Tuesday over whether to grant a federal judge’s order to transfer Ozturk to Vermont. “Since my arrest, in the span of five…