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Articles from the October 7, 2024 edition


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  • Jared Kushner: "Anyone who has been calling for a ceasefire in the North is wrong. There is no going back for Israel."

    Jared Kushner, Former Special Advisor to Pres. Trump|Oct 7, 2024

    September 27th is the most important day in the Middle East since the Abraham Accords breakthrough. I have spent countless hours studying Hezbollah and there is not an expert on earth who thought that what Israel has done to decapitate and degrade them was possible. This is significant because Iran is now fully exposed. The reason why their nuclear facilities have not been destroyed, despite weak air defense systems, is because Hezbollah has been a loaded gun pointed at Israel. Iran spent the la...

  • Damage From Hurricane Helene Much Wider and More Severe Than Initially Hoped

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Oct 7, 2024

    Indications are that the damage from Hurricane Helene is much greater than initially hoped. Asheville NC is without power or water. Greenville, NC, the Tennessee Valley, and parts of Georgia are flooded and underwater. In Asheville NC 100,000 people will be without water for weeks. The death toll is 103, but hundreds more are unaccounted for and presumed dead. Asheville's historic Biltmore Village was submerged. The Swannanoa River reached #flood levels not seen since 1791. A few quotes from...

  • Susan Beth Atkin, 65, Had a Lifelong Passion For Classical Piano, Ballet and the Arts

    Michael Bruce, Her brother.|Oct 7, 2024
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    It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Susan Beth Atkin, known lovingly as Beth, who left this world on September 15, 2024, surrounded by the love of her family and friends. Born on March 29, 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts, to Dr. Norman Atkin and Mrs. Nancy Atkin (née Shustick), Beth spent her formative years in Hollywood, FL, and West Stockbridge, MA, where she developed her passion for classical piano, ballet and the arts, that would resonate throughout her life. A member of...

  • What Factors Go into Calculating a Wife's Social Security Survivor Benefit?

    Rusty Gloor, Association of Mature American Citizens|Oct 7, 2024

    Ask Rusty - Will my Wife's Survivor Benefit Less if she Claimed Her Social Security Early? Dear Rusty: I claimed Social Security at 70. My wife claimed her own SS at 62, and her earnings were significantly lower than mine. I understand my wife will be eligible to claim my benefit if I pass before she does, but will Social Security reduce that benefit because she didn't wait until age 65 to claim hers? Signed: Concerned Husband Dear Concerned: Your wife's benefit as your surviving spouse will be...

  • Car Hangs Over the Edge of Parking Structure 4 in Downtown Santa Monica Friday

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Oct 7, 2024
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    Just when you think you’re having a tough day, imagine this: On the afternoon of Friday, October 4, 2024, an unidentified woman experienced a close call that could have ended in disaster. Driving her SUV in Parking Structure 4 in Downtown Santa Monica, she somehow managed to bypass the wire rope barriers designed to prevent vehicles from going over the edge of the structure’s fourth floor. The SUV came dangerously close to plunging off the side, leaving it precariously perched on the edge of...

  • Some Posit Conspiracy Theory: The Feds Deliberately Screwed Up Helene Relief Efforts in North Carolina

    Oct 7, 2024

    Some on Social Media are positing the theory that the reason aid has been so slow to reach victims of Hurricane Helene, is because the Federal government is incompetent and just doesn't care. After all, goes the theory, these are red counties of red states, meaning Republican not Democrat. "Bodies are everywhere," says one woman, quoting her Asheville, NC area mom. "People ask for water, but get body bags. But the bodies are left there to rot. People have not received food or water in six...

  • Rioters With Concrete Slab Pillage Yet Another 7/11 in Los Angeles

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Oct 7, 2024

    Los Angeles, 10.6.24: Dramatic video from Oct. 5 shows another 7-Eleven being violently looted by a "flash mob." The lone staffer at this location tried desperately to shut the doors before he was threatened with a concrete slab by one of the masked rioters, tweeted Andy Ngo on Twitter. Once inside, the mob attacked the clerk and looted the store. Over a dozen 7-Eleven stores have been targeted by "flash mob" robberies across Los Angeles in recent months. The 7/11's are apparently targeted...

  • Breaking: Multiple Reports of Explosions in Iran, Near Isfahan Nuclear Facility

    Oct 7, 2024

    Explosions heard near the Isfahan Nuclear Facility in Iran Monday night and Tuesday morning, October 8 2024. Explosions were heard in Isfahan, Iran, Israeli media reported on Tuesday overnight, citing Iranian media. Details are pending. Details are pending. Israel has been threatening retaliation since a barrage of 200 missiles launched by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps at Israel, 2 weeks ago. Iran had previously issued Notice to Airmen to avoid flying over its airspace, due to military...