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BEIRUT — The Israeli military on Thursday said its warplanes fired on southern Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah activity at a rocket storage facility, the first Israeli airstrike a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold. There was no immediate word on casualties from Israel’s aerial attack, which came hours after the Israeli military said it fired on people trying to return to certain areas in southern Lebanon.

Low vaccination rates in North Carolina heighten holiday respiratory virus threat WRAL NewsAmericans are not getting seasonal vaccines ahead of the holidays The Washington PostVery few US adults getting new flu, COVID, RSV vaccines, even in nursing homes cidrap.umn.eduExperts warn of increased risk to viral illnesses this holiday season due to lower vaccination rates Denver 7 Colorado NewsFlu Season: CDC Warns Of Low Vaccination Rates The Weather Channel

More testing underway after another California raw milk recall due to bird flu virus CNNRaw Farms CEO disputes bird flu findings, questions different test results from state KMPH Fox 26Bird flu detected in raw milk sold at California store The Washington Post

MELBOURNE, Australia — A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Senate Thursday and will soon become a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent children younger than 16 from holding accounts. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The Senate passed the bill 34 votes to 19.

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