What to Know About the Crisis in Rafah (Newser Morning 8)

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February 13, 2024     "Nature always wears the colors of the spirit." —Ralph Waldo Emerson   1 In Rare All-Nighter, Senate Passes $95B Aid Package The Senate early Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, pushing ahead amid growing divisions in the Republican Party over the role of the United States abroad. Keep reading   2 What to Know About the Crisis in Rafah The world's attention is on Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip. Keep reading   From our sponsors Pay No Interest Until 2025 and Earn $200+ Bonuses Score no interest until 2025 AND winning bonus offers with these cards. Start racking up huge rewards for your next vacation. Learn more   At a Glance A performer from the Viradouro samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Keep reading   3 Missing Hiker's Body Found by Drone A 22-year-old hiker who went missing amid extreme winter weather in southern California has been found dead. Keep reading   4 Oregon Resident's Case of Bubonic Plague Tied to Pet Cat Oregon has reported its first human case of the bubonic plague since 2015, and the local health department believes the infection came from the person's cat. Keep reading   5 Attempted Murder Charges for Judge's Courtroom Attacker A man who attacked a judge in a Las Vegas courtroom last month has been charged with attempted murder. Keep reading   6 Plane Lands on Beach, Killing Man There With Wife A 62-year-old man who was on a beach in southern Mexico with his wife Sunday was killed when a plane landed nearly on top of him. Keep reading     7 Cops: That Wasn't a Knife, It Was a Harry Potter Wand Police in the UK, alerted to a man with a long bread knife, claim to have instead found a Harry Potter fan holding a wand. Keep reading   8 Trump Wants Daughter-in-Law as Co-Chair of RNC Donald Trump likes to hire almost as much as he likes to fire and he's throwing a curveball with his pick to replace Ronna McDaniel at the Republican National Committee—or should we say picks. Keep reading   This Day in History On Feb. 13, 1935, a jury in Flemington, New Jersey, found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of first-degree murder in the kidnap-slaying of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. (Hauptmann was later executed.) Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2016: Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dead at 79   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved