Israel on Wednesday cut the number of aid trucks allowed into Gaza from 600 to 300 a day, dealing a major blow to humanitarian efforts already struggling to address the deepening crisis.

Israel blamed the reduction on Hamas, saying the group has failed to return all of the bodies of hostages as required under the ceasefire agreement.

At least 600 aid trucks a day are needed to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Mara Kronenfeld, executive director of UNRWA USA, told Scripps News.

"The organization I work with has close to 6,000 trucks of emergency food aid, medical aid and shelter items that are sitting literally meters, in some cases, outside of the Rafah border," Kronenfeld said.

Multiple humanitarian organizations say the current flow of aid including food, medicine and other essential supplies is insufficient to meet the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Some groups have been unable to get supplies into the region this week.

"It's a race against time," James Hoobler, the humanitarian policy advisor at Oxfam America, told Scripps News. "We're talking about people that are severely malnourished. We're talking to people that don't have shelter, people that are in really just terrible overcrowded conditions."

"We haven't been able to get in enough tents for people whose homes have been damaged or destroyed. And we're talking about, again, just the interaction of malnutrition and disease and dehydration and the collapse of the healthcare sector," Hoobler added.

According to the United Nations, the plan to scale up aid includes hundreds of trucks to deliver 170,000 metric tons of food, medicine and other supplies. The plan also calls for providing cash for 200,000 families to cover basic food needs, restoring the water grid, and distributing thousands of tents in preparation for winter.

International humanitarian groups like Human Appeal emphasized the need for immediate aid at scale.

"Yes, we'd been able to get aid in, but is it enough to feed a population of 1.7 million? No. It wasn't enough and it never will be. We need an insurmountable amount of aid to be able to really satisfy the needs of the people that are on the ground," Zaheer Khan, global director of fundraising at Human Appeal, told Scripps News.

Khan also said humanitarian workers need secure passages as well as multiple corridors to get aid into Gaza.

"We welcome this corridor of aid to be able to get in. And we just hope that this ceasefire remains intact so we can save as many lives as we can and bring some hope back to the region," Khan said.

A new transit center is likely coming to Corktown and could return trains to the ground surrounding the former Michigan Central Depot for the first time in decades.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the deal at a Downtown Detroit Partnership meeting at Michigan Central on Wednesday.

Downtown Detroit is open for business and on the move as one of the best places to live, work, and pioneer cutting-edge ideas, said Whitmer in a news release. Todays MOU lays the foundation for a new multimodal transportation hub that will grow our regional economy, make downtown Detroit more vibrant, and connect residents and visitors to our communities. It builds on a historic investment in transit that I signed in my seventh balanced, bipartisan budget. Lets keep getting it done.

Under a $40 million deal included in a memorandum of understanding, Michigan Central, the Michigan Department of Transportation, and the City of Detroit have committed to building a multimodal transportation hub on the Detroit Central campus. It would be built on land owned by the Ford Motor Company south of an existing Department of Public Works yard, pending the satisfactory completion of preliminary work.

According to Crain's Detroit, the memorandum of understanding calls for the engineering and environmental assessments to be completed by October 1, 2026, before an agreement to actually develop the land would be signed. Once that is signed, final design and construction would be completed by October 31, 2028. The facility would be targeted to open by December 31, 2028.

While it is hoped the facility will bring trains back into the Michigan Central Depot campus, the facility will, at least, become the new hub for bus lines operated by Greyhound, Indian Trails, and Detroit's intercity buses, which SMART operates. Crain's says the goal is also to bring the Regional Transit Authority's Detroit to Ann Arbor buses, as well as the Detroit Air Xpress buses to Detroit Metropolitan Airport, into the facility as well.

The proposed train line would be part of a proposed extension of a Chicago-Detroit Amtrak Wolverine train to Windsor and Toronto.

MDOT currently owns the Howard Street bus station, which currently serves Greyhound, Indian Trails, and Baron's Bus, as well as the New Center Amtrak station, all of which, according to the news release, have passed their useful life span and need major renovations.

While work on this project is still in its early stages and the final plan still needs to be signed off on, city officials say a new facility is badly needed.

For decades, Michigan Central Station was the gateway to Detroit, and we are excited to begin the work of re-establishing train service at a new multi-modal transit facility in the shadow of the station, said Chief of Infrastructure for the City of Detroit, Sam Krassenstein. Detroiters deserve a first-class facility for bus and train service and this agreement puts us on a path to make it happen.

Officials say decisions about the final project design, funding, and exact timelines will be shared as they conduct the exploratory phase over the next year.

The 16th annual Detroit Fall Beer Festival is returning to Eastern Market on Oct. 25, bringing together beer enthusiasts and the state's best breweries.

Taking place at historic Eastern Market, the Detroit Fall Beer Festival is put on by the Michigan Brewers Guild and is one of the largest all-Michigan beer tastings in the state.

General admission for the festival takes place from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. with gates opening at 12 p.m. for a VIP hour for enthusiast members. Tickets are $60 in advance and $70 at the door, and get you a sample cup and 15 beer tokens for samples.

On top of live music, there will be food from Detroit-area restaurants. You can purchase tickets on the Michigan Brewers Guild website.

Below is a list of the 93 breweries that will be participating in the event. To see the beers they'll be offering, check out the program here.

Abberant Ales in Howell Arbor Brewing in Ypsilanti Archival Brewing in Belmont Arvon Brewing in Grand Rapids Atwater Brewing in Detroit Austin Brothers Beer in Alpena Baffin Brewing in St. Clair Shores Batch Brewing in Detroit Bell's Brewery in Kalamazoo Bier Distillery & Brewery in Comstock Park Big Buck Brewery in Gaylord Big Lake Brewing in Holland Black Fire Winery & Brewery in Tecumseh Blackrocks Brewery in Marquette Block Brewery in Howell Brew Detroit in Detroit Brewery Becker in Brighton Brewery Faisan in Detroit Brewery Outre in Kalamazoo Broad Leaf Brewery & Spirits in Kentwood Brown Iron Brewhouse in Washington Township Bygeorge Brewing in Munising CJ's Brewing in Commerce Township Cadillac Straits Brewing in Madison Heights Cheyboygan Brewing in Cheyboygan Dark Horse Brewing in Marshall Dearborn Brewing in Dearborn Downey Brewing in Dearborn Drafting Table Brewing in Wixom Dragonmead Microbrewery in Warren Earthen Ales in Traverse City Farmington Brewing in Farmington Fenton Winery & Brewery in Fenton Fillmore 13 Brewery in Pontiac Flatiron Brewing in Manistique Florian East Lagers & Ales in Hamtramck Founders Brewing in Grand Rapids Four Keys Brewing in Blissfield Four Leaf Brewing in Clare Full Measure Brewing in Detroit Grand Armory Brewing in Grand Haven Great Baraboo Brewing in Clinton Township Great White Buffalo Brewing in Northville Griffin Claw Brewing Co. in Birmingham Grizzly Peak Brewing in Ann Arbor Hear Say Brewing in Ann Arbor Heights Brewing in Farmington Homegrown Brewing in Oxford Homes Brewery in Ann Arbor Ironbark Brewing in Jackson Kickstand Brewing in Commerce Township Kuhnhenn Brewing in Warren Lansing Brewing in Lansing Lily's Brewery & Seafood Grill in Royal Oak Looking Glass Brewing in DeWitt Ludington Bay Brewing in Ludington Manchester Brewing in Manchester Mothfire Brewing in Ann Arbor Motor City Brewing Works in Detroit New Holland Brewing in Holland Niles Brewing in Niles Old Nation Brewing in Williamston One Well Brewing in Kalamazoo Ore Dock Brewing in Marquette Pavlov's Brewing in Temperance Perrin Brewing in Comstock Park Pigeon Hill Brewing in Muskegon Pond Hill Farm in Harbor Springs River's Edge Brewing in Milford ROAK Brewing in Marshall Rochester Mills Beer in Rochester Rochester Mills Distribution in Warren Royal Oak Brewery in Royal Oak Rustic Leaf Brewing in Waterford Salt Springs Brewery in Saline Salty Mac Brewing in St. Ignace Saugatuck Brewing in Douglas Schaendorf Brewing in Allegan Schoolcraft Brewery in Livonia Sherwood Brewing in Shelby Township Short's Brewing in Bellaire Six Spoke Brewing in Detroit Someday Brewing in Grosse Pointe Woods Stiggs Brewery & Kitchen in Boyne City Supernatural Brewing in Livonia Tenacity Brewing in Flint/Detroit The Mitten Brewing in Grand Rapids Tombstone Brewery in Chesterfield Township Transient Artisan Ales in Bridgman Tri City Brewing in Bay City Unexpected Craft Brewing in Oak Park Urbanrest Brewing in Ferndale Ypsi Alehouse in Ypsilanti

For the first time ever, the average price for a new car has surpassed $50,000, according to Kelley Blue Book.

The pricing guide company reports that buyers paid about $50,080 for new vehicles in September, marking a significant threshold in automotive pricing.

Kelley Blue Book attributes the price surge to several factors, including rising auto tariffs, an increased mix of luxury vehicles and higher costs for electric vehicles.

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Industry experts warn that buyers should brace for another significant price jump with 2026 model year vehicles.

The $50,000 milestone represents a dramatic shift in the automotive market, where what was once considered luxury pricing has become the new normal for average vehicle purchases.

This pricing trend affects consumers across all income levels, as even entry-level vehicles from many manufacturers now carry price tags that would have been considered premium just a few years ago.

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that more firepower is headed to Ukraine, as NATO allies intensify efforts to bolster the countrys defenses against Russia.

Speaking at a gathering of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, Hegseth called on all member nations to turn the alliances new 5% defense spending increase into tangible action. He said Ukraine remains central to NATOs strategy in deterring aggression.

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U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker echoed Hegseth's message, saying the alliance has never been more lethal or resilient, but warning that the world has never been more dangerous.

Several NATO members outlined recent contributions to Ukraines military capability. The United Kingdom said it has delivered about 85,000 drones to Ukraine in the past six months. The Netherlands has also pledged $100 million toward expanding Ukraines drone operations.

The push for greater military support comes ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyys visit to Washington on Friday to meet with President Donald Trump.

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Broader security concerns including recent Russian aerial incursions across Europe remain a priority discussion for NATO leaders. Officials say strengthening air defenses is critical to countering those threats.

The European Union, meanwhile, is expected to release more details Thursday about its emerging drone war strategy, which aims to enhance its aerial defense capabilities.

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Under Gazas ceasefire deal, Israel freed dozens of doctors, nurses, paramedics and other medical personnel seized during raids on hospitals. But more than 100 remain in Israeli prisons, including Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya, a hospital director who became the face of the struggle to keep treating patients under Israeli siege and bombardment.

Despite widespread calls for his release, Abu Safiya was not among the hundreds of Palestinian detainees and prisoners freed Monday in exchange for 20 hostages held by Hamas. Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, has been imprisoned without charge by Israel for nearly 10 months.

Health Workers Watch, which documents detentions from Gaza, said 55 medical workers including 31 doctors and nurses were on lists of detainees from Gaza being freed Monday, though it could not immediately be confirmed all were released. The group said at least 115 medical workers remain in custody, as well as the remains of four who died while in Israeli prisons, where rights groups and witnesses have reported frequent abuse.

Cheering staff from al-Awda Hospital carried on their shoulders their released director, Ahmed Muhanna, who was held by Israel for about 22 months since being seized in a raid on the facility in northern Gaza in late 2023.

Al-Awda Hospital will be restored, its staff will rebuild it with their own hands. ... I am proud of what we have done and will do, Muhanna told well-wishers, his face visibly gaunter than before his detention, according to video posted on social media.

Al-Awda Hospital, damaged during multiple offensives in the largely leveled Jabaliya refugee camp, has been shut down since May, when it was forced to evacuate during Israel's latest offensive.

Israels two-year campaign aiming to destroy Hamas after its Oct. 7, 2023, attack decimated Gazas health system, forcing most of its hospitals to shut down and heavily damaging many, even as staff struggled to treat waves of wounded from bombardment amid supply shortages. During the war, Israeli forces raided a number of hospitals and struck others, detaining hundreds of staff.

Israel says it targeted hospitals because Hamas was using them for military purposes, a claim Palestinian health officials deny.

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Abu Safiya

It was not known if Abu Safiya, 52, might still be released. Israeli officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment. His family said on social media there were no confirmed details about the date of his release, adding that freed detainees described him as in good health and strong spirits.

The Israeli military said Abu Safiya was being investigated on suspicion of cooperating with or working for Hamas. Staff and international aid groups that worked with him deny the claims. In November 2023, Israeli forces seized Dr. Mohamed Abu Selmiya, director of Gaza Citys Shifa Hospital, declaring him a Hamas officer but then released him seven months later.

Abu Safiya, a pediatrician, led Kamal Adwan Hospital through an 85-day siege of the facility during an Israeli offensive in the surrounding districts of Jabaliya, Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun. The videos he put out made him a rallying figure for medical staff across Gaza who, like him, kept working under siege, even while injured or when family members were killed.

When troops raided the hospital on Dec. 27, images showed Abu Safiya in his white lab coat walking out of the building through streets of rubble toward an Israeli armored vehicle to discuss evacuation of patients. Abu Safiya and dozens of others, including patients and staff, were taken prisoner.

Abu Safiya stayed in the hospital until the last moment. He didnt leave because all health care services there would collapse if he left. Dr. Hossam is a truly great man, said Dr. Saeed Salah, medical director of the Patients Friends Hospital in Gaza City, who has known Abu Safiya for 29 years.

Surviving siege

Throughout the siege, Abu Safiya repeatedly refused military calls to shut down the hospital. He posted frequent videos on social media showing staff struggling to treat waves of wounded Palestinians. He pleaded for international help as the hospitals supplies ran out and reported on Israeli strikes on the building that caused injuries and deaths among patients and staff, and damaged wards.

In October 2024, a drone strike killed one of his sons, Ibrahim, at the hospital entrance.

I refused to leave the hospital and sacrifice my patients, so the army punished me by killing my son, he said in a video afterward, breaking down in tears.

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The next month, shrapnel from a drone blast wounded Abu Safiya as he sat in his office.

Even with his wound, he was circulating among the patients. He was sleeping, eating, drinking among the patients, said Dr. Rana Soboh, a nutrition technical adviser for the U.S. medical aid group MedGlobal.

Abu Safiya became the hospitals director in late 2023 after his predecessor, Dr. Ahmed Kahlout, was seized in an Israeli raid. Kahlout is also still being held by Israel, which accused him of being a member of Hamas, though he is not known to have been charged.

Abu Safiya worked to rebuild the heavily damaged hospital, reviving its intensive care unit and pediatric ward. Soboh worked with him to set up a malnutrition unit that has treated hundreds of children.

He is an amazing doctor, she said. He built things out of nothing.

The raid

On Dec. 27, troops surrounded the compound. Abu Safiyas son Elias, who was in the hospital, said his father went out to talk to the officers, then returned and asked the staff to gather everyone patients, staff and family members in the courtyard. Some were evacuated to other hospitals, others were detained.

Zaher Sahloul, president of MedGlobal, said troops wrecked the hospitals radiology department and operating rooms, and destroyed ventilators.

The Israeli military said it launched the raid after warning staff multiple times about Hamas fighters it claimed were operating from the hospital.

Days after Abu Safiya was detained, his 74-year-old mother died, Elias said.

She hadnt stopped crying since they detained him, he said.

Imprisonment

Abu Safiya is currently being held at Israels Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli rights group Physicians for Human RightsIsrael, which visited him in September, said he had not been brought before a judge or interrogated and had no information about why he was detained.

Abu Safiya said he and other detainees received insufficient food and medical care, the group said, adding that he had lost about 25 kilograms (55 pounds) since his detention. It said he reported that guards regularly beat prisoners during searches of their cells.

The Israelis "knew that he was a symbol for Gaza, said Islam Mohammed, a freelance journalist who was detained with Abu Safiya in the raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital. For a period, he was held at Sde Teiman Prison at the same time as Abu Safiya, though in a different cell, and said he and other detainees were often beaten, and guards shouted insults at them.

The treatment was inhuman from the time of detention, until release, said Mohammed, who was released to Gaza on Monday. To call it a beating does not describe it, he said.

Israeli officials say they follow legal standards for treatment of prisoners and that any violations by prison personnel are investigated.

A Detroit mother and her daughter have been charged in the stabbing of a 13-year-old girl at Gompers Elementary-Middle School last week.

Watch the arraignment in the video below

Web extra: Arraignment for Lacara Parks

An eighth-grade student stabbed another eighth-grade student, according to Detroit Public Schools Community District.

Watch below: Bullying may have led to Detroit school stabbing

Bullying may have led to Detroit school stabbing

It's alleged that Lacara Anita Parks, 37, gave her 13-year-old daughter a pocketknife to use if she needed to defend herself on the way home from school.

That knife was then used in the stabbing of the 13-year-old victim. The district said a students mother gave her child a small knife inside the school.

Parks was arraigned on the charge on Wednesday and given a $50,000 personal bond. During the arraignment, the prosecutor said Parks retrieved the knife from her daughter's room. Prosecutors said the victim was stabbed five times.

Watch below: Mom and child arrested after student stabbed at Detroit school, district says

Mom and child arrested after student stabbed at Detroit school, district says

When the parent entered the school, a metal detector sounded, but she was not searched by the security guard, the district said.

The security guard has been removed from the school pending an investigation that could lead to termination, part of a statement said from DPSCD.

Parks has been charged with two misdemeanors Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor and Possession of a Weapon in a Weapons-Free School Zone, and the teen was charged with Assault with Intent to do Great Bodily Harm, and Possession of a Weapon in a Weapons-Free School Zone

This case illustrates that a lot of things went wrong on many levels and as a result a child was stabbed. Its unacceptable. We can do so much better than this for our children, said Prosecutor Kym Worthy.

The stabbing also revealed troubling details about both security lapses and ongoing bullying issues that may have contributed to the violence.

Sources within the district say accusations of bullying led up to the stabbing incident that occurred Wednesday morning. The attack has highlighted concerns from parents who claim their complaints about bullying were dismissed by school staff.

"No one wants to be bothered with the situation when we as parents bring it to the staff at the schools, you know, 'what are you going to do about the bullying?'" said Roslyn McGraw, whose daughter attends the school and knows the students involved in the stabbing. "'Well, we gotta see,' or whatever, 'We gotta talk about it.' They sweep it under the rug until somebody gets hurt."

McGraw said she received a cold response when she previously raised bullying concerns with school officials.

"It's sad because they totally disregarded it when I brought it up to them. They was looking at me like I didn't know what I was talking about," McGraw said.

Midtown Detroit's annual holiday event Noel Night will take a one-year pause, organizers announced on Wednesday.

The event, which usually takes place the first Saturday of December throughout Midtown Detroit, will pause while the organization re-imagines the event's future.

According to Midtown Detroit, organizers had conversations with retailers, cultural organizations and other stakeholders, and determined that the one-year pause will create the space for what they say are "meaningful updates" to ensure a long-term future.

This pause allows us to take a step back and design a holiday event that builds upon its culturally vibrancy through arts and music, and more sustainable for the future, said Melanie Markowicz, executive director of Midtown Detroit Inc. This has long been one of Detroits most inclusive and accessible community traditions, attracting tens of thousands of residents and visitors each year. We want to ensure future events build on that history and continue to provide meaningful benefits for our local businesses and cultural institutions.

According to organizations, the conversations determined that changes are necessary for logistics, better visibility and a refresh of the program.

Noel Night has always been one of the most exciting nights of the year for Midtown, but we understand and support the decision to pause this year so the event can be refreshed, said Ned Staebler, Midtown Detroit Inc. board chair and vice president of economic development at Wayne State University.. Taking this time ensures that when it returns, it will bring even more of the energy, visitors, and community spirit that make it such a special night for local businesses.

The event has taken place since 1973 and Noel Night has drawn tens of thousands of people to the area.

OpenAI is relaxing content restrictions for ChatGPT, allowing verified adult users to generate more types of content including erotica.

The company's CEO, Sam Altman, announced the changes on social media Tuesday, saying the move is part of an effort to "treat adult users like adults."

The update will roll out in a few weeks, with additional restrictions being eased in December.

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Currently, ChatGPT has strict content policies that prevent users from generating sexually explicit material. The upcoming changes will specifically allow verified adult users to create erotic content through the AI chatbot.

Altman did not provide detailed information about how the verification process will work or what other types of content will be permitted under the relaxed guidelines.

The announcement represents a significant shift in OpenAI's approach to content moderation, moving toward age-based restrictions rather than blanket prohibitions on certain types of material.

"Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases," Altman said on X.

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There is no question food prices have jumped in the past five years, and Halloween candy is no exception.

A report by FinanceBuzz found that Halloween candy prices have increased more than triple the rate of inflation since 2020. Overall inflation, based on the Consumer Price Index, has risen 24% since then, while the price of Halloween candy has surged 78%.

This year, the average cost of a 100-piece bag of candy is $16.39, according to FinanceBuzz. In 2020, the average bag cost $9.19. Last year, a typical bag cost $14.06.

FinanceBuzz calculated prices by shopping at Walmart, Target, Kroger and Albertsons locations nationwide.

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The National Retail Federation projects Americans will spend $3.9 billion on Halloween candy this year, up from $3.5 billion in 2024.

Halloween chocolate and candy represented nearly 18% of all confectionery retail sales in 2024, according to the National Confectioners Association.

Government data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows candy and gum prices have climbed 38% in the past five years.

Its possible candy prices will continue to rise as the effects of new tariffs deepen. Most of the United States cocoa comes from West African nations. About half of U.S. cocoa imports come from Cte dIvoire, which now faces a 21% tariff on products shipped to the U.S.

NFL analyst and former player Jason Kelce is setting the record straight after a fake quote attributed to him went viral.

The quote circulating on X says, "If Bad Bunny is a bad fit for the Super Bowl, then maybe the people making these comments are a bad fit for Americas future."

X has added a Community Note clarifying that "Jason Kelce never said this. A random X user posted this unverified quote which cant be found in any recording or statement from Jason."

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Kelce addressed the misinformation after users began asking others to weigh in on the fake quote.

"I normally dont comment on things like this, but I feel I need to address that there are a number of accounts posting fake quotes and attributing them to me on this platform right now. I appreciate @X putting community notes on several and I will not address the other accounts specifically, because I do not want to amplify their engagement. But please know, unless you hear something directly from me via one of my platforms, it is not real," the former Eagles center said.

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While its unclear where the fake quote originated, Bad Bunnys selection as the Super Bowl halftime headliner has drawn both praise and criticism. Supporters describe the Puerto Rican singer as a global superstar, while some critics including several prominent Republicans say theyre unfamiliar with his music and argue the show should feature a performer who sings primarily in English.

House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested Lee Greenwood should perform instead, while Turning Point USA, the conservative group founded by activist Charlie Kirk, announced it will stage counterprogramming billed as an All-American halftime show.

Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that ongoing violence in the capital of Haiti has forced it to permanently close its Port-au-Prince emergency care center, which had been a key lifeline in a city now 90% controlled by gangs.

More than 60% of the capital's health facilities, including Haitis general hospital, are now shuttered or non-functioning because of the surge in gang violence.

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The Doctors Without Borders emergency center in the neighborhood of Turgeau had temporarily closed in March 2025 after armed men opened fire on four of the organization's vehicles that were evacuating staff from the center. Some employees received minor injuries.

The building has already been hit several times by stray bullets due to its location close to the combat zones, which would make resuming activities too dangerous for both patients and staff, said Jean-Marc Biquet, MSF head of mission in Haiti.

Before the attack in March, staff at the emergency center had treated more than 300 patients between Feb. 24 and March 2. In February alone, the center reported more than 2,500 medical consultations.

The emergency center had originally opened in the Port-au-Prince neighborhood of Martissant in 2006, but was forced to move to Turgeau in 2021 for security reasons. From 2021 to March 2025, the Turgeau emergency center treated more than 100,000 patients.

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From January to June, more than 3,100 people were reported killed across Haiti and an additional 1,100 reported injured, according to the United Nations.

Gang violence also has displaced a record 1.4 million people, a 36% increase since the end of 2024, the U.N. International Organization for Migration announced Wednesday. Almost two-thirds of the new displacements were reported outside Port-au-Prince, especially in Haitis central region.

Meanwhile, makeshift shelters have increased from 142 in December to 238 so far this year, IOM said.

ChatGPT will soon be able to order groceries or household essentials for you from Walmart and have it delivered to your door.

The retail giant announced a new partnership with OpenAI that will let you shop through ChatGPT and check out instantly by simply chatting about your needs and letting Walmart or Sam's Club handle the fulfillment.

Doug McMillon, Walmart president and CEO, calls the partnership "agentic commerce in action" basically, AI that doesn't just respond to what you ask for, but actually learns your habits and helps predict what you might need before you even think of it.

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The company already uses artificial intelligence throughout its business, claiming it has cut fashion production timelines by up to 18 weeks and reduced customer service resolution times by up to 40%.

Walmart said it is also training its employees on AI tools, becoming one of the first companies to embrace OpenAI certifications and rolling out ChatGPT Enterprise across teams.

McMillon emphasized that this tech push stays true to Walmart's core mission and that the goal isn't to replace human interaction with robots.

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The opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge has been delayed to early 2026, officials confirmed to 7 News Detroit this week.

Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority Chief Relations Officer Heather Grondin said in a statement that the construction is expected to be complete this year.

"2026.The exact opening date will depend on our ongoing quality reviews, testing and commissioning. As is standard practice on large complex projects, we are currently focused on commissioning and testing to ensure we identify as many potential issues as possible for us to resolve before the opening of the bridge," the statement reads.

Watch below: Celebration atop Gordie Howe International Bridge marks completion of bridge deck

Celebration atop Gordie Howe International Bridge marks completion of bridge deck

According to the WDBA, the agency. is also providing both U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Canada Border Services Agency "sufficient time to be ready to operate this new and modern land border crossing."

Recently, crews finished installing the lights on the bridge and have been testing them. People driving in the Southwest Detroit area will see the bridge lit up.

Watch below: Man in iconic Gordie Howe Bridge photo is 2nd generation ironworker from Southgate

Man in iconic Gordie Howe Bridge photo is 2nd generation ironworker from Southgate

According to bridge officials, the crossing will also have dynamic lane signs that allow the flow of traffic to change as needed, based on volume on the bridge.

New York health officials say a person who tested positive for the chikungunya virus acquired it locally, the first such case reported in the U.S. since 2019.

Chikungunya is spread to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. Officials said they have not been able to identify the mosquito pool that may have infected the individual and have found no evidence of continued transmission.

The individual, who lives in Nassau County on Long Island, began experiencing symptoms in August, officials said.

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Symptoms typically appear within a week of being bitten by an infected mosquito and often include fever and severe joint pain.

Most patients recover fully, though in rare cases the virus can cause complications affecting the eyes, heart, or nervous system. There is no specific antiviral treatment for chikungunya. Care usually involves medication to manage fever and joint pain.

The virus is most commonly found in tropical and subtropical regions. Earlier this year, thousands of people in China were diagnosed with chikungunya. To combat the spread, health officials there reportedly used drones to locate mosquito breeding sites and introduced natural predators such as elephant mosquitoes and mosquito-eating fish.

Because of the federal government shutdown, the data used to set the Social Security Administrations annual cost-of-living adjustment is not available.

The data, which is part of the monthly Consumer Price Index report, was not released Wednesday as intended. The Social Security Administration bases its cost-of-living adjustment on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases monthly.

The consumer price index weighs the costs of goods based on their importance. Items like food, shelter and energy typically carry heavier weight.

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Last years cost-of-living adjustment was 2.5%, which closely matched the 2.4% increase in consumer goods and services. About 74 million Social Security beneficiaries are scheduled to receive a cost-of-living adjustment starting in January. Nearly 7.2 million people receiving Supplemental Security Income will get the adjustment starting Dec. 31.

The Social Security League projects the annual cost-of-living adjustment for 2026 will be 2.7%. For the average Social Security retiree, that would mean a monthly increase of about $54.

For the 12-month period ending in August, the consumer price index showed a 2.9% increase in prices.

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There are long-term concerns over the future of Social Security payments.

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said legislation passed in July will reduce Social Securitys revenue from the income taxation of benefits. The group says this change will cause Social Security to become insolvent sooner than previously expected. A report from Social Securitys trustees states there are enough funds to fully pay benefits until 2034, but without congressional intervention, benefits will be cut. The committee projects Social Security will become insolvent by the end of 2032.

Officials have long expressed concern about the stability of the program. As the Baby Boomer generation ages and birth rates decline, Social Security revenue is falling while its expenses are rising. Social Security paid out $1.5 trillion in benefits in 2024, accounting for about 23% of federal spending.

Defensive tackle Alim McNeill, a key piece of the Detroit Lions defense, is on track to make his season debut this week.

On 97.1 The Ticket's Costa & Jansen with Heather this morning, Lions head Dan Campbell said that barring something happening this week, Alims freakin playing, man,

McNeil has been out since late last season after the lineman tore his ACL. He returned to practice at the start of this month.

A third-round pick in the 2021 draft out of North Carolina State, McNeil was a big part of the Lions having what was statistically an above-average run defense last season and a top run defense in past seasons. In 14 games last season, McNeill racked up 25 tackles, seven tackles for loss, seven quarterback hits, 3.5 sacks and a forced fumble.

McNeill and the 4-2 Lions are set to host the 5-1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football. You can watch the game on Channel 7, with coverage starting at 7:30 p.m. with our Primetime Countdown special, followed by the game coverage at 8 p.m.

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last month.

The State Department said Tuesday it had determined they should lose their visas after reviewing their online social media posts and clips about Kirk, who was killed while speaking at a Utah college campus on Sept. 10.

The announcement came as President Donald Trump was posthumously awarding him America's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. At Kirks funeral in September, Trump called him a great American hero and martyr for freedom.

The administration and its supporters have targeted people for their comments about Kirk, leading to firings or other discipline of journalists, teachers and others, and raising free speech concerns.

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The six foreigners who had their visas revoked were from Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Mexico, Paraguay and South Africa. They were not identified.

Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will defend our borders, our culture, and our citizens by enforcing our immigration laws," the State Department said. "Aliens who take advantage of Americas hospitality while celebrating the assassination of our citizens will be removed.

Vice President JD Vance and other top U.S. officials have encouraged people to call out offensive language about Kirk that they see online. In an unusual tweet last month, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau asked social media users to copy him on any relevant posts, saying he was personally disgusted to see some on social media praising, rationalizing, or making light of the event, and have directed our consular officials to undertake appropriate action.

In addition to Tuesday's action, the administration has ramped up efforts to identify and potentially expel thousands of foreigners in the United States, notably students, who it says have either fomented or participated in unrest or publicly supported protests against Israels military operations in Gaza. The administration has also denied visas to applicants whose social media histories have been critical of its policies.

Among the higher-profile cases, the administration has expelled South Africas ambassador to the United States for comments critical of Trump, revoked a visa for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to attend the U.N. General Assembly and yanked the visas for British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan. It said it is reviewing the status of the more than 55 million current U.S. visa holders for potential violations of its standards.

Those actions have been criticized by civil rights groups as violations of constitutional protections for freedom of speech, which apply to anyone in the United States and not just to American citizens.

Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Department of Justice, the company confirmed on Tuesday.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a post on X that following outreach from the DOJ, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to target ICE officials.

Meta said in a statement that the group "was removed for violating our policies against coordinated harm.

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Meta is the latest tech company to restrict tools used to track ICE agents on its platform. Earlier this month, Apple and Google blocked downloads of phone apps that flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, just hours after the Trump administration demanded that one particularly popular iPhone app be taken down.

Bondi has said that such tracking puts Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at risk. But users and developers of the apps say its their First Amendment right to capture what ICE is doing in their neighborhoods and maintain that most users turn to these platforms in an effort to protect their own safety as President Donald Trump steps up aggressive immigration enforcement across the country.

While a Facebook group for ICE sightings in Chicago does appear to have been taken down, as of Tuesday evening, dozens of other groups, some with thousands of members, remained visible on Facebook.

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