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Just six months after she was appointed, Gay said she was leaving so “our community can navigate this moment of extraordinary challenge with a focus on the institution rather than any individual.” (Image credit: Steven Senne/AP)

Israeli drone kills deputy Hamas chief in Beirut -security sources  Reuters IDF spokesman says military at ‘very high readiness level’ after Arouri killing  The Times of Israel Top Hamas official killed in Beirut explosion, Hezbollah media says  Fox News Hamas Says Israel Kills

BEIRUT — An explosion in Beirut on Tuesday killed Saleh Arouri, a top official with the Palestinian militant group Hamas and three others, officials with Hamas and the Lebanese group Hezbollah said. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said

Gay resigned as Harvard’s president on Tuesday after a new round of plagiarism accusations.

Harvard President Claudine Gay resigns  CNN Claudine Gay Resigns as Harvard President: Live Updates  The New York Times Live updates: Claudine Gay resigns the presidency of Harvard University amid plagiarism allegations  CNN Harvard President Resigns After Plagiarism Allegations, Campus Antisemitism Backlash  The Wall Street

Since beginning in her role in July, Dr. Gay had come under criticism over the Middle East war and her academic record.

Last year, NPR’s health reporters dug into the science of healthy living. Here are 9 things they learned that can help you embrace small shifts with big payoffs in the year ahead. (Image credit: Laura Gao for NPR)

Nationally, the average number of daily requests shot up nearly tenfold, from about 25 in the eight months before the leak to 247 after the leak.

Court will ‘very swiftly’ reject Trump immunity claim, ex-legal aide says  The Guardian US

Court will ‘very swiftly’ reject Trump immunity claim, ex-legal aide says  The Guardian US