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Weekly Notable Ruling Roundup – October 2023
Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space. Igor Zapadinsky v. Blue Diamond Growers, No. 2:23-cv-00231-JPS (August 7, 2023): The Eastern District of Wisconsin court granted dismissal of a putative class action alleging defendant misled consumers by describing the flavor…
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Israel-Hamas War: Conditions in Gaza Grow Dire as Israel Strikes Back at Hamas
With over 300,000 people newly homeless, the U.N. warned of a humanitarian “disaster.” As Israeli troops moved toward the border for a possible ground invasion, Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli officials in Tel Aviv.
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Egypt Offers No Exit as Deaths Soar in Gaza From Israeli Strikes
Gazans are blocked from fleeing through Egypt, which has kept tight control of its border. An Israeli invasion of Gaza could test President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s approach.
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Israeli Strikes on Gaza Draw Warnings of Humanitarian Crisis
Israel’s latest strikes on Gaza have drawn warnings from aid workers and residents of a humanitarian catastrophe. “We are facing a huge disaster,” said one U.N. official.
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As Israel Prepares for War in Gaza, Debate Is Over How and How Long
The country’s new unity government agrees that Hamas must be destroyed so it can never attack Israel again, but there is little appetite for a reoccupation.
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Israel Ziv, a Retired Israeli General, Grabbed His Pistol to Take on Hamas
By rushing to confront the attackers himself, Israel Ziv has become a public symbol of Israel’s former military successes — and its failure this time.
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Judy Chicago Makes ‘Herstory’ at the New Museum
The pioneering feminist artist rules the New Museum with a six-decade survey, but she shares the stage with her sisterhood.
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The Human Brain Has a Dizzying Array of Mystery Cells
Researchers identified some 3,300 types of brain cells, an order of magnitude more than was previously known, and have only a dim notion of what most of them do.
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Not Just Hunted: Neanderthals Were Hunters of Cave Lions, Study Finds
A new archaeological analysis is the first to show that our human ancestors intentionally stalked large beasts of prey, and apex predators, no less.
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Solar Eclipse 2023: When, Where and How to Watch
The so-called “ring of fire” will grace the skies of the Western Hemisphere on Saturday.