An explosion occurred in front of a synagogue in the eastern Belgian city of Liege on Monday, police say. No injuries were reported due to the blast but the explosion blew out the windows of the synagogue and those of the building across the street. Police cordoned off the area as counterterrorism police conduct a probe.
A few days before he took his last, mercifully peaceful, breath, my husband, Ian Reinecke, looked at me intently and asked, Is there anything going on in the world I need to know about? No, nothing, I said as calmly as I could to the man with whom I had intensely discussed events in the world and at home for nearly 50 years.
Australia is reeling from what is simultaneously its deadliest terror and antisemitic attack . Sixteen people have now been declared dead in the attack, where two gunmen opened fire at the so-called Chanukah by the Sea celebration, an annual event to mark Hanukkah held at Bondi Beach in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, capital of the state of New South Wales.
California is launching its generic brand of insulin called CalRx next month, which will average about $55 for a month's supply. Additionally, co-payments and deductibles for insulin will be capped at $35 per month. [Bay Area News Group] A person of interest was detained after a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island Saturday killed two and injured nine. At least two students who escaped the shooting were involved in previous school shootings. [CBS, Guardian]
