Israel withdraws from a Gaza hospital, AT&T data breach affects millions of users

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After a two-week raid, Israeli forces have withdrawn from Gaza’s main hospital.

NPR’s Jane Arraf tells Up First that Palestinian health officials say they were prevented from evacuating patients and staff from the badly damaged complex, where there’s already a severe shortage of medicine, medical supplies and drinking water. The World Health Organization said 21 patients have died since Israel began its siege of the hospital on March 18. Israel says it was not responsible for any patient deaths.
Meanwhile, the ICJ observes that famine in Gaza is setting in. Israel has denied this claim. The World Food Programme and its partners say they have enough food to feed everyone in Gaza, but not enough food is being let into the area.

California’s fast-food workers will start making a minimum wage of $20 per hour today25% raise from $16

California often sets the tone for other states on labor, NPR’s Alina Selyukh reports. Restaurant chain owners and franchisees claim that higher wages will force them to raise prices, cut workers’ hours and even close shops. However, studies show something different. After Seattle raised wages a decade ago, researchers found that restaurants and workers adapted and didn’t lose jobs.

AT&T says it is investigating a data breach over 70 million currentThousands of fans attended Cowboy Carter listening parties combines the sounds

NPR music’s Sidney Madden and Sheldon Pearce have been listening since the strike of midnight. They share 10 takeaways from the album with All Things Considered.

Life Advice

Reading as a habit can be hard to maintain, whether you’re starting over or reading every night. try these tips

Think genres, not numbers. It can be fun to change up the types of books you’re reading, instead of focusing on how many books you can get through. Scroll through NPR’s Books We Love and pick a genre that you normally don’t gravitate towards to get some inspiration.
Make reading a community affair. Book clubs or reading parties can be a great way to encourage you to read more.
Don’t be afraid to adjust. Sometimes, life gets in the way, and you don’t have time for hobbies like reading.

From our team

This essay was written by Phil Harrell, Morning Edition senior producer. There was a time when NPR would produce one fraudulent, absurd story per show on April Fools DayBy the end of the story, it was pretty obvious There’s the time we told you about Starbuckscoast-to-coast coffee pipelineWe also tried to convince listenersThe Slow Internet MovementWe brought you “news” of a sagging market for maple syrupthey were explodingI even got to produce one about a pre-school The New York TimesBut rest assured: NPR won’t try to trick you today, but other companies and people on social media might. Here are five tips for not getting fooled.

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