As singles continue to complain about the dating scene, they’re checking out of theirs and searching for love anywhere they can — whether it be reading parties or even abroad.
In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, mediators announced, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies.
Locally, New York City has shuttered a sprawling tent complex that housed hundreds of migrant families on a remote former airport in Brooklyn, as it shrinks the emergency shelter system built up in response to a surge from the southern border that has been steadily receding in recent months.
And in Washington, President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to deliver stark warnings about an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and a “tech-industrial complex” that is infringing on Americans’ rights and the future of democracy.
