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What Happened Today – November 17, 2025

Palestinian children hold plates and containers while receiving food aid from charitable workers in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip during Ramadan. A young boy in a red and yellow shirt looks directly at the camera while others gather around food distribution pots.

Displaced Palestinians receive food from charitable Tekiya during Ramadan in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip. © 2025 UNRWA Photo by Ashraf Amra

Don’t get distracted from our crumbling healthcare infrastructure. CDC scientists linked measles outbreaks across multiple states today. If transmission continues through January, the U.S. loses measles elimination status after 25 years. NIH cuts halted treatment for 74,000 people mid-clinical trial. And tens of millions face health insurance increases of 25% or more as ACA subsidies … Read more