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Recapping some of the most talked-about news this week from the nation and around the world – in case you missed it.

Dr. Ralph Abraham has been Louisiana's surgeon general since 2024.

The outbreak centered in Spartanburg County grew to 310 cases over the holidays, and spawned cases in North Carolina and Ohio among families who traveled to the outbreak area in the northwestern part of the state. State health officials acknowledged the spike in cases had been expected following holiday travel and family gatherings during the school break. A growing number of public exposures and low vaccination rates in the area are driving the surge, they said.

Letter read by The Jerusalem Post invokes Holocaust-era rescue precedent to argue for “children’s exception” in wartime policy. A Holocaust survivor and descendants of children rescued from Nazi Germany have urged Israel’s High Court of Justice to ensure access to life-saving medical care for children in Gaza, according to a copy of the letter read by The Jerusalem Post.

"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if Mars weren't there?"

"There is a lot to keep us busy."

The IDF's Southern Command continues operations to destroy terror infrastructure and remove threats in the Gaza Strip, killing over 60 Hamas terrorists last month. IDF soldiers continue to conduct counterterrorism operations in the Gaza Strip, particularly along the Yellow Line, to destroy terror infrastructure, including destroying terror tunnels, locating weapons, and killing Hamas terrorists.