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Miriam Alster/POOL/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden will address to the nation Thursday to update Americans on the U.S. response to the Hamas attacks, the White House said. The 8 p.m. ET Oval Office speech comes a day after Bidens high-stakes visit to Israel where he pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow aid from Egypt into Gaza for Palestinian civilians reeling from Israel airstrikes. In a rare move, Biden spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One, telling them...

Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An "unprecedented catastrophe" is unfolding for civilians in Gaza, according to the United Nations, which is pleading for Islamic leaders to allow humanitarian efforts into the territory to help those trapped there. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) released a statement Wednesday urging the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation "to firml...

Marvel StudiosThe third episode of Lokis second season drops Thursday at 9 p.m. ET, and director Dan DeLeeuw  tells ABC Audio that fans better strap in.  "Well, Id say you dont want any spoilers, but I think the best way to say it is that episode two is the calm before the storm," he says with a laugh. "Things start getting a little crazy after episode two."  Last weeks episode, "Breaking Bad," delved deeply into the nature of Tom Hiddlestons God of Mischief...

Grace Cary/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A new study has found a link between eating red meat, especially processed red meat, and an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton explained the findings of the study, which was led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and published Thursday in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. "Were talking about lamb, beef, pork, sausage, hot dogs, burgers," said Ashto...

EllenMoran/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Good news for flyers who opt for the window seat -- your boarding zone will soon be prioritized on United Airlines. According to an internal memo from the Chicago-based carrier obtained by ABC News, starting on Oct. 26, the airline will change its boarding process for economy class passengers that will speed up getting seated and situated by two minutes. United Airlines new WILMA boarding process "WILMA" boarding, which was tested at four domestic l...

Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Since war broke out between Israel and Hamas last week, a Palestinian-American apparel store owner in San Diego, California, has received a spate of death threats online, she said. The founder of a chain of Palestinian restaurants in the Northeast U.S., meanwhile, said a person last week screamed expletives at him and his employees at a location in Manhattan, accusing them of being terrorists. The co-director of an Ontario, California-based clot...

Mahmoud Khaled/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Thousands of people are seeking refuge at the Rafah crossing at the border of Egypt as Israeli retaliatory airstrikes continue to pummel Gaza, while tons of humanitarian aid await entry on the other side. Egypt is preparing for the possible opening of the Rafah border crossing after it was hit at least four times by Israeli airstrikes. A security source said the latest Israeli shelling hit the Rafah crossing area on Monday. The Rafah crossing was shut on...

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Joran van der Sloot, the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday to federal extortion and wire fraud charges in Alabama. Van der Sloot pleaded not guilty to the extortion and wire fraud charges in June after he was extradited to the U.S. from Peru, where he had been serving a 28-year sentence for the 2010 murder of 21-year-old Stephany Flores. Suspicion still surrounds van der Sloo...

Lambada/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a notice suggesting it may consider a proposal to ban the use of formaldehyde in hair straightening and hair smoothing products. The FDAs consideration of the proposal was entered in the Unified Agenda, a government registry of actions that administrative agencies plan to issue. There is no set timeline on when the agency may consider the proposal or when, if it moves forward, a ban would go into effect. Frequent ...

Kelsey McNeal/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty ImagesIn the wake of Suzanne Somers death at the age of 76 on October 15 following a battle with breast cancer, ABCs Dancing with the Stars paid tribute to the actress and former contestant. The shows Tuesday, October 17, episode opened with the words, "In memoriam," followed by a photo of Somers. DWTS co-host Alfonso Ribeiro also honored the Threes Company star and Thighmaster spokesperson later in the show, saying ...