The Update- November 15th

The Update with Brandon Julien

Those crunches may not be abs-olutely necessary. Exercises that target certain groups of fat — whether it’s thunder thighs or love handles — might be useless, experts say. 💪🏽 In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, the Israeli army says its forces are carrying out “a precise and targeted operation” against Hamas militants in a specific area of Shifa hospital, the largest in the besieged territory of Gaza. Meanwhile, supporters of Israel have rallied by the tens of thousands on Washington's National Mall, voicing solidarity in the fight against Hamas and crying “never again.”

Locally, Mayor Eric Adams is deflecting key questions about the scope and specifics of an FBI investigation into his 2021 campaign. New York City officials say retailers and food delivery companies must do more to halt the proliferation of unsafe e-bike and e-scooter batteries, after a fire blamed on an electric scooter’s lithium ion battery killed three people. And a massive new federal government report says revved-up climate change now permeates Americans’ daily lives with harms that are already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the United States. 🥵🥶