The death toll from Washington’s paper mill explosion has risen, Israel issued major evacuation orders in southern Lebanon amid renewed strikes, the DOJ launched a new investigation into E. Jean Carroll, detainees at a New Jersey ICE facility reported inhumane conditions during a hunger strike, and Matthew Perry’s former assistant was sentenced in connection with Perry’s death.

Update on Paper Mill Explosion

-via AP News

Lebanon Evacuation Orders

-via BBC and AP News

E. Jean Carroll

-via CNN

Hunger Strike at ICE Facility

-via The Guardian and MMA Facts

Perry’s Assistant Charged

-via NY Times

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