5 Things posted Oct 7, 2024 @ 08:00am by Iain Burns

5 things you need to know this morning: Oct. 7, 2024

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.

Five things you need to know

1. Israel mourns Oct. 7 massacre on 1-year anniversary

People around the world are mourning on the one-year anniversary of the October 7 terrorist massacre in Israel. Terrorists led by Islamist group Hamas last year broke into Israel from Gaza and slaughtered more than a thousand people, including children and seniors, starting a devastating war between Israel and its regional adversaries that is still ongoing.

Families of Oct. 7 victims and hostages gather to mourn at Nova festival site in harrowing new photos https://t.co/WYXc9Afq4g pic.twitter.com/r5sy9aHy5W
— New York Post (@nypost) October 7, 2024

2. Doctors in Canada told to watch out for scurvy amid food insecurity

Doctors in Canada are being warned to keep an eye out for scurvy in patients as more and more people suffer from food insecurity. A Canadian Medical Association Journal report highlighting the issue describes the case of a 65-year-old woman diagnosed with the disease, which is often associated with fruit-deprived sailors during the Age of Discovery.

Canadian doctors warned to be on the lookout for scurvy, after Toronto woman diagnosed with rare disease https://t.co/cGJmmyAfRK
— Science Media Centre (@SMCCanada) October 7, 2024

3. Doctor pretended to give COVID-19 shot, actually administered poison

A doctor in the UK has confessed after injecting his mother's partner with poison while pretending to be administering a COVID-19 shot. Thomas Kwan, 53, has admitted attempted murder in the case, which concerned a dispute over an inheritance.

Disguised GP poisoned man in will row - prosecutor https://t.co/6JLdAFWFxO
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 3, 2024

4. Al Pacino says he nearly died from COVID-19 in 2020

In more COVID-19 news, Godfather actor Al Pacino has revealed that he almost died from the disease in 2020. The 84-year-old said he "didn't have a pulse" for several minutes in what he described as "strange porridge."

Al Pacino Recalls He ‘Didn’t Have A Pulse’ During Near-Death Experience https://t.co/QpPJcG5m9H
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) October 6, 2024

5. Former senior adviser to Bill Clinton compares Trump to Hitler

The former senior adviser to President Bill Clinton – and one of the most influential political figures of the 1990s – has compared Donald Trump to genocidal dictator Adolf Hitler in an essay for The Guardian newspaper. Sidney Blumenthal's article even attempts to link Trump's much-publicized affection for the Jewish people, including his own daughter, to his supposed "blood and soil" Hitlerism.