Month: December 2023
Can the US-led maritime force stop Yemen’s Houthi attacks during Gaza war? – Al Jazeera English
Can the US-led maritime force stop Yemen’s Houthi attacks during Gaza war? Al Jazeera English Who are the Houthis and why are they attacking ships in the Red Sea? CNN Shippers have already diverted about $35 billion in cargo from the Red
Read MoreNew Covid Strain Classified As “Variant Of Interest” By WHO – NDTV
New Covid Strain Classified As “Variant Of Interest” By WHO NDTV Coronavirus subvariant JN.1 growing fast in US, already dominant in the Northeast CNN WHO declares new JN.1 COVID strain a “variant of interest.” Here’s what that means. CBS News New COVID variant
Read MoreNorth Carolina’s 2024 election maps are racially biased, voting-rights advocates say in new lawsuit
North Carolina voting-rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn all of the redistricting plans drawn by Republicans for the 2024 elections, saying legislative leaders unlawfully weakened the electoral influence of Black voters.
Read MoreWhat Today’s University Presidents Can Learn From the First Modern Expulsion Over Hate Speech on Campus
The debate over what speech should be permitted on university campuses has reached a fever pitch after calamitous congressional hearings on antisemitism, in which the presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT refused to unequivocally state that calling for genocide of
Read More‘Unprecedented interference’: Expert says report shows 2024 election ‘critical’ to Russia
The National Intelligence Council report for the 2022 election walks through all the ways that Russia is continuing its attacks on American voting. Former FBI agent Peter Strzok highlighted pieces of the extensive report Tuesday, detailing imperative intelligence gathered about
Read MoreU.S. Population Growth Continues Slow Recovery From Pandemic
The country gained about 1.6 million people this year, according to Census Bureau estimates.
Read MoreCourt Rejects Claims Linking Tylenol to Autism, ADHD
A judge ruled that plaintiffs in hundreds of lawsuits don’t have admissible evidence to support claims that acetaminophen raises risks for fetal development.
Read MoreWATCH LIVE: Lava flows from erupting Fagradalsfjall volcano in southwestern Iceland
Iceland, which sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic, averages an eruption every four to five years.
Read MoreFamily pleads for fresh hostage deal after grandfather says he’s ‘suffering greatly’ in new video
A hostage video released by Hamas has been described by families of the captives as “psychological terrorism”.
Read MoreAfter My Parents Died, I Lost the Christmas Spirit. Now It’s Slowly Coming Back
My mother shopped for Christmas gifts all year long. By the time I was 8 or 9, I’d given up on the quaint idea of writing a wish list. “I’ve already bought all your presents,” she would inform me by
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