Month: January 2024

Read More Joshua Powell, one of five defendants in lawsuit including former CEO Wayne LaPierre, has agreed to pay $100,000 A former chief of staff to Wayne LaPierre – who resigned as the National Rifle Association’s chief executive on Friday – has agreed to a $100,000 settlement in connection with a civil lawsuit filed by…

Read MoreChristian Oliver, his daughters Madita and Annik, and the pilot of their small plane all died when the plane crashed on Thursday.Christian Oliver, his daughters Madita and Annik, and the pilot of their small plane all died when the plane crashed on Thursday.

Read MoreLaunched in September, the solar observation mission will undertake a comprehensive study of the sun.Launched in September, the solar observation mission will undertake a comprehensive study of the sun.

Read More Mr Powell was ordered to pay $100,000 in restitution Mr Powell was ordered to pay $100,000 in restitution

Read MoreFive children are among the dead in the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, a local official said.Five children are among the dead in the eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk, a local official said.

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Read More The country should be building resilience into the infrastructure to counter flooding like that brought by Storm Henk, experts say Hydrologist Hannah Cloke has a straightforward description of the inundation that has just struck Britain. “Our decorations may have come down but the flood warning map is currently lit up like a Christmas…

Read More Humza Yousaf said that the UK should condemn the depopulation of Gaza “in the strongest possible manner” Israel’s proposed removal and resettlement of Gaza’s Palestinian population is “the textbook definition of ethnic cleansing,” Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has said. Yousaf is the first UK party leader to condemn the controversial depopulation plan.…

Read More After Claudine Gay was ousted amid accusations of plagiarism, Neri Oxman was accused of copying from Wikipedia in dissertation The wife of Bill Ackman, the hedge fund billionaire who accused Claudine Gay of being a plagiarist and led calls for her resignation as Harvard president, is now facing allegations of plagiarism herself. Neri…

Read More Protesters also call for UK to stop arms sales to Israel and end to Israeli occupation of Palestine Middle East crisis – live updates Hundreds of protesters in London have staged a sit-in on Westminster Bridge, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza in the first big demonstration of the year. Protesters blocked off…

Read MoreThe US secretary of state will also travel to Israel and the occupied West Bank, as the war in Gaza rages on.The US secretary of state will also travel to Israel and the occupied West Bank, as the war in Gaza rages on.

Read More Police official suggests fire aimed at scaring people before vote, as four die in suspected arson attack on train Polling booths have been set on fire in Bangladesh on the eve of general elections. On Friday four people, including two children, died in an apparent arson attack on a train in Bangladesh. Continue…

Read More Words in English previously considered distasteful are now used to form bonds and social intimacy, linguistic research finds The use of swear words has become more widely accepted in modern British society in recent years, due to people finding alternative definitions for language previously considered distasteful, a linguistics expert has said. The two…

Read MoreSerbian minister of science explores how the country’s growth in technology navigates the East-West rivalry.Serbian minister of science explores how the country’s growth in technology navigates the East-West rivalry.

Read MoreDozens of journalists have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Despite the dangers, their surviving colleagues keep reporting. Local journalists say it’s their duty, as foreign journalists are unable to enter the territory without submitting material to IDF censors. CBS News’ Ian Lee has more.Dozens of journalists…

Read More Former president made the comment 36 hours after one student was killed and seven people wounded during the first day of school Donald Trump told an audience at a campaign event on Friday in Iowa to “get over” a deadly shooting at a high school in the state a day earlier. After offering…

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Read More The military government acknowledged it withdrew forces from a city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by an alliance of ethnic armed groups it has been battling for months. (Image credit: Kyaw Ko Lin via AP) The military government acknowledged it withdrew forces from a city on the…

Read MoreKyiv condemns Putin’s decree to give citizenship to Ukrainian children who were taken to Russia.Kyiv condemns Putin’s decree to give citizenship to Ukrainian children who were taken to Russia.

Read More After four-month journey, Aditya-L1 will measure and observe Sun’s outermost layers India’s solar observation mission has entered the Sun’s orbit after a four-month journey, the latest success for the space exploration ambitions of the world’s most populous country. The Aditya-L1 mission was launched in September and is carrying an array of instruments to…

Read More Escalation of violence comes as US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, begins five-day tour of region • Middle East crisis – live updates Hezbollah has fired multiple salvoes of rockets from southern Lebanon into Israel as a “preliminary response” to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Beirut last week in an…

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Read More The militia fired dozens of rockets at northern Israel, warning that the barrage was its initial response to the targeted killing of a top leader from the allied Hamas group in Lebanon’s capital. (Image credit: Hatem Ali/AP) The militia fired dozens of rockets at northern Israel, warning that the barrage was its initial…

Read More Victim of software scandal says TV drama has reignited issue as 50 new operators contact lawyers A former post office operator who led a campaign to fight against wrongful convictions brought by the Post Office has called for compensation for the victims to be sped up after the broadcast of an ITV drama…

Read More Tensions are high on the Israel-Lebanon border after Tuesday’s killing of a Hamas leader in Beirut. The U.S. and Europe are sending diplomats this weekend. Tensions are high on the Israel-Lebanon border after Tuesday’s killing of a Hamas leader in Beirut. The U.S. and Europe are sending diplomats this weekend.

Read More Alaska Airlines has temporarily grounded its Boeing 737-9 aircrafts after a piece of a plane blew off during a flight from Portland, Ore. to Ontario, Calif. on Friday, Jan. 5. The plane was forced to return to Portland and make an emergency landing. In a statement on its website at 7:55 p.m. local…

Read MoreAlong Japan’s coastline, power was gradually being restored after the earthquakes, but water supplies were still short.Along Japan’s coastline, power was gradually being restored after the earthquakes, but water supplies were still short.

Read More NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to David Scheffer, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, about the limits of international laws governing how wars are fought. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to David Scheffer, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, about the limits of international laws governing how wars are fought.

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Read More Chancellor says reduction to 10% will bring ‘significant relief’ but return to pre-pandemic levels of tax can’t be achieved in one go Jeremy Hunt has said he does not know if he can afford to cut taxes for British households, on the day a national insurance reduction came into force. The main rate…

Read MoreNigeria’s blood supply system is ‘broken’, pushing desperate patients and families to source dangerous alternatives.Nigeria’s blood supply system is ‘broken’, pushing desperate patients and families to source dangerous alternatives.

Read More A section of the plane’s fuselage broke away while flying over the US state of Oregon Alaska Airlines has said it is “temporarily” grounding its fleet of Boeing 737 Max-9 planes after one of them lost a window and a section of the fuselage mid-air on Friday, forcing an emergency landing in the…

Read More Harry Pitman, 16, was stabbed to death on Primrose Hill in north London A teenager has been charged with the murder of Harry Pitman, 16, who was stabbed to death in north London, on New Year’s Eve. The Metropolitan police said a 15-year-old boy, who cannot be named because of his age, appeared…

Read More Hundreds more pages of courtroom documents from the lawsuit between Virginia Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell are yet to come, bringing with them potentially damaging claims Hundreds more pages of courtroom documents from the lawsuit between Virginia Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell are yet to come, bringing with them potentially damaging claims

Read More Failatu Abdul-Razak is being cheered on and widely celebrated in west African country A chef in Ghana has been preparing regional dishes on live TV since New Year’s Day in an attempt to break a world record for marathon cooking. Failatu Abdul-Razak had cooked for more than 110 hours as of Friday afternoon…