Month: March 2024

Read More Slide occurred in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood and the fire department evacuated several people from a residence A landslide reduced a Los Angeles house under renovation to a jumble of lumber, pulled the pool and deck away from a second home, and left the pool at a third residence on the edge of…

Read More President announces $3.3bn in infrastructure spending to ‘right historic wrongs’ as he takes 2024 campaign to vital swing states Joe Biden hailed the beginning of $3.3bn in infrastructure spending on US projects on Wednesday “to right historic wrongs” with efforts to reconnect city neighborhoods riven by interstate highways that plowed with particular impunity…

Read More The bloc’s members have agreed to add €5 billion to a fund that reimburses nations for their assistance to Kiev EU nations have sought to demonstrate their support for Kiev and send a message to Russia by approving €5 billion ($5.5 billion) in additional funding to Ukraine. Members of the bloc agreed on…

Read More The Independent spoke with a US-China tech relations expert who warned about the potential consequences of the bill targetting TikTok The Independent spoke with a US-China tech relations expert who warned about the potential consequences of the bill targetting TikTok

Read More Starmer will set out new strategy for culture after analysis found 40% of recent British awards nominees were privately educated Keir Starmer will pledge to make the arts more accessible to young people from all backgrounds in a speech stressing the economic contribution of the creative industries – and arguing it could be…

Read MoreGeorge Parker Widman, a longtime Associated Press photographer and 1988 Pulitzer finalist, has died at the age of 79George Parker Widman, a longtime Associated Press photographer and 1988 Pulitzer finalist, has died at the age of 79

Read More According to the state Medical Examiner’s report, the 16-year-old’s manner of death was suicide According to the state Medical Examiner’s report, the 16-year-old’s manner of death was suicide

Read MoreThe Scandinavian nation also wants to raise the service time for men and women, and boost defence spending.The Scandinavian nation also wants to raise the service time for men and women, and boost defence spending.

Read More [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] An unprecedented health crisis is causing new chaos for Britain’s royal family. But as the number of working senior royals at “the firm” has dwindled in recent years, a personnel shortage has been looming large for a while. King Charles II—less than two years into his tenure as monarch—announced that he…

Read MoreAt least 80 acts and speakers have dropped out of the Texas event as part of a boycott against US weapons companies.At least 80 acts and speakers have dropped out of the Texas event as part of a boycott against US weapons companies.

Read More The percentage of adults with non-traditional sexual identities has more than doubled since 2012 Over 28% of women in the youngest US adult cohort identify as LGBTQ, most of them as bisexual, according to a Gallup annual survey published on Wednesday. The polling agency began asking Americans about their sexual identity in 2012.…

Read More A bill passed Wednesday by the House requiring TikTok owner ByteDance to sell or face a US ban is most existential threat yet The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would require TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the social media platform or face a total ban in the United States. The…

Read MoreThe ex-president and 18 co-defendants were charged with trying to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election result.The ex-president and 18 co-defendants were charged with trying to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election result.

Read MoreWill Judge Scott McAfee, 34, reassign his former boss away from her biggest criminal prosecution?Will Judge Scott McAfee, 34, reassign his former boss away from her biggest criminal prosecution?

Read More Leader of far-right Freedom party, which came first in election last year, was unable to get all partners in a potential coalition onboard Geert Wilders, whose far-right Freedom party (PVV) shocked the Netherlands by finishing first in elections late last year, has conceded that he will not be the next prime minister because…

Read More Laci Peterson and her unborn child were found dead on the shore of San Francisco Bay in 2003 Laci Peterson and her unborn child were found dead on the shore of San Francisco Bay in 2003

Read More Effort to use a ‘discharge petition’ to circumvent Republican leaders who are blocking a $95bn defence bill to aid US allies Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan Effort to use a ‘discharge petition’ to circumvent Republican leaders who are blocking a $95bn defence bill to aid US allies Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

Read More The rockfall at the Ballarat Gold Mine trapped 27 workers but all but one have been rescued. Follow the day’s news live Good morning, and welcome to another day on the Australia news live blog. I’m Emily Wind, and I’ll bring you our rolling coverage today. Making news today: the rescue operation for…

Read More This election cycle will be the first exposed to generative artificial intelligence—the technology behind popular apps like ChatGPT that enables even non-experts to create fake, but realistic-looking text, video, and audio perfectly suited for political manipulation. At the same time, a number of the major social-media companies have retreated from some of their…

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Read MoreUNRWA says an employee was killed in a strike in Rafah, which Israel says killed a Hamas commander.UNRWA says an employee was killed in a strike in Rafah, which Israel says killed a Hamas commander.

Read More The White House is not commenting on the Princess of Wales’ status The White House is not commenting on the Princess of Wales’ status

Read MoreThe move provides a welcome boost for Kyiv as US support wavers and its outgunned forces struggle to hold back Russia.The move provides a welcome boost for Kyiv as US support wavers and its outgunned forces struggle to hold back Russia.

Read More Israel’s war on Hamas is “a war on children,” UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini has declared More children have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since October than have died in every global conflict between 2019 and 2022 combined, according to figures released by the UN on Tuesday.  Over 12,300 children have been…

Read More The White House says the goal is to end Chinese ownership, not ban the globally popular video app The White House says the goal is to end Chinese ownership, not ban the globally popular video app

Read More West Midlands mayor and Scottish Conservatives openly question PM’s position that donor’s apology to Diane Abbott has closed the matter Rishi Sunak is facing pressure from senior Conservatives to return the £10m given to the party by Frank Hester amid increasing disquiet over Hester’s comments about Diane Abbott, which have been widely condemned…

Read More The alpine nation can “hardly serve” as a neutral platform for Ukraine talks, the Foreign Ministry has stated Moscow has no intention of participating in a proposed Swiss-hosted peace conference on the Ukraine conflict, even if it is officially invited, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has stated. The official response follows recent…

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Read More Members of justice committee say €150m in EU funding went straight to country’s president, Kais Saied The European Commission has been accused of “bankrolling dictators” by senior MEPs, who have claimed that the €150m it gave to Tunisia last year in a migration and development deal has ended up directly in the president’s…

Read More Mar 13 (IPS) – One of the key efforts under the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals is to provide poor households with access to clean cooking technologies to replace, in particular, the burning of solid biomass (e.g., fuelwood and charcoal) in traditional open stoves that kills millions of women and children. Read the…

Read MoreBangladesh hosts more than a million Rohingya people, many of whom fled a 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar.Bangladesh hosts more than a million Rohingya people, many of whom fled a 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar.

Read More Dozens of speakers and performers are canceling their appearances at the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival, in protest of the event’s sponsorship by the U.S. Army amidst the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The U.S. Army is one of six SXSW “super sponsors” for the event, which draws hundreds of thousands of visitors annually for…

Read More The 22-year-old University of Missouri student was last seen on Friday night, after being asked to leave a Nashville bar reports Dan Gooding The 22-year-old University of Missouri student was last seen on Friday night, after being asked to leave a Nashville bar reports Dan Gooding

Read More Watch as Joe Biden departs for Wisconsin on Wednesday 13 March, as he continues his post-State of the Union road show. Watch as Joe Biden departs for Wisconsin on Wednesday 13 March, as he continues his post-State of the Union road show.

Read More Congress is fast-tracking a proposal targeting the Chinese-owned social media platform The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the platform or face a nationwide ban. Critics have objected that such a move would open the door to unconstitutional censorship. The final vote…