House GOP Meet With Zelenskyy as Far-Right Oppose Future Aid
The newly appointed chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee led a delegation to Kyiv to meet with Zelenskyy for the first time since the start of the war a year ago.
Day: February 21, 2023
Sci-Fi Mag Pauses Submissions Amid Flood of AI-Generated Short Stories
The rise of AI-powered chatbots is wreaking havoc on the literary world. Sci-fi publication Clarkesworld Magazine is temporarily suspending short story submissions, citing a surge in people using AI chatbots to “plagiarize” their writing. From a report…
People keep walking into my house like they own it
I just bought my first house ab a month ago & have had a total of 6 incidents where I have either found someone in my living room or they’re actively opening my front door letting themselves in. First week I installed a ring doorbell & there wa…
Judge Rejects Bid by Sept. 11 Families to Seize Frozen Afghan Central Bank Funds
A lawyer for the lead group of victim relatives who had sought $3.5 billion in frozen assets said they would appeal.
New emergency bid to appeal, block huge Nevada lithium mine
Conservationists are seeking an emergency court order to block construction of a lithium mine near the Nevada-Oregon line.
The wedding boom is winding down but inflation is still driving up the cost to say ‘I do’
The average cost of a 2023 wedding is expected to be $29,000 as vendors say inflation is forcing them to raise their prices, according to data from Zola.
MLS expands playoffs to 9 teams from each conference
Major League Soccer is expanding its playoffs to include the nine top finishers from each of its two conferences, or 62% of the league’s teams.
Los Angeles Jewish community shaken after two alleged antisemitic shootings
Suspect Jamie Tran was arrested in nearby Riverside county after two men were wounded in separate shootings last weekLos Angeles was left reeling after alleged antisemitic hate incidents in which two Jewish men were shot and wounded as they left synago…
Israel sentences Islamic Jihad member to 22 months in prison
The Israeli military says it has sentenced a member of the Islamic Jihad militant group to 22 months in prison after his arrest helped spark three days of heavy fighting in Gaza last year.
Cyclone Freddy’s battering winds make landfall in Madagascar
The cyclone packed winds gusting to 180kph with waves higher than 15 metres