Day: April 9, 2023
Texas gov. seeks to pardon Army sergeant convicted of murder
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is seeking to pardon a U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted of murder in the 2020 fatal shooting of an armed protester during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice.
Connor McDavid becomes 1st player with 150 points since 1996
Connor McDavid became the first player in 27 years to reach 150 points in a season when he had a goal and an assist in the first period of Edmonton’s game against the San Jose Sharks.
Rockets from Lebanon point to growing Hamas cooperation with Hezbollah
The unusually heave rocket barrage that hit Israel from Lebanon this pasta week added a new and portentous dimension to the conflict, according to analysts and military officials.
Commentary: A mammoth meatball hints at a future of exotic lab-grown meats. Reality will be far more boring
Lab-grown meats face a similar risk as GMO crops. They will reduce not increase the diversity of foods, says Hallam Stevens, professor of interdisciplinary studies at James Cook University.
Commentary: A man is spending 100 days underwater – here’s what it might do to his body
Former US navy diver Joe Dituri is planning to spend 100 days living in a 55 sq m space, about 10m below the surface of the Florida Keys. A physiology expert from University of Westminster looks at the effect long-term hyperbaric pressure will have on …
Chinese Military Begins Exercises Around Taiwan
CNBC/Reuters: Chinese planes cross Taiwan Strait median line as angry China starts drills Seventy-one Chinese military aircraft crossed the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait on Saturday as China began drills around Taiwan in an…
Russia Sentences Ex-Officers to 19 Years Over Anti-Mobilization Arson Attack – The Moscow Times
Russia Sentences Ex-Officers to 19 Years Over Anti-Mobilization Arson Attack The Moscow TimesUkraine war live updates: Russian protesters get 19 years in prison USA TODAYRussia imprisons former officials for throwing Molotov cockt…
British-Israeli sisters killed in West Bank gun attack named
Rina Dee, 15, and Maia, 20, identified on Twitter by Benjamin Netanyahu as mother remains in intensive careThe two British-Israeli sisters killed in a gun attack in the occupied West Bank on Friday have been named as Rina and Maia Dee.Rina, 15, and Mai…