Abreu homers again to power Astros past Twins 3-2 and into 7th straight ALCS
José Abreu homered for the third time in two games for the Houston Astros in a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins.
Day: October 12, 2023
Two killed in Russia as debris from downed Ukrainian drone destroys homes
Two others seriously injured after debris from destroyed drone crashed into homes in Russia’s Belgorod region.
‘I Feel Guilty’: Retired Israeli General Visits Site of Hamas Attacks
Four days after Hamas massacred more than 250 people at a music festival, Israel Ziv, a retired Israeli Army general, went back to the site of the rave.
CBC Stops Broadcasting Official Time Signal
Long-time Slashdot reader sandbagger shares a report from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC): CBC and Radio-Canada have announced they’ll no longer carry the National Research Council (NRC) time signal. Monday marked the last time it was broad…
Israel steps up Gaza offensive, House speaker vote postponed and more | CBS News Prime Time – CBS News
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Rugby World Cup quarter-finals: Fiji’s French-trained head coach aims to down England
When Fiji take on England in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals in Marseille on Sunday, host country France will be willing them on to win.
France’s top body rejects contention by campaigners that racial profiling by police is systemic
France’s highest administrative authority has rejected an effort by rights campaigners to end what they allege is a generalized practice by French police of targeting Black people and people of Arab descent for stops and checks.
Sonic Youth co-founder Thurston Moore cancels U.S. book tour due to ‘debilitating’ health issue
Moore, 65, was set to hit the road on a 10-date speaking tour of the U.S. to promote his forthcoming memoir, “Sonic Life,” but the guitarist announced via Instagram on Tuesday that doctor’s orders had forced him to nix the tour.
Biden confirms Hamas beheading children in Israel; assures Jews, warns Iran
In his latest show of support for Israel, US President Joe Biden on Wednesday addressed Jewish community leaders at a roundtable in the White House and called the attacks by Hamas a “campaign of pure cruelty”. “I never really thought that I would see a…
‘I can’t save them’: Time running out at Gaza hospitals amid power blackout
Life-saving machines running on generators will soon stop working, amid Israel’s refusal to allow fuel supplies.