Stella Nickell, serving 90 years for planting poisoned pills, denied prison release
The Auburn woman who in 1988 was sentenced to 90 years in prison for product tampering that left two dead and spurred nationwide recalls has been denied release.
Day: October 13, 2023
Palestinian Americans, dismayed by violence, say historical context is being overlooked
Palestinians have found refuge and built new lives in America. But their new country has remained a proud ally of Israel’s government, which many Palestinians see as an oppressive, occupying force.
Update – AUSA 2023: General Micro Systems demos manpackable tactical operations centre
General Micro Systems (GMS) are demonstrating a manpackable computer prototype of its X9 Spider family of open distributed computing architecture (DCA) small form factor…
Europe is investigating Elon Musk’s X about Israel-Hamas misinformation, violence on the app
The European Commission is investigating whether X is complying with the Digital Services Act for its handling of Israel-Hamas war misinformation and violence.
‘We came to thank him and say goodbye’: mourners bury young Briton in quiet, jittery Jerusalem
As Nathanel Young, 20, was buried, the streets of the divided city remained uneasily empty with both sides fearing reprisalsIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesOn a hillside in Jerusalem, hundreds of people stood in near silence at the funeral of a “…
Donald Trump issues damage control statement: ‘No better friend or ally of Israel’
He’s trading potshots for white doves.
After days of scorn aimed at Israel (and particularly Prime Minister Netanyahu), former President Donald Trump wants to show he’s a loyal friend to the country and can assure the world will be “safe” again if h…
ACT Test Scores For US Students Drop To a 30-Year Low
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework, according to the…
UN human rights body extends mandate for investigator of Russia
GENEVA (Reuters) – The top U.N. human rights body on Thursday adopted a resolution extending the mandate of an independent expert to document alleged human rights abuses in Russia that activists say have drastically increased since its invasion of Ukr…
Gaza Crisis Worsens as Israel Prepares a Possible Invasion
As Israel retaliates for the Hamas assault last weekend and plans a potential ground attack, its airstrikes have left Gazans without power, water and medical care.