MLB playoff ratings steady in LCS after declines in wild-card and division rounds
Baseball’s League Championship Series are producing solid ratings after seeing declines during the first two rounds.
Day: October 20, 2023
Israel Gaza: The world is losing its humanity, UNRWA chief says
Gaza’s war could spread and the region is on the “edge of an abyss”, Philippe Lazzarini tells the BBC.
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: What’s working and what’s not
Ten years ago, China launched a massive global infrastructure push. As the Belt and Road Initiative enters a “new stage,” has it delivered on its promises of mutual prosperity?
Amid Israel-Hamas Tensions, US Troops Targeted In Iraq, Syria
U.S. troops have been repeatedly attacked in Iraq and Syria in recent days, U.S. officials said on Thursday, as Washington is on heightened alert for activity by Iran-backed groups with regional tensions soaring during the Israel-Hamas war.
John Fetterman condemns ‘disturbing rush’ to blame Israel for Gaza hospital attack
Hours after the airstrike on a Gaza City hospital, some blamed Israel which President Joe Biden later said was innacurate
US intel, European source put Gaza hospital death toll at dozens or low hundreds
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Filing: the US SEC drops charges alleging Ripple executives Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen aided and abetted the company in violating securities laws (CoinDesk)
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Filing: the US SEC drops charges alleging Ripple executives Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen aided and abetted the company in violating securities laws — The regulator had included them as defendants in its securities vi…
Israeli writer Etgar Keret has only drafted short notes since the war. Here’s one
Writer Etgar Keret reads a short story he wrote since the recent wave of violence between Israel and Hamas began.
China’s Nuclear Warhead Buildup Exceeding Previous Projections, New DoD Report Says
The Pentagon estimates that China now has more than 500 operational nuclear warheads, a hundred more than last year, and projects that Beijing will have over 1,000 such weapons by […]
US Navy intercepts missiles fired from Yemen, ‘potentially’ aimed at Israel
A US Navy ship in the Red Sea on Thursday shot down missiles and drones that had been fired by Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen, possibly at Israel, the Pentagon said.