On Nakba day, history seems to be repeating itself – with escalated Israeli settler attacks destroying Palestinian lives and livelihoods
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‘Some hide their crosses’: Jerusalem nun attack highlights Israel’s growing anti-Christian problem
When a foreign nun was the victim of violent physical assault in Jerusalem last month, local activists and clergy say they were shocked but not surprised. In the past few years, anti-Christian incidents have surged in Israel – illustrating how a small…
Kim Kardashian helps pay $500,000 bond to free former death row inmate Richard Glossip
The U.S. Supreme Court vacated Richard Glossip’s murder conviction earlier this year — and he is now allowed to live at home with his wife as he awaits his new trial
NASA maps show Earth’s brightest and darkest regions at night
Researchers expected to find “a gradual increase in artificial light at night,” but instead saw “much more nuanced patterns,” NASA said.
North America’s largest commuter rail system’s looming strike threatens summer plans
The LIRR stands as the busiest commuter railroad in North America, transporting around 250,000 passengers each weekday
Drivers warned of ‘DRUNK’ DEER bolting onto roads as usually noble creatures get blotto off rotten fruit
THIS is the moment a deer ran in circles next to a road after a juiced up bender on fermented fruit left it appearing tipsy. The furry creature was seen prancing through a field in circles appearing to try and regain balance. In footage caught by a Fre…
A profile of AI video generation startup Runway, which is training models directly on observational data, is now valued at $5.3B, and added $40M in ARR in Q2 (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
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A profile of AI video generation startup Runway, which is training models directly on observational data, is now valued at $5.3B, and added $40M in ARR in Q2 — Every major AI lab is betting on language.&…
Trump’s giant gold statue has divided members at his golf course: ‘I wouldn’t put one in my home’
Trump allies insisted the gold statue of the president was not a form of idolatry, while some of the golfers at the club were simply bemused
What are the origins of hantavirus? How the virus tied to the cruise ship outbreak came to be.
The deadly hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch-flagged cruise ship was caused by the Andes virus, the only known strain to spread from person to person. Rodents are known to carry hantavirus, but what’s the disease’s origin story? Ramy Inocencio explains.
UK: ‘Andy Burnham is by far and away the favourite of all Labour Party members across all stripes’
As the UK’s Labour Party enters a potentially existential leadership crisis, Catherine Viette is pleased to welcome Matthew Torbitt, political commentator and former Labour Party advisor. Torbitt argues that Starmer can probably survive in the short t…