WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission and says the virus can be stopped
2024-08-26
The U.N. health agency has launched a six-month plan to help stanch outbreaks of mpox transmission, Read MoreContinue Reading
The Traitor Wanted Them Dead: Exonerated Central Park 5 Speak at DNC & Fight to Defeat The Traitor
2024-08-26
We end today’s show in conversation with New York City Councilmember Yusef Salaam. He was one of five teenagers from Harlem — four Black and one Latino — wrongfully accused and convicted of raping and nearly killing 28-year-old white investment banker Trisha Meili in 1989. Meili had been jogging inContinue Reading
Multiple Home Internet Connections
2024-08-26
With working from home being so popular, the need for reliable internet is even more important. In our neighborhood someone crashed their car into the local telco cabinet. It took them months to replace it. Not the actual cabinet, but a similar example from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Continue Reading
Book Review: Still As Bright: An Illuminating History of the Moon, from Antiquity to Tomorrow
2024-08-26
Book Review: Still As Bright: An Illuminating History of the Moon, from Antiquity to Tomorrow by Christopher Cokinos; Pegasus Books; 2024; Hardcover, 448 pages; $32.00. From the moment you open the cover of this volume, the reader is literally moonbound. Author Cokinos has written a suburb book about ourContinue Reading
Former England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson dies aged 76
2024-08-26
The Swede, who also led several European clubs to major trophies, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer., Swedish football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, who coached England’s team from 2001 to 2006, has died at the age of 76 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Eriksson became the first foreigner to leadContinue Reading
Who is Telegram founder Pavel Durov? All to know about his arrest in France
2024-08-26
Durov was arrested at Paris-Le Bourget airport on Saturday, after arriving from Azerbaijan., Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov was detained at the Paris-Le Bourget airport on Saturday, after arriving by a private plane from Baku, Azerbaijan. He is accused of having failed to moderate criminal activity on the platform. Here isContinue Reading
One of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals is emptying out as Israeli forces draw near
2024-08-26
One of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals has been emptying out in recent days as Israel has ordered the evacuation of nearby areas and signaled a possible ground operation in a town that has been largely spared throughout the war, officials said Monday., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Lufthansa Groups Leisure Carrier Discover Airlines Pilots & Flight Attendants Will Strike
2024-08-26
Discover Airlines flight attendants, represented by the Independent Flight Attendants Organisation (Unabhngige Flugbegleiter Organisation, UFO), have called for a four-day strike, protesting the airlines attempts to allegedly lure cabin crews to join another union, namely the United Services Trade Union (Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft ver.di).Continue Reading
Revealed: The 25 Destinations That Turkish Airlines Plans To Serve
2024-08-26
Turkish Airlines details its destination wishlist once or twice yearly. Its latest version was part of its Q2 2024 earnings presentation and is worth recapping. As always, any new route is subject to commercial realities, traffic rights, aircraft availability, slots, and more, and there is no indication of a timeframe.Continue Reading
Water Issues Confronting Hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail Trickle Down Into the Rest of California
2024-08-26
From the sky-scraping snow drifts that can close the trail to the desert tracks without a drop for miles, water challenges high country hikers face in California reflect the bigger hydrology issues the state is dealing with. By Bing Lin Miles to Go: The third in an ongoing series InsideContinue Reading
Latest news bulletin | August 26th – Midday
2024-08-26
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel., Read MoreContinue Reading
Poland raises air force due to massive Russian strike on Ukraine
2024-08-26
Poland activated its air force in response to a large-scale Russian missile attack on Ukraine on the morning of 26 August. Due to the Russian mass missile attack on Ukraine on the morning of 26 August, at least four people are dead. The attack was reportedly targeted at critical infrastructure.Continue Reading
Russia allegedly recaptures some lost positions in Kursk Oblast
2024-08-26
Russian military bloggers claimed that Russian forces regained control of several previously lost positions in Kursk Oblast amid ongoing Ukrainian attacks in the area. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on 25 August, citing a Russian milblogger, that Russian forces regained lost positions in Komarovka and are repellingContinue Reading