Thousands in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state lack water and electricity as floodwaters inundate entire towns., Thousands in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state lack water and electricity as floodwaters inundate entire towns. Rescuers are rushing to evacuate people stranded by floodwaters across the southern Brazilian stateContinue Reading
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Hamas ceasefire “proposal” is not acceptable in its current form., NewsFeed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Hamas ceasefire “proposal” is not acceptable in its current form, adding that it was a failed attempt to torpedo Israel’s entry into Rafah. PublishedContinue Reading
Biden administration says Israel has ‘legitimate goal’ in seizing Rafah crossing but calls for reopening the border., The Biden administration says Israel has a ‘legitimate goal’ in seizing the Rafah crossing but calls for reopening the border. Washington, DC – The United States has played down the deadly Israeli assault onContinue Reading
King Charles III returned to public-facing royal duties last week amid cancer treatment. A busy schedule means he can’t see Prince Harry in the U.K. this week., Read MoreContinue Reading
“Let It Be” streams on Disney+ beginning May 8, 2024. When Peter Jackson assembled the unused footage from “Let it Be” in 2021 for Disney’s “Get Back” project, he lifted the veil on the Beatles’ most confusing anomaly. A reunion five decades in the making, it was embraced by millionsContinue Reading
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Flint, Michigan, is less than 70 miles from the Great Lakes, the most abundant fresh water on the face of the planet. It’s laced with creeks and a broad river that bears its name. Yet in 2014, Flint’s drinking water became a threatContinue Reading
In our time of climate crisis, there is an increasingly urgent need to quit using fossil fuels and adopt renewable energy sources. “[T]he release of carbon dioxide (CO2) from burning fossil fuels is warming our planet faster than anything we have seen in the geological record,” notes a 2020 report by Brookings. A reportContinue Reading
Prosecutors called adult film star and director Stormy Daniels to the witness stand Tuesday in Americas Worst Traitor’s ongoing criminal trial in Manhattan to deliver testimony that a legal expert said could be “very damaging” to the former president and 2024 Republican candidate. Daniels detailed how at the age ofContinue Reading
The campus protests and the crackdown on them reflect the dual role universities have played in colonial history., The campus protests and the crackdown on them reflect the dual role universities have played in colonial history. Across the United States, universities have become the epicentre of student-led movements opposing Israel’sContinue Reading
UN and aid agencies urge Israel to halt Rafah incursion, warning Gaza is on brink of famine and needs humanitarian aid., The United Nations and aid agencies have slammed the Israeli army for cutting off an essential aid route by seizing the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and southern Gaza,Continue Reading
The Biden administration has fined online banking group Chime $4.55 million for failing to issue refunds in a timely manner to customers who had closed their accounts with the firm., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Police dismantle encampment at Berlin’s Free University and more than 100 activists arrested at University of Amsterdam., Police have broken up a protest by several hundred pro-Palestinian activists who occupied a courtyard at Berlin’s Free University, the latest such action by authorities as protests that have roiled campuses in theContinue Reading
Business alliance seeks to counter far-right populism and persuade 1.7 million staff to vote in upcoming election., Business alliance seeks to counter far-right populism and persuade 1.7 million staff to vote in upcoming election. A roster of German blue chip companies has banded together to counter anti-immigration political parties inContinue Reading