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Four More Palestinians Starve to Death as Israeli Tanks Advance on Gaza City, U.N. Security Council Members, Except for U.S., Condemn “Man-Made Crisis” in Gaza, Jewish Peace Activists Demand California Senators End Support for Israel’s Assault on Gaza, Russian Drones and Missiles Kill 15 in Kyiv as Kremlin Rebuffs TheContinue Reading

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Jenna Miscavige, the niece of Scientology leader David Miscavige, tells “Banfield” the church believes a child is simply a “spirit in a small body,” and therefore justifies the use of kids as laborers. MORE: https://www.newsnationnow.com/banfield/niece-of-scientology-leader-uses-tiktok-to-criticize-church/Continue Reading

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As 11-year-olds weathering poverty, we survived the winds and water of Hurricane Katrina along Alabama’s Gulf Coast. Twenty years later, we’re still wading through its wake. By Lee Hedgepeth BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala.—It was already too late. Continue Reading

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Mozilla has acknowledged that its Firefox AI Runtime — the on-device engine powering features like Smart Tab Groups and alt-text generation — was “not quite at the speed we wanted.” Translation: it was slow, and users noticed. So, in typically un-Mozilla fashion, it’s done something about it. Over the pastContinue Reading

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says country ready to defend ‘territorial integrity’ amid US military buildup., Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says ready to defend ‘sovereignty’ as US military deploys warships near country’s territorial waters. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said there was “no way” United States troops could invade his country asContinue Reading

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Here are the key events on day 1,282 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., Here are the key events on day 1,282 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Friday, August 29: Fighting Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv onContinue Reading

BYD to build another SEA plant in Malaysia

BYD on Aug. 22 announced plans to build its fourth electric vehicle plant in Southeast Asia, expected to begin production in Perak, Malaysia, in 2026. The Chinese EV giant plans to assemble vehicles from “completely knocked down” (CKD) kits — major components shipped for local assembly — at a new facility covering 600,000 square metersContinue Reading