Finding and protecting selfhood in the age of social contagion | Luke Burgis: Full Interview
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Israelis to vote in election widely seen as a referendum on Netanyahu
Israelis head to the polls in a tight election widely seen as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu, whose leadership has been challenged over the October 2023 Hamas attack, the ensuing wars and domestic divisions. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/homeContinue Reading
Lula beats the odds to win a fourth term in Brazil | Reuters World News
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva beats the odds to win a fourth term as Brazil’s president – while his opponent Flavio Bolsonaro refuses to concede. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado makes a much-anticipated return home after almost a year away. A student-backed political party wins a shock victory overContinue Reading
Saudi-led coalition says it struck Houthi missile facilities
Coalition says it destroyed ballistic missile launchers as well as tunnels and a depot used to store missiles., Coalition says it destroyed ballistic missile launchers as well as tunnels and a depot used by the Houthis to store missiles. The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis has said it carried outContinue Reading
Suwayda remains in stasis as US signals differences with Israel on Syria
Governorate’s Druze majority in deadlock with Syrian government., United States special envoy Tom Barrack recently spoke with a popular X personality about Syria and, in particular, Suwayda, which has been a hotbed of tensions between the government and Israel. The southern governorate, which is majority Druze, is one of theContinue Reading
NFL Week 7: A divisional duel in Detroit, and Aaron Rodgers keeps winning
Week 7 of the NFL season featured a Super Bowl contender getting back on track and a thrilling divisional showdown in the NFC North, plus another comeback win for one of the NFL’s most surprising teams., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Houthis target Riyadh’s King Khalid airport after its reopening Sunday
King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh reopened two terminals Sunday after being closed earlier this month because of Houthi attacks.Continue Reading
Fire at Oregon seafood plant triggers evacuations over ammonia concerns
Officials lowered evacuation levels near a Newport, Oregon, seafood plant after a fire sparked concerns over potential ammonia smoke.Continue Reading
FACT CHECK: Chinese embassy did not confirm Duterte’s ‘orchestrated’ ICC arrest
Claim: The Chinese embassy confirmed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sent former president Rodrigo Duterte to The Hague at Senator Kiko Pangilinan’s request. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Posts made by Facebook users Mike Romero and Gerald Mfgbf Sards Sarmiento claimed that the Chinese embassy confirmed that two governmentContinue Reading
FACT CHECK: Clips of Sara, Baste Duterte on impeachment trial dismissal are AI-generated
Claim: Vice President Sara Duterte and her brother, Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, said the Senate threw out the impeachment case against the Vice President and that the trial wasted public funds. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: Two Facebook reels posted by the page “Duterte Supporters” on OctoberContinue Reading
Russia apparently meant a tank division for Druzhkivka. A Ukrainian push in the south drew the bigger part of it away
Ukrainian forces are making slow but tactically meaningful gains near Velyka Novosilka that could eventually threaten Russian supply lines in the south, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed on 25 October. The push has already pulled Russian naval infantry and tank units away from offensives elsewhere, accordingContinue Reading
Plane parts for Russia’s air force, rubber for its industry—Voronezh’s factories came under drone attack
Drones attacked the VASO aircraft plant in Russia’s Voronezh overnight on 26 October, Ukrainian Telegram channel Supernova+ reported. The plant builds Il-96 airliners and parts for Russia’s military transport planes. A synthetic-rubber plant was also reportedly hit and fires broke out across Voronezh, while another rubber plant in Tolyatti, fartherContinue Reading
Elizabeth Holmes’ partner’s AI startup worries Theranos whistleblower
Erika Cheung says she has heard the news and finds it “really concerning.”, Erika Cheung says she has heard the news and finds it “really concerning.”, from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading












