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The modern intellectual diktat for Jewish authors
It is a dangerous precedent that cleverly endows hate with logic and respectability masking a markedly more malign and malevolent intention.Politics - The Hill - November 10 -
A Secret Masterpiece by the Father of Hawaiian Modernism
This hexagonal home, hidden on an Oahu mountaintop, is the best example of Vladimir Ossipoff’s blend of Japanese and American midcentury design.Top stories - The New York Times - November 12 -
Their Life as a Classic Movie (With a Modern Twist)
Sydney Reade and Samuel Zweighaft, both fans of the TCM channel, met four years ago. Their first conversation lasted four hours.Lifestyle - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Joel Embiid shoves reporter: 76ers star reportedly gets in altercation over story mentioning deceased relative
Embiid's tensions with one media member boiled over on Saturday nightSports - CBS Sports - November 3 -
Unexpectedly, news outlets wind up having a relatively traditional election night experience
After months of reporting on what polls described as a remarkably close race, news outlets finally have the chance to report on actual resultsEntertainment - ABC News - November 6 -
A new law allows Israel to deport the relatives of attackers. Experts expect it to be struck down
Israel’s parliament has passed a law that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip or other locationsWorld - ABC News - November 7 -
Get ready for a relatively quick extension of some 2017 tax cuts if GOP holds on to House
If Republicans end up with a sweep of the House, Senate and White House, they’re expected to focus on using a budget process known as reconciliation to address the upcoming expiration of their 2017 ...Business - MarketWatch - November 7 -
AI may displace 3m jobs but long-term losses ‘relatively modest’, says Tony Blair’s thinktank
Rise in unemployment in low hundreds of thousands as technology creates roles, Tony Blair Institute suggests. Artificial intelligence could displace between 1m and 3m private sector jobs in the ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
Satirical outlet The Onion has bought Alex Jones' Infowars at auction, relatives of Sandy Hook shooting victims say
Satirical outlet The Onion has bought Alex Jones' Infowars at auction, relatives of Sandy Hook shooting victims sayEntertainment - ABC News - November 14 -
Belarus has arrested scores of relatives of dissidents ahead of presidential vote, activists say
Belarusian authorities have detained over 100 relatives of political prisoners in a new wave of arrests ahead of January’s election in which authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is seeking ...World - ABC News - November 15 -
So you're gathering with relatives whose politics are different. Here are some tips for the holidays
There’s no place like home for the holidaysHealth - ABC News - 3 days ago -
A human is not designed to see what I saw
A former Welsh Guard describes having a "catastrophic breakdown" after returning from Helmand Province.Top stories - BBC News - October 30 -
Will Tennis Choose to Reckon With Human Rights in Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia and tennis are becoming increasingly intertwined, but there is growing pushback from human rights experts.Sports - The New York Times - November 11 -
The very human problem with not-quite-self-driving cars
The better an automated system performs, the more complacent — and dangerous — we becomeWorld - Financial Times - November 12 -
Human remains found inside freezer of Michigan home
Human remains have been found inside a freezer after blood was found on the floor of a residence in Michigan, police said.Top stories - ABC News - November 12 -
Human head floats ashore in South Florida
Police in South Florida are working to determine the identity of a head that washed ashore near Key Biscayne on Tuesday morning.Top stories - NBC News - November 13 -
‘Robot revolution’ forces China’s human workforce to adapt
Factory machinery is evolving fast. Can the workers who will use it keep up?World - Financial Times - November 14 -
How human composting offers alternatives to burial, cremation
Tom Harries, CEO and founder of Earth Funeral, explains the process of being turned into soil in about 30 days — and how your loved ones can then decide what to do with it.Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
"Human … Please die": Chatbot responds with threatening message
In an online conversation about aging adults, Google's Gemini AI chatbot responded with a threatening message, telling the user to "please die."Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
California mountain lions are adapting to human schedules: Study
Mountain lions in the greater Los Angeles region are consciously shifting their activity to avoid interacting with human residents, a new study has found. Big cats living in areas with higher ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
BlackRock accused of contributing to climate and human rights abuses
OECD complaint alleges top firm has increased investments in companies implicated in environmental devastation. BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset management company, faces a complaint at the ...World - The Guardian - November 20 -
Atlas of cells transforms understanding of human body
Scientists are mapping out the 37 trillion cells of the human body and changing what we thought we knewTop stories - BBC News - November 20 -
MP calls for ban on auction sales of human remains
Labour’s Bell Ribeiro-Addy said she has been told of human remains frequently auctioned "disguised as modified items or replicas".Top stories - BBC News - November 20 -
Humans in the Loop I Sunday on 60 Minutes
Lesley Stahl reports on the growing market of “humans in the loop” — workers around the world who help train AI for big American tech companies. They say they face poor working conditions, low ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
How 'The Franchise' balances Hollywood satire and humanity
'The Franchise' showrunner Jon Brown wanted to capture the over-the-top aspects of superhero movies without losing the humanity of those working on them.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 3 days ago -
Baboons are clashing with humans in South Africa's tourist hotspots
South Africa's Cape Peninsula is a big tourist draw, but it's also home to hundreds of brazen baboons, and there's fear people-monkey encounters are set to rise.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
Western envoys concerned about arrests and disappearances as Kenya takes UN rights council seat
Western envoys in Kenya have raised concerns over reports of arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances and urged for swift investigations as the country takes up its seat in the United Nations ...World - ABC News - October 31 -
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Kenya's new deputy president sworn in as his predecessor challenges his impeachment in court
Kenya’s new deputy president has been sworn into office, two weeks after his predecessor was overwhelmingly voted out in an impeachment motion in parliament over allegations of corruption and ...World - ABC News - November 1 -
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Kenya cancels airport and energy deals with Adani group after the US indicts the Indian tycoon
Kenya’s president says he has cancelled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Indian tycoon Gautam Adani after U.S. bribery and fraud indictments against one of Asia’s richest ...World - ABC News - November 21 -
Modern Times Group buys Plarium for $620M
Modern Times Group has agreed to buy Plarium, the maker of RPG Raid: Shadow Legends, from Aristocrat Leisure for $620 million. MTG is acquiring 100% of Plarium Global, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based game ...Tech - VentureBeat - November 13