State reports 1st human case of EEE in nearly a decade

This year has been masterclass in human destruction, UN chief tells Cop29

António Guterres says global heating is super-charging disasters, and Cop hears warning of ‘inflation on steroids’. This year has been “a masterclass in human destruction”, the UN secretary general ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Wretched, haunted but human: David Coote was made by modern football | Barney Ronay

Refereeing is basically a nightmare now. Is it really a huge surprise a Premier League official should end up brutalised and spitting toxins on a sofa?. Farewell then, David Coote. You were the one ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

So Human It's Scary: My Day Alone Talking to Bots That Sound Like Us

Joanna Stern strapped chatbots from Meta, Google, OpenAI and Microsoft to a tripod and took them to the woods to uncover the secrets of AI friendship.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday

U.S. to keep arming Israel as U.N. calls Gaza "unfit for human survival"

The Biden administration says "some progress" by Israel to address civilian suffering in Gaza is enough to keep American weapons flowing.

Israel accused of crimes against humanity over forced displacement in Gaza

Human Rights Watch says it has evidence that suggests ‘the war crime of forcible transfer’ of civilians. Israel is using evacuation orders to pursue the “deliberate and massive forced displacement” ...

World - The Guardian - 13 hours ago

Israel behind forced population transfer in Gaza, Human Rights Watch says

Rights group alleges mass displacement of 1.9mn of enclave’s 2.2mn residents is a ‘crime against humanity’

World - Financial Times - 13 hours ago

'Say Nothing' explores 'human wreckage' wrought by young radicals during the Troubles

FX's adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe's best-selling book focuses on the Price sisters and raises questions about how a bitterly divided country can move on from the past.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 7 hours ago

Man suspected of supplying boats to people smugglers arrested in Amsterdam

Turkish national accused of supplying engines and boats to cross-Channel smugglers in Belgium and northern France. A suspected major supplier of small boats used by people smugglers to transport ...

World - The Guardian - 3 hours ago

How human composting is offering a new alternative to burial and cremation

Most people choose burial or cremation, but human composting is becoming a popular alternative. Tom Harries, CEO of Earth Funeral, explains how it works and why it's different.

Nearly 100 People Are Still Missing in North Carolina After Hurricane Helene

Search and rescue teams are still looking for the missing, officials said, with 95 deaths already attributed to the storm’s wrath in the state.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 15

Israeli strikes kill 21 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths

Officials say Israeli airstrikes have pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 21 people, including more than a dozen in a southern town where Israeli bombardments in previous conflicts are ...

World - ABC News - October 16

Israel strikes southern Beirut for the first time in nearly a week

World - ABC News - October 16

Lucid stock tumbles following public offering to raise $1.67 billion

Lucid intends to use the proceeds "for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, capital expenditures and working capital."

Business - CNBC - October 17

Israel Destroys Nearly All of a Lebanese Village, Photos and Videos Show

About two dozen buildings were demolished in the village, which The Times identified as Mhaibib, just over a mile from Israel’s northern border.

World - The New York Times - October 18

Trump's mic cuts out for nearly 20 minutes at Michigan rally

Former President Trump’s mic cut off for almost 20 minutes while he was giving a speech at a campaign rally in Michigan. NBC News' Garrett Haake reports on the mishap from the rally, on a day when ...

Politics - NBC News - October 19

José Rubén Zamora Will Leave Prison After Nearly Two Years

The case against José Rubén Zamora became a sign of crumbling democracy in Guatemala and a symbol of threats against press freedom across Latin America.

World - The New York Times - October 20

Harris raises nearly $1bn to surge past Trump in election money race

Democratic candidate pulled in more cash in three months than Republican challenger has managed since January 2023

World - Financial Times - October 21

How is Javier Milei performing after nearly 11 months in office?

Whether or not Argentina’s president can transform the country’s fortunes, he may have permanently reshaped its politics

World - Financial Times - October 23

How a nearly extinct crocodile species returned from the brink in Cambodia

The hatching of clutches of critically endangered Siamese crocodiles in Cambodia is an unlikely comeback, aided by an even unlikelier ally

World - ABC News - October 23

Germany’s five-year tax haul to fall nearly €60bn short of forecast

Gloomier economic predictions will increase budgetary strains and government coalition tensions

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Operators of vessel that destroyed Baltimore's Key Bridge to pay nearly $102M: DOJ

The operators of the vessel that destroyed Baltimore’s Key Bridge have agreed to pay nearly $102 million for costs stemming from the federal response.

Nearly 30 million early votes already cast in 2024 elections

Nearly 30 million voters across the country have already cast their ballots. But which party could be benefiting the most from those early numbers? Political strategists Hyma Moore and Erin Perrine ...

Biden administration announces $3 billion for rural electric co-ops

The Biden administration announced more than $3 billion Friday in funding for seven rural electric cooperatives, part of a broader effort to promote renewable energy in rural areas. The grants ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Hear a Chopin Waltz Unearthed After Nearly 200 Years

An unknown work in the composer’s hand has emerged in a New York museum, the first such find in more than a half century. The pianist Lang Lang plays it here.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 27

Nvidia’s stock is up nearly 200% this year, and a critical time for tech awaits

With Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon all set to report results this week, chip-sector investors should pay attention to cloud growth and spending forecasts.

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

Unknown waltz by Chopin found in library vault after nearly 200 years

The score, on a card bearing Frédéric Chopin’s hand-written name, was discovered by a curator at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York. An unknown waltz by Chopin, written nearly 200 years ago, ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Woman missing in wilderness for nearly a week found alive suffering from snakebite

A woman who went missing more than a week ago in the wilderness has been found alive suffering from a snakebite, officials said.

Nearly 40 percent of world's trees face extinction, new assessment finds

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced at least 40 percent of tree species around the world are at risk of extinction, according to a Thursday release from the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

Man who threatened Fani Willis gets nearly 2 years in prison

He made threatening phone calls just over a week before former President Donald Trump and 18 others were indicted in Fulton County in August 2023.

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