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Chip war ramps up with new US semiconductor restrictions on China
Biden administration broadens limits on Chinese access to advanced microchip technology, with Donald Trump expected to go even further . The US has announced new export restrictions targeting ...The Guardian - 20h -
‘It’s about justice’: fighter from guerrilla war sues Spanish government for €1m
Joan Busquets, 96, suffered torture, forced labour and 20 years in prison under the Franco regime and seeks reparations. One of the last surviving fighters from the guerrilla war waged against the ...The Guardian - 15h -
They fled war in Sudan. But they haven't been able to flee the hunger
The war in Sudan has created vast hunger, including famineABC News - 9h -
Top U.N. Envoy Says Gaza War Followed Years of Weak Diplomacy
World leaders failed to focus on a permanent solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and risk making the same mistake again, the departing United Nations’ envoy in the region says.The New York Times - 10h -
Inside Aleppo: Family reunions, nervousness at rebel rule and fear of war
Syria's second city has been captured by the armed rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham from government forces.BBC News - 7h -
What the leading ‘just war’ theorist says about the strategies of Hamas and Israel
Michael Walzer argues that Hamas’s strategy in the Gaza war is to deliberately “put civilians at risk for political gain.”The Hill - 4h -
Maternity Leave and Ongoing Consent: New Rights for Belgium’s Sex Workers
A groundbreaking law, which gives some sex workers greater labor protections and social benefits than similar legislation elsewhere in the world, is now in effect in the European country.The New York Times - 8h -
Schumer says bipartisan talks to avoid shutdown before Christmas 'on the right track'
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday indicated that bipartisan negotiations to avert the threat of a government shutdown this month are “on the right track,” but he warned ...The Hill - 23h -
49ers running back Christian McCaffrey headed to IR with an injured right knee
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey will not need surgery on his injured right knee but he will miss the rest of the regular seasonABC News - 21h -
Human rights court rules against Venezuela in 2013 election case
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled that the Venezuelan government violated the political rights of former opposition presidential candidate Henrique CaprilesABC News - 21h -
Google Worried Israeli Contract Could Enable Human Rights Violations
The tech giant, which has defended the deal to employees who oppose supplying Israel’s military with technology, feared the project might damage its reputation.The New York Times - 1h -
Deion Sanders Said the Heisman Trophy Was ‘Clinched.’ He Might Be Right.
The race for college football’s prestigious award is all but over, a columnist for The Athletic writes.The New York Times - 5h -
Afghan women 'banned from midwife courses' in latest blow to rights
Women at training colleges across the country were told they are not allowed to return to class.BBC News - 5h -
Ireland Rejected the Far Right. The Election Conspiracy Theories Have Already Begun
Ireland’s far-right candidates expected to succeed on a wave of anti-immigrant rhetoric, but the people rejected them wholesale.Wired - 3h -
Here's what prompted us to remove this stock from our Bullpen watch list
Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.CNBC - 1h -
Tesla’s stock surges after self-driving software update, new Street-high target
Tesla’s stock jumps toward a 2 1/2-year high after the EV-maker’s FSD software gets its awaited update.MarketWatch - 1d -
Radical planning reform needed to hit 1.5m housebuilding target in England, Labour warned
Thinktank urges government to be ‘much more ambitious’ as actions so far are not enough to fulfil manifesto pledge. Labour will miss its manifesto target of building 1.5m homes in England before ...The Guardian - 15h -
TikTok influencer arrested after posting allegedly stolen Target haul is arrested again
A Florida TikTok influencer arrested after she posted video of what authorities alleged was a haul of stolen Target items was arrested again and accused of shoplifting from the same retailer in at ...NBC News - 15h -
George Osborne is a walking ad for a wealth tax. Labour should target the inheritocracy | Polly Toynbee
‘Tax wealth, not work’ would be a powerful message for Starmer and Reeves – are they bold enough to pursue it?. Now he’s retired from casting millions of people into poverty, George Osborne has ...The Guardian - 14h -
Fantasy football waiver wire, Week 14 picks: Players to target include Adam Thielen, Parker Washington
SportsLine NFL expert R.J. White reveals his top Week 14 Fantasy football waiver wire claims and free-agency additions as the Fantasy football playoffs approachCBS Sports - 3h -
Latest news on Middle East tensions as Israel-Hezbollah friction continues, Syria war heats up
The Israel and Hezbollah ceasefire conditions appear shaky. This comes as news emerges of the death of Israeli-American hostage Omer Neutra in Gaza, and as a dramatic shift in Syria's civil war ...CBS News - 22h -
Key players in Syria's long-running civil war, reignited by a shock rebel offensive
Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of its largest city and dozens of nearby towns and villagesABC News - 11h -
Undefeatable: Odesa in Love & War by Julian Evans review – a ‘sleeping beauty’ now besieged
A stylish love letter to the Ukrainian port charts its transformation from exotic mafia capital to beacon of freedom and, now, battered Russian target. In 1994 the writer Julian Evans went on a ...The Guardian - 13h -
The Lebanon ceasefire alone won’t bring regional peace. The Gaza war must end | Mohamad Bazzi
Biden could have achieved a ceasefire in Gaza months ago if he had truly applied pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu. Joe Biden stood in the White House Rose Garden last week to announce a ceasefire ...The Guardian - 9h -
Hunter Biden pardon fallout and strategic timing behind Syria's reignited civil war: Morning Rundown
Donald Trump could use Joe Biden’s pardon of Hunter Biden for his own gain, some worry.NBC News - 8h -
Best Launch Deals On The New Disney+ Star Wars And Marvel 4K Blu-Ray Collector's Editions
The Mandalorian: Season 3 Collector's Edition Steelbook (4K Blu-ray) Walmart: $50 (was $76) | $50 at ...GameSpot - 44m -
Ex-Kansas police detective found dead on first day of federal civil rights trial
A white former Kansas City, Kansas, police detective was found dead Monday of an apparent suicide on the day his federal civil rights trial was set to begin for allegedly sexually abusing Black ...NBC News - 23h -
Swiss authorities release right-to-die activist after ruling out homicide in 'suicide capsule' case
Swiss prosecutors say a right-to-die activist was released after more than two months in police custody over the reported first use of a so-called “suicide capsule,” after ruling out the ...ABC News - 1d -
2024 NFL playoff picture, standings: Broncos control No. 7 seed in AFC; Eagles right in mix for NFC No. 1 seed
A look at the playoff standings after every Week 13 gameCBS Sports - 15h -
Here Are the Big 2025 Predictions for AI, From a CEO Who Was Right About This Year’s Developments
Experts make predictions about the future of tech all the time, but Clem Delangue’s platform Hugging Face is central to many current AI innovations—so when he talks about AI’s future, we should ...Inc. - 5h -
'Buy this stock right here' — Jim Cramer is hot on the world's biggest asset manager
The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.CNBC - 4h -
I understand why Joe Biden wants to protect his son Hunter. But it doesn't make it right | Arwa Mahdawi
This is another example of a two-tiered justice system that routinely shields the powerful – and punishes the powerless. ‘No one is above the law,” Joe Biden tweeted in May . He probably should ...The Guardian - 4h -
Wisconsin judge strikes down law stripping government workers of collective bargaining rights
A Wisconsin judge overturned a state law that prevented public employees from collective bargaining on Monday. The legislation, known as Act 10 and passed in 2011 under former Gov. Scott Walker ...The Hill - 4h -
Biden was right to pardon his son and he should do a lot more before it’s too late
President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter for tax crimes and false statements has been met with criticism, but it is a power granted to him by the Constitution to correct unjust ...The Hill - 3h