Ecuador Gangs Turn to Death Saint for Protection and Human Sacrifices

Colombian drug gang violence kills 60 people

Attacks between guerrilla groups have also seen thousands displaced from the country's Catatumbo region.

BBC News - Jan. 19

Ecuador vice-president accuses head of state of ‘taking power by force’

Daniel Noboa is feuding with his deputy, who accuses him of a string of authoritarian moves

Financial Times - Jan. 19

Anthropomorphizing AI: Dire consequences of mistaking human-like for human have already emerged

Anthropomorphizing AI creates dangerous blind spots in business decision-making beyond simple operational inefficiencies.

VentureBeat - Jan. 18

Erdoğan turns a page in Turkey

More orthodox economic measures go hand in hand with a Kurdish initiative and a recalibrated foreign policy

Financial Times - Jan. 18

Grooming gang members given jail sentences

Ibrar Hussain, Imtiaz Ahmed and Fayaz Ahmed are sentenced at Bradford Crown Court.

BBC News - Jan. 17

UN human rights head: Sudan conflict causing more civilian deaths

Yahoo News - Jan. 17

'Sacrifice': Why Coach Khabib's run will end soon

Khabib Nurmagomedov never planned to coach, but losing his father changed his perspective.

ESPN - Jan. 17

U.K. Announces Rapid Review Into Scale of Child Sexual Abuse by Grooming Gangs

Britain’s Labour government came under pressure to act after Elon Musk reignited a decade-old scandal involving child sexual abuse mainly by men of Pakistani heritage.

The New York Times - Jan. 17

Colorado apartments at center of Venezuelan gang debate to be closed

The Colorado apartment complex where armed alleged members of a Venezuelan gang were seen on video breaking into an occupied unit will be closed.

NBC News - Jan. 17

Cooper announces urgent grooming gangs review

Plans include local investigations and a national audit of the ethnicity of victims and perpetrators.

BBC News - Jan. 16

Has the government changed its mind on grooming gang inquiries?

Five local inquiries & a national 'rapid audit'

BBC News - Jan. 16

Gang detained over transgender student stab attack

The victim was repeatedly stabbed and beaten after being lured to a car park, a court hears.

BBC News - Jan. 16

UK to launch local grooming gang inquiries

Ministers will provide £5mn in funding for up to five investigations

Financial Times - Jan. 16

Amorim: Saints to teach me more than Arsenal

Ruben Amorim said he will learn more about his players when they face Southampton than during the performances against Liverpool and Arsenal.

ESPN - Jan. 15

More than a million Haitians forced from their homes amid gang violence

UN agency says more than half of the displaced people are children, as gang attacks see upswing in Port-au-Prince. More than 1 million people have been forced from their homes in Haiti amid a ...

The Guardian - Jan. 14

Artificial Intelligence and the New Human Experience

Labor, identity, and the future of work are at stake.

Inc. - Jan. 13

Armed gang who used Grindr to rob victims jailed

The group lured men into meeting before attacking them and stealing their belongings, police say.

BBC News - Jan. 13

Talk Turns to Los Angeles ‘2.0’

The governor of California has called for “a Marshall Plan” to rebuild the fire-ravaged city. But big questions loom about more ambitious and costly projects, including the 2028 Summer Olympic Games.

The New York Times - Jan. 13

Northern Irish nun killed in Ecuador earthquake takes step towards sainthood

Beatification ceremony for Clare Crockett, former party girl from Derry, draws more than 100 people to Madrid. A nun from Northern Ireland who was killed in an earthquake while she was teaching ...

The Guardian - Jan. 12

Taliban 'do not see women as human', says Malala

Malala Yousafzai urges Muslim leaders to challenge policies restricting girls and women's schooling.

BBC News - Jan. 12

Being a parent means you’re never quite your own person again – but that self-sacrifice can pull off a miracle | Justin Toh

Parents must frequently say no to their own wants and needs to help their child flourish – and grow into a wonderful adult. Read more in our Making sense of it series I believe power trips and ...

The Guardian - Jan. 12

NATO turned to elite divers to test sabotage protections for critical undersea cables increasingly at risk

Yahoo News - Jan. 10

AI is taking the 'human' out of human resources

Companies increasingly rely on AI-based tools to replace everyday HR functions, from tracking job applications to monitoring employees’ performance to making decisions about promotions and layoffs.

The Hill - Jan. 10

‘We would turn up to find books on fire’: the teachers risking kidnap and death to keep Burkina Faso’s schools open

Conflict has forced a fifth of the country’s schools to close. One teacher, determined to keep working despite threats from marauding Islamist militias, shares their testimony. Teaching in Burkina ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

The key question underlying Badenoch’s call for grooming gangs probe

Tory leader says there was a failure to ‘join dots’, taking a different view to police on how to address issue

Financial Times - Jan. 9

What Is the U.K. ‘Grooming Gang’ Scandal Seized On by Elon Musk?

The billionaire tech mogul has been posting on his social media platform about a decade-old child sex abuse scandal in Britain. Here’s what to know.

The New York Times - Jan. 8

MPs reject calls by Tories for national inquiry into UK grooming gangs

Government uses its Commons majority to dismiss Conservatives’ demand backed by Elon Musk

Financial Times - Jan. 8

MPs vote against Tory call for new grooming gangs inquiry

MPs rejected a Tory amendment calling for a grooming gang's inquiry by 253 votes.

BBC News - Jan. 8

Don’t Count Out Human Writers in the Age of AI

The appetite for AI-derived drivel isn’t as strong as many publishers would have you believe, and demand for quality content is growing.

Wired - Jan. 8

Mexico offers protection to famed corridos singer after drug cartel death threats

Authorities in Mexico are offering famed corridos singer Natanael Cano and other artists state protection after a drug cartel in northern Mexico publicly threatened them, prosecutors say

ABC News - Jan. 7

Grooming gangs scandal: what has the UK government done so far?

The 2022 Jay Review made 20 recommendations to crack down on sexual abuse yet almost none have been carried out

Financial Times - Jan. 7

Human Metapneumovirus Is Finally Being Taken Seriously

The attention being paid to a Chinese outbreak of a virus often confused with flu is a sign that respiratory infection tracking is improving.

Wired - Jan. 7

Death toll of Haiti gang violence rose to 5,600 in 2024, UN says

UN Human Rights Office adds that 2,200 were injured and nearly 1,500 kidnapped as international mission struggles. More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year, the UN has said, ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7

Elon Musk’s Dishonest Demagogy on Grooming Gangs

The billionaire is exploiting old atrocities to undermine his enemies.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

1st human bird flu death in US reported

The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the first human bird flu death in the United States on Monday.

ABC News - Jan. 7

U.S. records its first human bird flu death

The U.S. has recorded its first human death from bird flu, in a patient hospitalized in Louisiana. The case was considered the country’s first severe human H5N1 infection.

NBC News - Jan. 6

Louisiana reports first human death in US from bird flu

Patient was over age 65 and reported to have underlying medical conditions, state health department says. A patient in Louisiana has become the first human in the US to die of bird flu .. The ...

The Guardian - Jan. 6

What is Starmer's record on prosecuting grooming gangs?

The prime minister has come under attack from Elon Musk over his record as director of public prosecutions.

BBC News - Jan. 6

Ecuador Gangs Turn to Death Saint for Protection and Human Sacrifices

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