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Two explosions have killed at least 103 people and injured scores more at a memorial ceremony in Iran marking the fourth anniversary of the killing of Qassem Suleimani, head of Iran’s Quds Force and one of the most powerful men in the Middle East. A senior official called the blasts a ‘terroristic’ attack, without saying … Read more
Changing a habit is like untangling a set of Christmas lights. You have to start with the easiest knot and take it from there Last May, after a weekend away together, I set up a WhatsApp group with my vegan sister-in-law and her partner (also vegan) entitled “Vegan curious …” because, well, I was. Curious, … Read more
Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., the No. 3 House Republican, is backing former President Trump to take back the White House in 2024. Trump is now heading into the Jan. 15 Iowa caucus with the support of every senior House GOP leader. “Democrats have made clear they will use every tool in their arsenal to … Read more
Texas visit comes amid standoff over Ukraine and Israel military aid, with Republicans making border clampdown a condition for assistance As the Guardian’s David Smith reports, Donald Trump’s statement about immigrants are uniquely alarming, because they appear to draw from the words of Adolf Hitler: Donald Trump has the tacit blessing of senior Republican figures … Read more
The Texas governor has imposed harsh border policies and bussed tens of thousands of migrants to Democrat-run cities The Biden administration has asked the US supreme court to allow border patrol agents to cut through razor-wire fencing that Texas placed along the US-Mexico border. In an emergency appeal by the justice department, the solicitor general … Read more
Blanchard, a victim of Munchausen by proxy who spent eight years in prison, is seeing a redemption arc with followers thrilled to watch her next moves Social media has already found an it girl for 2024: Gypsy Rose Blanchard, a Missouri woman who persuaded her then-boyfriend to kill her mother after being forced to pretend … Read more
Charles R Drew is training 60 students to serve communities where underinvestment has led to health inequities It was too late for Sanam Ahadi’s grandmother, Karima Lutfi. Ahadi’s family, originally from Afghanistan, had feared taking Lutfi to the hospital when she contracted the Covid-19 virus early in the pandemic. Information was low. Visitors were restricted, … Read more
Critics say encryption is an ‘attack on transparency’, and that radio monitoring is one of the few ways to keep track of the police The New York police department (NYPD) is facing serious backlash after announcing additional details about its plan to encrypt its radio communications system, which experts warn will limit transparency and accountability. … Read more
Unless checks are put in place, citizens and voters may soon face AI-generated content that bears no relation to reality André Spicer is professor of organisational behaviour at the Bayes Business School at City, University of London During 2023, the shape of politics to come appeared in a video. In it, Hillary Clinton – the … Read more
He became de facto voice of opposition to project‘I’ve accepted the fact this is part of our sport now’ Rory McIlroy has conceded he was “too judgmental” in his criticisms of those who joined the breakaway LIV Golf Tour. McIlroy took a strident position against the big-money venture, which tempted a host of top names … Read more
