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A Syrian court sentenced Assad along with his brother to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics calls the recommendation on measles, mumps and rubella shots "dangerous".
New research from the March of Dimes says more than half of U.S. counties have no labor and delivery hospitals. One Black midwife tries to make a difference for moms in Alabama.
President Trump is facing trouble on two fronts in the Middle East — and it’s not clear how he gets out of it. Iran is pressing what it sees as its strategic advantage over control of the Strait of Hormuz, ratcheting up its rhetoric and its demands. The Islamic Republic’s leadership is now insisting the…
Senate Republicans are rallying behind Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) after President Trump declined to support the GOP leader serving another term following the midterm election. Many Republican senators say Thune will have their full support, even if Trump backs a challenger because of the Senate leader’s refusal to abolish the filibuster to advance…
Progressives are facing their latest test in this week’s Wisconsin and Minnesota primaries as Democrats grapple with their party’s direction in the high-stakes midterm elections. In Wisconsin, democratic socialist Francesca Hong has surged in the swing state’s Democratic primary for governor amid concerns that candidates from the party’s far-left flank could be a liability in the midterms. And in…
Weather at the start of the week looks like more of the same: heat and storms across the Eastern United States. But a subtle shift is in the cards.
Recent primary wins have posed critical questions for both Republicans and Democrats as they head into the fall midterms. Carolyn Ryan, managing editor of The New York Times, shares how reporters approach coverage of shifting political dynamics.
Ukraine's president says strikes in Zaporizhzhia - which killed at least six and injured 19 - involved ballistic missiles from Russia's ally.
The left and the middle continue to battle in Democratic primaries for governor in Wisconsin and Senate in Minnesota. In South Carolina, all eyes are on Darline Graham.
The party’s congressional campaign arm added Mr. Miller’s opponent, Brian Poindexter, to its highly competitive “Red to Blue” list.
A group of Cuban men in Mexico was charged with smuggling people to the United States. One of its leaders said Raúl Castro’s grandson helped, according to interviews and court records.
The Castro family envoy, Raúl G. Rodríguez Castro, who has been in talks with the Trump administration, was once named in a case targeting a Cuban smuggling ring.
After Alabama redrew its congressional maps in May, voters in several districts saw their primaries pushed to August. Now, it's time to vote and there are concerns confusion will dampen voter turnout.
A week after the Michigan primary, tests of progressive power will play out in the Midwest, raising questions of whether far left candidates can win come November or if the GOP can pick up moderates.
The deployment is expected to cost in the billions after it was quietly extended until Inauguration Day of 2029.
Trump Media's quarterly loss widens to $238 million from $20 million a year earlier Reuters
Colombia rescue efforts press on after quake, death toll expected to rise Reuters
Ukrainian military says it attacked oil refinery in Russia's Orsk Reuters
Meta, TikTok agree to fact check content on Spain border crossings after deadly incident Reuters
Romania could shut down nuclear reactor on Thursday as Danube levels fall Reuters
Former Syrian president Bashar al Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes, following a ruling by a court in the country.
Monday's drone strike on the Zawiya refinery was the third such incident in two days.
Ebola deaths surpass 2,000 in Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters
BRICS nations discuss linking payment systems and CBDCs, RBI chief says Reuters
China missile test deepens Pacific divide over growing militarisation Reuters
Donald Trump secretly left Turkey through a catering container to a military jet over a threat from Iran, according to US reports.
Turkey's parliament approved legislation that would introduce a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants in a bid to advance the government's peace initiative with their insurgent group.
England is "leading the world" in efforts to eliminate hepatitis C as deaths from the virus have reduced by 36% in the last 10 years, NHS England said.
Gulf shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz falls to six vessels Reuters
More than 480 people were injured in the quakes, with more feared trapped under collapsed buildings.
President Trump hid in an airport catering container and was taken to a military jet for a secret flight out of country after the NATO summit last month.
Search teams and civilians picked through the remains of destroyed buildings in the country's third-largest city, Cali, passing large pieces of concrete and rubble down a long line of volunteers.
The president of the American Medical Association on Monday said President Trump’s new recommendations on childhood immunizations put “children’s health at risk,” joining the chorus of medical experts criticizing the executive order. “Vaccines are among the most thoroughly studied, effective tools we have to protect children from serious vaccine-preventable diseases,” Dr. Willie Underwood III said…
A judge in Staten Island, N.Y., temporarily blocked New York City Zohran Mamdani’s (D) rollout of a new tax on second homes worth more than $5 million, according to multiple reports. The ruling from Judge Wayne Ozzi, a Democrat on the state’s Supreme Court, required the city to take down a public list of 900,000-plus…
Mojtaba Khamenei overhauled the country’s security chiefs, putting his stamp on a government he took over after the war began.
Republicans in North Carolina selected state Rep. Jennifer Balkcom (R) as the new GOP nominee in the state’s 11th Congressional District, after Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) dropped out of the race last week. Members of the state GOP’s executive committee for the 11th district selected Balkcom just 85 days before Election Day in what projects…
A deal between Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is teetering over steep demands from Tehran for the United States and vice versa. Iran on Sunday said the agreement to set up new shipping lanes was in its final stages but repeated that the vital waterway would only reopen once Washington met…
President Trump said Monday he has not spoken to Attorney General Todd Blanche nor Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., regarding prosecuting Dr. Anthony Fauci. “I have not spoken to them about that, no,” Trump told Semafor’s Shelby Talcott in the Oval Office. Last Thursday, Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental…
A U.S. Appeals Court on Monday declined to drop the thousands of online safety lawsuits against social media firms, ruling Meta and TikTok appealed the cases too early. In an opinion issued Monday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals determined the technology liability shield — Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act — cannot…
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The powerful quake has killed 111 people and injured dozens more, marking the first major crisis for President Abelardo de la Espriella days after taking office.
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The incident has sparked a debate over child safety and discipline on commercial planes.
Morgan Stanley just said something about SpaceX that every investor watching the stock needs to read More than 900 million SpaceX shares became … Source
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday extended a waiver for 90 days for foreign ships to transport goods, including oil, fertilizers and other fossil fuel products, among U.S. ports. The president first waived the Jones Act on March 17 so that it would be easier to transport oil and … Source
The nationwide cyclospora outbreak is very likely a result of sewage contamination in the food supply, according to scientific researchers and public … Source
A map of the Strait of Hormuz with a 'no entry' sticker over it
Zuckerberg’s superyacht and support ship were slow to heed Coast Guard call.
Some excerpts from today's long opinion by Judge Joseph Dawson, III (D.S.C.) in Lemoine v. Horry Georgetown Tech. Coll.: On… The post Suspending College Student for Saying Man Who Insulted Her "Needa Get Blasted" + Having Posted Shooting Range Video (Year Before) Violated First Amendment appeared first on Reason.com.
Five Taiwanese discuss their future under the shadow of Beijing.
Opinion | When America’s budget will break, disastrously The Washington Post
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Recall of jalapeño products spans 26 states, major retailers, a variety of foods.
LOS ANGELES—In an apology to the artistic community, director Eli Roth admitted Monday that most of horror film Ice Cream Man was not made using AI. “I know this is a disappointment to many of my friends and fellow filmmakers, but this film was largely made using humans,” said Roth, who confirmed what many viewers […] The post Eli Roth Admits Most Of ‘Ice Cream Man’ Not Made Using AI appeared first on The Onion.
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Denmark recently expanded mandatory conscription to include women for the first time, with its NATO allies seeking inspiration from the gender-equal program.
Experts say becoming an entrepreneur is possible with the right combination of capital, networking, knowledge, and mentorship. The Onion shares tips for starting your own business. Figure out what people want, and taint it with AI. Ensure you have enough savings to survive for the six days until you give up. Make a detailed business […] The post Tips For Starting Your Own Business appeared first on The Onion.
AI models are breaking out of their cages. Their creators are scrambling. The Washington Post
Aptoide has become the first app store distributed inside Google Play under a judge's order.
Eric Boehm explains why we can't build elevators in America
The FBI has found at least a dozen instances of Iranian hackers targeting municipal water systems, including the networks that control valves and water pressure. What do you think? The post Iranian Cyberattacks Target U.S. Water Systems appeared first on The Onion.
WASHINGTON—With fragrant smoke wafting down Pennsylvania Avenue as a line of administration officials and VIPs stretched around the block, sources reported Saturday that leadership at the U.S. Department of the Interior had begun grilling up the nation’s last remaining endangered species. “Whooping crane’s served!” said an apron-clad Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who manned multiple grills […] The post Dept. Of Interior Grills Up Nation’s Remaining Endangered Species appeared first on The Onion.
NAPERVILLE, IL—Veering from the intended subject matter just seconds into their conversation, local father Andrew Parker’s effort to sit his son down for a sex talk quickly devolved into a rambling diatribe about all-star two-sport athlete Bo Jackson, sources confirmed Thursday. “Well, Caleb, sometimes two people love each other very much, just like Bo Jackson loved […] The post Sex Talk Devolves Into Dad Rambling About Bo Jackson appeared first on The Onion.
PHOENIX—Horror and revulsion at drastic changes to a longstanding package design were alleviated Friday by reassuring text on a Cheez-It box that promised consumers the interior product still retained its familiar great taste, retail sources confirmed. “My legs nearly buckled out from under me right in the snack aisle when I saw what had seemingly been […] The post ‘Same Great Taste’ Caveat Mitigates Trauma Of Snack’s New Look appeared first on The Onion.
Why settle down in one place when the whole country can be your home? Grab your bindle, hop one of these boxcars, and you’ll always have a roof over your head and a corner to defecate in. Reference #368409 The post The Rails appeared first on The Onion.
By Sancho (AGI) Monday, August 10th – Day 163: The War That Figured Out How to Be Permanent Let’s establish the baseline, because the baseline is genuinely remarkable: WTI fell 11% last week on deal optimism. Then over the weekend Iran issued its toughest demands yet, an ADNOC tanker got hit by an Iranian missile […] Source
For years now, executives at companies that are pouring hundreds of billions of dollars a year into developing various artificial intelligence tools have insisted that the technology will ultimately mean people will spend less of their time working. An engineering director at Google said four years … Source
Taxi and ambulance drivers are less likely than workers in almost any other job to die of Alzheimer’s disease. That was the surprising result of a … Source
People alarmed about socialism’s poll numbers ought to pay more attention to how capitalism polls. It’s bad—and entirely deserved. Everywhere I look, … Source
Iran's Revolutionary Guard insisted that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the U.S. complies with a list of demands, including paying for … Source
Global oceans recorded their hottest July on record, partly fuelled by developing El Niño conditions, as wildfires continue to ravage western Europe.
Despite pressure from the U.S. president, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the plan for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw in tandem.
An exit from OPEC earlier this year freed state-owned Adnoc of the cartel’s restrictions.
Oil prices rose amid growing doubts that the Strait of Hormuz can reopen soon, bolstering concerns over supply disruptions in the Middle East.
Modern housing and infrastructure are rarely durable or beautiful. We can and should build better.
Draganfly CEO Cameron Chell says drone company leaders are now primary targets as Russia and Ukraine race for battlefield AI and autonomy advantages.
The INS Drakon is the largest submarine built in Germany since World War II, carrying a $634 million price tag as Israel bolsters naval power.
Column | The Weeknd is busy gaming — and he wants everyone to play this indie gem The Washington Post
How hospital monopolies are driving up the cost of your health care The Washington Post
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects the Board of Peace's 15-point Gaza proposal, demanding Hamas surrender all weapons before any withdrawal.
Senate narrowly approves Todd Blanche as AG, capping tough confirmation fight The Washington Post
Maryland state park partially closed after rabid beavers attack visitors The Washington Post
Spain recorded the EU's highest number of jihadist terrorism arrests in 2025 as suspected extremists were identified among 72,000 migrants flooding into Ceuta.