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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee confirmed that the U.S. will not oppose Israel's potential annexation of parts of the West Bank, indicating a respect for Israel's sovereignty.
Teachers' salaries in various countries reveal stark disparities, with German and Luxembourg teachers earning over $90,000 annually, while Polish teachers make around $55,407.
Sudan's civil war is escalating as the Muslim Brotherhood tries to extend its influence, threatening regional stability and global trade dynamics.
Spain's recent reliance on renewable energy faced a setback as the power grid collapsed, highlighting concerns over energy security and national resilience against blackouts.
Political tensions are flaring up in multiple regions, with protests erupting in Nepal over social media bans, and Europe experiencing increasing societal strife amid mass immigration and historical grievances.

New York Times

At the White House, Trump’s Grief and Shock Turn to Rage Over Charlie Kirk nytimes.com 8 hours ago by Maggie Haberman
Trump, Donald J, Kirk, Charlie (1993- ), Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations
President Trump asked for updates and met with advisers in the Oval Office before recording a four-minute video in which he blamed rhetoric fr…
Republicans Block Schumer’s Effort to Force Vote on Epstein Files nytimes.com 8 hours ago by Michael Gold
Epstein, Jeffrey E (1953- ), Hawley, Josh D (1979- ), Paul, Rand, Schumer, Charles E, Senate
Though it failed, Mr. Schumer’s proposal brought the contentious debate over the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files to the S…
House Passes Defense Policy Bill With Transgender, Diversity Restrictions nytimes.com 12 hours ago by Robert Jimison
United States Politics and Government, United States Defense and Military Forces, Law and Legislation, Foreign Aid, Conservatism (US Politics), War Powers Act (1973), Transgender, War and Emergency Powers (US), Diversity Initiatives, Defense Department, House of Representatives, Republican Party, Trump, Donald J, Rogers, Michael D, Ukraine
For the third year in a row, House Republicans pushed through a Pentagon policy measure that included conservative policy dictates.
Supreme Court Rules for Transgender Boy in Bathroom Dispute nytimes.com 13 hours ago by Adam Liptak
Decisions and Verdicts, Transgender, Civil Rights and Liberties, Bathrooms and Toilets, Law and Legislation, Discrimination, Suits and Litigation (Civil), United States v Skrmetti (Supreme Court Decision), Appeals Courts (US), Title IX (Gender Discrimination Legislation), Fourteenth Amendment (US Constitution), Supreme Court (US), Grimm, Gavin, Diaz, Albert (1960- ), United States Politics and Government, South Carolina
The interim order came after a decision in June on medical care for transgender youths and as the justices prepare to hear arguments on transg…
Kennedy Report Won’t Solve America’s Food Issues, Experts Say nytimes.com 12 hours ago by Alice Callahan
Diet and Nutrition, Food, Processed and Ultraprocessed Foods, United States Politics and Government, Sugar, Weight
Food policy experts said the White House health report is full of promising ideas, but falls short in key ways.
Chronic Disease Deaths Have Fallen Globally, but Progress in U.S. Stalled nytimes.com 8 hours ago by Nina Agrawal
Deaths (Fatalities), Diabetes, Chronic Condition (Health), Heart, Medicine and Health, Population
Among younger American adults, death from chronic disease actually increased — a rarity among high-income countries, a new report shows.
New Jersey Is the Latest State to Expand Access to Updated Covid Shots nytimes.com 12 hours ago by Joseph Goldstein
Vaccination and Immunization, Federal-State Relations (US), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Drugstores, States (US), Politics and Government, Food and Drug Administration, Health and Human Services Department, Walgreen Co, Hochul, Kathleen C, Kennedy, Robert F Jr, New Jersey, New York State
Pharmacists will be allowed to give the latest vaccines to anyone over 3, rebuffing federal efforts to limit the number of those eligible.
Our Favorite Restaurants and Industry Trends of 2025 nytimes.com 17 hours ago by The New York Times
Restaurants, Food, United States, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Bars and Nightclubs
What we’ve noticed, what we’d like to see more of and a few things we would rather see the end of.
Harvard Is Told Research Money Could Flow Again, for Now nytimes.com 14 hours ago by Alan Blinder, Michael S. Schmidt and Michael C. Bender
Colleges and Universities, United States Politics and Government, Research, Harvard University, Burroughs, Allison D, Trump, Donald J, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Health and Human Services Department
After a court victory, Harvard researchers were told some grants were being restored. But the battle over whether the government can halt the …
Texas Professor Fired After Accusations of Teaching ‘Gender Ideology’ nytimes.com 15 hours ago by Vimal Patel and J. David Goodman
Texas A&m University, Academic Freedom, Gender, Colleges and Universities, Texas, Trump, Donald J
Two administrators also lost their posts at Texas A&M, an example of how Republican policies meant to curb liberal ideas are reaching into uni…
Education Department Ends Grant Funding Worth $350 Million for Minority-Serving Colleges nytimes.com 11 hours ago by Michael C. Bender
McMahon, Linda E, Murray, Patty, Education Department (US), Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Students for Fair Admissions, Colleges and Universities, Federal Aid (US), Minorities
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the money supported programs that the administration believes unfairly support minority students.
Shooting Suspect Is Dead After Attack at Colorado High School, Authorities Say nytimes.com 7 hours ago by Johnny Diaz, Alexandra E. Petri and Francesca Regalado
Education (Secondary), Evergreen (Colo), Jefferson County (Colo), School Shootings and Armed Attacks
A male suspect died of self-inflicted injuries after opening fire and critically injuring two students on the grounds of Evergreen High School…
CBS News Weighs Major Role for Bari Weiss as Part of Deal to Buy The Free Press nytimes.com 16 hours ago by Lauren Hirsch and Benjamin Mullin
News and News Media, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Television, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, United States Politics and Government, Weiss, Bari, Ellison, David (1983- ), Weinstein, Kenneth Roy, Trump, Donald J, Free Press, The, CBS News, Paramount Global, Skydance Productions LLC
The talks with Ms. Weiss, a founder of The Free Press, are the strongest sign yet that the new owner of CBS News intends to make major changes…
Happy 10th Birthday to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Now Drop Dead. nytimes.com 7 hours ago by Dennis Overbye
Black Holes (Space), Space and Astronomy, Telescopes and Observatories, Physics, Gravitation and Gravity, Stars and Galaxies, Nobel Prizes, California Institute of Technology, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Science Foundation, Bardeen, James (1939-2022), Einstein, Albert, Barish, Barry Clark, Hawking, Stephen W, Thorne, Kip S, Weiss, Rainer (1932- ), California, Louisiana, Washington (State)
Ten years ago, astronomers made an epic discovery with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Cosmology hasn’t been the same…
Should Harris Have Told Biden Not to Run? ‘Perhaps,’ She Writes in New Book nytimes.com 17 hours ago by Reid J. Epstein and Erica L. Green
United States Politics and Government, Presidential Election of 2024, Biden, Joseph R Jr, Harris, Kamala D, Democratic Party
Former Vice President Kamala Harris also accused White House aides, without naming names, of not defending her from right-wing attacks about h…
After Qatar, Israel Fires on Yemen: ‘Whoever Attacks Us, We Will Reach Them’ nytimes.com 14 hours ago by Liam Stack and Shuaib Almosawa
Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict, Israel-Gaza War (2023- ), War and Armed Conflicts, Iran-Israel War (2025- ), Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Netanyahu, Benjamin, al-Rahawi, Ahmed (1950-2025), Yemen, Sana (Yemen), Israel
Israel’s military launched multiple attacks on Houthi sites in northern Yemen, a day after its widely criticized airstrike against Hamas offic…
Charlie Kirk and the Future of Political Violence nytimes.com an hour ago by David French
Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations, Colleges and Universities, United States Politics and Government, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Conservatism (US Politics), Generation Z, Presidential Election of 2024, Turning Point USA, Kirk, Charlie (1993- )
An assassin took aim at the American experiment itself.
Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way nytimes.com 42 minutes ago by Ezra Klein
United States Politics and Government, Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations, Presidential Election of 2024, Presidential Election of 2020, Turning Point USA, Kirk, Charlie (1993- )
The foundation of a free society is the ability to participate in politics without fear of violence. To lose that is to risk losing everything…
Late Night Teases Trump Over His Night Out in D.C. nytimes.com 2 hours ago by Trish Bendix
Kimmel, Jimmy, Jimmy Kimmel Live (TV Program), Fallon, Jimmy, The Tonight Show (TV Program), Colbert, Stephen, Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Program), Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Program), Meyers, Seth, Kosta, Michael (1979- ), The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV Program)
“There are hundreds of troops on the street and somehow they let a 34-time convicted felon just waltz into a restaurant,” Jimmy Kimmel said.
South Korean Leader Warns of U.S. Investments After Hyundai-LG Plant Raid nytimes.com an hour ago by Choe Sang-Hun
United States International Relations, Foreign Workers, Foreign Investments, Politics and Government, Illegal Immigration, Visas, Factories and Manufacturing, Atlanta (Ga), Ellabell (Ga), Seoul (South Korea)
President Lee Jae Myung made the comments as hundreds of South Korean workers swept in an immigration raid were expected to fly home on Thursd…
Mexico City Gas Explosion Kills 3 and Injures at Least 70 nytimes.com 8 hours ago by Emiliano Rodríguez Mega
Mexico City (Mexico), Mexico, Iztapalapa (Mexico City, Mexico), Explosions (Accidental), Fires and Firefighters
The cause of the enormous blast, which created chaos in one of the capital’s most heavily populated areas, was thought to be an accident.
Norton Says Little as Bills to Clamp Down on D.C. Advance nytimes.com 11 hours ago by Annie Karni
United States Politics and Government, US Federal Takeover of Metropolitan Police Dept (DC), Statehood Movement for Washington, DC, House of Representatives, Norton, Eleanor Holmes, Washington (DC)
At a heated committee session on bills exerting more federal control of Washington, the 88-year-old delegate sat quietly, reading with difficu…
Rosa Roisinblit, Who Championed the Missing in Argentina, Dies at 106 nytimes.com 12 hours ago by Adam Nossiter
Roisinblit, Rosa (1919-2025), Deaths (Obituaries), Human Rights and Human Rights Violations, Kidnapping and Hostages, Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Argentina, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
She helped create the activist group Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, which sought to find relatives who had been killed or “disappeared” by the…