A quasi-independent review board is recommending that Facebook parent company Meta overturn two decisions it made this fall to remove posts “informing the world about human suffering on both sides” of the Israel-Hamas war. In both cases, Meta ended up reinstating the posts — one showing Palestinian casualties and the other, an Israeli hostage — […]
The South African government on Monday warned that South Africans who are serving in the IDF in Gaza could face prosecution at home. The foreign ministry stated that it is “gravely concerned” by reports that South African citizens are fighting in Gaza. “Such action can potentially contribute to the violation of international law and the […]
Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for five years over allegations that its surveillance system was used incorrectly to identify potential shoplifters, especially Black, Latino, Asian or female shoppers. The settlement with the Federal Trade Commission addresses charges that the struggling drugstore chain didn’t do enough to prevent harm to its […]
New York state will create a commission tasked with considering reparations to address the persistent, harmful effects of slavery in the state, under a bill signed into law by Gov.
When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places — the ice in a skating rink, the manufactured snow on ski slopes, in pipes providing irrigation for farmland. And — coming soon — in your drinking glass. California regulators on Tuesday are set to vote on new […]
An investigation conducted by the Kan public broadcaster has uncovered critical lapses in the IDF’s operation that led to the fatal shooting of three hostages last Friday. Key among the
A fascinating series of events unfolded during a relatively routine hearing of the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, in which committee members were to vote on the nomination
The IRS said Tuesday it is going to waive penalty fees for people who failed to pay back taxes that total less than $100,000 per year for tax years 2020 and 2021. Nearly 5 million people, businesses and tax-exempt organizations — most making under $400,000 per year — will be eligible for the relief starting […]
A new survey conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute found that 69% of Israelis are in favor of holding elections as soon as the war with Hamas concludes. This sentiment
Israel has approached Qatar with a proposal for a week-long ceasefire in Gaza, contingent on the release of approximately 40 hostages held by Hamas in the region, according to a
The White House is lending its support to an auto industry effort to standardize Tesla’s electric vehicle charging plugs for all EVs in the United States, part of a broad effort to stimulate their sales to help combat climate change. More than 1 million EVs have been sold in the United States in 2023, a […]
The IDF on Wednesday announced the deaths of two soldiers killed in battle in the Gaza Strip, bringing the IDF’s ground operation death toll to 134 and 466 since October 7th. The soldiers were identified as Captain (res.) Lior Sivan, H’yd, 32, of Beit Shemesh, a combat officer in the 363rd battalion of the ‘Harel’ […]
The super PAC supporting Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign has launched a television ad targeting Nikki Haley, a move her campaign called a signal that Trump’s allies are worried about her.
Immigration powered population gains in the United States for a second year in a row and — coupled with a drop in the number of deaths from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic — caused an uptick in the U.S. growth rate in 2023, according to estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened “more offensive actions” to repel what he called increasing United States-led military threats after he supervised the third test of his country’s most advanced missile designed to strike the mainland U.S., state media reported Tuesday. Kim’s statement suggests he is confident in his growing missile arsenal and will […]
In a tense moment amidst a pro-Palestinian demonstration at New York City’s Penn Station, Elisha Wiesel, the son of the late writer and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, was urged by
Health experts and doctors around the world are worried following China’s confirmation that a mysterious pneumonia outbreak is not responding to any known antibiotics. This revelation has intensified fears of
Recent operations by the IDF in the Gaza Strip have twice led them to tunnels where Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, was believed to be hiding, according to reports
Andrew Goldberg, a documentary filmmaker wrote a disturbing account published in Newsweek of the antisemitism his 12-year-old son endured in a “well-regarded public school” in Westport, Connecticut. It should be
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