The secrets of the Ford used in ‘Harry Potter’: Wrecked 14 times, stolen once
Nicole Olguín|
The car selected by J.K. Rowling for ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ was a Ford Anglia that featured in many curious anecdotes
Elon Musk, greeted in Israel as a head of state: The geopolitics of Big Tech
The tycoon has handed over control of Starlink in Gaza to the Netanyahu government as part of an operation to clean up his image that highlights his role as a strategic actor
Avigail Idan, the four-year-old hostage who spurred Biden in Israel-Hamas exchange deal
The little girl, who watched her parents die in the October 7 attacks, is the only American captive freed so far during the ceasefire in Gaza
Relief and hope after extension of Gaza ceasefire, pending new exchanges between Israel and Hamas
Inhabitants of the Strip want the temporary truce to become definitive while the families of Israeli hostages have called for ‘the return of all of them, immediately, whatever it takes’
A sleigh with reindeer, candy galore and 98 Christmas trees at the White House
Some 300 volunteers from across the country have filled the presidential residence with tens of thousands of decorations. “Magic, Wonder and Joy” is the theme on the Bidens’ third year as hosts of the Holiday Display
Venezuelan opposition politician jailed for criticizing Maduro government on social media
The intelligence services arrested Nelson Piñero at his home on accusations of incitement to hatred
Seven reasons to reintroduce exercise in patients with eating disorders
Working out is not an end in itself; it is a means to live better, also for people who suffer from food-related struggles
What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself
Lookups for the word ‘authentic’ are routinely heavy on the dictionary company’s site but were boosted to new heights throughout the year
Biden says he’s helped lower inflation as he hosts first meeting of his new supply chain council
US President used the council meeting to announce 30 actions to improve access to medicine and needed economic data as well as other programs tied to the production and shipment of goods
Rosalynn Carter tributes highlight her reach as first lady, humanitarian and small-town Baptist
The 99-year-old former president, who has spent the past 10 months in home hospice care, plans to attend a memorial church service Tuesday in Atlanta for his wife and partner of more than 77 years
Ukraine has a new way to get its grain to the world despite Russia’s threat in the Black Sea
The risk to vessels is the main hurdle for the new shipping corridor. Russia warned this summer that ships heading to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports would be assumed to be carrying weapons
Google will start deleting ‘inactive’ accounts in December. Here’s what you need to know
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The company credited its inactive account update to security issues. Accounts that haven’t been used for a long time are more likely to be compromised, Google said
Central European interior ministers agree to step up fight against illegal migration at EU borders
Around 13 of the EU’s 27 member countries have reintroduced internal border checks with their neighbors in recent months, a deviation from the normal border-free travel enjoyed in the Schengen zone
President Joe Biden plans to skip U.N. climate talks beginning this week in Dubai
The conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East could make cooperation between the nations to move the globe off fossil fuels even more difficult