Republicans at Putin’s service
Nothing favors Russia more than the erosion of NATO’s defensive credibility and trust among allies
NYPD liaison to be posted to Bogotá amid migration crisis
The Colombian capital will become the first city in Latin America to have a permanent envoy from the largest police department in the U.S.
Joe Biden gets respite from border crisis at the start of 2024
Authorities say migrant arrests fell by half in January from the all-time high set in December
For Palestine the doubts, and for Israel the certainty
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The West does not consider that 27,000 deaths are sufficient proof of genocide, yet the mere suspicion of an alleged collaboration by UNRWA officials with Hamas was enough for them to halt funding to this U.N. agency
Israeli forces storm main hospital in southern Gaza
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The raid came a day after the army sought to evacuate thousands of displaced people who had taken shelter at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis
Uber unveils $7 billion share buyback plan after first profitable year
The company has promised analysts and investors strong business growth and profitability over the next three years
New York City sues social media networks for fueling the youth mental health crisis
The lawsuit, filed this Wednesday in California, holds that these tech companies intentionally manipulate young users to create addiction
‘Odysseus’ successfully launches, aiming to be first US-made lander to reach the moon in half a century
The Intuitive Machines probe aims to become the first private device to land on the satellite next week
Valika Smeulders, head of history at the Rijksmuseum: ‘Museums should tell the story of everyone, not just 10 people’
One of the curators of a powerful exhibition on slavery organized by the famous Netherlands institution in 2021 reflects on that process, decolonization and the change of perspective in art
Mexican regulators tell Amazon to wall off Prime TV, reveal its algorithms and open up delivery
Amazon and Mercado Libre control 85% of online sales in Mexico, creating ‘an absence of real competitive conditions in the online retail market’
Proposed TikTok ban for kids fails in Virginia’s Legislature
Democrats raised a range of concerns, including questions about enforceability and whether the government — rather than parents — should be responsible for limiting children’s access to social media
Some worry California proposition to tackle homelessness would worsen the problem
The proposition, before voters on the March 5 ballot, would require counties to spend 60% of funds for mental health on housing and programs for homeless people with serious mental illnesses or substance abuse problems
A journey to Ravensbrück concentration camp, the Third Reich’s largest brothel
The historian Fermina Cañaveras depicts in ‘El barracón de las mujeres’ the terror faced by female prisoners forced into prostitution, which included two hundred Spaniards
Latin America: let’s not be the anti-narcotics police force of entertainment
We must change the way we relate to this part of our history: these series may reflect part of our reality, but they don’t pretend to define us
Chinese hot pot fever: what is it and how to make it
Going to a restaurant to cook and enjoy this meal together is very popular, but making it at home is easier than you think
Caitlin Clark fans can expect to pay hundreds to get in door for her run at record Thursday
Iowa’s game against Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday night was trending toward being the most expensive women’s basketball ticket of all time. The average price was $394 on Wednesday
New Mexico legislators seek cleaner transportation fuels, would follow West Coast’s lead
California, Oregon and Washington already enforce low carbon fuel standards. The bill would require producers of high-polluting fuels to buy credits from producers of low-carbon fuels
Microsoft says US rivals are beginning to use generative AI in offensive cyber operations
The technology giant said it detected and disrupted, in collaboration with business partner OpenAI, threats that used or attempted to exploit AI technology they had developed