U.S. floods arms into Israel despite mounting alarm over war’s conduct

The United States has quietly approved and delivered more than 100 separate foreign military sales to Israel since the Gaza war began Oct. 7, amounting to thousands of precision-guided munitions, small diameter bombs, bunker busters, small arms and other lethal aid, U.S. officials told members of Congress in a recent classified briefing. The triple digit … Read more

ThermoWorks Signals BBQ Alarm Thermometer Review: A Must-Have for Serious Home Cooks

My mom texted a few months back to signal enthusiasm for a new baked potato recipe. It was an America’s Test Kitchen recipe by Lan Lam where, at the end, the spuds’ internal temperature is checked with a thermometer. Mom’s already a baked-potato pro, so as peculiar as the technique sounded, I was curious to … Read more

How to Use Your Phone as a Bedside Alarm Clock With StandBy and Bedtime Modes

Whether you use your phone as an alarm to get up in the morning, like to listen to podcasts or sleep sounds as you drift off, or simply want to be sure the battery is full come morning, a nightstand charger is a handy gadget. We are big fans of wireless chargers. Android phones and … Read more

Kosovo’s block on the Serbian currency raises alarm in the EU and US

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The European Union and the United States expressed their deep concern Sunday after Kosovo banned the use of the Serbian currency and police raided the premises of organizations working with the Serb minority in the north of the country. In the past week, Kosovo police searched the premises of Serbia-administered institutions and … Read more

Allies of imprisoned Kremlin foe Navalny sound the alarm, say they haven’t heard from him in 6 days

TALLINN, Estonia — Allies of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny sounded the alarm on Monday, saying that neither they nor the politician’s lawyers have heard from him in six days. Navalny, who is serving a 19-year term on charges of extremism, was due to appear in court Monday via video link but didn’t, spokeswoman … Read more

The Bond Market Is Sounding This Alarm for the First Time in Decades: Here’s What It Could Mean for the Stock Market.

The U.S. economy expanded at an annualized 4.9% rate in the third quarter, growing more than twice as fast as the long-term average. That reading is somewhat surprising in context. Many economists had warned of a recession this year, citing the nearly unprecedented pace at which the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to curb … Read more

Asian Americans Raise Alarm Over ‘Chilling Effects’ of Section 702 Surveillance Program

Dozens of prominent Asian American groups are asking United States lawmakers this morning to hold fast in the face of an anticipated campaign by congressional leaders to extend the Section 702 surveillance program by securing it, like a rider, to another “must pass” bill. Sixty-three groups across the country representing and allied with Asian American … Read more

Cleaning agent found in the bottled drink that sickened a man and triggered alarm in Croatia

ZAGREB, Croatia — Traces of a cleaning agent have been found in the fizzy drink that was served to a man in Croatia who was later hospitalized with a throat injury, triggering nationwide alarm, police said Thursday. An analysis of the bottle and glass served to the man at a cafe last weekend in the … Read more

A Major Alarm Is Flashing Under Greenland’s Ice

Climate change would be much worse if it weren’t for the oceans, which have absorbed 90 percent of the excess heat humanity has pumped into the atmosphere. That warming of the oceans has already been devastating for the organisms that live there, but it’s also come back to bite us in a more unexpected way: … Read more