The British Antarctic Survey says that one of the world’s largest icebergs is drifting beyond Antarctic waters after being grounded for more than three decades ByThe Associated Press November 25, 2023, 12:16 PM This images provided by Maxar Technologies shows the A23a iceberg moving through the sea sea near the Antarctica, on Wednesday Nov. 15, … Read more
Civilians and rescuers look for survivors amid the rubble of a destroyed building following an Israeli bombardment in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on November 12, 2023. Mahmud Hams | Afp | Getty Images War-battered Gaza’s already fragile economy lies in ruins, much like its buildings, following more than a month of bombings … Read more
JERUSALEM — Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for a four-day halt to the devastating war in Gaza, accompanied by the release of dozens of hostages held by the militant group in return for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, mediators said Wednesday. The truce marks the biggest diplomatic breakthrough since Hamas’ Oct. 7 rampage into … Read more
This story originally appeared in Hakai and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Arah Narida leans over a microscope to gaze into a plastic petri dish containing a hood coral. The animal—a pebbled blue-white disk roughly half the size of a pencil eraser—is a marvel. Just three weeks ago, the coral was smaller than … Read more
After 118 days on the picket lines, the longest such strike in Hollywood’s history, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has reached a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Both sides were mum about the terms of the deal Wednesday night, but it comes following a long … Read more
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry marriage duration in ‘years rather than decades’ Meghan Markle has been accused of using Prince Harry for personal gains. The Duchess of Sussex has ‘gotten what she wanted’ from Prince Harry, says Canadian Graydon Carter and is making marriage count in ‘years.’ The former Vanity Fair editor reveals: “I would measure … Read more
A jury of twelve found FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of all seven criminal charges brought against him. The question of how long he’ll remain in prison, however, is one that Judge Lewis Kaplan will spend the next few months deliberating by himself. The no-nonsense 78-year-old judge is a veteran of the Southern District of … Read more
BAKU, Azerbaijan — As a young man starting out as a dentist, Nazim Valiyev was forced to flee his home as ethnic violence roiled a separatist region inside Azerbaijan. More than three decades later, with his medical career over after a stroke, the 60-year-old hopes he can return there, now that it is back under … Read more
Jamie Dimon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters in Miami, Florida, U.S., February 8, 2023. Marco Bello | Reuters Beyond the military conflicts, Dimon cited the burgeoning national debt and “the largest peacetime fiscal deficits ever” that he said … Read more
The official trailer for Black Cake has arrived, offering a glimpse of a family drama that spans both countries and decades — and involves a murder. Based on the book by Charmaine Wilkerson, the series tells the story of the recently deceased Elanor Bennett, who left her adult children Byron and Benny a USB drive … Read more