Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests
The event was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, the Philly Palestine Coalition and the Pennsylvania Council on American-Islamic Relations
Parisians vote to hit SUVs with eye-popping parking costs in latest green drive before Olympics
More than 54% of the votes cast in the low-turnout election supported the measure to triple parking fees for large SUV drivers from out of town to 18 euros ($19.50) per hour
The quiet life of Elton John, the singer who resists becoming a legend
The recording artist, who recently became one of 19 people with an EGOT to their name, has said goodbye to the stage so many times that it sounds more like a see you soon. His retirement is not a homebound one but rather a tactical withdrawal: he has announced a book and is preparing a new album and a new musical
Rio de Janeiro has declared a dengue health emergency days before Carnival is due to start
The explosion of dengue cases across Brazil has caused at least four states — Acre, Minas Gerais and Goias, in addition to the Federal District — to declare public health emergencies
The Taylor Swift red herring
The strategy employed by Trump and the Republicans against the singer is the same as that of all authoritarian populists: disorienting and suffocating is better than outright lying
King Charles III is diagnosed with cancer
The 75-year-old British monarch will suspend his public agenda, but will continue to ‘undertake state business and official paperwork as usual,’ Buckingham Palace said
Snap, the owner of Snapchat, is laying off about 10% of its global workforce
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Snap is among several —Microsoft, Google, TikTok, Ebay— in the tech industry announcing layoffs
The US is increasing its urgent military aid to Guyana as neighboring Venezuela’s threats linger
The U.S. is pledging to help Guyana buy new aircraft, helicopters, a fleet of military drones and, for the first time, radar technology
Lily Gladstone, Oscar nominee for ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’: ‘The world has to start getting worried about the return of Trump’
The Piegan Blackfeet and Nez Perce actress feels the weight of ‘being an ambassador for a great community,’ and fights to communicate to fans that the film’s true protagonists are the Osage
Planes, storage, and suppliers nearby: How businesses are dealing with the Red Sea crisis
The impact on inflation still seems limited, and major stock shortages are not expected, but experts and those affected agree that the length of the conflict will be key
Oversight board urges Meta to rethink its policy on manipulated media in high-stakes election year
The recommendations come after it reviewed an altered clip of President Biden and his adult granddaughter that was altered to remove the important context, making it seem as if he touched her inappropriately
In Israel, France’s new foreign minister presses for a cease-fire to end ‘the tragedy in Gaza’
Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné said it was France’s role as a ‘friend’ to tell Israeli leaders some truths they ‘may have difficulties hearing’
Political storm over the Federal Reserve
Democrats demand that Jerome Powell lower rates, while Trump accuses him of wanting to help Biden and says he will not renew his term if he returns to the White House
Culinary union reaches tentative contracts with hotel-casinos as Las Vegas kicks off Super Bowl week
The agreements averted a Monday morning walkout threat at several near-Strip and downtown properties
Hug therapy: Volunteers stimulate the development of premature babies in Argentina
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The initiative of a public maternity hospital in the city of Córdoba seeks to reduce the stress of living in an incubator for newborns, whose mothers are absent for various reasons
From drug trafficking to tobacco: Cigarettes become a new branch of business for Mexican cartels
The black market in cigarettes as a business and money laundering option for organized crime accounts for up to 30% of a $25 billion smuggling industry
Prominent Democrats duel ex-baseball star Garvey for Feinstein’s US Senate seat in California
Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff, who rose to national prominence as the lead prosecutor in then-President Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial, is topping the polls
The ‘Chunyun’: The largest annual migration on the planet becomes an economic barometer for China
Beijing expects nine billion trips to be made during the travel season surrounding Chinese New Year travel, triple the number that was registered before the pandemic
Boeing flags potential delays after supplier finds another problem with some 737 fuselages
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The company is facing intense scrutiny over the quality of their work after an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 was forced to make an emergency landing on Jan. 5
Paulina Tuchschneider, Israeli army deserter and novelist: ‘They called me hysterical for talking about the anxiety of being a soldier’
The author’s debut novel explores the mental suffering young women face in when fulfilling their mandatory military service
Second atmospheric river in days churns through California, knocking out power and flooding roads
About 1.4 million people in the Los Angeles area, including the Hollywood Hills and Beverly Hills, were under a flash-flood warning Monday morning
Orbán’s party boycotts a session of Hungary’s parliament to further stall Sweden’s bid to join NATO
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers last week called on Orbán to immediately ratify Sweden’s bid, saying patience with Hungary is ‘wearing thin’ as it continues to delay its approval
Americans have become saddled with credit card debt. Renters and poor people are falling behind
Consumers held more than $1.05 trillion on their credit cards in the third quarter of 2023, a record
Ayo Edebiri wins a hat trick of awards while remaining surprisingly normal
The performer and screenwriter triumphs for her role in ‘The Bear’ with a Golden Globe, an Emmy and a Critics Choice gong
Biden’s vow of affordable internet for all is threatened by the looming expiration of subsidies
The program which provides $30 a month for qualifying families in most places and $75 on tribal lands, will run out of money by the end of April if Congress doesn’t extend it further
Fights, settlers, and a luxury hotel: An opaque land deal puts Jerusalem’s Armenians on the warpath
A 1,500-year-old community has risen up to defend its home in the Old City fearing that a land deal is a maneuver by Jewish ultranationalist organizations that is being covered up by the war in Gaza
Taylor Swift announces new album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department’
The singer will release her 11th studio album on April 19, as she revealed while receiving the 13th Grammy of her career in Los Angeles