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Washington, DC - The US Senate voted on Thursday to approve a resolution calling for an end to United States involvement in the Saudi-UAE-led military campaign in Yemen, setting the stage for a potential showdown next year between Congress and President Donald Trump over US military support for Saudi Arabia. The Senate also approved a resolution…
Best-selling crime author James Patterson has released an interactive thriller novel on Facebook Messenger, and instead of turning a page, the only way to progress through the story is by clicking the knife emoji. The Chef follows the exploits of Caleb Rooney, a New Orleans "police detective by day, celebrity food truck chef by night."…
More than a month has passed since the last significant exchange of fire between the Israeli military and Palestinian factions in the occupied Gaza Strip. Thus, despite a number of significant and deadly flare-ups, the summer passed without a new large-scale Israeli assault on the blockaded territory materialising. While Israeli military strategy has long relied…
‘We just don’t want people to think this is over’: Florence continues ravaging the...
Hurricane Florence, now a tropical storm, is tearing through the Carolinas, bringing heavy rainfall and catastrophic flooding. The storm has already left at least 12 people dead and knocked out power for more than a million residents. As of Saturday evening, Florence was moving west at 2 mph, with winds at a speed of 45…
Christmas in Bethlehem: Controlling the narrative through tourism
Bethlehem, occupied West Bank - The town of Bethlehem is geared up for the Christmas season. A net of lights strings from building to building, creating a canopy over the town's famous Manger Square. An adorned Christmas tree with a life-sized nativity scene lies at the centre of the plaza. Groups of tourists and pilgrims…
Iraq: Parliament elects Barham Salih as new president
Iraq's lawmakers have elected veteran Kurdish politician Barham Salih as the country's new president, the state television reports. Barham is a former prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraqi Kurdistan and a former deputy prime minister of the Iraqi federal government. Widely seen as a moderate, Salih was chosen on Tuesday after a dispute…
White supremacist who trolled black female student body president now has to publicly advocate...
Taylor Dumpson will finally get some level of justice after white supremacist trolls harassed her relentlessly for being the first black female student government president at American University. Her election in May 2017 drew national media attention after bananas were discovered hanging from nooses on the D.C. campus bearing hateful messages. The neo-Nazi website the…
This wearable AI translator lets you talk freely and naturally in different languages
Timekettle Technologies' WT2 Plus can translate speech into more than 20 languages.
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Russia was likely behind an attempted hack of the Democratic National Committee during last year’s midterm elections, according to a court filing published Thursday. The revelation came as part of the DNC’s ongoing lawsuit against the Trump campaign and the Russian government, ABC first reported. "On November 14, 2018, dozens of DNC email addresses were…
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Sudanese police fired live ammunition at mourners outside the home of a protester who died early on Friday from a gunshot wound sustained the night before. About 2,000 mourners gathered in the Burri neighbourhood where the man, Moawia Bashir Khalil, 60, was shot on Thursday. According to local reports, Khalil was killed inside his home for helping unarmed…
Bill and Melinda Gates are arguably the most generous couple in the world. Since 1999, the pair's eponymous foundation has invested more than $45 billion into poverty and education initiatives around the globe. Above all other causes, they are perhaps most well-known for their investments in global health. To date, their foundation have poured $10…
Internet celebrities who have seen their Instagram accounts hacked and personal information compromised say they've had to hack back in order to get their profiles returned. Several "influencers" told VICE's Motherboard that Instagram's process to regain control of their accounts is so slow and difficult they've been forced to find alternative means to recover their…
