Overnight News Digest: The Ukraine offensive has begun
The Ukraine offensive: What will win it or lose it?BBC"Don't call it a counter-offensive," say the Ukrainians. "This is our offensive, it's our chance to finally drive out the Russian army from our...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Heat dome expands beyond Texas
Millions expected to suffer as heat dome expands beyond Texas this week: GraphicsUSA TodayTens of millions of Americans across the south and central U.S. – many of them in Texas – have endured a brutal...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Israel attacks Jenin in West Bank incursion
Israel attacks Jenin in biggest West Bank incursion in 20 yearsThe GuardianIsrael has launched a major aerial and ground offensive into the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, its biggest military...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Climate Change brings the 'new normal'
Climate Disasters Daily? Welcome to the ‘New Normal.’New York Times (subscription not needed for article)Catastrophic floods in the Hudson Valley. An unrelenting heat dome over Phoenix. Ocean...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Climate Change effects are driving the news
Millions in US under warnings as record heat expected to continue next weekThe GuardianMore than 100 million people, around a third of Americans, were under extreme heat advisories this weekend and...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Good news today for Iowa albeit temporary
Judge issues temporary injunction blocking 6-week 'fetal heartbeat' abortion banIowa Public RadioA Polk County district judge has temporarily blocked a new Iowa law that bans abortion as early as six...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Climate Change = Extreme heat and fires worldwide
Greece ‘at war with fire’ amid chaotic evacuation of tourists from RhodesThe GuardianThe battle to contain wildfires across Greece continued for a seventh straight day as firefighters struggled to...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Changes in our climate are happening now and they are...
More than 50m Americans under alert as heatwave persistsThe GuardianOver 50 million Americans remain under a heat advisory in one of the hottest summers ever recorded, and a heatwave continues to...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Climate change continues to cause serious problems
As the East Coast braces for severe thunderstorms, record heat sears the SouthNPRMeteorologists are warning millions of people across the East Coast to brace for major thunderstorms and other severe...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Stronger storms, increased wildfires, excessive...
850 still missing after Maui fires, mayor saysBBCSome 850 people are still missing after the devastating wildfires in Maui, County Mayor Richard Bissen has said.Over 1,200 people who had been on the...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: March on Washington was 60 years ago today
March on Washington: the day MLK – and Dylan and Baez – made hope and history rhymeThe Guardian USOne hundred years after the civil war, the treatment of African Americans persisted as a gaping wound...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: UK Bees in danger due to Asian hornets
UK bees in danger as Asian hornet sightings riseBBCRecord sightings of Asian hornets are raising fears of catastrophic consequences for the UK's bee populations for years to come.The invasive hornets...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: September 11, 2021 Remembered
Somber 9/11 Ceremony Draws Mourners to Ground ZeroNew York Times (no paywall)Relatives of those who died went to Lower Manhattan to mark the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attack, where they were...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: September 11, 2001 remembered
Somber 9/11 Ceremony Draws Mourners to Ground ZeroNY TimesRelatives of those who died went to Lower Manhattan to mark the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attack, where they were joined by governors,...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: A tale of the lost Jet
What to Do if You See an F-35 Fighter Jet in Your BackyardC/NetIt's not your typical social media plea. Joint Base Charleston, a US military base in South Carolina, posted on Facebook and X seeking the...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Free Covid test sign up available now for delivery...
US restarts supply of free at-home Covid testsBBCThe US has restarted its free at-home Covid-19 testing service, as the government attempts to limit the spread of the virus over the winter months.Covid...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Malaria vaccine to be produced on massive scale
Malaria vaccine big advance against major child killerBBCA cheap malaria vaccine that can be produced on a massive scale has been recommended for use by the World Health Organization (WHO).The vaccine...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Claudia Goldin awarded economics prize for work on...
Nobel economics prize awarded to Claudia Goldin for work on women's payBBCThis year’s Nobel economics prize has been awarded to Claudia Goldin, an American economic historian, for her work on women's...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Glasgow museum unable to locate Auguste Rodin 3...
Glasgow museum unable to locate £3m Auguste Rodin sculptureBBCMuseum bosses are unable to locate a sculpture by world famous artist Auguste Rodin, said to be worth £3m.Officials at Glasgow Museums said...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: West Arctic shelves melt 'unavoidable'
Sea-level rise: West Antarctic ice shelf melt 'unavoidable'BBCIncreased melting of West Antarctica's ice shelves is "unavoidable" in the coming decades, a new study has warned.These floating tongues of...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: AI and you
AI and You: White House Preps Executive Order, the Beatles Revive Lost Lennon SongC/NETThose waiting to see what the Biden administration is going to say about AI regulation can expect a very long read...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: 18th century love letters to French sailors opened for...
Unopened 18th-century love letters to French sailors read for first timeThe GuardianA forgotten bundle of love letters sent to French sailors more than 260 years ago – but never before opened or read –...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Iceland braces for volcanic eruption
Iceland braces for volcanic eruption as prime minister reassures residentsThe GuardianIceland’s prime minister has sought to reassure the nation as it braces for a volcanic eruption and the Reykjanes...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: The war on Gaza has resumed
Nearly 100,000 Gaza buildings may be damaged, satellite images showBBCSatellite images commissioned by the BBC reveal the extent of destruction across Gaza, showing that nearly 98,000 buildings may...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Dec. 11, 1936 King Edward VIII abdicated the throne
A Royal crisis: The shocking moment King Edward VIII announced his abdication to the nationBBCOn 11 December 1936, unable to reconcile his desire for US divorcée Wallis Simpson with his role as King,...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Gaza
Israel claims to discover largest Hamas tunnel as death toll mounts in Gaza. Here's what to knowCNNThe Israel Defense Forces claims to have discovered “the biggest Hamas tunnel” in Gaza, spanning a...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: It's Snoopy's world -- just ask Gen Z
Gen Z is suddenly obsessed with Snoopy — and not just because he's cuteNPRIt's Snoopy's world, and Gen Z is just living in it – apparently.The anthropomorphic, imaginative beagle made his Peanuts comic...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Japan earthquake
Japan earthquake: Thousands in shelters overnight after tsunami warningsBBCFour people are confirmed to have been killed, the Kyodo news agency reports, and dozens of others have been injured.An...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: $1Bn to move school buses from diesel to electric
US to invest $1bn in plan to move from diesel to electric school busesThe Guardian, USThe US has announced nearly $1bn in grants to replace diesel-powered school buses with electric and lower-emitting...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: 2024 MLK Day of Service -- Volunteering
A new 'purpose': On 2024 MLK Day of Service, some say volunteering changed their lifeUSA TodayVolunteering can bring its own rewards: the satisfaction of helping others; the knowledge you're making the...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Germany pushes back against Nazis in their government
Germany's AfD could lose funds for anti-democratic behaviorDeutsche WelleGermany in January 2024: The Alternative for Germany (AfD), which the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Abortion and Medicaid return to court in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania case challenging ban on Medicaid abortions back in courtThe Guardian, USPennsylvania’s supreme court ruled on Monday that a lower court must hear a case challenging a ban on the use of...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Why US economy is plowing ahead of Europe
Why US economy is powering ahead of Europe'sBBCWhile countries around the world have struggled to recover from the economic setbacks brought on by the pandemic, one has emerged particularly strong.With...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Presidents Day
In historians' Presidents Day survey, Biden vs. Trump is not a close callNPRPresident Biden is in a tight race to keep former President Donald Trump from reclaiming the White House, recent polls show....
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Who will call me dad?
Who will call me Dad? Tears of Gaza father who lost 103 relativesBBCAhmad al-Ghuferi missed the bomb that obliterated his family. When 103 relatives were killed in a strike on their family home in...
View ArticleWhat can the US do to bring the Israel-Hamas war to an end.
I’m beginning feel like a salesperson for Talking Point Memo, but today I found an excellent essay by Josh Marshall offering ideas that make sense to me. Although I visit the site daily, sometimes I...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Setback for hopes of life on Jupiter moon
Setback for hopes of life as Nasa says less oxygen on Jupiter moon than thoughtThe GuardianNew research suggests there’s less oxygen on the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa than thought – and that...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: 2024...the warmest February on record
We Just Saw the Warmest February on Record, and It's Following a TrendC/NETLast year, we experienced both the hottest summer and the hottest year on record, and 2024 isn't showing any chill either....
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Gaza's catastrophic food shortage continues
Gaza's catastrophic food shortage means mass death is imminent, monitor saysReutersCAIRO/JERUSALEM/LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Extreme food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have already exceeded...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: 'Jewish settlers set their sights on Gaza beachfront'
Jewish settlers set their sights on Gaza beachfrontBBCWho wouldn't want a house on the beach? For some on Israel's far-right, desirable beachfront now includes the sands of Gaza.Just ask Daniella...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Abortion on November ballot in Florida
Florida court clears the way for ballot measure on abortion rights – while granting 6-week banUSA TodayAbortion will officially be on the ballot in Florida this fall, after the state's Supreme Court on...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Total eclipse of the sun
NASA Leans Into Solar Eclipse With 3 Rocket Launches: Here's What's Up With ThatC/NETWe're just hours away from North America's last total solar eclipse until 2044, and as we prepare to look to the...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: FBI opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge...
FBI opens investigation into Baltimore bridge collapseBBCThe FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the Baltimore bridge collapse, sources familiar with the matter told the BBC's US partner...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: US House advances aid package toward Saturday vote
US House advances $95 billion Ukraine-Israel package toward Saturday voteReutersWASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives advanced a $95 billion legislative package on Friday...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Scroll recounts Plato's final hours
Plato’s final hours recounted in scroll found in Vesuvius ashThe Guardian, InternationalNewly deciphered passages from a papyrus scroll that was buried beneath layers of volcanic ash after the AD79...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Nearly 10 million people in central US under severe...
Nearly 10 million people in central US under threat of severe weather, agency warnsThe Guardian, USMillions of people in the central US could see powerful storms on Monday including long-track...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Wildfires in Canada and floods in Africa
British Columbia ‘extremely concerned’ as wildfire threatens to destroy townThe GuardianOfficials in western Canada were bracing for “volatile wildfire activity” on Monday as an out-of-control blaze,...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Helicopter carrying Iran president crashes in mountains
Helicopter carrying Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi crashes in mountainsThe Guardian, InternationalA helicopter carrying the Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, and his foreign minister crashed on a fog-covered...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Netanyahu: Deadly strike in Rafah a mistake
Deadly strike on Rafah a tragic mishap, Netanyahu saysBBCIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the strike which killed scores of displaced Palestinians in Rafah on Sunday was a "tragic...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Climate change and extreme floods in Germany
Are extreme floods the new normal for Germany?Deutsche VelleCommunities across southern Germany have been forced to evacuate, and many have issued states of emergency as severe flooding hit the region...
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