AvatarBlackShoesAvatarAvatar14 hours agoDozens of stalled Israeli visas seen hindering Gaza aid effortsverified_publisherReuters - Emma FargeGENEVA, March 28 (Reuters) - Difficulties getting Israeli permission for foreign staff to work in Israel and the Palestinian territories are hampering efforts to get aid into war-shattered Gaza where civilians are facing imminent famine, according to U.N. data and aid workers. Six aid workers from …
AvatarBlackShoesAvatarAvatar18 hours agoU.S. Support for Israel’s War Has Become Indefensibleverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Phil KlayA good pretext for war is not enough to make a war just. “This is our 9/11,” an Israeli Defense Forces spokesperson said a few days after the rape, torture, kidnapping, and mass murder of Israelis on October 7. Or it was worse than 9/11. “Twenty 9/11s,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said …
AvatarBlackShoesAvatarAvatar6 hours ago‘Famine is setting in’: UN court orders Israel to unblock Gaza food aidverified_publisherThe Guardian - Peter BeaumontJudges issue unanimous decision and say Palestinians are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance
AvatarBlackShoesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo12 hours agoIsraeli soldiers shoot civilians waving white flag and bury bodies with bulldozermiddleeastmonitor.com - FreelancersShocking documentation obtained by Al Jazeera shows Israeli soldiers murdering civilians attempting to return to their homes in northern Gaza and …
AvatarBlackShoesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo12 hours agoTwitter Caught Selling Data to Government Spies While Complaining About Surveillanceverified_publisherfuturism.com - Frank LandymoreIn for a penny, in for a data mine. Double Dealing The social network formerly known as Twitter and now called X has for the better part of the past …
AvatarBlackShoesAvatarAvatar13 hours agoKentucky Legislature cuts Democratic governor out of picking potential McConnell replacementverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Madison FernandezSupporters of the change said it has nothing to do with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — but they’ve stripped Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear of his power anyway. The Kentucky state Legislature passed legislation on Thursday that would change how vacancies in the U.S. Senate are filled, over …
AvatarBlackShoesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoTaliban announces it will start stoning women to death in publicboingboing.net - Mark FrauenfelderThe Taliban announced that they are returning to the "good ol' days" when raped women were flogged and stoned to death in public. The Taliban's …
AvatarBlackShoesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoSTIs & Seniors: Study Reveals Overlooked Sexual Health Crisis Among Adults Over 50studyfinds.org - StudyFinds StaffBARCELONA, Spain — If you think sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are just a problem for young people, think again. Cases of gonorrhea, …
AvatarBlackShoesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoCalifornia employees could lose telework if they don’t comply with two-day in-office mandatesacbee.com - By Maya MillerEver since California departments and agencies started implementing hybrid work rules, critics have suggested that sooner or later, the state will …
AvatarBlackShoesAvatarAvatar1 day agoCOVID-Cautious Americans Feel AbandonedTIME - Jamie DucharmeFor all of 2020, Alex, a 28-year-old living in New York, followed the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 guidance “religiously.” Then, in 2021, something began to shift. That spring, the CDC said it was okay for vaccinated people to ditch their masks in most places. …
AvatarBlackShoesAvatarAvatar17 hours agoFree School Meals May Reduce Child Obesity, Easing Financial, Logistical StrainThe 74 - Anna LocalioSchool meal waivers that started with the COVID-19 pandemic stopped with the end of the public health emergency. School meals are critical to child …
AvatarBlackShoesAvatarAvatar13 hours agoHow Contagious Is Measles? These Numbers Will Certainly Surprise YouInverse - Miriam FauziaNinety-five percent coverage is needed to maintain herd immunity. Despite being declared eliminated from the U.S. in 2000, measles is rearing its ugly …