Opinion by Robert A. Pape (CNN) — Israel’s strategy for defeating Hamas — destroying its military and political capabilities to the point where the terrorist group can never again launch major attacks against Israeli civilians — is unlikely to work. Indeed, Israel is likely already producing more terrorists than it’s killing. To defeat terrorist groups
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Public schools in Portland, Oregon, will be closed Wednesday as teachers go on strike with no agreement reached between their union and the school district on a new contract. “It’s official: We are on strike to ensure the district meets our demands so that every Portland student can attend
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Halloween was on Tuesday, and it ended up being a chilly day. Did you end up having a lot of trick-or-treaters? Or did you notice if the cold kept kids at home? Let us know in the poll and in the comments.
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor, Nicki Brown and Eric Levenson, CNN Syracuse, New York (CNN) — The Cornell University student accused of posting online threats to kill members of the university’s Jewish community appeared in federal court Wednesday and was ordered to remain behind bars for the time being. Patrick Dai, a 21-year-old junior at the Ivy League
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Warren Buffett’s decision to invest billions of dollars into Japan was “a no-brainer” that felt like a gift from God, according to his business partner. “It was awfully easy money,” Charlie Munger, Buffett’s longtime lieutenant and vice chair of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA), said in an interview with
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED and RIAZ KHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces have launched sweeps to arrest and deport Afghans who are in the country illegally, sending dozens back after a government-set deadline for them to leave expired. The crackdown on illegal migration is mostly affecting some 2 million Afghans living in Pakistan
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BLETCHLEY PARK, England (AP) — Delegates from 28 nations, including the U.S. and China, agreed Wednesday to work together to contain the potentially “catastrophic” risks posed by galloping advances in artificial intelligence. The first international AI Safety Summit, held at a former codebreaking spy base near London,
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — En los últimos 50 años, el número de espermatozoides en hombres ha disminuido más de un 50% en todo el mundo, lo que ha llevado a los investigadores a preguntarse por qué. ¿Podrían ser responsables la contaminación, las PFAS (ciertas sustancias químicas en el ambiente) y otras posibles toxinas presentes
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The exodus of tens of thousands of professionals from Hong Kong, triggered by Beijing’s crackdown on its civil liberties, is being offset by new arrivals: mainland Chinese keen to move to the former British colony. The territory’s wealth, wider freedoms and cosmopolitan ambiance set it apart
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated it may not need to pump the brakes any harder on Wall Street and the economy. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.9% to 31,899.00. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.1% to 6,910.10. South Korea’s Kospi
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Xing and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A New York City man accused of fatally beating a 66-year-old Sikh man following a car collision nearly two weeks ago was arraigned Tuesday on a slew of charges, including hate crimes, prosecutors said. The defendant, Gilbert Augustin, 30, of Queens, was driving in that borough
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El ejército israelí dijo este martes que había frustrado un ataque aéreo de los rebeldes hutíes respaldados por Irán en Yemen, mientras aumentan en toda la región los temores de que la guerra entre Israel y Hamas pueda ampliarse. El general de brigada Yahya Saree, portavoz de las fuerzas hutíes, dijo
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military says its ground troops have advanced to “the gates of Gaza City” amid heavy fighting. After more than three weeks of siege, the first Palestinians were allowed to leave Gaza on Wednesday. They were hundreds of dual passport
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s highest court has overturned a government decision to strip citizenship from a man convicted of terrorism. The ruling Wednesday also means Algerian-born cleric Abdul Benbrika can’t be deported when he is released from prison, which is expected within weeks. The High Court’s 6-1 decision is
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan said Wednesday that China sent 43 military aircraft and seven ships near the self-ruled island, the latest sign that Beijing plans no let-up in its campaign of harassment, threats and intimidation. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said the figure was current for the 24 hours up to
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La repentina muerte del ex primer ministro chino Li Keqiang desató una oleada de dolor y luto en todo el país. Sin embargo, para muchos también parece ofrecer una oportunidad excepcional para expresar el descontento acumulado con el líder Xi Jinping y la dirección que ha tomado el país. Li
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The AI Safety Summit is bringing politicians, computer scientists and tech executives to Bletchley Park in the United Kingdom, a site that’s synonymous with codebreaking and the birth of computing during World War II. During the war, a group of mathematicians, cryptographers, crossword puzzlers, chess masters and
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s July-September profit jumped nearly threefold from a year ago as vehicle sales grew around the world and a cheap yen boosted the Japanese automaker’s overseas earnings. Toyota Motor Corp. reported Wednesday 1.28 trillion yen ($8.5 billion) in quarterly profit, up from 434 billion yen the
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Male sperm count has fallen by more than 50% globally in the last 50 years, leaving researchers scrambling to understand why. Could it be pollution, PFAS and other potential toxins in our food and water, an increase in obesity and chronic disease, or even the ever-present mobile phone? A
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — A U.N.-appointed human rights expert and opponents of Myanmar’s military government have welcomed the latest sanctions imposed by the U.S., U.K. and Canada on companies providing financial resources to the army-installed regime and high-ranking officials. The move is linked to rising violence and human rights abuses in the Southeast Asian nation. The
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