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Police clear 100 protesters from pro-Palestinian encampment at Northeastern University -- The decision to have police move in came after tensions flared Friday night, following the last day of final exams, as angry rhetoric filled the air.

State Police and campus officers in riot gear began clearing roughly 100 protesters from a pro-Palestinian encampment at Northeastern University as the sun rose Saturday morning, but some demonstrators locked arms and refused to leave the camp, chanting “Free, free Palestine,” and other slogans.

Boston Globe - Politics - 47 minutes ago

Tourist fined for approaching walrus in Norway -- The man went near the animal on an ice floe near the world's northernmost settlement in Svalbard.

The man went near the animal on an ice floe near the world's northernmost settlement in Svalbard.

BBC News - Top Stories - 48 minutes ago

Police raid Northeastern encampment, arrest protesters -- Police arrested dozens of protesters on the Northeastern campus Saturday morning, and continue to clear tents and debris.

State Police and campus officers in riot gear began clearing roughly 100 protesters from a pro-Palestinian encampment at Northeastern University as the sun rose Saturday morning, but some demonstrators locked arms and refused to leave the camp, chanting “Free, free Palestine,” and other slogans.

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

World Business -- Hong Kong investor leads bid for Northern Ireland's biggest gas distributor Phoenix Energy

Phoenix Energy, Northern Ireland’s largest gas distributor, is set to be acquired by a consortium of investors, it has been reported.

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 11 hours ago

Over a dozen tornadoes touch down in three states -- More than a dozen tornadoes have touched down in three states - Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. Video shows a massive twister tearing across the interstate north of Lincoln, Nebraska, as large pieces of debris flew through the air. Omar Villafranca reports from Ennis, Texas.

More than a dozen tornadoes have touched down in three states – Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. Video shows a massive twister tearing across the interstate north of Lincoln, Nebraska, as large pieces of debris flew through the air. Omar Villafranca reports from Ennis, Texas.

CBS News - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

Mushroom farm in northern Israel closes down due to war

Owner of a mushroom farm located in the Western Galilee who had to evacuate alongside her family says her business would need a year to recoup losses with no end to war in sight

YNET News - Top Stories - 16 hours ago

Google plans to invest $2 billion to build data center in northeast Indiana, officials say

Officials say Google plans to invest $2 billion to build a data center in northeastern Indiana to help power its artificial intelligence technology and cloud business.

AP News - Business - 18 hours ago

North America -- Trump's lawyers to grill ex-tabloid publisher as first week of hush money trial testimony wraps

After prosecutors’ lead witness painted a tawdry portrait of “catch-and-kill” tabloid schemes, defense lawyers in Donald Trump’s hush money trial are poise...

Independent.ie - World - 19 hours ago

UN warns of pos­si­ble im­mi­nent at­tack on city in Su­dan's North Dar­fur

Attack on al-Fashir would have ‘devastating consequences’ for civilians in area already on brink of famine, UN says.

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 20 hours ago

Adding Middle Eastern or North African on the U.S. Census Provides Critical Benefits | Opinion

MENA communities have previously been considered White in the United States.

Newsweek - Opinion - 1 day ago

Neville: North London derby is Arsenal's big moment of season

Sky Sports Gary Neville: Arsenals big moment of the season is this game on Sunday. This north London derby has so much riding on it at the weekend. | Watch the north London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal, live on Sky Sports from 1pm; kick-off 2pm

Sky News - Sports - 1 day ago

Hong Kong investor leads bid for Northern Ireland's biggest gas distributor Phoenix Energy

Phoenix Energy, Northern Ireland’s largest gas distributor, is set to be acquired by a consortium of investors, it has been reported.

Independent.ie - Business - 1 day ago

Early voting begins for North Carolina primary runoff races

Early in-person voting has started across North Carolina for next month’s runoff elections, including one congressional and two statewide primary contests.

AP News - Politics - 1 day ago

Northwestern students set up pro-Palestinian encampment, joining protesters nationwide

Students linked arms and formed a line against police after Northwestern leaders said the tent encampment violated university policy. By 9 p.m. protest leaders were told by university officials that arrests could begin later in the evening.

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 1 day ago

Kittie Announce Summer 2024 North American Headlining Tour

Kittie have booked a handful of North American headlining dates for Summer 2024. See the itinerary and learn how to get tickets.

Consequence of Sound - Top Stories - 1 day ago

China harbors ship tied to North Korea-Russia arms transfers, satellite images show

China is providing moorage for a US-sanctioned Russian cargo ship implicated in North Korean arms transfers to Russia, according to satellite images, as US concerns grow over Beijing's support for Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Euractiv - World - 2 days ago

Mammograms are routine. For people who use wheelchairs, they're anything but -- Alison Northcott -- News -- - -- Canada -- - -- Montreal

A Quebec advocacy group for people with disabilities called 94 Quebec clinics that offer mammograms. Nearly half told them they couldn't accommodate people using wheelchairs.

CBC News - Health - 2 days ago

North Korean Leader Kim Leads Rocket Drills that Simulate a Nuclear Counterattack Against Enemies -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised salvo launches of the country's "super-large" multiple rocket launchers that...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised salvo launches of the country’s “super-large” multiple rocket launchers that simulated a nuclear counterattack against enemy targets, state media said.

Military.com - US News - 3 days ago

Pho­tos: Athens turns or­ange un­der North Africa's Sa­hara dust clouds

Winds from the south have covered the Greek capital in sand and raised the risk of wildfires.

Aljazeera - Environment - 3 days ago

North Korea sends officials to Iran amid suspected military cooperation

The delegation is led by Yun Jong Ho, who has been active in the country’s increasing exchanges with Russia.

Radio Free Asia - World - 3 days ago

Report: North Korean Animators May Have Worked on Amazon, HBO Shows

A report published from watchdog group 38 North suggests U.S. animation companies may have unwittingly used work from North Korea.

Breitbart - World - 3 days ago

More than 80% of asylum applicants now coming from UK via Northern Ireland, says McEntee

Minister for Justice described ‘challenge’ due to Common Travel Area, which Government has worked to protect

Irish Times - Politics - 3 days ago

North Korea Fires Suspected Short-Range Missiles into the Sea in Its Latest Weapons Test -- North Korea on Monday test-fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, the country's neighbors said, as...

North Korea on Monday test-fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, the country’s neighbors said, as speculation swirled that it could soon launch a banned satellite into orbit.

Military.com - US News - 4 days ago

'Northern Ireland is broken': how a 'toxic' culture and better pay is enticing North's doctors across the Border

Doctors in the North can earn two and a half times what they make with the NHS in the health service in the South

Irish Times - Health - 5 days ago

Review: North Coast Rep's 'Sense of Decency' a dark, well-acted psycho-thriller

The world premiere play is based on the true story of an unusual friendship theat formed between a notorious Nazi war criminal and a U.S. Army psychiatrist in 1946

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Entertainment - 5 days ago

Israel's canceled ski season reveals how war is wreaking economic hardship in the north

The only place in Israel to get regular snow, Mount Hermon had 400,000 visitors in winter 2022-23; under threat of Hezbollah rocket fire this year it saw the number plunge to zero

Times of Israel - Business - 6 days ago

North Coast Rep to premiere play on real-life Nuremberg trials drama

Jake Broder's "Sense of Decency" is about the prison meetings between a U.S. Army psychiatrist and Nazi leader Hermann Göring

The San Diego Union-Tribune - Entertainment - 8 days ago

SpaceX to partner with Northrop Grumman on US spy satellite system

The classified project is meant to enhance the US government’s ability to track military and intelligence targets from low-Earth orbits

Independent UK - Technology - 8 days ago

North Carolina looks to small nuclear reactors to meet clean energy...

The major utility Duke Energy is aiming to build a small nuclear reactor at an existing coal plant site in North Carolina, hoping that the new technology can help it meet the state's clean energy targets while also keeping power flowing from the plant. Duke Energy, headquartered in Charlotte, said last year in a plan

Washington Examiner - Environment - 9 days ago

Together in wonder: North America awed by total solar eclipse

A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle is witnessed by millions across the continent. Here are some of the stories.

BBC News - Science - 18 days ago

Total solar eclipse wows North America. Clouds part just in time for most

A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America as a total solar eclipse began its race across the continent.

AP News - Science - 18 days ago

Total Solar Eclipse Races Across North America

Eclipse mania gripped all of Mexico, the U.S. and Canada, as the moon swept in front of the sun, blotting out daylight.

Huffington Post - Science - 18 days ago

How brown rats crawled off ships and conquered North American cities

New research suggests that brown rats crawled off ships earlier than previously thought and quickly out-competed rival black rats to take over North American cities.

AP News - Health - 23 days ago

Northern Israel tourism collapsing: 'As of October 7, not a single tourist came'

Business owners in the northern tourism sector are despairing over the situation that has persisted for over half a year: 'Everything is at a standstill, and we don't see any hope or return to normalcy' guesthouse owner says

YNET News - Business - 24 days ago

Microsoft claims Chinese, Russian, Iranian, North Korean hackers are using its Gen AI tools to attack the US

Microsoft has revealed some of the countries with which US has a strained relation, have started using Microsoft and OpenAI's generative AI tools to attack the US by launching large scale cyberattacks

First Post - Technology - 2 months ago

Rights group decries halt of UN aid to northwestern Syria

The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) on Monday condemned the suspension of United Nations’ aid deliveries through a crossing from Türkiye to...

Daily Sabah - Politics - 7 months ago

China uses higher education to increase its influence in North Macedonia

"Probably the most important and long-term strategy for anchoring China’s soft power in North Macedonia is the opening of the Confucius Institute in Skopje, at the oldest and most renowned public university, Ss. Cyril and Methodius in 2013."

Global Voices - Science - 9 months ago

A brief overview of AI use in West Asia and North Africa

In general, using Artificial Intelligence technologies almost always allows for greater surveillance of individuals, and therefore, is especially concerning in authoritarian regimes.

Global Voices - Science - 9 months ago

Two Republicans Kicked Off County Election Board in North Carolina for Failing to Certify Results

What happened to the officials stands in sharp contrast to elsewhere in the U.S., where those who voted against certification faced few consequences.

ProPublica - Politics - 1 year ago

Win McNamee/Getty Images North America/Getty Images

One year after the insurrection at the US Capitol, January 6 -- both the day and the historical forces that undergird it -- continues to imperil American democracy, while the world struggles to confront the ways Covid-19 is still destabilizing our lives, writes Jane Greenway Carr. She curates the week in commentary from CNN Opinion contributors on these topics and others, including Novak Djokovic's ongoing saga, Elizabeth Holmes' conviction and the loss of Sidney Poitier.

CNN - Opinion - 1 year ago

4 Pacific Northwest family getaways for wintertime fun

Secure your mountain passes and get ready for a snowbound adventure.

Seattlepi.com - Entertainment - 1 year ago

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