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Healey comfortable with police response at local campus protests -- Governor Maura Healey voiced her support Friday for how police were deployed to clear recent pro-Palestinian encampments at Northeastern University and Emerson College.

Governor Maura Healey voiced her support Friday for how police were deployed to clear recent pro-Palestinian encampments at Northeastern University and Emerson College.

Boston Globe - Politics - 1 hour ago

New nuclear reactor comes online in Georgia -- Georgia is home to the nation's newest nuclear reactor. It's bringing clean energy to the state, but the project has run over budget and past its original completion date. Drew Kann, climate and environment reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joins CBS News to explore the effort. -- May 2

Georgia is home to the nation's newest nuclear reactor. It's bringing clean energy to the state, but the project has run over budget and past its original completion date. Drew Kann, climate and environment reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joins CBS News to explore the effort.

CBS News - Science - 2 hours ago

N.C. congressional candidate suspends campaign days before primary runoff -- Just before the primary runoff election, the GOP candidate with the most votes in the primary for a North Carolina congressional seat said she's suspending her campaign. -- May 2

Just before the primary runoff election, the GOP candidate with the most votes in the primary for a North Carolina congressional seat said she's suspending her campaign.

CBS News - Politics - 3 hours ago

North Korea plotting attacks on South Korean embassies, spy agency warns

Seoul’s foreign ministry has raised anti-terrorism alert at consulates in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, China and Russia

Telegraph UK - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

North Korea, supplier of missiles Russia used to kill Ukrainian civilians, accuses US of 'escalation'

Washington has made clear that Kyiv cannot use long-range missiles to strike within Russian territory. U.S. said Russia’s targeting and killing of at least 14 civilians in Ukraine with North Korea-supplied long-range missiles motivated Biden’s decision to help Ukraine’s defense by sending ATACMS.

Voice of America - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

North Carolina man charged with mailing antisemitic threat to Georgia rabbi

Man could face up to five years in prison after mailing postcard with Nazi references to Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar that included the words ‘Jews are rats’

Times of Israel - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Athlone Town's Northern Ireland striker Casey Howe wins the vote for April's player of the month award

Athlone Town forward Casey Howe has topped the voting in the Women's Premier Division Player of the Month award for April.

Independent.ie - Sports - 10 hours ago

Leinster vs Northampton: Kick-off time, TV details and team news ahead of Champions Cup semi-final

Southside Dublin rail customers are advised to book buses due to Dart line being closed

Irish Times - Sports - 12 hours ago

report on business - Can floating nuclear power plants help solve Northern Canada's energy woes?

Diesel is the only way to keep the lights on in many remote Arctic towns. A new project wants to offer a greener option – but first it has to assuage safety and cost concerns and compete with other renewables

The Globe and Mail - Business - 12 hours ago

US Presses China, Russia to Declare AI Will Have No Control Over Nuclear Weapons Deployment

A U.S. arms control official said that Washington ‘would never defer a decision on nuclear employment to AI.’

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 13 hours ago

Esquire Names the Top New Hotel in North America and Europe: It's in San Diego

The hotel was built in 1946, but last year’s renovation has been lauded as a remarkable transformation.

Epoch Times - Top Stories - 14 hours ago

North America -- 'None of this is a peaceful protest' – Biden gets tough as police crack down on pro-Gaza demonstrations in U.S. universities

Hundreds of helmeted police swarmed the site of a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of California at Los Angeles in the early hours of yesterday, f...

Independent.ie - World - 14 hours ago

North America -- Trump: I'm not sleeping during trial... just resting my beautiful blue eyes

Donald Trump has hit back at claims he has been falling asleep during his hush money trial, insisting he has simply been closing his “beautiful blue eyes” ...

Independent.ie - Top Stories - 16 hours ago

France's Macron rebukes Putin's nuclear threats and shows Europe the way over Ukraine

President Macron has said he would consider ordering a French military intervention against Russia in Ukraine if Russian forces secured a "breakthrough."

Washington Examiner - World - 22 hours ago

North America -- Protesters defy police orders to leave Los Angeles university campus after violent clashes with rival groups

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters remained behind barricades on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus on Thursday, despite police or...

Independent.ie - World - 1 day ago

Fox News' Bill Hemmer heads north — way north — for look at U.S. military preparedness

Fox News' Bill Hemmer went on a road trip, but it was far from a beach vacation. The news anchor headed to the Arctic Circle for a documentary, “Battle for the Arctic,” that talks about U.S. …

Bay to Bay News - US News - 1 day ago

Biden again reads speaking instructions in North Carolina remarks

President Biden on Thursday blurted out script instructions while speaking to a crowd in North Carolina, the second time he has done so in the past two weeks.

Washington Times - Politics - 1 day ago

North Carolina bill ordering sheriffs to help immigration agents closer to law with Senate vote

A House bill ordering North Carolina sheriffs and jailers to comply with federal immigration requests to hold an inmate suspected of being in the country illegally passed the state Senate.

AP News - US News - 1 day ago

illuminati hotties Announce North American Tour, Share New Song "Can't Be Still": Stream

illuminati hotties have announced a 2024 North American tour and dropped a new single, "Can't Be Still." See the full list of dates.

Consequence of Sound - Top Stories - 1 day ago

State Department wants China, Russia to declare that AI won't control nuclear weapons, only humans

A State Department official is pushing for China and Russia to make statements declaring that AI will not be used to make nuclear weapons decisions.

Fox News - Technology - 1 day ago

NFC North report: Even with Caleb Williams, Bears likely looking up at Lions

Last year's NFC runner-up emerged from free agency the way they entered it: the favorite in the North with the Packers, and breakout star quarterback Jordan Love, on their heels.

Chicago Sun-Times - Sports - 1 day ago

US official urges China, Russia to declare only humans, not AI, control nuclear weapons

A senior US official on Thursday (2 May) urged China and Russia to match declarations by the United States and others that only humans, and never artificial intelligence, would make decisions on deploying nuclear weapons.

Euractiv - World - 1 day ago

Federal judge strikes down some of North Carolina's abortion pill restrictions 

State restrictions should not interfere with FDA approval of drugs, US District Judge Catherine Eagles says

Voice of America - Science - 2 days ago

North Carolina child says she hears 'monsters' in the wall, turns out to be 50K buzzing bees

A North Carolina family discovered 50,000 bees behind their daughter's bedroom wall. The insects were found after the toddler complained of hearing "monsters" in her room.

Fox News - Weird - 2 days ago

Someday merges culinary and visual arts in Detroit's North End

A Detroit couple returned home to introduce the community to this creative studio and bakery that nourishes all senses

Detroit Metro Times - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Transgender Care Coverage Policies in North Carolina and West Virginia Are Discriminatory, Court Rules

The states violated federal law by banning coverage of certain treatments for transgender people but allowing it for others, according to a decision that could influence courts around the country.

ProPublica - Top Stories - 2 days ago

All-American RJ Davis Returning to North Carolina for Fifth Season

The star point guard announced his decision with a social media post early Wednesday morning.

Sports Illustrated - Sports - 2 days ago

North America -- Protesters taken into custody as police end Columbia University pro-Palestine occupation

Protesters have been taken into custody late on Tuesday after Columbia University called in the New York Police Department to end the pro-Palestinian occup...

Independent.ie - World - 2 days ago

Commentary: New 'cold war' grows ever warmer as prospects of a nuclear arms race heat up

Leaders from Russian president Vladimir Putin to former US president Donald Trump have carelessly returned nuclear warfare to the table as a viable strategy, says a University of Bradford academic.

Channel NewsAsia - Opinion - 2 days ago

Andre De Grasse opens with 2 wins, and Sarah Mitton shows out in Suzhou | Athletics North

Andre De Grasse has his fastest 200m season-opener yet in his 2 win weekend, while Sarah Mitton threw to a 2nd place finish at Diamond League Suzhou. All this and more in Athletics North.

CBC News - Sports - 3 days ago

Northwestern protests, encampments bring back dizzying memories

Déjà vu is a heck of a thing. Whether it’s 1970 or 2024, war weighs heavily on campuses — and on athletes.

Chicago Sun-Times - Sports - 3 days ago

Four police officers shot dead serving warrant in North Carolina

Police chief speaks of ‘absolutely tragic day’ as officers sprayed with bullets from high powered rifle

Evening Standard - World - 3 days ago

Three officers shot dead, five wounded in Charlotte, North Carolina

Three law enforcement officers lost their lives and five others sustained injuries during a shooting incident in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday afternoon, according to police reports.The...

International The News - World - 4 days ago

Nuclear: €300 million state aid for French small modular reactors

The European Commission has approved a €300 million State aid grant for Nuward, a French developer of small modular nuclear reactors (SMR), to test its technology with more support expected before the project starts in 2030.

Euractiv - Environment - 4 days ago

Tottenham's empty seats show north London balance of power has definitively shifted

Spurs fans could be left hoping their side loses to Manchester City next month in order to prevent Arsenal from winning Premier League title

Telegraph UK - Sports - 4 days ago

Glebe North win history-making FAI Intermediate Cup

An extra-time penalty from Reece Weldon secured the FAI Intermediate Cup for the first time in Gl...

Irish Post - Sports - 4 days ago

In a first, HMC uses nuclear medicine to treat prostate cancer

Doha, Qatar: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has started using a nuclear medicine treatment technology, known as Lutetium 177 for prostate cancer pati...

Peninsula Qatar - Health - 5 days ago

Endangered Northern Bald Ibis birds released into wild in Turkey

Some 278 members of the endangered Northern Bald Ibis species have been released into the wild in the Birecik district of southeastern Şanlıurfa province...

Daily Sabah - Environment - 6 days ago

Hundreds join pro-Palestinian protests at Chicago universities; Northwestern encampment continues for 2nd night

Hundreds of protesters from the University of Chicago, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago and Roosevelt University rallied in support of people living in Gaza.

Chicago Sun-Times - US News - 6 days 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 - 7 days 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 - 7 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 - 9 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 - 9 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 - 9 days ago

Poland's eagerness to host US nuclear arms raises alarm in Russia

Poland is ready to host nuclear arms if NATO decides to deploy the weapons in the face of Russia reinforcing its armaments in Belarus and Kaliningrad,...

Daily Sabah - World - 11 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 - 12 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 - 14 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 - 15 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 - 25 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 - 25 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 - 1 month ago

Anonymous claims infiltrated Israel's nuclear plant in Dimona

Hacker group discloses 7GB of documents it claims to have stolen, though Israeli sources view this primarily as psychological warfare rather than an act of substantive harm

YNET News - Technology - 1 month ago

Remembering the victims of nuclear weapons testing in the Marshall Islands

"Why was the most beautiful corner of the world, with the most beautiful and peaceful people, chosen for these horrific acts without our informed consent?"

Global Voices - Health - 1 month 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 - 8 months ago

'Stop the dump': Pacific communities protest Japan's release of treated nuclear water

"If it is safe, dump it in Tokyo! If it is safe, test it in Paris! If it is safe, store it in Washington! But keep our Pacific nuclear free!"

Global Voices - Science - 8 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 - 10 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

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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 - 2 years ago

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Global Voices - Top Stories - 4 years ago