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Russians flock to see captured Western tanks -- The exhibition was on display in Moscow's Victory Park, it included British hardware given to Ukraine. -- Europe

The exhibition was on display in Moscow's Victory Park, it included British hardware given to Ukraine.

BBC News - World - 3 hours ago

Russians flock to see captured Western tanks

The exhibition was on display in Moscow's Victory Park, it included British hardware given to Ukraine.

BBC News - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Great-West Lifeco reports $960-million net earnings in first quarter of 2024

Great-West Lifeco says base earnings from its Canadian segment were $302-million

The Globe and Mail - Business - 5 hours ago

Protestors set up tent encampment on campus, Western University says

As protestors set up tent encampments at universities across Canada and the U.S.in support of Palestine, London, Ont.’s Western University finds itself no exception on Wednesday.

CTV News - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Palestinian, Israeli students look to campus protests with gratitude, worry - Students at a university in West Bank's Ramallah are grateful for pro-Palestinian encampments at universities in U.S. and Canada, though Israeli students worry about rising anti-Semitism

Students at a university in West Bank’s Ramallah are grateful for pro-Palestinian encampments at universities in U.S. and Canada, though Israeli students worry about rising anti-Semitism

The Globe and Mail - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Westfield removes floral tributes as retailers hope for business as usual

Tenants at Westfield Bondi Junction are preparing for the next phase of recovery, as messages of condolence left after the shocking attack two weeks ago are collected for victims’ families.

Sydney Morning Herald - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

Cornel West names L.A. professor, activist Melina Abdullah as running mate on presidential ticket

Abdullah, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles, said she and West 'want to disrupt the narrative that you have only two choices,' referring to Biden and Trump.

Los Angeles Times - Politics - 9 hours ago

Northwestern University's deal with student protesters offers example of successful negotiations

The deal at Northwestern lets protests continue through June 1 but bars all tents except one for aid supplies

The Globe and Mail - World - 10 hours ago

Western military hardware trophy show opens in Moscow (VIDEOS/PHOTOS)

An exhibition of more than 30 Western armored vehicles, including a M1 Abrams tanks captured in the Ukraine conflict, has opened in Moscow

Russia Today - Top Stories - 12 hours 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 - 13 hours ago

US job openings fall to 8.5 million in March, the lowest level in more than 3 years

U.S. jobs openings slid in March to the lowest level in more than three years, but stayed at historically high levels in a sign that the job market remains resilient in the face of higher interest rates.

AP News - Business - 13 hours ago

'Jurassic Park' star Sam Neill reveals his real name, says his chosen name was inspired by Western films

"Jurassic Park" star Sam Neill is opening up about why he decided to ditch his birth name when making a career for himself in Hollywood. The actor shared that this decision stems from his childhood.

Fox News - Entertainment - 13 hours ago

Westfield removes floral tributes as Bondi retailers hope for business as usual

Tenants at Westfield Bondi Junction are preparing for the next phase of recovery, as messages of condolence left after the shocking attack two weeks ago are collected for victims’ families.

Sydney Morning Herald - Business - 13 hours ago

Russia flaunts Western tanks captured in war in Ukraine

The display seeks to energise Russians ahead of the country's victory day celebrations on 9 May.

BBC News - Top Stories - 14 hours 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 - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Biden, Trump battle for Michigan -- U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump is planning to campaign in the Midwest state of Michigan this week. It's one of a handful of states that could swing the results of November's presidential election. VOA Correspondent Scott Stearns has our story.

U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump is planning to campaign in the Midwest state of Michigan this week. It’s one of a handful of states that could swing the results of November’s presidential election. VOA Correspondent Scott Stearns has our story.

Voice of America - Politics - 1 day ago

Huawei steals market share from Apple despite Western sanctions

Chinese technology giant enjoys six-fold surge in profits

Telegraph UK - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Shop price inflation falls to lowest since 2021 in boost for hopes of rate cuts

Retail prices ‘show signs of normalising’ after peaking a year ago

Telegraph UK - Business - 1 day ago

Lowest shop price inflation since December 2021 as some prices actually fall - industry data

The prices of many non-food goods are now cheaper than a year ago, industry figures show but geopolitical tensions and the knock-on impact on energy prices pose a threat to future prices.

Sky News - Business - 2 days ago

The West is about to make a major error in its economic war against Putin

Lack of attention to the “Global South” has come back to haunt now that Western interests are threatened by an axis of Russian, Chinese and Iranian authoritarianism.

Sydney Morning Herald - Opinion - 2 days ago

Man admits killing elderly Irish busker on mobility scooter in west London

Lee Byer stabbed Thomas O’Halloran in the neck and chest in August 2022

Irish Times - World - 2 days ago

Anonymous donor is gifting $5.2 million to West Newton Cinema

The gift, split in two parts, will put $3.2 million toward the purchase of the theater and an additional contribution of up to $2 million in matching funds to incentivize support from other donors.

Boston Globe - Entertainment - 2 days ago

At least 40 people die in western Kenya after a dam collapses

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A dam collapsed in western Kenya early Monday, killing at least 40 people after a wall of water swept through houses and cut off a major road, police said. The Old Kijabe …

Bay to Bay News - World - 2 days ago

Neglect, abuse, torture: The West is ignoring the fate of Palestinians stuck in Israeli jails

Palestinian detainees tell of torture and of indefinite detention, but their cause is unlikely to gain much traction in the West

Russia Today - Opinion - 3 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 - 4 days ago

Across the West­ern world, pub­lic opin­ion on Pales­tine is fi­nal­ly shift­ing

The brutality of Israel’s war on Gaza has opened Western eyes to the suffering of the Palestinian people.

Aljazeera - Opinion - 4 days ago

China's Car Makers Readying to Flood the West with Cheap EVs

Do you drive a China-made electric vehicle (EV)? If the answer is "no" then Beijing would like to think one day you will have little choice but to answer "yes."

Breitbart - Technology - 5 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 - 6 days ago

Column: Here are the 32 coal plants still powering the American West

There are 32 of them. We tracked down each and every one.

Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 6 days ago

Why is the West desperate to have India at a Ukraine summit that Russia has rejected?

The organizers of the Swiss-based event want New Delhi to be represented at the highest level to corner Moscow

Russia Today - Opinion - 7 days ago

Hamas loses war in Gaza but wins it in US, West

Opinion: Prestigious universities in the US live in a reality simulating that of 1930s Germany, in which terror supporters are allowed to sow fear and express jihadist ambitions

YNET News - Opinion - 7 days ago

LLMs keep leaping with Llama 3, Meta's newest open-weights AI model

Zuckerberg says new AI model "was still learning" when Meta stopped training.

Ars Technica - Business - 13 days ago

Meta's newest AI model beats some peers. But its amped-up AI agents are confusing Facebook users

While Meta is saving the most powerful of its AI models, called Llama 3, for later, on Thursday it publicly released two smaller versions of the same Llama 3 system

The Globe and Mail - Technology - 13 days ago

Ballsy testicular cancer awareness campaign hits Westminster Bridge

Diagnosed cases of testicular cancer have more than doubled over the past 3 decades

Evening Standard - Health - 14 days ago

'West v China' as island nation holds vote that could shape region

Solomon Islands’ election overshadowed by secretive deals, disinformation and Beijing’s growing influence

Telegraph UK - World - 15 days ago

Western boot sales jump more than 20% week over week since 'Cowboy Carter'

The iconic shoe is getting a lift from Beyoncé's latest album.

CNBC - Business - 18 days ago

She died after liposuction by a pediatrician. Doctors warn of cosmetic surgery's 'Wild West'

In California, doctors trained as pediatricians, OB-GYNs and other specialties can take on lucrative — and potentially risky — cosmetic surgeries. Some have branched out with little or no surgical training.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 1 month ago

'Remember the name': The unlikely triumph of Guyana's Shamar Joseph has brought joy to West Indies cricket fans

For many fans of the game, the moment was like a return to the glory days of West Indies cricket, leaving some to wonder whether they were witnessing a renaissance.

Global Voices - Sports - 2 months ago

Not that difficult to buy a home, says NatWest chair -- Sir Howard Davies says he believes it is not currently "that difficult" for people to get on the housing ladder.

Sir Howard Davies says he believes it is not currently "that difficult" for people to get on the housing ladder.

BBC News - Business - 3 months ago

US announces visa bans after warning Israel over West Bank violence

The U.S. State Department will impose visa bans against individuals involved in undermining peace, security or stability in the occupied West Bank, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Tuesday announcing a new visa restriction policy.

Reuters - Top Stories - 4 months ago

West Virginians Could Get Stuck Cleaning Up the Coal Industry's Messes

The state’s program for reclaiming abandoned coal mines has long been plagued with problems, but state and federal officials have done little to prepare for this reckoning.

ProPublica - Environment - 5 months ago

Western States Opposed Tribes' Access to the Colorado River 70 Years Ago. History Is Repeating Itself.

Records unearthed by a University of Virginia professor shed new light on states’ vocal opposition in the 1950s to tribes claiming their share of the river. Today, many are still fighting to secure water.

ProPublica - Environment - 6 months ago

The West Indies made history with the highest ever score in women's T20I cricket, but can they clinch the series?

The team's outstanding win was secured in part by the phenomenal performance of its captain, Barbadian Hayley Matthews, who scored 132 runs off 64 balls.

Global Voices - Sports - 6 months ago

A Black Community in West Virginia Sues the EPA to Spur Action on Toxic Air Pollution

Institute, one of two majority-Black communities in the state, was left out of a regulatory effort earlier this year to tighten limits on cancer-causing chemicals.

ProPublica - Environment - 7 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

Erdoğan says West must 'keep promises' on Ukraine grain deal

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday that the revival of a key deal with Russia that allowed Ukraine to export its grain via the Black Sea...

Daily Sabah - Politics - 8 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

West Virginia Governor's Coal Empire Sued by the Federal Government — Again

The lawsuit, filed by the Justice Department, seeks millions in unpaid environmental fines as Gov. Jim Justice begins his campaign for the U.S. Senate.

ProPublica - Environment - 11 months ago

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice Runs for Senate Amid Stacks of Unpaid Bills

As Big Jim hopes to take on Sen. Joe Manchin, Justice’s family businesses face allegations of unpaid debts, overdue environmental fines and conflicts of interest.

ProPublica - Politics - 11 months 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