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Inter Press Service
- ICC War Crimes Charges a Milestone but Falls Far Below Expectations
The ICC Prosecutor’s applications for arrest warrants regarding the Situation in Palestine represent a milestone. But they are of little credit to Prosecutor Karim ...
- ICC Move to Seek Warrants for War Crimes in Gaza Triggers a Backlash from US
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to seek warrants on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has triggered a ...
- Biodiversity Meet Suggests New Guidelines on Synthetic Biology Amid Persisting Questions
After a week-long discussion by delegates from 196 countries, the 26th meeting of the Subsidiary Body of Scientific, Technical, and Technological Advisors (SBSTTA) of ...
The Guardian
- Biden denounces ICC arrest warrant requests, says Israel's actions in Gaza 'not genocide' – video
'Contrary to allegations against Israel made by the International Court of Justice, what's happening is not genocide,' says US president, Joe Biden, at a celebration for Jewish American heritage month on Monday at the White House. The US president sided unambiguously with Israel after the ICC’s prosecutor, Karim Khan, announced he was pursuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defence minister. Khan is also pursuing the arrests of three leading Hamas figures, Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri – better known as Mohammed Deif – and Ismail Haniyeh over Hamas’s attack on Israel on 7 October last year.Biden attacks request by ICC prosecutor for Netanyahu arrest warrant Continue reading...
- ‘What’s happening is not genocide’: Biden criticizes ICC for seeking arrest warrants for Israeli officials – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the fallout from ICC seeking arrest warrants, read our full report:Biden attacks request by ICC prosecutor for Netanyahu arrest warrantThe Republican leaders of the US House of Representatives are reportedly weighing a legislative response to the decision by the international criminal court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, to seek arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.Punchbowl News has reported that House Republican leadership, which is very supportive of the Israeli government and its war in Gaza, are considering a response, but what the measure looks like and whether they can […]
- FDIC chair Martin Gruenberg to resign after sexual harassment allegations
After months-long scandal over misconduct at top bank regulator, Gruenberg said he would step down once a successor is confirmedFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) chairman Martin Gruenberg announced his resignation on Monday, amid a months-long scandal over sexual harassment and other misconduct at the top bank regulator.Gruenberg said he would step down from his responsibilities once a successor is confirmed. Continue reading...
- Pro-Israel group pours millions into unseating New York progressive Jamaal Bowman
Super Pac has run ads opposing the congressman and supporting his opponent as he criticizes Israel’s military campaign in GazaA Super Pac affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) has revved up its campaign spending, pouring $2m into a New York congressional primary to oppose the progressive incumbent Jamaal Bowman.Campaign finance disclosures released this weekend showed the Super Pac, called United Democracy Project (UDP), spending about $1m in support of Bowman’s opponent, the moderate Democrat George Latimer and $1m in negative advertisements opposing Bowman. If the group succeeds in defeating Bowman, it will deliver a significant blow to the progressive wing of the House. Continue reading...
- Rudy Giuliani complains Arizona indictment not served ‘stylishly’
Trump ally, charged over role in fake electors case, served papers during 80th birthday celebration in Palm Beach, FloridaThe former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has complained that an indictment handed down against him in connection with Arizona’s fake electors case was not served “stylishly”.Giuliani was one of 17 defendants who was charged over his role in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Continue reading...
Ensia
- E-waste generation is accelerating five times faster than recycling rates. What to do about it?
At first glance, one might consider it good news: The volume of electronic waste recycled is growing. At a closer look, the statistics are less savory: E-waste generation is accelerating five times faster. In The Global E-Waste Monitor 2024, released in March, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research looked at current recycling rates for products ranging from phones and laptops to […]
The Marshall Project
- Police Tactics at Some Pro-Palestine Protests Ignore Past Lessons
While some universities have sought peaceful approaches, others have used aggressive policing that bucks research from the protests following George Floyd’s murder.
Fair Observer
- Outside the Box: Voices in the AI Wilderness?
I thought it only proper to express my honest emotion after watching the presentation of ChatGPT-4o by OpenAI’s CTO, Mira Murati. It’s a true game-changer. We need to begin rethinking a few things about our relationship with AI. Over the past 18 months, I’ve been pushing the idea that our use of AI shouldn’t be… Continue reading Outside the Box: Voices in the AI Wilderness? The post Outside the Box: Voices in the AI Wilderness? appeared first on Fair Observer.
- Science Doesn’t Care About Researcher’s Feelings. Economics Does.
This is part seven of my series on why free market economics is a false religion. If you’re new to the series, start from the first installment here. You can check out the previous installment here. Free market economics is not science, because personal feelings should never intrude on scientific conclusions. Apparently, economists didn’t get… Continue reading Science Doesn’t Care About Researcher’s Feelings. Economics Does. The post Science Doesn’t Care About Researcher’s Feelings. Economics Does. appeared first on Fair Observer.
- FO° Talks: Where Is Ukraine Headed Now? What Does Europe Think?
Sebastian Schaffer, who is Managing Director of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe, a partner of Fair Observer, visited Kyiv in 2023. There, he saw the destruction wrought by the Russian invasion of Ukraine firsthand. Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian capital while he was there. This year, Schaffer returned by visiting the… Continue reading FO° Talks: Where Is Ukraine Headed Now? What Does Europe Think? The post FO° Talks: Where Is Ukraine Headed Now? What Does Europe Think? appeared first on Fair Observer.
Aeon
- Plunge into a black hole
This NASA simulation lets viewers into the extraordinary spectacle of entering a blackhole (minus the spaghettification) - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon
Truthout
- US-Backed Philippine Government Committed War Crimes, People’s Tribunal Finds
The Philippine government carried out atrocities against Filipinos with direction, arms and training from the US.
- Medicaid Unwinding Threatens Native Communities’ Already Tenuous Access to Care
Three in ten Native American and Alaska Native people younger than 65 rely on Medicaid.
- What’s Next for Iran After President, Foreign Minister Die in Helicopter Crash?
Analyst Trita Parsi discusses the impact of the officials’ deaths on the future of Iran’s policies.
ProPublica
- Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe
by Sharon Lerner, photography by Haruka Sakaguchi, special to ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of […]
- Kristi Noem Said She Is Proud to “Support Babies, Moms, and Families.” Her Record Shows Otherwise, Critics Say.
by Jessica Lussenhop ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that […]
- Segregation Academies Still Operate Across the South. One Town Grapples With Its Divided Schools.
by Jennifer Berry Hawes This story contains a racial slur. ProPublica is a nonprofit […]
Unicorn Riot
- DU Jewish Students in Support of Gaza Solidarity Encampment Claim Misrepresentation by Administration
Denver, CO — It has been 10 days since students at the University of Denver (DU) set up an ongoing Gaza solidarity encampment, in part, to demand the university divests from Israel. On May 19, the students held a press conference to shed light on… The post DU Jewish Students in Support of Gaza Solidarity Encampment Claim Misrepresentation by Administration appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.
Sludge
- AIPAC Places $1.9 Million Ad Buy to Oust Bowman
The pro-Israel group's ads are booked to begin airing tomorrow in the Democratic primary race between incumbent Jamaal Bowman and challenger George Latimer.
Democracy Now!
- Democracy Now! 2024-05-20 Monday
Headlines for May 20, 2024; Trita Parsi on Future of Iran After President & Foreign Minister Die in Helicopter Crash; Int’l Criminal Court Seeks Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant & Hamas Leaders for War Crimes; British High Court Grants WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange the Right to Appeal U.S. Extradition; Meet Two Morehouse Professors Who Protested Biden over Gaza and Congo During Commencement Speech
Latino USA
Yale Environment 360
- How an El Niño-Driven Drought Brought Hunger to Southern Africa
A record-breaking drought, fueled by the El Niño weather pattern, has caused widespread crop failure and national emergency declarations in Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. Without harvests of maize, the staple food, millions in the region are facing a severe hunger crisis.Read more on E360 →
The Appeal
- We Tracked 3,000 Pro-Palestinian Campus Arrests. Here’s How Prosecutors Are Responding.
The Appeal contacted 117 prosecutors and city attorneys to ask if they’ll file criminal cases against campus demonstrators. So far, only four expressed apprehension at doing so. The post We Tracked 3,000 Pro-Palestinian Campus Arrests. Here’s How Prosecutors Are Responding. appeared first on The Appeal.
- Police Blame Accountability for Low Recruitment. But It’s Their Only Hope.
Studies show “negative public perceptions” of police contribute to low recruitment. Stripping away police oversight will only lead to more bad press for cops. The post Police Blame Accountability for Low Recruitment. But It’s Their Only Hope. appeared first on The Appeal.
WhoWhatWhy
- Death of Iran’s President Adds Uncertainty to the Region’s Explosive Mix
Iran’s President Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash, was a hardliner. His death means change, but it’s not yet clear in what direction.
Inside Climate News
- In Two New Studies, Scientists See Signs of Fundamental Climate Shifts in Antarctica
Antarctica’s vast ice fields and the floating sea ice surrounding the continent are Earth’s biggest heat shields, bouncing solar radiation away from the planet, but two studies released today show how global warming is encroaching even on the sunlight reflector in the coldest region on the planet. Research by scientists with the British Antarctic Survey
- The Race to Decarbonize Heavy Industry Heats Up
MEDFORD, Mass.—Inside a cinder block office building perhaps best known for the Hindu temple and table tennis club next door, a startup company is testing what may be one of the hottest new developments in clean energy technology. At the back of a small warehouse laboratory buzzing with fans and motors, an MIT spinoff company
Grist
- Landfills leak methane with impunity, new research shows
“Something is wrong with the system.”
- Bottled water is full of microplastics. Is it still ‘natural’?
Recent lawsuits say Arrowhead, Evian, Poland Spring, and other water bottlers are deceiving customers.
- Oil companies contaminated a family farm. The courts and regulators let the drillers walk away.
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.
The Conversation
- California is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violence
The US homicide rate is far above the rate of other nations.
- How the Gaza humanitarian aid pier traces its origins to discarded cigar boxes before World War II
A pre-World War II US Navy plan for a modular floating platform has developed into a key lifeline in Gaza and at disaster sites around the world.
- Student anger over the Vietnam War erupted into violence in the ’60s − a terrorism expert explores if the same could happen today
Student-led protests in response to US engagement in the Vietnam War mounted in the 1960s and led to a group called the Weather Underground that believed in direct confrontation with the state.
- Americans leave a huge chunk of change at airport security checkpoints − here’s what it means for the debate over getting rid of pennies
Air travelers left nearly $1 million behind at TSA checkpoints in 2023.
- ‘Mary gardens’ bring Catholic piety to the garden
In the 20th century, an engineer from Philadelphia encouraged others to create their own Mary gardens and established a company that sold seeds with Marian plant names.
The Trace
- The Trace Wins Award for Story on Child Toll of Domestic Violence
The Trace’s reporting on the dangers domestic gun violence poses to children was recognized by the New York City chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists with a 2024 Deadline Club Award at an awards ceremony on May 16, 2024. Senior news writer Jennifer Mascia’s sweeping piece, “Dangerous Homes: Guns and Domestic Violence Exact a The post The Trace Wins Award for Story on Child Toll of Domestic Violence appeared first on The Trace.
- The Trace Adds Two Journalists to Growing Team
We are pleased to welcome two innovative journalists to the gun violence beat. Ava Sasani started this week as the inaugural staffer for our Gun Violence Data Hub, and Alma Beauvais joined The Trace last month as our first-ever editorial assistant. Beauvais has interned for The Nation and The Miami Herald, and has written for The post The Trace Adds Two Journalists to Growing Team appeared first on The Trace.
- The Supreme Court’s Ghost Gun Case Could Jeopardize Other Firearm Regulations
In April, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take up a case challenging the Biden administration’s efforts to curb the sale of homemade, untraceable “ghost guns” that are frequently used in crimes. The case seeks to topple a rule imposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that requires sellers of “ready to The post The Supreme Court’s Ghost Gun Case Could Jeopardize Other Firearm Regulations appeared first on The Trace.
Quanta Magazine
- AI Needs Enormous Computing Power. Could Light-Based Chips Help?
Optical neural networks, which use photons instead of electrons, have advantages over traditional systems. They also face major obstacles. The post AI Needs Enormous Computing Power. Could Light-Based Chips Help? first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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