Sudan: Window is closing to prevent wider escalation in El Obeid
A senior United Nations official warned on Friday that the opportunity to prevent a major escalation in the Sudanese city of El Obeid is “rapidly narrowing” as fighting intensifies in…
Global drug use reaches record high as increasingly potent synthetic drugs spread
More people are using drugs than ever before, while synthetic substances are reshaping illicit markets and exposing vulnerable communities to greater health risks, according to the UN World Drug Report…
Deaths in US immigration custody must be investigated: UN rights chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday called for stronger independent oversight of the United States immigration detention system and investigations into all deaths in US Immigration…
Venezuela earthquakes LIVE: Death toll rises amid recovery and rescue efforts
Nearly seven million Venezuelans could be affected by this week’s double earthquakes as the death toll rises to at least 235 people amid massive, growing needs and ongoing emergency search…
Venezuela quake: ‘People still terrified to re-enter what were their homes’
Aid agencies on Friday highlighted massive needs across Venezuela caused by a double earthquake disaster that has killed at least 235 people so far, with search and rescue for people…
Weekly Roundup: June 26
Amy Kapczynski on LPE and social science, Sam Moyn on the class reductionist response to Gerontocracy, and Rakeen Mabud on why the affordability frame needs a power analysis. Plus, a…
Even young and fit urged to skip runs and too many beers in heatwave
Cardiac arrests have gone up during very hot weather, and it’s not just among the elderly and frail, experts are warning.
Dr. Nicole Saphier: “DOGE is Probably One of the Greatest Things to Happen in U.S. History.”
I see no reason trust doctors who refuse to correct their errors.
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Primed for Malware: Stop Selling Compromised Android Devices
Time and time again, researchers have found numerous compromised Android devices for sale at large online retailers like Amazon. When these devices get individually reported, we have seen some noted…
Molly Crabapple on the Jewish Left that History Forgot
A ward-winning i
llustrator and journalist Molly Crabapple has spent her career documenting revolutions and political upheavals around the world—or, as she puts it, “extremes from nightclubs to war zones.” …