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Blinken calls for protecting civilians as Israel prepares an expected assault on Gaza (www.cbsnews.com)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Saturday for protecting civilians in the Gaza Strip and Israel as he intensified his diplomatic outreach across the Middle East and beyond to rally an international response to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from expanding....

What exactly is the process of traveling by plane from US (where I am) to Japan for a few weeks?

I’m 29, never left the country. My bucket list is visiting Japan at the very top. I have no idea what you do or if you have to go through travel agencies, how much money you should bring etc

Unreal Engine 5.3 Matrix Demo with High Quality Reflections (www.youtube.com)

Killed vs Died (lemmygrad.ml)

Israel-Palestine megathread for the remainder of the weekend

the front page is now like half articles on this currently, so it’s probably time for a megathread because none of us want to keep track of 12 threads on this subject and all the resulting comments. only major subsequent developments (for example, boots on the ground; pronunciations by governments; that sort of stuff) will get...

Nikki Haley openly calls for genocide against Palestinians on social media (lemmygrad.ml)

‘They miscalculated’: Ukraine turns the tables on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet (www.aljazeera.com)

US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from woman at Minnesota airport (apnews.com)

Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of an Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a trip to Kenya and brought back to the U.S. in her luggage....

How Unions CRUSH Capitalists (youtube.com)

Hustle culture has infected America. But the truth is, the only real way to get ahead isn’t by working harder or out-competing your co-workers -- it’s by teaming up and collectively REFUSING to work.

Portugal to scrap ‘unjust’ tax breaks for foreign residents (www.theguardian.com)

Where are the homes? Glaring need for housing construction underlined by Century 21 CEO (apnews.com)

The highest mortgage rates in more than two decades are keeping many prospective homebuyers out of the market and discouraging homeowners who locked in ultra-low rates from listing their home for sale....

Serbia pulls some troops back from Kosovo border after warning from US (www.theguardian.com)

'Emotional support' alligator denied entry into baseball stadium (news.sky.com)

Fans were surprised to see an alligator turn up at a Philadelphia Phillies baseball match with its owner. Joie Henney has said they were there to meet the players in an arranged visit, but will have to go another time.

Tesla trial over Autopilot fatality kicks off in California (www.reuters.com)

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Opening statements are set to begin on Thursday in the first U.S. trial over allegations that Tesla’s (TSLA.O) Autopilot driver assistant feature led to a death, and its results could help shape similar cases across the country....