‘Control the narrative’: how an Alabama utility wields influence by financing news (www.theguardian.com)
Grieving mother falls victim to Amazon one-time password ‘scam’ (www.theguardian.com)
A grieving mother was left distraught by Amazon after a laptop bought to plan her child’s funeral disappeared in an alleged scam – despite the website claiming to protect the purchase with a one-time password.
China population decline accelerates as birthrate hits record low (www.theguardian.com)
Population data shows drop of almost three million in 2023...
‘Giving us oxygen’: Italy turns to Cuba to help revive ailing health system (www.theguardian.com)
Almost 500 Cuban health workers deployed across Calabria amid severe shortage of doctors...
US military says it seized Iranian weapons bound for Houthis (www.theguardian.com)
US Navy Seals boarded a boat heading for Yemen and seized Iranian-made missile components and other weaponry bound for Houthi forces, in an operation in which two Seal commandos went missing, the US military has said....
Ocean fungi from twilight zone could be source of next penicillin-like drug (www.theguardian.com)
Large numbers of fungi have been found living in the twilight zone of the ocean, and could unlock the door to new drugs that may match the power of penicillin....
Germans take to streets after AfD meeting on mass deportation plan (www.theguardian.com)
Thousands of people across Germany have taken to the streets for a fourth consecutive day to voice their opposition to the far-right populist AfD party after politicians from the party met neo-Nazis to discuss a “master plan” for the mass deportation of asylum seekers and German citizens of foreign origin....
Ukraine shoots down two Russian aircraft in disastrous day for Kremlin (www.theguardian.com)
It is unclear how Ukraine succeeded in shooting down the command planes flying above the Sea of Azov...
Aid officials believe there are ‘pockets of famine’ in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Senate to vote on Sanders’ measure requiring human rights scrutiny over Israel aid (www.theguardian.com)
Hamas says two Israeli hostages have been killed by Israeli airstrikes (www.theguardian.com)
Hamas has released a video announcing the death of two Israeli hostages and claimed that they were killed by Israeli airstrikes....
‘The tide has turned’: why parents are suing US social media firms after their children’s death (www.theguardian.com)
While social media firms have long faced scrutiny from Congress and civil rights organizations over their impact on young users, the new wave of lawsuits underscores how parents are increasingly leading the charge, said Jim Steyer, an attorney and founder of Common Sense media, a non-profit that advocates for children’s online...
Unification with South Korea no longer possible, says Kim Jong-un (www.theguardian.com)
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has called for a change to the constitution to identify South Korea as the “number one hostile state”, ending the regime’s commitment to unifying the Korean peninsula....
Succession, Beef and The Bear win big at delayed 2023 Emmy awards (www.theguardian.com)
The TV ceremony, pushed back as a result of the strikes, also saw major and historic wins for actors of colour
US military says it seized Iranian weapons bound for Houthis (www.theguardian.com)
US Navy Seals seized Iranian-made missile parts and other weaponry from a ship bound for Yemen’s Houthi rebels in a raid last week in which two of its commandos went missing, the US military said on Tuesday....
Majority of debtors to US hospitals now people with health insurance (www.theguardian.com)
Nasa unveils quiet supersonic aircraft in effort to revive commercial flights (www.theguardian.com)
In launch event on Friday, agency shared plans to test over US cities to see if it’s quiet enough by engaging ‘the people below’...
World’s five richest men double their money as poorest get poorer (www.theguardian.com)
Scientist cited in push to oust Harvard’s Claudine Gay has links to eugenicists (www.theguardian.com)
Rufo described Jonatan Pallesen as “a Danish data scientist who has raised new questions about Claudine Gay’s use – and potential misuse – of data in her PhD thesis” in an interview published in his newsletter and on the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal website last Friday....
Mississippi quits child food program amid Republican ‘welfare state’ attack (www.theguardian.com)
Critics condemn ‘cruelty’ of state opting out of federal problem to feed children from low-income families during summer break...
Houses set alight as lava from volcano eruption reaches Icelandic town (www.theguardian.com)
Seismic activity intensified overnight near Grindavík, the fifth eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula in two years...
Tree that lives underground among newly named plant species (www.theguardian.com)
Two types of tree and a palm that live underground are among the new plant species named in 2023 and highlighted by scientists at the Royal Botanical Garden Kew in the UK....
Children as young as 10 demanding anti-ageing products, say UK dermatologists (www.theguardian.com)
‘It is a time of witch hunts in Israel’: teacher held in solitary confinement for posting concern about Gaza deaths (www.theguardian.com)
An unlikely charge of intent to commit treason landed Meir Baruchin, a grey-haired, softly spoken history and civics teacher, in the solitary confinement wing of Jerusalem’s notorious “Russian Compound” prison in early November....
French woman ‘heartbroken’ after losing job in UK after Brexit speaks out (www.theguardian.com)
