Oklahoma 13-year-old believed to be first person ever to beat Tetris (www.theguardian.com)
Previously only bots and AI had got game to its ‘kill screen’ but Willis Gibson managed to get game to freeze with score 999999...
Documents linked to associates of Jeffrey Epstein made public (www.theguardian.com)
BJP win in India’s 2024 general election ‘almost an inevitability’ (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli public figures accuse judiciary of ignoring incitement to genocide in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
"For the first time that we can remember, the explicit calls to commit atrocious crimes, as stated, against millions of civilians have turned into a legitimate and regular part of Israeli discourse,” they write. “Today, calls of these types are an everyday matter in Israel.”...
Scientists hail new antibiotic that can kill drug-resistant bacteria (www.theguardian.com)
Almost 100 dead in blasts at Iran memorial for assassinated commander (www.theguardian.com)
Two explosions at Kerman ceremony marking anniversary of killing of Qassem Suleimani raise Middle East tensions further...
NYPD faces backlash as it prepares to encrypt radio communications (www.theguardian.com)
Nintendo’s design guru Shigeru Miyamoto: ‘I wanted to make something weird’ (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: almost half of British teens feel addicted to social media, study says (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: almost half of British teens feel addicted to social media, study says::Exclusive: Millennium Cohort’s finding raises questions about why a large proportion has a difficult relationship with social media
Bernie Sanders calls on Congress to block funding to Israel (www.theguardian.com)
The punch that ‘burst the bubble’: residents of Hitler’s alpine home rise up against neo-Nazi visitors (www.theguardian.com)
Renewed Russian strikes offer grim portent for Ukraine in 2024 (www.theguardian.com)
Texas can ban emergency abortions despite federal guidance, court rules (www.theguardian.com)
The ruling by a unanimous panel of fifth US circuit court of appeals comes amid a wave of lawsuits focusing on abortion exceptions...
Kim Davis must pay $260,000 legal fees over same-sex marriage license refusal (www.theguardian.com)
Kim Davis, the former county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses in Kentucky to same-sex couples, must pay a total of $260,104 in fees and expenses to attorneys who represented one couple, according to a federal judge’s ruling....
Value of X has fallen 71% since purchase by Musk and name change from Twitter (www.theguardian.com)
‘Ramen noodles budget’: EU moves to end exploitation of unpaid internships (www.theguardian.com)
‘Ramen noodles budget’: EU moves to end exploitation of unpaid internships (www.theguardian.com)
Polar bear dies from bird flu as H5N1 spreads across globe (www.theguardian.com)
A polar bear has been killed by bird flu as the highly contagious H5N1 virus spreads into the most remote parts of the planet....
Value of X has fallen 71% since purchase by Musk and name change from Twitter (www.theguardian.com)
The social media platform X has lost 71% of its value since it was bought by Elon Musk, according to the mutual fund Fidelity....
Iran rejects US and UK calls to end support for Houthi Red Sea attacks (www.theguardian.com)
Iran security chief praises ‘brave actions’ of Houthi rebels who have targeted Israeli-linked vessels in shipping lane...
Nearly 200 names linked to Jeffrey Epstein expected to be made public (www.theguardian.com)
List could be released as soon as Tuesday after deadline for objections to unsealing of names passes midnight Monday...
‘Stakes are really high’: misinformation researcher changes tack for 2024 US election (www.theguardian.com)
Kate Starbird says attacks have made research difficult, and claims of bias arise because of prevalence of lies from the right...
China’s many systemic problems dominate its outlook for 2024 (www.theguardian.com)
Japan’s example 30 years ago shows islands of excellence can combine with deep structural imbalances...
Plane detained in France sheds light on Nicaragua’s role in US migrant crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Flight contained 303 Indians en route to Central American country whose light visa requirements have attracted US-bound travelers...