Musk's SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, sources say (www.reuters.com)
India eliminates extreme poverty (www.brookings.edu)
Israeli army acknowledges mistaking bike for rocket-propelled grenade in deadly Gaza strike (www.aa.com.tr)
The Israeli army has admitted to mistakenly targeting two Palestinians who were riding a bicycle in the Gaza Strip....
Denmark wants to conscript more people for military service - including women, for the first time (apnews.com)
Macron Ready to Send Troops to Ukraine if Russia Approaches Kyiv or Odesa (www.kyivpost.com)
Extraordinary charges of bias emerge against NYTimes reporter Anat Schwartz (mondoweiss.net)
New doubts are emerging about the New York Times’s coverage of sexual violence during the October 7 Hamas-led attack — and the paper owes its readers an open and transparent explanation....
Trump breaks silence on Navalny, casts no blame on Putin (www.reuters.com)
Israel has gone ‘beyond self-defence’ in Gaza, says Labour’s Streeting (www.theguardian.com)
The U.S. Dollar Is ‘Finished’—Wall Street Legend Warns Trump’s And Biden’s China Nightmare Is Suddenly Coming True (www.forbes.com)
Deutsche Bank to cut 3,500 jobs (www.theguardian.com)
Despite Looming Gaza Famine, U.S. Halts UNRWA Funding After Israel Claims 12 U.N. Staff Aided 10/7 Attack (www.democracynow.org)
On the same day the U.N.'s highest court accepted South Africa's case alleging genocide in Gaza, Israel accused 12 employees with the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, of taking part in the Hamas attack on October 7. The United States and at least 10 other nations have now suspended funding to the agency, which...
She was fleeing with her grandson, who was holding a white flag. Then she was shot (www.cnn.com)
Footage showing the moment Hala Khreis was killed as she tried to leave Gaza City went viral earlier this month. It’s one of a growing number of videos that show unarmed civilians holding white flags being shot dead.
Japan: Man sentenced to death for Kyoto anime fire which killed 36 (www.bbc.com)
The arson attack in a revered Kyoto animation studio killed 36 people and injured dozens more.
Men in Medieval China Had Same Social Mobility As US Baby Boomers: Study (www.businessinsider.com)
Knockoff Iranian Drone Sold on Alibaba to Ukraine Was Meant for War, Documents Show (www.vice.com)
Tens of thousands pack into a protest in Hamburg against Germany's far right (apnews.com)
Tens of thousands gathered in Hamburg on Friday for a demonstration against the far right, and organizers said the protest was ended early because the mass of people led to safety concerns.
US Secretary of State Blinken Stranded After Boeing Plane Breaks Down On Davos Trip (www.bloomberg.com)
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Icelandic Eruption 1-14-24 (www.youtube.com)
The magma chamber threatening the grindavik area has erupted again just before 8:00am....
Henry Kissinger Cause of Death: Congestive Heart Failure (www.rollingstone.com)
Ice Hockey Federation Bans Israeli Team, Tel Aviv Sues (www.palestinechronicle.com)
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced on Wednesday that Israel had been expelled from all competitions....
The US failed to track more than $1 billion in military gear given Ukraine, Pentagon watchdog says (apnews.com)
Norway to allow mining waste to be dumped in fjords (www.theguardian.com)
Maersk to use rail for some vessels to bypass Panama Canal amid drought (www.reuters.com)
Video appears to show the Israeli army shot 3 Palestinians, killing 1, without provocation (apnews.com)
Security camera video from a West Bank village shows a young man standing in a central square when he is suddenly shot and drops to the ground. Two others rushing to his aid are also hit, leaving a 17-year-old dead, moments before Israeli military jeeps roll in....
First look at Jeffrey Epstein ‘John Doe’ files: Clinton, Copperfield, Trump and more (www.miamiherald.com)
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