Spooked by Halloween mayhem, Tokyo's famous Shibuya district tells revelers, "please do not come" (www.cbsnews.com)
Halloween revelry around Tokyo's iconic Shibuya crossing has grown too scary for its own good, but can "saying 'Don't come here'" keep a lid on it?
British Museum Will Digitize Entire Collection at a Cost of $12.1 M. in Response to Thefts (www.artnews.com)
The British Museum will update or upgrade records of 2.4 million items to increase security and public access.
Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza conflict - Committee to Protect Journalists (cpj.org)
The Israel-Gaza conflict has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against Israel on October 7 and Israel declared war on the militant Palestinian group, launching strikes on the blockaded Gaza Strip. CPJ is investigating all reports of journalists killed, injured, detained, or missing...
‘The most successful land-grab strategy since 1967’ as settlers push Bedouins off West Bank territory (www.theguardian.com)
Herders report violence driving them from their homes in accelerating, aggressive and highly effective campaign
The French far right's 'outdated' definition of identity (www.dw.com)
The French far right promises to defend French identity. But researchers say the party's definition of the term is outdated.
Dutch self-image challenged as country confronts its colonial past (www.theguardian.com)
Exhibition aims to establish common ground amid fractious debate over violence in post-independence Indonesia
India completes crucial test in crewed space mission after delay | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Rishi Sunak considers tax cut for top earners after byelection defeats (www.theguardian.com)
Atomic Arms Fears Grow After US Test, Russia Spurns Treaty (www.newsweek.com)
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US Senator Michael Bennet Invokes EU's Censorship Demands, Calls For Big Tech to Censor "Misinformation" (reclaimthenet.org)
NNSA conducts experiment to improve U.S. ability to detect foreign nuclear explosions (www.energy.gov)
U.S. Rejects International Investigation Into Gaza Hospital Bombing - U.S. State Department Spokesman Says International Investigation Into Gaza Hospital Incident "Inappropriate" (nitter.net)
Scholz says that Germany needs to expand deportations of rejected asylum-seekers (apnews.com)
A tent camp for displaced Palestinians pops up in southern Gaza, reawakening old traumas (apnews.com)
Israeli military has 'green light' to move into Gaza, official says (abcnews.go.com)
The Israeli military has a "green light" to move into Gaza whenever it's ready, a member of the country’s security cabinet told ABC News.
Israel Closes Al Jazeera Facilities (www.telesurtv.net)
US judge approves Deutsche Bank $75 million settlement with Epstein accusers (www.reuters.com)
White House asks Congress for $106 billion for Ukraine and Israel wars (www.reuters.com)
New initiative aims to sequence half a million genomes of people with African ancestry for health studies (www.science.org)
An industry-academic initiative announced today aims to create the largest ever database of genomes exclusively from people with African ancestry. Four biopharma companies contributing $80 million have teamed up with Meharry Medical College to launch the effort, which hopes to recruit up to 500,000 African Americans and people...