Bird Flu Reaches the Antarctic for the First Time (www.wired.com)
How a Red-Haired Chatbot Became China’s New Favorite English Tutor (www.sixthtone.com)
Israeli defense minister says the Gaza war has entered a new stage with an expanded ground operation (apnews.com)
Iran Warns of ‘New Fronts’ Against the US If Hamas War Continues (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
Hamas sees all its hostages as Israelis, Hamas official tells Russian state media (www.haaretz.com)
NYC protesters demand Israeli cease-fire, at least 200 detained after filling Grand Central station (apnews.com)
New South Wales Labor looks into whether children should be allowed to be strip searched (www.greenleft.org.au)
Redfern Legal Centre (RLC) released new figures on October 17 revealing how many children have been strip searched by NSW Police....
Surveillance soldiers warned of Hamas activity on Gaza border for months before Oct. 7 (www.timesofisrael.com)
The Senate Condemns Student Groups as Backlash to Pro-Palestinian Speech Grows (theintercept.com)
Neuschwanstein: US man charged over deadly attack at famed German castle (www.bbc.com)
The suspect is accused of pushing two women into a ravine at Neuschwanstein Castle and raping one of them.
Officials ID Nearly 7K Killed in Gaza as Biden Doubles Down on “Genocide Denial” (truthout.org)
Palestinian health officials released a 212-page list identifying 6,747 people killed by Israeli attacks....
Collective Punishment is a War Crime, OHCHR Warns Israel (www.telesurenglish.net)
No place is safe. Israel has intensified attacks including in the central and southern Gaza Strip....
The Ukraine and Israeli/Palestine Conflicts Show the Demise of Western Imperialism and Foreshadow Its Coming Collapse (orinocotribune.com)
Deaths in Gaza Cross 7,000 on Third Week of Non-Stop Israeli Bombing (peoplesdispatch.org)
Israeli Targets Journalists, Kills their Families as Big Tech and Biden Admin Silence Palestinians (thegrayzone.com)
Bankman-Fried says he knew 'basically nothing' about cryptocurrency (www.theguardian.com)
Relatives of Texans, Jewish and Muslim, remain trapped in Gaza (www.texastribune.org)
Two Texans — a Jewish man, a Muslim woman — want more support from the federal government to bring their loved ones home. Their families are stuck in a war zone, along with hundreds of other Americans.
Israeli military to expand ground operations in Gaza, internet cut off (www.cbc.ca)
China's Green Subsidies Are Not Really Subsidies (www.bloomberg.com)
IDF reveals Hamas command posts in and beneath Gaza hospital (www.ynetnews.com)
The IDF revealed on Friday, what it described as intelligence showing a Hamas command center located under a the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. In a briefing, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told members of the foreign press corps that there are areas in the hospitals that are used by Hamas to direct its military operations.
British lawyers call on government to press for ceasefire in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
US strikes Iranian targets in Syria -Pentagon (www.reuters.com)
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