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Denmark Bans Quran Burning – The New York Times
[ad_1] After a series of Quran burnings in Scandinavia caused uproar in Muslim communities, Denmark on Thursday banned the “improper treating” of religious texts in public. Under a new law passed by Parliament, those found guilty of the crime can be fined or sentenced to up to two years in prison. “Quran burnings must be stopped,” Justice Minister Peter Hummelgaard,…
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A City-Size Iceberg Is Moving Out of Antarctic Waters
[ad_1] It’s massive. It’s icy. And it’s moving. It’s an iceberg named A23a. Wait, that’s what they’re calling it? Come on, we can do better. It’s Superberg! For more than 100 years, no iceberg has been more famous than the one that sank the Titanic and abruptly ended Rose and Jack’s fictional romance. But that was before a mammoth berg…
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Benjamin Zephaniah, British Poet and Author Who ‘Overturned Ideas of Who a Poet Could Be,’ Dies at 65
[ad_1] Benjamin Zephaniah, a pioneering author, professor and poet whose work helped to inspire today’s generation of British poets and who did not shy away from topics such as racism and social justice throughout a more than four-decades-long career, died on Thursday. He was 65. Mr. Zephaniah died from a brain tumor, which was diagnosed eight weeks ago, his family…
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Particle Physicists Offer a Road Map For the Next Decade
[ad_1] “The U.S. will have to cede leadership in certain areas in particle physics,” said Karsten Heeger, a physicist at Yale University who is the P5 deputy chair. “That would be an impact that would be felt in the field, and beyond.” Failing all of that, the draft report urges the federal government to stay the course on projects to…
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Lawmakers Press Biden Administration for Tougher Curbs on China Tech
[ad_1] Republican lawmakers are faulting the Biden administration’s enforcement of restrictions on China’s access to American technology, saying that the administration is still allowing semiconductors and other American innovation to flow to Beijing that could ultimately aid China in a military conflict. In a report released on Thursday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee said the administration had failed to enforce…
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U.S. Marshal Arrested After Unruly Behavior on Flight to London
[ad_1] London’s Metropolitan Police arrested a 39-year-old deputy U.S. Marshal on Wednesday morning at Heathrow Airport for acting inappropriately while intoxicated on a flight from New York, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. The police in London said they received reports around 6:30 a.m. local time from the staff on an inbound Delta flight “that a passenger was disruptive and…
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‘Oppenheimer’ Will Be Released in Japan After Earlier Backlash
[ad_1] The box office blockbuster “Oppenheimer” will be released in Japan in 2024, a local distributor announced on Thursday, quashing speculation over the film’s rollout there following criticism of its promotion online. Bitters End, a Japanese film distributor, did not give an exact date for the Universal Pictures film’s opening in Japan, but said it would happen next year. The…
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Key Events in Israel and Gaza Since Oct. 7 Attack
[ad_1] Two months ago, on Oct. 7, Hamas and other militant groups based in Gaza launched a cross-border attack in Israel that killed some 1,200 people, according to Israeli officials. In response, Israel launched a military campaign to eradicate Hamas that has devastated Gaza, with the Gazan health authorities saying that more than 15,000 people have been killed, most of…
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Ukraine Carries On Fight While Pondering an Erosion of U.S. Aid
[ad_1] As the Kremlin reveled in the failure of Congress to approve new military assistance for Ukraine and President Biden railed against Republican lawmakers for “kneecapping” an ally in their hour of need, Ukrainian soldiers, political leaders and Kyiv’s allies were all left asking the same question on Thursday: What happens if the United States stops providing military assistance? Officials…
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Climate Change Makes East Africa’s Deadly Floods Worse, Study Finds
[ad_1] Heavy rain and floods in East Africa that started in October have killed at least 300 people and displaced millions more. Locations in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya, including the giant Dadaab refugee complex in Kenya, have suffered the most, but the extreme rains have affected the whole region and are ongoing. East Africa has an annual rainy season in…
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