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Gazans Flee ‘Destruction and Death’ as They Head South
[ad_1] Israel agreed to pause military operations for a few hours daily to allow civilians in Gaza to evacuate the northern part of the strip, the White House announced. [ad_2] Source link
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Israel Accuses Freelance Photographers of Advance Knowledge of Oct. 7 Attack
[ad_1] The Israeli government on Thursday accused freelance photographers for several major news organizations, including The New York Times, of being “accomplices” in the killing and abductions of Israeli soldiers and civilians by Hamas fighters — an allegation The Times vigorously denied about its freelancer. The government seized on a report by a pro-Israel media watchdog group, Honest Reporting, which…
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Omegle Shuts Down as Founder Acknowledges Crime on Video Chat Site
[ad_1] Omegle, the popular website and app that paired random users through video chat, has shut down after its founder acknowledged persistent criminal activity and critics said that it had become a haven for pedophilia and child sexual abuse. Founded in 2009, Omegle spiked in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic quarantines, as visitors found surprising moments of socialization from a…
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Vatican Says Transgender People Can Be Baptized and Become Godparents
[ad_1] Pope Francis, who has made reaching out to L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics a hallmark of his papacy, has made clear that transgender people can be baptized, serve as godparents and be witnesses at church weddings, furthering his vision of a more inclusive church. The pope’s embrace of transgender people’s participation in the church was revealed in a Vatican document that he…
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Israeli Forces Have Limited Time in Gaza, U.S. Officials Say
[ad_1] Israel’s decision two weeks ago to hold off on a full-scale invasion of Gaza and instead carry out a more deliberate, phased ground offensive aligned with suggestions from Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III to his Israeli counterparts, officials said. But Israel has also dropped thousands of tons of bombs in its punishing air campaign while protecting its ground…
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Grass and Shrub Fires More Destructive Than Forest Fires in U.S.
[ad_1] Forest fires may get more attention, but a new study reveals that grassland fires are more widespread and destructive across the United States. Almost every year since 1990, the study found, grass and shrub fires burned more land than forest fires did, and they destroyed more homes, too. But many residents are not as aware of wildfire risk in…
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Israel Expands Daily Combat Pauses to Let Civilians Flee, White House Says
[ad_1] Moshe Ajami, a veteran Israeli archaeologist, has spent decades sifting through the country’s southern desert to excavate lost ruins that date back more than 2,000 years. But in the past couple of weeks, he has been focused on searching the ashes of homes burned down by Hamas terrorists during last month’s surprise attack, looking for the bones, blood and…
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An Epic Pilgrimage Across Three Great Religions
[ad_1] Hide menu READ MORE ABOUT THE MAKING OF THIS ISSUE. NEW YORK CITYLA PAZ, BOLIVIAJAN. 28-FEB. 3 MILES FLOWN: 8,199NAJAF, IRAQJULY 25-30 MILES FLOWN: 14,718ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIAMAY 18-26 MILES FLOWN: 18,768 Go behind the scenes to learn about Aatish Taseer’s pilgrimage, including the dozens of books he read before his trip. IN LA PAZ, Bolivia, one afternoon at the beginning…
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Greenland’s Glaciers Are Melting Faster
[ad_1] Greenland’s mountain glaciers and floating ice shelves are melting faster than they were just a few decades ago and becoming destabilized, according to two separate studies published this week. The island’s peripheral glaciers, located mostly in coastal mountains and not directly connected to the larger Greenland ice sheet, retreated twice as fast between 2000 and 2021 as they did…
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A Bundle of 18th-Century Love Letters Is Unsealed at Last
[ad_1] The ink has barely faded, and the paper has only slightly yellowed. For nearly 250 years, the letters, more than 100 of them, sat sealed in Britain’s National Archives, unopened and unexamined until a history professor stumbled upon them. He found, to his delight, a treasure trove bearing intimate details about romance and daily life in mid-18th-century France. Unlike…
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