Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images The Senate has passed a bill reauthorizing Section 720 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a controversial program that allows warrantless spying on foreign “targets,” but a long, knock-down, drag-out
A selection of striking images from around the world, taken over the past seven days.
Three days after a hardscrabble worker living in a West Bank refugee camp was shot dead by an Israeli soldier, his son was born and named after him
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There’s a moment in David Adjmi’s play “Stereophonic” when a discordant, mid-’70s band-on-the rise hears one of its songs played back to them in the recording studio for the first time, with all its multiple tracks layered together into an artful whole. It leaves the
Experts say tech outages do seem to be happening more often.
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Plan for 85-turbine Wooroora project withdrawn after minister signals refusal because of threat to spectacled flying-fox habitat Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast A proposed windfarm next to the wet tropics world heritage area in north
The 29-year-old chess master plays for 58 consecutive hours and counting on New York's Times Square.
A huge $61bn support package that could help reshape Kyiv's war effort will go to a vote in coming days.
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The United Autoworkers Union took a risk in a Republican - and often anti-union - part of the US.
Hamas political leader Imsail Haniyeh will meet Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday with Middle East tensions at a high after Israel's reported attack on Iran and Gaza bracing for a new Israeli offensive. Erdogan has sought but failed to establish a foothold as
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SPOILER ALERT: This contains major spoilers for the finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Banana fever reigns supreme after “RuPaul’s Drag Race” crowned America’s next drag superstar. Season 16 winner Nymphia Wind snatched the crown from fellow finalists Plane Jane and Sapphira
Former White House ethics lawyer Jim Schultz said that he thinks the New York judge in former President Trump’s hush money case will still find his social media posts quoting others as violating the gag order in the case. “He's referencing the jurors, he's, he's pushing out
Actress Jessica Gunning plays an obsessive and delusional stalker in Netflix's word-of-mouth hit.
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One killed, six wounded in an airstrike on a pro-Iranian militia base near Baghdad ■ Families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza protest for their release; block major highway ■ Israeli official confirms airstrike on Iran to Washington Post ■ Three Iranian officials say Israel's
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The murder of Binyamin Ahimeir in the West Bank led to a wave of settler violence under the protection of the army. But it was just an excuse to do what the settlers constantly do on a smaller scale: spreading fear, violently attacking villagers and destroying property
Former national security adviser John Bolton criticized President Biden for putting “enormous pressure” on Israel to not “do more” to Iran Friday, after the country launched retaliatory strikes on Israel following an attack earlier this month in Syria. Early Friday, the Israeli
Colorado Rockies hitting coach Hensley Meulens posted a video of himself on a flight from Denver to Toronto.
Kid Cudi quietly revealed he is engaged to be married to mens designer Lola Abecassis Sartore with a post of photos of them together.
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) pushed back on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying it is "not the right business model." “Now Mike Johnson walked into a bad situation,” Comer said Friday an
Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama gives a well-loved London landmark a bold pink makeover.
After hours of stalemate, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced a deal Friday evening to vote on a package of amendments to a House-passed bill to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) warrantless surveillance program, putting it on a
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The latest round in the longstanding, dangerous rivalry between Israel and Iran seems over for now, Lyse Doucet writes.
Method Man's daughter Chey recently showed off her skills on the mic as she went in over a classic Redman beat for a brand new freestyle.
The YouTube Shorts game was revealed on Friday as the video for her collaboration with Post Malone released
Tencent studio Uncapped Games hopes to revitalize the RTS genre with a game that's not about "playing the piano as fast as possible."
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From partners who wasted our time, to comfort-eating after a breakup. We've all been there and so has Swift.
A dark action RPG set on a mysteriously evolving island.
