Countries urge nationals to leave Lebanon as Mid-East war fears grow
EPA Several countries have urged their nationals to leave Lebanon, with the US warning its citizens to do so on “any ticket available”, as fears grow of a wider conflict…
Judge rejects Trump effort to dismiss election interference case
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case has dismissed an effort to have it thrown out. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Trump’s legal team had provided “no…
Winds lift bouncy castle in Maryland, killing five-year-old boy
Getty Images A five-year-old boy has died and another child has been injured after strong winds lifted a bouncy castle into the air in the US state of Maryland. The…
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris at odds over presidential debate
US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are at odds over their first head-to-head debate, with each in favour of a different broadcaster and date. The Harris campaign is…
Canada protesters not guilty in Covid-blockade case
Two Canadian men accused of conspiring to murder police during protests over Covid-19 measures have been found not guilty. Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were charged after guns, body armour…
Snoop Dogg: America’s cheerleader at the Olympics
Getty Images There are few people who have become more synonymous with the 2024 Olympics than Snoop Dogg. When there is an American athlete vying for a medal in Paris,…
Park Fire: California man sees home burn for second time
Getty Images Rick Pero was working in southern Mexico when the evacuation alerts started going off on his phone. A wildfire was threatening his California neighbourhood. Again. Back home –…
Links 8/4/2024 | naked capitalism
Pot filled with gold coins buried by soldier 2400-year-ago discovered Interesting Engineering. “As we rode out to Fennario…” Mercury could have an 11-mile underground layer of diamonds, researchers say CNN…
Opinion | In Kamala Harris’s Blackness, I See My Own
We seem to be beginning yet another season of a perennially popular American spectacle, “How Much Is That Mulatto in the Window?” I frequently think that, after 400 years, this…
Opinion | ‘I Just Have Some Questions’: An Interview With Justice Gorsuch
On July 31, I met with Justice Neil Gorsuch in his chambers at the Supreme Court for a wide-ranging interview about his new book, “Over Ruled: The Human Toll of…