Last known US slave ship the Clotilda should stay under water, say experts
Carmen K Sisson/Alamy The wreck of the last known US slave ship should remain under water as a memorial, a task force of historians and archaeologists has said. The Clotilda…
‘No tax on tips’ becomes campaign issue for Trump and Harris
Getty Images In the hotly divided US presidential campaign, a rare area of agreement has emerged: Workers’ tips should not be taxed. Former president Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, was…
Earthquake hits Los Angeles area
A powerful earthquake struck near Los Angeles, California on Monday afternoon, shaking homes and startling residents for miles. The 4.4 magnitude quake’s epicentre hit near Highland Park, a neighbourhood in…
Pokémon series star voice actress Rachael Lillis dies at 46
Pokémon voice actress Rachael Lillis, who starred in Pokémon TV series, films and video games dating back as far as the late 1990s, has died from breast cancer at the…
Wave of ATM Bombings in “Cash-Addicted” Germany Prompts Calls for Fewer ATMs and Less Use of Cash | naked capitalism
“We see ATM blasts all over the world, but the intensity that we experience in Germany is really in a league of its own.” In Europe, people don’t tend to…
Ukraine’s Surprise Attack
Ukraine’s efforts to retake territory from Russia have stalled. But the Ukrainian military has tried to get back at Moscow in other ways. In the past, it has launched drone…
New Details on Gaza Cease-Fire Obstacles, and Musk Interviews Trump
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Israel Was Less Flexible in Recent Gaza Cease-Fire Talks, Documents Show
For weeks, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has denied that he is trying to block a cease-fire deal in Gaza by hardening Israel’s negotiating position. Mr. Netanyahu has consistently…
Do Robots Love Their Customers? Automated Restaurants Face Human Issues.
On a recent Thursday afternoon at a Denny’s in Long Beach, Calif., a four-foot-tall robot glided toward Diane Deconnick’s table. Its three tiered trays could have hauled a feast, but…
Haley Joel Osment Sees Contentment
Haley Joel Osment’s childhood memories are not like other people’s. He remembers the kindness with which Tom Hanks treated him, when he was 5 and playing Hanks’s son in “Forrest…