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Aug 27, 2025 - World

Israel is on the brink of launching another major offensive, this time in famine-stricken Gaza City.

Aug 27, 2025 - World

Even two years after the October 7 attack, Hamas continues to exist, and the probability of Israel being dragged into a long war of attrition remains palpable.

Aug 27, 2025 - World

Democrats voted against appointing two candidates known for election denialism and voter registration challengesUS politics live – latest updatesFulton county commissioners in Georgia today faced a contempt hearing that may end in jail time for violating a court order to appoint two Republicans associated with Trump-aligned groups pushing voter fraud conspiracies to the county’s election board.The county charter states that commissioners “shall” appoint two Republicans and two Democrats nominated by their respective county party chairperson, for two-year terms. When commissioners rejected the nomination by Fulton county’s Republican party chair, the superior court judge David Emerson issued an order requiring the board to appoint them. Continue reading...

Aug 27, 2025 - World

Agency authorizes shots for those 65 and older, with young people eligible if they have underlying medical conditionsThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated Covid-19 vaccines but has placed new restrictions on who can get them.The agency has authorized Covid vaccines for people 65 and older, who are known to be more at risk from serious illnesses from Covid infections. Continue reading...

Aug 27, 2025 - World

All eyes will be on chipmaker’s latest financials as company sets tone for the rest of the artificial intelligence industryNvidia is set to report its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, in a first test of investor appetite since last week’s mass AI-stock selloff.All eyes will be on the chipmaker’s latest financials as the company sets the tone for the rest of the AI industry after a turbulent week in the sector. Several tech stocks saw shares tumble last week amid growing questions over whether AI-driven companies are being overvalued, including an MIT report that said 95% of AI pilots fail to grow company’s revenues and statements from the OpenAI chief executive, Sam Altman, who said investors were possibly overhyping several companies. Continue reading...