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X says it is closing operations in Brazil ‘effective immediately’ due to judge’s content orders
SAO PAULO, Aug 17 — Media platform X said on Saturday it would close its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to what it called “censorship orders” by Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes. X, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, claims Moraes secretly threatened one of the company’s legal representatives in the South American country with
What to know as India’s medics and women protest the rape and killing of a doctor
NEW DELHI — India’s medical workers began a countrywide strike Saturday to protest the rape and killing of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in the eastern West Bengal state. Saturday’s strike was called by the country’s largest group of doctors, the Indian Medical Association, saying all non-essential services at hospitals would be shut
A woman and her 2 children are among 10 killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon
NABATIEH, Lebanon — An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon early Saturday killed at least 10 Syrian nationals, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. The strike on Wadi al-Kfour in Nabatieh province is among the deadliest in Lebanon since the Hezbollah militant group and Israeli military started trading strikes on Oct. 8, a day after Hamas attacked
What is ketamine? Understanding the drug after Matthew Perry’s death
In the days and weeks leading up to Matthew Perry’s death, the actor used large amounts of ketamine — the drug responsible for his death — supplied by a web of doctors, his personal assistant, an acquaintance and a drug dealer, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Here’s what to know about ketamine. What is ketamine? Ketamine
Japan ends ‘megaquake’ advisory after no abnormalities are observed
TOKYO — Japan on Thursday ended its call for higher-than-usual risks of a major earthquake, one week after a strong tremor on the edge of the Nankai Trough seabed zone caused the government to issue its first-ever megaquake advisory. Citizens can now return to normal life as no abnormalities were observed in the seismic activity
There are 8 million teens eligible to vote. These high school students are trying to make sure more do.
Every year, Jessie Cai would shadow her mom on “take your kid to work day.” At the Maryland Social Security office, where her mom was a systems analyst, she was struck by the lack of Asian American faces in the room. “I walked around and got the distinct impression that not many people in public
16-month-old girl killed, 2 siblings injured after father abducts them and crashes vehicle, police say
A 16-month-old girl was killed after her father allegedly abducted her and her two siblings, fled from police and crashed on a Maryland interstate on Wednesday, authorities said. The girl was identified by Virginia State Police as Za’riyah Plummer. Her siblings were injured in the crash and taken to the hospital. The incident began when
Will protesters, or police, be the problem at the Democratic National Convention?
More than 20,000 protesters are expected to cram into a 1.4 mile-long court-approved protest route near Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week, creating a potential standoff between demonstrators and a police department with a history of excessive force. The 264 protest groups that have said they will participate are primarily focused on Palestinian rights, ending
Deadly violence persists in Gaza despite mediators’ hopes for a truce
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — As mediators expressed optimism for an imminent cease-fire deal, violence raged on Saturday in the Gaza Strip, where an Israeli airstrike killed at least 18 people, all from the same family. The attack came days after the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza announced the death toll surpassed 40,000 in the 10-month-old Israel-Hamas war
Harris pitches plans to tackle food, housing, medicine and child care costs in N.C. speech
At a campaign speech Friday in North Carolina, Vice President Kamala Harris promised to “make it a top priority to bring down costs” if elected president and touted her new plans to tackle food and housing costs, slash prescription drug prices and expand the child tax credit. Harris said the Biden administration has made progress