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The week-long state funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, who died at 100 last week, began Saturday morning. The ceremonies will honor Carter’s journey from his hometown of Plains, Georgia, to his esteemed role on the global humanitarian stage and as the 39th American president. On Saturday morning, individuals… Read Details ⇢

Outgoing US President Joe Biden has authorised Kyiv to use the long-range weapons against Russia. Russia has pledged to retaliate after it claimed to have shot down eight US-supplied ATACMS missiles fired by Ukraine at its border region of Belgorod. “On January 3, an attempt was made from Ukrainian territory… Read Details ⇢

amp fitness, a new AI-powered strength machine, is on display at CES 2025 It’s backed by influencers such as online strength coach Chris Heria and actor Terry Crews amp officially launches in January 2025 When it comes to fitness, there are all kinds of gadgets designed to optimize our workouts,… Read Details ⇢

Hussam Abu Safiya, Director of Kamal-Adwan Hospital (Gaza), November 21, 2024. AFP Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the 51-year-old pediatrician and director of the Kamal-Adwan hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip, is a model of patience and rigor. Despite incessant bombardment by the Israeli army, he has resolutely managed… Read Details ⇢

This is the time of the year when a lot of college football players will declare for the NFL Draft. A lot of players will post a statement that they are grateful for their college experience, and that they are looking forward to what the future holds in the NFL. … Read Details ⇢

Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze at a busy market in the city of Zhangjiakou, Hebei province. A fire at a market in China’s northern province of Hebei has killed at least eight people and wounded 15, according to state media. The blaze at the Liguang market in… Read Details ⇢

Extreme TV nerds (hello) will sometimes talk about ‘mastering’ movies and shows, which is the industry term for the look of something being created and settled on by the creative team behind it. ‘Mastering’ monitors are what are used for this, and they’re specialist screens that are designed to be… Read Details ⇢

How does wealth manage to persuade the poor to use their political freedom to keep it in power? By asking this insightful question in 1952, Welsh Labour’s Aneurin Bevan put his finger on liberal democracy’s greatest paradox. In the age of Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, JD Vance and their Big… Read Details ⇢

A Washington Post cartoonist announced that she had quit the paper this week because it rejected her cartoon of Amazon founder and Post owner Jeff Bezos groveling to President-elect Trump. Post editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes wrote on her Substack page Friday that she was resigning from the outlet, accusing it… Read Details ⇢