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In Sudan, a devastating war has left half the population at risk of starvation, with international aid agencies unable to provide assistance due to the dangerous conditions. In response, local citizens have organized over 600 Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) to feed, shelter, and care for their communities, marking a shift towards locally led humanitarian efforts. Despite facing immense challenges, these grassroots initiatives demonstrate a powerful commitment to serving their people and providing essential aid in the absence of functioning government structures. [Extracted from the article]

A survey conducted by Populace reveals that Americans are more united than commonly believed, with "stunning agreement" on national goals across all segments of the population. The perception of polarization is largely driven by a small group of politically engaged individuals who exaggerate their views for social approval. Ordinary Americans hold more moderate views and are willing to cooperate with those from the other party when presented with accurate information. The article explores the influence of conformity bias and how our brains mistake repetition for majority opinion, but also highlights that most people still get along despite political differences in face-to-face interactions. [Extracted from the article]

American campuses are currently experiencing protests related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with students advocating for divestment from Israel due to its actions in the Gaza Strip. These protests are reminiscent of the 1980s campaign against apartheid in South Africa. Younger Americans, who have only known Israel during its occupation of the West Bank and blockade of Gaza, are more sympathetic to the Palestinian cause compared to older generations. Student journalists have been documenting these protests, as professional press has been barred from some campuses. [Extracted from the article]

In the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attack, Israelis and Palestinians demonstrated acts of heroism and compassion that went largely unnoticed. In Israel, citizens organized themselves to rescue and support those affected by the violence, filling the void left by the absent government. Similarly, in the Gaza Strip, volunteers formed a makeshift government to provide aid and assistance to the population amidst the destruction caused by the Israeli military. These acts of selflessness and solidarity highlight the shared humanity and resilience of both nations, offering a glimmer of hope in the midst of conflict. [Extracted from the article]

The second message said: "I'm sorry."' JONATHAN POLIN, 53 Polin's son Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was injured and abducted at the Nova music festival in southern Israel MY WIFE AND I BOTH GREW up in Chicago. The roughly 200 hostages Hamas carried away at gunpoint were awakened at dawn by the terror of a missile onslaught and faced the darkness of Gaza beneath the thunder of Israeli munitions. ACROSS 75 YEARS, ISRAEL HAS BUILT itself around a military so formidable in battle that the country qualifies as a warrior state. They took Alon, Yarden, and Geffen to a car that went to the [Israel-Gaza] border. [Extracted from the article]

Time Off The 100 Best Mystery &Thriller Books of All Time The genre's most gripping, twist-filled, satisfying, and influential books, in chronological order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É 1973 THE HONJIN MURDERS BY SEISHI YOKOMIZO 1975 WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN?. [Extracted from the article]

The article from TIME Magazine discusses the aftermath of a violent attack orchestrated by Yahya Sinwar, a Hamas leader, which resulted in his death and significant destruction in Gaza. The attack, known as Oct. 7, aimed to provoke an overreaction from Israel but did not achieve its intended goals. Sinwar's death may lead to a potential cease-fire and negotiations, although Hamas remains a resilient organization. The impact of the attack has shifted public opinion in Gaza, with some residents now questioning the decision to launch the assault due to the widespread devastation and political implications. [Extracted from the article]

He also did battle against Putin's assertion that Ukraine had no identity by celebrating the country's cuisine at every opportunity. EVEN A WEEK BEFORE THE INVASION, WITH U.S. OFFICIALS warning that Kyiv might fall in as little as 72 hours, the defense of Ukraine was not actually a lost cause. By November, following the World Central Kitchen model of using local food and local people, 180 million free meals had been served in Ukraine, a literal lifeline in a nation where, six months after the invasion, nearly 7 million people had fled their homes but remained in the country. This year's map bears a striking resemblance to the maps showing each country's position on Ukraine. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the recent leadership crisis in the Middle East. Within a span of 24 hours, the President of Iran was killed in a helicopter crash and the Prime Minister of Israel learned that a warrant for his arrest for war crimes and crimes against humanity was sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The article also mentions the grave illness of the elderly King of Saudi Arabia. The Middle East is currently facing a significant question of leadership, and this crisis has implications for various countries in the region. [Extracted from the article]

The article from TIME Magazine features an interview with Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt, who serves as the President's special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism. Lipstadt discusses the global rise in antisemitism, the changing perceptions of Israel, and the complexities of different traumas, such as the events of Oct. 7 and the situation in Gaza. She also addresses the connection between Jewish people and Israel, the impact of Israel's delegitimization on Jews, and the distinction between criticizing Israel and being antisemitic. Lipstadt's insights shed light on the nuanced issues surrounding antisemitism and Israel. [Extracted from the article]

Ohtani is a baseball savant doing what has never been seen in Major League Baseball history. Ohtani winning multiple games on the mound - and at the plate - in a World Series would go down as among the greatest baseball stories ever written. BEST IN SHO Ohtani's 2021 campaign, by the numbers 451 FT. On April 4, 2021, Ohtani became the first starting pitcher since 1903 to bat second. NO ONE WATCHES OHTANI more closely than Ohtani. [Extracted from the article]

Iran's authoritarian government not only controls the internet in the country, it also uses that control as a weapon - slowing service to a crawl when protesters go into the streets, and shutting it down altogether when the decision is made to slaughter them. Reza says that when a Starlink dish arrived without a tripod, he got one from a local vendor who installs satellite TV, also once illegal in Iran. WORLD SOMEHOW, THE SATELLITE DISH ARrived in its original packaging, a gray cardboard box clearly labeled STarlink, handed over in broad daylight in the middle of Tehran. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the controversy surrounding an incident wherein African American citizen Terrance Franklin was killed by Minneapolis police officers in 2013. Topics discussed include the testimony from the police involved about the incident, stories about the involvement of Franklin in crimes, and the result of an expert analysis on the video and audio released by a witness that captures the incident.

The article focuses on the opening of the border by Colombia to welcome refugees from its neighboring country Venezuela. It discusses the economic failure in Venezuela led by the regime of its President Nicolás Maduro, the temporary protected status being given to migrants in Colombia, and struggles being encountered by Venezuelan refugees in Colombia.

The article features the selection of racial-justice organizes as the Guardians of the Year by the magazine "Time" for 2020. They have encouraged millions of people to stage protests to demand an end to institutional racism and injustice in the U.S. They have organized Black Lives Matter rallies, vigils and marches across the country and have tried to turn U.S. history into a campaign issue in 2020.

The article reports on the catastrophic explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, which affect more than 220 lives and the homes of 300,000 people. It mention that how 2,750 metric tons of ammonium nitrate had languished since 2013 in a port warehouse in the center of a city of 2.4 million people. It also mentions that citizens complain about their government in every nation, but few have better cause than the Lebanese.

The article features paramedic Danny Kim and his week-long experiences in attending to COVID-19 patients at the Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey. Also cited are how Kim responded to medical emergencies in the neighborhood as people experienced coronavirus symptoms like fever and shortness of breath, and their efforts to prevent death.

The article profiles several Americans identified by the journal as working to unite the U.S. amid the COVID-19 pandemic including entrepreneur Chris Evans, Columbia University Teachers College associate professor Christopher Emdin, and University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health professor and physician Patricia Téllez-Girón.

Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, has played a crucial role as a mediator in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Qatar, known for hosting the 2022 World Cup, has gained recognition for its ability to balance competing interests. Al Thani has also served as a go-between in other conflict areas, impressing U.S. officials with his diplomatic skills. However, he acknowledges the delicate nature of the situation in the Middle East, stating that everyone is on edge. [Extracted from the article]

Abduction, including of bodies, is a tried and true tactic of the asymmetrical warfare Israel faces, offering bargaining leverage from hit-and-run operations. The Brief Opener The obvious and intended point of reference for the shattering surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 was the 1973 October War, the devastating invasion that Arab armies launched precisely 50 years earlier, plus a day. [Extracted from the article]

For decades, the threats that defined Israel arrived from without, and produced a basic cohesion. His invitation for Netanyahu to visit the U.S. remains in place, however, as does support for Israel on Capitol Hill, and $3.8 billion a year in military aid. Netanyahu seemed sanguine about any security threat their loss might pose - perhaps understanding that at this point, a threat from outside the nation may be the one thing guaranteed to bring it together. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents an interview with English film and theater director Sam Mendes. Among the issues he discussed include how the idea for the script in his World War I film "1917" came from the story of his grandfather, the real challenge of filming the war film, such as having a great amount of extras, and the reason why he did a war movie just now.

The article offers brief profiles of leaders included in "Time" magazine's Next 100 list for 2019. They include Carlos Alvarado Quesada, Lauren Underwood, and Dan Crenshaw. Also mentioned are Pete Buttigieg, Elise Stefanik, Aly Raisman, Edward Leung, Tabata Amaral, Ayman Odeh, Vanessa Luna, and Rafaela Requesens.

The article reports on developments pertaining to Syrian Kurds seeking refuge in Iraq. Topics discussed include Turkey's military onslaught in Kurdish-controlled areas of northeastern Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw American forces from the Syria-Turkey border, and the refuge given by the Kurds in Iraq to the Kurds from Syria.

The article profiles Arthur Gregg Sulzberger, publisher of "The New York Times" newspaper, and examines his efforts to modernize the company. Topics covered included Sulzberger's family history as owners of "The New York Times," stock prices of the company, and subscription revenue from digital versions of the newspaper.

The article discusses violence involving white supremacists in relation to attacks against Muslims at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand by alleged shooter Brenton Tarrant, and it mentions how at least 50 people were killed in the shooting attacks. Homegrown terrorism and right-wing extremists are examined, along with terrorism in New Zealand, Muslim immigration in Europe, and changes to New Zealand's gun laws in the wake of the attacks.

The article focuses on the crisis in Venezuela as of March 2019. Topics include the two men who claim to be the country's president, former president Nicolás Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaidó, Maduro's blockade of U.S. food and medical aid, and U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Guaidó as the legitimate ruler.

More than 600 pop-up community centers, known as Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs), are now in operation [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Nobel laureate discusses reading 'The Handmaid's Tale' in an Iranian prison. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While on trial for corruption charges that he denies, Netanyahu has endeavored to pass legislation that would weaken Israel's judiciary. So radical that he was not allowed to serve in the Israeli military, Ben-Gvir, whom Netanyahu named National Security Minister, said he agreed to delay the vote in exchange for the possibility of creating a national guard that would report directly to him. FIVE TIMES IN LESS THAN FOUR years, Israelis voted in elections that doubled as referendums on one man: Benjamin Netanyahu has served as Prime Minister even longer than David Ben-Gurion, under whose 15-year tenure Israel was established as a state. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the Guardians (journalists) who have been named as recipients of the periodical's 2018 Person of the Year award, and it mentions the late Saudi Arabian writer Jamal Khashoggi who was murdered and the staff of the "Capitol Gazette" newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland which experienced a mass shooting event. Journalist Maria Ressa's coverage of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war is examined, along with jailed writers Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone.

The article reports on the scandal surrounding the More Than Me program for education of girls in Liberia established by Katie Meyler. It mentions the allegations of rape of girls at the charity's school by co-founder Macintosh Johnson, the issue of whether Johnson had transmitted the HIV virus to any of his victims, and questions regarding the responsibilities and oversight of nongovernmental organizations.

The article discusses the potential impact that Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance could have on Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's reputation, and it mentions how Khashoggi may have been murdered and dismembered inside Saudi Arabia's consulate building in Istanbul, Turkey on October 2, 2018. The views of U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are assessed, along with Saudi Arabian-American relations.

The article discusses the impact of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico in relation to the estimated death toll as of 2018. Topics include U.S. public opinion about the hurricane's impact in relation to government communication, the work of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in disaster recovery, and the counting of deaths by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The article evaluates "great places" including The Lost Kitchen restaurant in Freedom, Maine, the Tianjin Binhai Library in Tianjin, China, and the Tippet Rise Art Center in Stillwater Country, Montana.

The article profiles several individuals whom the journal has identified as agents of change and progress in the southern states of the U.S. including author Beth Moore, New Orleans Saints linebacker Demario Davis, and chef Ashley Christensen.

The article discusses policies of U.S. President Donald Trump concerning immigrants in the U.S. Topics discussed include Central American immigrants detained in McAllen, Texas on June 12, 2018; enlightenment ideals Thomas Jefferson etched onto the Declaration of Independence given voice by former U.S. Presidents like George Washington to Barack Obama; and Trump urged Germans to support rightwing anti-immigrant parties intent on deposing Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The article discusses how the Israeli military killed 60 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip region while U.S. President Donald Trump's administration was participating in the ceremonial opening of a new embassy building in Jerusalem in May 2018. A conflict between Palestinians and Israel is addressed, along with Americans' support for Israelis and Palestinians, Israeli-American relations, and the Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyah (Hamas) Islamist group.

The article offers brief profiles and photographs of leaders chosen for "Time" magazine's list of 100 influential men and women. It includes chief executive officer (CEO) Satya Nadella, French president Emmanuel Macron, Democratic legislator Nancy Pelosi, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.

The article discusses a visit by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the U.S. and modernization and authoritarianism in Saudi Arabia. Emphasis is given to topics such as Bin Salman's meetings with political and business leaders to seek support and foreign funds for his reforms, his consolidation of power in royal succession, the reform of extremist religious ideology, and Saudi Arabia's geopolitical strategy against Iran.

ColorSudan responded with antiwar graffiti in the streets and drawing sessions to help children deal with trauma, efforts originating from the emergency-response rooms where residents keep the half-emptied capital running and a movement alive. TIME 100 NEXT Advocates In 2019, when the people of Sudan brought down the military dictatorship that had ruled the African nation for 30 years, it was by that rare thing: a peaceful, leaderless revolution. The movement was guided by both the professional class and grassroots activists like Duaa Tariq, who helped organize protests as part of a neighborhood resistance committee and, as a founder of the socially conscious art group ColorSudan, seeded a path forward. [Extracted from the article]

WITH OUR FOAMY LITTLE COFFEES, STACY Schiff and I have set up at a small, round, metal table under the trees of Bryant Park, the great green oasis that shares a block of midtown Manhattan with the New York Public Library. He drove the family malt business into the ground and, Schiff writes, "was called many names in his life, but one thing he was never called was Sam.". [Extracted from the article]

The Brief LightBox Three times since 2009, Iranians have taken to the streets to protest the transgressions of their government, each time drawing first the attention of the world and then the wrath of the Islamic Republic, as paramilitaries restored its version of order. "The killing of Mahsa Amini really embodies, by itself, the 43 years of pain that women have endured in this country", Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent Iranian human-rights lawyer, tells TIME from Tehran. But in the outcry that has erupted nationwide since the Sept. 16 death of Mahsa Amini - a 22-year-old who died in the custody of the "morality police" after being detained over Iran's strict religious dress code - activists see a hinge event. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the human smuggling business that exist in international borders of Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico to the U.S. It highlights the testimonies of those who were involved in the trade and how the process works that involves large amount of money, accomplice and bribes. It also mentions the statistics of illegal migrants that the smugglers have handled with, who are mostly Haitians and South Asians.

The article reports that the U.S. President Donald Trump renounced the global architecture that the U.S. designed, championed and dominated for generations. It mentions information on Number of original nations affirming completion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on January 23, 2018 , a year after Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the trade pact. It presents views of Jon B. Alterman, senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, on multilateral negotiations.

The article discusses how Chinese President Xi Jinping has strengthened his position in the country. Xi reportedly emerged as the heir apparent in 2007, having overseen the Beijing Olympics in 2008. China reportedly passed a series of comprehensive, tough laws in the name of national security under the leadership of Xi Jinping.