Israel's defense minister "releases all restraints" on troops. Hamas and Israel at war: what we know on day five. / The Times of Israel, The Guardian Unpacking how X and Telegram beat television networks this weekend to report on Hamas's attack. / Haaretz The notion of
Updates on the war in Gaza, while the United States sends a carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean. / The Associated Press Jonathan Guyer: Everyone forgot about the Palestinians, and President Biden's focus on Israel-Saudi talks may have lit a match. / Vox "It inevitably creates a
Netanyahu says Israel is "at war" after Palestinian militants fired around 2,200 rockets into Israeli territory. / CNN See also: Maps and videos chronicle this morning's rapid escalation in fighting. / The Washington Post [+] 23AndMe confirms stolen data from Ashkenazi Jews is circulating on the dark web.
Following a two-year battle, a federal court orders Alabama to use a redrawn congressional map—here's how the decision will change the makeup of districts. / The New York Times [+] Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, jailed but still fighting the regime's oppression against women, wins the Nobel
Climate change is making public health gains harder to achieve and undoing some of the world's hard-earned progress. / The New York Times [+] In a quarter of counties in the United States, working-age people are dying at a higher rate than 40 years ago. / The Washington Post
Anticipating winter, Russia attacks Ukraine's power grid with missiles, drones, and cyber attacks. / The Economist NATO says its members are running out of ammunition to supply Ukraine. / CNN Slovakia's recent election shows how vulnerable other democracies are to Moscow's "weapons of mass manipulation.
Climate change and the rapid evolution of mosquitoes are driving up malaria deaths. / The New York Times [+] Related: A cheap malaria vaccine that can be produced on a massive scale has been recommended for use by the World Health Organization. / BBC News Three physicists win the Nobel Prize for exploring
The Panama Canal Authority says that due to ongoing drought conditions, it will again reduce the daily number of ships that can travel the waterway. / AP "The past month in Tefé has seemed like a science-fiction climate-change scenario." More than 100 Amazonian river dolphins have died
A suspect who police say was the "shot caller" in Tupac Shakur's murder has been arrested, 27 years after the shooting. / AP Photos and videos of the sudden, intense flooding yesterday in New York City. / Digg "All drainage systems have their limitations and New York
Google, Meta, and H&R Block "jointly schemed" to scrape and transmit taxpayers' data, alleges a new class-action lawsuit. / Gizmodo Cochran County, Texas, which borders New Mexico, has passed an ordinance prohibiting travel on its roads for the purpose of seeking an abortion. / Lubbock Avalanche-
