Leon E. Rosenberg, Geneticist Who Wrote of His Depression, Dies at 89
After working for a while as a peddler, Abraham made enough money to open his own general store. He learned English quickly and even perfected...
Ukraine Live Briefing: Three grain ships set sail; Moscow mulls Griner swap
Three ships are exporting grain from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports. President Biden described Brittney Griner’s sentencing as “unacceptable.”Source: Washington Post
With Surge in July, U.S. Recovers the Jobs Lost in the Pandemic
U.S. job growth accelerated in July across nearly all industries, restoring nationwide employment to its prepandemic level, despite widespread expectations of a slowdown as the...
South Korea Launch Scouts the Moon, With More Missions to Come
South Korea set off for the moon on Thursday. But it doesn’t want to stop there.“We are also considering using the moon as an outpost...
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill senior militant leader and at least 9 others
The attacks followed several days of threats from militants inside Gaza after Israel arrested an Islamic Jihad leader in the West Bank earlier in the...
Roy Hackett, British civil rights pioneer, dies at 93
Inspired in part by the Montgomery bus boycott, he led a successful 1963 campaign for civil rights in Bristol, England.Source: Washington Post
Brittney Griner’s Sentence Renews Pressure on President Biden
The basketball star’s supporters are pressing for action. But critics of any possible deal are already fuming. Source: New York Times
UN experts report North Korea is testing nuclear triggers
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts report that North Korea is testing “nuclear triggering devices” and that its preparations for another nuclear test were at...
U.S. Warns African Countries That Buying Russian Oil Could Break Sanctions
“We caution countries not to break those sanctions,” the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield said, warning of that they stood the chance...
A.I. Is Not Sentient. Why Do People Say It Is?
Why Everyone Else BelievesIn the mid-1960s, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Joseph Weizenbaum, built an automated psychotherapist he called Eliza. This chatbot...