An independent review commissioned by the United Nations did not have a mandate to investigate Israel's other claim that a dozen UNRWA employees took part in the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel.

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The DOJ settlement goes to 139 victims of Larry Nassar, the disgraced team doctor of USA Gymnastics who sexually assaulted elite and Olympic gymnasts, after the FBI failed to promptly investigate.

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After dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested at Columbia, Yale and NYU, students at colleges from Massachusetts to Minnesota to California are erecting encampments in solidarity.

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The Supreme Court will consider the question: Should doctors treating pregnancy complications follow state or federal law if the laws conflict? Here's how the case could affect women and doctors.

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Tensions are high as campus protests over the war in Gaza stretch across the U.S. The Supreme Court will hear a case about pro-union Starbucks employees.

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The United Methodist Church is holding its first General Conference since the pandemic and will consider whether to change policies on several LGBTQ issues.

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Critics say the U.S. has been unwilling to push for measures in a global agreement that would drive big cuts in plastic waste.

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Protests on college campuses related to the Israel-Hamas War have many Jews nervous heading into the holiday.

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Starbucks and some of its baristas have been in a contentious fight over unionizing since 2021. Now, the Supreme Court considers a case that could have implications for unions far beyond Starbucks.

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There's a referendum on abortion rights on the ballot in Florida in November. President Biden's campaign says that could help buoy his chances there.

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The PM says an extra £75bn over six years will put the UK's defence industry on a "war footing".

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The BBC?s Andrew Harding witnessed a vessel leave the French coast in which five people later died.

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A decision to use "less emotive" words for problems with Horizon is called "Orwellian", inquiry hears.

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The King awards historic honours to senior royals, in a year that has seen pressures of ill health.

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Rising oil prices have lifted the cost of filling up but it may prove short-term, claim experts.

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Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testifies about a "catch-and-kill" strategy ahead of the 2016 election.

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As gang violence continues to rage, two-thirds of children are now in need of aid, the UN warns.

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The Met officers say they gave chase after a man tried to steal items from a restaurant in Barcelona.

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Palestinian officials say more than 300 bodies have been found at Nasser and al-Shifa hospitals.

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The hybrid learning comes amid reports of antisemitic harassment around Columbia University.

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ZBLAN fibers made in space hopefully don't crystallize and are far less brittle, opening the path to faster photonics

Fiber optics of the future may be manufactured in space if the results of a recent ISS experiment prove its feasibility.?

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Expect ongoing supply shortages this year, say storage analysts

Seagate has joined Western Digital in increasing the prices of hard drives, with rising demand due to the huge data requirements of AI taking the blame. AI is also behind a rapid growth in orders for Enterprise solid state drives (SSDs).?

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Musk outfit's figures almost 10 times worse than industry averages

Workplace safety data reported to the US government for 2023 indicates that SpaceX's injury rate continues to surpass the industry average.?

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What are Mir and Wayland all about anyway?

Mir-based tiling window manager Miracle-WM version 0.2.0 is here, building on the basis of the initial release. Will Mir bring peace and harmony and convergence after all??

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Motorists file class action alleging breach of contract and more after their premiums went up

Two New Jersey drivers claim they now pay more for their car insurance because General Motors (GM) and its OnStar app snooped on their driving behavior without their consent and sent metrics to "various insurance carriers."?

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From first place to third as local brands grow

iPhone sales in China - the world's largest smartphone market - slipped by 19.1 percent in Q1 year-over-year while many domestic brands rose, pushing Apple from first to third place.?

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Language model focused on reasoning fits on a smartphone and runs offline

Microsoft claims the latest incarnation of its lightweight Phi-3 Mini AI model rivals competitors such as GPT-3.5 while being small enough to be deployed on a phone.?

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Electricity goes both ways as bit barns in Dublin aim to cut emissions and boost the bank

Datacenter biz Digital Realty is to let facilities in Ireland feed energy back to the electricity grid when needed, helping to smooth out variability in supply, cut CO₂ emissions and provide an additional revenue stream.?

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Even tighter requirements, so it's time to put old hardware out to pasture... or find an alternative OS

Microsoft's war on old PCs appears to have intensified as the latest builds of Windows 11 will not boot if your CPU does not support the SSE4.2 instruction set.?

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Cloud migration good for margins, CEO says

SAP booked revenue of ?8.04 billion ($8.58 billion) in the first calendar quarter of 2024, up eight percent on the same period of 2023.?

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The spheres collapse under pressure, giving the fluid very unusual properties.

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"We're pretty much seeing everything we had hoped for, and that's always good news.?

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It's still $50, would have a new remote, and will hopefully not have 8GB of storage.

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Epic: "We want emotes to be a source of good vibes..."

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Reports point to a new OLED iPad Pro with M3 and a big-screened iPad Air.

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Increasingly, our cars will be controlled by a small number of powerful computers.

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Thousands of exposed files on North Korean server tell the tale.

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The new electric Porsche Macan starts at $78,800, deliveries begin later this year.

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Hubble continues to deliver the goods.

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Experts say the US is not sharing as much data on the outbreak as it should.

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