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Новости за 23.12.2024

Middle East Tensions Escalate as Houthis Target Israel

«The Rio Times» 

A missile from Yemen hit Tel Aviv on December 21, 2024, injuring 30 people. The Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack. They targeted a military site in the Jaffa district with a hypersonic ballistic missile. Israeli emergency services treated 16 people for minor injuries from shattered glass. Another 14 individuals sustained injuries while rushing […]

Australian tennis star Purcell provisionally suspended for doping

France24.com (en) 

The Australian, who is ranked 12th in the world for doubles, admitted to a breach of the regulations relating to the use of a "prohibited method" and had "requested to enter into a provisional suspension on December 10." No other details were divulged. "Time served under provisional suspension will be credited against any future sanction," the ITIA said, with the ban coming into effect on December 12. Under the suspension, the 26-year-old is prohibited from playing in, coaching at, or attending... Читать дальше...

OpenAI is Using its Technology to Kill

CounterPunch 

Earlier this month, the company that brings us ChatGPT announced its partnership with California-based weapons company, Anduril, to produce AI weapons. The OpenAI-Anduril system, which was tested in California at the end of November, permits the sharing of data between external parties for decision making on the battlefield. This fits squarely within the US military and OpenAI’s More

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Swallowing Syria

CounterPunch 

I am finding it very hard to swallow the disaster that has occurred in Syria, or to digest its consequences. It makes me sick. Though it foresaw the looming disaster, my last article was written just before the flight of Assad and the fall of Damascus, and it was still possible to imagine there might More

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Fixing the Media and Campaign Spending by the Rich

CounterPunch 

Virtually everyone, except Elon Musk, agrees that the rich have too much political power these days. When a single individual can put tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars behind their favored candidate, it seriously distorts democracy. Unfortunately, there are few serious strategies for addressing this problem. Given the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens More

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Eliminated Cowboys flex 'their pride,' beat Bucs - ESPN

Google.com 

  1. Eliminated Cowboys flex 'their pride,' beat Bucs  ESPN
  2. 3 Up, 3 Down In Bucs' Brutal Loss to Cowboys  Sports Illustrated
  3. Clutch forced fumble seals Cowboys win over Bucs as Dallas continues late-season surge  Yahoo Sports

Pakistan PM forms committee to open dialogue with Imran Khan’s PTI following protests

Khaama Press (Afghan News Agency) 

Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, has formed a committee for dialogue with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. The confrontation between PTI and the ruling coalition government led by Shehbaz Sharif reached its peak after the protests on November 25, which resulted in dozens of casualties. Pakistani media have reported that this committee was […]

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The Strawman of Antisemitism: Banning Protests Against Israel Down Under

CounterPunch 

Of late, a spate of incidents has taken place in Australia giving sheer delight to the simian-resembling Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton.  On a visit to South Australia, he showed himself to be merrily divisive in attacking protestors who had shown solidarity for Palestinians in Gaza in the wake of their catastrophic suffering since October last year: “If you allow More

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