More than 40,000 people gathered to see the Pennsylvania prognosticator as part of a tradition dating back to 1887. Pennsylvania’s primo prognosticator Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow during annual Groundhog Day celebrations on Friday, meaning that, according to legend, there will be an early spring. The US state’s…
What impact will UNRWA funding cuts have on Gaza? Marc Lamont Hill speaks to UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese. The humanitarian situation in Gaza is worsening with more than 26,000 Gaza Palestinians killed and another 1.7 million displaced since October 7th. At least a dozen countries have announced they will…
South Africa’s ambassador to the US talks to Marc Lamont Hill about the implications of the case and the court’s ruling. Last week, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered provisional measures in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel. The ruling states that Israel must prevent and punish incitement of…
US president seeking re-election likely to have a hard time winning key state because of his support for Israel.] A visit by United States President Joe Biden to Michigan has exposed a growing divide with the considerable Arab-American community in the key swing state ahead of November’s general election. Biden…
Asian markets rally after US tech giants post stronger-than-expected financial results. Asian markets have rallied after the release of stronger-than-expected earnings results by Meta and Amazon sent the tech giants’ share prices surging in after-hours trading. In Hong Kong, where stocks have slumped on weak economic indicators in mainland China,…
Washington, DC – A new Republican firestorm has ignited around United States Congress member Ilhan Omar — this time over alleged statements she made during a speech to Somali Americans. The only problem, according to two independent analyses of the speech, is that the words that fuelled the uproar appear…
A United States federal court has dismissed a case accusing President Joe Biden and other senior US officials of being complicit in Israel’s alleged genocide in Gaza. Still, the court’s decision (PDF) urged Biden and his colleagues to examine “the results of their unflagging support” for Israel, including its human…
Washington, DC – The United States has imposed sanctions on several Israeli settlers for attacking Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, accusing them of undermining stability and security in Israel and the Palestinian territories. The announcement on Thursday comes amid increasing pressure on President Joe Biden over his unwavering…
United States President Joe Biden has been campaigning in South Carolina like his political life depends on it. Longtime analysts say it might. Despite being all but assured of winning the state’s Democratic primary on February 3, Biden has made South Carolina a focal point of his early reelection efforts,…
There were an estimated 20 million new cancer cases in 2022, with more than 35 million new cases predicted by 2050. The number of new cancer cases globally will reach 35 million in 2050, 77 percent higher than the figure in 2022, according to predictions from the World Health Organization’s…
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