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WATCH: Pokémon store robbed at gunpoint in Manhattan

Three men robbed a Pokémon store in Manhattan on Wednesday, stealing $1,000 in cash from a register, an unknown amount of merchandise and a cell phone, according to the New York Police Department....

Jan 15ABC NewscrimeImpact

Halabja Massacre: Survivors still haunted by chemical war

Kurdish Iraqis who survived the 1988 chemical weapons attack on Halabja and nearby communities have lasting trauma, a new report finds, highlighting the need for long-term mental health care and survi...

5dDeutsche Welleworld_news

40M Americans Live Alone, 29% of households

Article URL: https://www.apolloacademy.com/40-million-americans-live-alone/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46718299 Points: 8 # Comments: 6...

3dHacker NewssocietyImpact

Why IRC is better than Real Life

Article URL: https://everything2.com/node/e2node/Why%20IRC%20is%20better%20than%20Real%20Life Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46611119 Points: 3 # Comments: 0...

Jan 14Hacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Musk’s Grok barred from undressing AI images after global backlash

Elon Musk’s platform X on Wednesday announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, following global backlash over its generation of sexualised photos of women...

Jan 15South China Morning PostTechnologyImpact

Macron calls for ban on social media for under-15s to be in place by September

According to France's health watchdog, one in two teenagers spends between two and five hours a day on their smartphone....

9hEuronewsPoliticsImpact

Thousands of locals have left Kyiv amid blackouts

Residents of the Ukrainian capital are facing massive power outages, a lack of water and heat as Russia intensifies attacks on the country's energy grid. As many as 600,000 may have left the city....

2dDeutsche Welleworld_newsImpact

Why is the US sliding toward authoritarianism?

Article URL: https://text.tchncs.de/afoqfda99f Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46745424 Points: 19 # Comments: 0...

1dHacker NewsPoliticsImpact

WATCH: LA rising: Rebuilding from the wildfires

Four families share their experience two months after their lives were impacted by the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles....

5dABC Newsaccidents

WATCH: Mom's heartbreak fuels serving the homeless

Shirley Raines, the founder of the nonprofit Beauty 2 the Streetz, has spent nearly a decade helping people facing hunger and homelessness by offering food and supplies with a message of dignity....

6dABC Newssociety

The historic bazaar where Iran’s protests began

Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, whose shopkeepers helped bring Islamist clerics to power in 1979, once again became a hotspot for anti-regime rallies...

Jan 14Financial TimesPolitics

The Housing Market Isn't for Single People

Article URL: https://thewalrus.ca/the-housing-market-isnt-for-single-people/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46606038 Points: 3 # Comments: 1...

Jan 13Hacker Newsreal_estateImpact

Iran: Donald Trump says killings have halted after anti-government protests

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s been told "on good authority" that plans for executions in Iran have stopped. Tehran, on its end, has signaled fast trials and executions ahead in it...

Jan 15France 24PoliticsImpact

Unrecognized pain: Most Halabja Massacre survivors have PTSD

A new report finds ongoing trauma affects survivors of a 1988 chemical weapons attack on Kurdish Iraqis in Halabja and nearby communities, highlighting the need for better health and support services....

5dDeutsche WelleHealthImpact

Who Is Gregory Bovino? The official Bbehind Trump’s aggressive border enforcement

The official overseeing President Trump’s Border Patrol operations is Gregory Bovino, a figure who has publicly defended ICE’s hard-line enforcement approach and drawn attention for wearing a coat cri...

1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

'Little appetite for regime change’: Trump offers 'help' for Iran's protesters, but what can he do?

US President Donald Trump told Iranian protesters on Tuesday that “help is on its way” as he weighed options to punish Tehran for its brutal crackdown. As the threat of military action looms, analysts...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

Fact check: Fans canceling World Cup tickets over ICE fears?

Amid a violent crackdown on migrants in the US, claims have been emerging online that thousands are canceling their tickets to the 2026 World Cup. Are fans backing out? And would immigration officers ...

3dDeutsche WelleSportsImpact

The Asian migrant workers propping up Greenland’s economy

Arctic island desired by Donald Trump has a shaky economy reliant on Denmark, fishing and foreign labour...

6dFinancial TimeseconomicsImpact

The Palantir app helping ICE raids in Minneapolis

Article URL: https://www.404media.co/elite-the-palantir-app-ice-uses-to-find-neighborhoods-to-raid/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46633378 Points: 47 # Comments: 12...

Jan 15Hacker NewsPoliticsImpact

Ugandans vote amid internet blackout and police repression

Ugandans head to the polls on Thursday for presidential elections with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his 40 years in power amid repression and internet blackouts....

Jan 15France 24Politics
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