Democrats will be impotent messengers on democracy as long as they remain beholden to the feudal culture this crisis has exposed

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A new report contains allegations from two women who accuse the American Gods author of nonconsensual acts

By June 19, 2024, 37 396 people had been killed in the Gaza Strip since the attack by Hamas and the Israeli invasion in October, 2023, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, as reported by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The Ministry's figures have been contested by the Israeli authorities, although they have been accepted as accurate by Israeli intelligence services, the UN, and WHO. These data are supported by independent analyses, comparing changes in the number of deaths of UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) staff with those reported by the Ministry, which found claims of data fabrication implausible. Collecting data is becoming increasingly difficult for the Gaza Health Ministry due to the destruction of much of the infrastructure. The Ministry has had to augment its usual reporting, based on people dying in its hospitals or brought in dead, with information from reliable media sources and first responders. This change has inevitably degraded the detailed data recorded previously. Consequently, the Gaza Health Ministry now reports separately the number of unidentified bodies among the total death toll. As of May 10, 2024, 30% of the 35 091 deaths were unidentified. Some officials and news agencies have used this development, designed to improve data quality, to undermine the veracity of the data. However, the number of reported deaths is likely an underestimate. The non-governmental organisation Airwars undertakes detailed assessments of incidents in the Gaza Strip and often finds that not all names of identifiable victims are included in the Ministry's list. Furthermore, the UN estimates that, by Feb 29, 2024, 35% of buildings in the Gaza Strip had been destroyed so the number of bodies still buried in the rubble is likely substantial, with estimates of more than 10 000.

“I got John Fetterman, I don’t need much else,” he added, downplaying his critics in Congress. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) campaigned with the president on Sunday and has been one of his most vocal supporters in recent weeks.

Former Village Voice and New York Observer firebrand’s new book looks at US conservatism’s swindle of its own constituency

Investors in digital currency tend to be argumentative men, study suggests

Snorkeling scientists search for the elusive giant salamanders so they might live another day elsewhere on the Watauga River before an old dam is removed.

U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a half-million barred owls that are crowding out their smaller cousins, the spotted owl.

After the president's dismal debate performance, he noted that he “might not walk as easily or talk as smoothly as I used to.” AI could help with this.

President Joe Biden faces a rebellion from wealthy Democratic donors after his debate performance against Donald Trump.

The president’s mental decline was like a dark family secret for many elite supporters.

President Joe Biden told Democratic governors during a meeting at the White House on Wednesday that part of his plan going forward is to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m. so that he could get more sleep, according to three sources briefed on his comments.

With less than 24 hours until polls open for the general election, the prime minister told ITV’s This Morning he is ‘a big sandwich person’

When an ant injures its leg, it sometimes will turn to a buddy who will help out by gnawing the leg off, effectively performing a lifesaving limb amputation. That’s according to some new experiments described in the journal Current Biology, which show that ants are the only animal other than humans known to practice amputation as a medical treatment. “Not only can they do this, but they are even able to diagnose the wounds and, depending on the location, adapt the treatment accordingly to maximize the survival chances of the injured,” says Erik Frank, who studies “social wound care” among ants at the University of Würzburg in Germany. “I find that truly remarkable.”

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In his five-page statement, Commissioner Edward Caban identified no inaccuracies in ProPublica's investigation but instead argued the story was unfair and that he’s “in compliance” with the guidelines. Our reporting shows otherwise.

Stewart Smith revisits The Minutemen's Double Nickels On The Dime 40 years after it was first released on SST

Police in the German city of Frankfurt are investigating a video that appears to show a fan being punched and kicked while being detained by a group of Euro 2024 security personnel.

Meet Hailey Welch, the woman going viral for her fun sex tip.