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Sep
30
Immigration / Law / Policy

2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon Israel informs the U.S.

2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon Israel informs the U.S. State Department that it will launch an imminent ground invasion of southern Lebanon in order to clear out Hezbollah infrastructure near Israeli border communities. (The Washington Post) Lebanese troops withdraw from the Israeli border ahead of an Israeli ground offensive. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 30, 2024
Sep
30
Economy / Jobs / Business

2024 Shanghai supermarket stabbings Three people are killed and fifteen others are injured in a mass stabbing at a supermarket in Songjiang district, Shanghai,

2024 Shanghai supermarket stabbings Three people are killed and fifteen others are injured in a mass stabbing at a supermarket in Songjiang district, Shanghai, China. Police arrest a 37-year-old man at the scene, adding that the man had come to Shanghai in order to "vent his anger due to a personal economic dispute". (Reuters) (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 30, 2024
Sep
30
Immigration / Law / Policy

Israel informs the U.S.

Israel informs the U.S. State Department that it will launch an imminent ground invasion of southern Lebanon in order to clear out Hezbollah infrastructure near Israeli border communities. (The Washington Post)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 30, 2024
Sep
30
Economy / Jobs / Business

Three people are killed and fifteen others are injured in a mass stabbing at a supermarket in Songjiang district, Shanghai, China.

Three people are killed and fifteen others are injured in a mass stabbing at a supermarket in Songjiang district, Shanghai, China. Police arrest a 37-year-old man at the scene, adding that the man had come to Shanghai in order to "vent his anger due to a personal economic dispute". (Reuters) (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Sep 30, 2024
Oct
01
War / Conflict / Security

Iran launches a wave of ballistic missile attacks against Israel in retaliation for the 2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike, killing a Palestinian civilian and i

Iran launches a wave of ballistic missile attacks against Israel in retaliation for the 2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike, killing a Palestinian civilian and injuring two others. The U.S. State Department had previously warned of an imminent Iranian attack, saying that such an attack would carry "severe consequences for Iran". (The Guardian) (CBS News) (CNN)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 1, 2024
Oct
01
War / Conflict / Security

October 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel Iran launches a wave of ballistic missile attacks against Israel in retaliation for the 2024 Hezbollah headquarters

October 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel Iran launches a wave of ballistic missile attacks against Israel in retaliation for the 2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike, killing a Palestinian civilian and injuring two others. The U.S. State Department had previously warned of an imminent Iranian attack, saying that such an attack would carry "severe consequences for Iran". (The Guardian) (CBS News) (CNN) United States Navy destroyers USS Bulkeley and USS Cole successfully shoot down several Iranian missiles heading towards Israel. (UK Defence Journal)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 1, 2024
Oct
01
War / Conflict / Security

2024 Atlantic hurricane season The death toll from Hurricane Helene surpasses 160 people, with most of the deaths occurring in North Carolina, making it the sec

2024 Atlantic hurricane season The death toll from Hurricane Helene surpasses 160 people, with most of the deaths occurring in North Carolina, making it the second-deadliest hurricane to strike the contiguous United States in the past fifty years, behind only Hurricane Katrina. (CNN)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 1, 2024
Oct
01
War / Conflict / Security

2024 United States port strike Over 45,000 dockworkers of the International Longshoremen's Association operating at thirty-six United States ports, primarily al

2024 United States port strike Over 45,000 dockworkers of the International Longshoremen's Association operating at thirty-six United States ports, primarily along the East Coast and the Gulf Coast, begin a labor strike, following the failure of the ports to reach a deal for worker compensation and a ban on automation. (AP)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 1, 2024
Oct
01
War / Conflict / Security

Over 45,000 dockworkers of the International Longshoremen's Association operating at thirty-six United States ports, primarily along the East Coast and the Gulf

Over 45,000 dockworkers of the International Longshoremen's Association operating at thirty-six United States ports, primarily along the East Coast and the Gulf Coast, begin a labor strike, following the failure of the ports to reach a deal for worker compensation and a ban on automation. (AP)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 1, 2024
Oct
03
Politics / Government

Prosecution of S.

Prosecution of S. Iswaran Former Singapore Transport Minister S. Iswaran, who pleaded guilty to four charges of obtaining valuable items as a public servant and one charge of obstruction of justice last week, is sentenced to one year in jail. (CNA) (Straits Times)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 3, 2024
Oct
03
War / Conflict / Security

2024 Atlantic hurricane season Effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina One thousand U.S.

2024 Atlantic hurricane season Effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina One thousand U.S. soldiers are deployed to western North Carolina to aid the North Carolina National Guard in humanitarian operations and to help find hundreds of missing people. (NBC News) United States Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas reports that the Federal Emergency Management Agency lacks the funding to provide necessary support for the remainder of the 2024 hurricane season. (Axios)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 3, 2024
Oct
03
War / Conflict / Security

Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute The United Kingdom and Mauritius jointly announce that a deal has been made to resolve the dispute over the Chagos Archip

Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute The United Kingdom and Mauritius jointly announce that a deal has been made to resolve the dispute over the Chagos Archipelago, with sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory being handed over to Mauritius in exchange for the United Kingdom and the United States retaining control of the military base on Diego Garcia for the next 99 years. (BBC News) (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 3, 2024
Oct
03
War / Conflict / Security

Fawzia Amin Sido, a Yazidi woman who had been kidnapped at age 11 by the Islamic State in 2014 in Iraq and sold and trafficked to Gaza, is freed from captivity

Fawzia Amin Sido, a Yazidi woman who had been kidnapped at age 11 by the Islamic State in 2014 in Iraq and sold and trafficked to Gaza, is freed from captivity in Gaza following a secret operation involving the United States and Israel. The woman's captor is believed to have previously been killed in an Israeli airstrike. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 3, 2024
Oct
03
Major Trends

One thousand U.S.

One thousand U.S. soldiers are deployed to western North Carolina to aid the North Carolina National Guard in humanitarian operations and to help find hundreds of missing people. (NBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 3, 2024
Oct
03
War / Conflict / Security

The United Kingdom and Mauritius jointly announce that a deal has been made to resolve the dispute over the Chagos Archipelago, with sovereignty of the British

The United Kingdom and Mauritius jointly announce that a deal has been made to resolve the dispute over the Chagos Archipelago, with sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory being handed over to Mauritius in exchange for the United Kingdom and the United States retaining control of the military base on Diego Garcia for the next 99 years. (BBC News) (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 3, 2024
Oct
04
Immigration / Law / Policy

Pork barrel scam The Sandiganbayan court in the Philippines acquits Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and former Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile, his former a

Pork barrel scam The Sandiganbayan court in the Philippines acquits Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and former Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile, his former aide Gigi Reyes, and Janet Napoles of plunder in connection with the alleged misuse of Ponce Enrile's Priority Development Assistance Fund during his senatorial term. (AFP via CNA) (Rappler)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 4, 2024
Oct
04
Immigration / Law / Policy

The Sandiganbayan court in the Philippines acquits Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and former Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile, his former aide Gigi Reyes, a

The Sandiganbayan court in the Philippines acquits Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and former Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile, his former aide Gigi Reyes, and Janet Napoles of plunder in connection with the alleged misuse of Ponce Enrile's Priority Development Assistance Fund during his senatorial term. (AFP via CNA) (Rappler)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 4, 2024
Oct
04
Immigration / Law / Policy

Parole for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans The United States Department of Homeland Security reports that the Biden administration will not renew

Parole for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans The United States Department of Homeland Security reports that the Biden administration will not renew the legal status of 530,000 migrants who entered the U.S. as part of a provisional humanitarian program beginning in 2022. (Reuters)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 4, 2024
Oct
06
War / Conflict / Security

Gaza war 2024 Beersheba bus station shooting A police officer is killed and thirteen other people are injured in Beersheba, Israel, in an incident described as

Gaza war 2024 Beersheba bus station shooting A police officer is killed and thirteen other people are injured in Beersheba, Israel, in an incident described as a terrorist attack. The perpetrator is shot dead by security forces. (The Jerusalem Post) Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip At least 26 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes allegedly targeting Hamas militants that hit a mosque and a school housing displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip. (BBC News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 6, 2024
Oct
06
Major Trends

2024 Godini shooting Six people are killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting after eight gunmen open fire on a group of community patrollers in God

2024 Godini shooting Six people are killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting after eight gunmen open fire on a group of community patrollers in Godini village near Qumbu, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The shooting took place on the day of the memorial service for the victims of the Lusikisiki shootings, which also occurred in the Eastern Cape. (News24)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 6, 2024
Oct
06
Major Trends

Six people are killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting after eight gunmen open fire on a group of community patrollers in Godini village near Qumb

Six people are killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting after eight gunmen open fire on a group of community patrollers in Godini village near Qumbu, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The shooting took place on the day of the memorial service for the victims of the Lusikisiki shootings, which also occurred in the Eastern Cape. (News24)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 6, 2024
Oct
07
Health / Disasters

2024 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Milton Hurricane Milton intensifies into a Category 5 hurricane with a minimum central pressure of 897 millibars.

2024 Atlantic hurricane season Hurricane Milton Hurricane Milton intensifies into a Category 5 hurricane with a minimum central pressure of 897 millibars. (National Hurricane Center) Pasco, Hillsborough, and Pinellas counties in Florida, United States, close schools and order evacuations of residential healthcare facilities in advance of Hurricane Milton's arrival. (Tampa Bay Times)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 7, 2024
Oct
07
Health / Disasters

Hurricane Milton Hurricane Milton intensifies into a Category 5 hurricane with a minimum central pressure of 897 millibars.

Hurricane Milton Hurricane Milton intensifies into a Category 5 hurricane with a minimum central pressure of 897 millibars. (National Hurricane Center) Pasco, Hillsborough, and Pinellas counties in Florida, United States, close schools and order evacuations of residential healthcare facilities in advance of Hurricane Milton's arrival. (Tampa Bay Times)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 7, 2024
Oct
07
Technology / Science

The European Space Agency spacecraft Hera is successfully launched on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket by SpaceX from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida

The European Space Agency spacecraft Hera is successfully launched on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket by SpaceX from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States. The spacecraft will study the asteroid 65803 Didymos and evaluate the impact of the earlier Double Asteroid Redirection Test. (Space News)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 7, 2024
Oct
08
War / Conflict / Security

American physicist John Hopfield and British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton are awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physics "for foundational discov

American physicist John Hopfield and British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton are awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physics "for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks". (The Guardian)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 8, 2024
Oct
08
War / Conflict / Security

Nobel Prize in Physics American physicist John Hopfield and British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton are awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physics "

Nobel Prize in Physics American physicist John Hopfield and British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton are awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physics "for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks". (The Guardian)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 8, 2024
Oct
09
War / Conflict / Security

Nobel Prize in Chemistry This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry is jointly awarded to British computer scientist Demis Hassabis and American chemist John M.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry is jointly awarded to British computer scientist Demis Hassabis and American chemist John M. Jumper for their work on protein structure prediction, and to American biochemist and computational biologist David Baker for his work on computational protein design. (The New York Times) (Nobel Prize)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 9, 2024
Oct
09
War / Conflict / Security

This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry is jointly awarded to British computer scientist Demis Hassabis and American chemist John M.

This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry is jointly awarded to British computer scientist Demis Hassabis and American chemist John M. Jumper for their work on protein structure prediction, and to American biochemist and computational biologist David Baker for his work on computational protein design. (The New York Times) (Nobel Prize)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 9, 2024
Oct
09
Health / Disasters

Hurricane Milton More than 5.5 million people in Florida, United States, are currently under evacuation orders as Hurricane Milton weakens into a category 4 hur

Hurricane Milton More than 5.5 million people in Florida, United States, are currently under evacuation orders as Hurricane Milton weakens into a category 4 hurricane ahead of its expected landfall in the early hours of Thursday. (The New York Times) (CBS News) Several tornadoes are reported in Florida, including along Interstate 75, ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall. (BBC News) Milton makes landfall as a category 3 hurricane near Siesta Key on Florida's Western Coast. (CBS News) The Tropicana Field roof in St. Petersburg is damaged by winds caused from Hurricane Milton. (Tampa Bay Times)

Source: Wikipedia Current Events | Oct 9, 2024
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