Today: September 08, 2024
Today: September 08, 2024

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Too many people, not enough management: A look at the chaos of 'overtourism' in the summer of 2024

To be visited during the summer of “overtourism” in 2024 means traffic jams, water problems and high housing prices

Too many people, not enough management: A look at the chaos of 'overtourism' in the summer of 2024
News|Political

What to know about the escalating conflict and Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks after 2 assassinations

A pair of assassinations of anti-Israel militant leaders hours apart is threatening to set off a regional clash and upend already fragile talks toward ending the war in Gaza

What to know about the escalating conflict and Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks after 2 assassinations
News|Political

FACT FOCUS: A look at Netanyahu's claims about Israel, Hamas and Iran during his speech to Congress

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended his country’s conduct in the devastating Gaza war and urged the U.S. to support the fight against Hamas despite the humanitarian crisis it has unleashed

FACT FOCUS: A look at Netanyahu's claims about Israel, Hamas and Iran during his speech to Congress
Entertainment|Opinion|Political

Too soon for comedy? After attempted assassination of Trump, US politics feel anything but funny

Is it too soon for political comedy

Too soon for comedy? After attempted assassination of Trump, US politics feel anything but funny
Opinion|Political

The questions about Biden's age and fitness are reminiscent of another campaign: Reagan's in 1984

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan answered the age question with a clever joke that reset his campaign from a stumbling debate performance to a 49-state landslide and a second term

The questions about Biden's age and fitness are reminiscent of another campaign: Reagan's in 1984
News|Opinion|Political|Technology

These candidates who won seats in the European Parliament this week aren't who you might expect

Social media influencers and candidates in jail have won seats in the powerful European Parliament, with social media playing an outsized role in many elections

These candidates who won seats in the European Parliament this week aren't who you might expect
News|Political|Technology|World

Even in the age of Google Earth, people still buy globes. Here's why they remain so alluring

A bespoke globe in the age of Google Earth

Even in the age of Google Earth, people still buy globes. Here's why they remain so alluring
News|Political

Haley's exit from the GOP race pushes off — again — the day Americans could elect a woman president

When it comes to electing a woman president, the ceiling holds

Haley's exit from the GOP race pushes off — again — the day Americans could elect a woman president
Health|News|Political|World

By disclosing his cancer, Charles breaks centuries of royal tradition. But he shares only so much

The palace’s disclosure that King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer shattered centuries of British history and tradition

By disclosing his cancer, Charles breaks centuries of royal tradition. But he shares only so much
Health|News|World

Women and children first? Experts say that in most crises, it's more like everyone for themselves

So much for the women-and-children-first rule of rescues in crisis

Women and children first? Experts say that in most crises, it's more like everyone for themselves
News|Political|World

The West supports Ukraine against Russia's aggression. So why is funding its defense in question?

Hungary's Viktor Orban's veto of an aid package from Europe to war-torn Ukraine was the latest sign that Western support for the country's defense against Russia has become complicated

The West supports Ukraine against Russia's aggression. So why is funding its defense in question?
News|Political|World

With 'shuttle diplomacy,' step by step, Kissinger chased the possible in the Mideast

Henry Kissinger's legacy in the Mideast is the pursuit of what's possible, not necessarily peace, in one of the world's most intractable conflicts

With 'shuttle diplomacy,' step by step, Kissinger chased the possible in the Mideast
News|World

'From the river to the sea': Why these 6 words spark fury and passion over the Israel-Hamas war

The Jordan River winds for 200-plus miles to the east of Israel and the occupied West Bank, while the Mediterranean glitters to the west

'From the river to the sea': Why these 6 words spark fury and passion over the Israel-Hamas war
News|World

About 30 children were taken hostage by Hamas militants. Their families wait in agony

The families of children held captive by Hamas say they are adrift in a unique agony among the tragedies of Israel's bloodiest day

About 30 children were taken hostage by Hamas militants. Their families wait in agony
News|Political|World

Israeli family mourns grandfather killed by Hamas and worries about grandmother, a captive in Gaza

Adina Moshe's Israeli family is hoping to get her heart medication to her in Gaza, despite her captivity by Hamas

Israeli family mourns grandfather killed by Hamas and worries about grandmother, a captive in Gaza
Entertainment|News|World

An Israeli jewelry designer described as 'the softest soul' has been abducted, her family says

Moran Stela Yanai's family is speaking about the Israeli woman who loved making jewelry and protecting animals

An Israeli jewelry designer described as 'the softest soul' has been abducted, her family says

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