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After eight devastating months of war, Muslims in Gaza will mark a somber Eid al-Adha on Sunday, a major religious holiday usually celebrated by sharing meat among friends, family and the needy.Adha means sacrifice and the ritual killing of a sheep, goat or cow on that day is understood as a symbol of the Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son. But this year, almost everyone in Gaza is in need. Hunger has gripped the Palestinian territory as Israel unleashed an eight-month military offensive on the enclave and severely limited what is allowed in, including humanitarian aid.Many don't feel like celebrating.“There will be no Eid, no Eid atmosphere,” said Zaina Kamuni, who lived with her family in a tent on a sandy stretch in southern Gaza called Al-Mawasi. "I haven'...

Catherine, Princess of Wales, said on Friday that she planned to take part in a parade on Saturday to mark King Charles III's birthday, a tentative return to the public stage after confirming in March that she was undergoing treatment for cancer.The news, which Catherine released in a highly personal six-paragraph statement, reflects both the progress she has made since she was first admitted to hospital for abdominal surgery last January and the long road to recovery. that he has yet to face.“I am making good progress, but as anyone who has undergone chemotherapy will know, there are good days and bad days,” Catherine wrote.“On those bad days you feel weak, tired and have to surrender to resting your body,” said the princess. “But on good days, when you feel stronger, you want to mak...

A key member of the anti-arts movement Fluxus, he committed suicide a few hours after the death of his wife of 60 years.

Tesla shareholders reaffirmed a payout worth more than $45 billion for Elon Musk on Thursday, but before the announcement was made official at the company's annual meeting in Austin, Texas, Musk posted the news on , its social media platform.“Both Tesla shareholder resolutions are currently passing by wide margins!” she wrote in a post late Wednesday night. "Thank you for your support!!"For months, Musk's supporters have used the social media site, which he bought for $44 billion in 2022, to drum up support for his massive payday, and Tesla board members have warned that it could leave the company if the shareholders voted against him.But for some Tesla investors, Musk's involvement with Mr Musk has also used the platform to promote right-wing conspiracy theories and vulgar ...

Iran and Sweden exchanged prisoners on Saturday. The exchange looked like any two countries engaged in diplomatic negotiations to free their citizens. The families were elated; governments were relieved.But the exchange was only the latest chapter in Iran's long history of what is known in world affairs as hostage diplomacy.For more than four decades, starting with the 1979 revolution that established a conservative theocracy, the country has made the detention of foreigners and dual citizens a central element of its foreign policy. For Iran, the approach has paid off. This was a worrying trend for the world.Iran's demands have evolved along with its tactics. In exchange for the release of the foreigners he asked for prisoners, assassins, cash and frozen funds. He designed c...

Kim Short waited in the doctor’s exam room on an icy day in February, exhausted from the first trimester of pregnancy and trembling in withdrawal from methamphetamine, alcohol, Xanax and Klonopin.She stared at the floor, her black hair curtaining face tattoos of a dagger and stitches, memorials to friends dead from overdose. Inky wings of eyeliner rimmed her eyes.This was Kim’s second pregnancy with the Great Moms clinic at the Corewell Health Medical Center in Grand Rapids, Mich., one of the rare programs for a population of patients who are among the most reviled in society: pregnant women and new mothers who are addicted to drugs and alcohol.Kim, 32, had first come to the clinic in the fall of 2022 and, in April 2023, gave birth to a healthy, drug-free boy. But within months she relapse...

On Saturday morning Catherine, Princess of Wales, tiptoed back onto the public stage for the first time since announcing her cancer diagnosis this year in her signature colour-coordinated way, joining the rest of the royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for the traditional final flyover of King Charles' birthday parade. She wore a knee-length white Jenny Packham dress with a black-and-white striped belt and a jaunty bow around her neck, topped off with a Phillip Treacy hat, angled just so.The nautical theme was reflected in the navy suit with a sailor collar and white trim worn by Princess Charlotte (who also wore white shoes to accompany her mother), along with matching navy double-breasted suits with gold buttons, white shirts and bright blue ties of Princes George and L...

This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email [email protected] with any questions.[MUSIC PLAYING]sam andersonFrom “The New York Times,” this is “Animal.” I’m Sam Anderson. Episode three, Manatees.[MUSIC PLAYING]^KAITLIN ROBERTS^ All right.speaker 1Morning.^KAITLIN ROBERTS^ Good morning. How are you?buddy powellHey.sam andersonHow you doing?buddy powellDoing all right. How about yourself?sam andersonI’m good.buddy powellYou picked a great day.sam anderson[LAUGHS]: I know.buddy powellCome on. I wonder if I have the right —sam andersonWhat are the rules on that?buddy powellYeah. The rain’s not an issue. It’s the lightnin...

Lynn Conway, a pioneering computer scientist who was fired from IBM in the 1960s after telling managers she was transgender despite her significant technological innovations — and who received a rare formal apology from the company 52 years later — died on June 9 in Jackson, Michigan. She was 86 years old.Her husband, Charles Rogers, said she died in hospital from complications from two recent heart attacks.In 1968, after leaving IBM, Ms. Conway was among the first Americans to undergo gender reassignment surgery. But she kept it a secret, living in what she called "stealth" mode for 31 years out of fear of career retaliation and concern for her physical safety. She rebuilt her career from the ground up, eventually landing at the legendary Xerox PARC lab, where she once again made major...

The US military said Friday it would temporarily move a US-built pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver aid to the war-torn enclave, where global health authorities say there is "catastrophic hunger" and malnutrition. to prevent it from being damaged in rough seas. Just a week ago, the military said the pier had been repaired and reattached to the Gaza coast after it broke due to turbulence.“The decision to temporarily move the pier was not taken lightly, but is necessary to ensure that the temporary pier can continue to provide aid in the future,” the minister said. United States Central Command he said in a social media post, noting that the dock would be towed to Israel. The post added that the pier would be "quickly re-anchored" off the coast of Gaza once the expected turbulence pass...