Highlights from Biden’s fiery State of the Union address
President Joe Biden addressed Gaza, abortion, and January 6 in his passionate State of the Union speech and sparred with heckling Republicans.
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Progressives are fuming at Biden for describing a migrant as an ‘illegal’ during his State of the Union address
"It’s not an accurate way of talking about people, and it’s a hurtful way of talking about people," said Rep. Greg Casar, a top House progressive.
Painting of former PM targeted in ‘moronic act of vandalism’ by pro-Palestine protesters
Politicians have condemned a “moronic act of vandalism” after pro-Palestine activists damaged a portrait of Lord Balfour.
The West has lost patience with Israel over aid into Gaza
With Israel still refusing to open up more aid routes into Gaza, and the situation on the ground deteriorating rapidly, the US and Western partners have lost patience and are looking at options to bypass Israel.
This Senator Wants to Know What Meta and TikTok Are Doing About Parent-Run Girl Influencer Accounts
Senator Maggie Hassan wrote to Meta and other platforms asking what they’re doing to protect girls after The New York Times found some parents posting suggestive images of their daughters online.
Svalbard Global Seed Vault accepted a record-breaking number of seed deposits amid climate crisis
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault saw its largest number of new contributors in one day and now holds over 1.2 million seed varieties from 77 countries.
TikTokers are enthusiastically joining the app’s call to wage war on Congress over a potential ban
TikTokers are calling their Congress representatives and recording what they have to say about the passed bill that may lead to the app being banned.
I worked at Google for 7 years and watched the culture die. The company is doomed to repeat unnecessary embarrassment if they don’t fix it.
David Kiferbaum spent eight years in various roles at Google. He observed the fall of Google’s open culture and reflects on its impact on the tech giant’s product.
Putin’s big message on International Women’s Day: Your job is to make babies
On International Women’s Day, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that family and childbirth are a woman’s highest purpose.
Lions traumatised by war find sanctuary – but for some there is no bite or fight left
Lying on the hard desert ground, a lion is reduced to a pile of fur and bones – drained of all the strength and power we associate with the ferocious predator. So emaciated, he is barely even recognisable.