Activism / November 11, 2023 They Helped to Get Biden Elected. Now They’re Demanding That He Back a Cease-Fire. The president cannot afford to lose the generation of young political activists who are telling him he is flat wrong when it comes to Gaza. John Nichols Ad Policy President Joe Biden after arriving on Marine…
6 hours ago About sharing Sag-Aftra’s negotiating team shared details of the agreement in Los Angeles on Friday By Sam Cabral BBC News, Washington A tentative deal between actors and Hollywood studios includes AI safeguards and requirements for intimacy co-ordinators on set. Actors’ union Sag-Aftra announced some details of its agreement with the Alliance of…
Elsewhere, near the Black Sea port of Odesa, there were reports of at least two missile attacks.
4 hours ago About sharing Michael Jackson’s leather jacket from a 1984 Pepsi commercial (right), alongside George Michael’s screen matched La Rocka Jacket By Harrison Jones BBC News An iconic leather jacket worn by Michael Jackson in the 1980s has been bought for £250,000 ($306,000). The black-and-white garment, worn by the late singer in a…
2 hours ago About sharing Thousands of tremors near Fagradalsfjall volcano (pictured in July) have raised concerns over an eruption By Adam Durbin BBC News Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes raised fears of a volcanic eruption. Authorities have ordered thousands living in the southwestern town of Grindavík to…
13 hours ago About sharing Elianne’s aunt Ruby Paintsil (left) said: “If we could change the clock I wish we would not have to go through this” By Liz Jackson BBC News The family of Elianne Andam say they are “broken” and “are not the same” since the day she was killed. The 15-year-old girl…
53 minutes ago About sharing Tanks outside the Rantisi children’s hospital in Gaza By Laura Gozzi BBC News Shelling, gunshots and explosions took place outside Gaza City hospitals on Friday as Israeli forces continued their ground operation against Hamas. Social media videos showed panicked and injured people running for cover. Israel has always maintained that…
1 hour ago About sharing Cardiff university students said they feel let down by the lack of support offered to survivors By Rowenna Hoskin BBC News A student who was raped said she received no support from her university, and was instead hassled to pay tuition fees after taking time out. Lily, 23, not her…
2 hours ago About sharing Davide Renne, the former head of women’s wear at Gucci, died just days after starting his new job as Moschino’s creative director Italian fashion designer David Renne has died nine days after becoming the creative director of Moschino, aged 46. The cause of death is not known, but Moschino’s parent…
1 hour ago About sharing By James Clayton, Regan Morris & Ben Derico in Lahaina, Maui At least 99 people died when an inferno destroyed the town of Lahaina in the deadliest wildfire in modern US history. Through first-hand accounts, as well as police bodycam footage and recordings, a BBC investigation reveals why it was…