Hundreds of students gathered at The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine on Thursday for 'The People's Graduation'
Smoke rose over Rafah as the Israeli military told people living in central Rafah to evacuate, signalling a major expansion of its military operations in the city and threatening the displacement of hundreds of thousands more people.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) seized the Rafah border crossing with Egypt last week in what it said was a 'precise, targeted operation' after ordering the evacuation of eastern neighbourhoods. More than 150,000 people have already fled the southern city in...
Israel’s disregard for the negotiations and the level of its violence can be measured based on two political realities. It does not take negotiations with the Palestinians seriously and it feels that it can bomb with impunity. This is so because, firstly, Israel is backed fully by the Global North states (mainly the United States and Europe) and secondly, it does not regard Palestinian political views as vital because it has succeeded in breaking the political unity amongst Palestinians and it...
‘Shield laws’ allowed medical providers to ship pills to over 40,000 people in states that forbid abortions in last five months of 2023Over the last five months of 2023, medical providers shipped abortion pills to over 40,000 people living in states that forbid abortions, via new “shield laws” that protect providers who mail pills to people living under abortion restrictions.Researchers from #WeCount, a project by the Society of Family Planning that studies the impact of abortion restrictions...
Two people among 46 confirmed cases have been hospitalised amid outbreak. Cryptosporidium is a waterborne disease causing diarrhoea and vomiting. Have YOU been affected? Email [email protected]
A Christian enclave has been banning people from using their beach on Sunday. New Jersey is suing the religious group in a case that could result in drastic fines. Some residents are pushing back against the regulations
By Gwen Deru | The Birmingham Times TODAY READ THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES. Catch up on the news! ALABAMA BLAZIN BINGO, 6 p.m. at Overtime Grill and Bar. FILM – 7 p.m. at the Sidewalk Film. CAM GIRL, DOMESTICATRIX, KAMIKAZE ZOMBIE at the Nick. 3RD THURSDAY BLUES JAM, 7 p.m. at True Story Brewing. THIRST TRAP […]
‘Annoyance is probably the most widely experienced and least studied of all human emotions,’ say the experts – here’s what we know, and how to dealI couldn’t stand her.I didn’t actually know her. My friends had been sharing her videos about politics and current events. Her opinions weren’t that different from my own. But something about her felt insincere. Smug. Less interested in politics and current events and more in presenting herself. Her shtick felt both irritating and uncomfortably...
BY GWEN DERU | The Birmingham Times HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY from all of us to all of you that are in the shoes or filling the shoes!!!! ENJOY !!! TODAY READ THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES. Catch up on the news! JOB FAIR with the Alabama Department of Human Resources, 9 a.m. – Noon at the Jefferson County Department […]
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Weddings are once-in-a-lifetime statements of wealth, taste and social capital. Maybe it’s human nature to want to dissect themA non-exhaustive list of things I have arbitrarily strong feelings about when it comes to weddings: headbands, the number of bridesmaids (more than five is too many), espresso martinis (should be banned), Mr Brightside (argh!), “hats optional” (an edict both stuffy and stressful), any kind of day-after event.I’m hardly alone in my convictions. Here’s a non-exhaustive...