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As part of any diplomatic settlement with Hezbollah, Israel required the group to withdraw its forces north of the Litani River in Lebanon, according to a United Nations Security Council resolution that ended the 2006 war between the two sides. The resolution stipulated that only United Nations forces and the Lebanese army would be allowed in the area, but both sides have accused the other of violating it.Analysts say Hezbollah is unlikely to withdraw its forces from the border. French mediators instead proposed a smaller security zone that would extend about six miles beyond Lebanon’s border with Israel and an…
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a formal apology Friday for the church’s role in the abuse and trauma experienced by Native Americans in the United States, particularly in church-run boarding schools that tried to force the assimilation of Native American children into American culture. .Beginning in the 19th century, hundreds of thousands of indigenous children were removed from their families and sent to schools, where they often faced abuse, neglect, and hard labor. Of the more than 500 domestic boarding schools established across the country, most with federal participation or support, 87 were run by Catholics, according to…
A Houston bankruptcy judge on Friday ordered the personal assets of Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to be liquidated and sold, with the proceeds distributed to Sandy Hook families. But the judge spared Mr Jones from shutting down his Infowars business empire.The ruling will allow Mr. Jones to continue broadcasting on Infowars while the families continue to seek payment of the huge defamation damages awarded to them.The outcome sharply divided the families of Sandy Hook. The families who sued Mr. Jones in Texas supported Friday’s ruling, which will keep Mr. Jones on the air but allow them to potentially receive…
In the last year, two philosophy professors have been calling eminent writers and public intellectuals with an unusual, perhaps heretical, proposition. They asked these thinkers if, for a handsome fee, they wouldn’t mind turning into AI chatbots.John Kaag, one of the academics, is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is known for writing books such as “Hiking With Nietzsche” and “American Philosophy: A Love Story,” which combine philosophy and memoir.Clancy Martin, Mr. Kaag’s partner in the effort, is a professor at the University of Missouri in Kansas City and the author of 10 books, including “How Not…
The United Automobile Workers has scored a remarkable string of victories — most recently, a landmark contract Monday for electric vehicle battery workers — as its new leadership seeks to restore the union’s image as the voice of an iconic segment of the American working class.But vying for headlines is one part of the union representing tens of thousands of university workers, which right now is focused solely on a mission far from building cars and trucks: ending Israel’s war on Gaza.UAW leaders insist they can smooth over the discrepancy between the twin thrusts of UAW activism — one on…
The letter from Australia is a weekly newsletter from our office in Australia. Sign up to receive it by email. This week’s issue is written by Julia Bergin, a reporter based in Melbourne.A lone ski lift operator stood, hands clasped, looking up the mountain at four children circling a makeshift 50m sled slope.There was no snow underfoot. To his right were a pair of trash cans and a sign that read “Lift Open 10 am-3 pm” To his left, empty chairlifts whirred up and down the mountain. Behind him, cones, rope and metal barricades mapped the line of the lift,…
With picture-postcard villages, country pubs and an unmistakable air of affluence, there are few greater strongholds for Britain’s Conservative Party than Surrey, where voters have elected Jeremy Hunt, the current Chancellor of the Exchequer, as an MP for five consecutive elections.But he also admits that he may be out of Parliament after July 4.”I’m well known locally, knocking on doors, talking to people and having some fans from my 19 years as a member of parliament,” Mr Hunt told The New York Times recently. week as he prepared to appeal for a vote in Chiddingfold, 50 miles southwest of London.…
As Newtown High School graduates arrived on an outdoor stage in Sandy Hook, Conn., Wednesday afternoon, shaking hands and receiving diplomas, 20 of their classmates were missing.For the dozens of seniors who also attended Sandy Hook Elementary School, those classmates had been missing for more than 11 years. They were in first grade on December 14, 2012, when a gunman attacked their school in one of the worst mass shootings in US history. Twenty students — ages 6 and 7 — and six faculty members were shot and killed.Seniors attached green ribbons that read “choose love” and “forever in our…
Tesla shareholders overwhelmingly supported proposals to confirm Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package, according to voting details released Friday.Approval of the proposals was announced at Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, without the underlying totals. In the end, about 72 percent of voting shares supported the pay package, excluding shares held by Mr. Musk and his brother, Kimball.For months, many Tesla investors have worried about how committed Elon Musk would be to running the electric car company after a Delaware judge struck down his pay package.The compensation plan requires Mr. Musk to hold the shares for at least five years before…
Rewind 12 months to the centenary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France and the big story was the return of Ferrari and Porsche. Ferrari won this event in its first attempt back at Le Mans’ top class for 50 years. Now, three more major automakers are trying to do the same.Alpine, BMW and Lamborghini have joined the Hypercar category for this year. These are original machines that drive the multi-class races for which Le Mans has long been famous. Slower LMP2 prototypes and more road-car-like GT cars make up the rest of the field.The number of participating…