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The top four candidates vying for California’s open Senate seat squared off Tuesday night for the final debate before the March 5 primary, sniping over their track records in Congress and their political integrity. Democratic Reps. Adam B. Schiff of Burbank, Barbara Lee of Oakland and Katie Porter of Irvine, along with Republican retired baseball player Steve Garvey, emphasized their differences in the hourlong televised event, doing their best to increase their appeal to the state’s 22 million registered voters while…

President Biden is scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles today for a campaign fundraiser at the home of Israeli American media mogul Haim Saban, possibly setting off protests over the U.S. role in Israel’s war against Hamas.Tension has been mounting within the Democratic Party over Biden’s support for Israel as it bombards the Gaza Strip in retaliation for Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.The Biden administration has been a steadfast ally to Israel, preparing to send additional weapons to the nation even as the president has…

The Israeli government reached an agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet company to use the technology in Israel and parts of the Gaza Strip, Israeli officials announced Wednesday. Starlink internet will serve as a backup system for Israeli government offices and critical infrastructure and for certain Israeli-approved uses in Gaza, Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi said. “We will soon be receiving satellite communication lines from all over the world. This is great and exciting news,”…

A moon lander was launched from Florida early on Thursday on a mission to conduct the first U.S. lunar touchdown in more than a half century and the first by a privately owned spacecraft.The Nova-C lander built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, dubbed Odysseus, lifted off shortly after 1 a.m. ET atop a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket flown by SpaceX from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.A live NASA-SpaceX online video feed showed the two-stage, 25-storey rocket roaring off the launch pad and streaking into the…

Selma Blair has issued an apology after being criticized for posting an anti-Islam comment on a video regarding the Israel–Hamas war last week. The actress wrote in a statement shared on Instagram Tuesday, “This is a time of great pain and anguish for many around the world, but it is also a time to learn and better understand how words matter. I commented on a post by Abraham Hamra regarding two congress members who are against banning October 7th Hamas terrorists from entering the USA. In my comment, I…

The Senate passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan in a bipartisan vote early Tuesday morning — but like pretty much everything these days, it seems destined to end up in the House GOP’s legislative graveyard.  In a 70-22 vote, a rare supermajority in the upper chamber, the Senate approved $60 billion in aid for Ukraine in its ongoing war against Russia, $23 billion in security and humanitarian assistance to Israel, and $4.8 billion for partners in the Indo-Pacific region.  They…

Last Updated: February 13, 2024, 10:45 ISTMaruti Suzuki May Raise Vehicle Prices Owing To Red Sea Crisis. (Image source: Reuters) Maruti Suzuki, India’s leading automaker is expected to announce a price increase soon in response to the ongoing Red Sea crisis.Maruti Suzuki raised the prices of all of its passenger car models, and it might raise prices once more in the days to come.Maruti Suzuki India’s Executive Officer (Corporate Affairs), Rahul Bharti, recently hinted during an analyst call that the next price hike may…

President Joe Biden is “warming” to the idea of being more publicly critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as his country’s assault on Gaza continues unabated, The Washington Post reported. The paper reported that Biden is becoming increasingly frustrated with Netanyahu, citing interviews with multiple sources familiar with internal White House discussions. Per the Post, the president and his aides are “no longer viewing Netanyahu as a productive partner who can be influenced even in private.”…

Israel's army has deployed some AI-enabled military technology in combat for the first time in Gaza, raising fears about the use of autonomous weapons in modern warfare.The army has hinted at what the new tech is being used for, with spokesman Daniel Hagari saying last month that Israel's forces were operating "above and underground simultaneously". A senior defence official told AFP the tech was destroying enemy drones and mapping Hamas's vast tunnel network in Gaza. New defence technologies including artificial…

Selma Blair is facing backlash after her Instagram account posted an anti-Islam comment on a video concerning the Israel–Hamas war. In a clip posted on Instagram on Feb. 2, a user profile named Abraham Hamra appeared to be speaking out in defense of the Jewish community following the Hamas terrorist attacks on Oct. 7. A since-deleted comment on the video credited to Selma Blair said: “Thank you so much. Deport all these terrorist supporting goons. Islam has destroyed Muslim countries and then…