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Following repeated warnings by the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), Unicef and others of a risk of famine throughout 2024, Israel’s systematic denial of food, water and medicine to Gaza has reached its inevitable conclusion: mass starvation, with hundreds already killed as a direct result of intentional deprivation. Condemnation of Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza has grown in recent weeks. And yet all this moment has revealed is the exceptional threshold for even the most basic display of liberal concern. Palestinians must be starved to death on camera, in full view of…

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 departs Los Angeles International Airport en route to Puerto Vallarta on Sept. 19, 2024.Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesAlaska Airlines is getting into the industry’s race for high-end credit cards and creating a combined frequent flyer program, called Atmos Rewards, with Hawaiian Airlines, which it acquired last year.The $395-a-year Atmos Rewards Summit Visa Infinite card, co-branded with Bank of America, is the carrier’s first premium credit card and includes perks like airport lounge passes, instant $50 vouchers for delays and discounted global companion fares.Under the new Atmos program, travelers will have a choice in…

Visitors attend UGM 2025.Courtesy of EpicSpace travelers, robots and, of course, artificial intelligence.They were all on display on Tuesday at Epic Systems’ annual Users Group Meeting, held at the health software giant’s 1,670-acre campus in Verona, Wisconsin.Judy Faulkner, Epic’s 82-year-old CEO, dressed for the occasion in a purple wig with neon green shoes and an iridescent vest, reminiscent of the fictional character Buzz Lightyear from the “Toy Story” franchise.At the science fiction-themed event, Faulkner told the crowd that Epic has roughly 200 different AI features in development that aim to assist patients, clinicians and insurers.”We are combining the intelligence and…

The Bundesliga is back and you can watch the best of the action live on Sky Sports or stream with no contract with NOW.Every 5.30pm kick-off on Saturday – considered to be the top match in the Bundesliga – will be shown exclusively live on Sky Sports, starting with St Pauli hosting title hopefuls Borussia Dortmund – who added Jobe Bellingham to their ranks this summer – on August 23. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Take a look at 15 of the greatest goals from the Bundesliga last season That will be followed by champions…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Tibet on Wednesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the consolidation of Beijing’s long-contested rule over the Himalayan territory.Xi arrived in Tibet’s regional capital of Lhasa, where he “received a warm welcome from people of various ethnic groups” who waved bouquets of flowers and danced “to joyful rhythms,” the Xinhua News Agency said.The agency said Xi urged the building of a “modern socialist” Tibet “that is united, prosperous, civilized, harmonious and beautiful.”Communist forces occupied Tibet in 1951. In 1965, Mao Zedong’s single-party dictatorship established the Tibet autonomous…

U.S. Treasury yields inched lower on Wednesday as investors analyzed the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes from July.The 10-year Treasury yield dipped about 1 basis point to 4.289%. The 2-year yield was less than 1 basis point lower at 3.748%.One basis point is equal to 0.01% and yields and prices move in opposite directions.The meeting minutes showed that the Fed was concerned about both inflation and the labor market, though most voting members felt it was too soon to lower interest rates. These minutes were of particular interest given that Fed Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman dissented on the decision, the first time two…

Key PointsAnalysts suggest Shein’s reported shift of its headquarters back to China could mark a final effort by the retailer to keep its embattled IPO on track.”After years of trying to position itself as a global brand rather than a Chinese fashion company, it’s back to square one,” Perris Lee told CNBC.The company reportedly confidentially filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong last month, shifting its aspirations away from London.Shein’s potential return of its headquarters to China may be a last-ditch effort to keep its embattled initial public offering on track following a series of roadblocks, according to…

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A proposed peace deal between the government of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seeks to reinstate government control over rebel-held areas, according to a copy of the draft seen by The Associated Press.The draft, which was proposed by Qatar, outlines a three-phase process to achieve peace. The proposal will be discussed under mediation by both parties in Doha in coming days. Those directly involved in the peace efforts confirmed its authenticity to AP.Belgium’s foreign minister, Maxime Prévot, told reporters on Tuesday that Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is not satisfied with the draft agreement.“A new phase…

HONG KONG (AP) — A lawyer for prominent Hong Kong democracy activist and newspaper founder Jimmy Lai argued Wednesday that it was not wrong to support freedom of expression, as he made final arguments in Lai’s landmark sedition trial. Barrister Robert Pang was representing Lai in his fight against charges of colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiring with others to issue seditious publications. Lai, 77, faces up to life in prison if convicted under a national security law imposed by Beijing following anti-government protests in 2019. The high-profile trial, which has lasted 150 days so far,…

Since the mid-1990s, negotiations over natural gas between Egypt and Israel have oscillated between strict secrecy and political exploitation.  In 1994, the first discreet talks began over the possibility of exporting Egyptian gas to Israel via undersea pipelines, at a time when the Egypt-Israel peace treaty was still hugely unpopular, and any such step was seen as a political gamble.  Yet economic interests and deep security ties between the two countries’ intelligence services pushed the matter forward, culminating in a 2005 agreement to supply Israel with Egyptian gas at preferential rates. That deal later sparked a major scandal when it was revealed…