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asia
Twitter’s outage is the latest in a string of large outages for tech companies hit by extreme weather events
Twitter's data center knocked out by extreme heat in California The social media company said it lost a "large amount of data and network service" in the last 24 hours. It had a backup...
latest
Palestinian soldier killed in Gaza
Palestinian militant group accuses Israel of killing fighter An online post accused Israel of killing a Palestinian fighter during the course of a military operation in the Gaza Strip. The militant group, Hamas, published...
sport
Toronto’s new electric rebate program will encourage employees to drive electric vehicles
Electric vehicle rebate among staff proposals to speed up Toronto’s target to become a carbon neutral city T.C. Robertson, who oversees the city’s Zero Waste Plan as the city manager, said he will use...
travel
California’s energy secretary approves a package of changes to cut net metering rebates to save money
California pushes a new plan to cut rooftop solar incentives As part of its plan to cut net metering rebates it proposed on Tuesday to save money when California was facing a $14 billion...
health
The Midterm Election Is Important For Both Parties
Analysis: A non-American's guide to the 2022 US midterms As much as Republicans and Democrats like to talk about the political future, it can’t become a reality without the help of foreign and domestic...
world
The Role of Guns and Religion in Brazil’s Presidential Election
Guns, God and fake news dominate Brazil's presidential race The Brazilian presidential election is in full swing. More than 5,000 candidates are filing their paperwork to be on the November 7 ballot. Cristina Martins/AP...
europe
I’m Not a Happy Person
Accommodation Is Not a Shield From Criticism By D. Scott The holiday season has dawned in New England, and the temperatures are beginning to rise above eighty-nine degrees Fahrenheit. Though I don’t normally notice...
technology
Robert Nkonda, the Blind Footballer of Uganda’s National Team
Meet the man who introduced blind football to Uganda. On a recent afternoon, an exuberant, smiling Robert Nkonda walked into the Nsambya Sports Stadium, just north of the capital Kampala. After years of toil,...
world
Palestinian soccer fans to boycott the 2022 World Cup
Israel urges soccer fans going to Qatar to keep low profile Palestinian football fans at the World Cup in June. Israel insists it will never allow them to compete for the right to join...
sport
California freshman tells dean he’s leaving
California fall undergraduate enrollment declines have slowed, but still 'troubling' A California freshman was surprised last spring when he was told that his class would be canceled. “The only reason I had to think...