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Ruth Glacier in Alaska Hides America’s Deepest Gorge

New York Times A famed explorer was sure the ice hid something profound. Ninety years later, scientists have put forth the strongest evidence yet that he was right. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/climate/alaska-great-gorge-deepest.html

Canceled Israeli visit highlights tensions ahead of Iran counterstrike

Washington Post Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was due to brief his counterpart at the Pentagon on Wednesday, but the trip has been abruptly called off. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/10/08/gallant-austin-israel-iran-netanyahu-biden/

Judge lifts suspension of X in Brazil after it meets court’s demands

Washington Post The platform has paid off its fines, suspended accounts deemed to have broken Brazilian law, and appointed a legal representative in the country. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/08/brazilian-judge-lifts-suspension-x-after-it-cedes-courts-demands/

Netanyahu confirms Nasrallah’s replacement dead: ‘Thousands of terrorists’ killed

Fox News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Tuesday that Hezbollah’s intended replacement of its former leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed late last month, has also been “taken out.” “Today, Hezbollah is weaker than it has been for many, many years,” Netanyahu said in a message tailored directly to the “people of…

Art or Trash? It Can Be a Fine Line.

New York Times Two beer cans were displayed in a Dutch museum. Then they were accidentally thrown out. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/arts/beer-can-art-lam-museum-thrown-out.html

Does My Home Have Lead Pipes? And What Can I Do About Them?

New York Times New rules will require utilities to replace lead pipes nationwide. That will take time, but you can protect yourself by taking these steps. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/climate/lead-pipes-water-testing-filter-protection.html

Hungary’s Orban interrupted, accused of ‘selling out’ country to Russia, China during EU news conference

Fox News An activist and municipal councilor for a Hungarian opposition party disrupted a news conference in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was laying out his plans for Hungary’s six-month presidency of the European Union. The activist, Márton Gyekiczki, interrupted Orbán as he was speaking about his opposition to immigration, running…

Suspect in Madeleine McCann disappearance case acquitted of unrelated sexual offense charges

Fox News A German court on Tuesday acquitted a man who is also under investigation in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in a trial on charges of unrelated sexual offenses. The Braunschweig state court acquitted the 47-year-old German national, who has been identified by local media as Christian Brueckner, of two counts…

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un pushes goal to become nuclear powerhouse in warning to South Korea

Fox News North Korea’s Kim Jong Un went after South Korea’s president for the second time in a week, warning again on Tuesday that Pyongyang will push forward with its plans to be a top nuclear player. Kim accused South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol of issuing “some tasteless and vulgar comment about the end…

Intrepid koala caught wandering train station, dangerously close to tracks

Washington Post Video showed the koala’s late night journey at Sydney’s Casula train station. Experts say deforestation and urbanization are driving the marsupials from their homes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/08/koala-sydney-train-station-rescue/