Tue 29 September 2026: At some point in the next several months, I am hoping to receive a modest check as a member of the class covered in the class-action settlement Bartz v. Anthropic. In 2025, the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, best known for creating the chatbot Claude, agreed to pay up to US$1.5 billion to thousands of […]

Mon 28 September 2026: This year’s El Nino could cause an estimated 451,000 additional deaths from extreme heat worldwide in the first half of the climate pattern, according to a University of Chicago report released Wednesday. The mortality projections cover the period from June 2026, when the current El Nino began, through February 2027. The Climate Impact […]

Tue 29 September 2026: Yemen’s latest conflict escalation is pushing its already fragile health system toward a “breaking point,” with casualties and displacement rising while essential services face mounting pressure, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday. Annette Heinzelmann, WHO regional emergency director for the Eastern Mediterranean, told journalists in Geneva that 4,481 casualties, including […]

Tue 29 September 2026: Central Tokyo recorded its 34th consecutive day of rain Tuesday, the longest streak since records began, according to Japan’s weather agency. Rain has fallen in the Japanese capital every day since Aug. 27, with approaching typhoons, a stationary autumn rain front and a low-pressure trough contributing to the prolonged wet weather, […]

Tue 29 September 2026: Yemen’s latest conflict escalation is pushing its already fragile health system toward a “breaking point,” with casualties and displacement rising while essential services face mounting pressure, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday. Annette Heinzelmann, WHO regional emergency director for the Eastern Mediterranean, told journalists in Geneva that 4,481 casualties, including […]

Tue 29 September 2026: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that Cuba has already “fallen,” describing the island as a failed state with a dysfunctional economy and government. In an interview with Fox News, Rubio argued that Cuba’s political and economic systems have failed to provide meaningful benefits to its population and said […]

Thu 10 October 2024: One in eight girls, women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children’s agency said yesterday, Reuters reported. The number rises to 650 […]

Tue 29 September 2026: Central Tokyo recorded its 34th consecutive day of rain Tuesday, the longest streak since records began, according to Japan’s weather agency. Rain has fallen in the Japanese capital every day since Aug. 27, with approaching typhoons, a stationary autumn rain front and a low-pressure trough contributing to the prolonged wet weather, […]

Thu 14 May 2026: Amid an oil blockade against the island, the US blames Cuba’s communist leadership for ‘standing in the way’ of aid. The United States has offered $100m in humanitarian assistance to Cuba on the condition that the island’s communist government agrees to “meaningful reforms”. The sum was made public in a statement from […]

Fri 12 June 2026: My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeared it on any kind of bread, potatoes, nut rolls or coffeecake. She baked with it exclusively. When I was studying nutrition in college, I had a teaching assistant who recommended margarine over butter. I was shocked […]

Fri 12 April 2024: JALEBIS INGREDIENTS 140 g cake flour 2 T cornflour 1/2 t baking powder 2 T clarified butter 1/4 t saffron threads 190 ml thick plain yoghurt Water (optional) Canola oil, for deep-frying Gold leaf, to garnish For the sugar syrup: 140 g sugar 250 ml water 1/4 t saffron threads, toasted […]