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The Problem With El Salvadors Crime Numbers - Foreign Policy (No paywall) In less than a decade, El Salvador has gone from the murder capital of the world to having one of the lowest homicide rates in the Western Hemisphere. President Nayib Bukele has been at the helm of this radical transformation. Since taking office, he has led one of the most aggressive anti-gang crackdowns ever seen, suspended key constitutional rights, reshaped the judiciary, eroded prosecutorial independence, and consolidated unprecedented political power in the process.
In less than a decade, El Salvador has gone from the murder capital of the world to having one of the lowest homicide rates in the Western Hemisphere. President Nayib Bukele has been at the helm of this radical transformation. Since taking office, he has led one of the most aggressive anti-gang crackdowns ever seen, suspended key constitutional rights, reshaped the judiciary, eroded prosecutorial independence, and consolidated unprecedented political power in the process.
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WorkWorkIran ally Syria issues warning to Israel over looming "escalation"
 The attack, which killed a dozen children and teenagers, occurred late last month in the majority-Arab Druze town of Majdal Shams in the share of the Golan Heights that has been under Israeli control since 1967 but remains internationally recognized as part of Syria. Israel blamed the strike on the Lebanese Hezbollah movement and responded last week with the killing of the group's top military official, Fouad Shukr, reportedly alongside two children, in southern Beirut.
WorkPutin's red lines keep getting breached
So-called "red line" statements made by Russian officials may have dwindled from 24 in 2022 to 15 last year, according to Kyiv Post analysis, but the notion of an uncrossable limit for Moscow was again invoked this week by Russian officials and commentators regarding F-16s arriving in Ukraine. WorkYou're wrong about PETA
Jeremy Beckham remembers the announcement coming over his middle school’s PA system in the winter of 1999: Everyone was to stay in their classrooms because there was an intrusion on campus.
WorkDo celebrity endorsements matter?
First, there was Charli XCX’s post declaring Vice President Kamala Harris “is brat” on X. Then there was Beyonce’s approval of her song, “Freedom,” for Harris’s campaign use. And most recently, there was Megan Thee Stallion’s appearance at a Harris rally in Atlanta, alongside fellow musician Quavo. Work
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WorkWorkAI app claiming to diagnose STIs from penis pictures shut down after FTC scrutiny - STAT (No paywall)
STAT wrote about the app, Calmara, and the immediate critical response it drew from patient advocates, doctors, and privacy experts in April. The founders did not adequately explain how they would protect sensitive user information and prevent minors from accessing the app. They also had little proof that the tool actually worked, with no peer-reviewed studies or clearance from the Food and Drug Administration.
WorkWorkUkraine surprises with a high-stakes raid into Russia - The Economist (No paywall)
THREE DAYS in, Ukraine’s unexpected cross-border raid into Russia’s Kursk region to the north-east shows no signs of abating. Since the start of the operation on the morning of August 6th, Russia has lost full control of at least 350 sq km of its territory. Scores of its soldiers have been killed or captured. A race is on to halt the advance—and prevent the Ukrainians from digging in.
WorkWork WorkWorkWorkA UK startup will hitch a ride with SpaceX to harvest -- and sell -- star data
“Their unique data service will bring exciting new opportunities for space research and be the first commercial offering in a landscape only served by governments today,” Tadashi Kito, head of Sparx’s space investment team, said in a statement in April. “We look forward to seeing Mauve and Twinkle followed by a fleet of dedicated science satellites.” WorkWorkWorkVampire Survivors hits PS4 and PS5 on August 29
For the uninitiated, each character in Vampire Survivors has a unique starting perk and weapon, which fires automatically. All you essentially have to do is control your character\'s movement and make careful choices about weapon and perk additions and upgrades when you level up as you fend off literally thousands of monsters. Runs typically last for up to 30 minutes, if you can survive that long. It\'s terrifically chaotic and, best of all, the game costs just five bucks. WorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWorkWhy Nvidia, AMD and Other Chip Stocks Are Rallying Thursday
Weighing in on reports Nvidia’s new Blackwell AI chip could be delayed, analysts at Piper Sandler, Oppenheimer, Bank of America, and Goldman Sachs indicated they anticipate little impact to the chipmaker’s long-term prospects, highlighting Nvidia\'s AI strengths. WorkExclusive: Netanyahu at War
For the past 10 months, Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to apologize for leaving Israel vulnerable to Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack. After the deaths of 1,200 people and the abduction of hundreds more, a traumatized Israeli public heard abject admissions of responsibility from the heads of the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet, the country’s domestic security service, but none from Netanyahu, who had been Prime Minister for almost a year when the attack happened, and had presided over a more than 10-year strategy of tacit acceptance of Hamas rule in Gaza. His only apology was for a social media post blaming his own security chiefs for failing to foil the assault. So, early in a 66-minute conversation with TIME on Aug. 4 in the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem, the question is, Would he make an apology? WorkWorkWorkWorkBurned Out of Lahaina, Thousands Try to Rebuild Lives Elsewhere
One year after a wildfire incinerated Lahaina, killing 102 people in the deadliest fire in the United States in more than a century, residents on the island of Maui are struggling to find work and housing. Some are still living in hotels, while others cannot find apartments they can afford. WorkA.C.L.U. Must Reinstate Employee Falsely Accused of Racist Language, Court Rules
Ms. Oh never uttered a racial slur or invoked race, court filings showed. She said that she considered herself a whistle-blower and advocate for other women in the office, drawing attention to an environment she said was rife with sexism and fear. Her frequent, sometimes intemperate, complaints irritated her bosses, she argued, so they retaliated by firing her. WorkIranians Accused of Smuggling Missile Components Intended for Houthi Rebels
The charges against the brothers, Shahab and Yunus Mir’kazei, come as tensions escalate between the United States and Iran, which has vowed revenge for the assassination of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran last month. The Iran-allied Houthis, who might take part in any retaliation, have been designated a terrorist group by the State Department. WorkWhy White Supremacists Are Trying to Attack Energy Grids
There is a long history of extremist attacks on critical infrastructure in the United States. Of attacks on the energy sector made in the last half-century, most were carried out by unidentified actors. Where assailants were identified, a third of attacks were carried out in the 1970s by people associated with the New World Liberation Front, a left-wing extremist group, according to the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. WorkWorkWorkSam Bankman-Fried's FTX will pay over $12 billion to creditors
Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of both crypto exchange FTX and trading firm Alameda Research, was sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $11 billion in March 2024. He was convicted of seven counts of fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering. The young financier was once the poster boy for the emerging crypto industry before he joined the likes of Bernie Madoff as one of America’s biggest financial fraudsters ever. WorkWorkABC Says Trump and Harris Have Agreed to Debate on Sept. 10
The extraordinary events of recent weeks, including Mr. Biden’s withdrawal and an assassination attempt on Mr. Trump, have prompted many Americans to refocus on a presidential election that, until June, was shaping up as a rerun of the 2020 race. The ABC debate will most likely be a post-Labor Day kickoff moment of sorts for the campaign’s final two-month stretch. WorkWorkWorkNoah Lyles Wins Bronze in 200 Meters, Then Reveals He Has Covid
“We didn’t want everybody to go into a panic, we wanted them to be able to compete,” Lyles, wearing an N-95 mask, told reporters about 45 minutes after finishing in 19.70 seconds, behind Letsile Tebogo of Botswana (19.46), who won his country’s first Olympic gold medal in its history, and the American Kenneth Bednarek (19.62). Lyles added: “And you never want to tell your competitors you’re sick. Why would you give them an edge?” |
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