What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself

In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as  Authentic cuisine. Authentic voice. Authentic self. Authenticity as artifice. Lookups for the word are routinely heavy on the dictionary

One of world’s largest icebergs drifting beyond Antarctic waters after it was grounded for 3 decades

One of the world’s largest icebergs is drifting beyond Antarctic waters, after being grounded for more than three decades, according to the British Antarctic Survey. The iceberg,

WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters

The World Health Organization says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in

A Canadian mining company central to Panama protests says it may have to suspend operations

The Canadian mining company whose contract with Panama’s government has triggered weeks of protests said yesterday that it has reduced operations and soon may have to suspend them

Heavy fighting breaks out around another Gaza hospital as babies evacuated to Egypt

Heavy fighting erupted around a hospital in northern Gaza where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, as Israel pressed an offensive it says is aimed

Amazon lays off hundreds in its Alexa  division as it plows resources into AI

Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in the unit that handles its popular voice assistant Alexa as it plows more resources into artificial intelligence. In a note to employees on

Russian court convicts woman for protesting the war in Ukraine in latest crackdown on free speech

A Russian court yesterday convicted an artist and musician for replacing supermarket price tags with antiwar slogans and sentenced her to seven years in prison, Russian media reported. Sasha

ESPN Bet, a rebranded sports gambling app from Penn Entertainment, is here

ESPN Bet, a sports-gambling service rebranded with the name of the Disney-owned sports channel, launched in 17 U.S. states. Penn Entertainment, which owns the service,  A

UK cybersecurity center says ‘deepfakes’ and other AI tools pose a threat to the next election

Britain’s cybersecurity agency said yesterday that artificial intelligence poses a threat to the country’s next national election, and cyberattacks by hostile countries and their proxies are proliferating and getting

Tea and nickel on the agenda as Biden hosts Indonesian president

President Joe Biden will host Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the White House today , one day before the U.S. leader leaves for San Francisco to attend 

Croatia’s defense minister sacked after causing a fatal car crash that also left him hospitalized

Croatia’s defense minister was sacked on Saturday after he apparently caused a traffic collision in which one person died and he was also seriously injured. Defense

Brazil police search Portugal’s Consulate in Rio as part of a graft investigation

Brazilian federal police conducted searches at five locations, including the Portuguese Consulate in Rio de Janeiro, as part of a corruption investigation. Portuguese public prosecutors and Portuguese

Jewish man dies after confrontation during pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian rallies

A Jewish man in California has died after getting into a confrontation during dueling protests over the Israel-Hamas war, authorities said. Paul Kessler, 69, died at a

Man accused of Antarctic assault sent to remote icefield with graduate students

A man accused of physically assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica was then sent to a remote icefield where he was tasked with protecting

German police advise travelers to avoid Hamburg airport due to hostage situation

German police advised travelers yesterday not to use Hamburg airport due to a hostage situation. The airport in the northern part of the city has been closed

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacks on Israel, drawing Iran closer to Hamas war

Yemen’s Houthi rebels for the first time yesterday claimed  The Houthis had been suspected of an attack earlier this month targeting Israel by sending missiles and

Portuguese police apologize to Madeleine McCann’s parents: BBC

Portuguese police have apologized to the parents of Madeleine McCann for the way they handled the three-year-old’s disappearance, according to a BBC documentary. Madeleine went missing from a holiday

Matthew Perry, Emmy-nominated ‘Friends’ star, dead at 54

“Friends” star Matthew Perry, the Emmy-nominated actor whose sarcastic, but lovable Chandler Bing was among television’s most famous and most quotable characters, has died at 54. The actor was

Harassment increases against Jewish and Muslim Americans: report

Muslim and Jewish civil rights groups say they’ve seen large increases in  The Anti-Defamation League and the Center on American-Islamic Relations saw increases in reported instances, many involving violence

Hong Kong cuts taxes for foreign home buyers, stock traders to maintain global status

Hong Kong’s leader yesterday cut taxes for some homebuyers and stock traders to boost markets as the city seeks to maintain its reputation as a global

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