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Live Updates: Human Rights Lawyer Navi Pillay Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Ms. Pillay has served as a judge in her native South Africa and on international courts investigating war crimes. She led a U.N. panel that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a finding the Israeli government rejected.
Everybody rock your body: Backstreet Boys tickets on public sale Friday
If you want it that way, today’s the day: tickets for the Backstreet Boys Toronto residency at the Rogers Centre go on public sale at 10 a.m. Friday. After massive public demand during ticket presales that started on Oct. 5, the initial four-date run of shows presented by Rogers was extended twice to expand to […]
Supreme Court: For post-split suicide, can't always accuse ex of abetment
The Supreme Court has ruled that not all break-up related suicides constitute abetment. In a recent case, a man's refusal to marry his live-in partner led to her suicide. The court quashed criminal proceedings against him and his family. The justices noted that different people react differently to relationship endings. They concluded that the man's actions did not constitute instigation or intent to drive her to suicide.
ICE officers shoot man in New York City
A man was taken to the hospital after ICE officers shot him in New York City, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Mayor Mamdani has responded to the shooting saying it was an "unconscionable" situation. The investigation is ongoing. 
‘Unruly mob movement’: Why cops wants 57 Delhi metro stations to shut gates ahead of CJP stir
Delhi Police has requested the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to close entry and exit gates at 57 metro stations from 9pm on Friday till normalisation of the situation on Saturday, citing the likelihood of “unruly mob movement towards sensitive locations” amid protests against Chief Election Co...
US midterms: key takeaways from Senate debates in Michigan, Georgia and Maine
Candidates traded personal attacks and clashed over a range of issues in closely watched US Senate debates on Thursday, with control of Congress at stakeWith just weeks left in the contentious midterm election campaign, candidates in a trio of highly-competitive Senate races debated Thursday night, clashing over the economy, tariffs, the Iran war and abortion rights, with control of the upper chamber at stake.In Georgia, incumbent Democratic senator Jon Ossoff faced GOP representative Mike Collins. In Michigan, Democrat Abdul Al-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers debated over the state's open Senate seat. And in Maine, longtime senator Susan Collins met Democratic challenger Troy Jackson. Democrats need to flip four Republican-held Senate seats to win the majority. Continue reading...
INDIA bloc top leaders to meet President today evening over functioning of EC under CEC Gyanesh Kumar, MPs to gather at Central Hall ahead of meeting
The INDIA bloc, a coalition of opposition parties, is gearing up for a significant meeting with President Droupadi Murmu. This meeting is pivotal as it aims to address issues related to the Election Commission's operations. Key leaders from various parties will assemble in Parliament before proceeding to the President's office.
El Niño's storm-killer winds and climate's warming waters in fight over future of Hurricane Isaias
A supersized El Niño’s decapitating winds and the Gulf of Mexico’s hot storm-fueling waters are battling for the core and future of land-approaching Hurricane Isaias and the storm’s tilt and eye show who’s winning
Polanski defends leadership of Greens and says he will not step down after byelection defeat by Labour – UK politics live
Sagal Abdi-Wali defeats Green party leader Zack Polanski to retain the Holborn and St Pancras seat for LabourReport: Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras byelectionAnalysis: defeat will disappoint Greens – but there may also be reliefActivists in Camden have suggested the Greens' decision to back the anti-Zionism motion has cost them votes in the byelection.Councillors for both Labour the Liberal Democrats told the Press Association that voters had informed them they would not be backing the Green party after it passed the motion last weekend calling Zionism racism.It is clear now we will come a close second in this by-election. Taking the fight to Labour in one of its safest seats shows just how far the Greens have come.Voters want us to keep Labour's feet to the fire on affordable housing, public ownership of water and the climate crisis. Greens will be there every single day, holding Labour to account and demanding the change people voted for. Continue reading...
To counter CJP stir, ‘Lal Hit Janata Party’ stages protest in Delhi
Around 200 people gathered at Janpath in central Delhi on Friday to condemn alleged assaults on police personnel and the use of abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at protests, a day before the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) is scheduled to hold a major demonstration at Jantar Mantar...
On TV
Outlander: Blood of My Blood — 2x4: "A Portion of My Soul" (STARZ)
Ellen and Grace ride across the Highlands in search of Brian and Dougal's forces.
New Music

Teenage Fanclub — "Do Not Dare To Dream" (Merge Records)

Pearl Jam — "Tokyo, Japan - March 3rd 2003" (Monkeywrench Records)

Sheryl Crow — "Pick You Up" (Thirty Tigers)

Remi Wolf — "Mud" ()

Greta Van Fleet — "Palace for the People" (Lava)

Dominic Fike — "How To Quit Smoking" (Columbia)

In theaters
Animals (106 minutes)
When the son of an L.A. mayoral candidate is kidnapped, he and his wife have a few hours to come up with the ransom payment. With most of their money spent on his political campaign, they have to get their hands dirty and expose a side of their lives they never intended to see the light of day.
Angel and the Badman (105 minutes)
A wounded outlaw finds unexpected mercy in the care of a rancher's daughter. The hope of love pulls him toward a different life until the law, and his violent past, close in on his new home. Now he must choose the kind of man he'll become.
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Nothing launching today. Every rocket is staying grounded and behaving.

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The thyroid cartilage is more commonly known as the adams apple.

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Today In History
2024 — Ratan Tata, Tata Group leader, dies at 86
Ratan Tata, a former chairman of Tata Group who was widely admired for his personal ethics and philanthropic activities, died in Mumbai
2012 — Malala Yousafzai Shot by Taliban, Wins Nobel Prize
A Taliban gunman shot 15-year-old Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, a vocal opponent of the ultraconservative group's prohibition on the education of girls. Despite being struck in the head, she survived the assassination attempt, and she went on to win a Nobel Prize in 2014
2004 — First Afghan presidential elections
On this day in 2004, for the first time in Afghanistan's history, voters went to the polls to choose a president, selecting Hamid Karzai, who had served as the interim president after the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001
2001 — USO Appoints Wayne Newton as Celebrity Representative
The United Service Organizations (USO) appointed entertainer Wayne Newton as its official celebrity front man, replacing Bob Hope, who had served in that capacity since the early 1950s. Cpl. Alex Klein—Army/U.S. Department of Defense
1997 — Dario Fo Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature
Italian playwright Dario Fowas awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature
1990 — David Souter Joins U.S. Supreme Court in 1990
David Souter took his seat as a U.S. Supreme Court associate justice. Why are there nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court? Franz Jantzen/Supreme Court of the United States
1982 — Death of Anna Freud, Daughter of Sigmund Freud
Anna Freud, a renowned psychoanalyst and author, passed away in London in 1982. She was the daughter of the famous psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.
1936 — Hoover Dam Begins Generating Electricity
The Boulder Dam (later called Hoover Dam), on the Arizona-Nevada border, began generating electricity for such areas as Los Angeles, which celebrated with a parade. Watch an overview of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
1888 — Washington Monument Dedicated in 1885
Built between 1848 and 1884 and dedicated in 1885, the Washington Monument—a marble-faced granite obelisk that honours the first U.S. president, George Washington—opened to the public in Washington, D.C.
1635 — Roger Williams Banished, Founds Rhode Island
Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony, and, as a result, he later founded the colony of Rhode Island
1514 — Mary Tudor Marries King Louis XII of France
Mary Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII of England, became the third wife of King Louis XII of France

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