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In the News
- Incumbent U.S. president Joe Biden (pictured) withdraws from the 2024 presidential election.
- General secretary and former president of Vietnam Nguyễn Phú Trọng dies at the age of 80.
- The International Court of Justice finds the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories to be a violation of international law.
- A faulty software update by CrowdStrike, an American cybersecurity company, causes global computer outages.
- President Bashar al-Assad's Ba'ath Party wins a majority of seats in the Syrian parliamentary election.
Did You Know...
- ... that before they can be pollinated, Scybalium fungiforme flowers (example pictured) need to be forcefully peeled open by possums or tanagers?
- ... that Zali Steggall, an independent member of the Parliament of Australia, is an Olympic skiing medallist?
- ... that petroglyphs from western Crete may depict extinct Candiacervus deer from the Palaeolithic?
- ... that North Korean child prodigy Ri Jong-yol defected to South Korea after winning silver at the 2016 International Mathematical Olympiad in Hong Kong?
- ... that after women at Apple Inc. found a 6-percent gender wage gap and spoke out against sexual harassment and discrimination in #AppleToo, a class-action lawsuit was filed in June 2024?
- ... that Fu Wuji's Fuhou gujin zhu includes information on a diverse range of topics, from astrological signs to the dimensions of imperial tombs?
- ... that Ascension Island designated its entire marine territory as a protected area with no commercial fishing permitted?
- ... that Jewish video essayist Jacob Geller cited Jewish traditions of study and scholarship as an inspiration behind his analysis of popular culture?
- ... that one critic likened the design of 185 Montague Street in New York City to the horns of Count Basie's orchestra?