Covid 19 India: Even record death toll may hide extent of India’s Covid crisis

Data vs cremations Counting struggles Bodies piling up at crematoriums and burial grounds across India are sparking concerns that the death toll from a ferocious new Covid-19 wave may be much higher than official records, underplaying the scale of a resurgence that is overwhelming the country’s medical system.Several cities across the South Asian nation have Continue reading

Greg Abbott Just Pushed This Horrifically False Claim About Abortion

Greg Abbott made a wildly false claim about Democrats attempting to murder babies via the party’s abortion policies on Wednesday. Tim Walz, who Vice President Kamala Harris chose as her running mate this week, was against a state law that would have “required medical care for any baby who actually survives an abortion.” Advertisement “That’s Continue reading

GM and Ford’s gas-powered profits and hybrid successes show how hard it will be for Tesla to weather an EV slowdown

Go to newsletter preferences Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read preview Tesla is finally being forced to reckon with a slowdown in electric-vehicle demand, and CEO Elon Musk’s tactics are likely to look different than his peers’ in the automotive industry. Continue reading

Will Steve Martin play Tim Walz on ‘Saturday Night Live’? Comedian reveals his answer

Comedian reveals his answer Show Caption Hide Caption Tim Walz stops Wisconsin Kamala Harris campaign rally to help supporter Tim Walz was mid-sentence when he paused after noticing a supporter at the Kamala Harris campaign rally in Wisconsin. Tim Walz on “Saturday Night Live” — everyone, it turns out, other than Steve Martin. The “Only Continue reading

Zelensky says Russia must feel war amid Kursk attack

The Institute for the Study of War, a well-respected think tank, said geo-located footage showed Ukrainian armoured vehicles had advanced to positions 10km (6.2 miles) into the Kursk region in the first two days of the incursion. Russia’s military leadership is under severe scrutiny domestically, as some popular and generally well-informed pro-war Telegram channels have Continue reading

Jan. 6 officers hit the road for Harris, hoping to make Trump lose another election

WASHINGTON — Police officers who protected the U.S. Capitol during an hours-long onslaught by Donald Trump supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, are hitting the road for Kamala Harris in hopes of keeping the former president, who is facing criminal charges for his efforts to stay in office by lying about the last election, from winning Continue reading

Army explores procurement of 350 light tanks for mountainous terrain after border standoff with China

NEW DELHI: The Army is now exploring the possibility of procuring 350 light tanks, which can also be transported by air, to augment its firepower in high-altitude areas in the backdrop of the continuing military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh.The Army on Thursday issued an initial Request for Information RFI ) to vendors for Continue reading

Israel-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation in southern Gaza

The Israeli military has ordered another mass evacuation in large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza, saying its forces will soon operate there in response to Palestinian rocket fire. Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis suffered widespread destruction during air and ground operations earlier this year. Israeli forces have repeatedly returned to heavily destroyed areas Continue reading

U.S. wrestler Sarah Hildebrandt wins Olympic gold after a wild day

PARIS — As she typically does before a match, U.S. wrestler Sarah Hildebrandt spent Wednesday morning cutting weight. The usual routine that she, or any other wrestler, would do to rapidly lose water weight ahead of a mandatory weigh-in. Her morning — the hours before the gold medal match in the women’s 50-kilogram freestyle competition Continue reading

Remand prisoner Simeon Burke could be released with ‘one flick of a pen’, judge says

Simeon Burke was supported in court by his parents, Martina and Sean, and siblings, Ammi and Isaac, pictured at an earlier hearing at Cloverhill Court. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin A judge has told remand prisoner Simeon Burke that he is in custody voluntarily but could be released with “one flick of a pen” and Continue reading