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Ukrainian soldiers firing on Russian position on October 10, 2023, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
  • A Ukrainian official said his country is up to nine months behind in its pushback against Russia.
  • Mykhailo Podolyak told Channel 24 that Western approvals delayed weapons by three to four months.
  • "We could have defended ourselves better and launched a counterattack," he said.

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  • Students at the University of Arizona planned a Gaza protest on campus, but pulled it.
  • They canceled after the university's president condemned the event as contrary to its values.
  • It is part of a wave of protest and backlash roiling US campuses.

The pro-Palestinian group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) axed a planned a Gaza protest on the University of Arizona



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In the third quarter of 2023, European startups raised $16.4bn (€15.6bn) in VC funding — a 28% increase quarter over quarter. The findings are based on an analysis by Crunchbase, which also unveiled that the fresh capital has mostly favoured late-stage rounds. In contrast, funding for seed and early-stage companies hit its lowest points since Q3 2022. Specifically, late-stage funding doubled



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  • A Dollar General manager in Georgia fired a worker after learning she was pregnant, the EEOC claimed.
  • Her dismissal was "discriminatory and motivated by her pregnancy," the EEOC said.
  • The retailer has agreed to pay $42,500 to settle the lawsuit.

A Dollar General worker in Georgia was fired after telling her store manager that she was pregnant, the Equal Employment Oppor



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After a lengthy process of regulatory scrutiny, the biggest deal in gaming history finally has the all-clear. Today, the final hold-out in the saga, the UK’s CMA, said it had approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, after the parties had made “gamechanging” amendments to the terms.  The antitrust watchdog stated it had been swayed by Activision’s agreement to sell its streaming



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Israeli soldiers on patrol.
  • Two billboards near Tel Aviv were hacked and made to show pro-Hamas messages.
  • Images on social media showed billboards displaying images of Hamas soldiers and rocket attacks.
  • Israel is fighting a wave of cybercrime, following the Hamas attacks.

Hackers took over two Israeli smart billboards and used them to broadcast pro-Hamas messages, reports



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McDonald's restaurant sign near Jaffa Road in Jerusalem, Israel on December 28, 2022.
  • McDonald's Israel said it's donating 4,000 meals daily to the Israel Defence Forces and citizens. 
  • It's also offering a 50% discount for soldiers and security forces who come to restaurants. 
  • Meanwhile Israel has ordered a total siege of Gaza cutting off access to food, water