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Rite Aid just filed for bankruptcy and could be closing more of its 2,100 stores

Sun, 10/15/2023 - 23:17

Rite Aid — Rite Aid just filed for bankruptcy, appointed new CEO.
Wikicommons

Retail, speed-desk, Breaking, pharma

A Black student suspended over his locs hairstyle says he feels like he's falling behind at a disciplinary school the district sent him to

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 16:10

Darryl George. — Darryl George.
Michael Wyke/AP Photo

Education, speed-desk, Texas, black-hair, crown-act, ap-contributor

Russia is bringing back its bloody 'human wave' tactics, throwing poorly trained troops into a massive new assault in eastern Ukraine, White House says

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 15:56

Russia conscript soldiers military training — Russians called up as part of the partial mobilization go through military training in Rostov on October 21, 2022.
Arkady Budnitsky/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Military & Defense, Russia, Ukraine, ukraine-war, speed-desk

Palestinian citizens of Israel have been assaulted and harassed in the wake of Hamas attacks, activist says

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 14:13

Israeli security forces conduct a security check on Palestinians outside Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. — Israeli security forces conduct a security check on Palestinians outside Jerusalem's Old City.
AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean

Military & Defense, speed-desk, Breaking, israel-palestine, hamas, Gaza

NASA is visiting an asteroid valued at more than the entire world economy's worth, but that's not why it's going there

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 13:46

graphic of what the asteroid is thought to look like — An artistic concept of what Psyche might look like.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

Science, speed-desk, Space, Science, Asteroids, asteroid-belt, NASA

Microsoft is set to buy Activision Blizzard in a $69 billion deal

Fri, 10/13/2023 - 03:12

Tech Insider : Technology

Microsoft has received approval from the UK's antitrust regulator to complete its acquisition of the — Microsoft has received approval from the UK's antitrust regulator to complete its acquisition of the "Call of Duty" developer.
Activision

News, speed-desk, Breaking, Microsoft, activision, Technology

A Palestinian father-of-6 says his youngest kids would scream and cry when they first heard bombs, but now they're 'numb' and sit in the corner instead of playing

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 16:45

image of bombed-out buildings in pile of rubble — A bombed-out section of western Gaza City.
Loay Ayyoub, The Washington Post/Getty Images

Military & Defense, speed-desk, israel-palestine, hamas, Gaza, gaza-strip, Israel

Hamas duped Israel into thinking it wasn't preparing an attack by posting misleading messages on private channels that it knew Israel was monitoring, security officials say

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 12:31

Hamas' armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades enter the Israeli side of the fence in Gaza City, Gaza — Hamas' armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades enter the Israeli side of the fence in Gaza City, Gaza
Hani Alshaer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Military & Defense, hamas, Israel, palestine, Gaza, israel-palestine, israel-hamas

Gaza's hospitals are running out of medicine, have no beds for new patients, and could turn into morgues without electricity, Red Cross and officials say

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 11:55

image of nurse holding bloodied toddler in hospital — A Palestinian child at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Wednesday.
Ali Mahmoud/The Associated Press

Military & Defense, speed-desk, israel-palestine, Gaza, hamas, Israel

A 25-year-old Israeli woman helped save her entire kibbutz by arming a neighborhood watch group to fight off Hamas militants, her neighbors and dad say

Wed, 10/11/2023 - 15:41

Man holding Israeli flag as in the background IDF artillery shooting. — Man holding Israeli flag on October 11, 2023.
Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images

Military & Defense, speed-desk, Breaking, israel-palestine, Gaza, hamas

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