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Israel hits Tehran again after killing Khamenei, leadership council takes over

Today at 04:40 AM, via Daily Maverick

JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV/DUBAI, March 1 (Reuters) – Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran on Sunday and Iran responded with more missile barrages, a day after the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei pitched the Middle East and the global economy into deepening uncertainty.

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SCORPIO: Revealed: Brian Molefe’s alleged State Capture era ‘slush fund’

Today at 04:30 AM, via Daily Maverick

Newly obtained bank records and related documents link Brian Molefe, the uMkhonto Wesizwe party’s newly elected treasurer, to an apparent ‘slush fund’ that paid for multiple overseas trips, a swanky wedding and other lifestyle expenses during the State Capture years. Daily Maverick unpacks the Molefe-linked Palcocap account, which received millions of rands in mysterious cash deposits...

Sport

‘They look all over the shop’ – Hart

Today at 02:11 AM, via BBC News

Match of the Day pundits Leon Osman and Joe Hart look at how Tottenham Hotspur’s disorganisation played a big part in their 2-1 defeat against Fulham.

Sport

How Fernandes ‘coached’ Man Utd to victory over Palace

Today at 01:54 AM, via BBC News

Match of the Day pundit Joe Hart analyses how Bruno Fernandes was a “coach on the pitch” to “get the best” out of his Manchester United team-mates in their victory over Crystal Palace.

Education

ICE has detained this high schooler for 10 months. Here’s what he and his classmates want you to know

Yesterday at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Dylan Lopez Contreras, a senior at Ellis Prep academy, was taken by ICE in May. The Guardian invited him and five of his classmates to share their lives and dreams

The students at Ellis Prep academy – like most high schoolers – have a lot on their mind right now.

Essay deadlines, college applications, younger siblings and dance rehearsals. But also, the immigration operations across the US and...

Education

UK teachers and parents urged to talk to children about Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes

Yesterday at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Experts say trusted adults must be brave and discuss issue or risk children looking for answers from unsafe sources

Teachers and parents in the UK need to be brave and discuss Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes with children and young people or risk them looking for answers from dubious or dangerous sources, according to experts who will host the first public seminar for schools on the issue.

Thrive, the...

Education

A Rock Star Philosopher

Yesterday at 12:01 PM, via New York Times

Michael Sandel, the Harvard professor, has been predicting this political moment for decades. We called him to discuss where we go from here.

Lifestyle

Sacha FM and Sarah Langa: What is their age gap?

Yesterday at 23:51 PM, via The South African

Age aint nothing but a number? Here is the age-difference between model Sarah Langa and Springbok flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu…

Science/Tech

Does a Gas-Guzzler Revival Risk Dead-End Futures for US Automakers?

Today at 04:34 AM, via Slashdot

If U.S. automakers turn their backs on electric vehicles, “their sales outside the U.S. will shrivel,” warns Bloomberg. [Alternate URL.]They’re already falling behind on the technology, relying on a 100% U.S. tariff on Chinese EVs to keep surging rivals like BYD Co. at bay…. While the American automakers “mostly understand the challenge in front of them, they don’t have full plans” to confront...

Science/Tech

Norway’s Consumer Council Calls for Right to Repair and Antitrust Enforcement – and Mocks ‘Enshittification’

Today at 01:46 AM, via Slashdot

The Norwegian Consumer Council, a government funded organization advocating for consumer’s rights, released a report on the trend of “enshittification” in digital consumer goods and services, suggesting ways consumers for consumers to resist. But they’ve also dramatized the problem with a funny four-minute video about the man whose calls for him to make things shitty for people. “It’s not just...

Science/Tech

AIs Can’t Stop Recommending Nuclear Strikes In War Game Simulations

Today at 00:46 AM, via Slashdot

“Advanced AI models appear willing to deploy nuclear weapons without the same reservations humans have when put into simulated geopolitical crises,” reports New Scientist:Kenneth Payne at King’s College London set three leading large language models — GPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4 and Gemini 3 Flash — against each other in simulated war games. The scenarios involved intense international...

Health

Banks Are Becoming Bulwarks for Vulnerable Seniors

Saturday at 15:23 PM, via New York Times

Older Americans are losing billions of dollars annually to financial exploitation. Banks and investment firms are training employees to spot red flags and stop the transactions.