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Judge sentences former Harvard Medical School morgue manager for stealing organs and various body parts for sale to others. Published On 17 Dec 202517 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the theft … Read more
Australian Jews and others hold a vigil in Tel Aviv for the victims of the Bondi Beach mass shooting, on Sunday, Dec 14. Jerome Socolovsky/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jerome Socolovsky/NPR TEL AVIV, Israel — A rabbi with a blowtorch climbs onto a scissor lift and is hoisted up to a giant Hanukkah menorah. “Are … Read more
A Canadian lawmaker who was denied entry to the occupied West Bank, alongside fellow politicians and civil society leaders, has dismissed Israel’s claims that the delegation posed a threat to public safety. Jenny Kwan, a Canadian MP with the left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP), questioned whether Canada’s recognition of an independent Palestinian state earlier this … Read more
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner’s son Nick has been arrested in connection with his parents’ deaths. Police say the 32-year-old, who … Read more
Flagg joins LeBron James and Kevin Durant as only third teenager with at least 40 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Published On 16 Dec 202516 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Cooper Flagg has scored the most points by an 18-year-old in NBA history, but he could not enjoy … Read more
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with Trump administration negotiators in Berlin Monday for continued talks on how to end war between Russia and Ukraine. Source link
Israel and Hamas have traded accusations that the other is delaying the second phase of the US-brokered peace plan in Gaza. The accusations on Sunday followed the killing of a senior Hamas commander near Gaza City, while Israel said Palestinian groups were refusing to hand over the remains of the last captive and seeking to … Read more
Natalie Paine, a French horn player in New Zealand’s navy, speaks about the challenges and unexpected joys of playing music while stationed in Antarctica. Source link
Hamas’s Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya in a video statement on Sunday said Raed Saad was among five people killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza. Published On 14 Dec 202514 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Hamas has confirmed the killing of its senior commander Raed Saad in an Israeli … Read more
Step aboard the Samba Train, where music, history, and resistance roll together through the streets of Rio. MILES PARKS, HOST: When you hear this… (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “COISINHA DO PAI”) BETH CARVALHO: (Singing in non-English language). PARKS: …Your mind might jump to Brazil. Today, samba is woven into the country’s cultural identity. For the past … Read more