Israeli Airstrikes Kill Four in Gaza, Palestinian Officials Say

CAIRO, March 22 (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike ⁠on ⁠a police vehicle on ⁠Sunday killed three people in the middle of ​the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, health officials said, ‌hours after another person ‌was killed in a strike on northern Gaza. Medics and ⁠police sources ⁠said the three men killed in Nuseirat …

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Zelenskiy Urges Allies to Keep up Pressure on Russia Ahead of Talks With US

KYIV, March 22 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ⁠on ⁠Sunday urged allies to keep up ⁠sanctions pressure on Russia ahead of a second day of talks between ​Ukrainian and U.S. delegations on ways to end the four-year-old war, triggered by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian ‌representatives were not present at the ‌latest talks, …

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Treasury’s Bessent Says US Has ‘Plenty’ of Funds for Iran War

WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. government has “plenty of money” ⁠to ⁠fund the war against Iran, but ⁠is requesting supplemental funding from Congress to ensure the military is well supplied ​in the future, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday. Bessent, speaking on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” program, also ‌ruled out …

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‘Project Hail Mary’ Blasts off With $80.5 Million, a Best for Amazon MGM

“Project Hail Mary” is bringing audiences to movie theaters in numbers the industry hasn’t seen for a non-franchise film since “Oppenheimer.” The science fiction epic starring Ryan Gosling earned around $80.5 million in ticket sales in its first weekend playing in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. Box office tracker EntTelligence estimates that translates …

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How iNaturalist app users have fun while aiding science

We share our planet with maybe 10 million species of plants, animals, birds, fish, fungi and bugs. And to help identify them, millions of people are using a free phone app. “Currently we have about six million people using the platform every month,” said Scott Loarie, the executive director of iNaturalist, a nonprofit. Has anyone …

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Orthodox Georgians Bid Final Farewell to Longstanding Patriarch

TBILISI, March 22 (Reuters) – ⁠Large ⁠crowds of Orthodox ⁠Christians gathered in the centre of the ​Georgian capital on Sunday to mourn Ilia II, ‌the spiritual leader who led ‌the church through nearly half a ⁠century of ⁠Georgia’s often tumultuous history. Ilia II, born Irakli Ghudushauri-Shiolashvili, ​died on Tuesday in hospital aged 93, having served …

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How a fun nature app aids science

The iNaturalist cellphone app not only helps users identify plant, animal and insect species; it also provides invaluable data to scientists studying biodiversity, species decline, and habitat loss. It also provides opportunities for fun: David Pogue joins iNaturalist fan Martha Stewart in a “bioblitz” – a timed competition with other users to spot and ID …

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