Day: October 18, 2023

Botanical gardens, zoos ramp up Halloween preparations as outdoor celebrations become more popular among kids

6:13 pm October 18, 2023

Enormous warty pumpkins. Carnivorous plants. Immersive arachnid displays. Slithering snakes and fluttering bats. And illuminated displays of hundreds, or thousands, of ornately carved jack-o’-lanterns. Zoos and botanical gardens have become increasingly popular Halloween destinations. Their haunting array of natural installations and spooky events provide a fun addition, or alternative, to traditional trick-or-treating. They also are […]

Italian lawmakers unanimously approve $10.5M to build long-delayed Holocaust Museum in Rome

6:08 pm October 18, 2023

Italian lawmakers voted unanimously Wednesday to back a long-delayed project to build a Holocaust Museum in Rome, underlining the urgency of the undertaking following the killing of Israeli civilians by Hamas fighters in what have been deemed the deadliest attacks on Jews since the Holocaust. The measure includes $10.5 million in funding over three years […]

Israeli TV footage appears to show Gaza hospital blast came from Palestinian rocket

5:15 pm October 18, 2023

Israeli media shared footage from their own cameras that appears to show at least one rocket fired from Palestinians in Gaza falling short and landing on a hospital in their own territory. The footage, shared by Keshet 12 News, clearly shows multiple rockets launching toward Israel on Tuesday. Moments later, a blast is seen in […]

NYU student admits tearing down Israeli hostage posters, blames ‘misplaced anger’

5:12 pm October 18, 2023

A New York University student caught on video ripping down Israeli hostage posters on campus confessed in a social media post and blamed her actions on “misplaced anger.” Yazmeen Deyhimi and two others were recorded Oct. 16 tearing down the flyers outside NYU’s Tisch Hall, sparking public outrage and calls to identify the perpetrators. Deyhimi […]

Biden quietly places unconfirmed Labor secretary in presidential line of succession, drawing GOP criticism

5:00 pm October 18, 2023

Senate Republicans are expressing frustration with the Biden administration over its decision to add Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su – whose nomination to the role was never confirmed – to the presidential line of succession. In a Tuesday letter to President Biden, Alabama GOP Sen. Katie Britt and 29 of her Republican Senate colleagues […]