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Syrian insurgents reach the capital's suburbs. Worried residents flee and stock up on suppliesCAIRO/GAZA: Gazans saw little hope on Friday (Nov 22) that International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Israeli leaders would slow down the onslaught on the Palestinian territory, where medics said at least 21 people were killed in fresh Israeli military strikes. In Gaza City in the north, an Israeli strike on a house in Shejaia killed eight people, medics said. Three others were killed in a strike near a bakery and a fisherman was killed as he set out to sea. In the central and southern areas, nine people were killed in three separate Israeli air strikes. Meanwhile, Israeli forces deepened their incursion and bombardment of the northern edge of the enclave, their main offensive since early last month. The military says it aims to prevent Hamas fighters from waging attacks and regrouping there; residents say they fear the aim is to permanently depopulate a strip of territory as a buffer zone, which Israel denies. Residents in the three besieged towns on the northern edge - Jabalia, Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun - said Israeli forces had blown up dozens of houses. An Israeli strike hit the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, one of three medical facilities barely operational in the area, injuring six medical staff, some critically, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement. "The strike also destroyed the hospital's main generator, and punctured the water tanks, leaving the hospital without oxygen or water, which threatens the lives of patients and staff inside the hospital," it added. It said 85 wounded people including children and women were inside, eight in the ICU. Gazans saw the I CC's decision to seek the arrest of Israeli leaders for suspected war crimes as international recognition of the enclave's plight. But those queuing for bread at a bakery in the southern city of Khan Younis were doubtful it would have any impact. "The decision will not be implemented because America protects Israel, and it can veto anything. Israel will not be held accountable," said Saber Abu Ghali, as he waited for his turn in the crowd. Saeed Abu Youssef, 75, said even if justice were to arrive, it would be decades late: "We have been hearing decisions for more than 76 years that have not been implemented and haven't done anything for us." Israel launched its assault on Gaza after Hamas-led militants stormed across the border fence, killed 1,200 people and seized more than 250 hostages on Oct 7, 2023. Since then nearly 44,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, much of which has been laid to waste. The court's prosecutors said there were reasonable grounds to believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant were criminally responsible for acts including murder, persecution, and starvation as a weapon of war, as part of a "widespread and systematic attack against the civilian population of Gaza". The Hague-based court also ordered the arrest of the top Hamas commander Ibrahim Al-Masri, also known as Mohammed Deif. Israel says it has already killed him, which Hamas has not confirmed. Israel says Hamas is to blame for all harm to Gaza's civilians, for operating among them, which Hamas denies. Israeli politicians from across the political spectrum have denounced the ICC arrest warrants as biased and based on false evidence, and Israel says the court has no jurisdiction over the war. Hamas hailed the arrest warrants as a first step towards justice. Efforts by Arab mediators Qatar and Egypt backed by the United States to conclude a ceasefire deal have stalled. Hamas wants a deal that ends the war, while Netanyahu has vowed the war can end only once Hamas is eradicated.

NASA said on Friday that its Parker Solar Probe was "safe" and operating normally after successfully completing the closest-ever approach to the sun by any human-made object. The spacecraft passed 6.1 million kilometers from the solar surface on Tuesday, flying into the sun's outer atmosphere — called the corona — on a mission to help scientists learn more about Earth's closest star. The agency said the operations team at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland received the signal, a beacon tone, from the probe just before midnight on Thursday. The spacecraft is expected to send detailed telemetry data about its status on January 1, NASA added. Moving at up to 692,000 kilometers per hour the spacecraft endured temperatures of up to 982 degrees Celsius, according to the NASA website. "This close-up study of the sun allows Parker Solar Probe to take measurements that help scientists better understand how material in this region gets heated to millions of degrees, trace the origin of the solar wind (a continuous flow of material escaping the Sun), and discover how energetic particles are accelerated to near light speed," the agency added. "We're rewriting the textbooks on how the sun works with the data from this probe," Dr. Joseph Westlake, NASA's heliophysics director, told Reuters. "This mission was theorized in the fifties," he said, adding that it is an "amazing achievement to create technologies that let us delve into our understanding of how the sun operates." The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 and has been gradually circling closer toward the sun, using flybys of Venus to gravitationally pull it into a tighter orbit with the sun. Westlake said the team is preparing for even more flybys in the extended mission phase, hoping to capture unique events.Rotary Club unveils solar project at Lagos motherless babies homePedro escaped punishment after swinging an arm at Bees substitute substitute Yehor Yarmoliuk without making contact. VAR reviewed the second-half incident but deemed there was no violent conduct. Frank and Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler disagreed about the decision. “As I understand the rules, you can’t swing your arm to try to hit someone,” said Frank. “If you hit them or not, it’s a red, that’s the way I understand the rules.” Frank spoke to the match officials, including referee Andy Madley, about the flashpoint at full-time. “They haven’t seen the situation yet, not on TV afterwards,” said Frank. “To be fair to him, I think the angle can be tricky so that’s why you’ve got VAR.” Asked about Frank’s assessment, Hurzeler replied: “Interesting opinion. I see it completely different. “For me, it’s not a red card. He tried to get free from a person.” Brighton were booed off after their winless run was stretched to six top-flight games. Albion dominated for large periods and hit the woodwork inside four minutes through Julio Enciso. Bees goalkeeper Mark Flekken made some important saves before being forced off injured in the 36th minute, albeit his replacement Hakon Valdimarsson was rarely tested on his Premier League debut. The Seagulls remain 10th ahead of Monday’s trip to Aston Villa, with Brentford a position and two points below moving towards their New Year’s Day showdown with Arsenal. Hurzeler thought the jeers at full-time were unfair. “The team doesn’t deserve that because in all the games we had in the last weeks they were all good, they were all intense, they were all where we thought we deserved more” said the German, whose team have lost to Fulham and Crystal Palace and drawn with Southampton, Leicester and West Ham in recent matches. “We try to work hard to satisfy our supporters, we try to give them what they deserve, we try to make them proud. “But the Premier League is tough. We know there will be (tough) periods we have to go through, especially with this young squad. “We try to stick together, find the positive and keep on going.” Brentford, who remain without a top-flight away win this term, had an early Yoane Wissa finish ruled out for offside following VAR intervention but barely threatened, despite an improved second-half showing. Frank, who is awaiting news on Flekken and defender Ben Mee, who also left the field injured, said: “I thought it was a fair point. “Brighton were better in the first half, no big, clearcut chances, and I thought we were better second half. “Overall, I’m happy with the performance, especially the way we defended. “We haven’t had too many clean sheets this season, so in that context I thought it was very impressive against a good Brighton team. “We know we have a lot of players out – we get two more injuries during the game. “The way the players showed their mentality and character and dug in was hugely impressive.”

Brentford boss Thomas Frank claimed Brighton forward Joao Pedro should have been sent off during his side’s goalless Premier League draw at the Amex Stadium. Pedro escaped punishment after swinging an arm at Bees substitute substitute Yehor Yarmoliuk without making contact. VAR reviewed the second-half incident but deemed there was no violent conduct. Frank and Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler disagreed about the decision. “As I understand the rules, you can’t swing your arm to try to hit someone,” said Frank. “If you hit them or not, it’s a red, that’s the way I understand the rules.” Frank spoke to the match officials, including referee Andy Madley, about the flashpoint at full-time. “They haven’t seen the situation yet, not on TV afterwards,” said Frank. “To be fair to him, I think the angle can be tricky so that’s why you’ve got VAR.” Asked about Frank’s assessment, Hurzeler replied: “Interesting opinion. I see it completely different. “For me, it’s not a red card. He tried to get free from a person.” Brighton were booed off after their winless run was stretched to six top-flight games. Albion dominated for large periods and hit the woodwork inside four minutes through Julio Enciso. Bees goalkeeper Mark Flekken made some important saves before being forced off injured in the 36th minute, albeit his replacement Hakon Valdimarsson was rarely tested on his Premier League debut. The Seagulls remain 10th ahead of Monday’s trip to Aston Villa, with Brentford a position and two points below moving towards their New Year’s Day showdown with Arsenal. Hurzeler thought the jeers at full-time were unfair. “The team doesn’t deserve that because in all the games we had in the last weeks they were all good, they were all intense, they were all where we thought we deserved more” said the German, whose team have lost to Fulham and Crystal Palace and drawn with Southampton, Leicester and West Ham in recent matches. “We try to work hard to satisfy our supporters, we try to give them what they deserve, we try to make them proud. “But the Premier League is tough. We know there will be (tough) periods we have to go through, especially with this young squad. “We try to stick together, find the positive and keep on going.” Brentford, who remain without a top-flight away win this term, had an early Yoane Wissa finish ruled out for offside following VAR intervention but barely threatened, despite an improved second-half showing. Frank, who is awaiting news on Flekken and defender Ben Mee, who also left the field injured, said: “I thought it was a fair point. “Brighton were better in the first half, no big, clearcut chances, and I thought we were better second half. “Overall, I’m happy with the performance, especially the way we defended. “We haven’t had too many clean sheets this season, so in that context I thought it was very impressive against a good Brighton team. “We know we have a lot of players out – we get two more injuries during the game. “The way the players showed their mentality and character and dug in was hugely impressive.”Islanders hope to win third straight when Kings roll into townWhy Russia's Commercial Airlines Are Going Retro For Aircraft

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Pierce added nine rebounds for the Blue Hose (4-3). Kory Mincy scored 12 points, shooting 5 for 11, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc. Kobe Stewart had 11 points and finished 4 of 9 from the field. The Penguins (2-3) were led by Ty Harper, who posted 12 points. EJ Farmer added 10 points and three steals for Youngstown State. Nico Galette also had five points. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved parliament on Friday and confirmed the expected February date for an early general election after the collapse of Olaf Scholz's government last month. Scholz's coalition was brought down by internal fights about how to revive Europe's largest economy but a deadly car-ramming attack at a Christmas market last week has renewed the country's heated debates over security and immigration. Confirming the February 23 date for the election, Steinmeier emphasised the need for "political stability" and appealed for the campaign to be "conducted with respect and decency". He also said that he wanted "the campaign to be conducted with fair and transparent means" and warned of the dangers of "foreign influence... which is particularly intense on X," the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk. "Hatred and violence must have no place in this election campaign, nor denigration or intimidation... all this is poison for democracy," Steinmeier said. Scholz's Social Democrats are lagging badly in polls on just 15 percent. His unruly three-party coalition collapsed on November 6, the day Donald Trump won re-election to the White House. That led Scholz to call a confidence vote last week which he lost, paving the way for an early election. He will remain in office as a caretaker chancellor until a new government is formed, which could take several months after the election. In his speech, Steinmeier reminded political parties and voters of the host of challenges the next government will face given the "economically unstable situation... the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine" as well as debates over immigration and climate change. On security, both the CDU and SPD want to keep helping Ukraine in its war with Russia and spend two percent of GDP or more on Germany's defence. While the CDU programme remains vague on what weapons to ship to Kyiv, the SPD opposes sending long-range missiles because "Germany and NATO must not themselves become parties to the war". On the thorny issue of how to boost Germany's ailing economy, both parties want to reinvigorate the "Made in Germany" brand, boost investment and upgrade crumbling infrastructure. On climate and energy, the SPD has vowed to promote renewables, e-mobility and an ambitious green hydrogen initiative, while the CDU said it would reverse the planned phase-out of combustion engine vehicles COMMENTS Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive. For more information, please see our

WASHINGTON — A ninth U.S. telecoms firm has been confirmed to have been hacked as part of a sprawling Chinese espionage campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans, a top White House official said Friday. Biden administration officials said this month that at least eight telecommunications companies , as well as dozens of nations, had been affected by the Chinese hacking blitz known as Salt Typhoon. But Anne Neuberger, the deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies, told reporters Friday that a ninth victim had been identified after the administration released guidance to companies about how to hunt for Chinese culprits in their networks. The update from Neuberger is the latest development in a massive hacking operation that has alarmed national security officials, exposed cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the private sector and laid bare China's hacking sophistication. The hackers compromised the networks of telecommunications companies to obtain customer call records and gain access to the private communications of “a limited number of individuals." Though the FBI has not publicly identified any of the victims, officials believe senior U.S. government officials and prominent political figures are among those whose whose communications were accessed. Neuberger said officials did not yet have a precise sense how many Americans overall were affected by Salt Typhoon, in part because the Chinese were careful about their techniques, but a “large number" were in the Washington-Virginia area. Officials believe the goal of the hackers was to identify who owned the phones and, if they were “government targets of interest,” spy on their texts and phone calls, she said. The FBI said most of the people targeted by the hackers are "primarily involved in government or political activity.” Neuberger said the episode highlighted the need for required cybersecurity practices in the telecommunications industry, something the Federal Communications Commission is to take up at a meeting next month. “We know that voluntary cyber security practices are inadequate to protect against China, Russia and Iran hacking of our critical infrastructure,” she said. The Chinese government has denied responsibility for the hacking.Subscribe to our newsletter Privacy Policy Success! Your account was created and you’re signed in. Please visit My Account to verify and manage your account. An account was already registered with this email. Please check your inbox for an authentication link. Support Independent Arts Journalism As an independent publication, we rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. If you value our coverage and want to support more of it, consider becoming a member today . Already a member? Sign in here. We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. If you value our coverage and want to support more of it, please join us as a member . Since our founding in 2009, Hyperallergic has always been at the forefront of social media, from finding our first home on Tumblr to becoming one of the first 10,000 adopters of Bluesky . As Hyperallergic ’s Media Producer, it’s my distinct pleasure to animate the rich material provided by our writers through videos on our social media platforms, where we can show footage from the ground during developing events, hear directly from experts, and sometimes reach new audiences across the web who wouldn’t have discovered our publication otherwise. Now, as more and more social media websites copy TikTok’s magnetically infinite scroll of vertical videos, we’ve found an audience of millions of netizens. Even though I’ve been at it for years now, the responses of new viewers never cease to surprise me. I mean, who knew that so many people would be as excited as I was about the highly nerdy study of brain activity in the frontal cortex of viewers gazing upon an original Vermeer? Or how the fading bromide pigment in Van Gogh’s “Irises” (1889) changed his flowers from purple to blue? In no strict order, here are 10 of our top social media video highlights from 2024, which include a mixture of our most popular posts with those that sparked the most electrifying conversations. Get the latest art news, reviews and opinions from Hyperallergic. Daily Weekly Opportunities AI finishes Keith Haring’s intentional “Unfinished Painting” At the beginning of 2024, a likely troll posted a version of Keith Haring’s haunting “Unfinished Painting” (1989) that had been “completed” by AI . It spurred an understandable outcry from those who were quick to remind netizens that Haring intended to show the painting as “unfinished” to represent the unbearable number of lives cut short by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Were we victims of a classic piece of Twitter rage-bait? Perhaps. Even so, it still led to a fascinating discussion on yet another unexpected ethical conundrum posed by AI art. Hundreds were outraged by a post that used AI to “complete” this painting by Keith Haring. Were they being baited for engagement? #ElonMusk #KeithHaring #AI #AIArt #QueerArtist Rembrandt Making Gold But while AI art lurks on the sidelines, the science of human-made art was the hottest topic of our videos this year. 1.5 million viewers tuned in to our YouTube short to learn how Rembrandt concocted glowing gold paint. (Don’t try it at home; it turns out to be a fairly toxic combination of arsenic sulfide mineral variants, lead-tin yellow, and vermillion). Van Gogh’s Irises And another 1.5 million learned how the bromide-red pigment in Van Gogh’s “Irises” faded in the sun over a century, making the titular flowers fade from purple to blue. The Rush for Leopard Highlighters In the fast-moving world of Stationary Arts news, many were as astounded as we were that French TikTok tweens were pranking millions of their followers into believing there was a “leopard print highlighter.” Some were rightly indignant when I asked what you even do with one of those, since it would obscure any words you tried to highlight. “For crafts! Duh!” I have to hand my maximalist ID card back in. I should have guessed! Hurricane Helene Social media videos aren’t all about fun facts. Days after Hurricane Helene claimed the lives of over 160 people in the Southeastern United States, I wrote to my friend Saro Lynch Thomason , a folk singer in Asheville, North Carolina, to ask if she had footage from the destruction near her home. She sent back videos of murky brown water flowing through the beloved River Arts district, two-thirds of which was destroyed in the storm. Based on Rhea Nayyar’s reporting of the catastrophe , we published a video stitching together Lynch Thomason ‘s first-hand experiences with photos of Hyperallergic contributor Hannah Cole ’s recently submerged studio. Jeffrey Burroughs, president of the River Arts District Artists association, used a rare moment of internet connection to send me his footage as well. In an interview for Hyperallergic , he said that the scene was “completely apocalyptic,” and that watching art supplies float down the river was like “watching the spirit of Asheville being washed away.” Protest at the Met Gala When it came to political activism, this year showed that there’s nothing like videotaping what’s happening from the scene. When a large pro-Palestine protest at which multiple people were arrested erupted outside of the Met Gala, News Editor Valentina Di Liscia was on the scene reporting live. As she expertly narrated the unfolding events, she shot a video showing hundreds of protesters — some dressed in finery that paralleled the decadence of the event. A post shared by Hyperallergic (@hyperallergic) On the Ground at Columbia University In early May, student protesters were arrested en masse at Columbia University. As the police swept the encampment and charged into Hamilton Hall, recently occupied by protesters who renamed it “Hind’s Hall,” student journalists were live on radio reporting on how they were blocked from leaving the building. Amidst the chaos, police also disallowed news crews within a four-block radius of the campus, raising concerns for many about what was unfolding that they didn’t want the press to record. Hyperallergic staff writer Maya Pontone was at the chaotic scene, and in a video we posted days later, shared her experiences about what she saw. A post shared by Hyperallergic (@hyperallergic) Palestine Roundup There were so many stories about Palestine in 2024, warranting a round-up of eight art world reactions to the suffering in Gaza. A post shared by Hyperallergic (@hyperallergic) The Demise of Philadelphia’s University of the Arts Many in the art world were shocked when the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, a 148-year-old institution, shut down without notice due to deep financial troubles. The students did not find out until after the information had already surfaced in a Philadelphia Inquirer article , and erupted in anger. We published a video from the scene featuring students who had just recently been left without a school to attend. While shooting the video, a planned town hall was suddenly canceled, to which the students responded with the chant “Cowards! Cowards!” A post shared by Hyperallergic (@hyperallergic) Richard Serra’s Lost Paris Sculpture When Minimalism legend Richard Serra passed away in March , author Michelle Young reported on how she stumbled upon his gigantic and much-maligned 1983 sculpture “Clara-Clara” in the back of a water plant-turned-storage facility in Paris. The piece had been installed and uninstalled three times in the city, following a loud outcry from its many critics, who disliked how it cut across their view of the Tuileries Gardens. Young joined us for a video interview on how she made the discovery, and spoke about how Paris might be looking for a future home for the piece. A post shared by Hyperallergic (@hyperallergic) We hope you enjoyed this article! Before you keep reading, please consider supporting Hyperallergic ’s journalism during a time when independent, critical reporting is increasingly scarce. Unlike many in the art world, we are not beholden to large corporations or billionaires. 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