With News Of A Deal, Humanitarians Stand Ready To Surge Aid Into Gaza
20 Oct
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With News Of A Deal, Humanitarians Stand Ready To Surge Aid Into Gaza

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As much of the world cautiously celebrates Wednesday’s announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire deal, humanitarians who spent the last two years fighting to get lifesaving assistance to Palestinians say they are on standby to immediately surge aid into the war-torn enclave and prevent further deaths. As part of the tentative agreement, Hamas intends to soon release all living hostages in exchange for thousands of Palestinians in Israeli captivity. The Israeli military will begin withdrawing from the majority of Gaza, most of which has been reduced to rubble. “This is a chance for people who have been forced into the most depraved of conditions and circumstances to stabilize, grieve and reconnect with their communities,” Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna said, adding that the aid group has enough humanitarian...
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Hubble Sees Dusty Spiral Galaxy: NGC 7496
20 Oct
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Hubble Sees Dusty Spiral Galaxy: NGC 7496

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NGC 7496 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 24 million light-years away in the constellation of Grus.This Hubble image shows NGC 7496, a barred spiral galaxy some 24 million light-years away in the constellation of Grus. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Chandar / J. Lee / PHANGS-HST Team.NGC 7496 was discovered on September 5, 1834 by the English astronomer John Herschel. Otherwise known as ESO 291-1, LEDA 70588 and IRAS 23069-4341, this galaxy is about 70,000 light-years across. NGC 7496 is a member of the NGC 7582 group, a gathering of almost ten large galaxies. The galaxy is also classified as a type II Seyfert galaxy with high star formation rate. At the center of NGC 7496 lies an active galactic nucleus, a supermassive black hole that feasts on gas. “Hubble first observed NGC 7496...
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He Coined the Word of the Decade. And Wrote a Book About It.
20 Oct
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He Coined the Word of the Decade. And Wrote a Book About It.

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. “Enshittification” doesn’t hide what it means. And a few years ago, Cory Doctorow coined it to describe, well, the “enshittification” of the digital world. Pay to play games. Scammy apps and websites. And in his new book, he expands the idea into the material world If I may be so bold, it is a term that is extraordinarily useful to describe our political and cultural moment as well. Even if you don’t read the book, this NYT profile is worth reading.A Guardian and a Thief is Becoming the It Book of the FallI thought it might be the new Lockwood....
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