Old video falsely presented as ‘Iran’s attack on Israel’

Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel on April 13 fuelled a flurry of misrepresented images and videos online including a clip that posts falsely claimed showed Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system during the assault. The clip has circulated in reports about an incident in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon since October 2023, shortly after […]

Signs of multiple sclerosis can be detected in blood 5 years before symptoms appear, new study finds. Here’s why this breakthrough is important.

A new study found that in about 10% cases of multiple sclerosis, the body begins producing a distinctive set of antibodies against its own proteins years before symptoms emerge. “Multiple sclerosis is a complex autoimmune disease that is difficult to diagnose,” Colin Zamecnik, a researcher at UC San Francisco and lead author on the paper, […]

Title IX Rewrite Focuses Law on Victims, Including LGBTQ Students

The U.S. Department of Education on Friday restored protections for students against sexual harassment and assault that many advocates argued were lost under the previous administration. The new Title IX rule, which goes into effect Aug. 1, requires districts to promptly investigate complaints, even if they occur off school grounds, and to extend those protections […]

Saudi Arabia Needs Oil Price Near $100, IMF Says

(Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia will need a higher oil price than previously thought this year as the OPEC+ leader spearheads the group’s production cuts, according to the International Monetary Fund. Most Read from Bloomberg Riyadh will require an average oil price of $96.20 a barrel to balance its budget, assuming it holds crude output steady […]

2 Reliable Dividend Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist and 1 to Avoid

If you are looking for big dividend yields, then a good place to start your search is the midstream segment of the energy sector. But don’t blindly buy the highest yielders — they can come with more risk than you expect. That’s why you should probably avoid Energy Transfer (NYSE: ET), which yields 8.1% at […]