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John Keats’s love letters to his fiancée found roughly 37 years after they were stolen
The bound volume of 37 love letters, some handwritten, is worth $2.75 million. But Romantic scholars say its value is greater than money. Source link
U.S. Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court that the Enbridge energy company waited too long to try to move the case to federal court. Source link
Virginia voters approve redistricting plan as parties jockey for advantage in U.S. midterms
Virginia voters approved a mid-decade redistricting plan Tuesday that could boost Democrats’ chances of winning four additional U.S. House seats in November’s midterm elections. Source link
Israeli strike in south Lebanon kills 1, state media says, ahead of scheduled talks
An Israeli strike on a village in south Lebanon killed one person during a 10-day ceasefire, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency, ahead of scheduled talks between Israeli and Lebanese officials in Washington on Thursday. Source link
EU approves huge new loan for Ukraine, just days after objector Orban's defeat in Hungary
European Union ambassadors approved on Wednesday the disbursement of a promised 90 billion euro ($144 billion Cdn) loan to Ukraine as well as a new package of sanctions against Russia, after Hungary lifted its veto, the bloc’s Cypriot presidency said. Source link
3 ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz, complicating efforts to resume U.S.-Iran talks
The attacks came a day after U.S. President Donald Trump extended a ceasefire while maintaining an American blockade of Iranian ports. Source link
John Ternus is replacing Tim Cook as Apple CEO. But he faces a big challenge in AI
Currently a vice-president of hardware engineering with Apple, Ternus has overseen the product design of much of the company’s tech, from AirPods to the Macbook Neo. But Apple has struggled on the AI front in recent years, and how Ternus will approach it remains a question. Source link
King Charles says late Queen would be ‘troubled’ by today’s world
In a video message, King Charles paid tribute to his late mother Queen Elizabeth on what would have been her 100th birthday, saying today’s world ‘may have troubled her deeply.’ Source link
NASA rover adds to growing list of organic compounds detected on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has identified more organic compounds on Mars as scientists strive to learn whether the Red Planet ever harboured life. Five of the seven diverse organic compounds, which were confirmed in an experiment by the six-wheeled rover in rock that formed in a dried lakebed near the planet’s equator, had never previously been […]
Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial opens in New York
As the third rape trial of Harvey Weinstein’s opens in New York, this trial focuses on hairstylist and actor Jessica Mann and her encounter with Weinstein one morning in a hotel room. Source link