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The senators urged for the protection of journalists in Gaza and international media access to the territory.A group of 17 US senators has written to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, condemning an Israeli attack last week that killed several Al Jazeera journalists, and urging the US to pressure Israel to grant foreign media access to Gaza and protect journalists there.The letter [pdf] published on Wednesday was led by Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz and signed by 16 other senators, including Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, a registered independent who caucuses with the…

The Tropicana Crisis of 2009 underlined the importance of a company’s branding.In January of that year, the orange juicemaker, owned by PepsiCo, changed the look of its cartons. The shiny orange punctured by a straw was replaced by an almost abstract blob of orange juice.Consumers responded accordingly, and sales dropped by as much as 20%. Less than two months after rolling out its new look, Tropicana announced it would switch back to the original packaging.Since then, the slate of companies with messy rebrands has only grown. Facebook became Meta. Twitter became X. The UK fund manager Standard Life Aberdeen became…

Google’s latest Gemini AI upgrades attempt to anticipate what useful information you made need from your life to address a potential issue, make you to better photographer or become your personalised health and sleep coach.Shipping on the just-announced Pixel 10 Android phones, the new Magic Cue feature enables the chatbot to comb through your digital life and pull up relevant information on your phone just when you need it.Placing a call to an airline will automatically display your booking information from Gmail in the phone app. Or when a friend texts about brunch on Sunday Gemini will suggest a suitable…

Julie McCulloughBBC News NIBBCDanny, 13, who was diagnosed with myopia when he was seven, is not able to use his NHS voucher towards treatment for the conditionChildren with short-sightedness are being stopped from using NHS vouchers to help pay for new treatment unlike in other parts of the UK, Northern Ireland optometrists have said.The chair of Optometry NI, Brian McKeown, said it was “frustrating” and that the rules should change, while Faith Donaldson, a County Down-based optometrist, said advances in medicine can now “slow down the progressions of myopia”.However, the Department of Health said the “evidence is not yet sufficient…

Jessica Simpson has released a reflective new single, “Hopeless Romance.” The emotional, country-tinged ballad was written by Simpson with Chris Isaak, JD McPherson, and Teresa LaBarbera, and produced by McPherson. “I’ve always been in love with love/ I thought that you were too,” Simpson croons on the track. “Believing in a lucid tale/ The way that dreamers do/ Here I go again/ I’ll give us one more chance/ Hopeless romantic/ In a hopeless romance.” The singer shared the song on social media, thanking her collaborators “for this therapy session.” The track follows her recent single, “Fade,” a boisterous acoustic track…

Violence has marred the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana round of 16 clash between Independiente and Universidad de Chile as shocking scenes were witnessed at the stadium in Buenos Aires on a tragic night for the sport. The match had to be interrupted in the second half of play due to an outbreak of fan violence before being abandoned. Numerous fans were taken to a local hospital, and many are in serious condition, according to TyC Sports. One fan could be seen falling from the top deck of the away supporters’ section. Independiente’s press corps has said that there had…

While Southern California conjures images of endless sunshine and sandy beaches, just two hours from Los Angeles lies a striking contrast: Big Bear, a high-altitude hideaway that offers a true four-season escape. Tucked into the San Bernardino Mountains and wrapped around a namesake lake, this alpine town trades highways and palm trees for snowy slopes in winter, wildflower-strewn trails in spring, colorful foliage in fall, and breezy lakeside afternoons come summer.At 6,700 feet above sea level, Big Bear is more than just a mountain getaway. It’s a rare ecological marvel known as a “sky island,” where mountainous ecosystems sit isolated…

Women’s cricket is developing in New Caledonia Supplied It’s rare for news in Associate cricket – countries below the top 12 who receive more funds, fixtures and power – to go mainstream. It happened in April last year, but for all the wrong reasons when the French women’s national team was disbanded after a France24 investigation alleged that France Cricket was faking women’s matches to get more funding from the International Cricket Council. As I reported last month, the saga has prompted calls for a review of the Associate funding model. ForbesCricket’s Associate Nations Focus On Olympic Qualifying, Governance And…

Sony PlayStation 5 gaming consoles in the US will jump by around $50 (£37.16) from Thursday as the Japanese technology giant grapples with rising costs and a slowing video game market.Like many global businesses, the firm faces a “challenging economic environment”, Isabelle Tomatis, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s vice president of global marketing said in a blog post.All three PlayStation 5 consoles will see a similar price increase. The most expensive Pro version now has a recommended retail price of $749.99.The price hikes come after US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on most of America’s trading partners, including Japan, which has led…

Reality TV veteran Tom Sandoval’s time on America’s Got Talent is over. The Vanderpump Rules alum’s cover band, Tom Sandoval and the Most Extras, were eliminated from the competition on Wednesday’s first results show of season 20. Host Terry Crews dramatically brought out two acts at a time before declaring which of them had won the most votes from viewers to move forward to the semifinals. After Crews had revealed the top five, he announced the top three. But Sandoval and company didn’t get that far, as they lost out to comedian Shuler King, who’s known for his jokes about…