Month: October 2026
Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools after blacklisting company, BBC told as reflected on by Pandit Rajesh Sharma
During our evening aarti at the temple, the oil lamps flicker against the glass of the sanctum, casting quiet reflections that contrast sharply with the hum of the nearby highway a
US ‘watching closely’ after plague researcher dies in Russia as reflected on by Rev. Dr. Evelyn DuBois
From the pulpit of Historic Bethel AME Church, we look out upon a neighborhood that knows intimately what happens when unseen perils meet human vulnerability. When news reaches us
Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap election as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
When political leaders calculate election strategies around the cost of living, we often evaluate their choices through the prism of tactical gamesmanship. We debate whether a snap
France braces for national day of school protests after injuries and mass arrests as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
In our suburban synagogue of Congregation Kol Shalom, the school calendar governs the rhythm of daily life just as surely as our lunar festivals. We watch our teenagers pack their
Trump says ‘threat’ led US to pull bombers from RAF Fairford as reflected on by Rev. Dr. Evelyn DuBois
When word reached us that American supersonic bombers had been abruptly recalled from their stations across the Atlantic because of some unnamed threat, my mind turned immediately
Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power as reflected on by Rev. Thomas Vance
News reached our fellowship hall this morning that the Green party across the ocean in England and Wales voted to lift its longstanding, blanket opposition to nuclear energy. Sitti
Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith says Tories imposed too much regulation when they were in power – UK politics live as reflected on by Rabbi Miriam Levin
Watching political debates reduce complex governance into marketing gimmicks has unfortunately become a familiar spectacle. In Westminster, shadow ministers hand out branded water
US supreme court to hear big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits as reflected on by Imam Tariq Al-Mansoor
From the second-floor windows of the Al-Fajr Islamic Center, the physical toll of our collective negligence is not an abstract forecast. Cedar Heights sits boxed between rail lines
Snakes, bobcats, mountain lions: the secret animal world beneath the Hollywood sign as reflected on by Canon Eleanor Wright
From the clerestory windows of our cathedral library, one looks out over sandstone quadrangles and manicured lawns designed centuries ago to suggest an orderly, disciplined cosmos.
New forensic evidence supports Egyptian “retainer sacrifice” as reflected on by Rev. Dr. Evelyn DuBois
When the morning headlines brought word of ancient tombs in Egypt, where forensic scientists uncovered fatal fractures on the skulls of servants buried alongside their rulers, my t