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A rabbi and another Israeli resident are enclosed in a cage without food or water in Jerusalem, vowing to remain inside for 50 hours to represent the number of hostages still held in Gaza. ... Read full Story
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The Trump administration announced Monday it will rescind the terrorist designation held by the United States against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. ... Read full Story
People walking in the south-central France town were stung over a period of 30 minutes on July 6. Police had to set up a security perimeter until the bees stopped their attack. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/7/2025 3:30 PM
A new regional report highlights sharp disparities in student achievement across Latin America, driven by socioeconomic status and gender. Brazil and Peru top the list for inequality. ... Read full Story
The victim was found after a member of the rescue team spotted a small movement on a rock; it was the man's dog sitting patiently next to the hole down which its owner had fallen. ... Read full Story
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U.S. special envoy Thomas Barrack said Monday he was "unbelievably satisfied" with Lebanon's response to Washington's proposals to disarm Hezbollah. ... Read full Story
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has revoked the designation of a group of Syrian rebels that previously categorized them as a foreign terrorist organization. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/7/2025 12:09 PM
The Polish government reintroduced border control measures between Lithuania and Germany due to growing public concern over what many say is irregular migration. ... Read full Story
Roman Starovoy served as Russia’s transport minister since May 2024 and was fired in a presidential decree earlier in the day that gave no reason for his dismissal. ... Read full Story
Erin Patterson was also found guilty of attempting to murder Ian Wilkinson, her estranged husband's uncle, who survived the meal containing death cap mushrooms. ... Read full Story
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Brazil's foothold in the rapidly expanding cryptocurrency market grew stronger this week with the entry of U.S.-based trading platform Webull and crypto mining infrastructure firm Enegix. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/7/2025 10:29 AM
Three people were hospitalized and 21 injured after being attacked by a swarm of bees in the French town of Aurillac on Sunday morning, according to authorities. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/7/2025 9:58 AM
Apple appealed a $580 million fine from the European Commission, which claimed that the company broke the rules controlling how app developers could communicate with users on Monday. ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/7/2025 9:54 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump warned early Monday that countries that support of BRICS nations -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- would be slapped with an additional 10% tariff when across-the-board import duties on the ... Read full Story
By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/7/2025 9:25 AM
The latest eruption of Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano caused the cancellation of several international flights Monday. ... Read full Story
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South Korea's Unification Ministry confirmed reports on Monday that it plans to repatriate six North Koreans who were rescued at sea on the southern side of the maritime border, despite having no contact with Pyongyang. ... Read full Story
A total of 28 locations across central Henan and eastern Shandong provinces issued their most severe alerts for extreme heat on Monday. ... Read full Story
"Researchers found that individuals who tend to procrastinate often do so because they fear not meeting their high standards or worry too much about failing. The study also showed that this fear of failure and the habit of overgeneralizing failures (like thinking one mistake means you're a failure) strongly connect perfectionism to procrastination." — Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 May 2025
Did you know?
We won't put off telling you about the origins of procrastinate: it comes from the Latin prefix pro-, meaning "forward," and crastinus, meaning "of tomorrow." To procrastinate is to work or move slowly so as to fall behind; it implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apathy. English has other words with similar meanings, such as defer and postpone, but none places the blame so directly on the person responsible for choosing a later time to do something. Procrastinate is also a malleable word: English speakers have wasted no time creating clever variations, most of them delightfully self-explanatory. Don't let coinages like procrastibake, procrastinetflix, and procrasticlean pass you by; they may not meet our criteria for entry into the dictionary, but their potentials for use are undeniable.