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Holocaust

Brooklyn Jewish book dealer asking almost $25,000 for three of first prayer books printed in America

Dan Wyman with a set of 1945 “Yiddish Daily Forward” issues. Credit: courtesy. ( May 8, 2026 / JNS ) Three Ashkenazi prayer books, reportedly the first known machzors printed in the United States, are up for sale for nearly $25,000. Dan Wyman, a Jewish rare book dealer in Brooklyn,…

bubmagMay 8, 2026

Palestine

Solidarity With Palestine, Written on the Streets

Your support makes stories like this possible From illegal war on Iran to an inhumane fuel blockade of Cuba, from AI weapons to crypto corruption, this is a time of staggering chaos, cruelty, and violence. Unlike other publications that parrot the views of authoritarians, billionaires, and corporations, The Nation publishes…

bubmagMay 8, 2026

VR

INEC Resumes Final Phase of Nationwide Voter Registration May 11

BY KASIE ABONE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the resumption of the third and final phase of the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise beginning Monday, May 11, 2026. According to a statement issued on by the Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna,…

bubmagMay 8, 2026

Maduro

Did Trump actually help Venezuela?

It’s been four months since the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and brought him to the US to stand trial. His vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, is now in charge, but the Trump administration has been largely silent on what comes next for the country. In the meantime, Missy Ryan,…

bubmagMay 8, 2026

Palestine

Palestine launches program for local authority solar projects

A program designed to finance solar projects for local authorities in Palestine has opened with an initial $25 million investment from the Palestine Monetary Authority in collaboration with Austria, Finland and Norway...Read More

bubmagMay 8, 2026

Gundam

‘Vertex Force’ Reveals Additional Staff, Second Teaser Promo, Fall 2026 Premiere

The official website for the Vertex Force original television anime revealed the additional staff, a second teaser visual (pictured), and the second teaser promotional video on Friday. The anime series is scheduled to premiere in October 2026. Staff Character Design: Kazuhiro Takamura (Strike Witches) Assistant Director: Gorou Kuji (Bungou to…

bubmagMay 8, 2026

Orangutan

Conservationists fear fires could erase years of orangutan habitat recovery

JAKARTA — Fires have burned part of a decade-long orangutan habitat restoration site in Indonesian Borneo, raising fears among conservationists that another severe fire season could wipe out years of recovery efforts before the dry season has even fully begun. A decade ago, Yayasan IAR Indonesia (YIARI...Read More

bubmagMay 8, 2026

Soundcloud

Billie Eilish Doesn’t Know if There Will Ever Be Another Billie Eilish

Nearly a decade ago, Billie Eilish, then 13 years old, put “Ocean Eyes” on SoundCloud and catapulted to global super stardom. It was the kind of ascent aspiring singers dream of, propelled by a platform that at the time wasn’t known for unearthing pop stars. But if you ask her…

bubmagMay 8, 2026

Elon Musk

Elon Musk could lose his case against OpenAI — and still get what he wants

So, what’s a guy got to do to become a billionaire around here? Greg Brockman scribbled the question in his diary, recently unsealed as trial evidence, just two years after co-founding OpenAI as a charity in 2015: “Financially, what will take me to $1B?” For Brockman, now OpenAI’s president, the…

bubmagMay 8, 2026

Donald Trump

Trump Criticises World Cup Ticket Prices Amid FIFA Pressure

Trump’s Disappointment Over Ticket Costs Former President Donald Trump has voiced strong discontent regarding the high prices of tickets for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, expressing concern that many of his supporters may be unable to afford to attend. In a recent interview, he acknowledged that even he would hesitate…

bubmagMay 8, 2026

Brooklyn Jewish book dealer asking almost $25,000 for three of first prayer books printed in America

Solidarity With Palestine, Written on the Streets

INEC Resumes Final Phase of Nationwide Voter Registration May 11

Did Trump actually help Venezuela?

Palestine launches program for local authority solar projects

‘Vertex Force’ Reveals Additional Staff, Second Teaser Promo, Fall 2026 Premiere

Conservationists fear fires could erase years of orangutan habitat recovery

Billie Eilish Doesn’t Know if There Will Ever Be Another Billie Eilish

Elon Musk could lose his case against OpenAI — and still get what he wants

Trump Criticises World Cup Ticket Prices Amid FIFA Pressure

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