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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet yesterday voted unanimously to close local operations of Qatari-owned Al Jazeera, describing it as a mouthpiece for Hamas. The ban can be extended in 45-day increments and is expected to be challenged in Israeli courts. It marks the first time Israel has shuttered a foreign news outlet.
The government of Qatar established Al Jazeera in 1996 (see history). For years, Israeli officials have accused the network of bias and incitement, while Qatar—which hosts several Hamas leaders—remains one of Hamas' biggest financial supporters. Al Jazeera has meanwhile accused Israel of killing and targeting its journalists, including prominent Palestinian American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh. Following yesterday's announcement, Israeli officers raided Al Jazeera offices in East Jerusalem while the outlet was taken off air.
Separately, Hamas' delegation left Egypt—where cease-fire talks appeared to stall— and claimed responsibility for a series of rockets targeting the Israel-Gaza crossing Kerem Shalom. See war updates here. |
Aerospace giant Boeing will attempt the first crewed test flight of its Starliner spacecraft tonight, a major milestone in the company’s effort to shuttle astronauts to the International Space Station. The reusable capsule will carry two astronauts to the station, where they'll spend a week before returning to Earth aboard the same vehicle.
Boeing was one of two companies, the other being SpaceX, awarded multibillion-dollar contracts in 2014 to create private company options for astronaut transport to the ISS. While SpaceX demonstrated a successful crewed launch to the ISS in 2020 (and has since carried out seven more trips), Boeing's Starliner program has been beset by delays.
Among other issues, the onboard clock on a 2019 flight was off by 11 hours, while a 2023 launch was scrubbed due to inadequate parachute lines and flammable tape covering electrical wiring. An uncrewed capsule successfully docked and returned to Earth in 2022.
Watch a livestream of the launch here (10:34 pm ET). |
Tonight is the annual benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's fabrics and textile wing, the Costume Institute, an event colloquially referred to as the Met Gala. Vogue's livestream of the red carpet will begin at 6 pm ET (watch here).
The Met Gala was first launched in the 1940s and has since become one of the biggest nights in fashion. Each year's theme is named after the Costume Institute's corresponding spring collection, in this case, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” The dress code for tonight's event—meant to inspire guests' attire—is "The Garden of Time," named after a 1962 short story by JG Ballard. The plot surrounds a wealthy count and countess who pluck magical time-slowing flowers to delay a working-class mob from storming their estate.
This year, Vogue's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour—who has organized the gala since the 1990s—is joined by four co-chairs: Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lopez, and Zendaya. An estimated 400 or more of the most prominent people across pop culture and entertainment are expected to attend. |
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