Welcome to the Weekend Briefing. Before we get into the news, here’s a good Saturday read about people living under al Qaeda-linked militants who say the jihadists have become more tolerant.
West Bank: The U.N. has said Israeli authorities are involved in West Bank settler attacks. These attacks have killed, injured and displaced Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, while Israeli security forces have provided protection to the settlers, the inquiry found. Israel sent a plan to spend nearly $340 million on establishing new settlements to the security cabinet.
Untold riches: It finally happened.SpaceX shares made their Nasdaq debut, sending the company's value past $2 trillion and turning Elon Musk into the world's first trillionaire. Global reaction to SpaceX’s public listing has spanned investor euphoria to admiration among fans and sharp criticism from politicians and members of the public who see him as a symbol of rising global inequality.
Jailbreaking: Anthropic said it will "abruptly disable" its most advanced AI models Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all users after the U.S. government ordered it to suspend access to the models for foreign nationals, citing national security concerns. The company received the export control directive to suspend access without being given specific details of its national security concern.
‘Super dangerous transfer’: The pro-Democracy activist is one of three Iranian women who were at risk of deportation. Her lawyer said she and the other women have “no status, no connection, no support network.”
Abduction: A South Sudanese man who made allegations of corruption in his own country was kidnapped in Kenya by armed and masked men and taken across the border to Juba, his wife said.
High risk: The U.N.’s refugee agency confirmed the first Ebola-related deaths in the Kpangba camp, which hosts 30,000 internally displaced people. One victim, a woman who escaped quarantine, was later found dead with her daughter. Community members attacked humanitarian workers when they approached.
Kenya: A person who was killed this week during a protest against an Ebola quarantine facility for Americans was a teenager who left home to pick up a new school uniform, his grandmother said.
Protection: The FDA granted emergency approval for an over-the-counter drug that can treat screwworm in pets. Nitenpyram tablets can be used for pets weighing at least 2 pounds and at least four weeks old. The U.S. is trying to beat back the parasite despite staff cuts and the shortage of sterile male flies. The USDA’s efforts are not impressing cattle farmers.
Resistance: An Italian study found antibiotic-resistant genes across the world’s oceans. The projects demonstrate how oceans can serve as an early warning system for global health risks, scientists said. In other health news: Using GLP-1 drugs early in pregnancy should not cause alarm, an analysis suggests.
It’s rising: Academics and climate activists say this year’s edition will produce more pollution than any World Cup ever staged. Epidemiologists will sift through sewage and social media to detect and track infectious diseases should they emerge in the U.S. or Canada during the tournament.
Team players: Some Iranian-Americans want FIFA to boot Iran’s team out of the competition, saying Tehran is using the World Cup to “sportswash” its killing of tens of thousands of dissidents since the 1979 revolution.
