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TEL AVIV — The Israeli parliament voted Monday to make death by hanging the default penalty for Palestinians from the West Bank who are convicted of killing someone in a terrorist act, a significant push to expand capital punishment in a country where it has been practically abolished.

ABC News’ Danny New reports on the unexpectedly robust shipment of French onion dip that landed on a Philadelphia business owner after asking for a sample.

Watch live BBC Scotland coverage and listen to SportsoundHyam & Kelly start as Clarke makes nine changesRobertson & Tominay only survivors – captain becomes second most capped Scotland player everBoth sides heading to World Cup this summerScotland lost to Japan on Saturday; Ivory Coast beat South Korea Scotland face Ivory Coast in friendly – build-up & radio coverage

Silicon Valley’s startup culture has long sold itself on alluring perks: cold brew on tap, nap pods tucked between standing desks, and even free slippers for their “no-shoes” offices. The pitch was simple: work hard, but live well while building the next big thing. But as the race for top AI talent accelerates, startups are increasingly leaning on a far more direct incentive: eye-popping paychecks. Software engineers at venture-backed startups are receiving median base-salary offers of $200,000—a 25% increase from 2022—according to Levels.fyi. In some cases, newly-minted computer science graduates are fielding offers upward of $300,000 annually, sky-high wages once…

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on March 4 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado’s law banning conversion therapy “regulates speech based on viewpoint.” At issue was the practice of an evangelical Christian, Kaley Chiles, a counselor who wants to provide talk therapy to teenagers seeking to discuss their sexual orientation or gender identity, including those hoping to “reduce or eliminate unwanted sexual attractions, change sexual behaviors, or grow in the experience of harmony with one’s physical body,” according to her complaint. Her lawyer argued that…

Scribe US, Sandorf Passage,S&S/Summit Books, Charco Press, Vintage, Graywolf Press Six books have been named finalists for the 2026 International Booker Prize. Formerly known as the Man Booker International Prize, this honor is presented annually for a work of fiction that was originally written in a language other than English, then translated into English and published in the U.K. and/or Ireland. In a moment in which international relations are dominating news headlines around the globe, three of these shortlisted novels explore pivotal moments in world history: imperialist Japan-controlled Taiwan in the 1930s, Nazi-era Germany and the 1979 Revolution in Iran.…

The lawsuit signals a historic shift for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, whose chair issued an appeal asking White men to report discrimination.

American League squads will play the second of a three-game set on Tuesday as the Texas Rangers visit the Baltimore Orioles. Texas (3-1) took Monday’s series opener to give it a three-game win streak since losing on Opening Day. Baltimore (2-2) has alternated wins and losses to start the season. Both teams missed out on the playoffs last season. Jacob deGrom (12-8, 2.97 ERA) will start for Texas after being scratched from Saturday’s start and will be opposed by Baltimore’s Zach Eflin (6-5, 5.93 ERA). First pitch is at 6:35 p.m. ET from Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. The…

Shares of Marvell Technology surged 7% after Nvidia announced plans to invest $2 billion in the semiconductor company as businesses race to meet ballooning artificial intelligence demand. “Marvell is a marvelous investment,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Tuesday. “Been dying to say that.”The deal ties Marvell into Nvidia’s AI ecosystem, making it easier for customers to build on the infrastructure. Both companies will also join forces on silicon photonics technology and AI-focused telecommunications infrastructure. Nvidia has made a string of $2 billion bets on technology companies in recent months. That includes investments in Synopsys,…

WASHINGTON — Three fired FBI agents sued on Tuesday to try to get their jobs back, saying in a class action lawsuit that they were illegally punished for their participation in an investigation into President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat.The federal lawsuit adds to the mounting list of court challenges to a personnel purge by FBI Director Kash Patel that over the last year has resulted in the ousters of dozens of agents, either because of their involvement in investigations related to Trump or because they were perceived as insufficiently loyal to the Republican president’s agenda.The…