PreOccupied Territory The News In Advance. Barely.

Under Queen Victoria, British archaeologists and adventurers scoured the world for treasures and shipped them back home, where they now take pride of place at London exhibits. Baghdad, October 24 – Black-market operatives in the archaeological field hoping to score ...

The father’s compelling pretense extends even to the mothers of children not in the same child care facility. Jerusalem, October 23 – A local man who picks up and drops off his child at preschool has cultivated a keen ability ...

At parties and other social gatherings, Oslo now avoids eye contact and interaction, preferring not to attend at all if possible. Oslo, October 23 – The Norwegian capital has grown to dislike its association with a much-hyped 1993 accord between ...

Several disgruntled former administration officials have joined the nascent movement, including a number from Jeroboam’s tribe of Ephraim. Shechem, October 22 – Israel’s fractured political scene continued its fragmentation today as a former Solomon administration official announced the formation of ...

By God Decades of Hollywood’s influence on popular culture have perpetuated the misconception that My speaking voice resonates with gravitas, seriousness, and intimidating presence. I confess I appreciate the awe and reverence such a choice of characterization indicates, but in ...

Observers are withholding judgment on the prospects for the resolution’s passage. New York, October 18 – Delegates to the United Nations Security Council will convene this week in an emergency session to vote on the imposition of economic and political ...

The angel declined to divulge the number of blasphemy incidents detected since Twitter implemented notifications for mentions. San Francisco, October 18 – Heavenly enforcers raked with identifying and tracking blasphemy have had a much easier time since social media platforms ...

“That’s a shame. We like to think big.” Washington, October 19 – Diplomats in Washington, London, Paris, and other capitals voiced disappointment this week that despite betraying Kurds and insisting they not pursue sovereignty after years of indispensable Kurdish help ...

Prisoners are assigned constructive or rehabilitative work as a matter of course in most societies,” explained the Deputy Warden of Megiddo Prison. Tel Aviv, October 18 – Human Rights Groups have raised concerns that Israel perpetrates unlawful psychological abuse against ...

They specifically sought Weinstein for the role, given the his longtime exposure to the ways in which power is leveraged to disadvantage women. Los Angeles, October 17 – Influential Hollywood Mogul Harvey Weinstein agreed to accept chairmanship of a Palestinian ...