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Pokemon Go

From left: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Lena Dunham and Hillary Clinton all made public apologies this year. (Getty Images/JTA)
October 8, 2016, 9:05 am
From Trump to Lena Dunham, ‘sorry’ is the hardest word
‘Tis the season to apologize — but don’t look to these public figures as an example when composing your own mea culpas
By Ron Kampeas
A man holds up his cellphone with a screenshot of the Pokemon Go game in front of the White House in Washington, DC, July 12, 2016. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
August 16, 2016, 9:23 am
Pokemon No: The battle to declare Auschwitz off-limits
Memorial sites want visitors to contemplate the weight of history rather than hunt for monsters on their cellphones
By Erwan Lucas
Pinchas M. Orbach
August 11, 2016, 4:54 pm
Pinchas M. Orbach
Lessons learned hacking Pokémon Go
The popular game is actually fairly simple to hack, even if you don’t have a programming background; most of the work has already been done and it’s all well documented on the internet
Iranians play on the Pokemon Go app in northern Tehran's Mellat Park on August 3, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE)
August 6, 2016, 11:24 am
Iranians hunt Pokemon despite ban
Tehran forbade playing GPS-based game, citing national security concerns, but that hasn’t stopped enthusiastic youths
By Ali Noorani
Pokemon Go. (YouTube screenshot)
August 1, 2016, 4:33 pm
IDF bans Pokemon Go on bases over security fears
Military fears popular game could compromise sensitive information
By AP
Illustrative photo of a young Israeli man playing Pokémon Go on his iPhone, on July 28, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 28, 2016, 7:34 pm
Medics warn Israelis to be careful hunting Pokemon
After injuries playing hit augmented reality game, Magen David Adom emergency service urges public to take care
By ToI Staff
This photo illustration taken in Tokyo on July 13, 2016 shows the Pokemon official site through a Japanese internet website announcing the latest information for "Pokémon GO".(AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI )
July 26, 2016, 1:21 pm
Teen collapses while fishing for Pokemon in sea
Assaf Ben Guzi, 17, pulled out of water by his brother, is hospitalized; he caught the monster, though
By ToI Staff
This photo illustration taken in Tokyo on July 13, 2016 shows the Pokemon official site through a Japanese internet website announcing the latest information for "Pokémon GO".(AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI )
July 25, 2016, 5:07 pm
Boy seeks Pokémon, gets concussion
Skateboard-riding kid suffers head injury as he hunts the virtual monsters that have taken the world by storm
By Stuart Winer
A journalist looks at a montage by a Syrian activist, using the international frenzy over the Pokemon Go game to draw new attention to the battle-scarred country, in Beirut on July 22, 2016. (Joseph Eid)
July 22, 2016, 7:56 pm
Syrians harness Pokémon Go frenzy to depict plight
Local artist superimposes popular mobile app game characters on photos of battle-scared cities to raise awareness
By Rana Moussaoui
Saudi men play with the Pokemon Go app on their mobile phones in Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital on July 17, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / STRINGER)
July 20, 2016, 4:30 pm
Saudi revives fatwa on ‘Zionism-promoting’ Pokemon
New highly popular iteration of the game leads Saudi clerics to renew 2001 ban on game which they claim also encourages gambling
By ToI Staff
Daniel Gurevich holding a bottle of wine he won for catching a Pokemon at the Grand Choral Synagogue of St. Petersburg, July 2016. (Courtesy of Jewish News Petersburg)
July 19, 2016, 8:05 pm
Russian synagogue with dark past invites Pokemon hunters
Gamers invited to catch animated creatures in St. Petersburg ‘meeting place where fun is permissible’
By Cnaan Liphshiz
A man holds up his cellphone with a screenshot of the Pokemon Go game in front of the White House in Washington, DC, July 12, 2016. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
July 17, 2016, 2:33 pm
Pokemon Go player finds body near US Holocaust museum
Human remains discovered in river behind New Hampshire memorial during hunt for cartoon monsters
By JTA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, attends the funeral of victims of the coup attempt in Istanbul on July 17, 2016. AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS)
July 17, 2016, 1:36 pm
Hezbollah official says group sent drone to photograph IDF drill
UAV said to return safely after Israeli Patriot missiles fail to shoot it down, reportedly injure girl instead; Erdogan hints he’ll seek to reinstate death penalty amid post-coup purge
By Joshua Davidovich
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