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Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:18:05 +0000
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
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Why Do We Grow Plants in Space?
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:59:29 +0000
Why do we grow plants in space? Plants are such versatile organisms that they can fulfill many roles in our exploration of space. Plants provide us with food, with oxygen, they can recycle water and waste, and they can even provide us with psychological benefits. So all these functions will help NASA in fulfilling our […]
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The Tesla Takedown Shows How We Can Make Oligarchs Feel the Pain
Sun, 13 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

The “Tesla Takedown” protests reveal a major vulnerability of the Trump regime.

The post The Tesla Takedown Shows How We Can Make Oligarchs Feel the Pain appeared first on The Intercept.

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Wildflowers could be absorbing toxic metals that pass on to bees, study finds
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 05:00:02 GMT

Scientists call for urban areas to be tested for contaminants and potentially cleaned before wildflowers are planted

Wildflowers could be absorbing toxic metals from soil in urban areas and passing toxins on to pollinators, a study has found.

Researchers from the University of Cambridge found that common plants including white clover and bindweed, which are vital forage for pollinators in cities, can accumulate arsenic, cadmium, chromium and lead from contaminated soils.

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Sols 4511-4512: Low energy after a big weekend?
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:48:46 +0000
Written by Lauren Edgar, Planetary Geologist at USGS Astrogeology Science Center Earth planning date: Monday, April 14, 2025 We all know the feeling: it’s Monday morning after a big weekend and you’re coming into the week wishing you’d had a little more time to rest and recharge.  Well, Curiosity probably feels the same way today. […]
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Sols 4509-4510: A weekend of long drives
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:26:58 +0000
Written by Abigail Fraeman, Planetary Geologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Earth planning date: Friday, April 11, 2025 Curiosity is continuing to book it to the potential boxwork structures.  The rover drove over 50 meters on Wednesday, and we plan to drive more than 50 meters again in today’s plan thanks to an unusually good […]
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Nobel Winner Joseph Stiglitz Denounces Columbia’s Apparent Capitulation to Trump
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:36:13 +0000

Stiglitz, perhaps the most renowned Columbia professor, gave an exclusive interview to The Intercept on academic freedom, deportations of students, and more.

The post Nobel Winner Joseph Stiglitz Denounces Columbia’s Apparent Capitulation to Trump appeared first on The Intercept.

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NASA Aims to Fly First Quantum Sensor for Gravity Measurements
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:51:31 +0000
Researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, private companies, and academic institutions are developing the first space-based quantum sensor for measuring gravity. Supported by NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO), this mission will mark a first for quantum sensing and will pave the way for groundbreaking observations of everything from petroleum reserves to […]
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What Is Aerodynamics? (Grades K-4)
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:07:10 +0000
This article is for students grades K-4. What Are the Four Forces of Flight? Aerodynamics is the way air moves around things. The rules of aerodynamics explain how an airplane is able to fly. Anything that moves through air reacts to aerodynamics. A rocket blasting off the launch pad and a kite in the sky […]
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Atomic Clock and Plant DNA Research Launching Aboard NASA’s SpaceX CRS-32 Mission
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:14:30 +0000
NASA’s SpaceX 32nd commercial resupply services mission, scheduled to lift off from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in April, is heading to the International Space Station with experiments that include research on whether plant DNA responses in space correlate to human aging and disease, and measuring the precise effects of gravity on time.   Discover more […]
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Scientists made a stretchable lithium battery you can bend, cut, or stab
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 19:30:33 +0000
Its performance isn't great, but its endurance is similar to standard lithium-ion.
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Reimagining Democracy
2025-04-11T00:35:00Z

Imagine that all of us—all of society—have landed on some alien planet and need to form a government: clean slate. We do not have any legacy systems from the United States or any other country. We do not have any special or unique interests to perturb our thinking. How would we govern ourselves? It is unlikely that we would use the systems we have today. Modern representative democracy was the best form of government that eighteenth-century technology could invent. The twenty-first century is very different: scientifically, technically, and philosophically. For example, eighteenth-century democracy was designed under the assumption that travel and communications were both hard...

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NASA Supports Wildland Fire Technology Demonstration
Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:52:42 +0000
Advancements in NASA’s airborne technology have made it possible to gather localized wind data and assess its impacts on smoke and fire behavior. This information could improve wildland fire decision making and enable operational agencies to better allocate firefighters and resources. A small team from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is demonstrating […]
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NASA Makes Progress on Advanced Drone Safety Management System
Wed, 02 Apr 2025 21:49:14 +0000
From agriculture and law enforcement to entertainment and disaster response, industries are increasingly turning to drones for help, but the growing volume of these aircraft will require trusted safety management systems to maintain safe operations. NASA is testing a new software system to create an improved warning system – one that can predict hazards to drones before […]
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NASA Boosts Efficiency with Custom X-66 Flooring
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:00:00 +0000
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA designed temporary floorboards for the MD-90 aircraft to use while it is transformed into the X-66 experimental demonstrator aircraft. These floorboards will protect the original flooring and streamline the modification process. Supporting the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, a small team in the Experimental Fabrication Shop at NASA’s Armstrong […]
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NASA’s X-59 Completes ‘Cruise Control’ Engine Speed Hold Test
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:49:55 +0000
Lee esta historia en español aquí. The team behind NASA’s X-59 completed another critical ground test in March, ensuring the quiet supersonic aircraft will be able to maintain a specific speed during operation. The test, known as engine speed hold, is the latest marker of progress as the X-59 nears first flight this year. “Engine […]
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NASA Demonstrates New Wildland Fire Airspace Management System
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:02:36 +0000
Editor’s Note: This article was updated March 27, 2025, to reflect the final dates for the testing period. NASA researchers conducted initial validation of a new airspace management system designed to enable crews to use aircraft to fight and monitor wildland fires 24 hours a day, even during low-visibility conditions.   From March 17-26, NASA’s Advanced […]
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ARMD Solicitations (ULI Proposals Invited)
Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000
This ARMD solicitations page compiles the opportunities to collaborate with NASA’s aeronautical innovators and/or contribute to their research to enable new and improved air transportation systems. A summary of available opportunities with key dates requiring action are listed first. More information about each opportunity is detailed lower on this page. University Leadership InitiativeStep-A proposals due […]
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How countries cheat their carbon targets – video
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:54:28 GMT

Net zero is a target that countries should be striving for to stop the climate crisis. But beyond the buzzword, it is a complex scientific concept – and if we get it wrong, the planet will keep heating.

Biodiversity and environment reporter Patrick Greenfield explains how a loophole in the 2015 Paris climate agreement allows countries to cheat their net zero targets through creative accounting, and how scientists want us to fix it

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New Aircraft Wing Undergoes Crucial NASA Icing Testing
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:39:32 +0000
In the future, aircraft with long, thin wings supported by aerodynamic braces could help airlines save on fuel costs. But those same wings could be susceptible to ice buildup. NASA researchers are currently working to determine if such an issue exists, and how it could be addressed. In the historic Icing Research Tunnel at NASA’s […]
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NASA Invites Media to View Wildland Fire Technology Flight Test
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:12:04 +0000
NASA will conduct a live flight test of aircraft performing simulated wildland fire response operations using a newly developed airspace management system at 9 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, March 25, in Salinas, California. NASA’s new portable airspace management system, part of the agency’s Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO) project, aims to significantly expand […]
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Finalists Selected in NASA Aeronautics Agriculture-Themed Competition
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:59:12 +0000
Eight finalist teams participating in the 2025 NASA Gateways to Blue Skies Competition have been selected to present to a panel of judges their design concepts for aviation solutions that can help the agriculture industry.  Sponsored by NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, this year’s competition asked teams of university students to research new or improved […]
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Thousands of high-risk toxic sites unchecked due to lack of cash
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:01:49 GMT
BBC investigation finds nine out of ten high-risk contaminated areas have not been tested.
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The Arctic: climate change’s great economic opportunity
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:41:08 +0000
An enormous prize is on offer. When might it be grasped?
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/23/2024
Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:00:01 +0000
Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): The CFT crew assisted the ISS crew by performing payload activities. They completed the ArgUS 1-1 sub-payloads installation and several Thor-Davis sessions. Payloads: ArgUS 1-1: The ArgUS 1-1 sub-payloads were installed onto the ArgUS Multi Payload Platform and stowed in the NanoRacks Airlock (NRAL). More information about this investigation …
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/15/2024
Mon, 15 Jul 2024 16:00:09 +0000
Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): Today, the CFT crew assisted the ISS crew by performing a USOS food audit and continuing to complete different payload activities. Payloads: Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR): Fuel Oxidizer Management Assembly (FOMA) Calibration was performed. The upper rack doors were opened, the bottle valves were closed, the pressure in the …
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Greener Is Getting Going
Wed, 19 Jun 2024 15:00:00 +0000
We’ve reached a tipping point where we’ve got a cleaner alternative for most transport. Now we have to commit.
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A New Way to See Your Climate Anxiety
Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000
The climate crisis has become a mental health crisis. But eco-anxiety isn’t necessarily a pathology.
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Global Emissions Could Peak Sooner Than You Think
Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000
Global deployment of solar and wind power, plus a surge in EV sales, means emissions from fossil-fuel-derived energy will finally hit the downward slope.
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Ahrefs vs SEMrush: Which SEO Tool Should You Use?
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:16:00 +0000

SEMrush and Ahrefs are among the most popular tools in the SEO industry. Both companies have been in business for years and have thousands of customers per month.

If you're a professional SEO or trying to do digital marketing on your own, at some point you'll likely consider using a tool to help with your efforts. Ahrefs and SEMrush are two names that will likely appear on your shortlist.

In this guide, I'm going to help you learn more about these SEO tools and how to choose the one that's best for your purposes.

What is SEMrush?

SEMrush is a popular SEO tool with a wide range of features—it's the leading competitor research service for online marketers. SEMrush's SEO Keyword Magic tool offers over 20 billion Google-approved keywords, which are constantly updated and it's the largest keyword database.

The program was developed in 2007 as SeoQuake is a small Firefox extension

Features

• Most accurate keyword data: Accurate keyword search volume data is crucial for SEO and PPC campaigns by allowing you to identify what keywords are most likely to bring in big sales from ad clicks. SEMrush constantly updates its databases and provides the most accurate data.
• Largest Keyword database: SEMrush's Keyword Magic Tool now features 20-billion keywords, providing marketers and SEO professionals the largest database of keywords.


• All SEMrush users receive daily ranking data, mobile volume information, and the option to buy additional keywords by default with no additional payment or add-ons needed
• Most accurate position tracking tool: This tool provides all subscribers with basic tracking capabilities, making it suitable for SEO professionals. Plus, the Position Tracking tool provides local-level data to everyone who uses the tool.
• SEO Data Management: SEMrush makes managing your online data easy by allowing you to create visually appealing custom PDF reports, including Branded and White Label reports, report scheduling, and integration with GA, GMB, and GSC.
• Toxic link monitoring and penalty recovery: With SEMrush, you can make a detailed analysis of toxic backlinks, toxic scores, toxic markers, and outreach to those sites.
• Content Optimization and Creation Tools: SEMrush offers content optimization and creation tools that let you create SEO-friendly content. Some features include the SEO Writing Assistant, On-Page SEO Check, er/SEO Content Template, Content Audit, Post Tracking, Brand Monitoring.

Ahrefs

Ahrefs is a leading SEO platform that offers a set of tools to grow your search traffic, research your competitors, and monitor your niche. The company was founded in 2010, and it has become a popular choice among SEO tools. Ahrefs has a keyword index of over 10.3 billion keywords and offers accurate and extensive backlink data updated every 15-30 minutes and it is the world's most extensive backlink index database.

Features

• Backlink alerts data and new keywords: Get an alert when your site is linked to or discussed in blogs, forums, comments, or when new keywords are added to a blog posting about you.
• Intuitive interface: The intuitive design of the widget helps you see the overall health of your website and search engine ranking at a glance.
• Site Explorer: The Site Explorer will give you an in-depth look at your site's search traffic.
• Domain Comparison
• Reports with charts and graphs
• JavaScript rendering and a site audit can identify SEO issues.
• A question explorer that provides well-crafted topic suggestions

Direct Comparisons: Ahrefs vs SEMrush

Now that you know a little more about each tool, let's take a look at how they compare. I'll analyze each tool to see how they differ in interfaces, keyword research resources, rank tracking, and competitor analysis.

User Interface

Ahrefs and SEMrush both offer comprehensive information and quick metrics regarding your website's SEO performance. However, Ahrefs takes a bit more of a hands-on approach to getting your account fully set up, whereas SEMrush's simpler dashboard can give you access to the data you need quickly.

In this section, we provide a brief overview of the elements found on each dashboard and highlight the ease with which you can complete tasks.

AHREFS

The Ahrefs dashboard is less cluttered than that of SEMrush, and its primary menu is at the very top of the page, with a search bar designed only for entering URLs.

Additional features of the Ahrefs platform include:

• You can see analytics from the dashboard, including search engine rankings to domain ratings, referring domains, and backlink
• Jumping from one tool to another is easy. You can use the Keyword Explorer to find a keyword to target and then directly track your ranking with one click.
• The website offers a tooltip helper tool that allows you to hover your mouse over something that isn't clear and get an in-depth explanation.

SEMRUSH

When you log into the SEMrush Tool, you will find four main modules. These include information about your domains, organic keyword analysis, ad keyword, and site traffic.

You'll also find some other options like

• A search bar allows you to enter a domain, keyword, or anything else you wish to explore.
• A menu on the left side of the page provides quick links to relevant information, including marketing insights, projects, keyword analytics, and more.
• The customer support resources located directly within the dashboard can be used to communicate with the support team or to learn about other resources such as webinars and blogs.
• Detailed descriptions of every resource offered. This detail is beneficial for new marketers, who are just starting.

WHO WINS?

Both Ahrefs and SEMrush have user-friendly dashboards, but Ahrefs is less cluttered and easier to navigate. On the other hand, SEMrush offers dozens of extra tools, including access to customer support resources.

When deciding on which dashboard to use, consider what you value in the user interface, and test out both.

Rank Tracking

If you're looking to track your website's search engine ranking, rank tracking features can help. You can also use them to monitor your competitors.

Let's take a look at Ahrefs vs. SEMrush to see which tool does a better job.

Ahrefs

The Ahrefs Rank Tracker is simpler to use. Just type in the domain name and keywords you want to analyze, and it spits out a report showing you the search engine results page (SERP) ranking for each keyword you enter.

Rank Tracker looks at the ranking performance of keywords and compares them with the top rankings for those keywords. Ahrefs also offers:

You'll see metrics that help you understand your visibility, traffic, average position, and keyword difficulty.

It gives you an idea of whether a keyword would be profitable to target or not.

SEMRUSH

SEMRush offers a tool called Position Tracking. This tool is a project tool—you must set it up as a new project. Below are a few of the most popular features of the SEMrush Position Tracking tool:

All subscribers are given regular data updates and mobile search rankings upon subscribing

The platform provides opportunities to track several SERP features, including Local tracking.

Intuitive reports allow you to track statistics for the pages on your website, as well as the keywords used in those pages.

Identify pages that may be competing with each other using the Cannibalization report.

WHO WINS?

Ahrefs is a more user-friendly option. It takes seconds to enter a domain name and keywords. From there, you can quickly decide whether to proceed with that keyword or figure out how to rank better for other keywords.

SEMrush allows you to check your mobile rankings and ranking updates daily, which is something Ahrefs does not offer. SEMrush also offers social media rankings, a tool you won't find within the Ahrefs platform. Both are good which one do you like let me know in the comment.

Keyword Research

Keyword research is closely related to rank tracking, but it's used for deciding which keywords you plan on using for future content rather than those you use now.

When it comes to SEO, keyword research is the most important thing to consider when comparing the two platforms.

AHREFS

The Ahrefs Keyword Explorer provides you with thousands of keyword ideas and filters search results based on the chosen search engine.

Ahrefs supports several features, including:

• It can search multiple keywords in a single search and analyze them together. At SEMrush, you also have this feature in Keyword Overview.
• Ahrefs has a variety of keywords for different search engines, including Google, YouTube, Amazon, Bing, Yahoo, Yandex, and other search engines.
• When you click on a keyword, you can see its search volume and keyword difficulty, but also other keywords related to it, which you didn't use.

SEMRUSH

SEMrush's Keyword Magic Tool has over 20 billion keywords for Google. You can type in any keyword you want, and a list of suggested keywords will appear.

The Keyword Magic Tool also lets you to:

• Show performance metrics by keyword
• Search results are based on both broad and exact keyword matches.
• Show data like search volume, trends, keyword difficulty, and CPC.
• Show the first 100 Google search results for any keyword.
• Identify SERP Features and Questions related to each keyword
• SEMrush has released a new Keyword Gap Tool that uncovers potentially useful keyword opportunities for you, including both paid and organic keywords.

WHO WINS?

Both of these tools offer keyword research features and allow users to break down complicated tasks into something that can be understood by beginners and advanced users alike.

If you're interested in keyword suggestions, SEMrush appears to have more keyword suggestions than Ahrefs does. It also continues to add new features, like the Keyword Gap tool and SERP Questions recommendations.

Competitor Analysis

Both platforms offer competitor analysis tools, eliminating the need to come up with keywords off the top of your head. Each tool is useful for finding keywords that will be useful for your competition so you know they will be valuable to you.

AHREFS

Ahrefs' domain comparison tool lets you compare up to five websites (your website and four competitors) side-by-side.it also shows you how your site is ranked against others with metrics such as backlinks, domain ratings, and more.

Use the Competing Domains section to see a list of your most direct competitors, and explore how many keywords matches your competitors have.

To find more information about your competitor, you can look at the Site Explorer and Content Explorer tools and type in their URL instead of yours.

SEMRUSH

SEMrush provides a variety of insights into your competitors' marketing tactics. The platform enables you to research your competitors effectively. It also offers several resources for competitor analysis including:

Traffic Analytics helps you identify where your audience comes from, how they engage with your site, what devices visitors use to view your site, and how your audiences overlap with other websites.

SEMrush's Organic Research examines your website's major competitors and shows their organic search rankings, keywords they are ranking for, and even if they are ranking for any (SERP) features and more.

The Market Explorer search field allows you to type in a domain and lists websites or articles similar to what you entered. Market Explorer also allows users to perform in-depth data analytics on These companies and markets.

WHO WINS?

SEMrush wins here because it has more tools dedicated to competitor analysis than Ahrefs. However, Ahrefs offers a lot of functionality in this area, too. It takes a combination of both tools to gain an advantage over your competition.

Pricing

Ahrefs

• Lite Monthly: $99/month
• Standard Monthly: $179/month
• Annually Lite: $990/year
• Annually Standard: $1790/year

SEMRUSH

• Pro Plan: $119.95/month
• Guru Plan:$229.95/month
• Business Plan: $449.95/month

Which SEO tool should you choose for digital marketing?

When it comes to keyword data research, you will become confused about which one to choose.

Consider choosing Ahrefs if you

• Like friendly and clean interface
• Searching for simple keyword suggestions

• Want to get more keywords for different search engines like Amazon, Bing, Yahoo, Yandex, Baidu, and more

 

Consider SEMrush if you:

• Want more marketing and SEO features
• Need competitor analysis tool
• Need to keep your backlinks profile clean
• Looking for more keyword suggestions for Google

Both tools are great. Choose the one which meets your requirements and if you have any experience using either Ahrefs or SEMrush let me know in the comment section which works well for you.

 

 

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Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In for Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested by ICE
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:03:51 +0000

A green card holder, Columbia University protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi faced attacks from pro-Israel activists.

The post Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In for Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested by ICE appeared first on The Intercept.

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Federal judges block ICE from removing immigrants under Alien Enemies Act
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:57:34 +0000

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Judge rebukes Trump officials for not securing return of wrongly deported man
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:47:38 GMT

Administration will have to share under oath how it’s trying to get Kilmar Ábrego García back to US, says district judge

A federal judge sharply rebuked the Trump administration and scolded officials on Tuesday for taking no steps to secure the return of a man wrongly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador, as the US supreme court had ordered in a contentious ruling last week.

The US district judge Paula Xinis said that Donald Trump’s news conference with El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, where the leaders joked that Kilmar Ábrego García would not be released, did not count as compliance.

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Trump Will Be Long Gone Before Luigi Mangione Faces Execution
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 13:30:00 +0000

The Trump administration vows to seek the death penalty “whenever possible.” But federal cases move slowly, and few result in a death sentence at all.

The post Trump Will Be Long Gone Before Luigi Mangione Faces Execution appeared first on The Intercept.

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Will the Supreme Court Yield to Donald Trump?
Fri, 11 Apr 2025 18:00:00 +0000
The contributor Ruth Marcus looks at federal judges’ resistance to executive orders—and whether the Supreme Court will ultimately allow the President to remake the government in his image.
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Pete Hegseth Is Gutting Pentagon Programs to Reduce Civilian Casualties
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000

The defense secretary’s focus on “lethality” could lead to “wanton killing and wholesale destruction and disregard for law,” one Pentagon official said.

The post Pete Hegseth Is Gutting Pentagon Programs to Reduce Civilian Casualties appeared first on The Intercept.

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Supreme Court judges to rule on legal definition of a woman
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 05:28:10 GMT
The Supreme Court is to issue its judgement on how a woman should be defined under the law.
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UK supreme court to rule on legal definition of a woman
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:00:02 GMT

Judges to decide if Equality Act protections include transgender women with gender recognition certificates

• How UK court definition of ‘woman’ could affect sex-based rights

Equalities campaigners in the UK are braced for a supreme court ruling that could have a significant impact on the rights of transgender people to use single-sex services.

Five judges on the UK supreme court will rule on Wednesday morning whether or not the definition of woman in the Equality Act 2010 includes transgender women with gender recognition certificates (GRC).

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Trump’s deportation ‘mistake’: the man trapped in a prison in El Salvador
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 02:00:57 GMT

Kilmar Ábrego García was deported, detained and flown to a notorious prison – before officials admitted they had made an error. Why is he still there? Maanvi Singh reports

Kilmar Ábrego García was 16 when he came to the US, after his family were targeted by criminal gangs in his home of El Salvador. He joined his brother in Maryland and started a new life.

In 2019, he was arrested by immigration officials and accused of being a gang member, but his lawyers argued there was no evidence for this, pointed out he had no criminal convictions and insisted he should not be sent back to a country where he was himself at risk from criminal gangs. A judge agreed and gave him protected status so he could not be deported.

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Judge says Justice Department must provide details of attempts to return wrongly deported man
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 23:31:56 +0000

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Judge blocks most of Trump’s punishments for law firm Susman Godfrey
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:27:27 +0000
After President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on the law firm Susman Godfrey, the firm sued, saying his actions were retaliatory and unconstitutional.
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Ex-Peru president Ollanta Humala given 15-year sentence for money laundering
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:01:58 GMT

Sentenced with wife Nadine Heredia, Humala is third president of Peru imprisoned for corruption in past 20 years

A Peruvian court has sentenced former president Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison for laundering funds received from the Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht to finance Humala’s 2006 and 2011 campaigns.

The judges of the national superior court found that Humala and Heredia received several million dollars in illegal contributions for these campaigns from Odebrecht and the government of the then Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez.

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Administration will ‘fight’ judge’s order halting deportations, White House says
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:15:50 +0000

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Civil case against influencer Andrew Tate is first of its kind, UK judge told
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:44:25 GMT

Four women suing Tate over allegations of sexual violence and coercive control, with trial scheduled for early 2027

A civil case against Andrew Tate over allegations he subjected four women to sexual violence and coercive control is the first case of its kind, a judge has been told.

The influencer is being sued by two women who worked for his webcam business in Luton, Bedfordshire, in 2015 and two former girlfriends in 2013 and 2014.

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AP journalists held out of White House events despite judge’s ruling
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:31:58 +0000

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Inside DOGE’s push to defy a court order and access Social Security data
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:00:35 +0000
Musk’s cost-cutting team repeatedly sought to get around a judge’s order to gain access to private details about millions of beneficiaries.
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The Unusual Nonprofit That Helps ICE Spy on Wire Transfers
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

A little-known database logs hundreds of millions of wire transfers sent to or from Mexico, Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas.

The post The Unusual Nonprofit That Helps ICE Spy on Wire Transfers appeared first on The Intercept.

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Arrest warrant issued in Bangladesh for UK MP Tulip Siddiq
Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:32:20 GMT

Former City minister accused of illegally receiving plot of land from her aunt, ousted PM Sheikh Hasina

An arrest warrant for the former City minister Tulip Siddiq has been issued in Bangladesh with a new allegation accusing her of illegally receiving a plot of land from her aunt, the ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Bangladeshi media reported the warrant was issued by a judge for 53 people connected to Hasina, including Siddiq. There is no formal extradition treaty between the UK and Bangladesh.

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What Comes Next in Mahmoud Khalil’s Fight Against Deportation
Sat, 12 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Despite Friday’s immigration court ruling, the legal fight to keep Khalil in the U.S. may stretch months or years.

The post What Comes Next in Mahmoud Khalil’s Fight Against Deportation appeared first on The Intercept.

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Mahmoud Khalil and the Necropolitics of Trump’s Deportation Regime
Fri, 11 Apr 2025 22:56:35 +0000

Death is the point.

The post Mahmoud Khalil and the Necropolitics of Trump’s Deportation Regime appeared first on The Intercept.

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Democratic senator heads to El Salvador to try to visit Kilmar Ábrego García
Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:18:36 GMT

Chris Van Hollen warns of ‘constitutional crisis’ and says he hopes to report back to family on Maryland man’s condition

Democratic senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland will travel to El Salvador on Wednesday and attempt to visit Kilmar Ábrego García, a constituent whose deportation and incarceration in the Central American country, he warns, has tipped the United States into a constitutional crisis.

In an interview with the Guardian on Tuesday, Van Hollen said he hopes to learn of Ábrego García’s condition and convey it to his family, who also live in the state he represents.

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White House press secretary says admin. is ‘complying with all court orders’
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 23:59:50 +0000
Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the new Congress.
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Fetterman Campaign Bleeds Money
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:05:05 +0000

As he cozies up to Trump and Netanyahu, Sen. John Fetterman brought in less than half his average haul over the last five quarters.

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White House calls NPR and PBS a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind funding
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:31:36 +0000
Markey: Cutting NPR and PBS "is not budget discipline, it's cultural sabotage."
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Asked about whether President Donald Trump would support a potential ban on members of Congress trading...
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:10:58 +0000

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Former Colorado congresswoman, a Democrat, announces comeback campaign
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:55:23 +0000

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Trump administration will ask Congress to cut funding for NPR and PBS
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:47:35 +0000
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting cuts are part of a larger $9.3 billion package that includes further proposed cuts to the State Department and the U.S. Institute for Peace.
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John LaFalce, New York congressman who shaped finance law, dies at 85
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 02:17:45 +0000
The 14-term Democrat chaired the Small Business Committee and served as ranking minority member on the Banking panel.
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Salvadoran president says he won’t return wrongly deported man to U.S.
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:42:44 +0000
Get the latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the new Congress.
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Should we settle Mars, or is it a dumb idea for humans to live off world?
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 21:56:59 +0000
Should we all just read A City on Mars and call the whole thing off?
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The Vermont congressional delegation condemned the detention of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University...
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 19:59:19 +0000

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Analysis: What to watch for over the long congressional break
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:57:01 +0000

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Ex-congressman Mike Rogers to run again for a Michigan seat in Senate
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:42:06 +0000

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Pentagon Considers Cutting Its Sexual Assault Rules
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000

On the chopping block is the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program, which tracks sexual violence in the military and supports victims.

The post Pentagon Considers Cutting Its Sexual Assault Rules appeared first on The Intercept.

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The Tesla Takedown Shows How We Can Make Oligarchs Feel the Pain
Sun, 13 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

The “Tesla Takedown” protests reveal a major vulnerability of the Trump regime.

The post The Tesla Takedown Shows How We Can Make Oligarchs Feel the Pain appeared first on The Intercept.

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Meet the Activists Motivated by Hatred of Elon Musk
Sat, 12 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Protesters across the country have been rallying every weekend to try and drive Elon Musk’s car business into the ground.

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Reimagining Democracy
2025-04-11T00:35:00Z

Imagine that all of us—all of society—have landed on some alien planet and need to form a government: clean slate. We do not have any legacy systems from the United States or any other country. We do not have any special or unique interests to perturb our thinking. How would we govern ourselves? It is unlikely that we would use the systems we have today. Modern representative democracy was the best form of government that eighteenth-century technology could invent. The twenty-first century is very different: scientifically, technically, and philosophically. For example, eighteenth-century democracy was designed under the assumption that travel and communications were both hard...

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The Case Against Mahmoud Khalil Hinges on Vague “Antisemitism” Claim
Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:03:03 +0000

The Trump administration filed no new evidence in its case against Khalil, according to a new filing ahead of Friday's hearing.

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Nick Turse Joins The Intercept as Inaugural National Security Reporting Fellow
Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000

The veteran investigative journalist will cover U.S. military operations, national security issues, and foreign affairs through this yearlong fellowship.

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The Conservative Legal Advocates Working to Kill Trump’s Tariffs
Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:31:46 +0000
The New Civil Liberties Alliance is mounting a constitutional challenge to one of the biggest policy questions of our time. Will others follow?
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How Much Did Congress Make Off Market Turmoil and Why’re They Allowed to Make Anything at All?
Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:05:58 +0000

Questions about who profited from Trump’s tariff flip-flop revived the push to ban members of Congress themselves from trading stocks.

The post How Much Did Congress Make Off Market Turmoil and Why’re They Allowed to Make Anything at All? appeared first on The Intercept.

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Unchecked: Rep. Ayanna Pressley on the President’s Power Grab
Wed, 09 Apr 2025 20:50:00 +0000

A conversation with the Massachusetts congresswoman on challenging executive authority and the ICE abduction of Rümeysa Öztürk.

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Progressives Push to Assert Congress Power Over Yemen War
Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:53:15 +0000

Going beyond their critique of the infamous Signal chat, progressives demanded to know the White House’s legal justification for its Yemen strikes.

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Arguing Against CALEA
2025-04-08T11:08:13Z

At a Congressional hearing earlier this week, Matt Blaze made the point that CALEA, the 1994 law that forces telecoms to make phone calls wiretappable, is outdated in today’s threat environment and should be rethought:

In other words, while the legally-mandated CALEA capability requirements have changed little over the last three decades, the infrastructure that must implement and protect it has changed radically. This has greatly expanded the “attack surface” that must be defended to prevent unauthorized wiretaps, especially at scale. The job of the illegal eavesdropper has gotten significantly easier, with many more options and opportunities for them to exploit. Compromising our telecommunications infrastructure is now little different from performing any other kind of computer intrusion or data breach, a well-known and endemic cybersecurity problem. To put it bluntly, something like Salt Typhoon was inevitable, and will likely happen again unless significant changes are made...

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Even the Trumpiest stocks are suffering
Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:37:18 +0000
Investors may have misjudged which firms would thrive under the new administration
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Finalists Selected in NASA Aeronautics Agriculture-Themed Competition
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:59:12 +0000
Eight finalist teams participating in the 2025 NASA Gateways to Blue Skies Competition have been selected to present to a panel of judges their design concepts for aviation solutions that can help the agriculture industry.  Sponsored by NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, this year’s competition asked teams of university students to research new or improved […]
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DIRNSA Fired
2025-04-07T11:03:36Z

In “Secrets and Lies” (2000), I wrote:

It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state.

It’s something a bunch of us were saying at the time, in reference to the vast NSA’s surveillance capabilities.

I have been thinking of that quote a lot as I read news stories of President Trump firing the Director of the National Security Agency. General Timothy Haugh.

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote:

We don’t know what pressure the Trump administration is using to make intelligence services fall into line, but it isn’t crazy to ...

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7 things to watch for during Trump’s joint address to Congress
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 04:46:00 EST
Look for a more emboldened president compared to the Trump of 2017.
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Rubio Says Detained Palestinian Stoked Antisemitism. Mahdawi’s Israeli Colleague Says the Opposite.
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 23:22:24 +0000

“How can I take anyone seriously talking about Mohsen being antisemitic?" the Israeli colleague said. “They don’t know Mohsen.”

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Nobel Winner Joseph Stiglitz Denounces Columbia’s Apparent Capitulation to Trump
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:36:13 +0000

Stiglitz, perhaps the most renowned Columbia professor, gave an exclusive interview to The Intercept on academic freedom, deportations of students, and more.

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Palestinian Student Leader Was Called In for Citizenship Interview — Then Arrested by ICE
Mon, 14 Apr 2025 17:03:51 +0000

A green card holder, Columbia University protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi faced attacks from pro-Israel activists.

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The Tesla Takedown Shows How We Can Make Oligarchs Feel the Pain
Sun, 13 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000

The “Tesla Takedown” protests reveal a major vulnerability of the Trump regime.

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Reimagining Democracy
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Imagine that all of us—all of society—have landed on some alien planet and need to form a government: clean slate. We do not have any legacy systems from the United States or any other country. We do not have any special or unique interests to perturb our thinking. How would we govern ourselves? It is unlikely that we would use the systems we have today. Modern representative democracy was the best form of government that eighteenth-century technology could invent. The twenty-first century is very different: scientifically, technically, and philosophically. For example, eighteenth-century democracy was designed under the assumption that travel and communications were both hard...

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