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9 drink recipes to bring the coffee shop home, including chai and boba
Wed, 29 May 2024 16:00:59 +0000
Save money on pricey coffee shop drinks by making them at home.
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The Guardian view on the London press: the capital needs its own news | Editorial
Thu, 30 May 2024 17:48:24 GMT

The Evening Standard has lost its sparkle, but Londoners should not be left without a daily news source

The decision by the Evening Standard to stop producing a daily edition, from Monday to Friday, leaves Londoners without their own general newspaper. Under its current owners, the Standard, which is 197 years old, has faded to a shadow of its former, showy self. But this is a dismaying move all the same. A city of London’s size and importance, with a mayoralty and 32 borough councils, ought to have a dedicated print news outlet aside from the business-focused City AM. This is not just a matter of holding politicians, local services and businesses to account. It is about the city as a place with its own civic identity, its own arts and food scenes and sporting events, as well as serious problems including a housing affordability crisis.

The title has faced the same pressures as other print media, above all falling sales and advertising due to intense competition from digital rivals. It was given an injection of life when it went free in 2009 and pivoted to an advertising-led model. But the combination of higher newsprint costs, wifi on the London Underground and increased home working have finished it off. While a weekly version is promised, along with a boost to its online presence, the 15 years of Lord Lebedev’s majority-ownership do not inspire confidence. He spent tens of millions on the loss-making TV project London Live while slashing editorial budgets. His decision to make former chancellor George Osborne editor was not popular with staff, but in line with his apparent desire to use the title to boost his social standing. According to its accounts, the business has lost £84.5m in six years.

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These 3 wines, each under $20, are ideal for relaxed meals
Thu, 30 May 2024 17:00:42 +0000
A cabernet sauvignon, a sangiovese and a pinot grigio, each a terrific value, for pairing with casual meals.
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2-ingredient German schorle is the effortless summer drink we need
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:00:26 +0000
With two simple ingredients — wine or juice plus sparkling mineral water — the Germans have long enjoyed summer refreshment.
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Spicy air fryer chicken with bacon and dates is a breezy weeknight meal
Thu, 30 May 2024 13:00:21 +0000
This 25-minute chicken dinner recipe takes inspiration from the “devils on horseback” appetizer.
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A Black farmer in South Carolina cultivates culture, history — and rice
Thu, 30 May 2024 11:00:32 +0000
Rice farmer Rollen Chalmers has been integral to the region’s heritage-grains revival, and now chefs and home cooks are becoming loyal customers.
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Chipotle portions haven’t shrunk, company says after TikTok backlash
Wed, 29 May 2024 20:46:58 +0000
The Mexican fast-casual chain has responded to criticism that it is scaling down its portions by assuring customers that nothing has changed.
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Cooking chat: I’m intimidated by cooking meat. Where do I start?
Wed, 29 May 2024 16:00:18 +0000
Every Wednesday at noon Eastern, Aaron Hutcherson and Becky Krystal answer your cooking questions.
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Dining chat: Is it safe to return to a favorite restaurant after it was closed by the health department?
Wed, 29 May 2024 15:00:20 +0000
Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves.
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Asparagus salad with pickled spring onions is a peak-season delight
Wed, 29 May 2024 14:00:01 +0000
Quick-pickled spring onions add crunch, brightness and acidity in this seasonally-inspired salad.
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Orange-juice makers consider using other fruits after prices go ‘bananas’
Wed, 29 May 2024 13:48:32 GMT

Global industry ‘in crisis’ as fears about Brazilian harvest help push wholesale prices to record highs

Orange juice makers are considering turning to alternative fruits such as mandarins as wholesale prices have “gone bananas” amid fears of poor harvests in Brazil.

Prices of orange juice concentrate reached a new high of $4.95 (£3.88) a lb on futures markets this week after growers in the main orange producing areas of Brazil said they were expecting the harvest to be 24% down on last year at 232m 40.8kg boxes – worse than the 15% fall previously predicted.

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The woman feeding Liverpool from an ice-cream van – video
Tue, 28 May 2024 09:47:52 GMT

Michelle Roach bought a used ice-cream van in order to bring cheap, affordable food to Liverpool's struggling communities. She wanted a vehicle with freezers built in for frozen food, and also something cheerful that was able to break down stigmas around food poverty. Using a '10 items for £5' model, Michelle sources discount food from supermarket surplus and donations.

The Guardian's Christopher Cherry follows Michelle and the van on its rounds, with the service struggling to meet overwhelming demand as the cost of living crisis deepens, and the UK's general election fast approaches.

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WTF Is With the Pink Pineapples at the Grocery Store?!
Mon, 27 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000
Using DNA from tangerines and tobacco, food scientists have made a familiar fruit tastier—and more Instagrammable—than ever. We looked into pink pineapples so you don’t have to.
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Restaurant Review: Lola’s
Sun, 26 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
An alumna of Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group offers a Southern-inflected menu that subtly sings.
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Air Fryer Spicy Chicken With Bacon and Dates
Wed, 29 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000
Inspired by “devils on horseback,” a retro appetizer of bacon-wrapped dates, this simple chicken dinner with salty bacon and sweet chopped dates can be quickly made in an air fryer.
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Each week we’ll send you an exclusive newsletter from our star food writers. We’ll also send you the latest recipes from Yotam Ottolenghi, Nigel Slater, Meera Sodha and all our star cooks, stand-out food features and seasonal eating inspiration, plus restaurant reviews from Grace Dent and Jay Rayner.

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What it takes to prove genocide – video
Thu, 09 May 2024 11:19:24 GMT

South Africa's case against Israel over allegations of genocide before the international court of justice has raised a central question of international law: what is genocide and how do you prove it? It is one of three genocide cases being considered by the UN's world court, but since the genocide convention was approved in 1948, only three instances have been legally recognised as genocide. Josh Toussaint-Strauss looks back on these historical cases to find out why the crime is so much harder to prove than other atrocities, and what bearing this has on South Africa's case against Israel and future cases

• What is the genocide convention and how might it apply to the UK and Israel?

• ‘Famine is setting in’: UN court orders Israel to unblock Gaza food aid

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Eco island hopping, world-class food and Vikings: Denmark’s 2024 cultural highlights
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:12:49 GMT

You don’t really ever need extra reasons to visit Denmark, but the country’s sheer variety of cultural highlights looks set to enliven any stay this year

Stargazing, seals and sandbanks in Mandø
Denmark’s wilderness zones and sparsely populated isles have long been havens for nature lovers and stargazers. Mandø, on the south-west coast of Jutland, is the most recent addition to the country’s four Dark Sky Parks. A small island in the Wadden Sea National Park, Mandø is most easily accessed at low tide via tractor bus over the causeway from the mainland – adding to the adventure and reducing the chances of latecomers’ annoying car headlights ruining your night vision. By day, you’ll likely want to visit the lovingly preserved, thatched and white-walled Mandø House museum (an early 19th-century shipmaster’s home), not to mention the island’s landmark windmill and church. Observe thriving seal and migratory bird species on a bike ride around the marshes and sandbanks.

Raise a glass to (probably) the world’s best beer
Not content with producing, probably, the best beer in the world, Carlsberg has created the impressive Carlsberg City District in one of Copenhagen’s most historic quarters. The recently completed Home of Carlsberg is the result of an extensive five-year museum revamp to bring history to life through interactive displays and guided tours of the old cellars. With a beautifully appointed gallery of vintage bottles, a stable with draught horses that hark back to the days of carts hauling barrels through Copenhagen’s cobbled streets, and tasting sessions too, if you’re in Copenhagen and you love beer, this is one not to be missed. Definitely.

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A tour of the International Space Station with Andreas Mogensen
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200
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On the last day of his Huginn mission, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen takes us on a tour of the place he called home for 6 months: the International Space Station. From the beautiful views of Cupola to the kitchen in Node 1 filled with food and friends and all the way to the science of Columbus, the Space Station is the work and living place for astronauts as they help push science forward. 

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Five hacks to help save money on your food shop
Wed, 29 Nov 2023 15:53:08 GMT
The cost-of-living crisis continues to bite. Here are some things that can reduce the impact.
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Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:06:20 GMT

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What is Blockchain: Everything You Need to Know (2022)
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 05:49:00 +0000

If you want to pay online, you need to register an account and provide credit card information. If you don't have a credit card, you can pay with bank transfer. With the rise of cryptocurrencies, these methods may become old.

Imagine a world in which you can do transactions and many other things without having to give your personal information. A world in which you don’t need to rely on banks or governments anymore. Sounds amazing, right? That’s exactly what blockchain technology allows us to do.

It’s like your computer’s hard drive. blockchain is a technology that lets you store data in digital blocks, which are connected together like links in a chain. 

Blockchain technology was originally invented in 1991 by two mathematicians, Stuart Haber and W. Scot Stornetta. They first proposed the system to ensure that timestamps could not be tampered with.

A few years later, in 1998, software developer Nick Szabo proposed using a similar kind of technology to secure a digital payments system he called “Bit Gold.” However, this innovation was not adopted until Satoshi Nakamoto claimed to have invented the first Blockchain and Bitcoin.

So, What is Blockchain?

A blockchain is a distributed database shared between the nodes of a computer network. It saves information in digital format. Many people first heard of blockchain technology when they started to look up information about bitcoin.

Blockchain is used in cryptocurrency systems to ensure secure, decentralized records of transactions.

Blockchain allowed people to guarantee the fidelity and security of a record of data without the need for a third party to ensure accuracy.

To understand how a blockchain works, Consider these basic steps:

• Blockchain collects information in “blocks”.
• A block has a storage capacity, and once it's used up, it can be closed and linked to a previously served block.
• Blocks form chains, which are called “Blockchains.”
• More information will be added to the block with the most content until its capacity is full. The process repeats itself.
• Each block in the chain has an exact timestamp and can't be changed.

Let’s get to know more about the blockchain.

How does blockchain work?

Blockchain records digital information and distributes it across the network without changing it. The information is distributed among many users and stored in an immutable, permanent ledger that can't be changed or destroyed. That's why blockchain is also called "Distributed Ledger Technology" or DLT.

Here’s how it works:

• Someone or a computer will transacts
• The transaction is transmitted throughout the network.
• A network of computers can confirm the transaction.
• When it is confirmed a transaction is added to a block
• The blocks are linked together to create a history.

And that’s the beauty of it! The process may seem complicated, but it’s done in minutes with modern technology. And because technology is advancing rapidly, I expect things to move even more quickly than ever.

• A new transaction is added to the system. It is then relayed to a network of computers located around the world. The computers then solve equations to ensure the authenticity of the transaction.
• Once a transaction is confirmed, it is placed in a block after the confirmation. All of the blocks are chained together to create a permanent history of every transaction.

How are Blockchains used?

Even though blockchain is integral to cryptocurrency, it has other applications. For example, blockchain can be used for storing reliable data about transactions. Many people confuse blockchain with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum.

Blockchain already being adopted by some big-name companies, such as Walmart, AIG, Siemens, Pfizer, and Unilever. For example, IBM's Food Trust uses blockchain to track food's journey before reaching its final destination.

Although some of you may consider this practice excessive, food suppliers and manufacturers adhere to the policy of tracing their products because bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella have been found in packaged foods. In addition, there have been isolated cases where dangerous allergens such as peanuts have accidentally been introduced into certain products.

Tracing and identifying the sources of an outbreak is a challenging task that can take months or years. Thanks to the Blockchain, however, companies now know exactly where their food has been—so they can trace its location and prevent future outbreaks.

Blockchain technology allows systems to react much faster in the event of a hazard. It also has many other uses in the modern world.

What is Blockchain Decentralization?

Blockchain technology is safe, even if it’s public. People can access the technology using an internet connection.

Have you ever been in a situation where you had all your data stored at one place and that one secure place got compromised? Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to prevent your data from leaking out even when the security of your storage systems is compromised?

Blockchain technology provides a way of avoiding this situation by using multiple computers at different locations to store information about transactions. If one computer experiences problems with a transaction, it will not affect the other nodes.

Instead, other nodes will use the correct information to cross-reference your incorrect node. This is called “Decentralization,” meaning all the information is stored in multiple places.

Blockchain guarantees your data's authenticity—not just its accuracy, but also its irreversibility. It can also be used to store data that are difficult to register, like legal contracts, state identifications, or a company's product inventory.

Pros and Cons of Blockchain

Blockchain has many advantages and disadvantages. 

Pros

• Accuracy is increased because there is no human involvement in the verification process.
• One of the great things about decentralization is that it makes information harder to tamper with.
• Safe, private, and easy transactions
• Provides a banking alternative and safe storage of personal information

Cons

• Data storage has limits.
• The regulations are always changing, as they differ from place to place.
• It has a risk of being used for illicit activities 

Frequently Asked Questions About Blockchain

I’ll answer the most frequently asked questions about blockchain in this section.

Is Blockchain a cryptocurrency?

Blockchain is not a cryptocurrency but a technology that makes cryptocurrencies possible. It's a digital ledger that records every transaction seamlessly.

Is it possible for Blockchain to be hacked?

Yes, blockchain can be theoretically hacked, but it is a complicated task to be achieved. A network of users constantly reviews it, which makes hacking the blockchain difficult.

What is the most prominent blockchain company?

Coinbase Global is currently the biggest blockchain company in the world. The company runs a commendable infrastructure, services, and technology for the digital currency economy.

Who owns Blockchain?

Blockchain is a decentralized technology. It’s a chain of distributed ledgers connected with nodes. Each node can be any electronic device. Thus, one owns blockhain.

What is the difference between Bitcoin and Blockchain technology?

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, which is powered by Blockchain technology while Blockchain is a distributed ledger of cryptocurrency 

What is the difference between Blockchain and a Database?

Generally a database is a collection of data which can be stored and organized using a database management system. The people who have access to the database can view or edit the information stored there. The client-server network architecture is used to implement databases. whereas a blockchain is a growing list of records, called blocks, stored in a distributed system. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, timestamp and transaction information. Modification of data is not allowed due to the design of the blockchain. The technology allows decentralized control and eliminates risks of data modification by other parties.

Final Saying

Blockchain has a wide spectrum of applications and, over the next 5-10 years, we will likely see it being integrated into all sorts of industries. From finance to healthcare, blockchain could revolutionize the way we store and share data. Although there is some hesitation to adopt blockchain systems right now, that won't be the case in 2022-2023 (and even less so in 2026). Once people become more comfortable with the technology and understand how it can work for them, owners, CEOs and entrepreneurs alike will be quick to leverage blockchain technology for their own gain. Hope you like this article if you have any question let me know in the comments section

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What’s Up: June 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Thu, 30 May 2024 19:43:06 +0000
Planets rule the a.m., and what’s that bright light? Saturn and Mars meet up with the Moon, Jupiter returns at dawn, and tips for identifying some common objects seen in the sky. Highlights “Planet Parade” note: Some online sources have shared excitement about a “parade of planets” visible in the morning sky in early June […]
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Summer Camp review – Diane Keaton and pals reunite in so-so friendship comedy
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:36:09 GMT

The star hopes for some more of that Book Club magic although she’s the weakest link in a trio buoyed by Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodard

The many gasps that met the $100m-plus box office total for 2018’s Book Club were not quite shared by all. The film, a frothy comedy led by four women over the age of 65, might have been an outlier at the time but it proved that once again, when smartly catered to, underserved audiences will come out en masse, a more inevitable result than many seem to think. When Bridesmaids proved this with younger women back in 2011, the industry was lethargic in its response, a wave of adjacent green lights failing to come as expected but Book Club had an instant impact, a string of grey-hued imitators in its wake.

But luck ran out a little faster than expected. Jane Fonda’s 80 for Brady and Diane Keaton’s Poms both fizzled upon release before even a Book Club sequel couldn’t lure audiences out, making less than a third of what its predecessor made. The reluctance of some older cinemagoers to return to the cinema as a result of the pandemic was an issue but so was positioning – nothing felt like an event compared with Book Club – and quality – nothing felt quite as sparky as it either. Keaton, who recently travelled to the UK for a British spin on the formula with Arthur’s Whisky, is trying her luck again with Summer Camp, a similarly lightweight tale of underused older female actors having fun on a bigger stage than they have become accustomed to.

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Travel
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:04:28 +0000
The NSSC provides travel reimbursement services for all authorized Agency travel including: domestic, foreign, local, ETDY, and Change of Station (COS). References Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) Traveler Extended TDY and Taxes Domestic Per Diem Rates Foreign Per Diem Rates Change of Station NSSC Travel now has another way that a transferee Traveler may submit his […]
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Bridgerton's Nicola Coughlan is a little bit fat and a lot hot. Like her, I dream of the day when we’re not talking about this | Rebecca Shaw
Thu, 30 May 2024 15:00:14 GMT

The backlash to the Bridgerton star’s very normal-sized body is not just because she appears on screen – but because she dares to be desirable and sexual on screen

Every so often a celebrity goes on a publicity tour that is so undeniably charming that it ends up all over the internet. Right now it is Nicola Coughlan, who is travelling around the world talking to people about her saucy starring role in the new season of Bridgerton.

I (queer, fat, middle-aged, horny) am the exact demographic to receive this content. Her turn as straight-edged lesbian Clare in Derry Girls is an incredible component of one of my favourite comedies.

There’s nothing wrong with fat – it’s hardly a moral shortcoming – but a zest for equality and diversity (and in this case good acting) just isn’t enough to make a fat girl who wins the prince remotely plausible.

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First lady Jill Biden is traveling to the battleground states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania this weekend....
Thu, 30 May 2024 14:39:02 +0000

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The White House on Thursday announced new details about President Biden’s travel to France next week.
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Costa Brava town bans penis suits and sex dolls from stag and hen dos
Thu, 30 May 2024 11:03:28 GMT

Platja d’Aro announces fines up to €1,500 for appearing in public ‘with clothing representing human genitals’

A popular resort town on Spain’s Costa Brava has banned inflatable penis costumes and sex dolls from stag and hen night celebrations, with fines of up to €1,500 (£1,276).

Platja d’Aro, whose population of 12,500 can host as many as 300,000 visitors on a summer weekend, is a favourite destination for bachelor and bachelorette nights. Numerous websites offer packages that include accommodation, cruises and male or female strippers.

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How we met: ‘I couldn’t just go with the flow – so I told him I had romantic feelings’
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:00:26 GMT

Rasika, 29, and Varad, 27, met while working in rural India. When Rasika found out she had cancer, Varad gave her the motivation she needed to survive
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After studying medicine in New Delhi, Varad, who grew up in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, knew he wanted to make a difference in the world. In 2021, he travelled to the remote forest reserve of Gadchiroli to work for a local NGO while he submitted applications for the next steps of his education. “I was doing community Covid management, supporting the vaccination programme,” he says.

A month after arriving he met Rasika, a physiotherapist from Nagpur, Maharashtra, who’d also come to work for the NGO. “I had been studying in Mumbai but wanted to better understand rehabilitation in rural areas of India,” she says. “While I was being shown around, we went to see the badminton court – which was some mud ground with a net – and that’s where I saw Varad for the first time.”

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The fake news divide: how Modi’s rule is fracturing India – video
Thu, 30 May 2024 09:31:48 GMT

India is in the final stages of a general election, and almost one billion people are registered to vote. The country's prime minister ,Narendra Modi, has been in power for more than 10 years, and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) is seeking a third term.

But critics of Modi and the BJP say his government has become increasingly authoritarian, fracturing the country along religious lines and threatening India’s secular democracy. At the same time, the space for freedom of speech has been shrinking while disinformation and hate speech has exploded on social media.

The Guardian’s video team travelled through India to explore how fake news and censorship might be shaping the outcome of the election

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Privacy Implications of Tracking Wireless Access Points
2024-05-29T11:01:24Z

Brian Krebs reports on research into geolocating routers:

Apple and the satellite-based broadband service Starlink each recently took steps to address new research into the potential security and privacy implications of how their services geolocate devices. Researchers from the University of Maryland say they relied on publicly available data from Apple to track the location of billions of devices globally—including non-Apple devices like Starlink systems—and found they could use this data to monitor the destruction of Gaza, as well as the movements and in many cases identities of Russian and Ukrainian troops...

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Friday Squid Blogging: Emotional Support Squid
2024-05-17T21:04:39Z

When asked what makes this an “emotional support squid” and not just another stuffed animal, its creator says:

They’re emotional support squid because they’re large, and cuddly, but also cheerfully bright and derpy. They make great neck pillows (and you can fidget with the arms and tentacles) for travelling, and, on a more personal note, when my mum was sick in the hospital I gave her one and she said it brought her “great comfort” to have her squid tucked up beside her and not be a nuisance while she was sleeping.

As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered...

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NASA’s X-59 Passes Milestone Toward Safe First Flight
Wed, 15 May 2024 18:14:56 +0000
NASA has taken the next step toward verifying the airworthiness for its quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft with the completion of a milestone review that will allow it to progress toward flight.  A Flight Readiness Review board composed of independent experts from across NASA has completed a study of the X-59 project team’s approach to safety […]
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Hej, nej, hej hej: Danish words and phrases all travellers should learn
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:11:48 GMT

Thinking about visiting Denmark? From saying hello, to talking about owls in the bog, here’s how learning a little local lingo can enhance your trip and leave you feeling like an egg yolk …

OK, we’ll admit it. Danish isn’t the easiest language to learn – pronouncing certain words involves some invigorating tongue gymnastics and a talent for gulping down glottal stops. With just 6 million native speakers, Danish hardly matches widely spoken Mandarin (941 million speakers) or Spanish (486 million speakers) either.

But mastering a few basics – how to order a coffee or commenting on the weather by talking about windswept pelicans (seriously, read on) – can deeply enrich your experience when visiting Denmark. The Danes are a convivial bunch and will truly appreciate your efforts getting to grips with their Old Norse-descended syntax (no matter how foolish you may feel). Try to speak Danish in a snug cafe or pub and it could lead to some illuminating conversations and lifelong friendships. Heck, you might even be able to watch an episode of The Killing/Borgen with the subtitles off when you get back home too …

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NASA Releases New High-Quality, Near Real-Time Air Quality Data
Thu, 30 May 2024 18:07:27 +0000
NASA has made new data available that can provide air pollution observations at unprecedented resolutions – down to the scale of individual neighborhoods. The near real-time data comes from the agency’s TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) instrument, which launched last year to improve life on Earth by revolutionizing the way scientists observe air quality […]
Match ID: 0 Score: 55.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 40.00 air pollution, 15.00 carbon

‘Termination shock’: cut in ship pollution sparked global heating spurt
Thu, 30 May 2024 15:00:13 GMT

Sudden cut in pollution in 2020 meant less shade from sun and was ‘substantial’ factor in record surface temperatures in 2023, study finds

The slashing of pollution from shipping in 2020 led to a big “termination shock” that is estimated have pushed the rate of global heating to double the long-term average, according to research.

Until 2020, global shipping used dirty, high-sulphur fuels that produced air pollution. The pollution particles blocked sunlight and helped form more clouds, thereby curbing global heating. But new regulations at the start of 2020 slashed the sulphur content of fuels by more than 80%.

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Match ID: 1 Score: 40.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Twin NASA Satellites Ready to Help Gauge Earth’s Energy Balance
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:01:04 +0000
Information from the PREFIRE mission will illuminate how clouds and water vapor in the Arctic and Antarctic influence the amount of heat the poles radiate into space. A pair of new shoebox-size NASA satellites will help unravel an atmospheric mystery that’s bedeviled scientists for years: how the behavior of clouds and water vapor at Earth’s […]
Match ID: 2 Score: 30.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 climate change, 15.00 carbon

NASA Welcomes Slovakia as New Artemis Accords Signatory
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:31:30 +0000
Slovakia signed the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony hosted by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, becoming the 42nd nation to join an international community in a commitment to peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of space for the benefit of all. “NASA welcomes Slovakia as the newest signatory of the […]
Match ID: 3 Score: 15.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought
Thu, 30 May 2024 18:51:48 +0000
Drought-stricken hydro dams have led to daily electricity cuts in Ecuador. As weather becomes less predictable die to climate change, experts say other countries need to take notice.
Match ID: 4 Score: 15.00 source: www.wired.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 climate change

The Moon and Amaey Shah
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:58:47 +0000
Sometimes a story about a NASA volunteer just grabs your heart and won’t let go. NASA Scientist Dr. Brian Day shared with us the incredible story of what first ignited his passion for involving the public in his scientific research. It’s a story about a boy named Amaey Shah. “Through the NASA Speakers Bureau, I was paired […]
Match ID: 5 Score: 15.00 source: science.nasa.gov age: 0 days
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NASA Welcomes Peru as 41st Artemis Accords Signatory
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:05:09 +0000
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson welcomed Peru as the newest nation to sign the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony with the U.S. State Department at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Peru joins 40 other countries in a commitment to advancing principles for the safe, transparent, and responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars and beyond. “NASA is […]
Match ID: 6 Score: 15.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
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Travel
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:04:28 +0000
The NSSC provides travel reimbursement services for all authorized Agency travel including: domestic, foreign, local, ETDY, and Change of Station (COS). References Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) Traveler Extended TDY and Taxes Domestic Per Diem Rates Foreign Per Diem Rates Change of Station NSSC Travel now has another way that a transferee Traveler may submit his […]
Match ID: 7 Score: 15.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
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Summary of the 2023 GRACE Follow-On Science Team Meeting
Thu, 30 May 2024 14:27:20 +0000
Felix Landerer, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, felix.w.landerer@jpl.nasa.gov Introduction In October 2023, the annual gathering of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and GRACE Follow-On [G-FO] Science Team took place in Boulder, CO, hosted at University Corporation for Atmospheric Research’s (UCAR) Center Green campus. The event had 70 in-person participant and an additional 52 online participants […]
Match ID: 8 Score: 15.00 source: science.nasa.gov age: 0 days
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Legislation, AI and the Ganni playbook: 10 takeaways from the Super Bowl of sustainable fashion
Thu, 30 May 2024 13:00:47 GMT

The industry is not changing as quickly as it needs to, but at the Global Fashion Summit last week, there were innovative ideas as well as a few good news stories

May is a big month in fashion. The Met gala, often described as the Super Bowl of fashion, sees celebrities arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York wearing outfits so elaborate that ascending the stairs often requires assistance. The Global Fashion Summit, which takes place later in May, sees sustainable fashion experts and designers descend on Copenhagen for what could be called the Super Bowl of sustainable fashion. At the three-day conference, delegates’ outfits are scrutinised far less than ideas, innovations and new technologies aimed at reducing fashion’s ever-growing carbon, waste and water footprints.

This year, on its 15th anniversary, the lack of progress towards industry-wide change dampened spirits. But, from fast fashion brands committing to circular business models, to advice on how to decouple carbon emissions from revenue growth, there was much to discuss. Here are 10 key takeaways:

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Match ID: 9 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Corporations invested in carbon offsets that were ‘likely junk’, analysis says
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:00:27 GMT

Analysis of the carbon offset projects used by top corporations including Delta, Gucci and ExxonMobil raises concerns around their emission cuts claims

Some of the world’s most profitable – and most polluting corporations – have invested in carbon offset projects that have fundamental failings and are “probably junk”, suggesting industry claims about greenhouse gas reductions were likely overblown, according to new analysis.

Delta, Gucci, Volkswagen, ExxonMobil, Disney, easyJet and Nestlé are among the major corporations to have purchased millions of carbon credits from climate friendly projects that are “likely junk” or worthless when it comes to offsetting their greenhouse gas emissions, according to a classification system developed by Corporate Accountability, a non-profit, transnational corporate watchdog.

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Match ID: 10 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Nine acknowledges ‘trauma’ and need to ‘do more’ after allegations of sexual harassment and toxic culture
Thu, 30 May 2024 09:52:17 GMT

Mike Sneesby a signatory to all-staff email detailing response to allegations of predatory behaviour and bullying in newsrooms

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Nine Entertainment has acknowledged “the trauma” caused by alleged acts of bullying, misuse of power and sexual harassment in its newsrooms and conceded to staff it needs to “do more” to make it a safe place to work.

In an all-staff email sent late on Thursday, Nine outlined its response to widespread reporting of predatory behaviour, bullying and sexual harassment by senior executives across the company.

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Why any estimate of the cost of climate change will be flawed
Thu, 30 May 2024 09:51:10 +0000
Temperature fluctuations are unpredictable. Humans are even more so
Match ID: 12 Score: 15.00 source: www.economist.com age: 0 days
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The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates | Mariana Mazzucato
Thu, 30 May 2024 06:00:21 GMT

Big tech is playing its part in reaching net zero targets, but its vast new datacentres are run at huge cost to the environment

• Mariana Mazzucato is professor of economics at UCL, and director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

When you picture the tech industry, you probably think of things that don’t exist in physical space, such as the apps and internet browser on your phone. But the infrastructure required to store all this information – the physical datacentres housed in business parks and city outskirts – consume massive amounts of energy. Despite its name, the infrastructure used by the “cloud” accounts for more global greenhouse emissions than commercial flights. In 2018, for instance, the 5bn YouTube hits for the viral song Despacito used the same amount of energy it would take to heat 40,000 US homes annually.

This is a hugely environmentally destructive side to the tech industry. While it has played a big role in reaching net zero, giving us smart meters and efficient solar, it’s critical that we turn the spotlight on its environmental footprint. Large language models such as ChatGPT are some of the most energy-guzzling technologies of all. Research suggests, for instance, that about 700,000 litres of water could have been used to cool the machines that trained ChatGPT-3 at Microsoft’s data facilities. It is hardly news that the tech bubble’s self-glorification has obscured the uglier sides of this industry, from its proclivity for tax avoidance to its invasion of privacy and exploitation of our attention span. The industry’s environmental impact is a key issue, yet the companies that produce such models have stayed remarkably quiet about the amount of energy they consume – probably because they don’t want to spark our concern.

Mariana Mazzucato is professor in the economics of innovation and public value at University College London, where she is founding director of the UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose

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Match ID: 13 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Climate and health benefits of wind and solar dwarf all subsidies
Wed, 29 May 2024 20:18:53 +0000
By displacing fossil fuels, wind and solar saved the US $250 billion over 4 years.
Match ID: 14 Score: 15.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 1 day
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Coastal communities around the UK have been left at the mercy of the rising sea | Letter
Wed, 29 May 2024 16:50:36 GMT

Climate change has intensified the risks we face in places like Lowestoft, left without adequate flood defences, writes Kate Stott

Rachel Keenan’s account of the rapid and ongoing destruction of her home town of Inverbervie, Aberdeenshire, is stark, but sadly she is not alone (‘The fear has properly set in’: how it feels to watch my home town disappear into the sea, 21 May).

Here in Lowestoft, Suffolk, the tidal surge resulting from December 2013’s Storm Xaver left 158 homes and 233 commercial properties flooded, with many people made homeless. In response, improved floodwalls were completed in 2023, but in January 2024 the plug was pulled on the construction of a tidal barrier due to the emergence of a £124m funding gap. Instead of a flood defence system, Lowestoft has therefore been left with what worryingly looks a lot like a funnel.

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Alarming levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in water near Bangladesh garment factories
Wed, 29 May 2024 08:00:06 GMT

Study confirms huge concentrations of potentially dangerous PFAS in rivers, lakes and taps in Dhaka

Rivers, lakes and tap water in areas of Bangladesh that host garment factories are swarming with dangerous levels of toxic “forever chemicals”, some with links to serious health issues, according to new research.

In the first study of its kind conducted in Bangladesh, a global fashion hub supplying international brands, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as forever chemicals, were found in 27 water samples collected close to textile factories in the capital, Dhaka.

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Match ID: 16 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 1 day
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Images of Climate Change That Cannot Be Missed
Tue, 28 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Just as we risk becoming inured to the crisis, an exhibition, “Coal + Ice,” serves as a stunning call to action.
Match ID: 17 Score: 15.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 15.00 climate change

How Many Charging Stations Would We Need to Totally Replace Gas Stations?
Mon, 27 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
The United States could fully transition to electric vehicles in about 20 years. When that happens, we’re going to need a lot of chargers.
Match ID: 18 Score: 12.86 source: www.wired.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 12.86 climate change

Vermont Moves to Hold Fossil-Fuel Companies Liable for Climate-Change Damage
Mon, 27 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
A new constituency is willing to stand up to Big Oil (and Gas and Coal): state government.
Match ID: 19 Score: 12.86 source: www.newyorker.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 12.86 climate change

US Offshore Wind Farms Are Being Strangled With Red Tape
Sun, 26 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
This year has seen wind farm costs rise and many projects canceled as developers struggle with opaque regulations and determined opposition—but the industry is far from dead.
Match ID: 20 Score: 10.71 source: www.wired.com age: 4 days
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The Sea Is Swallowing This Mexican Town
Sun, 26 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Las Barrancas, in the state of Veracruz, has struggled for 10 years against the rising Gulf of Mexico waters. Its best hope may lie in mangrove trees.
Match ID: 21 Score: 10.71 source: www.wired.com age: 4 days
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“Love Is Blind,” and Allegedly Toxic
Fri, 24 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000
Lawsuits and the labor movement come to reality TV, by way of the Netflix hit. Plus, Ilana Glazer’s buddy movie tackles the realities of pregnancy, motherhood, and friendship.
Match ID: 22 Score: 6.43 source: www.newyorker.com age: 6 days
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NASA Teammates Recall Favorite Memories Aboard Flying Laboratory
Tue, 14 May 2024 15:00:00 +0000
After flying more than three decades and 158 science campaigns, just one flight remains. NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory will make its final flight May 15 to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, where it will be used to train future aircraft technicians by providing real-world experience in the college’s Aircraft Maintenance Technology Program. Before […]
Match ID: 23 Score: 4.29 source: www.nasa.gov age: 16 days
qualifiers: 2.14 climate change, 2.14 carbon

Meet NASA Women Behind World’s Largest Flying Laboratory
Mon, 13 May 2024 20:30:48 +0000
NASA’s DC-8 aircraft – the world’s largest flying science laboratory – began its science missions in 1987 and since then, has flown in service of the science community over places like Antarctica, Greenland, and Thailand. Aircraft like the DC-8 have enabled scientists to ask questions about life on Earth and explore them in a way […]
Match ID: 24 Score: 4.29 source: www.nasa.gov age: 17 days
qualifiers: 2.14 climate change, 2.14 carbon

NASA Uses Small Engine to Enhance Sustainable Jet Research
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Located inside a high-tech NASA laboratory in Cleveland is something you could almost miss at first glance: a small-scale, fully operational jet engine to test new technology that could make aviation more sustainable.  The engine’s smaller size and modestly equipped test stand means researchers and engineers can try out newly designed engine components less expensively […]
Match ID: 25 Score: 4.29 source: www.nasa.gov age: 31 days
qualifiers: 2.14 climate change, 2.14 carbon

NASA, FAA Partner to Develop New Wildland Fire Technologies
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:47:24 +0000
NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have established a research transition team to guide the development of wildland fire technology.  Wildland fires are occurring more frequently and at a larger scale than in past decades, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Emergency responders will need a broader set of technologies to prevent, monitor, and […]
Match ID: 26 Score: 4.29 source: www.nasa.gov age: 41 days
qualifiers: 2.14 climate change, 2.14 carbon

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/21/2024
Tue, 21 May 2024 16:00:05 +0000
Payloads: Environmental Health System (EHS) Exploration Potable Water Dispenser (xPWD): The crew collected a sample from the xPWD, then used the Total Organic Carbon Analyzer (TOCA) to analyze the sample.  More information on this experiment can be found here.  Solid Combustion Experiment Module (SCEM)/ Fundamental Research on International Standard of Fire Safety in Space (FLARE):  A new …
Match ID: 27 Score: 2.14 source: blogs.nasa.gov age: 9 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

NASA, Industry to Start Designing More Sustainable Jet Engine Core
Sat, 18 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
NASA, alongside industry, will soon begin designing a new jet engine concept for the next generation of ultra-efficient airliners — officially graduating to the project’s next phase. As part of NASA’s goal to make the aviation industry more sustainable, the agency is developing a small core for a hybrid-electric turbofan jet engine that could reduce fuel […]
Match ID: 28 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 12 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

Aviary: A New NASA Software Platform for Aircraft Modelling
Fri, 17 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
NASA has created a new digital modelling tool for aeronautical engineers to innovate new aircraft designs, building on decades of experience using highly advanced computer code for aviation. Using this tool, researchers can create simulations of conceptual aircraft featuring never-flown technology and receive detailed data about how it would work. Named “Aviary” for enclosures where […]
Match ID: 29 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 13 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

NASA’s X-59 Passes Milestone Toward Safe First Flight
Wed, 15 May 2024 18:14:56 +0000
NASA has taken the next step toward verifying the airworthiness for its quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft with the completion of a milestone review that will allow it to progress toward flight.  A Flight Readiness Review board composed of independent experts from across NASA has completed a study of the X-59 project team’s approach to safety […]
Match ID: 30 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 15 days
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NASA Licenses 3D-Printable Superalloy to Benefit US Economy
Thu, 09 May 2024 12:14:04 +0000
NASA’s investment in a breakthrough superalloy developed for the extreme temperatures and harsh conditions of air and spaceflight is on the threshold of paying commercial dividends. The agency is licensing its invention, dubbed “GRX-810,” to four American companies, a practice that benefits the United States economy as a return on investment of taxpayer dollars. GRX-810 […]
Match ID: 31 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 21 days
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ARMD Solicitations
Fri, 03 May 2024 19:00:00 +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 InitiativeKey date: May […]
Match ID: 32 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 27 days
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NASA’s Commitment to Safety Starts with its Culture
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000
NASA works on projects that often have never been done, or perhaps the way they are being done has never been tried. Living on the edge of innovation requires a high degree of risk. After organizational silence led to the loss of space shuttle Challenger and its crew in 1986, NASA vowed to change the […]
Match ID: 33 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 30 days
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How NIMBYs increase carbon emissions
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:59:08 +0000
Opposition to new buildings has unfortunate consequences
Match ID: 34 Score: 2.14 source: www.economist.com age: 77 days
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Hottest February marks ninth new monthly record
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 03:06:49 GMT
It's the ninth month of global temperature records in a row, driven by climate change and El Niño.
Match ID: 35 Score: 2.14 source: www.bbc.co.uk age: 84 days
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Why firms are racing to produce green ammonia
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:04:21 GMT
Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production but producing it is carbon intensive.
Match ID: 36 Score: 2.14 source: www.bbc.co.uk age: 93 days
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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.
Match ID: 37 Score: 2.14 source: www.wired.com age: 129 days
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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.
Match ID: 38 Score: 2.14 source: www.wired.com age: 134 days
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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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Where is Joe Biden’s fury about decapitated Palestinian babies? | Arwa Mahdawi
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:01:26 GMT

Politicians parroted untrue rumors that Hamas had beheaded Israeli babies. When the children are Palestinian, they shrug

Earlier this week, I sat down to write a piece about a campus safety officer at a public college in New York who told pro-Palestinian protesters that he supported genocide. “Yes I do, I support genocide,” the officer said, after a protester accused him of this at a graduation event at the College of Staten Island, part of the public City University of New York (Cuny) system, last Thursday. “I support killing all you guys, how about that?”

It’s possible that you didn’t hear about this incident: while it was covered by a few outlets, including the Associated Press, it didn’t get a huge amount of press. It certainly wasn’t splashed all over the front page of the New York Post the way it would have been if that guard had made the same comment about Israelis. The New York Times, which has written a lot about safety on college campuses – and published a piece on anti-Israel speeches at Cuny just a couple of days before this incident – didn’t seem to deem it newsworthy. And the White House didn’t chime in with a horrified statement about anti-Palestinian bias on campuses. After all, this wasn’t a big deal, right? It was just a security guard saying he supports genocide. Which, it should be clear now, is essentially the same position as the US government.

Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist

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Musk tried to ‘punish’ critics, judge rules, in tossing a lawsuit
Wed, 29 May 2024 21:28:45 +0000
A federal judge ruled the lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate was about “punishing the defendants for their speech.”
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Spanish MPs give final approval to amnesty law for Catalonia’s separatists
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:49:39 GMT

Ex-regional president Carles Puigdemont among high-profile beneficiaries after MPs approve law by 177 votes to 172

Spanish MPs have given their final approval to the deeply divisive amnesty law that the country’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, offered Catalan separatists in return for helping him back to power after last year’s inconclusive general election.

The new law, approved by 177 votes to 172 in Spain’s 350-seat congress of deputies, will apply to about 400 people involved in the symbolic independence referendum of November 2014 and the illegal unilateral poll that followed three years later, which triggered Spain’s worst political crisis in four decades.

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Jury returns with verdict in Trump hush-money trial – live
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:49:35 GMT

Follow latest updates after 12 jurors have concluded weighing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records against Trump

• A ‘catch-and-kill’ scheme and Trump’s pyjamas: key trial moments

Before the jury began deliberations late Wednesday morning, judge Juan Merchan delivered instructions intended to guide them on how to weigh the case.

Merchan said that jurors shouldn’t look to his comments during the trial as suggesting that Donald Trump was innocent or guilty. He said:

It is not my responsibility to judge the evidence here. You are the judgers of the facts.

You may not speculate with matters related to sentencing or punishment.

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The jury has a verdict, according to a note just read by Judge Merchan.
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N.Y. law banning snacks for voters waiting in line is unconstitutional, judge rules
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:15:19 +0000

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Gerard Piqué to be investigated over Super Cup’s Saudi Arabia switch
Thu, 30 May 2024 19:04:00 GMT

• Ex-Barça star’s company allegedly received illegal payments
• Agreement for €40m bonus according to court documents

A Spanish judge has placed former Barcelona player Gerard Piqué under official investigation for his alleged involvement in illegal payments in the relocation of Spain’s Super Cup to Saudi Arabia.

Judge Delia Rodrigo concluded there were indications of wrongdoing in the deal between Piqué’s company Kosmos and the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF), according to a court document.

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WeWork eliminates $4bn in debt after judge approves bankruptcy plan
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:46:36 GMT

Days after co-founder dropped buying bid, the company claims it is set for ‘sustainable, profitable growth’ and to re-emerge next month

A US bankruptcy judge approved WeWork’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, enabling the struggling shared office space provider to eliminate $4bn of debt and handing control over to a group of lenders and real estate tech firm Yardi Systems.

Days after Adam Neumann, co-founder and ex-CEO, confirmed he had shelved a bid to buy the business, WeWork said it expected to emerge from bankruptcy next month.

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‘Hong Kong 47’ trial: 14 activists found guilty of conspiracy to commit subversion
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:16:00 GMT

Western governments condemn verdict in biggest case since introduction of national security law

Fourteen people have been found guilty of subversion by a court in Hong Kong in the biggest case against pro-democracy campaigners – against a group known as the “Hong Kong 47” – since China imposed a national security law to crush dissent.

A panel of judges handpicked by Hong Kong’s government found that the convicted people – one organiser and 13 candidates, almost all of them former politicians – had committed the national security offence of “conspiracy to subvert state power” by holding unofficial election primaries in 2020.

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As the judge finished rereading his jury instructions, Donald Trump wrote a note to his attorney...
Thu, 30 May 2024 14:32:04 +0000

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Jurors want to hear a significant chunk of the judge’s instructions again, according to a new...
Thu, 30 May 2024 13:55:25 +0000

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Thu, 30 May 2024 13:43:43 +0000

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Cher wins royalties lawsuit against Sonny Bono’s widow
Thu, 30 May 2024 09:12:58 GMT

Mary Bono had argued that she no longer needed to pay royalties to Cher after invoking a feature of US copyright law, but a judge has ruled otherwise

Cher has prevailed in a long-running lawsuit that she filed against the widow of her former musical partner and husband, Sonny Bono.

Cher had received royalties from her chart-topping song catalogue with Bono since an agreement in their 1978 divorce settlement, that stated publishing revenue would be split evenly between the pair. Bono died in 1998, and his share passed to his heirs.

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Man pleads guilty to making 12,000 harassing calls to Congress members
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:44:36 +0000

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Early election results in South Africa suggest major setback for ruling ANC
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:09:16 +0000
The African National Congress looks likely to win the most parliamentary seats but fall short of a majority for the first time in three decades.
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The Guardian view on India’s election: Narendra Modi’s audacity of hate | Editorial
Thu, 30 May 2024 17:52:58 GMT

India’s prime minister encourages a belief in his divinity, leading followers to think it is God’s purpose to spread fear and loathing

“No party or candidate shall include in any activity which may aggravate existing differences or create mutual hatred or cause tension between different castes and communities, religious or linguistic.” So reads the rulebook for Indian elections. Has anyone told Narendra Modi? India’s prime minister has resorted to overtly Islamophobic language during the two-month campaign, painting India’s 200 million Muslims as an existential threat to the Hindu majority. Laughably, the body charged with conducting free and fair polls did issue a feeble call for restraint from “star campaigners”. With the Indian election results out next week, one commentator warned Mr Modi has “put a target on Indian Muslims’ backs, redirecting the anger of poor and marginalised Hindu communities away from crony capitalists and the privileged upper castes”.

Mr Modi’s tirades are meant to distract an electorate suffering from high inflation and a lack of jobs despite rapid economic growth. His Bharatiya Janata party’s political strategy is to emphasise threats to Hindu civilisation, and the need for a united Hindu nation against Muslims. However, Mr Modi has fused this Hindu nationalism with the idea that he was sent by God. The Congress party’s Rahul Gandhi, his main opponent, suggested that anyone else making such a claim needed to see a psychiatrist.

Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here.

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ANC looks set to lose majority in watershed moment for South Africa
Thu, 30 May 2024 17:29:25 GMT

Early election count puts African National Congress on 42% of the vote, compared with 57% in final tally in 2019

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party looks set to lose its majority for the first time since it swept to power at the end of apartheid, in a watershed moment for the country, as support for the former liberation movement collapsed below 50% in partial results.

With 41.1% of votes counted on Thursday night, South Africa was on the precipice of an era of national coalition government. The ANC had 42.6% of the vote, with the pro-business Democratic Alliance on 23.8%.

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Justice Alito tells Congress he will not recuse from Jan. 6-related cases
Thu, 30 May 2024 01:05:54 +0000
Some Democrats asked whether Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. could be impartial after an upside-down flag flew at his home following the 2021 U.S. Capitol attack.
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‘I just need change’: voters voice discontent as South Africa goes to polls
Wed, 29 May 2024 18:20:44 GMT

ANC majority in national election at risk for first time since 1990s as unemployment, corruption and power cuts erode support

• What are the issues and will the ANC lose its majority?

In the heart of Soweto, at the president’s home voting station, support for the African National Congress (ANC) was everywhere as South Africa went to the polls, with many voters wearing the party’s bright yellow and speaking of their families’ generational loyalty to the movement that fought to end apartheid.

However, even here, there were voters who had turned against the ANC, as it risked losing its majority in national elections on Wednesday for the first time since Nelson Mandela led it to power in South Africa’s first fully democratic vote in 1994.

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How to Pick Stocks Like You’re in Congress
Mon, 27 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
The team at Autopilot, an app that lets you copy the trades of Nancy Pelosi’s husband (up forty-five per cent last year) or Dan Crenshaw (up forty-one), choose their newest offering.
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WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Can Appeal His Extradition to the US, British Court Says
Mon, 20 May 2024 12:57:45 +0000
Two judges in London have ruled that WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the US on freedom of speech grounds.
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Secrecy Concerns Mount Over Spy Powers Targeting US Data Centers
Tue, 14 May 2024 16:16:58 +0000
A coalition of digital rights groups is demanding the US declassify records that would clarify just how expansive a major surveillance program really is.
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Biden administration eases some economic restrictions on Cuba
Tue, 28 May 2024 23:54:39 +0000
Private enterprises with no link to the communist government will be granted access to U.S. banks and additional internet services.
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There is now an anxious energy in the courtroom, where a 30-minute wait is going to...
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Summary of the 2023 GRACE Follow-On Science Team Meeting
Thu, 30 May 2024 14:27:20 +0000
Felix Landerer, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, felix.w.landerer@jpl.nasa.gov Introduction In October 2023, the annual gathering of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) and GRACE Follow-On [G-FO] Science Team took place in Boulder, CO, hosted at University Corporation for Atmospheric Research’s (UCAR) Center Green campus. The event had 70 in-person participant and an additional 52 online participants […]
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U.S. concerned about Ukraine strikes on Russian nuclear radar stations
Thu, 30 May 2024 00:23:57 +0000
Washington conveyed to Kyiv that attacks on Russian early-warning systems could be destabilizing.
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Why Vladimir Putin’s Family Is Learning Mandarin
Sat, 25 May 2024 01:00:00 +0000
During the last few weeks, American political discourse has been consumed by what’s happening inside a New York City courtroom. But the world outside it hasn’t stopped.
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Live updates: Jury has reached a verdict in Trump’s hush money trial
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:58:11 +0000
The jury has reached a verdict in Donald Trump’s trial on allegations of business fraud related to a hush money payment.
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If Trump were convicted in his hush money trial, here’s what he could face next
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:57:30 +0000

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Analysis: Is the New York trial changing minds about Trump’s guilt?
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:56:24 +0000

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Eric Trump is the only member of the family in the courtroom. He’s seated next to...
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:54:27 +0000

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Part of the courtroom video feed in the overflow room briefly cut out, with a big...
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Trump’s N.Y. trial is not televised, but TV played a starring role
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:51:09 +0000

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Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and a bunch of his advisors just came into the room.
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:51:49 +0000

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Donald Trump’s punishment, if he is convicted, would be up to New York Supreme Court Justice...
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:51:34 +0000

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Prosecutors are mostly sitting quietly and looking straight ahead, also waiting with intense anticipation. They sometimes...
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:50:49 +0000

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Jury returns with verdict in Trump hush-money trial – live
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:49:35 GMT

Follow latest updates after 12 jurors have concluded weighing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records against Trump

• A ‘catch-and-kill’ scheme and Trump’s pyjamas: key trial moments

Before the jury began deliberations late Wednesday morning, judge Juan Merchan delivered instructions intended to guide them on how to weigh the case.

Merchan said that jurors shouldn’t look to his comments during the trial as suggesting that Donald Trump was innocent or guilty. He said:

It is not my responsibility to judge the evidence here. You are the judgers of the facts.

You may not speculate with matters related to sentencing or punishment.

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Trump was looking cheerful and relaxed, sharing smiles and laughs with his lawyers, as they prepared...
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Biden, Trump remain in tight race nationally, latest poll finds
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:44:36 +0000
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail, with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
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Just as the judge and the lawyers were preparing to leave court for the day, the...
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At the defense table, Trump has his arms crossed and his lawyer Todd Blanche is whispering...
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:41:06 +0000

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The jury has a verdict, according to a note just read by Judge Merchan.
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:39:31 +0000

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Trump and Blanche were smiling and talking animatedly as they took their seats
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The jury is going home at 4:30 p.m., Justice Juan Merchan just told the parties.
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There have been no new jury notes since the panel went back to the jury room...
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If jurors find Trump guilty, do they also decide the sentence?
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The Trump hush money trial’s greatest misses
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Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Imagine being proud to be at your father’s porn star trial’
Thu, 30 May 2024 19:12:45 GMT

Late-night host discussed end of the ex-president’s hush-money trial and also talked about public support from his sons

Jimmy Kimmel took aim at Donald Trump and the end of his hush-money trial on last night’s edition of his late-night show.

On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host spoke about the former president’s New York City trial, where he faces multiple charges, which is coming to an end as the jury deliberates. Trump must stay in the courthouse to “sit there for hours farting next to the vending machine”.

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Trump backs Rep. Kelly Armstrong in North Dakota governor race
Thu, 30 May 2024 19:11:07 +0000

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Photos: As jury deliberates, Trump supporters and protesters gather outside courthouse
Thu, 30 May 2024 18:57:07 +0000

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Musk denies there have been discussions about possible Trump White House role
Thu, 30 May 2024 18:51:37 +0000

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GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson to bankroll pro-Trump super PAC
Thu, 30 May 2024 18:25:06 +0000

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What the jurors said about Trump during the selection process
Thu, 30 May 2024 18:12:59 +0000

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Man who allegedly rammed Trump sign at police on January 6 arrested by FBI
Thu, 30 May 2024 17:57:54 GMT

William Knight, 37, of South Dakota, accused of being among first participants in Capitol attack, faces two felony charges

The FBI has arrested a South Dakota man on charges that he stood among the first participants in the January 6 insurrection, allegedly breaking police lines and ramming a large sign toward officers during the riot.

William Knight, 37, of Rapid City, faces two felony charges of obstructing law enforcement and resisting or impeding officers, the justice department announced on Thursday. He also faces five misdemeanor charges, including engaging in violence on the day supporters of Donald Trump tried to derail certification of his defeat to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.

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Ex-Apprentice producer claims Trump used racial slur for Black contestant
Thu, 30 May 2024 17:56:46 GMT

Bill Pruitt also says the then reality TV star was incompetent and implied illicit trysts while engaged to Melania

Donald Trump used a racial epithet to reject the prospect of a Black winner on the debut season of The Apprentice, the Emmy-nominated series that transformed the former president into a reality TV star and fuelled his political career.

Trump rejected the views of close aides that Kwame Jackson, a broker who worked for Goldman Sachs, had been the most impressive contestant, saying, “Would America buy a [N-word] winning?”, according to a producer who worked on the NBC show’s opening series in 2004, when it was called Meet the Billionaire.

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Trump’s son offers trial commentary on TikTok, app he once attacked
Thu, 30 May 2024 17:41:01 +0000

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North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), a rumored contender to be Donald Trump’s running mate, was...
Thu, 30 May 2024 17:34:25 +0000

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Meet the couples braving the Trump trial chaos to get married at the courthouse next door
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:57:58 +0000

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Analysis: Trump and allies step up suggestions of rigged trial — with bad evidence
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:50:02 +0000

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Trump and allies step up suggestions of rigged trial — with bad evidence
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:26:11 +0000
And it’s not just the false claim that the jury doesn’t need to be unanimous about his crimes.
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New poll: Most voters say Trump guilty verdict would not affect vote
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:24:24 +0000

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Daily Cartoon: Thursday, May 30th
Thu, 30 May 2024 15:58:53 +0000
“Why does it feel like we’re more nervous about the jury decision than Trump is?”
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If convicted in his hush money trial, here’s what Trump could face next
Thu, 30 May 2024 15:55:10 +0000

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Donald Trump left the courtroom after jurors headed back to the jury room. The former president...
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The court reporters have concluded reading back the testimony requested by the jury. The panel is...
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Poll: Most voters say Trump guilty verdict would not affect vote
Thu, 30 May 2024 14:58:41 +0000

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Donald Trump passed a note to his attorney Todd Blanche. Blanche read it, smiled and gave...
Thu, 30 May 2024 14:58:48 +0000

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Donald Trump said something to his attorney Emil Bove and shook his head. Bove made a...
Thu, 30 May 2024 14:39:44 +0000

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As the judge finished rereading his jury instructions, Donald Trump wrote a note to his attorney...
Thu, 30 May 2024 14:32:04 +0000

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Justice Juan Merchan is done repeating parts of his charge. Two court reporters have begun rereading...
Thu, 30 May 2024 14:31:21 +0000

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The right-wing technocratic dream of stopping nonexistent voter fraud
Thu, 30 May 2024 14:24:26 +0000
When you’re a right-wing actor who’s good with computers, you may be confident that you’re the one who can prove the existence of something that doesn’t exist.
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Yesterday, Donald Trump complained on social media that he does not know what the charges are...
Thu, 30 May 2024 14:23:36 +0000

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Jurors must be unanimous to convict Trump, can disagree on underlying crimes
Thu, 30 May 2024 14:14:49 +0000

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Donald Trump is nodding off as the judge continues rereading a section of the instructions he...
Thu, 30 May 2024 14:06:24 +0000

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Mother of Jan. 6 officer ‘swatted’ at Va. home hours after he criticized Trump
Thu, 30 May 2024 14:03:14 +0000

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Justice Juan Merchan is now reading a large section of his legal instructions to the jury,...
Thu, 30 May 2024 13:58:38 +0000

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Jurors want to hear a significant chunk of the judge’s instructions again, according to a new...
Thu, 30 May 2024 13:55:25 +0000

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Donald Trump closed his eyes while the judge and lawyers discussed what material would be repeated...
Thu, 30 May 2024 13:43:43 +0000

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Justice Juan Merchan is on the bench, and he and the lawyers are beginning to discuss...
Thu, 30 May 2024 13:40:21 +0000

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Jury's out
Thu, 30 May 2024 13:39:31 +0000
This week, the crew discusses the closing arguments from both the prosecution and defense in Trump's New York trial. Justice Department reporter Perry Stein joins Libby Casey and James Hohmann in the studio, while Rhonda Colvin reports from outside the Manhattan courthouse. Plus, what were the legal instructions that Justice Juan Merchan gave the jury? And when there's a verdict, join us on WashingtonPost.com for live video coverage. A new episode of The Trump Trials: Sidebar will publish soon after the verdict is read, and you can keep up with The Post's ongoing coverage in The Trump Trials newsletter.
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Donald Trump is in the courtroom.
Thu, 30 May 2024 13:32:38 +0000

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Trump closing gap among those who ‘definitely’ plan to vote, per new poll
Thu, 30 May 2024 13:17:04 +0000

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Listen to the latest episode of The Trump Trials: Sidebar podcast
Thu, 30 May 2024 13:13:03 +0000

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Where is Donald Trump while the jury deliberates? Justice Juan Merchan said Wednesday that Trump and...
Thu, 30 May 2024 13:06:54 +0000

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While Trump waits for verdict, they wed
Thu, 30 May 2024 13:04:29 +0000
Meet the couples braving the chaos to get married at the Manhattan courthouse next door to Trump’s hush money trial
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Jury wants to rehear testimony about Trump talks with Cohen, Pecker
Thu, 30 May 2024 12:58:09 +0000

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Most House Republicans who backed Trump challengers cruised to primary victories
Thu, 30 May 2024 12:17:00 +0000

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Trump jury reaches verdict in criminal hush-money trial
Thu, 30 May 2024 12:10:34 GMT
The 12 New Yorkers have reached a unanimous decision in the first criminal trial of a former US president.
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Analysis: In the trial, like the election, Trump’s base is inoculated against loss
Thu, 30 May 2024 11:35:35 +0000

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In New York, jury deliberation began Wednesday in Donald Trump’s hush money case. Jurors were dismissed...
Thu, 30 May 2024 11:15:26 +0000

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Biden, Harris launch Black voter group as they aim to blunt Trump’s gains
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:45:48 +0000

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‘It’s bullshit’: voters on what Trump’s hush-money case means to them
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:00:27 GMT

Many seem ambivalent on whether the ex-president will be found guilty – and some think it will only deepen polarization

For Josh Ellis, a refrigerator technician from southern Wisconsin, Donald Trump’s trial in New York is a sideshow. He’s not convinced of the prosecution’s narrative, or the former president’s – and the verdict will probably not affect his vote in November anyway.

“Biden’s running this country into the ground,” said Ellis, who said the economy was his main concern. At 49, Ellis has long viewed politicians as out of touch on economic issues; he used to vote for Democrats, but switched in 2016 to vote for Trump, who he saw as possibly offering a change.

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Analysis: In the trial, like the election, Trump’s base is inoculated against loss
Wed, 29 May 2024 21:26:17 +0000

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Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, May 29th
Wed, 29 May 2024 13:54:07 +0000
Pick a door, any door.
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You Can Get Paid to Talk to Friends About Voting
Wed, 29 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Annoying texts and disinformation campaigns have wrecked get-out-the-vote drives. Relentless, a progressive organizing group, thinks it has a solution: you.
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Biden says Ukraine can use U.S. arms for limited strikes in Russia
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:49:12 +0000
The U.S. dramatic policy shift comes after Russia’s assault on the city of Kharkiv and a chorus of pressure from European allies.
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Ukraine allowed to hit some targets in Russia with US weapons
Thu, 30 May 2024 20:17:10 GMT
The US give Ukraine permission to use US-supplied weapons to strike targets in Russia, but only near the Kharkiv region.
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Russia not invited to D-Day 80th anniversary ceremonies, Élysée says
Thu, 30 May 2024 19:55:52 +0000
The French presidency said Russia will not be invited to events in Normandy on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings because of the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.
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Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow troop build-up near Kharkiv ‘still not enough for large-scale offensive’ – as it happened
Thu, 30 May 2024 15:01:13 GMT

Ukraine’s top commander says enemy sending reinforcements to area but lacks numbers for a major push

Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday it was finalising a proposal for “retaliatory measures” against the EU over the bloc’s ban on the broadcast of four Russian media outlets on its territory.

The EU said earlier this month it was suspending the distribution of the Voice of Europe, the RIA Novosti news agency and the Izvestia and Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspapers.

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Ukraine setbacks nudge Biden toward allowing use of U.S. weapons in Russia
Thu, 30 May 2024 14:19:19 +0000

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Critics of Putin and his allies targeted with spyware inside the EU
Thu, 30 May 2024 12:00:08 GMT

Israeli-made Pegasus cyberweapon used in hacking attempts on at least seven journalists and activists in EU

At least seven journalists and activists who have been vocal critics of the Kremlin and its allies have been targeted inside the EU by a state using Pegasus, the hacking spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group, according to a new report by security researchers.

The targets of the hacking attempts – who were first alerted to the attempted cyber-intrusions after receiving threat notifications from Apple on their iPhones – include Russian, Belarusian, Latvian and Israeli journalists and activists inside the EU.

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Seoul to offer cash to reverse vasectomies, untie tubes as birthrate falls
Thu, 30 May 2024 09:12:14 +0000
The South Korean capital — which has the country’s lowest fertility rate — plans to provide up to $730 to cover costs for reversing the sterilization procedures.
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As Ukraine stumbles in war, Kyiv and Western powers struggle to coordinate
Thu, 30 May 2024 09:03:50 +0000
Strategic disagreements between and among Ukraine and some of its biggest Western supporters, including the U.S., are hampering are the defense against Russia’s invasion..
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Italy’s PM says fascism is ‘consigned to history’. Not everyone is so sure
Thu, 30 May 2024 05:01:43 GMT
With the far right set to gain in European elections, is the extreme becoming mainstream in Italy?
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Quarter of political donations in EU go to extremist and populist parties, data reveals
Thu, 30 May 2024 04:00:20 GMT

Figures from 200 parties in 25 countries suggest hardline groups have had rise in donations in recent years, increasing war chests before European parliament elections

• Only seven EU countries require parties to reveal identity of all private donors
• Political donations in France swerve to the right as Le Pen’s niece raises more than Macron

A quarter of all private money donated to political parties in the EU is going to far-right, far-left and populist movements, boosting their finances by millions of euros before crucial European parliament elections next week.

With the polls predicting a rise in support for hardline conservative, Eurosceptic and pro-Russia parties, the Guardian and other 26 media partners, led by the investigations group Follow the Money, are publishing Transparency Gap, the most extensive analysis yet of political financing in the EU.

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Election risks, safety summits and Scarlett Johansson: the week in AI – podcast
Thu, 30 May 2024 04:00:23 GMT

It’s been a busy week in the world of artificial intelligence. OpenAI found itself in hot water with Scarlett Johansson after launching its new chatbot, Sky, drawing comparisons to the Hollywood star’s character in the sci-fi film Her. In South Korea, the second global AI summit took place, and a report from the Alan Turing Institute explored how AI could influence elections. The Guardian’s UK technology editor, Alex Hern, tells Madeleine Finlay about what’s been happening

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How the Kremlin uses comics to glorify its war in Ukraine
Wed, 29 May 2024 23:46:37 GMT
Under a Kremlin-backed scheme, comics praising the invasion of Ukraine and glorifying Russian soldiers are being distributed to schools across Russia.
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Europe seeks to emulate NASA’s revolutionary commercial cargo program
Wed, 29 May 2024 23:15:55 +0000
European governments must commit more funding for the program to achieve its goals.
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Privacy Implications of Tracking Wireless Access Points
2024-05-29T11:01:24Z

Brian Krebs reports on research into geolocating routers:

Apple and the satellite-based broadband service Starlink each recently took steps to address new research into the potential security and privacy implications of how their services geolocate devices. Researchers from the University of Maryland say they relied on publicly available data from Apple to track the location of billions of devices globally—including non-Apple devices like Starlink systems—and found they could use this data to monitor the destruction of Gaza, as well as the movements and in many cases identities of Russian and Ukrainian troops...

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North Korea launches waste-filled balloons to taunt the South
Wed, 29 May 2024 07:31:41 +0000
The balloons carried trash and “filth,” according to South Korean authorities. They were a reaction to balloons previously sent by activists from the South.
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Why the Summer Could Be Disastrous for Ukraine
Tue, 28 May 2024 23:50:52 +0000
Amid a new advance by Russian forces, Zelensky faces enormous challenges in marshalling the equipment and the manpower necessary to keep them at bay.
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Jeremy Bowen: Ukraine faces its worst crisis since the war began
Tue, 28 May 2024 05:05:08 GMT
The composure Ukrainians show in the face of Russian attacks cannot conceal the dangers Kyiv faces in the summer ahead.
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As Trump trial hurtles towards verdict, are Americans paying attention?
Sun, 26 May 2024 05:01:21 GMT
It's been a historic event filled with salacious detail, but polls suggest a strange level of detachment.
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Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought
Thu, 30 May 2024 18:51:48 +0000
Drought-stricken hydro dams have led to daily electricity cuts in Ecuador. As weather becomes less predictable die to climate change, experts say other countries need to take notice.
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No need for countries to issue new oil, gas or coal licences, study finds
Thu, 30 May 2024 18:00:16 GMT

Researchers say world has enough fossil fuel projects planned to meet demand forecasts to 2050 if net zero is reached

The world has enough fossil fuel projects planned to meet global energy demand forecasts to 2050 and governments should stop issuing new oil, gas and coal licences, according to a large study aimed at political leaders.

If governments deliver the changes promised in order to keep the world from breaching its climate targets no new fossil fuel projects will be needed, researchers at University College London and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) said on Thursday.

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Greens keep it short and sweet to avoid the don’t-want-to-knows | Marina Hyde
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:59:00 GMT

The more people find out about the Green party’s policies, the more they tend to switch off. So today’s campaign launch was over in 15 minutes

The Green party campaign launch took place this morning in Bristol and lasted precisely 15 minutes. I’m not saying that going to Bristol for 15 minutes was the least green thing I’ve done all year, but it may make the top 10. I’m very sorry. I didn’t even manage to plant a question as offset.

Anyway, the launch featured some of the things you might expect – knitted green rosettes, a lot of jolly good points about sewage – and some you mightn’t. All the many ”vote Green” signs were plastic (maybe they don’t count as single-use) while the lecterns lit up (energy-efficient bulbs, perhaps).

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Twin NASA Satellites Ready to Help Gauge Earth’s Energy Balance
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:01:04 +0000
Information from the PREFIRE mission will illuminate how clouds and water vapor in the Arctic and Antarctic influence the amount of heat the poles radiate into space. A pair of new shoebox-size NASA satellites will help unravel an atmospheric mystery that’s bedeviled scientists for years: how the behavior of clouds and water vapor at Earth’s […]
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Origin Energy offered to sell Eraring power station to NSW government for $544m
Thu, 30 May 2024 15:00:15 GMT

Exclusive: Documents reveal offer was made three years before Origin and government reached deal to keep Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station open

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Origin Energy offered to sell its Eraring power station to the New South Wales government for more than half a billion dollars before announcing it would close the plant in August 2025, a document now made public reveals.

The energy company, which last week announced a pact with the government to keep the nation’s biggest coal-fired power station open for at least another two years, had offered to sell back the privatised facility for $544m during negotiations in 2021.

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Fracking wastewater has “shocking” amount of clean-energy mineral lithium
Thu, 30 May 2024 13:35:50 +0000
40% of US need for lithium could be covered by Pennsylvania's fracking byproduct.
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The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates | Mariana Mazzucato
Thu, 30 May 2024 06:00:21 GMT

Big tech is playing its part in reaching net zero targets, but its vast new datacentres are run at huge cost to the environment

• Mariana Mazzucato is professor of economics at UCL, and director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose

When you picture the tech industry, you probably think of things that don’t exist in physical space, such as the apps and internet browser on your phone. But the infrastructure required to store all this information – the physical datacentres housed in business parks and city outskirts – consume massive amounts of energy. Despite its name, the infrastructure used by the “cloud” accounts for more global greenhouse emissions than commercial flights. In 2018, for instance, the 5bn YouTube hits for the viral song Despacito used the same amount of energy it would take to heat 40,000 US homes annually.

This is a hugely environmentally destructive side to the tech industry. While it has played a big role in reaching net zero, giving us smart meters and efficient solar, it’s critical that we turn the spotlight on its environmental footprint. Large language models such as ChatGPT are some of the most energy-guzzling technologies of all. Research suggests, for instance, that about 700,000 litres of water could have been used to cool the machines that trained ChatGPT-3 at Microsoft’s data facilities. It is hardly news that the tech bubble’s self-glorification has obscured the uglier sides of this industry, from its proclivity for tax avoidance to its invasion of privacy and exploitation of our attention span. The industry’s environmental impact is a key issue, yet the companies that produce such models have stayed remarkably quiet about the amount of energy they consume – probably because they don’t want to spark our concern.

Mariana Mazzucato is professor in the economics of innovation and public value at University College London, where she is founding director of the UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose

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Climate and health benefits of wind and solar dwarf all subsidies
Wed, 29 May 2024 20:18:53 +0000
By displacing fossil fuels, wind and solar saved the US $250 billion over 4 years.
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7 tasks for your June home maintenance checklist
Wed, 29 May 2024 13:50:54 +0000
Focus your energy this month on chores that will make summer more enjoyable, or that are a lot easier to do before it gets too hot.
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On the Zero-Day Market
2024-05-24T11:07:53Z

New paper: “Zero Progress on Zero Days: How the Last Ten Years Created the Modern Spyware Market“:

Abstract: Spyware makes surveillance simple. The last ten years have seen a global market emerge for ready-made software that lets governments surveil their citizens and foreign adversaries alike and to do so more easily than when such work required tradecraft. The last ten years have also been marked by stark failures to control spyware and its precursors and components. This Article accounts for and critiques these failures, providing a socio-technical history since 2014, particularly focusing on the conversation about trade in zero-day vulnerabilities and exploits. Second, this Article applies lessons from these failures to guide regulatory efforts going forward. While recognizing that controlling this trade is difficult, I argue countries should focus on building and strengthening multilateral coalitions of the willing, rather than on strong-arming existing multilateral institutions into working on the problem. Individually, countries should focus on export controls and other sanctions that target specific bad actors, rather than focusing on restricting particular technologies. Last, I continue to call for transparency as a key part of oversight of domestic governments’ use of spyware and related components...

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Ukraine Faces a Crucial Moment in the War
Sun, 26 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Two years after Russia launched its invasion, the fighting is shifting in its favor.
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The Bronx Cheers—Mostly—for Trump
Fri, 24 May 2024 23:41:53 +0000
Biden’s a pedophile; Trump’s a fascist; the MAGA Hasidim have to get their act together—and other sentiments spewed at the former President’s rally in Crotona Park.
Match ID: 102 Score: 14.29 source: www.newyorker.com age: 5 days
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How Many Charging Stations Would We Need to Totally Replace Gas Stations?
Mon, 27 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
The United States could fully transition to electric vehicles in about 20 years. When that happens, we’re going to need a lot of chargers.
Match ID: 103 Score: 12.86 source: www.wired.com age: 3 days
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US Offshore Wind Farms Are Being Strangled With Red Tape
Sun, 26 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
This year has seen wind farm costs rise and many projects canceled as developers struggle with opaque regulations and determined opposition—but the industry is far from dead.
Match ID: 104 Score: 10.71 source: www.wired.com age: 4 days
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In the Bronx, Donald Trump Goes to His Hateful, Happy Place
Fri, 24 May 2024 14:58:57 +0000
“Like it or not, this is a rally,” the former President said, seemingly a little embarrassed by the unremarkable size of the crowd.
Match ID: 105 Score: 10.71 source: www.newyorker.com age: 6 days
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The Unusual Espionage Act Case Against a Drone Photographer
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
In seemingly the first case of its kind, the US Justice Department has charged a Chinese national with using a drone to photograph a Virginia shipyard where the US Navy was assembling nuclear submarines.
Match ID: 106 Score: 10.00 source: www.wired.com age: 0 days
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Russia outsmarts Western sanctions—and China is paying attention
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:08:09 +0000
How the rise of middle powers helps America’s enemies
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What is happening to gas and electricity bills?
Fri, 24 May 2024 09:51:56 GMT
A new energy price cap means the cost of electricity and gas will fall from 1 July.
Match ID: 108 Score: 6.43 source: www.bbc.co.uk age: 6 days
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Would America dare to bring down a Chinese bank?
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:26:59 +0000
Janet Yellen promises sanctions for those supporting Vladimir Putin’s war
Match ID: 109 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 50 days
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Biden outdoes Trump with ultra-high China tariffs
Tue, 14 May 2024 16:23:33 +0000
The move, which hits electric vehicles, carries an environmental cost
Match ID: 110 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 16 days
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Why a stronger dollar is dangerous
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:00:59 +0000
It sets the stage for a nasty new Trump-China clash, among other things
Match ID: 111 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 37 days
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Trump Is Misleading You With Covid-Era Statistics. So Is Biden.
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EST
Biden and Trump are both campaigning on warped economic statistics, cherry-picking weird data from the Covid crisis.
Match ID: 112 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 41 days
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Even without war in the Gulf, pricier petrol is here to stay
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:59:46 +0000
Expensive oil could put Donald Trump in the White House
Match ID: 113 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 43 days
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Europe’s economy is under attack from all sides
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:00:46 +0000
First Putin, now Xi. Next Trump?
Match ID: 114 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 65 days
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The world is in the midst of a city-building boom
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:22:29 +0000
Everyone, from Donald Trump and Peter Thiel to Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, is getting involved
Match ID: 115 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 84 days
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How Trump and Biden have failed to cut ties with China
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:46:06 +0000
It is hard to overcome economic incentives
Match ID: 116 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 93 days
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Trump wants to whack Chinese firms. How badly could he hurt them?
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:41:31 +0000
History provides a guide
Match ID: 117 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 98 days
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US says Russia likely launched anti-satellite weapon
Wed, 22 May 2024 04:22:18 GMT
The Russian satellite launched last week may be capable of attacking other satellites, the Pentagon says.
Match ID: 118 Score: 2.86 source: www.bbc.com age: 8 days
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US Official Warns a Cell Network Flaw Is Being Exploited for Spying
Sat, 18 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Plus: Three arrested in North Korean IT workers fraud ring, Tesla staffers shared videos from owners’ cars, and more.
Match ID: 119 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 12 days
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Microsoft Deploys Generative AI for US Spies
Sat, 11 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: China is suspected in a hack targeting the UK’s military, the US Marines are testing gun-toting robotic dogs, and Dell suffers a data breach impacting 49 million customers.
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Russia’s gas business will never recover from the war in Ukraine
Thu, 02 May 2024 10:04:48 +0000
Hopes of a Chinese rescue look increasingly vain
Match ID: 121 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 28 days
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Frozen Russian assets will soon pay for Ukraine’s war
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:54:20 +0000
And America now hopes to convince others to make better use of the stash
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Ukrainian drone strikes are hurting Russia’s oil industry
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:51:54 +0000
The world’s third-largest producer is now an importer of petrol
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How China, Russia and Iran are forging closer ties
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:52:43 +0000
Assessing the economic threat posed by the anti-Western axis
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Russia’s economy once again defies the doomsayers
Sun, 10 Mar 2024 14:39:48 +0000
As an election nears, Vladimir Putin now looks to have inflation under control
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What do you do with 191bn frozen euros owned by Russia?
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:21:18 +0000
The question that now confronts Western policymakers
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Energy bills predicted to fall by 7% in July
Fri, 17 May 2024 11:47:34 GMT
If the forecast proves correct, it would mean a typical annual bill could be £500 lower than last summer.
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NASA Teammates Recall Favorite Memories Aboard Flying Laboratory
Tue, 14 May 2024 15:00:00 +0000
After flying more than three decades and 158 science campaigns, just one flight remains. NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory will make its final flight May 15 to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, where it will be used to train future aircraft technicians by providing real-world experience in the college’s Aircraft Maintenance Technology Program. Before […]
Match ID: 128 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 16 days
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Meet NASA Women Behind World’s Largest Flying Laboratory
Mon, 13 May 2024 20:30:48 +0000
NASA’s DC-8 aircraft – the world’s largest flying science laboratory – began its science missions in 1987 and since then, has flown in service of the science community over places like Antarctica, Greenland, and Thailand. Aircraft like the DC-8 have enabled scientists to ask questions about life on Earth and explore them in a way […]
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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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How Xi Jinping plans to overtake America
Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:31:35 +0000
Digital twins, nuclear fusion and the small matter of fixing China’s economy
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