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Europe tries to shore up fragile unity as it realises it cannot rely on US
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:13:15 GMT
Leaders attend Paris summit for urgent talks on Ukraine after week that showed how far values have diverged
They came smiling, but the task was immense. After dozens of summits at which a hesitant and discordant EU had failed to agree on anything like a cohesive plan for the end of the war in Ukraine, this one had, suddenly and vitally, to be different.
The leaders of France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain and – speaking for the Nordic and Baltic states – Denmark, plus Britain’s prime minister and the heads of Nato and the European Commission and Council, arrived in Paris reeling from a historic week.
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The Guardian view on the US, China and the rest: Trump is opening doors for Xi | Editorial
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:30:44 GMT
The US president’s bullying of allies and partners is short-termist and will boost Beijing’s power, not Washington’s
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is so far proving more nightmarish for US allies and friends than adversaries. China certainly doesn’t relish a trade war with the US, but it was better prepared than others for Mr Trump’s tariffs, and both sides appear to be leaving room for a potential deal. And, though China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is poised for worse to come, the second Trump term is bringing Beijing opportunities as well as problems.
International respect for the US plummeted under his last administration. As the US president turns the screws on long-term partners, China is looking to take advantage. Colombia quickly caved to Mr Trump on the matter of migrant returns, but China’s ambassador has been celebrating the “best moment” in relations between Bogotá and Beijing. Under pressure from the Trump administration, Panama announced that it would allow its participation in China’s global infrastructure plan, the belt and road initiative (BRI), to expire. Yet behind-the-scenes arm-twisting had already begun tilting Panama back towards the US. Mr Trump’s attempts to humiliate and bully may backfire there and across the region.
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As the US retreats, Europe must look out for itself – so is Macron’s nuclear offer the answer? | Simon Tisdall
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 07:00:30 GMT
Development of a joint defence shield would be politically explosive for Keir Starmer. But it’s an idea whose time has come
The startling contempt for Europe’s intensifying security concerns displayed by Donald Trump and his henchmen has brought an old, controversial question back to the fore: should Britain and France pool their nuclear weapons capabilities and create a Europe-wide defensive nuclear shield to deter Vladimir Putin’s Russia, if the US reduces or withdraws its support?
Trump has not so far explicitly threatened to cut US nuclear forces based in Europe. But speaking last week, the president said he wanted to halve the US’s defence spending, especially on nuclear weapons. Trump often denigrates Nato, keystone of European security. Last year, he encouraged Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to member states that, in his view, spend too little on defence.
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Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 12:03:47 +0000
As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far side
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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy rejects ‘quick win’ ceasefire sought by US
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 01:44:09 GMT
‘We will not sign just anything in order to be applauded,’ Ukrainian president insists; European leaders pressed on sending troops to enforce peace. What we know on day 1,091
The US is trying to “please” Vladimir Putin as it aims for a “quick win” by rushing towards a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview broadcast on Monday. “The US is now saying things that are very favourable to Putin … because they want to please him. They want to meet quickly and have a quick win. But what they want – just a ceasefire – is not a win,” said Ukraine’s president, according to a translation provided by broadcaster ARD. “We [Ukraine] will not sign just anything in order to be applauded … the fate of our state for generations to come [is at stake].”
Zelenskyy warned that Europe was in a weak position if it could not rely on US security assistance. While “readiness has increased” in recent years, “in terms of troop strength, the number of combat troops, the fleet, the air force, the drones … I honestly think that Europe is weak today”, he said. Zelenskyy said Ukraine had grown more resilient over the past three years and that “Putin wouldn’t be able to occupy us the way he wanted to”. Even so, he warned that “there will definitely not be a Ukrainian victory without US support”.
Zelenskyy said he and Trump had spoken about deploying foreign troops to police a future ceasefire. “I told him the Americans should be a part of this, because otherwise we might lose our unity.” At a meeting of Kyiv’s backers in Brussels last week, Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, flatly rejected the possibility of a US troop deployment to Ukraine.
Zelenskyy has hardened his language since the US announced one-on-one talks with Russia, excluding Ukraine and Europe. On Monday he said that Kyiv “did not know anything about” the talks in Saudi Arabia this week and “cannot recognise any things or any agreements about us without us. And we will not recognise such agreements”.
Speaking after emergency talks between European leaders in Paris, the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, also warned the US against attempts to agree a “fast” ceasefire, which would give Russia the chance “to mobilise again, attack Ukraine or another country in Europe”. Russia was “threatening all Europe now”, she said. The war was about Russia’s “imperial dreams, about building a stronger and a bigger Russia, and I don’t think they’re going to stop in Ukraine”.
After Keir Starmer, Britain’s prime minister, said he would consider putting troops in Ukraine to enforce a peace deal, the prime ministers of Sweden and the Netherlands indicated they would consider it if the peacekeeping force had a strong and clear mandate. The Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, said Poland did not plan to do so. The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said: “We in Germany are prepared to contribute soldiers to a security guarantee for Ukraine if necessary.” However, he was “irritated”, adding: “It is completely premature and completely the wrong time to have this discussion now ... I want to say that quite frankly, people are talking over Ukraine’s head, about the outcome of peace talks that have not taken place and to which Ukraine has not said yes.”
Keith Kellogg, officially Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy, on Monday denied that Washington would impose a peace deal “on an elected leader of a sovereign nation”, meaning Zelenskyy. Kellogg, however, does not appear to be involved in the Russia-US talks taking place in Saudi Arabia this week. Asked if the US would put a security guarantee behind other countries sending troops to enforce a ceasefire, Kellogg said: “I’ve been with President Trump, and the policy has always been: you take no options off the table. Before any type of discussion and security guarantees is finalised, of course those discussions are going to take place. Answers to those questions will be determined as you come up with the final process.”
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US energy secretary says Australia should ‘get in the game of supplying uranium’
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:39:50 GMT
Chris Wright also tells conservative conference Australia developing shale gas would be a ‘tremendous resource’ – despite Australia already being one of the world largest producers and exporters of both LNG and uranium
The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, has said he “would love to see Australia get in the game of supplying uranium and maybe going down the nuclear road themselves”.
Australia is already the world’s fourth-largest producer of uranium, but nuclear power remains banned at national level.
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The Papers: 'Test of strength' as Starmer to meet Trump over Ukraine
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 23:57:10 GMT
Most papers focus on the Ukraine war, as peace talks between the US and Russia - but not Ukraine - begin later.
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US ‘backstop’ vital to deter future Russian attacks on Ukraine, says Starmer
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:09:11 GMT
British prime minister says force would need protections such as air cover that only US can provide
Keir Starmer has urged Donald Trump to provide a US “backstop” to a European peacekeeping force in Ukraine, saying it is the only way to deter Russia from attacking the country again.
The UK prime minister’s appeal to Trump came after an emergency summit in Paris that heard widespread calls by European leaders for a large boost in defence spending.
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Trump team converges on Riyadh ahead of Ukraine talks with Russia
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:50:44 +0000
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Saudi Arabia to address the two big international crises of the moment, the war in Gaza and the war in Ukraine.
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‘Allo ‘Allo! Europe’s leaders get together dans Paris for emergency sommet | John Crace
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:00:26 GMT
Emmanuel Macron, Kier Starmer and others discuss Trump, Russia and Ukraine at hastily arranged conference
Emmanuel Macron: Bienvenu á Paris.
Keir Starmer: Bonjour, Monsieur le President. Thank you for organising this “once-in-a-generation” summit at such short notice.
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What might a European military force in Ukraine look like?
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:11:20 GMT
How could European countries provide security guarantees in the event that a peace deal with Russia is reached
European leaders have been asked by the US to provide security guarantees, including a military force, for Ukraine in the event that Donald Trump is able to strike a peace or ceasefire agreement with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
Though an end to the near three-year war in Ukraine had been considered some way off, Trump’s announcement last Wednesday that he was willing to talk to Russia – has led to a scramble across Europe to work out how to respond.
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Who is Steve Witkoff, dealmaker at the heart of Trump’s foreign diplomacy?
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:44:23 +0000
Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East and a New York real estate developer, is set to meet with Russian officials to discuss ending the Ukraine war.
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What are Ukraine’s critical minerals – and why does Trump want them?
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:44:31 GMT
Zelenskyy has rebuffed US’s initial attempt to take control of minerals as downpayment for its aid in war with Russia
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has rebuffed an initial attempt by the US to corner his country’s critical minerals as a downpayment for continued military and economic aid for its war with Russia.
Three sources told the Reuters news agency that the US had proposed taking ownership of 50% of Ukraine’s critical minerals. Zelenskyy did not dismiss the offer out of hand, but said it did not yet contain the security provisions Kyiv needed.
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'Why should we invite them?': Lavrov ridicules European presence at Ukraine peace talks – video
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:03:29 GMT
Russia's foreign minister has dismissed the prospect of a place for Europe at talks between the US and Russia to end the fighting in Ukraine. Speaking at a press conference alongside his Serbian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov said: 'If they are going to weasel out some cunning ideas about freezing the conflict, while actually intending – as is their custom, nature and habit – to continue the war, then why should we invite them at all?'
European leaders have been unnerved by the willingness of Donald Trump, the US president, to engage the Kremlin directly over Ukraine and have been attempting to find a place for themselves in the talks
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Europe, sidelined by U.S. and Russia, seeks influence in Ukraine talks
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:05:27 +0000
European leaders planned to meet Monday on how they might influence talks that could determine the future of Ukraine and of Europe’s security landscape.
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Under Trump, a U.S. that once united Europe now divides it
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 21:08:29 +0000
When Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago, U.S. leaders helped whip Europe into a staunchly unified response. Now U.S. leaders seem eager to split the continent into pieces, policymakers say.
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John Major: Trump’s US isolationism threatens global democracy
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:50:18 GMT
Former UK prime minister says US may regret ceding world stage to China and condemns ‘hypocritical’ JD Vance speech
Democracy around the globe is under threat from the retreat of Donald Trump’s US into isolationism and its likely replacement by China on the world stage, John Major has said.
The former UK prime minister, who rarely offers direct opinion on contemporary politics, used an interview with BBC Radio 4 to say Trump’s administration was unlike anything he had seen before – and to warn that Washington may live to regret ceding global leadership to a more autocratic power.
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Despite court orders, climate and energy programs stalled by Trump freeze
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:05:58 +0000
Chief of the EPA is also trying to claw back $20 billion, citing alleged wrongdoing.
Match ID: 17 Score: 40.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 0 days
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Solar has taken off in red states. Trump’s funding freeze is causing panic
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:00:36 GMT
On his first day, the president paused billions of dollars in funding for clean energy projects initiated by Biden
Mike Mullett strains to see through sheets of misty rain while driving through working-class neighborhoods of Columbus, a quaint town in southern Indiana.
He’s trying to find the senior center, multi-family homes and rent-assisted properties – more than 530 in total – that he and many other locals hope will receive $4.42m in federal funding for solar electricity projects.
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UK marketplace sellers face ‘second Brexit’ hit from Trump’s US import rules
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 08:00:30 GMT
End of ‘de minimis’ policy for Chinese goods also expected to hit bigger fashion retailers such as Asos and Boohoo
Many UK-based independent sellers on marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon could suffer a significant hit to US sales from planned changes to import rules under Donald Trump, with experts comparing the impact to a second Brexit.
The new rules, which mean all parcels originating or made in China and being sold into the US must pay import duty – of as much as 15% on fashion items – and an additional 10% tariff, are also expected to impact bigger online clothing retailers such as Asos and Boohoo.
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Trump has thrown a wrench into a national EV charging program
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 12:07:10 +0000
Electric charging projects have been thrown into chaos by the administration's directive.
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The Columbia Network Pushing Behind the Scenes to Deport and Arrest Student Protesters
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0000
For some members of the WhatsApp group, speaking out for Palestine and criticizing Israel are tantamount to supporting Hamas.
The post The Columbia Network Pushing Behind the Scenes to Deport and Arrest Student Protesters appeared first on The Intercept.
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Netanyahu seeks to draw Trump into future attack on Iranian nuclear sites
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:34:57 GMT
Israeli PM urges US to help ‘finish the job’ as Washington makes early maximalist demand over Tehran’s programme
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that, with Donald Trump’s support, his government will “finish the job” of neutralising the threat from Iran, amid US reports that Israel is considering airstrikes against Iranian nuclear sites in the coming few months.
Trump has said he would prefer to make a deal with Tehran, but also made clear that he was considering US military action if talks failed, and his administration has laid down an early maximalist demand: Iranian abandonment of its entire nuclear programme.
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Mexico threatens to escalate US gunmakers lawsuit with terror charges
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:06:34 GMT
Claudia Scheinbaum warns of reciprocal action if Washington designates country’s cartels as terrorist groups
Mexico’s president has warned US gunmakers they could face fresh legal action as accomplices of organized crime if Washington designates the country’s cartels as terrorist groups.
The Latin American country, which is under mounting pressure from Donald Trump to curb illegal drug smuggling, wants its neighbor to crack down on firearms trafficking in the other direction.
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Trump’s EPA Kills Grant to Climate Nonprofit Over Its Support for Palestine
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:31:52 +0000
In a tweet announcing his attack on the Climate Justice Alliance, EPA head Lee Zeldin linked it to the group’s protected speech about Palestine.
The post Trump’s EPA Kills Grant to Climate Nonprofit Over Its Support for Palestine appeared first on The Intercept.
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It Took Trump Only Twenty-four Days to Sell Out Ukraine
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:12:05 +0000
Amid the chaos in Washington, the President’s phone call with Putin has Moscow filled with glee.
Match ID: 25 Score: 32.14 source: www.newyorker.com age: 4 days
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DOGE as a National Cyberattack
2025-02-13T12:03:26Z
In the span of just weeks, the US government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history—not through a sophisticated cyberattack or an act of foreign espionage, but through official orders by a billionaire with a poorly defined government role. And the implications for national security are profound.
First, it was reported that people associated with the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had accessed the US Treasury computer system, giving them the ability to collect data on and potentially control the department’s roughly ...
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Summary of the 10th DSCOVR EPIC and NISTAR Science Team Meeting
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:10:31 +0000
Introduction The 10th Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) Earth Polychromatic Camera (EPIC) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Radiometer [NISTAR] Science Team Meeting (STM) was held October 16–18, 2024. Over 50 scientists attended, most of whom were from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), with several participating from other NASA centers, U.S. universities, and U.S. Department of […]
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Europeans explore troops for Ukraine ceasefire — and want U.S. support
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 23:39:45 +0000
The prospect of troops in Ukraine gained traction as Europeans seek a role in talks between the Trump team and Moscow that could shape the continent’s security.
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Four deputies to New York mayor resign in fallout over dropped corruption charges
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:32:07 GMT
Departures follow justice department shelving charges widely seen as reward for Eric Adams helping Trump administration
Four deputies to New York’s mayor, Eric Adams, resigned on Monday as the growing chaos following a justice department request to drop corruption charges against him, widely seen as a reward for his help with Donald Trump’s immigration agenda, engulfs his three-year-old administration.
According to reports, four of Adams’ deputies – first deputy mayor Maria Torres Springer, deputy mayor for operations Meera Joshi, deputy mayor for health and human services Anne Williams-Isom, and deputy mayor for public safety Chauncey Parker – said they were stepping down.
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Ben Jennings on the victors and victims of Donald Trump’s early second term
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:20:06 GMT
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Trump administration firing hundreds of FAA employees despite four deadly crashes in four weeks
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:14:42 GMT
President moves to cut Federal Aviation Administration workforce, including safety workers, as critics say public could be endangered
The Trump administration has begun firing hundreds of employees at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including some who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure, despite four deadly crashes since inauguration day.
According to the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (Pass) union, “several hundred” workers received termination notices on Friday.
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Net neutrality under Trump? Not so neutral
2025-02-17T18:57:37+00:00
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Americanswers... on 5 Live! Will the US leave Nato?
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:58:00 GMT
And will Trump exclude Europe from Ukraine peace talks?
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Kemi Badenoch says ‘western civilisation will be lost’ if Tory party fails
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:53:32 GMT
Conservative leader calls ‘pronouns, diversity policies and climate activism’ a ‘poison’ in speech at rightwing event
Kemi Badenoch has said “our country and all of western civilisation will be lost” if efforts to renew the Conservative party and drive forward rightwing ideas globally fail.
Likening her own leadership to Donald Trump’s second term, she used a gathering of fellow conservatives to attack Keir Starmer for taking the knee in a nod to Black Lives Matter and described “pronouns, diversity policies and climate activism” as a “poison”.
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This Is the Way to Stop Elon Musk
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:44:19 +0000
Senate Democrats have the power to block federal contracts to Tesla and SpaceX. It’s the path to pushing Musk out of politics.
The post This Is the Way to Stop Elon Musk appeared first on The Intercept.
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Netanyahu ‘committed’ to Trump’s plan to take over Gaza
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:34:26 GMT
Comments suggest Israeli PM will reject Hamas pledge to hand over control of territory to the PA
Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated that he is “committed” to Donald Trump’s plan to take over and develop the Gaza Strip, amid uncertainty over whether Israel will send a delegation to Qatar to discuss the second stage of the fragile ceasefire in the war with Hamas.
In a statement on Monday, the Israeli prime minister said: “Just as I have committed to, on the day after the war in Gaza, there will be neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority. I am committed to US president Trump’s plan for the creation of a different Gaza.”
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Match ID: 36 Score: 25.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Trump administration files first supreme court appeal over firing of government watchdog
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:30:08 GMT
Attempt to remove head of the office of special counsel is key test of executive branch’s battle with US judiciary to reshape federal government
Donald Trump’s administration has asked the supreme court to approve the firing of the head of a federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers in the first appeal of Trump’s new term and a key test of his battle with the judicial branch.
Hampton Dellinger, the head of the office of the special counsel (OSC), is among the fired government watchdogs who have sued the Trump administration, arguing that their dismissals were illegal and that they should be reinstated.
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Trump’s global funding freeze leaves anti-terror programs in limbo
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:12:53 +0000
Match ID: 38 Score: 25.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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NASA nominee previews his vision for the agency: Mars, hard work, inspiration
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:39:44 +0000
Jared Isaacman says NASA should invest a "reasonable amount of resources" in Mars.
Match ID: 39 Score: 25.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 0 days
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IRS reportedly preparing to give Musk’s Doge agency access to taxpayer data
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:29:02 GMT
US tax agency has received request for access to classified system containing personal financial records of US taxpayers
The US federal tax collection agency is reportedly preparing to give a team member of Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge), which has already gutted several federal agencies and sparked multiple lawsuits, access to personal taxpayer data.
The New York Times and the Washington Post both reported early on Monday that the Internal Revenue Service had received a request for access to a classified system that contains sensitive personal financial records.
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Protesters demonstrate outside Tesla showrooms in US
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:36:43 +0000
CEO Elon Musk the focus of outrage over indiscriminate Trump administration cuts in funding.
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A ‘great shock’: Julianne Moore’s children’s book under review by Trump administration
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:15:45 GMT
The actor’s book Freckleface Strawberry is on a list of library books suspended for a ‘compliance review’ after a presidential executive order
Julianne Moore has said it is a “great shock” to learn that one of her books had been “banned by the Trump Administration” from schools serving the children of US military personnel and civilian defence employees.
The Boogie Nights and Mary & George star wrote that she was “truly saddened” by the news in an Instagram post on Sunday.
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Meta Says It’ll Tattle to Trump If EU Keeps Being Mean | Global Affairs lead Joel Kaplan suggested Meta is being discriminated against.
2025-02-17T13:32:13+00:00
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Why Trump's Metal Tariffs Won't Lead to the All-American iPhone
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:26:09 +0000
You need aluminum to make an iPhone, but Trump's 25 percent tariff shouldn't directly affect the price.
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European defense stocks hit record and government bond prices fall on bets of more military spending
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:07:00 GMT
Defense shares surge on expectations of higher NATO spending as Trump seeks deal with Putin
Match ID: 45 Score: 25.00 source: www.marketwatch.com age: 0 days
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‘It comes from racism’: immigrant workers on Trump’s deportation push
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:00:36 GMT
The president’s actions have sent a wave of terror through the community that underpins much of the US economy
Donald Trump has ramped up anti-immigration fervor into his second presidency, promising mass deportations, pushing to increase arrests and bolstering public relations efforts to amplify arrests. The moves have sent a wave of terror through the undocumented worker community that underpins large parts of the US economy.
“Every day I wake up and walk out the door, I go with the hope of going to work, but with the fear of not being able to come back,” said a construction worker and single parent in Texas who obtained immigration protection under the Biden administration. She requested to remain anonymous due to fears about her immigration status.
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Why Saudi Arabia is the venue of choice for Trump talks on Ukraine
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:32:17 GMT
The kingdom has gone from pariah to potential peacemaker in recent years.
Match ID: 47 Score: 25.00 source: www.bbc.com age: 0 days
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‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:00:37 GMT
In slashing staff and disabling entire agencies the administration is lacerating the structures of US democracy
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s radical drive to slash billions of dollars in annual federal spending with huge job and regulatory cuts is spurring charges that they have made illegal moves while undercutting congressional and judicial powers, say legal experts, Democrats and state attorneys general.
Trump’s fusillade of executive orders expanding his powers in some extreme ways in his cost-cutting fervor, coupled with unprecedented drives by the Musk-led so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) to slash many agency workforces and regulations, have created chaos across the US government and raised fears of a threat to US democracy.
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Under Trump, CIA plots bigger role in drug cartel fight
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
The CIA is developing plans to fulfill President Donald Trump’s campaign pledges to get tough on Mexico’s drug cartels, but critics warn of a backlash.
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It’s never been more important to stay tuned in | Margaret Sullivan
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:00:36 GMT
I’m far from certain that staying engaged will make a difference. What I do know is that if we all tune out, there’s no hope at all
It’s tempting in this dire moment to try and shut out the nightmare of what’s happening in Washington DC.
“I’m waking up every day to a genuinely sick feeling in my stomach and a heavy feeling in my chest,” my friend Laura, who follows the news closely, texted me recently.
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Elizabeth Warren Fights to Defend the Consumer Protection Agency She Helped Create
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Elon Musk’s campaign to shutter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will end up hurting the very people Donald Trump promised to safeguard.
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A guide to the Trump administration lexicon
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:00:36 +0000
Transparency, free speech and fraud have different meanings under Trump.
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TV tonight: a vital film about young people in Gaza
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 06:20:27 GMT
A 10-year-old TikToker and an 11-year-old who dreams of being a paramedic show us the horrors of living in a warzone. Plus: unbearable holidaygoers check in at the White Lotus. Here’s what to watch this evening
9pm, BBC Two
A teenager narrates this absolutely vital film about what life has been like for young people in Gaza since 7 October 2023. Abdullah, 13, is incisive, quick on his feet and at times alarmingly indifferent as he shows the horrors around him. We also meet cooking TikToker Renad, 10, who stops whisking when a bomb hits nearby: “We’re not afraid, we’re used to it.” And Zakaria, 11, who dreams of being a paramedic, is determined to “find a way to fit in” by helping casualties; it is a relief to see him enjoy a moment in the sea. Most haunting still, following news of Donald Trump’s intentions for Gaza, are Renad’s words after the ceasefire is announced: “If Gaza goes back to how it was before, I’ll stay for sure.” Hollie Richardson
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Trump’s plan for Gaza leaves Arab nations facing an impossible choice | Nesrine Malik
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 06:00:29 GMT
This mortifying dilemma goes to the very soul of the region - and its leaders have brought it on themselves
Arab states are in a bind. King Abdullah of Jordan squirmed in the Oval Office last week, as the press asked him and Donald Trump about the latter’s Gaza plan. He is in a tight spot, wanting to keep Trump onside while at the same time not agreeing to the ethnic cleansing of Gaza. Immediately after, anonymous Egyptian “security sources” – not parties prone to leaking without strategic direction from President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi – said that Sisi would not accept an invitation to visit Washington as long as the Gaza displacement plan was on the agenda. Now, this was probably more for the Egyptian public’s consumption than for Trump’s benefit – Egypt is in no position to make an enemy of the new administration – but it nonetheless shows how hard it is for Trump to secure the acquiescence of even the US’s closest allies.
Saudi Arabia also postponed a visit to the US once Trump announced his intentions for Gaza. And in a remarkable change of tune, Saudi, which before 7 October 2023 was en route to normalisation with Israel and is not usually a country to make heated statements, lost its patience. When Benjamin Netanyahu quipped that maybe it would like to take Palestinians from Gaza (“they have a lot of territory”, he said), Saudi state media unleashed a storm of invective against him. When Trump announced his plan, Saudi Arabian authorities immediately put out a statement rejecting it. So keen was the government to signal that rejection that it released the statement at 4am local time.
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The loudest megaphone: how Trump mastered our new attention age – podcast
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 05:00:27 GMT
The old model of political debate is over, and spectacle beats argument every time. How did we get here? By Chris Hayes. Read by Adam Sims
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How Trump's 'drill, baby, drill' pledge is affecting other countries
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 03:04:23 GMT
Some major carbon-emitting countries are hinting they may follow suit as the US opts to ramp up fossil fuels.
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Explainer: what will the withdrawal of USAid mean for the Pacific?
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:38:55 GMT
Analyst says while USAid supports hundreds of jobs, the most significant damage from Donald Trump’s cuts will be to US relations with the Pacific
The dismantling of USAid by president Donald Trump is having a ripple effect across the Pacific as people working on more than 100 projects and activities in the region grapple with an uncertain future.
While Pacific analysts say overall the region is resilient and will not be heavily affected by the withdrawal, hundreds of people working on USAid projects across the region say their lives and communities have already been upended.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to fire independent agency leader
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 23:47:16 +0000
President Donald Trump wants the justices to allow him to remove the head of the Office of Special Counsel, which investigates whistleblower reports.
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Trump takes a victory lap at a rain-splattered Daytona 500
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 22:59:39 +0000
NASCAR is Trump country, White House officials have said, and attendees on Sunday warmly welcomed the president in a brief visit.
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Acting archivist, inspector general for National Archives forced out
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 19:45:20 +0000
The agency, regarded as nonpolitical, has been the target of President Donald Trump’s ire since its attempts recover documents from Mar-a-Lago.
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On first Mideast tour, Rubio warns Iran, praises Trump’s Gaza plan
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 19:43:29 +0000
After talks, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Tehran “the single greatest source of instability in the region,” while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Trump’s “bold vision for Gaza.”
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Egypt draws up Gaza reconstruction plan that would exclude Hamas
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:44:46 GMT
Alternative to Trump plan would involve committee of technocrats but future military status of Hamas unresolved
An alternative to Donald Trump’s plan to turn the Gaza Strip into a US-owned “Riviera of the Middle East” is being prepared by Egypt, under which Hamas would be formally excluded from governance and control of the territory’s reconstruction.
The process would be handed over on an interim basis to the control of a social or community support committee. No member of Hamas would sit on the committee. But the future military status of Hamas within Gaza is unresolved, which is likely to be a barrier to Israeli endorsement of the plan.
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Trump admin pulls hundreds of videos from CFPB’s YouTube channel
2025-02-16T17:31:14+00:00
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Netanyahu says Israel working closely with US on Trump’s 'bold vision' for Gaza – video
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:22:46 GMT
Benjamin Netanyahu has said his government is working closely with the US to implement Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, which involves US ownership of the coastal strip, the removal of more than 2 million Palestinians and the redevelopment of the occupied territory as a resort. The Israeli prime minister was speaking after a meeting in Jerusalem with the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, who defended the Trump plan as bold and visionary
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Trump called Washington a city of ‘filth' and 'decay.’ He’s trying to remake it in his image.
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:00:00 EST
Trump in his first weeks of his second term has targeted the city like few presidents before him.
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As Trump vents about covid, experts worry his moves could worsen next threat
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:17:34 +0000
The president, still angry about the pandemic response, may be cutting into the country’s fundamental ability to identify emerging diseases and head them off.
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Dems concede Republicans ‘running circles’ around them online as Trump remakes Washington
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 07:00:00 EST
The Democratic response to Trump, one Texas lawmaker said, is “too slow and too tepid and not meeting the moment.”
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Trump Is Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud: Federal Prisons Are Purposely Inhumane
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 11:30:00 +0000
And that’s how he wants to keep it, his executive orders and memos from Attorney General Pam Bondi show.
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We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country”
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts.
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Relatives and records cast doubt on Guantánamo migrants being ‘worst of the worst’
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Details on some of the Guantánamo migrants have begun to emerge. They are young Venezuelan men, and relatives say they have been falsely branded Tren de Aragua gang members.
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Trump wants to shut the Education Department. Is it sleight-of-hand?
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Even if it’s shuttered, the programs and money may be moved to other agencies.
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In Haiti, Trump’s assault on foreign aid is ‘a gift to the gangs’
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000
The history of U.S. aid in Haiti is complicated. But even critics say Trump’s broad assault on foreign assistance will do more harm than good.
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Can Drake come back from Kendrick Lamar’s diss?; Marina Hyde on Starmer aping Trump; ‘I was trapped for 65 hours under 4,000 tons of rubble’; and Philippa Perry on setting boundaries with your parents – podcast
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 05:00:27 GMT
Marina Hyde on Keir Starmer’s palid imitation of Trumpism. The sole survivor of a landslide describes the pain, the fear and the long, winding path of recovery. After Kendrick Lamar lands another savage blow at the Super Bowl, a crisis expert advises on how Drake can return to relevance. And, ‘I feel happier and healthier when not around my mother’ – Philippa Perry advises one reader
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Top US Election Security Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 03:07:33 +0000
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has frozen efforts to aid states in securing elections, according to an internal memo viewed by WIRED.
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China’s Salt Typhoon Spies Are Still Hacking Telecoms—Now by Exploiting Cisco Routers
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 05:00:00 +0000
Despite high-profile attention and even US sanctions, the group hasn’t stopped or even slowed its operation, including the breach of two more US telecoms.
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“The country is less safe”: CDC disease detective program gutted
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 22:41:39 +0000
CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service is as critical to public health as it is revered.
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US Judge Extends Order to Block DOGE From Treasury Department Data
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:49:08 +0000
A lawyer for the Trump administration couldn’t say whether the data DOGE accessed had been shared outside the US Treasury Department.
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The IRS Is Buying an AI Supercomputer From Nvidia
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:40:53 +0000
How exactly the IRS will use the SuperPod AI hardware is unclear. But it comes amid a push for automation in government.
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Danielle Sassoon’s American Bravery
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:22:00 +0000
A conservative prosecutor in New York makes the first bold move against Donald Trump’s rampaging Presidency.
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The DOGE Squad Is Squandering a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0000
Government tech experts say Elon Musk’s team could have seized the moment to make Washington work better.
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AI and Civil Service Purges
2025-02-14T13:03:22Z
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s chaotic approach to reform is upending government operations. Critical functions have been halted, tens of thousands of federal staffers are being encouraged to resign, and congressional mandates are being disregarded. The next phase: The Department of Government Efficiency reportedly wants to use AI to cut costs. According to The Washington Post, Musk’s group has started to run sensitive data from government systems through AI programs to analyze spending and determine what could be pruned. This may lead to the elimination of human jobs in favor of automation. As one government official who has been tracking Musk’s DOGE team told the...
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Constitutional Crisis Looms
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
“What he’s done is testing the limits of his power in a way we have never seen in this country,” says retired federal Judge Nancy Gertner.
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Democrats Swear They’ll Fight Elon Musk. But What About the Cash They Took From SpaceX?
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Musk has emerged as Trump’s far-right-hand man, creating some awkwardness for the president’s Democratic foes.
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Trump wants peace. Ukrainians fear what that might look like
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 05:58:48 GMT
Trump and Putin want to make a deal. But Ukrainians question how life after a ceasefire will work.
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Oh, Canada! Can Trump just take it? – podcast
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 05:00:08 GMT
On the first day of his second term in office, Donald Trump suggested he wanted the US to ‘expand’ its territory. Few thought he could actually mean taking Canada and making it the 51st state. But could he actually do that?
Jonathan Freedland speaks to the reporter Leyland Cecco in Toronto about the possibility of the two North American allies merging, what Canadians think about it, and why this existential threat has had an impact on Canadian national politics
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Australia news live: RBA interest rates decision due; Steggall lashes Dutton’s plan to break up insurers
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 02:44:04 GMT
Central bank to hand down cash rate update at 2.30pm. Follow today’s news live
The prime minister was also asked to weigh in on the ongoing dispute between the NSW government and rail unions – and whether the federal government plans to intervene.
But Anthony Albanese shot this suggestion down, saying this was “a state dispute of a state branch of a union over pay with a state government”.
I support very much the efforts of the Minns government to bring this dispute to an end, common sense has to apply here, and I think that the union needs to acknowledge that it is alienating people through these actions of not turning up to work. And there was hope on the weekend that it would be settled, [and] it should have been …
We’re getting to the point where the union needs to see common sense, settle this dispute with the Minns government. [The NSW premier] Chris Minns is working very hard to get an end to this dispute.
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Nacc to investigate six referrals made by robodebt royal commission
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 02:24:39 GMT
National anti-corruption commission to relaunch investigation after independent review
The National Anti-Corruption Commission has announced it will investigate the six individuals referred to the body after the robodebt royal commission following an independent review.
On Tuesday, the anti-corruption watchdog released a statement confirming the six referrals would be investigated to “determine whether or not any of the six referred persons engaged in corrupt conduct”.
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Tobacco war-linked arsonists killed ‘completely innocent’ woman in attack on wrong Melbourne home, police say
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 01:19:57 GMT
Katie Tangey, 27, died in a fire at her brother’s home in Truganina which she was house-sitting while he was on his honeymoon
A house fire which killed a “completely innocent” woman is a case of mistaken identity linked to Melbourne’s tobacco wars, police say.
Katie Tangey, 27, died after arsonists hit the wrong address while she was house-sitting her brother’s home in Truganina, in the city’s west, in the early hours of 16 January.
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Large areas of WA’s Ningaloo corals could die in ‘weeks ahead’ after widespread bleaching documented
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:56:41 GMT
Conservationists call for urgent government action as prolonged heatwave affects renowned reef, including Turquoise Bay, Tantabiddi and Bundegi
Divers have documented evidence of what conservationists say is widespread coral bleaching at the Ningaloo Reef off Western Australia’s north-west coast.
Photographs show bleaching at several sites along the 260km-long reef, including Turquoise Bay, Coral Bay, Tantabiddi and Bundegi (Exmouth Gulf).
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Gerald Ridsdale, Australia’s most notorious paedophile priest, dies in jail
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:03:24 GMT
Child protection group Bravehearts says some may see his death as ‘the end of a dark chapter’ but for survivors, the trauma remains
A paedophile priest, convicted of abusing more than 70 children over three decades, has died, but advocate groups for survivors of sex abuse says it “doesn’t erase the misery” and the “immense suffering” he caused.
Gerald Ridsdale died on Tuesday morning in prison where he had been held since 1994. He was 90.
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Starmer says US 'backstop' needed for Ukraine peace deal
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:02:14 GMT
Speaking after meeting European leaders in Paris, the prime minister says "a US security guarantee is the only way to effectively deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again".
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US must provide ‘backstop’ to deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again, Starmer says after emergency Paris summit – Europe live
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 21:45:16 GMT
UK prime minister says future of Europe and Ukraine at stake after European leaders convene at emergency summit in Paris
Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson told Reuters that deploying Swedish troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force is “absolutely a possibility.”
His comments build on earlier declaration from Swedish foreign minister Maria Malmer Stenegard (9:40).
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PM does not rule out vote on Ukraine peacekeeping role for UK troops
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:28:00 GMT
Spokesperson says Keir Starmer’s previously stated view that military action needs consent of MPs has not changed
Keir Starmer has not ruled out holding a parliamentary vote on committing UK troops to a peacekeeping role in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, after calls from some within Labour and the Lib Dems.
Downing Street hinted that a US-backed guarantee would be needed in order for the UK to send ground troops, saying it was an “essential” part of any ceasefire deal with Russia.
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What key players want from Ukraine war talks
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:01:58 GMT
BBC reporters analyse what European powers in Paris, and Russian and US officials in Saudi Arabia aim to achieve.
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Privacy-problematic DeepSeek pulled from app stores in South Korea
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:31:55 +0000
DeepSeek acknowledges it may have "partially neglected" South Korea's laws.
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Xi Jinping tells Alibaba’s Jack Ma and Chinese tech chiefs to ‘show their talent’
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:00:18 GMT
Analysts say address to symposium suggests crackdown on sector may be ending in effort to tackle economic slump
China’s president, Xi Jinping, has told businesses to “show their talent” at a meeting of Chinese industry leaders including the Alibaba founder, Jack Ma, as he attempts to halt an economic slump in the world’s second-largest economy.
Xi met Ma, who was at the centre of a crackdown on the tech industry in recent years, as well as the bosses of the electric carmaker BYD, the battery manufacturer CATL, Tencent, Xiaomi, and the founder of Huawei, Ren Zhengfei
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Pope Francis to stay in hospital because of ‘complex clinical picture’
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:42:01 GMT
Vatican statement says pontiff, 88, is being treated for a polymicrobial infection of the respiratory tract
Pope Francis will remain in hospital for as long as required after tests undertaken in recent days showed a “complex clinical picture”, the Vatican has said.
The pontiff, 88, was admitted to Gemelli hospital in Rome on Friday with worsening bronchitis and was diagnosed and treated for a respiratory tract infection.
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Intercepted review – phone taps are a chilling glimpse into Russian soldiers’ minds in Ukraine
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:00:36 GMT
Recordings of fighters’ wiretapped phone calls are juxtaposed with images of wartime destruction in Oksana Karpovych’s compelling war documentary
Vietnam saw the advent of the visible war, documented by TV cameras; but the Russia-Ukraine war perhaps represents the moment we also get a fully audible one. With two relatively affluent belligerents involved, mobile phone coverage is ubiquitous on both the civilian and soldier sides. Juxtaposing intercepted calls back home from frontline Russian troops with shots of the devastation they have wreaked in Ukraine, this film is a bleak and searing wiretap into Putin’s warping effect on his people and the psychology of power.
“A Russian is not a Russian if they don’t steal something,” jokes one woman when she hears her brave boy has looted some makeup for her. Set against the shots of ransacked living rooms, wrecked petrol stations and dimly lit bomb shelters, such casual banter hammers home a chilling normalisation of imperialism and aggression – which comes with varying justifications. There is the standard dehumanisation: that the “khokhols” (a derogatory Russian term for Ukrainians) deserve it. Many parrot Putin’s line that the special military operation is fighting fascists. Or, in some troops’ amazement at Ukrainian ice-cream and abundant livestock, we glimpse an economic envy that lets such lies slip down more easily.
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Falling for Alassio – the rebirth of an Italian resort
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 07:00:28 GMT
The former fishing village on the Ligurian coast was once a favourite with the wealthy British set. Now instead of tennis and tea parties, it offers scenic treks and seafood feasts in glorious spring sunshine
‘Why don’t the inglesi come here any more?” The question was asked by a customer at Caffè Roma in the seaside town of Alassio, whose pre-second world war British population could reach 5,000.
There are several reasons, I think. From the late 19th century, wealthy Britons would arrive in October to escape the winter cold, stay until May, and then head home before the torrid Italian summer. These days, British people with that kind of wealth probably winter between Zermatt and the Caribbean. But neither has Alassio great appeal to more ordinary Britons wanting a summer holiday: August temperatures can hit the high 30s, crowds and prices surge and, as in so many Italian resorts, the sands are taken over by beach concessions from Easter to September.
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U.S. and Russian officials to discuss how to end Ukraine war
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 23:18:02 +0000
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Michael Waltz and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff are expected to travel to Riyadh for early-stage talks.
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US isolation threatens global democracy, warns Major
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:16:06 GMT
Sir John says US policy will embolden Russia and China, with gains since the fall of the Soviet Union being reversed.
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Parents of Alexei Navalny join hundreds of mourners on the anniversary of his death – video report
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:34:14 GMT
The parents of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny joined hundreds of mourners at their son's grave on Sunday to mark the anniversary of his death. Navalny died aged 47 on 16 February last year while being held in a jail about 40 miles north of the Arctic Circle, where he had been sentenced to 19 years under a ‘special regime’
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The Official DOGE Website Launch Was a Security Mess
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: Researchers find RedNote lacks basic security measures, surveillance ramps up around the US-Mexico border, and the UK ordering Apple to create an encryption backdoor comes under fire.
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How Many Trump Officials Have Taken Money From Qatar?
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:02:00 +0000
Oversight laws about foreign influence were already limited. Now the Trump administration is shredding them.
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Match ID: 104 Score: 19.29 source: theintercept.com age: 6 days
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Papa Elon or Donald, Sr.
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 23:39:48 +0000
Which father knows best?
Match ID: 105 Score: 17.86 source: www.newyorker.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 17.86 trump
The Strategy Behind Trump’s Defiance of the Law
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:28:47 +0000
His violations follow an old playbook—trigger lawsuits, giving the Supreme Court a chance to declare statutes unconstitutional.
Match ID: 106 Score: 17.86 source: www.newyorker.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 17.86 trump
DOGE’s Website Is Just One Big X Ad
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:13:12 +0000
The source code for the new Department of Government Efficiency’s “official US government website” points to X as its primary source of authority, while sharing links to the site sends users to x.com.
Match ID: 107 Score: 17.86 source: www.wired.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 17.86 trump
How We’re Keeping Tabs on DOGE
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:21:26 +0000
On this special episode of Uncanny Valley, WIRED’s politics editor and global editorial director catch us up on Elon Musk’s involvement in the Trump administration.
Match ID: 108 Score: 17.86 source: www.wired.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 17.86 trump
DOGE’s Race to the Bottom
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:11:08 +0000
Elon Musk’s takeover of US government agencies has happened at remarkable speeds. That’s the point.
Match ID: 109 Score: 17.86 source: www.wired.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 17.86 trump
What Does It Mean to Resist Trump in 2025?
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
“I think the Democrats have worked themselves into a bit of a corner,” the writer Brady Brickner-Wood says. “They’re going to need to soul search in a way that’s not just performative and is consistent with their values.”
Match ID: 110 Score: 17.86 source: www.newyorker.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 17.86 trump
What is device code phishing, and why are Russian spies so successful at it?
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:16:11 +0000
Overlooked attack method has been used since last August in a rash of account takeovers.
Match ID: 111 Score: 17.14 source: arstechnica.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 17.14 russia
Private Prison CEO on Trump Deportation Surge: “One of the Most Exciting Periods in My Career”
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:09:38 +0000
CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger could barely contain his excitement about the Laken Riley Act and Trump’s anti-immigration executive orders.
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Match ID: 112 Score: 17.14 source: theintercept.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 10.71 trump, 6.43 trump
Turning the Moon into a fuel depot will take a lot of power
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 21:33:53 +0000
Getting oxygen from regolith takes 24 kWh per kilogram, and we'd need tonnes.
Match ID: 113 Score: 15.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy
Weatherwatch: Cyclone Zelia brings 130mph winds to north-west Australia
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:37:42 GMT
Tropical cyclone first to make landfall this year, while a winter storm causes extreme cold across north-eastern US
Cyclone Zelia became the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in 2025, hitting north-west Australia on Valentine’s Day as a category 4 system. It brought damaging winds of 130mph and heavy rainfall, with 440mm of rain falling in two days. Prior to landfall, Zelia affected southern Indonesia, including Bali, with winds of more than 45mph. The storm weakened into a tropical low by Saturday, but continued to cause widespread flooding, particularly near the Pilbara rivers and the Great Sandy Desert.
Zelia intensified rapidly because of the record-warm Indian Ocean temperatures, which were 1-2C above the seasonal average, providing increased energy and moisture to fuel the storm. While Port Hedland in Western Australia had minimal damage, nearby areas like Pilbara and Marble Bar faced flooding and fallen trees. The Great Northern Highway remains closed, disrupting food supplies and leaving supermarket shelves empty. The tropical low is now tracking southwards, with rainfall becoming patchier and lighter.
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Match ID: 114 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy
Metals Crucial to Clean Energy Are Getting Caught Up in the US–China Trade War
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000
After a Chinese export ban, can the US get gallium and germanium from Canada—or will tariffs get in the way?
Match ID: 115 Score: 15.00 source: www.wired.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy
Russian inflation is too high. Does that matter?
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:55:56 +0000
In a strong economy, price pressure can endure for a long time
Match ID: 116 Score: 14.29 source: www.economist.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 14.29 russia
Pentagon Official: Hegseth’s Campaign to Scrub DEI History Is a “Dumb” Distraction
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:18:57 +0000
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is trying to eliminate all Defense Department DEI efforts. It hasn’t been entirely successful.
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Match ID: 117 Score: 14.29 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 14.29 trump
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Donald Trump’s Pro-Union Labor Secretary
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
The nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer reflects MAGA’s working-class contradictions.
Match ID: 118 Score: 14.29 source: www.newyorker.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 14.29 trump
Gaza Must Be Rebuilt by Palestinians, for Palestinians
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Palestinians returning after the ceasefire confront the destruction of their homes and the horror of President Trump’s proposal to turn Gaza into the “Riviera of the Middle East” by committing ethnic cleansing.
Match ID: 119 Score: 14.29 source: www.newyorker.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 14.29 trump
Federal EV Charger Freeze Sows Chaos, but Chargers Are Still Getting Built
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Chargers funded through the program were due to be just a small share of those opening this year. The longer-term effects aren’t yet clear.
Match ID: 120 Score: 12.86 source: www.wired.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 12.86 energy
A Hacker Group Within Russia’s Notorious Sandworm Unit Is Breaching Western Networks
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000
A team Microsoft calls BadPilot is acting as Sandworm's “initial access operation,” the company says. And over the last year it's trained its sights on the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia.
Match ID: 121 Score: 11.43 source: www.wired.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 11.43 russia
Sanctions are sinking Russia’s flagship gas project
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:09:08 +0000
Whether that lasts is up to Donald Trump
Match ID: 122 Score: 11.43 source: www.economist.com age: 102 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions, 3.57 trump, 2.86 russia
A Nose-Computer Interface Could Turn Dogs Into Super Detectors
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:45:37 +0000
Startup Canaery is partnering with a US Department of Energy lab to develop neural implants for rats and dogs that are capable of decoding what they smell.
Match ID: 123 Score: 10.71 source: www.wired.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 10.71 energy
What Happens if Trump Defies the Courts
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:48:05 +0000
Do judges have the power to enforce their rulings if the executive branch refuses to comply?
Match ID: 124 Score: 10.71 source: www.newyorker.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 10.71 trump
Trump Is Bullying Jordan and Egypt to Help in Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza. It Isn’t Working.
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:14:46 +0000
Even with Jordan and Egypt refusing to take in expelled Palestinians, Trump is charging on with his real estate development plan.
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Match ID: 125 Score: 10.71 source: theintercept.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 10.71 trump
J. D. Vance Brawls with the Bishops Over the Trump-Musk Agenda
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 20:28:32 +0000
The dispute involves Catholic precepts on immigration and charity—which the Church has administered for decades through U.S.A.I.D.
Match ID: 126 Score: 10.71 source: www.newyorker.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 10.71 trump
The Second Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Climate
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
More than thirty actions and executive orders either boost fossil-fuel production or cripple programs that might reduce fossil-fuel use.
Match ID: 127 Score: 10.71 source: www.newyorker.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 10.71 trump
ICE Wants to Know If You’re Posting Negative Things About It Online
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
ICE wants to hire contractors to monitor social media for threats. Those who criticize the agency could be pulled into the dragnet.
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Match ID: 128 Score: 10.71 source: theintercept.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 10.71 trump
Trump’s aid cuts will lead to a surge in propaganda and misinformation, say press freedom groups
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 05:00:09 GMT
From Ukraine to Afghanistan, independent media organisations across the world are being forced to lay off staff or shut down after losing USAid funding
Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze will lead to a decline in the number of independent media outlets across the world, causing a surge in misinformation and playing into the hands of state propagandists, media organisations have warned.
The US president has suspended billions of dollars in projects supported by USAid, including more than $268m (£216m) allocated to support “independent media and the free flow of information”.
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Match ID: 129 Score: 10.71 source: www.theguardian.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 10.71 trump
Tycoon profited after India relaxed border security rules for energy park
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 05:00:18 GMT
Exclusive: Military experts raise concerns over change to protocols on Pakistan border to allow project that was handed to billionaire Gautam Adani
The Indian government relaxed national security protocols along the Pakistan border to make way for a renewable energy park, a project ultimately handed to one of India’s richest men, Gautam Adani, official documents reveal.
The Adani Group is constructing the Khavda plant, the largest renewable project in the world, in the state of Gujarat. The conglomerate is controlled by Adani, whose close relationship with the prime minister, Narendra Modi, has recently been under intense scrutiny.
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Match ID: 130 Score: 8.57 source: www.theguardian.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 8.57 energy
What Will DOGE’s Moves on Government Agencies Mean for OSHA?
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 23:26:33 +0000
Unions took to the streets—and the courts—to try to keep Elon Musk’s initiative out of the Labor Department.
Match ID: 131 Score: 7.14 source: www.newyorker.com age: 7 days
qualifiers: 7.14 trump
Donald Trump’s Super Bowl tariffs are an act of self-harm
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 23:23:21 +0000
Duties on aluminium and steel will throttle American industry and fragment global markets
Match ID: 132 Score: 7.14 source: www.economist.com age: 7 days
qualifiers: 7.14 trump
Gaza Protester Who Interrupted Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Halftime Show Speaks Out
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:16:22 +0000
“Are you going to be a coward?” Zül-Qarnain Nantambu asked himself before taking the field for Kendrick Lamar’s show. “Are you going to take a stand?”
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Match ID: 133 Score: 7.14 source: theintercept.com age: 7 days
qualifiers: 7.14 trump
UK Secret Order Demands That Apple Give Access to Users’ Encrypted Data
Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: Benjamin Netanyahu gives Donald Trump a golden pager, Hewlett Packard Enterprise blames Russian government hackers for a breach, and more.
Match ID: 134 Score: 6.43 source: www.wired.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.86 russia
Trump’s Attacks on USAID Spark Fear That Lifesaving Care Will Become “Transactional”
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 21:54:46 +0000
If the State Department takes over USAID, experts fear foreign assistance will stop unless it has a perceived benefit for Trump.
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Match ID: 135 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 11 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump
Forensics Experts Challenged the FBI. So the FBI Tried to Censor Their Conference.
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:28:27 +0000
An FBI official urged the American Academy of Forensic Sciences to cancel a conference presentation titled “Taking on the FBI.”
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Match ID: 136 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 11 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump
White House trade chief says Trump will 'structurally shift' the economy
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:57:01 EST
Match ID: 137 Score: 5.71 source: www.politico.com age: 13 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump
Foreign Hackers Are Using Google’s Gemini in Attacks on the US
Sat, 01 Feb 2025 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: WhatsApp discloses nearly 100 targets of spyware, hackers used the AT&T breach to hunt for details on US politicians, and more.
Match ID: 138 Score: 5.71 source: www.wired.com age: 16 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia, 2.86 korea
How much oil can Trump pump?
Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:44:21 +0000
The president-elect wants to be the ultimate energy baron
Match ID: 139 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 70 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 energy
Trump wastes no time in reigniting trade wars
Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:24:15 +0000
Canada and Mexico look likely to suffer
Match ID: 140 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 83 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump
The biggest losers from Trumponomics
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:39:40 +0000
America’s president-elect wants to reshape trade, capital and labour flows
Match ID: 141 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 95 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump
The return of Trumponomics excites markets but frightens the world
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:44:16 +0000
It may bring stronger growth, higher inflation and a global trade war
Match ID: 142 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 103 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump
Why investors’ “Trump trade” might be flawed
Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:37:43 +0000
Markets are betting Trump 2.0 would boost the dollar. It could fall instead
Match ID: 143 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 106 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump
Donald Trump’s trade hawk is plotting behind bars
Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:48:56 +0000
Peter Navarro’s dark vision of the global economy could shape Trump 2
Match ID: 144 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 251 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump
How vulnerable is Israel to sanctions?
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:56:50 +0000
So far, measures have had little effect. That could change
Match ID: 145 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 186 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions
How Democrats lost the DEI war
Sat, 08 Feb 2025 14:00:00 EST
Conservatives won the culture war by riding the backlash to Black Lives Matter protests.
Match ID: 146 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
“You Don’t Own Gaza, Donald Trump”: Palestinians Vow to Remain and Rebuild
Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:20:00 +0000
Palestinians from Gaza responded with outrage to Trump’s proposal to expel them from their homes.
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Match ID: 147 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Trump cuts Biden access to security briefings as payback
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 19:14:23 EST
Biden cut off access to briefings for Trump in 2021.
Match ID: 148 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 10 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Trump ousted the top Democratic campaign finance regulator. She says it's illegal.
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:50:16 EST
Ellen Weintraub has served on the commission since 2002.
Match ID: 149 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 10 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Global HIV Care Thrown Into Chaos by Trump: “I Will Be Sick and Maybe Die”
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:56:06 +0000
In South Africa, a 36-year-old living with HIV since childhood fears she will lose access to treatment due to Trump’s policy.
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Match ID: 150 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 10 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Why Are Dems Surprised?
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Democrats struggle to counter Trump’s renewed agenda.
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Match ID: 151 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 10 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Marco Rubio’s USAID “Humanitarian Waiver” Isn’t Helping Restart Lifesaving Programs
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:51:23 +0000
After plunging USAID and its network of contractors into chaos, communications breakdowns and bureaucratic snafus leave projects stalled.
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Match ID: 152 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 11 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
The Far-Right Group Building a List of Pro-Palestine Activists to Deport
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:22:53 +0000
Betar U.S. said it has shared with the Trump administration a list of the “names of hundreds of terror supporters.”
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Match ID: 153 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 11 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Elon Musk presents a new vulnerability for Donald Trump
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 10:20:13 EST
The billionaire's strategy of moving fast and breaking things isn't going over so well with the public.
Match ID: 154 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 11 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Why Donald Trump’s protectionist zeal has only grown
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:52:24 +0000
Lessons from a week of chaos
Match ID: 155 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 11 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
How Trump’s tariff turbulence will cause economic pain
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 22:19:03 +0000
Mexico and Canada win a reprieve, but firms remain rattled
Match ID: 156 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 14 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
'Radical lunatics': Trump, Musk target USAID
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:22:45 EST
Match ID: 157 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 14 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Trump’s brutal tariffs far outstrip any he has imposed before
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:05:43 +0000
Canada, Mexico and China are going to be made to suffer
Match ID: 158 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 16 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
'I don't think they're going to get the battle that they want.' Inside Trump’s first clashes with Congress and the courts
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 05:00:15 EST
Trump is testing the limits of his power.
Match ID: 159 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 17 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Donald Trump’s economic warfare has a new front
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:58:33 +0000
The president has threatened to blow up the global tax system. Will allies be able to stop him?
Match ID: 160 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 18 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Lobbying firms tied to Trump report wave of new clients
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 13:16:50 EST
On K Street, firms linked to a new administration often see their fortunes rise. One of the biggest winners this cycle: Ballard Partners.
Match ID: 161 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 19 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Don’t let Donald Trump see our Big Mac index
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 17:54:35 +0000
America’s tariff-loving president could learn the wrong lessons from international burger prices
Match ID: 162 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 19 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Trump's billionaire brigade poised to upend Washington: ‘We are in a post-conflicts-of-interest world’
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:24:33 EST
The new class of moguls surrounding President Donald Trump crave deregulation and fast-paced innovation, but they’ll need to get through Congress and a glacial bureaucracy.
Match ID: 163 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 19 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Trump's spending freeze spreads chaos across US
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:15:00 EST
Supporters of climate, infrastructure, mortgage, tech, health, veterans' and other projects expressed alarm as tens of thousands of programs appeared possibly at risk.
Match ID: 164 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 20 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Will Trump’s billionaire brigade run America like a tech startup?
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:27:08 EST
Match ID: 165 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 20 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Jim Acosta, prominent Trump critic, leaves CNN
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:31:43 EST
Trump called him “a major sleazebag.” Acosta said the press must “hold power to account.”
Match ID: 166 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 20 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Trump plan to upend civil service advances under new name
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 19:03:23 EST
New guidance gives federal agencies 90 days to do a preliminary review of jobs that are "policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating."
Match ID: 167 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 21 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Top Democrats are staying out of the Trump outrage cycle this time
Sun, 26 Jan 2025 14:00:00 EST
Their approach to Trump this time is much quieter.
Match ID: 168 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 22 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Will America’s crypto frenzy end in disaster?
Sun, 26 Jan 2025 16:30:21 +0000
Donald Trump’s team is about to bring digital finance into the mainstream
Match ID: 169 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 22 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
‘I am terrified’: Workers describe the dark mood inside federal agencies
Sat, 25 Jan 2025 16:00:00 EST
“I would love to leave, but I don't know where I'd go," said one staffer.
Match ID: 170 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 23 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
A running list of Trump's planned executive orders, actions, proclamations and legislation
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:54:47 EST
Here’s a look at what Trump signed on Day One.
Match ID: 171 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 27 days
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Donald Trump issues fresh tariff threats
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:15:29 +0000
But it may be a while before he unleashes a universal levy
Match ID: 172 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 28 days
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Lael Brainard's ‘Crisis Management Agency’ — and Her Warning For Trump
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 12:00:00 EST
Joe Biden's top economic adviser opens up on harrowing moments from her time in the White House, and what makes her nervous about the Trump agenda.
Match ID: 173 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 30 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Will Donald Trump unleash Wall Street?
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:38:26 +0000
Bankers have plenty of reason to be hopeful
Match ID: 174 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 33 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Iran is vulnerable to a Trumpian all-out economic assault
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:32:36 +0000
Oil prices are already at a five-month high
Match ID: 175 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 35 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Will Elon Musk dominate President Trump’s economic policy?
Thu, 02 Jan 2025 09:49:34 +0000
He will face challenges from both America firsters and conservative mainstreamers
Match ID: 176 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 46 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
What investors expect from President Trump
Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:25:47 +0000
Shareholders are over the moon; bondholders are readying the whip hand
Match ID: 177 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 47 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Trump asks Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:32:00 GMT
Match ID: 178 Score: 3.57 source: www.marketwatch.com age: 52 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Stephen Miran is Trump's pick to lead Council of Economic Advisers
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 11:48:07 EST
Miran has called for a sweeping overhaul of the Fed to ensure greater political control over the central bank, including giving the president the power to fire board members at will.
Match ID: 179 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 57 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
The Federal Reserve takes on Trump—and stubborn inflation
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:12:20 +0000
Time for Jerome Powell to enter the octagon
Match ID: 180 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 67 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
How China will strike back at Trump
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:45:27 +0000
Xi Jinping has set out his tariff red lines. What if America crosses them?
Match ID: 181 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 78 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Why everyone wants to lend to weak companies
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:58:45 +0000
An unanticipated side-effect of Donald Trump’s election victory
Match ID: 182 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 81 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
How Trump, Starmer and Macron can avoid a debt crunch
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:25:06 +0000
With deficits soaring, their finance ministers will have to be smart
Match ID: 183 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 85 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
What Scott Bessent’s appointment means for the Trump administration
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 10:56:21 +0000
The president-elect’s nominee for treasury secretary faces a gruelling job
Match ID: 184 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 86 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
What Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders get wrong about credit cards
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:05:10 +0000
Forget interest rates. Rewards are the real problem
Match ID: 185 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 88 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Donald Trump’s gas war is about to begin
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:52:57 +0000
It could annoy some of his most loyal supporters
Match ID: 186 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 88 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Why crypto mania is reaching new heights
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:49:32 +0000
Are bitcoin bros right to be so thrilled by Donald Trump’s victory?
Match ID: 187 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 97 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
America’s strengthening dollar will rattle the rest of the world
Sun, 10 Nov 2024 15:53:02 +0000
Donald Trump’s policies could send the greenback soaring
Match ID: 188 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 99 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
What betting markets got right and wrong about Trump’s victory
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:50:03 +0000
They might have simply been lucky, or biased
Match ID: 189 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 102 days
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Donald Trump would leave Asia with only bad options
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:16:07 +0000
The continent’s policymakers are too relaxed about the risks
Match ID: 190 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 110 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
Trump’s trillion-dollar tax cuts are spiralling out of control
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:59:12 +0000
His zany promises would blow up the deficit
Match ID: 191 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 123 days
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An American sovereign-wealth fund is a risky idea
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:04:28 +0000
Donald Trump’s latest proposal has worryingly broad support
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Gary Gensler is the most controversial man in American finance
Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:18:55 +0000
Donald Trump is just the latest to take a swing. In an interview with The Economist, the SEC chair defends his record
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Donald Trump wants a weaker dollar. What are his options?
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:41:16 +0000
All come with their own drawbacks
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Trumponomics would not be as bad as most expect
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:35:08 +0000
Opposition would come from all angles
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Is America approaching peak tip?
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:05:29 +0000
The country’s gratuity madness may soon calm, so long as Donald Trump does not get his way
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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
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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
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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
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DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 07:30:20 +0000
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
Match ID: 200 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 11 days
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Giorgia Meloni has grand banking ambitions
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:01:06 +0000
Will Italy’s nationalist prime minister manage to concentrate financial power?
Match ID: 201 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 18 days
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Argonaut: a first European lunar lander
Thu, 30 Jan 2025 08:15:00 +0100
The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space in Italy to lead European aerospace companies in building the Argonaut Lunar Descent Element, ESA’s first lunar lander.
Match ID: 202 Score: 2.86 source: www.esa.int age: 18 days
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Ukraine is winning the economic war against Russia
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:51:43 +0000
Whether that lasts depends on its ability to overcome acute shortages of power, men and money
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Russia’s plunging currency spells trouble for its war effort
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:44:25 +0000
Supplies from China are about to become more expensive
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Vladimir Putin is in a painful economic bind
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:53:16 +0000
Russia’s reliance on China is becoming a problem
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How Vladimir Putin hopes to transform Russian trade
Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:44:29 +0000
He believes the country’s future lies with China and India. What could go wrong?
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Vladimir Putin spends big—and sends Russia’s economy soaring
Sun, 11 Aug 2024 15:58:18 +0000
How long can the party last?
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How Vladimir Putin created a housing bubble
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:39:56 +0000
Prices have risen by 172% in Russia’s biggest cities over the past three years
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/16/2024
Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:00:17 +0000
Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): Today, the CFT crew assisted the ISS crew by completing a Waste Hygiene Compartment (WHC) Filter Removal & Replacement (R&R), and completing various hydroponic flow tests with Plant Water Management 6 (PWM-6) hardware. Payloads: Lumina: The crew power-cycled the Lumina hardware, and transferred the science data to a Station …
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European banks are making heady profits in Russia
Thu, 06 Jun 2024 09:56:28 +0000
But for how much longer?
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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: 211 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 291 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
Match ID: 212 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 305 days
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NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:25:23 +0000
President Biden has named 19 researchers who contribute to NASA’s mission as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). These recipients are among nearly 400 federally funded researchers receiving the honor. Established in 1996 by the National Science and Technology Council, the PECASE Award is the highest honor given by […]
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Europe faces an unusual problem: ultra-cheap energy
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:53:05 +0000
The continent is failing to adapt to a renewables boom
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Fusion Sparks an Energy Revolution
Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000
After hitting a power-output milestone, fusion technology is ready to graduate from small-scale lab experiment to full-sized power plant.
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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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'Build baby build', says PM as he sets out nuclear plan
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 20:23:42 GMT
The government wants to make it quicker and easier to build mini nuclear power stations in England and Wales.
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U.S. stock futures and bond yields drop on reports Putin has updated nuclear doctrine
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:55:00 GMT
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Constitutional Crisis Looms
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
“What he’s done is testing the limits of his power in a way we have never seen in this country,” says retired federal Judge Nancy Gertner.
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Match ID: 0 Score: 42.86 source: theintercept.com age: 3 days
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DOGE as a National Cyberattack
2025-02-13T12:03:26Z
In the span of just weeks, the US government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history—not through a sophisticated cyberattack or an act of foreign espionage, but through official orders by a billionaire with a poorly defined government role. And the implications for national security are profound.
First, it was reported that people associated with the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had accessed the US Treasury computer system, giving them the ability to collect data on and potentially control the department’s roughly ...
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Private Prison CEO on Trump Deportation Surge: “One of the Most Exciting Periods in My Career”
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 19:09:38 +0000
CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger could barely contain his excitement about the Laken Riley Act and Trump’s anti-immigration executive orders.
The post Private Prison CEO on Trump Deportation Surge: “One of the Most Exciting Periods in My Career” appeared first on The Intercept.
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Supreme court judges reject Reeves’ motor finance intervention
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:57:23 GMT
Chancellor had sought to prevent lenders caught up in commissions scandal being handed £44bn bill
Rachel Reeves was dealt a fresh blow on Monday when her attempt to intervene in a high-profile supreme court case and curb a potential £44bn bill for lenders caught up in the car loan commissions scandal was rejected.
Judges at the supreme court rejected the chancellor’s application, lodged last month, in which she urged them to avoid handing “windfall” compensation to borrowers harmed by allegedly secret commission payouts to car dealers that arranged the loans.
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Why changes to assisted dying bill are cause for concern | Letters
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:05:00 GMT
Readers respond to Kim Leadbeater’s proposed amendment to replace a high court judge with an expert panel to make final decisions on applications
Polly Toynbee’s article on Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill has a familiar feel (The concerted attack on assisted dying won’t stop the public supporting this bill, 14 February), with its ad hominem attack on opponents and dismissive approach to their concerns. I am not religious, I don’t read the Tory press, I am not part of some opaque conspiracy and my opinions are not “sham indignation”. I feel genuine dismay at the manipulation and incompetence on show in parliamentary consideration of the bill.
My perspective comes from my background as a psychiatrist with expertise in the interaction between severe physical illness and mental health. Leadbeater’s committee initially refused to hear from the Royal College of Psychiatrists and backtracked in response to the resultant outcry, eventually inviting a representative of the college and two other psychiatrists (one of them me) who appeared as individual experts.
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Trump Is Saying the Quiet Part Out Loud: Federal Prisons Are Purposely Inhumane
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 11:30:00 +0000
And that’s how he wants to keep it, his executive orders and memos from Attorney General Pam Bondi show.
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US Judge Extends Order to Block DOGE From Treasury Department Data
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:49:08 +0000
A lawyer for the Trump administration couldn’t say whether the data DOGE accessed had been shared outside the US Treasury Department.
Match ID: 6 Score: 12.86 source: www.wired.com age: 3 days
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Man offers to buy city dump in last-ditch effort to recover $800M in bitcoins
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:31:03 +0000
Bid from man tortured by trashed bitcoins seems unlikely to sway city council.
Match ID: 7 Score: 12.86 source: arstechnica.com age: 3 days
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What Happens if Trump Defies the Courts
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:48:05 +0000
Do judges have the power to enforce their rulings if the executive branch refuses to comply?
Match ID: 8 Score: 10.71 source: www.newyorker.com age: 6 days
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This Is the Way to Stop Elon Musk
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:44:19 +0000
Senate Democrats have the power to block federal contracts to Tesla and SpaceX. It’s the path to pushing Musk out of politics.
The post This Is the Way to Stop Elon Musk appeared first on The Intercept.
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‘This is a coup’: Trump and Musk’s purge is cutting more than costs, say experts
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:00:37 GMT
In slashing staff and disabling entire agencies the administration is lacerating the structures of US democracy
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s radical drive to slash billions of dollars in annual federal spending with huge job and regulatory cuts is spurring charges that they have made illegal moves while undercutting congressional and judicial powers, say legal experts, Democrats and state attorneys general.
Trump’s fusillade of executive orders expanding his powers in some extreme ways in his cost-cutting fervor, coupled with unprecedented drives by the Musk-led so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) to slash many agency workforces and regulations, have created chaos across the US government and raised fears of a threat to US democracy.
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The Columbia Network Pushing Behind the Scenes to Deport and Arrest Student Protesters
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0000
For some members of the WhatsApp group, speaking out for Palestine and criticizing Israel are tantamount to supporting Hamas.
The post The Columbia Network Pushing Behind the Scenes to Deport and Arrest Student Protesters appeared first on The Intercept.
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AI and Civil Service Purges
2025-02-14T13:03:22Z
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s chaotic approach to reform is upending government operations. Critical functions have been halted, tens of thousands of federal staffers are being encouraged to resign, and congressional mandates are being disregarded. The next phase: The Department of Government Efficiency reportedly wants to use AI to cut costs. According to The Washington Post, Musk’s group has started to run sensitive data from government systems through AI programs to analyze spending and determine what could be pruned. This may lead to the elimination of human jobs in favor of automation. As one government official who has been tracking Musk’s DOGE team told the...
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Democrats Swear They’ll Fight Elon Musk. But What About the Cash They Took From SpaceX?
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Musk has emerged as Trump’s far-right-hand man, creating some awkwardness for the president’s Democratic foes.
The post Democrats Swear They’ll Fight Elon Musk. But What About the Cash They Took From SpaceX? appeared first on The Intercept.
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ICE Wants to Know If You’re Posting Negative Things About It Online
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
ICE wants to hire contractors to monitor social media for threats. Those who criticize the agency could be pulled into the dragnet.
The post ICE Wants to Know If You’re Posting Negative Things About It Online appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 14 Score: 6.43 source: theintercept.com age: 6 days
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Pentagon Official: Hegseth’s Campaign to Scrub DEI History Is a “Dumb” Distraction
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:18:57 +0000
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is trying to eliminate all Defense Department DEI efforts. It hasn’t been entirely successful.
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Match ID: 15 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
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Trump Is Bullying Jordan and Egypt to Help in Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza. It Isn’t Working.
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:14:46 +0000
Even with Jordan and Egypt refusing to take in expelled Palestinians, Trump is charging on with his real estate development plan.
The post Trump Is Bullying Jordan and Egypt to Help in Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza. It Isn’t Working. appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 16 Score: 4.29 source: theintercept.com age: 6 days
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UK Is Ordering Apple to Break Its Own Encryption
2025-02-08T15:56:32Z
The Washington Post is reporting that the UK government has served Apple with a “technical capability notice” as defined by the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act, requiring it to break the Advanced Data Protection encryption in iCloud for the benefit of law enforcement.
This is a big deal, and something we in the security community have worried was coming for a while now.
The law, known by critics as the Snoopers’ Charter, makes it a criminal offense to reveal that the government has even made such a demand. An Apple spokesman declined to comment...
Match ID: 17 Score: 2.14 source: www.schneier.com age: 9 days
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ACLU Warns DOGE’s ‘Unchecked’ Access Could Violate Federal Law
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 21:43:33 +0000
The ACLU says it stands ready to sue for access to government records that detail DOGE’s access to sensitive personnel data.
Match ID: 18 Score: 1.43 source: www.wired.com age: 10 days
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Global HIV Care Thrown Into Chaos by Trump: “I Will Be Sick and Maybe Die”
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:56:06 +0000
In South Africa, a 36-year-old living with HIV since childhood fears she will lose access to treatment due to Trump’s policy.
The post Global HIV Care Thrown Into Chaos by Trump: “I Will Be Sick and Maybe Die” appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 19 Score: 1.43 source: theintercept.com age: 10 days
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Trump’s Attacks on USAID Spark Fear That Lifesaving Care Will Become “Transactional”
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 21:54:46 +0000
If the State Department takes over USAID, experts fear foreign assistance will stop unless it has a perceived benefit for Trump.
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Match ID: 20 Score: 1.43 source: theintercept.com age: 11 days
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The Far-Right Group Building a List of Pro-Palestine Activists to Deport
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:22:53 +0000
Betar U.S. said it has shared with the Trump administration a list of the “names of hundreds of terror supporters.”
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'I don't think they're going to get the battle that they want.' Inside Trump’s first clashes with Congress and the courts
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 05:00:15 EST
Trump is testing the limits of his power.
Match ID: 22 Score: 1.43 source: www.politico.com age: 17 days
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Trump's billionaire brigade poised to upend Washington: ‘We are in a post-conflicts-of-interest world’
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:24:33 EST
The new class of moguls surrounding President Donald Trump crave deregulation and fast-paced innovation, but they’ll need to get through Congress and a glacial bureaucracy.
Match ID: 23 Score: 1.43 source: www.politico.com age: 19 days
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NASA Kicks off Testing Campaign for Remotely Piloted Cargo Flights
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:21:00 +0000
NASA recently began a series of flight tests with partners to answer an important aviation question: What will it take to integrate remotely piloted or autonomous planes carrying large packages and cargo safely into the U.S. airspace? Researchers tested new technologies in Hollister, California, that are helping to investigate what tools and capabilities are needed […]
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Metals Crucial to Clean Energy Are Getting Caught Up in the US–China Trade War
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000
After a Chinese export ban, can the US get gallium and germanium from Canada—or will tariffs get in the way?
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Summary of the 10th DSCOVR EPIC and NISTAR Science Team Meeting
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:10:31 +0000
Introduction The 10th Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) Earth Polychromatic Camera (EPIC) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Advanced Radiometer [NISTAR] Science Team Meeting (STM) was held October 16–18, 2024. Over 50 scientists attended, most of whom were from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), with several participating from other NASA centers, U.S. universities, and U.S. Department of […]
Match ID: 1 Score: 77.14 source: science.nasa.gov age: 3 days
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Privacy-problematic DeepSeek pulled from app stores in South Korea
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:31:55 +0000
DeepSeek acknowledges it may have "partially neglected" South Korea's laws.
Match ID: 2 Score: 70.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 0 days
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Weatherwatch: Cyclone Zelia brings 130mph winds to north-west Australia
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:37:42 GMT
Tropical cyclone first to make landfall this year, while a winter storm causes extreme cold across north-eastern US
Cyclone Zelia became the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in 2025, hitting north-west Australia on Valentine’s Day as a category 4 system. It brought damaging winds of 130mph and heavy rainfall, with 440mm of rain falling in two days. Prior to landfall, Zelia affected southern Indonesia, including Bali, with winds of more than 45mph. The storm weakened into a tropical low by Saturday, but continued to cause widespread flooding, particularly near the Pilbara rivers and the Great Sandy Desert.
Zelia intensified rapidly because of the record-warm Indian Ocean temperatures, which were 1-2C above the seasonal average, providing increased energy and moisture to fuel the storm. While Port Hedland in Western Australia had minimal damage, nearby areas like Pilbara and Marble Bar faced flooding and fallen trees. The Great Northern Highway remains closed, disrupting food supplies and leaving supermarket shelves empty. The tropical low is now tracking southwards, with rainfall becoming patchier and lighter.
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China berates US for changing state department language on Taiwan
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:28:40 GMT
US state department last week removed line from fact sheet saying ‘We do not support Taiwan independence’
China has called on the United States to “correct its mistakes” after a statement that Washington does not support an independent Taiwan was removed from the state department website.
Beijing views Taiwan as part of its territory and has refused to rule out using force to unify with the self-ruled island one day.
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State Department edit of webpage on Taiwan is ‘serious regression,’ China says
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:48:43 +0000
The State Department told local media the revision was a routine update, not a policy change. But it provoked anger from Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its territory.
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The Guardian view on the US, China and the rest: Trump is opening doors for Xi | Editorial
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:30:44 GMT
The US president’s bullying of allies and partners is short-termist and will boost Beijing’s power, not Washington’s
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is so far proving more nightmarish for US allies and friends than adversaries. China certainly doesn’t relish a trade war with the US, but it was better prepared than others for Mr Trump’s tariffs, and both sides appear to be leaving room for a potential deal. And, though China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is poised for worse to come, the second Trump term is bringing Beijing opportunities as well as problems.
International respect for the US plummeted under his last administration. As the US president turns the screws on long-term partners, China is looking to take advantage. Colombia quickly caved to Mr Trump on the matter of migrant returns, but China’s ambassador has been celebrating the “best moment” in relations between Bogotá and Beijing. Under pressure from the Trump administration, Panama announced that it would allow its participation in China’s global infrastructure plan, the belt and road initiative (BRI), to expire. Yet behind-the-scenes arm-twisting had already begun tilting Panama back towards the US. Mr Trump’s attempts to humiliate and bully may backfire there and across the region.
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Goldman says AI could be a $200 billion game changer for China markets. But here’s why investors shouldn’t rush in.
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:06:00 GMT
China stocks are starting to feel the benefits of AI, but Goldman Sachs says there are reasons not to rush in.
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Xi Jinping tells Alibaba’s Jack Ma and Chinese tech chiefs to ‘show their talent’
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:00:18 GMT
Analysts say address to symposium suggests crackdown on sector may be ending in effort to tackle economic slump
China’s president, Xi Jinping, has told businesses to “show their talent” at a meeting of Chinese industry leaders including the Alibaba founder, Jack Ma, as he attempts to halt an economic slump in the world’s second-largest economy.
Xi met Ma, who was at the centre of a crackdown on the tech industry in recent years, as well as the bosses of the electric carmaker BYD, the battery manufacturer CATL, Tencent, Xiaomi, and the founder of Huawei, Ren Zhengfei
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What are Ukraine’s critical minerals – and why does Trump want them?
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:44:31 GMT
Zelenskyy has rebuffed US’s initial attempt to take control of minerals as downpayment for its aid in war with Russia
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has rebuffed an initial attempt by the US to corner his country’s critical minerals as a downpayment for continued military and economic aid for its war with Russia.
Three sources told the Reuters news agency that the US had proposed taking ownership of 50% of Ukraine’s critical minerals. Zelenskyy did not dismiss the offer out of hand, but said it did not yet contain the security provisions Kyiv needed.
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Girls on Wire review – Chinese behind-the-scenes stunt drama is a spectacle
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:30:38 GMT
A stunt double who plays roof-bouncing ninjas before the lead steps in for the closeup is stuck in a family/mob triangle in Vivian Qu’s occasionally silly thriller
Vivian Qu is the Chinese film-maker who has directed three features and also produced the noir drama Black Coal, Thin Ice which in 2014 won Berlin’s Golden Bear. Now she brings this crime melodrama to Berlin, an engaging if tonally uncertain high-wire adventure that satirises China’s hopeless addiction to gangster capitalism. It is also acidly unsentimental about the bread-and-circuses escapism of the country’s booming film and TV industry with all its period-costume wuxia nostalgia. It’s an appealing film, though it contains some strangely broad comedy and is also, in a couple of violent moments, a bit naive about exactly how easy it is for a young woman physically to fight off a big strong guy.
Above all, Qu gives us a rather amazing set-piece scene on the set of a wire-fu action movie, a scene that feels real in a way that the rest of the film really doesn’t, for all that it is watchable. Fang Di (Wen Qi) is a tough woman employed as a stunt double on a movie set, playing the black clad, sword-wielding ninja bouncing over terracotta rooftops and whizzing through the air in long shot. For the closeup, the preening star in the same outfit steps in while Fang Di staggers over to get a coffee at the craft table. The work is exhausting and dangerous and Fang Di is doing it to pay off her family debts to mob matriarch Madame Wang.
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Match ID: 10 Score: 40.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Why Trump's Metal Tariffs Won't Lead to the All-American iPhone
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:26:09 +0000
You need aluminum to make an iPhone, but Trump's 25 percent tariff shouldn't directly affect the price.
Match ID: 11 Score: 40.00 source: www.wired.com age: 0 days
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In China, a factory worker-poet dreams of a better life — with papers
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Some 300 million migrant workers in China live as second-class citizens without proper documents. This worker-poet is trying to get new “hukou” and live the Chinese Dream.
Match ID: 12 Score: 40.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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UK marketplace sellers face ‘second Brexit’ hit from Trump’s US import rules
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 08:00:30 GMT
End of ‘de minimis’ policy for Chinese goods also expected to hit bigger fashion retailers such as Asos and Boohoo
Many UK-based independent sellers on marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon could suffer a significant hit to US sales from planned changes to import rules under Donald Trump, with experts comparing the impact to a second Brexit.
The new rules, which mean all parcels originating or made in China and being sold into the US must pay import duty – of as much as 15% on fashion items – and an additional 10% tariff, are also expected to impact bigger online clothing retailers such as Asos and Boohoo.
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Match ID: 13 Score: 40.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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As the US retreats, Europe must look out for itself – so is Macron’s nuclear offer the answer? | Simon Tisdall
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 07:00:30 GMT
Development of a joint defence shield would be politically explosive for Keir Starmer. But it’s an idea whose time has come
The startling contempt for Europe’s intensifying security concerns displayed by Donald Trump and his henchmen has brought an old, controversial question back to the fore: should Britain and France pool their nuclear weapons capabilities and create a Europe-wide defensive nuclear shield to deter Vladimir Putin’s Russia, if the US reduces or withdraws its support?
Trump has not so far explicitly threatened to cut US nuclear forces based in Europe. But speaking last week, the president said he wanted to halve the US’s defence spending, especially on nuclear weapons. Trump often denigrates Nato, keystone of European security. Last year, he encouraged Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to member states that, in his view, spend too little on defence.
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Match ID: 14 Score: 40.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Brazil asks UN to ditch proposed levy on global shipping
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 06:00:28 GMT
Those supporting the deal hope it will raise billions to help poor countries deal with climate breakdown
Brazil has asked the UN to throw out plans for a new levy on global shipping that would raise funds to fight the climate crisis, despite playing host to the next UN climate summit.
The proposed levy on carbon dioxide emissions from shipping will be discussed at a crunch meeting of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) that begins on Monday. Those supporting the deal, including the UK, the EU and Japan, are hoping the levy will raise billions of dollars a year, which could be used to help poor countries cope with the effects of climate breakdown.
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Match ID: 15 Score: 40.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 40.00 japan
James Murdoch lays bare his relationship with ‘misogynist’ father amid succession fight in rare interview
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 05:47:30 GMT
Rupert Murdoch’s second son reveals bitter details that set the scene for court battle for News Corp empire
More of the Murdoch family’s betrayals, leaks, “mind games”, manipulations, machinations and humiliations have been laid bare after a messy court trial that offered tantalising glimpses inside the dynasty.
The American journalist McKay Coppins this weekend published a rare and wide-ranging interview with James Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch’s second-oldest son, who is often portrayed as a bitter rival to his older brother, Lachlan.
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Match ID: 16 Score: 40.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Cook Islands PM defends signing of wide-ranging deal with China
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 04:08:10 GMT
Mark Brown says Beijing deal that covers trade, investment, oceans, infrastructure and transport complements ties with New Zealand
The Cook Islands says it has signed a deal to expand relations with China, stressing that the accord does not impinge on ties with former colonial power New Zealand.
Prime minister Mark Brown said he signed an “action plan for the comprehensive strategic partnership” with Chinese premier Li Qiang in the northern city of Harbin during a five-day state visit to China last week.
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Match ID: 17 Score: 40.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 40.00 china
TikTok Ban Fueled by Israel, Not China
2025-02-16T22:51:47+00:00
Match ID: 18 Score: 40.00 source: www.reddit.com age: 1 day
qualifiers: 40.00 china
US isolation threatens global democracy, warns Major
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 17:16:06 GMT
Sir John says US policy will embolden Russia and China, with gains since the fall of the Soviet Union being reversed.
Match ID: 19 Score: 40.00 source: www.bbc.com age: 1 day
qualifiers: 40.00 china
John Major: Trump’s US isolationism threatens global democracy
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:50:18 GMT
Former UK prime minister says US may regret ceding world stage to China and condemns ‘hypocritical’ JD Vance speech
Democracy around the globe is under threat from the retreat of Donald Trump’s US into isolationism and its likely replacement by China on the world stage, John Major has said.
The former UK prime minister, who rarely offers direct opinion on contemporary politics, used an interview with BBC Radio 4 to say Trump’s administration was unlike anything he had seen before – and to warn that Washington may live to regret ceding global leadership to a more autocratic power.
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Match ID: 20 Score: 40.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 1 day
qualifiers: 40.00 china
Moon rocks reveal hidden lunar history
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 12:03:47 +0000
As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far side
Match ID: 21 Score: 40.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 1 day
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The Official DOGE Website Launch Was a Security Mess
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: Researchers find RedNote lacks basic security measures, surveillance ramps up around the US-Mexico border, and the UK ordering Apple to create an encryption backdoor comes under fire.
Match ID: 22 Score: 40.00 source: www.wired.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 40.00 china
Meta plans to link US and India with world’s longest undersea cable project
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:20:11 GMT
Project Waterworth, which involves cable longer than Earth’s circumference, to also reach South Africa and Brazil
Meta has announced plans to build the world’s longest underwater cable project, which aims to connect the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions.
The tech company said Project Waterworth involved a 50,000km (31,000-mile) subsea cable, which is longer than the Earth’s circumference.
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Match ID: 23 Score: 35.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 india
Man jailed for life for murdering Irish backpacker
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:53:52 GMT
Danielle McLaughlin, from County Donegal, was raped and murdered while she was touring around India.
Match ID: 24 Score: 35.00 source: www.bbc.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 india
Solar has taken off in red states. Trump’s funding freeze is causing panic
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:00:36 GMT
On his first day, the president paused billions of dollars in funding for clean energy projects initiated by Biden
Mike Mullett strains to see through sheets of misty rain while driving through working-class neighborhoods of Columbus, a quaint town in southern Indiana.
He’s trying to find the senior center, multi-family homes and rent-assisted properties – more than 530 in total – that he and many other locals hope will receive $4.42m in federal funding for solar electricity projects.
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Match ID: 25 Score: 35.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 india
‘There has been an awakening’: ancient sects on the rise in Modi’s India
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 09:00:05 GMT
Some 400 million devotees will attend this year’s Kumbh Mela festival. Pilgrims and politicians explain why it’s bigger than ever
They sat quietly together on the banks of the Ganges river, heads bowed in sombre meditation. Some men were naked, their bodies smeared grey with ash. Others had a simple saffron cloth tied around their waist. Nearby, barbers balanced on their haunches, shaving the head of each man clean with a flick of their knives, save for a small strand at the back.
This ceremony, in which millions of pilgrims seek to cleanse their sins to break the cycle of reincarnation has been taking place at the Kumbh Mela festival for centuries. It is mandatory for thousands of sadhus – Hindu holy men who live an austere life of strict spiritual discipline. Among the most sacred events in the Hindu calendar, the festival occurs every 12 years across four sacred locations in India where it is believed the Hindu god Vishnu once spilled drops of the nectar of immortality.
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Match ID: 26 Score: 35.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 1 day
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At least 18 people die in crowd crush at Delhi railway station
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 05:11:44 GMT
Rush broke out as travellers scrambled to board trains in India’s capital to go to world’s largest religious gathering
At least 18 people have died in a crush at a railway station in India’s capital when surging crowds scrambled to catch trains to the world’s largest religious gathering, officials have said.
The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj, and has a history of crowd-related disasters – including one last month, when at least 30 people died in another crush at the holy confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers.
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Match ID: 27 Score: 35.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 1 day
qualifiers: 35.00 india
AI and Civil Service Purges
2025-02-14T13:03:22Z
Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s chaotic approach to reform is upending government operations. Critical functions have been halted, tens of thousands of federal staffers are being encouraged to resign, and congressional mandates are being disregarded. The next phase: The Department of Government Efficiency reportedly wants to use AI to cut costs. According to The Washington Post, Musk’s group has started to run sensitive data from government systems through AI programs to analyze spending and determine what could be pruned. This may lead to the elimination of human jobs in favor of automation. As one government official who has been tracking Musk’s DOGE team told the...
Match ID: 28 Score: 34.29 source: www.schneier.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 17.14 taiwan, 17.14 singapore
Goa man found guilty of rape and murder of Irish backpacker eight years ago
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:04:08 GMT
Family of Danielle McLaughlin say justice has finally been achieved after Vikat Bhagat convicted in India
The family of a young Irish woman raped and murdered in India eight years ago have said justice has finally been achieved after a man was convicted in Goa.
Danielle McLaughlin, from Buncrana in County Donegal, was found dead in a field in Canacona, an area of Goa popular with holidaymakers, in March 2017.
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Match ID: 29 Score: 30.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 30.00 india
TikTok Is Back in US App Stores
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 02:11:54 +0000
The move reportedly comes after US attorney general Pam Bondi reassured Apple and Google they would not be fined for hosting TikTok.
Match ID: 30 Score: 28.57 source: www.wired.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 28.57 china
DOGE as a National Cyberattack
2025-02-13T12:03:26Z
In the span of just weeks, the US government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history—not through a sophisticated cyberattack or an act of foreign espionage, but through official orders by a billionaire with a poorly defined government role. And the implications for national security are profound.
First, it was reported that people associated with the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had accessed the US Treasury computer system, giving them the ability to collect data on and potentially control the department’s roughly ...
Match ID: 31 Score: 28.57 source: www.schneier.com age: 4 days
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China’s Salt Typhoon Spies Are Still Hacking Telecoms—Now by Exploiting Cisco Routers
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 05:00:00 +0000
Despite high-profile attention and even US sanctions, the group hasn’t stopped or even slowed its operation, including the breach of two more US telecoms.
Match ID: 32 Score: 28.57 source: www.wired.com age: 4 days
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Singapore opposition leader, found guilty of lying to parliament, could face electoral ban
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 06:13:12 GMT
Pritam Singh’s conviction is a blow to the city state’s struggling political opposition, which is seeking to challenge the entrenched ruling party in upcoming elections
Singapore’s opposition leader has been convicted of lying to parliament while helping a fellow party member to cover up a false witness account, in a case that could disqualify him from running in upcoming national elections.
Pritam Singh, 48, secretary-general of the Workers’ Party, was found guilty on Monday on two counts of lying to a parliamentary committee that was investigating a fellow MP.
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Match ID: 33 Score: 20.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 20.00 singapore
Tycoon profited after India relaxed border security rules for energy park
Wed, 12 Feb 2025 05:00:18 GMT
Exclusive: Military experts raise concerns over change to protocols on Pakistan border to allow project that was handed to billionaire Gautam Adani
The Indian government relaxed national security protocols along the Pakistan border to make way for a renewable energy park, a project ultimately handed to one of India’s richest men, Gautam Adani, official documents reveal.
The Adani Group is constructing the Khavda plant, the largest renewable project in the world, in the state of Gujarat. The conglomerate is controlled by Adani, whose close relationship with the prime minister, Narendra Modi, has recently been under intense scrutiny.
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Match ID: 34 Score: 20.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 20.00 india
Intercepted review – phone taps are a chilling glimpse into Russian soldiers’ minds in Ukraine
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:00:36 GMT
Recordings of fighters’ wiretapped phone calls are juxtaposed with images of wartime destruction in Oksana Karpovych’s compelling war documentary
Vietnam saw the advent of the visible war, documented by TV cameras; but the Russia-Ukraine war perhaps represents the moment we also get a fully audible one. With two relatively affluent belligerents involved, mobile phone coverage is ubiquitous on both the civilian and soldier sides. Juxtaposing intercepted calls back home from frontline Russian troops with shots of the devastation they have wreaked in Ukraine, this film is a bleak and searing wiretap into Putin’s warping effect on his people and the psychology of power.
“A Russian is not a Russian if they don’t steal something,” jokes one woman when she hears her brave boy has looted some makeup for her. Set against the shots of ransacked living rooms, wrecked petrol stations and dimly lit bomb shelters, such casual banter hammers home a chilling normalisation of imperialism and aggression – which comes with varying justifications. There is the standard dehumanisation: that the “khokhols” (a derogatory Russian term for Ukrainians) deserve it. Many parrot Putin’s line that the special military operation is fighting fascists. Or, in some troops’ amazement at Ukrainian ice-cream and abundant livestock, we glimpse an economic envy that lets such lies slip down more easily.
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Match ID: 35 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 vietnam
NASA Supports GoAERO University Awardees for Emergency Aircraft Prototyping
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:54:43 +0000
With support from NASA, the international GoAERO Prize competition recently announced funding for 14 U.S. university teams to build innovative new compact emergency response aircraft. The teams will develop prototype versions of Emergency Response Flyers, aircraft intended to perform rescue and response missions after disasters and in crisis situations. The flyers must be designed to […]
Match ID: 36 Score: 15.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 6 days
qualifiers: 15.00 india
Charting the US-China Trade War: What Does 'Made in Vietnam' Mean?
2024-10-24T00:00:00Z
Chinese companies have been evading US tariffs by shipping goods through Vietnam, but not to the degree that the headlines would suggest. Ebehi Iyoha and Jaya Wen dig into trade microdata to illustrate Vietnam's strategic importance and why American policymakers should take note.
Match ID: 37 Score: 15.00 source: hbswk.hbs.edu age: 117 days
qualifiers: 7.14 china trade, 5.71 china, 2.14 vietnam
The Rise of the Drone Boats
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:30:00 +0000
Swarms of weaponized unmanned surface vessels have proven formidable weapons in the Black and Red Seas. Can the US military learn the right lessons from it?
Match ID: 38 Score: 11.43 source: www.wired.com age: 7 days
qualifiers: 11.43 china
How Vladimir Putin hopes to transform Russian trade
Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:44:29 +0000
He believes the country’s future lies with China and India. What could go wrong?
Match ID: 39 Score: 10.71 source: www.economist.com age: 173 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china, 5.00 india
Brazil, India and Mexico are taking on China’s exports
Thu, 23 May 2024 10:13:46 +0000
To avoid an economic shock, they are pursuing a strange mix of free trade and protectionism
Match ID: 40 Score: 10.71 source: www.economist.com age: 270 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china, 5.00 india
Police in India stop Ed Sheeran busking on street before concert
Mon, 10 Feb 2025 13:03:00 GMT
Local channels show police officer walking up to star as he sings Shape of You and unplugging microphone
Ed Sheeran has been stopped by police from busking in India after he was told he lacked permissions.
The songwriter was seen singing the hit single Shape of You on a pavement in the southern city of Bengaluru before his concert on Sunday night.
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Match ID: 41 Score: 10.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 7 days
qualifiers: 10.00 india
Trump’s Attacks on USAID Spark Fear That Lifesaving Care Will Become “Transactional”
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 21:54:46 +0000
If the State Department takes over USAID, experts fear foreign assistance will stop unless it has a perceived benefit for Trump.
The post Trump’s Attacks on USAID Spark Fear That Lifesaving Care Will Become “Transactional” appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 42 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 11 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
The Far-Right Group Building a List of Pro-Palestine Activists to Deport
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:22:53 +0000
Betar U.S. said it has shared with the Trump administration a list of the “names of hundreds of terror supporters.”
The post The Far-Right Group Building a List of Pro-Palestine Activists to Deport appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 43 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 11 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Xi Jinping shows how he will return American fire
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 16:46:53 +0000
China’s trade retaliation carries a warning of worse to come
Match ID: 44 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 13 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Trump’s brutal tariffs far outstrip any he has imposed before
Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:05:43 +0000
Canada, Mexico and China are going to be made to suffer
Match ID: 45 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 16 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Foreign Hackers Are Using Google’s Gemini in Attacks on the US
Sat, 01 Feb 2025 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: WhatsApp discloses nearly 100 targets of spyware, hackers used the AT&T breach to hunt for details on US politicians, and more.
Match ID: 46 Score: 5.71 source: www.wired.com age: 16 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
DeepSeek’s Safety Guardrails Failed Every Test Researchers Threw at Its AI Chatbot
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 18:30:00 +0000
Security researchers tested 50 well-known jailbreaks against DeepSeek’s popular new AI chatbot. It didn’t stop a single one.
Match ID: 47 Score: 5.71 source: www.wired.com age: 17 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Exposed DeepSeek Database Revealed Chat Prompts and Internal Data
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:34:22 +0000
China-based DeepSeek has exploded in popularity, drawing greater scrutiny. Case in point: Security researchers found more than 1 million records, including user data and API keys, in an open database.
Match ID: 48 Score: 5.71 source: www.wired.com age: 19 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
DeepSeek’s Popular AI App Is Explicitly Sending US Data to China
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 22:10:34 +0000
Amid ongoing fears over TikTok, Chinese generative AI platform DeepSeek says it’s sending heaps of US user data straight to its home country, potentially setting the stage for greater scrutiny.
Match ID: 49 Score: 5.71 source: www.wired.com age: 21 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Has Japan truly escaped low inflation?
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:04:26 +0000
Its central bankers are increasingly hopeful
Match ID: 50 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 25 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan
China’s financial system is under brutal pressure
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:45:53 +0000
When will something break?
Match ID: 51 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 25 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China meets its official growth target. Not everyone is convinced
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:37:51 +0000
For one thing, 2024 saw the second-weakest rise in nominal GDP since the 1970s
Match ID: 52 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 31 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China’s markets take a fresh beating
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:30:24 +0000
Authorities have responded by bossing around investors
Match ID: 53 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 41 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China’s firms are taking flight, worrying its rulers
Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:22:45 +0000
Policymakers at home and abroad are anxious about offshoring
Match ID: 54 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 50 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
What a censored speech says about China’s economy
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:09:08 +0000
If growth is on target, why is inflation so low?
Match ID: 55 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 67 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
The hidden cost of Chinese loans
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:12:33 +0000
Governments that borrow from China must pay more to borrow from others
Match ID: 56 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 74 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
How China will strike back at Trump
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:45:27 +0000
Xi Jinping has set out his tariff red lines. What if America crosses them?
Match ID: 57 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 78 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Russia’s plunging currency spells trouble for its war effort
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:44:25 +0000
Supplies from China are about to become more expensive
Match ID: 58 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 78 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Is China really a nation of slackers?
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:54:55 +0000
A new survey raises the question
Match ID: 59 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 88 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Vladimir Putin is in a painful economic bind
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:53:16 +0000
Russia’s reliance on China is becoming a problem
Match ID: 60 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 91 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
The biggest losers from Trumponomics
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:39:40 +0000
America’s president-elect wants to reshape trade, capital and labour flows
Match ID: 61 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 95 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Why China needs to fill its empty homes
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:03:24 +0000
The country’s economy is broken. A recovery requires a healthier property market
Match ID: 62 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 109 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:05:00 GMT
Match ID: 63 Score: 5.71 source: www.marketwatch.com age: 129 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan
China’s property crisis claims more victims: companies
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:25:56 +0000
Unsold homes are contributing to a balance-sheet recession
Match ID: 64 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 130 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
At last, China pulls the trigger on a bold stimulus package
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:22:31 +0000
“Buy everything,” says an American hedge fund
Match ID: 65 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 143 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China’s central bank tries to save the economy—and the stockmarket
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:19:59 +0000
But it will need more help from the government
Match ID: 66 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 146 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
How China’s communists fell in love with privatisation
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 15:33:09 +0000
Even though they are not very good at it
Match ID: 67 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 155 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China’s government is surprisingly redistributive
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:00:52 +0000
That is despite a stingy tax-and-transfer system
Match ID: 68 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 158 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China is suffering from a crisis of confidence
Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:53:31 +0000
Can anything perk up its economy?
Match ID: 69 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 165 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Can Japan’s zombie bond market be brought back to life?
Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:59:36 +0000
Ueda Kazuo begins on a dangerous mission
Match ID: 70 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 172 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan
What is behind China’s perplexing bond-market intervention?
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:19:41 +0000
The central bank seems to think the government’s debt is too popular
Match ID: 71 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 187 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Why Japanese stocks are on a rollercoaster ride
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:24:53 +0000
Volatility in global markets continues
Match ID: 72 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 195 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan
Why Japanese markets have plummeted
Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:21:56 +0000
The global rout continues, with the Topix experiencing its worst day since 1987
Match ID: 73 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 196 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan
Why fear is sweeping markets everywhere
Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:41:12 +0000
American and Japanese indices have taken a battering. So have banks and gold
Match ID: 74 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 199 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan
China’s last boomtowns show rapid growth is still possible
Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:09:53 +0000
All it takes is for the state to work with the market
Match ID: 75 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 202 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/18/2024
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:00:38 +0000
Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): Today, the CFT crew assisted the ISS crew with a few payload activities and completed Onboard Training for Backup Flight Control Proficiency. Payloads: Electro-static Levitation Furnace (ELF): The ELF cartridge holder containing the latest melted sample was removed and replaced with a new sample holder and sample. The completed …
Match ID: 76 Score: 5.71 source: www.nasa.gov age: 214 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan
Japan’s strength produces a weak yen
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:17:13 +0000
Currency meddling will prove futile
Match ID: 77 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 214 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan
China’s leaders face miserable economic-growth figures
Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:49:47 +0000
Reality intruded at the “third plenum”, intended to discuss long-term reforms
Match ID: 78 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 217 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China’s currency is not as influential as once imagined
Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:38:25 +0000
Its share of international reserves has stalled
Match ID: 79 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 249 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China is distorting its stockmarket by trying to prop it up
Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:14:09 +0000
State purchases of shares are bad enough, but other measures are far more destructive
Match ID: 80 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 252 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
China’s economic model retains a dangerous allure
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:08:43 +0000
Despite the country’s current struggles, autocrats elsewhere see a lot to admire
Match ID: 81 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 259 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china
Xi Jinping’s surprising new source of economic advice
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:06:54 +0000
What China’s leader may learn from a pair of reform-minded academics
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The property firm that could break China’s back
Thu, 16 May 2024 10:04:20 +0000
If Vanke collapses, so might confidence in the state’s management of the economy
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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
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Could America and its allies club together to weaken the dollar?
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:58:40 +0000
China would not be happy
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What would get China’s consumers spending?
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:57:49 +0000
Clues from a grocer in a fourth-tier city
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What Xi Jinping gets wrong about China’s economy
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:57:57 +0000
Despite his protestations, the country does have an overcapacity problem
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Japan will struggle to rescue its plummeting currency
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:00:14 +0000
Expensive government intervention looks likely to provide only brief respite
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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
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Can the IMF solve the poor world’s debt crisis?
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:05:21 +0000
The fund will freeze out China if that is what it takes to offer relief
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Narendra Modi is struggling to boost Indian growth
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:20:10 +0000
Tax cuts may lift short-term output, but deeper reform is required
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NASA Scientists, Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:25:23 +0000
President Biden has named 19 researchers who contribute to NASA’s mission as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). These recipients are among nearly 400 federally funded researchers receiving the honor. Established in 1996 by the National Science and Technology Council, the PECASE Award is the highest honor given by […]
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Manmohan Singh was India’s economic freedom fighter
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:47:46 +0000
India’s most consequential finance minister, who later became PM, has died aged 92
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India is undergoing an astonishing stockmarket revolution
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:12:08 +0000
Small investors, rejoice—and beware
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Can markets reduce pollution in India?
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:55:05 +0000
An experiment in Gujarat yields impressive results
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India’s economic policy will not make it rich
Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:58:55 +0000
A new World Bank report takes aim at emerging-market growth plans
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Indian state capitalism looks to be in trouble
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:59:48 +0000
A weakened Narendra Modi is bad news for investors in government-controlled firms
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Foreign investors are rejecting Indian stocks
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:05:08 +0000
A roaring economy is not enough to entice them
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Hedge funds make billions as India’s options market goes ballistic
Thu, 02 May 2024 10:14:54 +0000
The country’s retail investors are doing less well
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Will services make the world rich?
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 20:51:25 +0000
American fried chicken can now be served from the Philippines
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The World Bank is struggling to serve all 78 poor countries
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:16:45 +0000
Bangladesh and Niger are very different places
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Best Theraguns and Therabody Tools, Tested and Reviewed (2025)
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:02:00 +0000
Here’s our guide to the best Theraguns and Therabody gadgets to enhance your recovery routine, alleviate muscle pain, and boost your overall wellness.
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17 Best Air Purifiers (2025): Coway, AirDoctor, IQAir
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:03:00 +0000
Protect your home against dust, pets, allergies, and more with air purifiers tested firsthand by WIRED.
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Spin Class Gear to Level Up Your Ride, WIRED-Tested (2025)
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:02:00 +0000
Spin class is intimidating, but your gear shouldn't be. Clip in and conquer your next session with these WIRED-approved picks.
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From Swipe to Sweat: How Athletic Clubs Replaced Dating Apps
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Post-pandemic, fitness clubs have emerged as the best place to find romance IRL. No profile required.
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Novak Djokovic laments ‘favouritism’ towards Jannik Sinner over doping ban
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 23:16:42 GMT
- Serb says anti-doping system ‘inconsistent’ and ‘unfair’
- Liam Broady feels convenience of the ban is ‘interesting’
Novak Djokovic has claimed the majority of players believe Jannik Sinner was shown “favouritism” with his three-month doping ban.
Sinner reached a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) over two positive drug tests in March last year. Sinner’s explanation that he was inadvertently contaminated with the banned substance clostebol by his physio was accepted by Wada, but the agency added that “the athlete bears responsibility for the entourage’s negligence”.
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Top 10 Best PLR(Private Label Rights) Websites | Which One You Should Join in 2022?
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 13:36:00 +0000
Content creation is one of the biggest struggles for many marketers and business owners. It often requires both time and financial resources, especially if you plan to hire a writer.
Today, we have a fantastic opportunity to use other people's products by purchasing Private Label Rights.
To find a good PLR website, first, determine the type of products you want to acquire. One way to do this is to choose among membership sites or PLR product stores. Following are 10 great sites that offer products in both categories.
What are PLR websites?
Private Label Rights (PLR) products are digital products that can be in the form of an ebook, software, online course videos, value-packed articles, etc. You can use these products with some adjustments to sell as your own under your own brand and keep all the money and profit yourself without wasting your time on product creation.
The truth is that locating the best website for PLR materials can be a time-consuming and expensive exercise. That’s why we have researched, analyzed, and ranked the best 10 websites:1. PLR.me
PLR.me is of the best places to get PLR content in 2021-2022. It offers a content marketing system that comes with courses, brandable tools, and more. It is the most trusted PLR website, among other PLR sites. The PLR.me platform features smart digital caching PLR tools for health and wellness professionals. The PLR.me platform, which was built on advanced caching technology, has been well-received by big brands such as Toronto Sun and Entrepreneur. The best thing about this website is its content marketing automation tools.
Pricing
- Pay-as-you-go Plan – $22
- 100 Monthly Plan – $99/month
- 400 Annual Plan – $379/year
- 800 Annual Plan – $579/year
- 2500 Annual Plan – $990/year
Pros
- Access over 15,940+ ready-to-use PLR coaching resources.
- Content marketing and sliding tools are provided by the site.
- You can create courses, products, webinars, emails, and nearly anything else you can dream of.
- You can cancel your subscription anytime.
Cons
- Compared to other top PLR sites, this one is a bit more expensive.
2. InDigitalWorks
InDigitalWorks is a leading private label rights membership website established in 2008. As of now, it has more than 100,000 members from around the globe have joined the platform. The site offers thousands of ready-to-be-sold digital products for online businesses in every single niche possible. InDigitalWorks features hundreds of electronic books, software applications, templates, graphics, videos that you can sell right away.
Pricing:
- 3 Months Plan – $39
- 1 Year Plan – $69
- Lifetime Plan – $79
Pros
- IndigitalWorks promotes new authors by providing them with 200 free products for download.
- Largest and most reputable private label rights membership site.
- 20000+ digital products
- 137 training videos provided by experts to help beginners set up and grow their online presence for free.
- 10 GB of web hosting will be available on a reliable server.
Cons
- Fewer people are experiencing the frustration of not getting the help they need.
3. BuyQualityPLR
BuyQualityPLR’s website is a Top PLR of 2021-2022! It's a source for major Internet Marketing Products and Resources. Whether you’re an Affiliate Marketer, Product Creator, Course Seller, BuyQualityPLR can assist you in the right direction. You will find several eBooks and digital products related to the Health and Fitness niche, along with a series of Security-based products. If you search for digital products, Resell Rights Products, Private Label Rights Products, or Internet Marketing Products, BuyQualityPLR is among the best websites for your needs.
Pricing
- Free PLR articles packs, ebooks, and other digital products are available
- Price ranges from 3.99$ to 99.9$
Pros
- Everything on this site is written by professionals
- The quick download features available
- Doesn't provide membership.
- Offers thousand of PLR content in many niches
- Valuable courses available
Cons
- You can't buy all content because it doesn't provide membership
4. IDPLR
The IDPLR website has helped thousands of internet marketers since 2008. This website follows a membership approach and allows you to gain access to thousands of PLR products in different niches. The best thing about this site is the quality of the products, which is extremely impressive.
This is the best PLR website of 2021-2022, offering over 200k+ high-quality articles. It also gives you graphics, templates, ebooks, and audio.
Pricing
- 3 Months ACCESS: $39
- 1 YEAR ACCESS: $69
- LIFETIME ACCESS: $79
Pros
- You will have access to over 12,590 PLR products.
- You will get access to training tutorials and Courses in a Gold membership.
- 10 GB of web hosting will be available on a reliable server.
- You will receive 3D eCover Software
- It offers an unlimited download limit
- Most important, you will get a 30 day money-back guarantee
Cons:
- A few products are available for free membership.
5. PLRMines
PLRmines is a leading digital product library for private label rights products. The site provides useful information on products that you can use to grow your business, as well as licenses for reselling the content. You can either purchase a membership or get access through a free trial, and you can find unlimited high-quality resources via the site's paid or free membership. Overall, the site is an excellent resource for finding outstanding private label rights content.
Pricing
Pros
- 4000+ ebooks from top categories
- Members have access to more than 660 instructional videos covering all kinds of topics in a membership area.
- You will receive outstanding graphics that are ready to use.
- They also offer a variety of helpful resources and tools, such as PLR blogs, WordPress themes, and plugins
Cons
- The free membership won't give you much value.
6. Super-Resell
Super-Resell is another remarkable provider of PLR material. The platform was established in 2009 and offers valuable PLR content to users. Currently, the platform offers standard lifetime memberships and monthly plans at an affordable price. Interested users can purchase up to 10,000 products with digital rights or rights of re-sale. Super-Resell offers a wide range of products such as readymade websites, article packs, videos, ebooks, software, templates, and graphics, etc.
Pricing
- 6 Months Membership: $49.90
- Lifetime membership: $129
Pros
- It offers you products that come with sales pages and those without sales pages.
- You'll find thousands of digital products that will help your business grow.
- Daily News update
Cons
- The company has set up an automatic renewal system. This can result in costs for you even though you are not using the service.
7. Unstoppable PLR
UnStoppablePLR was launched in 2006 by Aurelius Tjin, an internet marketer. Over the last 15 years, UnStoppablePLR has provided massive value to users by offering high-quality PLR content. The site is one of the best PLR sites because of its affordability and flexibility.
Pricing
Pros
- You’ll get 30 PLR articles in various niches for free.
- 100% money-back guarantee.
- Members get access to community
- It gives you access to professionally designed graphics and much more.
Cons
- People often complain that not enough PLR products are released each month.
8. Resell Rights Weekly
Resell Rights Weekly, a private label rights (PLR) website, provides exceptional PLR content. It is among the top free PLR websites that provide free membership. You will get 728+ PLR products completely free and new products every single week. The Resell Rights Weekly gives you free instant access to all products and downloads the ones you require.
Pricing
- Gold Membership: $19.95/Month
Pros
- Lots of products available free of cost
- Free access to the members forum
Cons
- The prices for the products at this PLR site are very low quality compared to other websites that sell the same items.
9. MasterResellRights
MasterResellRights was established in 2006, and it has helped many successful entrepreneurs. Once you join MasterResellRights, you will get access to more than 10,000 products and services from other members. It is one of the top PLR sites that provide high-quality PLR products to members across the globe. You will be able to access a lot of other membership privileges at no extra price. The website also provides PLR, MRR, and RR license products.
Pricing
⦁ One Month Membership: $19.97
⦁ Three Month Membership: $47.00
Pros
⦁ Access more than 10,000 high-quality, PLR articles in different niches.
⦁ Get daily fresh new updates
⦁ Users get 8 GB of hosting space
⦁ You can pay using PayPal
Cons
⦁ Only members have access to the features of this site.
10. BigProductStore
BigProductStore is a popular private label rights website that offers tens of thousands of digital products. These include software, videos, video courses, eBooks, and many others that you can resell, use as you want, or sell and keep 100% of the profit.
The PLR website updates its product list daily. It currently offers over 10,000 products.
The site offers original content for almost every niche and when you register as a member, you can access the exclusive products section where you can download a variety of high-quality, unique, and exclusive products.
Pricing
- Monthly Plan: $19.90/Month 27% off
- One-Time-Payment: $98.50 50% off
- Monthly Ultimate: $29.90/Month 36% off
- One-Time-Payment Ultimate: $198.50 50% off
Pros
- You can use PLR products to generate profits, give them as bonuses for your affiliate promotion campaign, or rebrand them and create new unique products.
- Lifetime memberships for PLR products can save you money if you’re looking for a long-term solution to bulk goods.
- The website is updated regularly with fresh, quality content.
Cons
- Product descriptions may not provide much detail, so it can be difficult to know just what you’re downloading.
- Some product categories such as WP Themes and articles are outdated.
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He made his Greek mom a TikTok star. When she died, he kept cooking.
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:00:55 +0000
Stand-up comedian Gus Constantellis “built a shrine” to his mother on social media. Now he wants to cement her legacy in recipes.
Match ID: 0 Score: 50.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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Rachel Roddy’s recipe for hazelnut and mushroom ragu with pasta | A kitchen in Rome
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:00:35 GMT
Its origins may be a mystery, but what is certain is that this luxuriant alternative to meat ragu is totally delicious
“Antica e desueta [archaic and forgotten] is a beguiling introduction to a recipe,” I said to my friend, the cook and writer Stefano Arturi, when we talked on the phone the other week. He laughed, noting that those words in relation to recipes made him both curious and, because of their foggy closeness to mythologising, suspicious.
It was his recipe for hazelnut ragu that started it all, sending us down more or less the same paths in books and online, where we met more of the same thing: fabulously contradictory stories in which ragu made from hazelnuts was an ancient Piedmontese dish of great beauty born out of economy and hardship, and also “forgotten”, which justifies the lack of any evidence as to where it actually came from. Yet also, a breezy, contemporary dish that, like so many modern dishes, was scorned by those faithful to more traditional (ancient, authentic) versions. There were other claims, too, such as “This is the authentic recipe” and “This is an improvisational dish: do as you wish”. In short, a big tangle, which makes for entertaining reading. Although maybe not for those of the opinion that recipe writers should stop the self-indulgent introductions and get straight to the recipe – which is what we did.
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10 egg-free recipes for omelets, brownies and more
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 21:00:33 +0000
If you're trying to avoid or conserve eggs with avian flu increasing the price of a carton, take a look at these sweet and savory recipes.
Match ID: 2 Score: 50.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 1 day
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Irish figures show €6bn drop in trade with Great Britain
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:29:45 GMT
Value of imports and exports is now about €32bn, with chemical sector among those hit by Brexit red tape
Trade between Great Britain and Ireland dropped more than €6bn in 2024 as post-Brexit frictions hit shipments across the Irish Sea.
The value of imports and exports between the nations fell to about €32bn last year, down from €38bn in 2023, according to Ireland’s Central Statistics Office.
This article was amended on Tuesday 18 February 2025 to clarify that the UK remains Ireland’s biggest trading partner in Europe, rather than globally.
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Rukmini Iyer’s quick easy recipe for baked trout with beetroot, lentil and pomegranate salad | Quick and easy
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:00:37 GMT
Two meals in one: a bright, enticing salad and a substantial fish dinner
An easy dinner packed with colourful plants and leaves. You could make a batch of the salad by itself for lunchboxes, but the trout elevates it to a filling dinner for two. You can, of course, use your preferred fish: any thick fillets, such as cod, pollack or haddock, would work well here. And if you don’t have pumpkin seeds, substitute breadcrumbs or any type of nut.
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Gourmia All-in-One Pizza Oven and Air Fryer Review: Hot Air
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:33:00 +0000
This 800-degree countertop pizza oven nails crust but can’t air fry or toast bagels well enough to be your everything.
Match ID: 5 Score: 30.00 source: www.wired.com age: 0 days
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Weatherwatch: Cyclone Zelia brings 130mph winds to north-west Australia
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:37:42 GMT
Tropical cyclone first to make landfall this year, while a winter storm causes extreme cold across north-eastern US
Cyclone Zelia became the first tropical cyclone to make landfall in 2025, hitting north-west Australia on Valentine’s Day as a category 4 system. It brought damaging winds of 130mph and heavy rainfall, with 440mm of rain falling in two days. Prior to landfall, Zelia affected southern Indonesia, including Bali, with winds of more than 45mph. The storm weakened into a tropical low by Saturday, but continued to cause widespread flooding, particularly near the Pilbara rivers and the Great Sandy Desert.
Zelia intensified rapidly because of the record-warm Indian Ocean temperatures, which were 1-2C above the seasonal average, providing increased energy and moisture to fuel the storm. While Port Hedland in Western Australia had minimal damage, nearby areas like Pilbara and Marble Bar faced flooding and fallen trees. The Great Northern Highway remains closed, disrupting food supplies and leaving supermarket shelves empty. The tropical low is now tracking southwards, with rainfall becoming patchier and lighter.
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‘Biologists were not part of the crime food chain’: why Ecuador’s scientists are facing violence, threats and kidnapping
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:00:30 GMT
Despite government efforts, armed groups control many remote areas. Now researchers are caught in the crosshairs
Raul*, a biologist from Quito, has been leading conservation projects in the Chocó rainforest in north-east Ecuador for more than 20 years. It has not been easy, he says, recalling the threats he has received over the years for reporting illegal hunters and loggers in reserves, but he never considered giving up.
Last year, however, tensions in the area escalated after violence soared on the country’s coast. Accounts of almost daily killings in the cities of Esmeraldas and Guayaquil emerged as gangs appeared to fight over territory, while forced recruitment in rural areas increased, as did extortions, known locally as vacunas, or vaccines.
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Falling for Alassio – the rebirth of an Italian resort
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 07:00:28 GMT
The former fishing village on the Ligurian coast was once a favourite with the wealthy British set. Now instead of tennis and tea parties, it offers scenic treks and seafood feasts in glorious spring sunshine
‘Why don’t the inglesi come here any more?” The question was asked by a customer at Caffè Roma in the seaside town of Alassio, whose pre-second world war British population could reach 5,000.
There are several reasons, I think. From the late 19th century, wealthy Britons would arrive in October to escape the winter cold, stay until May, and then head home before the torrid Italian summer. These days, British people with that kind of wealth probably winter between Zermatt and the Caribbean. But neither has Alassio great appeal to more ordinary Britons wanting a summer holiday: August temperatures can hit the high 30s, crowds and prices surge and, as in so many Italian resorts, the sands are taken over by beach concessions from Easter to September.
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Young, old, refugees and returnees: thousands fleeing violence cross border into South Sudan
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 06:00:30 GMT
Makeshift hospitals and informal settlements deal with daily influx of those escaping the war in neighbouring Sudan
- Photographs by Diego Menjíbar Reynés
At the Joda border crossing between Sudan and South Sudan, movement is constant. Just 100 metres separate the two border checkpoints – on the Sudanese side, three raised flags welcome newcomers; on the South Sudanese side, a sign in Arabic and English marks the entrance to the country.
Women arrive carrying their children, with their belongings balanced on their heads. Some families bring bed frames, nightstands, food, chairs and suitcases, loading them on to carts pulled by donkeys and crossing into South Sudan to escape war in Sudan.
The entry point for refugees from Sudan to South Sudan; in the background is the border. In December, more than 5,000 people crossed this point each day
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You have to break a lot of eggs to make a Spanish tortilla. Or do you?
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:00:11 +0000
A vegan version of the classic Spanish tortilla uses two kinds of tofu to achieve a custardy texture.
Match ID: 10 Score: 30.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 1 day
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Restaurant Review: L&L Hawaiian Barbecue Brings New Yorkers the Plate Lunch
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
The Honolulu-based franchise specializes in simple meals that stick to the ribs.
Match ID: 11 Score: 30.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 1 day
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Does Chocolate Go Bad? How to Store It, Freeze it, and Ship It
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 13:36:00 +0000
Chocolate is precious. Here’s how to keep its flavors tasting fresh.
Match ID: 12 Score: 30.00 source: www.wired.com age: 2 days
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‘Slightly plasticky … would avoid’: the best (and worst) supermarket spinach and ricotta tortelloni
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 10:00:33 GMT
Whose tortelloni are pillows of pasta perfection, and whose taste like postage stamps? Our quick-cook columnist has the answers …
• The best food processors and mixers – chosen by chefs
Shop-bought ravioli and tortelloni are staples in my kitchen – I’ve even been known (with some chutzpah) to serve bowls of the stuff to friends, including well-known food writers, albeit improved with brown butter, crisp sage and hazelnuts, or in my signature ravioli lasagne.
In an ideal packet, I’m looking for a well-seasoned filling, nice and light from the ricotta, and not too processed or stodgy in texture. Similarly, the pasta shouldn’t taste plasticky; the closer it is to homemade, the better.
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Extreme weather expected to cause food price volatility in 2025 after cost of cocoa and coffee doubles
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 08:39:20 GMT
Trend towards more extreme-weather events will continue to hit crop yields and create price spikes, Inverto says
Extreme weather events are expected to lead to volatile food prices throughout 2025, supply chain analysts have said, after cocoa and coffee prices more than doubled over the past year.
In an apparent confirmation of warnings that climate breakdown could lead to food shortages, research by the consultancy Inverto found steep rises in the prices of a number of food commodities in the year to January that correlated with unexpected weather.
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Sentia Spirits Review: A Light Buzz Without the Alcohol
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:39:00 +0000
We had bartenders try a “GABA-enhancing” drink called Sentia to see if it mimicked the nicest parts of drinking alcohol without the hangover.
Match ID: 15 Score: 21.43 source: www.wired.com age: 4 days
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My Most Compatible Matches According to Hinge
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Viktoria & Harry, you are a perfect match. Viktoria, you put food in your mouth, chew it, and swallow. Harry also puts food in his mouth, chews it, and swallows.
Match ID: 16 Score: 21.43 source: www.newyorker.com age: 4 days
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Sign up for the Feast newsletter: our free Guardian food email
Tue, 09 Jul 2019 08:19:21 GMT
A weekly email from Yotam Ottolenghi, Meera Sodha, Felicity Cloake and Rachel Roddy, featuring the latest recipes and seasonal eating ideas
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.
Sign up below to start receiving the best of our culinary journalism in one mouth-watering weekly email.
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“You Don’t Own Gaza, Donald Trump”: Palestinians Vow to Remain and Rebuild
Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:20:00 +0000
Palestinians from Gaza responded with outrage to Trump’s proposal to expel them from their homes.
The post “You Don’t Own Gaza, Donald Trump”: Palestinians Vow to Remain and Rebuild appeared first on The Intercept.
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Global HIV Care Thrown Into Chaos by Trump: “I Will Be Sick and Maybe Die”
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:56:06 +0000
In South Africa, a 36-year-old living with HIV since childhood fears she will lose access to treatment due to Trump’s policy.
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Marco Rubio’s USAID “Humanitarian Waiver” Isn’t Helping Restart Lifesaving Programs
Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:51:23 +0000
After plunging USAID and its network of contractors into chaos, communications breakdowns and bureaucratic snafus leave projects stalled.
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/18/2024
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 16:00:38 +0000
Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): Today, the CFT crew assisted the ISS crew with a few payload activities and completed Onboard Training for Backup Flight Control Proficiency. Payloads: Electro-static Levitation Furnace (ELF): The ELF cartridge holder containing the latest melted sample was removed and replaced with a new sample holder and sample. The completed …
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/17/2024
Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:00:39 +0000
Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): Today, the CFT crew assisted the ISS crew by completing the ongoing Plant Water Management 6 (PWM-6) activities. Payloads: Plant Ultraviolet-B (Plant UV-B): A laptop was connected and setup in preparation for future Plant UV-B operations. More information on this experiment can be found here. Plant Water Management 6 …
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/16/2024
Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:00:17 +0000
Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): Today, the CFT crew assisted the ISS crew by completing a Waste Hygiene Compartment (WHC) Filter Removal & Replacement (R&R), and completing various hydroponic flow tests with Plant Water Management 6 (PWM-6) hardware. Payloads: Lumina: The crew power-cycled the Lumina hardware, and transferred the science data to a Station …
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/15/2024
Mon, 15 Jul 2024 16:00:09 +0000
Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): Today, the CFT crew assisted the ISS crew by performing a USOS food audit and continuing to complete different payload activities. Payloads: Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR): Fuel Oxidizer Management Assembly (FOMA) Calibration was performed. The upper rack doors were opened, the bottle valves were closed, the pressure in the …
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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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Family of British couple detained in Iran seek their return
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:46:15 +0000
Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both in their 50s, were traveling the world by motorcycle. Iranian state media said two Britons were accused of “security crimes.”
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Chiltern Firehouse luxury hotel blaze caused by falling wood from pizza oven
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:20:04 GMT
Fire broke out on Valentine’s Day, partially destroying London venue that had been due to host Bafta party
A fire that tore through a luxury London hotel popular with celebrities was caused by wood falling from a pizza oven.
The Chiltern Firehouse, which had been due to host a post-Bafta film awards party on Sunday evening, was partially destroyed by the fire on Friday
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Thrill-seeking made me feel alive – until the day I hurtled down a volcano on a mountain bike | Gary Nunn
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 08:00:29 GMT
My bungee-jumping and skydiving days are over because I can’t shake the visceral memory of learning that I’m not invincible
I’d just completed the spectacular four-day Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchu and, drunk on nature, was feeling dangerously invincible. Fresh Peruvian air still rejuvenated my lungs and the brain fog induced by my daily smartphone addiction hadn’t yet crept back in.
The disastrous events that followed began once I turned my phone back on. Responding to a Twitter solicitation for Peru recommendations, a man I’d never met posted: “Go mountain biking down a volcano in Arequipa!”
Gary Nunn is a freelance journalist and author
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Falling for Alassio – the rebirth of an Italian resort
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 07:00:28 GMT
The former fishing village on the Ligurian coast was once a favourite with the wealthy British set. Now instead of tennis and tea parties, it offers scenic treks and seafood feasts in glorious spring sunshine
‘Why don’t the inglesi come here any more?” The question was asked by a customer at Caffè Roma in the seaside town of Alassio, whose pre-second world war British population could reach 5,000.
There are several reasons, I think. From the late 19th century, wealthy Britons would arrive in October to escape the winter cold, stay until May, and then head home before the torrid Italian summer. These days, British people with that kind of wealth probably winter between Zermatt and the Caribbean. But neither has Alassio great appeal to more ordinary Britons wanting a summer holiday: August temperatures can hit the high 30s, crowds and prices surge and, as in so many Italian resorts, the sands are taken over by beach concessions from Easter to September.
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U.S. and Russian officials to discuss how to end Ukraine war
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 23:18:02 +0000
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Michael Waltz and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff are expected to travel to Riyadh for early-stage talks.
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‘There has been an awakening’: ancient sects on the rise in Modi’s India
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 09:00:05 GMT
Some 400 million devotees will attend this year’s Kumbh Mela festival. Pilgrims and politicians explain why it’s bigger than ever
They sat quietly together on the banks of the Ganges river, heads bowed in sombre meditation. Some men were naked, their bodies smeared grey with ash. Others had a simple saffron cloth tied around their waist. Nearby, barbers balanced on their haunches, shaving the head of each man clean with a flick of their knives, save for a small strand at the back.
This ceremony, in which millions of pilgrims seek to cleanse their sins to break the cycle of reincarnation has been taking place at the Kumbh Mela festival for centuries. It is mandatory for thousands of sadhus – Hindu holy men who live an austere life of strict spiritual discipline. Among the most sacred events in the Hindu calendar, the festival occurs every 12 years across four sacred locations in India where it is believed the Hindu god Vishnu once spilled drops of the nectar of immortality.
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At least 18 people die in crowd crush at Delhi railway station
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 05:11:44 GMT
Rush broke out as travellers scrambled to board trains in India’s capital to go to world’s largest religious gathering
At least 18 people have died in a crush at a railway station in India’s capital when surging crowds scrambled to catch trains to the world’s largest religious gathering, officials have said.
The Kumbh Mela attracts tens of millions of Hindu faithful every 12 years to the northern city of Prayagraj, and has a history of crowd-related disasters – including one last month, when at least 30 people died in another crush at the holy confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers.
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NASA Sets Coverage of Firefly’s First Robotic Commercial Moon Landing
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 19:01:19 +0000
With a suite of NASA science and technology on board, Firefly Aerospace is targeting no earlier than 3:45 a.m. EST on Sunday, March 2, to land the Blue Ghost lunar lander on the Moon. Blue Ghost is slated to touch down near Mare Crisium, a plain in the northeast quadrant on the near side of […]
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Trump’s EPA Kills Grant to Climate Nonprofit Over Its Support for Palestine
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:31:52 +0000
In a tweet announcing his attack on the Climate Justice Alliance, EPA head Lee Zeldin linked it to the group’s protected speech about Palestine.
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“You Don’t Own Gaza, Donald Trump”: Palestinians Vow to Remain and Rebuild
Sat, 08 Feb 2025 11:20:00 +0000
Palestinians from Gaza responded with outrage to Trump’s proposal to expel them from their homes.
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Global HIV Care Thrown Into Chaos by Trump: “I Will Be Sick and Maybe Die”
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:56:06 +0000
In South Africa, a 36-year-old living with HIV since childhood fears she will lose access to treatment due to Trump’s policy.
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60 days in bed for science
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:30:00 +0100
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A group of volunteers is spending two months lying in bed—with their feet up and one shoulder always touching the mattress—even while eating, showering, and using the toilet. But why? This extreme bedrest study is helping scientists understand how space travel affects the human body and how to keep astronauts healthy on long missions.
Microgravity causes muscle and bone loss, fluid shifts, and other physiological changes similar to those experienced by bedridden patients on Earth. By studying volunteers here on Earth, researchers can develop better countermeasures for astronauts and even improve treatments for medical conditions like osteoporosis.
In this study, participants are divided into three groups: one stays in bed with no exercise, another cycles in bed to mimic astronaut workouts, and a third cycles while being spun in a centrifuge to simulate artificial gravity. Scientists hope artificial gravity could become a key tool in protecting astronauts during deep-space missions.
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Endangered frog dads travel 7,000 miles to 'give birth'
Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:51:00 GMT
Male frogs carrying tadpoles made an incredible journey to the UK by boat, plane, and car.
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Future of space travel: Could robots really replace human astronauts?
Tue, 31 Dec 2024 01:46:51 GMT
Advances in technology raise questions about the need to send people to space - and the risks and cost
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Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:21:58 GMT
From biking adventures to city breaks, get inspiration for your next break – whether in the UK or further afield – with twice-weekly emails from the Guardian’s travel editors. You’ll also receive handpicked offers from Guardian Holidays.
From biking adventures to city breaks, get inspiration for your next break – whether in the UK or further afield – with twice-weekly emails from the Guardian’s travel editors.
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The 25 Best Movies on Apple TV+ Right Now (February 2025)
Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:00:00 +0000
Fly Me to the Moon, The Gorge, and Blitz are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Apple TV+ this month.
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The 25 Best Shows on Amazon Prime Right Now (February 2025)
Sat, 15 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000
Invincible, The Rig, and Fallout are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.
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Girls on Wire review – Chinese behind-the-scenes stunt drama is a spectacle
Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:30:38 GMT
A stunt double who plays roof-bouncing ninjas before the lead steps in for the closeup is stuck in a family/mob triangle in Vivian Qu’s occasionally silly thriller
Vivian Qu is the Chinese film-maker who has directed three features and also produced the noir drama Black Coal, Thin Ice which in 2014 won Berlin’s Golden Bear. Now she brings this crime melodrama to Berlin, an engaging if tonally uncertain high-wire adventure that satirises China’s hopeless addiction to gangster capitalism. It is also acidly unsentimental about the bread-and-circuses escapism of the country’s booming film and TV industry with all its period-costume wuxia nostalgia. It’s an appealing film, though it contains some strangely broad comedy and is also, in a couple of violent moments, a bit naive about exactly how easy it is for a young woman physically to fight off a big strong guy.
Above all, Qu gives us a rather amazing set-piece scene on the set of a wire-fu action movie, a scene that feels real in a way that the rest of the film really doesn’t, for all that it is watchable. Fang Di (Wen Qi) is a tough woman employed as a stunt double on a movie set, playing the black clad, sword-wielding ninja bouncing over terracotta rooftops and whizzing through the air in long shot. For the closeup, the preening star in the same outfit steps in while Fang Di staggers over to get a coffee at the craft table. The work is exhausting and dangerous and Fang Di is doing it to pay off her family debts to mob matriarch Madame Wang.
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The Manic Brilliance of “Breakfast of Champions”
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 21:39:11 +0000
Scorned by critics on its release, in 1999, Alan Rudolph’s Kurt Vonnegut adaptation now emerges as an inspired comic extravaganza, whose very originality was its undoing.
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10 Years After ‘Stucky,’ “Captain America: Brave New World” Signals a Big Shift in Marvel Fandom
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000
Spurned fanfic shippers, political protests, and a Black superhero long sidelined by fans and Marvel alike: What the release of Captain America: Brave New World says about the MCU in 2025.
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Sols 4452-4453: Keeping Warm and Keeping Busy
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 07:34:40 +0000
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025 I woke up this morning to my weather app telling me it felt like minus 15° C (5°F) outside. On days like this, it can take me a little longer to get myself up and out into the world. Curiosity has a similar problem — as we head […]
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A Glow of Discovery in the Chill of Sundance
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Three new films stand out at a festival in search of a new home.
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Most Frequently Asked Questions About NFTs(Non-Fungible Tokens)
Sun, 06 Feb 2022 10:04:00 +0000
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the most popular digital assets today, capturing the attention of cryptocurrency investors, whales and people from around the world. People find it amazing that some users spend thousands or millions of dollars on a single NFT-based image of a monkey or other token, but you can simply take a screenshot for free. So here we share some freuently asked question about NFTs.
1) What is an NFT?
NFT stands for non-fungible token, which is a cryptographic token on a blockchain with unique identification codes that distinguish it from other tokens. NFTs are unique and not interchangeable, which means no two NFTs are the same. NFTs can be a unique artwork, GIF, Images, videos, Audio album. in-game items, collectibles etc.
2) What is Blockchain?
A blockchain is a distributed digital ledger that allows for the secure storage of data. By recording any kind of information—such as bank account transactions, the ownership of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), or Decentralized Finance (DeFi) smart contracts—in one place, and distributing it to many different computers, blockchains ensure that data can’t be manipulated without everyone in the system being aware.
3) What makes an NFT valuable?
The value of an NFT comes from its ability to be traded freely and securely on the blockchain, which is not possible with other current digital ownership solutionsThe NFT points to its location on the blockchain, but doesn’t necessarily contain the digital property. For example, if you replace one bitcoin with another, you will still have the same thing. If you buy a non-fungible item, such as a movie ticket, it is impossible to replace it with any other movie ticket because each ticket is unique to a specific time and place.
4) How do NFTs work?
One of the unique characteristics of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is that they can be tokenised to create a digital certificate of ownership that can be bought, sold and traded on the blockchain.
As with crypto-currency, records of who owns what are stored on a ledger that is maintained by thousands of computers around the world. These records can’t be forged because the whole system operates on an open-source network.
NFTs also contain smart contracts—small computer programs that run on the blockchain—that give the artist, for example, a cut of any future sale of the token.
5) What’s the connection between NFTs and cryptocurrency?
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) aren't cryptocurrencies, but they do use blockchain technology. Many NFTs are based on Ethereum, where the blockchain serves as a ledger for all the transactions related to said NFT and the properties it represents.5) How to make an NFT?
Anyone can create an NFT. All you need is a digital wallet, some ethereum tokens and a connection to an NFT marketplace where you’ll be able to upload and sell your creations
6) How to validate the authencity of an NFT?
When you purchase a stock in NFT, that purchase is recorded on the blockchain—the bitcoin ledger of transactions—and that entry acts as your proof of ownership.
7) How is an NFT valued? What are the most expensive NFTs?
The value of an NFT varies a lot based on the digital asset up for grabs. People use NFTs to trade and sell digital art, so when creating an NFT, you should consider the popularity of your digital artwork along with historical statistics.
In the year 2021, a digital artist called Pak created an artwork called The Merge. It was sold on the Nifty Gateway NFT market for $91.8 million.
8) Can NFTs be used as an investment?
Non-fungible tokens can be used in investment opportunities. One can purchase an NFT and resell it at a profit. Certain NFT marketplaces let sellers of NFTs keep a percentage of the profits from sales of the assets they create.
9) Will NFTs be the future of art and collectibles?
Many people want to buy NFTs because it lets them support the arts and own something cool from their favorite musicians, brands, and celebrities. NFTs also give artists an opportunity to program in continual royalties if someone buys their work. Galleries see this as a way to reach new buyers interested in art.
10) How do we buy an NFTs?
There are many places to buy digital assets, like opensea and their policies vary. On top shot, for instance, you sign up for a waitlist that can be thousands of people long. When a digital asset goes on sale, you are occasionally chosen to purchase it.
11) Can i mint NFT for free?
To mint an NFT token, you must pay some amount of gas fee to process the transaction on the Etherum blockchain, but you can mint your NFT on a different blockchain called Polygon to avoid paying gas fees. This option is available on OpenSea and this simply denotes that your NFT will only be able to trade using Polygon's blockchain and not Etherum's blockchain. Mintable allows you to mint NFTs for free without paying any gas fees.
12) Do i own an NFT if i screenshot it?
The answer is no. Non-Fungible Tokens are minted on the blockchain using cryptocurrencies such as Etherum, Solana, Polygon, and so on. Once a Non-Fungible Token is minted, the transaction is recorded on the blockchain and the contract or license is awarded to whoever has that Non-Fungible Token in their wallet.
12) Why are people investing so much in NFT?
Non-fungible tokens have gained the hearts of people around the world, and they have given digital creators the recognition they deserve. One of the remarkable things about non-fungible tokens is that you can take a screenshot of one, but you don’t own it. This is because when a non-fungible token is created, then the transaction is stored on the blockchain, and the license or contract to hold such a token is awarded to the person owning the token in their digital wallet.
You can sell your work and creations by attaching a license to it on the blockchain, where its ownership can be transferred. This lets you get exposure without losing full ownership of your work. Some of the most successful projects include Cryptopunks, Bored Ape Yatch Club NFTs, SandBox, World of Women and so on. These NFT projects have gained popularity globally and are owned by celebrities and other successful entrepreneurs. Owning one of these NFTs gives you an automatic ticket to exclusive business meetings and life-changing connections.
Final Saying
That’s a wrap. Hope you guys found this article enlightening. I just answer some question with my limited knowledge about NFTs. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop them in the comment section below. Also I have a question for you, Is bitcoin an NFTs? let me know in The comment section below
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