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Tech Official Pushing TikTok Ban Could Reap Windfall From U.S.–China Cold War
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

From his perch on a government commission, Jacob Helberg fearmongered about TikTok in Congress. He also works for a giant defense contractor.

The post Tech Official Pushing TikTok Ban Could Reap Windfall From U.S.–China Cold War appeared first on The Intercept.


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China scraps tariffs on Australian wine
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:49:08 GMT

Prime minister Anthony Albanese says China’s duties on Australian bottled wine will come to an end from Friday

China has dropped tariffs on Australian wine, a long-awaited decision heralded by the Albanese government as validation of its “calm and consistent approach” with the superpower on a series of controversial trade disputes.

In a statement on Thursday the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, foreign minister, Penny Wong, and trade minister, Don Farrell, said they had been informed that from Friday, China’s duties on Australian bottled wine would come to an end. Australia would, in turn, discontinue its legal proceedings in the World Trade Organization, the government said.

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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus review – a stark, emotional finale from master musician
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:00:28 GMT

In his last weeks of life, the Oscar-winning composer is filmed at the piano by his son. It is an almost wordless paean to a remarkable career

Short of presenting nothing more than music and a blank screen, this documentary about the late Japanese composer-performer Ryuichi Sakamoto’s last appearances is as stark and minimal as a concert film can get. And yet it’s a work suffused with emotional tones and shades, surprisingly not all of them sad even though the subject knew at the time of filming he had mere weeks left before he’d die of cancer.

There are moments when director Neo Sora, Sakamoto’s son, turns up the lighting for the more upbeat songs and we can see the master smile, pleased with his own performance, or the composition, or … we know not what, as there is almost no dialogue, no nattering about the life. We had all that in an earlier documentary, Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda. In Opus it is the music, played by the man himself, that is completely sufficient to the moment and all that remains, with the occasional very human stumbles and missed notes. When he says he needs a break for a while, exhausted by a performance, the strain is painfully visible, audible, practically palpable.

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Why didn’t New Zealand impose sanctions on China?
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 02:02:32 GMT

New Zealand did not follow the US and UK in imposing financial restrictions after accusing Beijing of links to cyber-attacks

Politicians, journalists and critics of Beijing were among those targeted by cyber-attacks run by groups backed by China, western intelligence services said this week.

The separate cyber-attacks hit the US, UK and New Zealand – all members of the Five Eyes alliance. The network of five countries, which also includes Canada and Australia, share security related intelligence.

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China faces a ‘lost decade’ if it fails to tackle its debts, says Ray Dalio
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:09:00 GMT
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio sees China heading for a ’100-year big storm.’
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Elon Musk got special favors and access from China that could leave him exposed, report says
2024-03-27T22:42:20+00:00
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China blocks use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers
2024-03-27T19:22:56+00:00
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US pricing announced for the Polestar 4 EV; starts at $54,900
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:42:33 +0000
The midsize SUV will have up to 300 miles of range—but no rear windshield.
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The Oxford English Dictionary’s latest update adds 23 Japanese words
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:22:26 GMT

More than half of the borrowed words relate to cooking, while Kintsugi, the increasingly popular art of repairing broken pottery with gold lacquer is also included

Katsu, donburi and onigiri are among 23 Japanese words added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its latest update.

More than half of the borrowed words relate to food or cooking. Santoku, a knife with a short, flat blade that curves down at the tip, and okonomiyaki, a type of savoury pancake, were both added. Okonomiyaki is derived from okonomi, meaning “what you like”, combined with yaki, meaning “to fry, to sear”.

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UK Libor trader Tom Hayes loses appeal against rate-rigging conviction – as it happened
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:20:46 GMT

The former star UBS and Citigroup trader was convicted of conspiracy to defraud by manipulating financial benchmark and served 5 1/2 years in prison

Britain’s financial regulator has identified shortcomings in how some motor insurance firms are valuing written-off or stolen vehicles.

A review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found evidence that suggests some firms are offering their customers less than their written-off or stolen vehicle is worth and, in some cases, are only increasing that offer when a customer complains.

Having your vehicle written off or stolen can be intensely stressful and we expect firms to offer the right support to help their customers.

We expect all motor insurers to take note of our findings and we are engaging directly with those that have issues that need to be addressed.

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China’s banks have a bad-debt problem
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:12:05 +0000
As is becoming increasingly obvious
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ESA, NASA Solar Observatory Discovers Its 5,000th Comet
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:00:19 +0000
On March 25, 2024, a citizen scientist in the Czech Republic spotted a comet in an image from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft, which has now been confirmed to be the 5,000th comet discovered using SOHO data. SOHO has achieved this milestone over 28 years in space, even though it was never designed […]
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China's Zhaoxin KX-7000 CPU doubles performance of prior-gen chip, still trails 6-year-old AMD and Intel processors
2024-03-27T12:49:38+00:00
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Japan dietary supplement recalled amid investigation into two deaths and 100 hospitalisations
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 06:35:19 GMT

Cholesterol-lowering supplements containing ‘beni koji’ recalled by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical over possible link to kidney disease

A nationwide recall of a dietary supplement that lowers cholesterol has been issued in Japan amid concerns it could be linked to two deaths and more than 100 hospitalisations, according to news agency Kyodo.

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, which sells over-the-counter drugs and dietary supplements, has issued a national recall of the product, and authorities are conducting emergency checks on thousands of products that advertise their health benefits, Kyodo reported.

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Sign of the times in Japan as nappy company switches production to adult nappies
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 02:57:06 GMT

Oji Holdings said it would stop making children’s nappies in September amid a sharp decline in demand. Japan has a rapidly ageing society

A nappy manufacturer in Japan is to stop making the products for babies and instead raise production of adult diapers, in a reflection of the country’s rapidly ageing society.

Oji Holdings, which specialises in paper products, said it would stop making children’s nappies in September amid a sharp decline in demand. The firm has seen sales drop from a peak of about 700m in 2001 to 400m today.

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The Aftermath of China’s Comedy Crackdown
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Standup flourished during the pandemic. Now performers fear the state—and audience members.
Match ID: 15 Score: 40.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 1 day
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Government-Made Comic Books Try to Fight Election Disinformation
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 21:35:10 +0000

Another federal government program to fight foreign disinformation falls flat.

The post Government-Made Comic Books Try to Fight Election Disinformation appeared first on The Intercept.


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Chinese Hackers Charged in Decade-Long Global Spying Rampage
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 18:22:10 +0000
US and UK officials hit Chinese hacking group APT31 with sanctions and criminal charges after they targeted thousands of businesses, politicians, and critics of China.
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Squeezed by African Coups, Biden Cozies Up to the World’s Worst Dictator
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:11:27 +0000

Famous for its repression and torture, Teodoro Obiang’s Equatorial Guinea got an aid delivery from U.S. Special Operations forces.

The post Squeezed by African Coups, Biden Cozies Up to the World’s Worst Dictator appeared first on The Intercept.


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Choice by Neel Mukherjee review – parables for our times
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:30:27 GMT

A bleak, brilliant moral maze of a novel about ethical dilemmas, from global poverty to the climate crisis

In the middle ages, morality would be transmitted in images. Churchgoers would commonly find above the altar a panel of three paintings relating a biblical parable or commandment. Such altarpieces could be found in Buddhist shrines, too, which might be adorned with three scenes from the path of enlightenment. A knack for envisioning moral precepts has seen the triptych translated across many cultures and now, with the UK-based Indian writer Neel Mukherjee’s formally daring new novel, even from image to text.

Composed of three narratives about 21st-century ethical and political dilemmas, Choice has been termed a triptych by its author and, like its visual forebears, the novel needles our moral impulses. The issues in question, from climate change to global poverty, are modern, but the novel’s interest in sin and virtue is redolent of the triptych’s medieval preoccupations. Where Choice differs is that, in its world, there are no unambiguous rights or wrongs. As one character observes of another: “No escape was offered by making what one thought was the correct moral choice.” This is a triptych for a secular age – without hope of salvation, however hard humans try.

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How child labour in India makes the paving stones beneath our feet
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 05:00:26 GMT

Despite promises of reform, exploitation remains endemic in India’s sandstone industry, with children doing dangerous work for low pay – often to decorate driveways and gardens thousands of miles away

Sonu has one clear instruction from his boss: when you see an outsider, run. In the two years since he started working full time, he has had to run only twice. Sonu is eight years old. His mother, Anita, said that almost every time an outsider comes to their village of Budhpura, in the Indian state of Rajasthan, she receives a phone call telling her not to bring Sonu to work. “Only adults go to work on those days,” said the 40-year-old, cradling her youngest child, who is three.

Sonu and his mother work eight hours a day, usually six days a week, making small paving stones, many of which are exported to the UK, North America and Europe. Sonu began working after his father died of the lung disease silicosis in 2021. “First, he made five stones, then 10, and then he quit school to work full-time,” his mother said. The pair sit on a street close to their home, amid heaps of sandstone rubble, chiselling rocks into rough cubes of rugged stone. Sonu is paid one rupee – less than a penny – for each cobblestone he produces. These stones have a retail value of about £80 a square metre in the UK.

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India summons envoy after US criticises Delhi chief minister’s arrest
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 01:10:26 GMT

US called for fair legal process for opposition figure Arvind Kejriwal amid claims that challengers to Narendra Modi are being targeted ahead of national elections

India has summoned a top US diplomat after Washington warned it to ensure a “fair, transparent and timely legal process” for a senior opposition leader jailed just weeks ahead of parliamentary elections.

The US state department had said it was “closely watching” events after Arvind Kejriwal, chief minister of Delhi, was arrested last week in connection with a long-running corruption investigation.

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Baltimore bridge collapse: what we know so far
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 23:23:49 GMT

Two bodies recovered from water beneath Francis Scott Key Bridge as authorities in Maryland continue their investigation

Authorities are continuing their investigation into the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after the Singaporean-flagged container ship Dali crashed into it on early Tuesday morning.

Here’s where things stand:

Six members of a construction crew filling potholes on the bridge who were missing following the incident are now presumed dead.

The bodies of two men were recovered on Wednesday morning when their submerged pickup truck was found in the waters under the collapsed structure. Authorities identified the men as Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes, a 35-year-old originally from Mexico who was living in Baltimore, and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera, 26, who was from Guatemala and was living in Dundalk, Maryland.

Other named victims include 49-year-old Miguel Luna from El Salvador, a husband and father of three who lived in Maryland for over 19 years, and 38-year-old Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval, originally from Azacualpa in Honduras, a married father of two who had lived in the US for 18 years and launched his own maintenance business.

The foreign affairs ministry of Guatemala confirmed that two of the workers were nationals, though it did not name them. The ministry said the two people were 26 and 35, originally from San Luis, Petén, and Camotán, Chiquimula, respectively.

Three Mexican nationals were working on the bridge when it collapsed, Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Wednesday. One was rescued while two others remain missing, he said. The two Mexican nationals who remain missing were originally from the states of Veracruz and Michoacán, Mexico’s foreign affairs ministry has said. A third who was rescued on Tuesday is also originally from Michoacán.

Two construction workers were rescued on Tuesday. One was hospitalized at the Cowley Shock Trauma center in Baltimore before being later discharged.

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board will examine whether “dirty fuel” played a role in the giant cargo vessel losing power and crashing into the span. The Dali had lost power and issued a distress call moments before the crash, just after it began heading out from Baltimore to its destination of Sri Lanka. One reason for the blackout is contaminated fuel that can create problems with the ship’s main power generators, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Maryland’s governor, Wes Moore, said it was “imperative” to get the port of Baltimore up and running as quickly as possible. Moore warned at a Wednesday briefing that the economic consequences of the bridge collapse “cannot be overstated and not just for the state of Maryland … we’re talking about what this means for the entire country”.

The transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, urged bipartisan support for federal funding to rebuild the bridge and reopen the port. At a news conference on Wednesday, Buttigieg said it was too soon to say how long it will take to reopen the Port of Baltimore or replace the destroyed bridge. Officials were focused on reopening the port, dealing with supply chain issues, rebuilding the bridge and addressing surface transportation, he said.

The Coast Guard vice-admiral, Peter Gautier, said there is no threat to the public from any materials on board the Dali ship. Gautier, at a White House briefing on Wednesday, said the vessel is holding over 1.5m gallons of fuel, and that more than 50 of the cargo containers on board contain hazardous material, but that the ship is stable and that authorities have determined there is no safety risk.

Lawmakers in Maryland drafted an emergency bill to cover the salaries of workers who have been affected by the shutdown of the port. Details about the bill have not been disclosed yet. Bill Ferguson, the state senate president, said more 15,000 people in the region rely on daily port operations “to put food on the table”.

Singaporean officials announced that they will lead their own investigation on the Key Bridge collapse. The Dali ship was a Singapore-flagged ship traveling to Sri Lanka.

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Travis Head stars as IPL records tumble in 523-run game
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 23:08:17 GMT
  • Head scores 62 from 24 balls in Sunrisers’ IPL record 277-3
  • Mumbai’s 246-5 makes it highest-scoring T20 match ever

Records tumbled in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Indian Premier League victory over Mumbai Indians, which set a new mark for the highest-scoring T20 match in history.

The hosts set a new IPL record of 277-3, but Mumbai put up a fierce fight in their chase before ending up 31 runs short on 246-5.

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How India could become an Asian tiger
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:11:52 +0000
The world’s most selective bureaucracy is struggling to make it happen
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Elon Musk Fought Government Surveillance — While Profiting Off Government Surveillance
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:16:42 +0000

Musk made hay of his legal battle against secret surveillance but continued selling X user data to a company that facilitates government monitoring.

The post Elon Musk Fought Government Surveillance — While Profiting Off Government Surveillance appeared first on The Intercept.


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Biden Decries Civilian Deaths in Gaza as Pentagon Fails With Its Own Safeguards
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:00:40 +0000

The Pentagon’s own program to minimize civilian harm is stalled, the Government Accountability Office’s audit says.

The post Biden Decries Civilian Deaths in Gaza as Pentagon Fails With Its Own Safeguards appeared first on The Intercept.


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Holi festival celebrated by Hindus around the world – in pictures
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 06:18:46 GMT

Holi is the Hindu festival of colours and is celebrated to mark the start of spring in India, Nepal, other South Asian countries and across the diaspora. Celebrants rejoice by throwing coloured powders at one another on the street.

Festivities also involve special holiday foods, music and dancing. Holi is seen as a time to welcome the good and let go of the negative, signifying a time of rebirth and rejuvenation

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Apple Chip Flaw Leaks Secret Encryption Keys
Sat, 23 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Plus: The Biden administration warns of nationwide attacks on US water systems, a new Russian wiper malware emerges, and China-linked hackers wage a global attack spree.
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From a graceful turn to a dangerous toy: the World Nature Photography awards 2024 – in pictures
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 03:04:42 GMT

The World Nature Photography award winners have been announced from a pool of entries from all corners of the globe – including a baby elephant in Kenya and an owl-like plant in Thailand. The top award and cash prize of $1,000 went to Tracey Lund from the UK for her image of two gannets under the water off the coast of the Shetland Islands. Lund and her fellow winners were drawn from thousands of images

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Thailand poised to legalise same-sex marriage after parliament passes bill
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:10:49 GMT

Lawmakers overwhelmingly vote to make country the first in south-east Asia to recognise same-sex unions

Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of parliament have overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill that would make the country the first in south-east Asia to legalise equal rights for marriage partners of any gender.

Four hundred of 415 lawmakers present voted for the bill on Wednesday and footage from inside parliament showed people standing and applauding afterwards.

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Delhi chief minister to be held for six days after arrest on corruption charges
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:54:02 GMT

Judge says Arvind Kejriwal can be held until next Thursday, as his party’s leaders condemn accusations as politically motivated

An Indian court has ruled that Delhi’s chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, will be kept in custody for six days after his dramatic arrest on corruption charges.

Kejriwal, the top elected official for the Indian capital, was taken in by police on Thursday night as part of an investigation into an alleged scam involving kickbacks for alcohol licensing deals.

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“Man-Made Hell On Earth”: A Canadian Doctor on His Medical Mission to Gaza
Sat, 23 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000

“I saw scenes that were horrific and I never want to see again,” said Yasser Khan, a surgeon from Toronto.

The post “Man-Made Hell On Earth”: A Canadian Doctor on His Medical Mission to Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.


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Public AI as an Alternative to Corporate AI
2024-03-21T11:03:18Z

This mini-essay was my contribution to a round table on Power and Governance in the Age of AI.  It’s nothing I haven’t said here before, but for anyone who hasn’t read my longer essays on the topic, it’s a shorter introduction.

 

The increasingly centralized control of AI is an ominous sign. When tech billionaires and corporations steer AI, we get AI that tends to reflect the interests of tech billionaires and corporations, instead of the public. Given how transformative this technology will be for the world, this is a problem.

To benefit society as a whole we need an ...


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Our food critic’s picks for burgers, kebabs and Vietnamese food
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:30:37 +0000
Food critic Tom Sietsema’s current picks include Istanbul Grill, District Bistro and Moon Rabbit.
Match ID: 34 Score: 15.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 1 day
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Indian opposition claim ‘conspiracy’ as Delhi chief minister arrested
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:30:52 GMT

Aam Aadmi party leader Arvind Kejriwal is held as part of corruption case a month before elections

Delhi’s chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, has been arrested in a corruption case, a move condemned by his party as a “conspiracy” by Narendra Modi’s government to target the opposition before next month’s elections.

Kejriwal, who is the leader of the Aam Aadmi party (AAP) and has been Delhi’s chief minister since 2015, was arrested at his home on Thursday night by a dozen officers from the enforcement directorate (ED), an investigating agency under central government control.

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Life in a Luxury Hotel for New Moms and Babies
Sat, 23 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000
My month of rest, relaxation, and regret at a Taiwanese postpartum-care center.
Match ID: 36 Score: 14.29 source: www.newyorker.com age: 4 days
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AI and the Evolution of Social Media
2024-03-19T11:05:23Z

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. A decade ago, social media was celebrated for sparking democratic uprisings in the Arab world and beyond. Now front pages are splashed with stories of social platforms’ role in misinformation, business conspiracy, malfeasance, and risks to mental health. In a 2022 survey, Americans blamed social media for the coarsening of our political discourse, the spread of misinformation, and the increase in partisan polarization.

Today, tech’s darling is artificial intelligence. Like social media, it has the potential to change the world in many ways, some favorable to democracy. But at the same time, it has the potential to do incredible damage to society...


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Honduras Ratchets Up Battle With Crypto-Libertarian Investors, Rejects World Bank Court
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 22:01:25 +0000

After the Honduran president repealed a law granting unfettered authority to outside investors, the cryptoquistadors took the dispute to a World Bank arbitration court.

The post Honduras Ratchets Up Battle With Crypto-Libertarian Investors, Rejects World Bank Court appeared first on The Intercept.


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Japan ends the world’s greatest monetary-policy experiment
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:12:06 +0000
For the first time in 17 years, officials raise interest rates
Match ID: 39 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 8 days
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How China, Russia and Iran are forging closer ties
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:52:43 +0000
Assessing the economic threat posed by the anti-Western axis
Match ID: 40 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 9 days
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Drones and the US Air Force
2024-03-18T11:03:14Z

Fascinating analysis of the use of drones on a modern battlefield—that is, Ukraine—and the inability of the US Air Force to react to this change.

The F-35A certainly remains an important platform for high-intensity conventional warfare. But the Air Force is planning to buy 1,763 of the aircraft, which will remain in service through the year 2070. These jets, which are wholly unsuited for countering proliferated low-cost enemy drones in the air littoral, present enormous opportunity costs for the service as a whole. In a set of comments posted on LinkedIn...


Match ID: 41 Score: 5.71 source: www.schneier.com age: 9 days
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China’s economic bright spots provide a warning
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:55:00 +0000
What a visit to an optimistic port reveals
Match ID: 42 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 13 days
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China is churning out solar panels—and upsetting sand markets
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:37:33 +0000
The hunt for grains with a silica concentration of more than 99.9%
Match ID: 43 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 13 days
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How Trump and Biden have failed to cut ties with China
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:46:06 +0000
It is hard to overcome economic incentives
Match ID: 44 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 29 days
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As the Nikkei 225 hits record highs, Japan’s young start investing
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:21:14 +0000
Will more now favour domestic stocks?
Match ID: 45 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 35 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan

Russia outsmarts Western sanctions—and China is paying attention
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:08:09 +0000
How the rise of middle powers helps America’s enemies
Match ID: 46 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 35 days
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China’s stockmarket nightmare is nowhere near over
Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:35:54 +0000
The situation ought to worry Xi Jinping
Match ID: 47 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 49 days
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China’s leaders are flailing as markets drop
Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:10:43 +0000
The government is not used to being bullied
Match ID: 48 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 55 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Evergrande’s liquidation is a new low in China’s property crisis
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:04:03 +0000
A judge in Hong Kong surprises the mainland
Match ID: 49 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 58 days
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The false promise of friendshoring
Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:14:50 +0000
America, China and Europe appear to be trading less with their geopolitical rivals
Match ID: 50 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 62 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

As China’s markets suffer, what alternatives do investors have?
Mon, 22 Jan 2024 21:13:53 +0000
Optimism about the world’s second-largest stockmarket is a distant memory
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China’s population is shrinking and its economy is losing ground
Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:14:24 +0000
The “peak China” narrative is proving difficult to shift
Match ID: 52 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 70 days
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Xi Jinping risks setting off another trade war
Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:27:54 +0000
Why Western politicians should prepare for a second “China shock”
Match ID: 53 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 78 days
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Hong Kong’s problems trace back to China. And also America
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:42:15 +0000
The “superconnector” suffers the worst of both worlds
Match ID: 54 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 98 days
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Is China understating its own export success?
Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:23:12 +0000
The $230bn puzzle at the heart of the country’s trade figures
Match ID: 55 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 104 days
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How to sneak billions of dollars out of China
Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:21:40 +0000
A new era of capital flight has begun
Match ID: 56 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 104 days
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Will China leave behind its economic woes in 2024?
Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:26:14 +0000
Xi Jinping must decide whether to set an ambitious growth target
Match ID: 57 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 111 days
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How strong is India’s economy under Narendra Modi?
Mon, 15 Jan 2024 20:40:33 +0000
It has neither boomed nor slumped. But growth may be taking off
Match ID: 58 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 72 days
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How to put boosters under India’s economy
Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:55:43 +0000
With the right policies, growth could be astonishing
Match ID: 59 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 104 days
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The false promise of Indonesia’s economy
Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:10:49 +0000
Presidential candidates vow to deliver 7% growth. Voters have heard it before
Match ID: 60 Score: 4.29 source: www.economist.com age: 48 days
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Government-Made Comic Books Try to Fight Election Disinformation
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 21:35:10 +0000

Another federal government program to fight foreign disinformation falls flat.

The post Government-Made Comic Books Try to Fight Election Disinformation appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 0 Score: 25.00 source: theintercept.com age: 2 days
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Organizing Aid to Gaza Led Me to a Harsh Truth: Biden Is on Board for Ethnic Cleansing
Sat, 23 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

I helped with airlifts in Afghanistan, aid to the Ukrainian front, and building roads in Rwanda. None of it prepared me for the challenges of Gaza.

The post Organizing Aid to Gaza Led Me to a Harsh Truth: Biden Is on Board for Ethnic Cleansing appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 1 Score: 17.86 source: theintercept.com age: 4 days
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Sam Bankman-Fried will grow old in jail. But don’t forget those who basked in his orbit | Aditya Chakrabortty
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 06:00:26 GMT

If the high-rollers surrounding the disgraced FTX founder had any qualms about taking his money, they didn’t show it

Later today, a man who has recently turned 32 will be hauled in front of a Manhattan judge. Already convicted of huge fraud, he knows he’s going to prison. The only question is for how long. If the US government gets its way, he will not emerge before his 80th birthday.

This is the final disgrace of Sam Bankman-Fried. The judge, politicians and the world’s press will declare him one of the biggest swindlers in American history. They will note how within three years he built a marketplace for digital currencies, or crypto, that was worth around $32bn – and made himself the world’s richest person under 30. Still it wasn’t enough. He spent perhaps $8bn of his customers’ savings on luxury homes, risky investments and whatever else took his fancy.

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Match ID: 2 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Transgender judge seeks leave to intervene in UK court case over legal definition of ‘woman’
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 05:00:28 GMT

Victoria McCloud wants leave to join litigation in supreme court appeal brought by For Women Scotland

The UK’s first transgender judge is seeking leave to join the litigation in a crucial supreme court case that could significantly affect legal protections for transgender women, the Guardian has learned.

Victoria McCloud, a senior civil judge who became the youngest person appointed as master of the high court in 2010, will make an application to intervene in the supreme court appeal brought by the campaign group For Women Scotland about the legal definition of “woman”. Interveners can put a case without being among the main parties to the litigation.

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Match ID: 3 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Hunter Biden asks Los Angeles judge to toss out $1.4m tax evasion case
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 01:03:58 GMT

Lawyers for president’s son to challenge criminal charges he evaded taxes and argue prosecutors bowed to Republican pressure

Attorneys representing Hunter Biden asked a US judge in Los Angeles to dismiss the criminal case accusing him of evading $1.4m in taxes, arguing that prosecutors bowed to political pressure from Republican lawmakers investigating his father, Joe Biden.

Hunter’s lawyers appeared before the US district judge Mark Scarsi in federal court in Los Angeles on Wednesday to press several legal challenges to the charges, including an argument that he was selectively targeted by prosecutors in response to Republican criticism. The 54-year-old was not present in the courtroom.

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Match ID: 4 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Ex-Trump lawyer should be disbarred for his role in 2020 election, says judge
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:15:35 GMT

Judge recommends John Eastman, facing 11 disciplinary charges, lose his California law license over efforts to keep Trump in power

A judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election.

Eastman, a former law school dean, faces 11 disciplinary charges in the state bar court stemming from his development of a legal strategy to have then vice president Mike Pence interfere with the certification of Joe Biden’s victory.

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Match ID: 5 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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No 10 accused of blocking Nick Hardwick to be health ombudsman
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:00:16 GMT

Former Parole Board chair resigned in 2018 when the high court overturned a decision to release serial rapist John Worboys

No 10 has been accused of blocking the appointment of a new health ombudsman, after a panel proposed Nick Hardwick, a former Parole Board chair who resigned when judges overturned a decision to release serial rapist John Worboys.

The prime minister was sent Hardwick’s name for approval in January, after a six-month process by a House of Commons-appointed recruitment panel in which he was selected as the top contender on a shortlist of three.

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Match ID: 6 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Anti-Abortion Doctors Struggle to Explain Mifepristone Harms Before Supreme Court
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:25:52 +0000

The justices didn’t seem to buy the tenuous theory that would allow the doctors to sue the FDA over medication abortion.

The post Anti-Abortion Doctors Struggle to Explain Mifepristone Harms Before Supreme Court appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 7 Score: 15.00 source: theintercept.com age: 0 days
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Judge’s stern rebuke of Elon Musk’s X gives researchers fresh hope.
2024-03-27T11:57:34+00:00
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Match ID: 8 Score: 15.00 source: www.reddit.com age: 0 days
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Judge sends strong message about Elon Musk's attacks on disinformation experts
2024-03-27T03:40:46+00:00
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Match ID: 9 Score: 15.00 source: www.reddit.com age: 1 day
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University Teams Selected as Finalists to Envision New Aviation Responses to Natural Disasters
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:12:46 +0000
Eight teams participating in the 2024 Gateways to Blue Skies: Advancing Aviation for Natural Disasters Competition have been selected to present their design concepts to a panel of industry experts at the 2024 Blue Skies Forum, May 30 and 31, 2024 at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.   Sponsored by NASA’s Aeronautics Research […]
Match ID: 10 Score: 15.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 1 day
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Judges Block US Extradition of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange—for Now
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:53:47 +0000
A high court in London says the WikiLeaks founder won’t be extradited “immediately” and the US must provide more “assurances” about any extradition.
Match ID: 11 Score: 15.00 source: www.wired.com age: 1 day
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Elon Musk Fought Government Surveillance — While Profiting Off Government Surveillance
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:16:42 +0000

Musk made hay of his legal battle against secret surveillance but continued selling X user data to a company that facilitates government monitoring.

The post Elon Musk Fought Government Surveillance — While Profiting Off Government Surveillance appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 12 Score: 15.00 source: theintercept.com age: 2 days
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Joe Lieberman, former US senator and vice-presidential nominee, dies at 82
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 01:39:24 GMT

Lieberman, Connecticut senator for four terms, was Al Gore’s Democratic running mate in 2000

The former US senator Joe Lieberman, who ran as the Democratic nominee for vice-president in the 2000 election and became the first Jewish candidate on a major-party ticket for the White House, alongside presidential candidate Al Gore, has died at the age of 82.

Lieberman died in New York due to complications from a fall, according to a statement from his family. He was a Connecticut senator for four terms.

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Match ID: 13 Score: 10.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 10.00 congress

US House of Representatives Columbia Accident Documents
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:10:42 +0000
House Representative Statements The following are some of the statements made by Representatives regarding the loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia. February 1, 2003: Representative Sherwood Boehlert PRESS RELEASEDate Released: Saturday, February 01, 2003House Science Committee Boehlert Statement on Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy WASHINGTON, D.C. —House Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) today released the following statement on […]
Match ID: 14 Score: 10.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
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New Hampshire Democratic Rep. Ann Kuster to retire from Congress
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:43:24 +0000
Kuster, who was first elected to Congress in 2012 and has served six terms on the Hill, said in a statement Wednesday that she will not seek reelection.
Match ID: 15 Score: 10.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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I’m a Garrick member. The exclusion of women is the opposite of liberal. It is out of date and wrong | Simon Jenkins
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:09:45 GMT

I feel strongly that any association of citizens in a free society should be allowed to make its own rules. But this ban is absurd

Do clubs matter? Yes, to their members, and clearly to those they exclude. When Alexis de Tocqueville compared American democracy with British, he said America’s roots were in the mob and Britain’s in the club. Americans vote for a president who doesn’t sit in Congress. Britons vote for a member of parliament, a tight-knit Westminster club.

The revived argument over London’s Garrick Club would have been music to De Tocqueville’s ears. Here we go again, a gang of London elitists ruling the land from a Covent Garden palace untainted by plebs or women. And this in the 21st century. Give us a break.

Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist

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Match ID: 16 Score: 10.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Congressman sued over tweet wrongly ID’ing man as Super Bowl parade gunman
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 01:52:08 +0000
Denton Loudermill Jr. is suing Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), accusing the congressman of calling him one of the shooters at last month’s Super Bowl parade.
Match ID: 17 Score: 10.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 1 day
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Biden says he expects Congress to fully fund Baltimore bridge repair
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:35:05 +0000

Match ID: 18 Score: 10.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 1 day
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Squeezed by African Coups, Biden Cozies Up to the World’s Worst Dictator
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:11:27 +0000

Famous for its repression and torture, Teodoro Obiang’s Equatorial Guinea got an aid delivery from U.S. Special Operations forces.

The post Squeezed by African Coups, Biden Cozies Up to the World’s Worst Dictator appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 19 Score: 10.00 source: theintercept.com age: 2 days
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Speaker of South African parliament accused of taking $135,000 and a wig in bribes
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:10:22 GMT

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula denies allegations she took bribes over three years while defence minister

South African prosecutors said on Monday they intended to charge the parliamentary speaker with corruption, alleging she took $135,000 (£107,000) and a wig in bribes over a three-year period while she was defence minister.

Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the speaker of the National Assembly, has not been arrested or charged. The prosecutors spoke at a court hearing over her claims that authorities hadn’t properly informed her of allegations or followed correct procedure.

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Match ID: 20 Score: 10.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 10.00 congress

Delhi chief minister to be held for six days after arrest on corruption charges
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:54:02 GMT

Judge says Arvind Kejriwal can be held until next Thursday, as his party’s leaders condemn accusations as politically motivated

An Indian court has ruled that Delhi’s chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, will be kept in custody for six days after his dramatic arrest on corruption charges.

Kejriwal, the top elected official for the Indian capital, was taken in by police on Thursday night as part of an investigation into an alleged scam involving kickbacks for alcohol licensing deals.

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Match ID: 21 Score: 8.57 source: www.theguardian.com age: 5 days
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U.S. Doubles Down on Defunding UNRWA — Despite Flimsy Allegations
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 21:19:12 +0000

Congress passed a one-year ban on UNRWA funds even as several Western countries have resumed funding for the U.N. agency that aids Palestinians.

The post U.S. Doubles Down on Defunding UNRWA — Despite Flimsy Allegations appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 22 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
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Prosecute a Cop? You’ll Face Removal From Office
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:34:01 +0000

Reform-minded district attorneys like Minnesota’s Mary Moriarty are facing backlash for prosecuting police shootings and misconduct.

The post Prosecute a Cop? You’ll Face Removal From Office appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 23 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
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House Republicans Want to Ban Universal Free School Lunches
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:06:47 +0000

The Republican Study Committee’s annual budget also calls to permanently defund UNRWA and eliminate the National Labor Relations Board.

The post House Republicans Want to Ban Universal Free School Lunches appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 24 Score: 4.29 source: theintercept.com age: 6 days
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Anti-War Veterans Groups Echo Aaron Bushnell’s Demand for a Ceasefire in Gaza
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:47:20 +0000

Anger over the civilian carnage in Gaza has galvanized some veterans who experienced disastrous U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan up close.

The post Anti-War Veterans Groups Echo Aaron Bushnell’s Demand for a Ceasefire in Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 25 Score: 4.29 source: theintercept.com age: 6 days
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Tech Official Pushing TikTok Ban Could Reap Windfall From U.S.–China Cold War
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

From his perch on a government commission, Jacob Helberg fearmongered about TikTok in Congress. He also works for a giant defense contractor.

The post Tech Official Pushing TikTok Ban Could Reap Windfall From U.S.–China Cold War appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 26 Score: 4.29 source: theintercept.com age: 6 days
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After Four Years Without an Execution, Georgia Prepares to Kill Willie Pye
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:31:13 +0000

Pye is scheduled to die Wednesday night. His conviction raised red flags, including alleged racism by his own trial attorney.

The post After Four Years Without an Execution, Georgia Prepares to Kill Willie Pye appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 27 Score: 4.29 source: theintercept.com age: 7 days
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“We Have to Start Thinking in Terms of Decolonization”
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Palestinian human rights lawyer Diana Buttu on Israel’s ongoing nakba and the fight for freedom from Gaza to the West Bank.

The post “We Have to Start Thinking in Terms of Decolonization” appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 28 Score: 4.29 source: theintercept.com age: 7 days
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GOP Megadonor’s PAC Fires Off First Ads in Summer Lee’s Democratic Primary
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 21:23:23 +0000

Moderate PAC, funded by Republican megadonor Jeff Yass, became the first outside group to run ads in a contested Democratic primary.

The post GOP Megadonor’s PAC Fires Off First Ads in Summer Lee’s Democratic Primary appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 29 Score: 2.86 source: theintercept.com age: 7 days
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Bezos Cuts $50M Check to Celebrity Admiral as Washington Post Flounders
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 21:18:32 +0000

The Post needs $100 million; its owner gave that amount to retired Adm. William McRaven and Eva Longoria to direct to charity.

The post Bezos Cuts $50M Check to Celebrity Admiral as Washington Post Flounders appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 30 Score: 2.86 source: theintercept.com age: 7 days
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2024 Dream with Us Design Challenge
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:41:22 +0000
February 28–April 30, 2024 Challenge Theme Responding to Natural Disasters with New Aviation A natural disaster is a type of severe weather with the potential to pose significant threat to human health and safety. Natural disasters, especially wildfires, affect everyone around the world. Some are affected directly and others indirectly. NASA’s Advanced Capabilities for Emergency […]
Match ID: 31 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 29 days
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Evergrande’s liquidation is a new low in China’s property crisis
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:04:03 +0000
A judge in Hong Kong surprises the mainland
Match ID: 32 Score: 2.14 source: www.economist.com age: 58 days
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Honduras Ratchets Up Battle With Crypto-Libertarian Investors, Rejects World Bank Court
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 22:01:25 +0000

After the Honduran president repealed a law granting unfettered authority to outside investors, the cryptoquistadors took the dispute to a World Bank arbitration court.

The post Honduras Ratchets Up Battle With Crypto-Libertarian Investors, Rejects World Bank Court appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 33 Score: 1.43 source: theintercept.com age: 8 days
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AI and the Evolution of Social Media
2024-03-19T11:05:23Z

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. A decade ago, social media was celebrated for sparking democratic uprisings in the Arab world and beyond. Now front pages are splashed with stories of social platforms’ role in misinformation, business conspiracy, malfeasance, and risks to mental health. In a 2022 survey, Americans blamed social media for the coarsening of our political discourse, the spread of misinformation, and the increase in partisan polarization.

Today, tech’s darling is artificial intelligence. Like social media, it has the potential to change the world in many ways, some favorable to democracy. But at the same time, it has the potential to do incredible damage to society...


Match ID: 34 Score: 1.43 source: www.schneier.com age: 8 days
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Drones and the US Air Force
2024-03-18T11:03:14Z

Fascinating analysis of the use of drones on a modern battlefield—that is, Ukraine—and the inability of the US Air Force to react to this change.

The F-35A certainly remains an important platform for high-intensity conventional warfare. But the Air Force is planning to buy 1,763 of the aircraft, which will remain in service through the year 2070. These jets, which are wholly unsuited for countering proliferated low-cost enemy drones in the air littoral, present enormous opportunity costs for the service as a whole. In a set of comments posted on LinkedIn...


Match ID: 35 Score: 1.43 source: www.schneier.com age: 9 days
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US Lawmaker Cited NYC Protests in a Defense of Warrantless Spying
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 19:14:20 +0000
A closed-door presentation for House lawmakers late last year portrayed American anti-war protesters as having possible ties to Hamas in an effort to kill privacy reforms to a major US spy program.
Match ID: 36 Score: 1.43 source: www.wired.com age: 15 days
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