logo RSS Rabbit quadric
News that matters, fast.
Good luck, have news.
Happy scrolling!

Categories



Date/Time of Last Update: Tue May 14 09:00:46 2024 UTC




********** ASIA **********
return to top



What Is… Earth’s Atmosphere?
Tue, 14 May 2024 00:04:19 +0000
When we talk about the Earth’s Atmosphere, what do we mean? Imagine a layer cake, wrapping around the Earth. That is essentially what the Earth’s atmosphere is like: layers upon layers of gas surrounding the Earth, working to protect the planet. We asked Rei Ueyama, an atmospheric scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, to explain […]
Match ID: 0 Score: 80.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 40.00 japan, 40.00 china

Biden set to levy 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs this week
Mon, 13 May 2024 15:45:23 +0000
Both the US and EU are deeply concerned about heavily subsidized Chinese OEMs.
Match ID: 1 Score: 80.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 40.00 japan, 40.00 china

Shein ‘steps up plan for London IPO’ amid US listing hurdles
Fri, 10 May 2024 16:45:35 GMT

Sources say Singapore-based online fashion retailer founded in China prefers a float in New York but faces tougher scrutiny than expected

The fast-fashion company Shein is stepping up preparations for a London listing after its attempt to float in New York faced regulatory hurdles and pushback from US lawmakers, sources have told Reuters.

The online clothing retailer plans to update China’s securities regulator on the change of the initial public offering (IPO) venue and file with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) as soon as this month, said one source.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 2 Score: 51.43 source: www.theguardian.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 34.29 china, 17.14 singapore

They Used to Say Arabs Can’t Have Democracy Because It’d Be Bad for Israel. Now the U.S. Can’t Have It Either.
Wed, 08 May 2024 17:06:07 +0000

On campus, inside the Capitol, and in court, there’s an all-out assault on American democracy in the name of Israel.

The post They Used to Say Arabs Can’t Have Democracy Because It’d Be Bad for Israel. Now the U.S. Can’t Have It Either. appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 3 Score: 42.86 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 22.86 china, 20.00 india

Russia-Ukraine war live: Blinken visits Kyiv as Ukrainians struggle amid intense Russian attacks
Tue, 14 May 2024 08:44:50 GMT

Mission by US secretary of state comes shortly after Congress approved a long-delayed $60bn package of aid

Putin to visit China May 16-17

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, will visit China on May 16-17, Chinese state media reported.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 4 Score: 40.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 40.00 china

WhatsApp, Banned in China, Is Suddenly Working for Some Users
2024-05-13T19:42:56+00:00
WhatsApp, Banned in China, Is Suddenly Working for Some Users submitted by /u/Wagamaga
[link] [comments]

Match ID: 5 Score: 40.00 source: www.reddit.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 40.00 china

Station Science 101 | Research in Microgravity: Higher, Faster, Longer
Mon, 13 May 2024 19:05:51 +0000
The International Space Station provides unique features that enable innovative research, including microgravity, exposure to space, a unique orbit, and hands-on operation by crew members. Microgravity The space station provides consistent, long-term access to microgravity. Eliminating the effects of Earth’s gravity on experiments is a game-changer across many disciplines, including research on living things and […]
Match ID: 6 Score: 40.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 40.00 japan

Small, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry
2024-05-13T12:46:01+00:00
Small, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry submitted by /u/newzee1
[link] [comments]

Match ID: 7 Score: 40.00 source: www.reddit.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 40.00 china

US races to develop AI-powered, GPS-free fighter jets, outpacing China | While the gauntlet has not been officially thrown down by China or the US, officials are convinced the race is on to master military AI.
2024-05-13T10:37:50+00:00
US races to develop AI-powered, GPS-free fighter jets, outpacing China | While the gauntlet has not been officially thrown down by China or the US, officials are convinced the race is on to master military AI. submitted by /u/chrisdh79
[link] [comments]

Match ID: 8 Score: 40.00 source: www.reddit.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 40.00 china

U.S.-China talks on AI risks set to begin in Geneva
Mon, 13 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000
The talks are aimed at preventing disastrous accidents and unintended war amid an AI arms race.
Match ID: 9 Score: 40.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 1 day
qualifiers: 40.00 china

Sake takes UK by storm as Japan’s national drink goes mainstream
Sun, 12 May 2024 05:00:49 GMT

No longer just drunk for courage at karaoke clubs, the ‘food-friendly’ rice spirit is becoming a first choice of connoisseurs

When sommelier Erika Haigh opened the UK’s first independent sake bar, in London’s West End in 2019, passersby would wander in and try to order milkshakes, bewildered by the unfamiliar drink advertised in the window.

“Today, that confusion has largely disappeared,” said Haigh, who has since opened Mai Sake, a shop offering tasting events and meals. “You can now go on a sake bar crawl across London, and you’ll find it featured on the beverage lists of many restaurants – including non-Japanese establishments.”

Continue reading...
Match ID: 10 Score: 40.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 40.00 japan

Chinese woman jailed for reporting on Covid in Wuhan to be freed after four years
Sat, 11 May 2024 11:00:26 GMT

Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan’s search for the truth during the early days of the pandemic was seen as a threat by the authorities

A Chinese citizen journalist who has been in prison for four years after reporting on the early days of the Covid-19 epidemic in Wuhan is due to be released on Monday.

Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer, travelled to Wuhan in February 2020 to document the Chinese government’s response to what became the start of a global pandemic. She shared her reports on X (then known as Twitter), YouTube and WeChat. She was one of the few independent Chinese reporters on the ground as Wuhan and the rest of China went into lockdown.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 11 Score: 40.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 40.00 china

Microsoft Deploys Generative AI for US Spies
Sat, 11 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: China is suspected in a hack targeting the UK’s military, the US Marines are testing gun-toting robotic dogs, and Dell suffers a data breach impacting 49 million customers.
Match ID: 12 Score: 40.00 source: www.wired.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 40.00 china

‘Pressured to withdraw’: BJP accused of intimidation tactics in India polls
Tue, 14 May 2024 02:00:22 GMT

Opposition say ruling party undermining democracy by using police to harass candidates into not contesting in elections

When the people of Gujarat cast their votes last week in India’s six-week-long election, there was one constituency in the state that stood silent. There were no polling stations or impatient queues of people, and no one with the tell-tale inky finger. In Surat, no voting was necessary – the outcome was already decided.

Mukesh Dalal, from the ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), won the seat by default after every other candidate was either disqualified or dropped out of the race. It was the first time in 73 years that Surat’s candidate was appointed, not elected.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 13 Score: 35.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 india

Man who crashed truck into White House barriers in 2023 pleads guilty
Tue, 14 May 2024 00:54:40 GMT

Sai Varshith Kandula from Missouri, who was carrying a Nazi flag at time of arrest, said he hoped to overthrow the US government

A Missouri man pleaded guilty on Monday to crashing a rented truck into metal barriers surrounding the White House in May 2023, admitting that he had been “fueled by the ideology of Nazi Germany” and hoped to overthrow the US government.

Sai Varshith Kandula, 20, from Chesterfield, Missouri, and also a citizen of India, pleaded guilty to a single count of damaging federal property. He faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced in August.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 14 Score: 35.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 india

Johnson Celebrates AA and NHPI Heritage Month: Meet Hemanth Koralla
Mon, 13 May 2024 15:07:09 +0000
Hemanth Koralla was working as a software developer for General Motors when he received a LinkedIn message inviting him to apply for a NASA contract position with Jacobs Technology. While unexpected, Koralla seized the opportunity. “You can’t say no to NASA!” Koralla has spent the last two years helping to develop the Vehicle System Manager […]
Match ID: 15 Score: 35.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 india

The man who took on the coal industry to save a forest - and won
Sat, 11 May 2024 23:24:42 GMT
Alok Shukla has spent years fighting to protect a key Indian forest from mining companies.
Match ID: 16 Score: 35.00 source: www.bbc.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 35.00 india

The United States Passed a Ban on TikTok. Why?
Fri, 10 May 2024 19:29:49 +0000
Is TikTok the killer app of social media—or a Trojan horse sent by the enemy? Two views on the recent ban. Plus, salmon in the dishwasher, and more highlights of culinary TikTok.
Match ID: 17 Score: 34.29 source: www.newyorker.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 34.29 china

Biden White House to expand tariffs on Chinese trade
Fri, 10 May 2024 12:06:52 GMT

President likely to add sectors such as electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells to range of levies set up under Donald Trump

Joe Biden is expected as early as next week to announce fresh tariffs on Chinese trade, with levies focused on strategic sectors including electric vehicles, in a review of measures first put into place under Donald Trump.

An announcement planned for Tuesday will keep the blanket tax rises introduced by the president’s predecessor but supplement them with targeted levies on industries connected to EVs, including batteries and solar cells, according to reports.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 18 Score: 34.29 source: www.theguardian.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 34.29 china

In photos: The scene in Indonesia after flash floods and cold lava killed at least 44 people
Mon, 13 May 2024 16:40:29 +0000
Rescuers have recovered more bodies after monsoon rains triggered flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island left dozens dead.
Match ID: 19 Score: 30.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 30.00 indonesia

Dozens killed in cold lava mudslides on Indonesian island of Sumatra
Mon, 13 May 2024 01:19:53 GMT

Nearly 20 missing after monsoon rains trigger flash floods, sending torrents of volcanic material and mud down slopes of Mount Marapi volcano

Heavy rains triggered flash floods and caused torrents of cold lava and mud to flow down a volcano’s slopes on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 41 people and leaving more than a dozen others missing, officials have said.

Monsoon rains and a major mudslide from a cold lava flow on Mount Marapi caused a river to breach its banks and tear through mountainside villages in four districts in West Sumatra province just before midnight on Saturday. The floods swept away people and submerged more than 100 houses and buildings, national disaster management agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said on Sunday.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 20 Score: 30.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 1 day
qualifiers: 30.00 indonesia

Jailed Indian opposition leader granted bail to take part in election campaign
Fri, 10 May 2024 14:52:34 GMT

Supreme court judges order Arvind Kejriwal’s release until 1 June and question timing of his arrest on corruption charges

One of India’s best-known opposition leaders, Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, has been granted bail by the country’s supreme court to allow him to take part in general election campaigningafter being kept behind bars for almost two months.

Kejriwal, who heads the Aam Aadmi party (AAP), has been held in jail since March when he was arrested on money-laundering charges. He has maintained that his arrest and detention was politically motivated to prevent him taking part in the election, which began in April and will continue until June.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 21 Score: 30.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 30.00 india

Could America and its allies club together to weaken the dollar?
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:58:40 +0000
China would not be happy
Match ID: 22 Score: 28.57 source: www.economist.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 28.57 china

What would get China’s consumers spending?
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:57:49 +0000
Clues from a grocer in a fourth-tier city
Match ID: 23 Score: 28.57 source: www.economist.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 28.57 china

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
Match ID: 24 Score: 28.57 source: www.economist.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 28.57 china

NASA Licenses 3D-Printable Superalloy to Benefit US Economy
Thu, 09 May 2024 12:14:04 +0000
NASA’s investment in a breakthrough superalloy developed for the extreme temperatures and harsh conditions of air and spaceflight is on the threshold of paying commercial dividends. The agency is licensing its invention, dubbed “GRX-810,” to four American companies, a practice that benefits the United States economy as a return on investment of taxpayer dollars. GRX-810 […]
Match ID: 25 Score: 25.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 4 days
qualifiers: 25.00 india

Rwandans arrive in Australia after perilous journey to claim asylum
Fri, 10 May 2024 07:01:11 GMT

Hunters reportedly find five Rwandan men in mangroves on Saibai Island, a known crocodile habitat

As the UK government continues its push to forcibly remove asylum seekers to Rwanda, a group of Rwandan nationals has claimed asylum in Australia after arriving by boat on a remote island.

The five men arrived in Australia by an unconventional route, reportedly flying into the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, to be granted visas on arrival, before travelling thousands of kilometres east to Indonesia’s Papua province, where they crossed the land border it shares with Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Continue reading...
Match ID: 26 Score: 21.43 source: www.theguardian.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 21.43 indonesia

Delivery Hero shares rally on deal to sell Taiwan business to Uber
Tue, 14 May 2024 08:49:00 GMT
Delivery Hero shares rallied Tuesday as the German-listed food delivery company agreed to sell its Taiwan business, and a minority stake, to Uber Technologies.
Match ID: 27 Score: 20.00 source: www.marketwatch.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 20.00 taiwan

Meet NASA Women Behind World’s Largest Flying Laboratory
Mon, 13 May 2024 20:30:48 +0000
NASA’s DC-8 aircraft – the world’s largest flying science laboratory – began its science missions in 1987 and since then, has flown in service of the science community over places like Antarctica, Greenland, and Thailand. Aircraft like the DC-8 have enabled scientists to ask questions about life on Earth and explore them in a way […]
Match ID: 28 Score: 20.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 20.00 thailand

In No Labels Call, Josh Gottheimer, Mike Lawler, and University Trustees Agree: FBI Should Investigate Campus Protests
Sat, 04 May 2024 20:11:18 +0000

The bipartisan duo also praised schools that brought in police to violently quell protests and connected the demonstrations to the TikTok ban.

The post In No Labels Call, Josh Gottheimer, Mike Lawler, and University Trustees Agree: FBI Should Investigate Campus Protests appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 29 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

China Has a Controversial Plan for Brain-Computer Interfaces
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 19:13:46 +0000
China's brain-computer interface technology is catching up to the US. But it envisions a very different use case: cognitive enhancement.
Match ID: 30 Score: 5.71 source: www.wired.com age: 13 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

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
Match ID: 31 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 14 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan

School Employee Allegedly Framed a Principal With Racist Deepfake Rant
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: Google holds off on killing cookies, Samourai Wallet founders get arrested, and GM stops driver surveillance program.
Match ID: 32 Score: 5.71 source: www.wired.com age: 16 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Why a stronger dollar is dangerous
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:00:59 +0000
It sets the stage for a nasty new Trump-China clash, among other things
Match ID: 33 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 20 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

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
Match ID: 34 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 25 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

China’s better economic growth hides reasons to worry
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:33:05 +0000
The country’s leaders are too complacent about deflation
Match ID: 35 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 27 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

What China’s central bank and Costco shoppers have in common
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:02:17 +0000
Hint: it is not a fondness for cryptocurrencies
Match ID: 36 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 32 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

China’s state is eating the private property market
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:50:47 +0000
Pity those soon to buy a home
Match ID: 37 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 32 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

How Xi Jinping plans to overtake America
Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:31:35 +0000
Digital twins, nuclear fusion and the small matter of fixing China’s economy
Match ID: 38 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 43 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

China’s banks have a bad-debt problem
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:12:05 +0000
As is becoming increasingly obvious
Match ID: 39 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 47 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

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: 40 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 55 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan

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: 41 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 56 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

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: 60 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

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: 60 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

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: 76 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

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: 82 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: 82 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

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: 96 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

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: 102 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: 105 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

A New Surveillance Tool Invades Border Towns
Sat, 04 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: An assassination plot, an AI security bill, a Project Nimbus revelation, and more of the week’s top security news.
Match ID: 50 Score: 5.00 source: www.wired.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

India opposition social media chief arrested over doctored video
Sat, 04 May 2024 08:30:41 GMT

Congress party’s Arun Reddy held over fake video of interior minister Amit Shah

Indian police have said they have arrested the social media chief of the country’s main opposition party over a doctored video widely shared during the ongoing national election.

Arun Reddy of the Congress party was detained late on Friday in connection with the edited footage, which falsely shows India’s powerful interior minister, Amit Shah, vowing in a campaign speech to end affirmative action policies for millions of poor and low-caste Indians.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 51 Score: 5.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 10 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

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
Match ID: 52 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 11 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

The humble chickpea is having a moment – here’s why they’re here to stay
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:59:33 GMT

Tinned chickpeas are flying off the shelves at Tesco. Vegan influencer Christina Soteriou and child nutritionist Charlotte Stirling-Reed explain why – and share their tips for recipes and moreish snacks

“Chickpeas are flying off the shelves, so our priority is making sure they’re always available when customers want them,” says Ashley Wainaina, Tesco’s canned pulses buyer. “We’ve even changed our stocking system to make it more efficient, so we can keep up with demand.”

As the UK’s largest food retailer, Tesco is helping customers make better choices when they shop by highlighting better foods, such as snacks containing under 100 calories or foods that are high in fibre or low in sugar, through its Better Baskets campaign. Chickpeas are loaded with protein and fibre, they’re filling, a third of a tin counts as one of your five a day, and they can be cooked in a plethora of different ways. They’ve been eaten for millennia across the Middle East, India and the Mediterranean, and their popularity has soared here recently, too.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 53 Score: 5.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 18 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

How fast is India’s economy really growing?
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:00:46 +0000
Statisticians take the country’s figures with a pinch of salt
Match ID: 54 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 32 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

How to build a global currency
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:55:08 +0000
India is the latest country to try. Painful reforms are required
Match ID: 55 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 39 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

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
Match ID: 56 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 47 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

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: 57 Score: 4.29 source: www.economist.com age: 95 days
qualifiers: 4.29 indonesia

Filter efficiency 92.658 (58 matches/790 results)


********** LAW **********
return to top



Criticizing Israel? Nonprofit Media Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status Without Due Process
Fri, 10 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

A new anti-terrorism bill would allow the government to take away vital tax exemptions from nonprofit news outlets.

The post Criticizing Israel? Nonprofit Media Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status Without Due Process appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 0 Score: 25.71 source: theintercept.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 17.14 new law, 8.57 congress

‘Not a significant possibility’ Chris Dawson innocent of his wife’s murder, court told
Tue, 14 May 2024 07:35:49 GMT

Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC says judge was correct to convict Dawson who had a ‘possessive’ relationship with a teenager

Chris Dawson’s possessiveness of his teenage babysitter meant his claims of innocence after being convicted of murdering his wife should be rejected, a court has been told.

The 75-year-old is trying to overturn an August 2022 New South Wales supreme court murder verdict by Justice Ian Harrison, who found the ex-teacher killed his wife, Lynette, and disposed of her body in January 1982.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup

Continue reading...
Match ID: 1 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 judge

The growing tensions over immigration in Ireland
Tue, 14 May 2024 02:00:22 GMT

Rory Carroll, the Guardian’s Ireland correspondent, looks at what is fuelling anti-immigrant anger in the Republic of Ireland

Immigration has increasingly become a point of tension in Ireland. Recently, the Irish government said the threat of deportation to Rwanda had partly fuelled a surge in arrivals entering Ireland via the land border with Northern Ireland, a route that it says now accounts for more than 80% of asylum seekers in the republic. The Irish Refugee Council and other advocacy groups have questioned the figure. On Monday a judge in Belfast ruled that large parts of the UK government’s illegal migration act should not apply in Northern Ireland because they breach human rights laws; the UK government has said it will appeal the ruling.

Today in Focus host Hannah Moore talks to Rory Carroll, the Guardian’s Ireland correspondent, about immigration policy in Ireland. He tells Hannah that a changing population, a housing crisis and social and economic inequalities have led to rising anti-immigrant sentiment in Ireland. In November, riots broke out after a stabbing in Dublin. Social media commentators outed the alleged assailant as a foreigner – in fact, he was a naturalised Irish citizen, reportedly from Algeria – and a violent protest ensued. Hundreds of people rampaged through central Dublin, targeting property and police.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 2 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 judge

AT&T loses key ruling in attempt to escape Carrier-of-Last-Resort obligation
Mon, 13 May 2024 18:29:47 +0000
AT&T submitted "flawed and erroneous assertions," California agency judge says.
Match ID: 3 Score: 15.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 judge

The judge has called a 15-minute midmorning break. Jurors are stepping out.
Mon, 13 May 2024 15:25:47 +0000

Match ID: 4 Score: 15.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 judge

Jailed Indian opposition leader granted bail to take part in election campaign
Fri, 10 May 2024 14:52:34 GMT

Supreme court judges order Arvind Kejriwal’s release until 1 June and question timing of his arrest on corruption charges

One of India’s best-known opposition leaders, Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, has been granted bail by the country’s supreme court to allow him to take part in general election campaigningafter being kept behind bars for almost two months.

Kejriwal, who heads the Aam Aadmi party (AAP), has been held in jail since March when he was arrested on money-laundering charges. He has maintained that his arrest and detention was politically motivated to prevent him taking part in the election, which began in April and will continue until June.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 5 Score: 12.86 source: www.theguardian.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 12.86 judge

What’s Holding Up Trump’s Florida Case?
Thu, 09 May 2024 19:50:14 +0000
Judge Aileen Cannon has said, in effect, that the case has become too complicated to proceed sooner. Unfortunately, that may be true.
Match ID: 6 Score: 10.71 source: www.newyorker.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 10.71 judge

Zelenskiy calls for more air defences as Blinken arrives in Kyiv
Tue, 14 May 2024 08:49:10 GMT

Plea comes as US secretary of state makes first visit to Ukraine since new aid package was passed by Congress

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday morning on his first visit to Ukraine since a major US aid package was passed last month, as Ukrainian forces struggle to defend against increasingly intense Russian attacks.

Blinken, who arrived by train from Poland in an unannounced visit, met Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, shortly after arriving.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 7 Score: 10.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 10.00 congress

Russia-Ukraine war live: Blinken visits Kyiv as Ukrainians struggle amid intense Russian attacks
Tue, 14 May 2024 08:44:50 GMT

Mission by US secretary of state comes shortly after Congress approved a long-delayed $60bn package of aid

Putin to visit China May 16-17

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, will visit China on May 16-17, Chinese state media reported.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 8 Score: 10.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 10.00 congress

Blinken visits Ukraine to push U.S. support as Russia pummels Kharkiv
Tue, 14 May 2024 08:24:21 +0000
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Ukraine to offer U.S. support in Kyiv’s fight against Russia after a $61 billion aid package passed Congress.
Match ID: 9 Score: 10.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 10.00 congress

I’ve seen how firms cheat the law to exploit workers and here’s a warning: those days are ending | Polly Toynbee
Tue, 14 May 2024 07:00:28 GMT

For all the controversy about Labour’s policy on ‘workers’ rights’, it looks set to be a gamechanger

How did Labour let its most life-transforming policy get more publicity for its suspected “watering down” than it ever got for the policy itself? Today, Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner will meet the unions to assure them the new deal for working people is as radical as ever: an agreed, detailed policy document follows soon. The Trades Union Congress, broadly supportive, is watching carefully for any weakening of the deal, while this year’s TUC president, the Fire Brigades Union’s Matt Wrack, sends out warning shots against backsliding.

Speaking to the shopworkers’ union Usdaw last month, Starmer was adamant that he would not back down. And to business leaders recently he said that “to be crystal clear”, Labour would “level up workers’ rights in a way that has not been attempted for decades”, though he recognised “that might not please everyone in the room or the wider business community”. This is core to Labour’s purpose and to igniting growth. Only Unite’s Sharon Graham publicly claims “betrayal”, as she often does. But in private today, all unions will want cast-iron reassurance.

Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist

Continue reading...
Match ID: 10 Score: 10.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 10.00 congress

Pentagon Compensated Zero Civilian Victims in 2022 — Despite Evidence That the U.S. Killed a Mom and Child in Somalia
Mon, 13 May 2024 21:30:00 +0000

The 22-year-old woman and her child were civilian casualties of a U.S. drone strike, but the Pentagon won't return the family's messages.

The post Pentagon Compensated Zero Civilian Victims in 2022 — Despite Evidence That the U.S. Killed a Mom and Child in Somalia appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 11 Score: 10.00 source: theintercept.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 10.00 congress

Biden set to levy 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs this week
Mon, 13 May 2024 15:45:23 +0000
Both the US and EU are deeply concerned about heavily subsidized Chinese OEMs.
Match ID: 12 Score: 10.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 10.00 congress

15 Years Ago: STS-125, the Final Hubble Servicing Mission
Mon, 13 May 2024 12:03:44 +0000
 “Trying to do stellar observations from Earth is like trying to do birdwatching from the bottom of a lake.” James B. Odom, Hubble Program Manager 1983-1990. The fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, placed in orbit in 1990, took place during the STS-125 mission in May 2009. During the 13-day flight, […]
Match ID: 13 Score: 10.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 10.00 congress

The TikTok Ban Is “a Vast Overreach, Rooted in Hypocrisy,” Wired’s Katie Drummond says
Mon, 13 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
A prominent tech journalist sees Silicon Valley corporations making policy in Washington—and lawmakers refusing to regulate social media properly.
Match ID: 14 Score: 10.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 10.00 congress

Neither Candidate Has Much to Say About Israel. So Why Is AIPAC Pouring Money Into This Race?
Sat, 11 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The powerful lobbying group is going against a Capitol Police officer who fended off January 6 insurrectionists.

The post Neither Candidate Has Much to Say About Israel. So Why Is AIPAC Pouring Money Into This Race? appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 15 Score: 10.00 source: theintercept.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 10.00 congress

Israel “Likely” Used U.S.-Supplied Weapons in Violation of International Law. That’s OK, Though, State Department Says.
Fri, 10 May 2024 22:42:27 +0000

Antony Blinken’s report identifies “incidents that raise concerns,” but says Israel is not blocking humanitarian aid.

The post Israel “Likely” Used U.S.-Supplied Weapons in Violation of International Law. That’s OK, Though, State Department Says. appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 16 Score: 8.57 source: theintercept.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 8.57 congress

October 7 Survivors Sue Campus Protesters, Say Students Are “Hamas’s Propaganda Division”
Fri, 10 May 2024 18:44:33 +0000

Four lawsuits alleging Hamas ties against Students for Justice in Palestine, the AP, UNRWA, and a cryptocurrency exchange share many of the same plaintiffs.

The post October 7 Survivors Sue Campus Protesters, Say Students Are “Hamas’s Propaganda Division” appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 17 Score: 8.57 source: theintercept.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 8.57 congress

AIPAC and Republican Donors Raising Big Money for Maxine Dexter Against Susheela Jayapal in Oregon
Fri, 10 May 2024 18:08:57 +0000

A donor to Dexter in the Portland congressional race tells The Intercept: “I give all my contributions through AIPAC.”

The post AIPAC and Republican Donors Raising Big Money for Maxine Dexter Against Susheela Jayapal in Oregon appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 18 Score: 8.57 source: theintercept.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 8.57 congress

Even Biden’s Lawyers Are Urging the White House to Change Course on Gaza
Fri, 10 May 2024 14:44:59 +0000

An open letter from government attorneys questions the legal cover for arms transfers to Israel.

The post Even Biden’s Lawyers Are Urging the White House to Change Course on Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 19 Score: 8.57 source: theintercept.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 8.57 congress

Who Ran This Derogatory Prison Meme Page? A Prison Guard.
Wed, 08 May 2024 13:23:26 +0000

A former facility psychologist is suing the Bureau of Prisons over an Instagram account that joked about suicide at FCC Lompoc.

The post Who Ran This Derogatory Prison Meme Page? A Prison Guard. appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 20 Score: 8.57 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 8.57 judge

As Biden Warns Against Rafah Invasion, AIPAC Pushes Congress to Support Israel’s Operation
Thu, 09 May 2024 01:38:59 +0000

In talking points reviewed by The Intercept, the pro-Israel lobby argues that Israel has “no other option” but to invade Rafah.

The post As Biden Warns Against Rafah Invasion, AIPAC Pushes Congress to Support Israel’s Operation appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 21 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 5.71 congress

Top FBI Official Urges Agents to Use Warrantless Wiretaps on US Soil
Wed, 08 May 2024 17:48:45 +0000
An internal email from FBI deputy director Paul Abbate, obtained by WIRED, tells employees to search for “US persons” in a controversial spy program's database that investigators have repeatedly misused.
Match ID: 22 Score: 5.71 source: www.wired.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 5.71 congress

They Used to Say Arabs Can’t Have Democracy Because It’d Be Bad for Israel. Now the U.S. Can’t Have It Either.
Wed, 08 May 2024 17:06:07 +0000

On campus, inside the Capitol, and in court, there’s an all-out assault on American democracy in the name of Israel.

The post They Used to Say Arabs Can’t Have Democracy Because It’d Be Bad for Israel. Now the U.S. Can’t Have It Either. appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 23 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 5.71 congress

New Lawsuit Attempting to Make Adversarial Interoperability Legal
2024-05-06T11:03:08Z

Lots of complicated details here: too many for me to summarize well. It involves an obscure Section 230 provision—and an even more obscure typo. Read this.


Match ID: 24 Score: 5.71 source: www.schneier.com age: 7 days
qualifiers: 5.71 new law

They Exposed an Israeli Spyware Firm. Now the Company Is Badgering Them in Court.
Mon, 06 May 2024 19:03:09 +0000

NSO Group, which makes Pegasus spyware, keeps trying to extract information from Citizen Lab researchers — and a judge keeps swatting it down.

The post They Exposed an Israeli Spyware Firm. Now the Company Is Badgering Them in Court. appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 25 Score: 4.29 source: theintercept.com age: 7 days
qualifiers: 4.29 judge

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: 26 Score: 2.14 source: www.economist.com age: 105 days
qualifiers: 2.14 judge

In No Labels Call, Josh Gottheimer, Mike Lawler, and University Trustees Agree: FBI Should Investigate Campus Protests
Sat, 04 May 2024 20:11:18 +0000

The bipartisan duo also praised schools that brought in police to violently quell protests and connected the demonstrations to the TikTok ban.

The post In No Labels Call, Josh Gottheimer, Mike Lawler, and University Trustees Agree: FBI Should Investigate Campus Protests appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 27 Score: 1.43 source: theintercept.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 1.43 congress

India opposition social media chief arrested over doctored video
Sat, 04 May 2024 08:30:41 GMT

Congress party’s Arun Reddy held over fake video of interior minister Amit Shah

Indian police have said they have arrested the social media chief of the country’s main opposition party over a doctored video widely shared during the ongoing national election.

Arun Reddy of the Congress party was detained late on Friday in connection with the edited footage, which falsely shows India’s powerful interior minister, Amit Shah, vowing in a campaign speech to end affirmative action policies for millions of poor and low-caste Indians.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 28 Score: 1.43 source: www.theguardian.com age: 10 days
qualifiers: 1.43 congress

Filter efficiency 96.329 (29 matches/790 results)


********** UNIVERSITY **********
return to top



October 7 Survivors Sue Campus Protesters, Say Students Are “Hamas’s Propaganda Division”
Fri, 10 May 2024 18:44:33 +0000

Four lawsuits alleging Hamas ties against Students for Justice in Palestine, the AP, UNRWA, and a cryptocurrency exchange share many of the same plaintiffs.

The post October 7 Survivors Sue Campus Protesters, Say Students Are “Hamas’s Propaganda Division” appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 0 Score: 34.29 source: theintercept.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 25.71 tuition, 8.57 school

Some Universities Chose Violence. Others Responded to Protests by Considering Student Demands.
Wed, 08 May 2024 21:42:05 +0000

At least seven schools have reached an agreement with students around investment transparency and exploring divestment from Israel.

The post Some Universities Chose Violence. Others Responded to Protests by Considering Student Demands. appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 1 Score: 22.86 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 17.14 tuition, 5.71 school

36 Best Graduation Gifts (2024): For College Grads
Fri, 10 May 2024 15:30:00 +0000
Ring in their special milestone with useful gadgets, outdoor gear, subscriptions, and modern conveniences.
Match ID: 2 Score: 8.57 source: www.wired.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 8.57 school

They Used to Say Arabs Can’t Have Democracy Because It’d Be Bad for Israel. Now the U.S. Can’t Have It Either.
Wed, 08 May 2024 17:06:07 +0000

On campus, inside the Capitol, and in court, there’s an all-out assault on American democracy in the name of Israel.

The post They Used to Say Arabs Can’t Have Democracy Because It’d Be Bad for Israel. Now the U.S. Can’t Have It Either. appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 3 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 5.71 school

“A New Sense of World-Building”: Inside the Student Movement for Gaza
Wed, 08 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The movement to divest from Israel and the defense industry is gaining momentum on college campuses.

The post “A New Sense of World-Building”: Inside the Student Movement for Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 4 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 5.71 school

How Much Money Did the NYPD Waste Quashing Student Protests? We Tallied It Up.
Tue, 07 May 2024 21:10:55 +0000

The last big protests cost $150 million in NYPD overtime — with tens of millions more in lawsuit settlements.

The post How Much Money Did the NYPD Waste Quashing Student Protests? We Tallied It Up. appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 5 Score: 4.29 source: theintercept.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 4.29 school

After Raids, NYPD Denied Student Protesters Water and Food in Jail
Mon, 06 May 2024 20:36:52 +0000

Two college protesters were placed in solitary confinement, according to Columbia professors who worked in real time to support jailed students.

The post After Raids, NYPD Denied Student Protesters Water and Food in Jail appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 6 Score: 2.86 source: theintercept.com age: 7 days
qualifiers: 2.86 school

In No Labels Call, Josh Gottheimer, Mike Lawler, and University Trustees Agree: FBI Should Investigate Campus Protests
Sat, 04 May 2024 20:11:18 +0000

The bipartisan duo also praised schools that brought in police to violently quell protests and connected the demonstrations to the TikTok ban.

The post In No Labels Call, Josh Gottheimer, Mike Lawler, and University Trustees Agree: FBI Should Investigate Campus Protests appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 7 Score: 1.43 source: theintercept.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 1.43 school

Filter efficiency 98.987 (8 matches/790 results)


********** TRAVEL **********
return to top



‘I felt like I was losing my mind’: how to keep your career on track during menopause
Tue, 14 May 2024 06:00:28 GMT

So many women get discouraged by memory problems and low confidence that they’d rather quit than struggle on. But awareness is growing, and workplaces can help

When Kate from Pembrokeshire started experiencing vertigo, flooding periods, exhaustion and brain fog at 51, she had no idea what was happening to her. “It was really scary,” she says, “I felt like I was losing my mind.” Working as the general manager of a travel company, she was surrounded by younger colleagues she didn’t feel she could confide in. She recalls sitting at her desk one day thinking, “What is my job?”

She eventually quit, feeling like she couldn’t manage any more. It wasn’t until the hot flushes began after a year that she saw a doctor. “I didn’t know I needed help until I was put on HRT and a miracle occurred – I began to feel like myself.” But it was too late to rescue her working life: she had already given up her job.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 0 Score: 35.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 travel(|ing)

‘Flavours as vivid as the scent of pine forests’: why I love Baltic cuisine
Tue, 14 May 2024 06:00:29 GMT

Food writer Caroline Eden celebrates the region’s distinct - and underrated - flavours, from quince lemonade and cloudberry jam to birch syrup and blueberry soup

When I was planning a recent journey back to Riga, its food filled my thoughts more than anything else. I kept picturing the Latvian capital’s cafes, bistros and moody beer bars. Such longing was evidence, to me at least, that I was coming back to a city that knows how to feed people and with memorable flavours: smoked sprats, black pudding sausages, quince lemonade, cloudberry jam, pickled garlic, herby butters and bitter balsams tasting of liquorice.

As anticipation began to build, a question crossed my mind: why are some countries revered for their food while others are not? The cuisine of the Baltics, rich with variety and imagination, can often rival that of the nearby Nordic countries yet it is rarely held in the same esteem.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 1 Score: 35.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 travel(|ing)

EasyJet’s travel insurance said ‘no’ to my valid claim
Tue, 14 May 2024 06:00:30 GMT

My daughter was taken ill with an unforeseen infection after our booking and couldn’t make the trip

On 18 February I booked a half-term holiday trip for my family to Portugal. I bought the flight with easyJet and, at the same time, bought the airline’s travel insurance provided by Collinson.

A week before we were due to fly, while visiting family in the Netherlands, my four-year-old daughter was diagnosed with bacterial pneumonia and given oral antibiotics. These were not effective and she was rushed to hospital.

It was obvious the Portugal trip was off so I claimed on the policy, providing all necessary documents, including a declaration from a doctor at the Dutch hospital stating that she had caught pneumonia and was unfit to fly.

I received a phone call from Collinson from an agent who seemed ready to settle the claim over the phone, but stopped once I said I was claiming for our non-refundable hotel bills, as well as the flights.

The next day I received a short, generic email saying my claim had been denied. The reason stated is: “I can see from the details provided that the person giving rise to your claim was not considered stable at the time of booking your trip … we cannot consider these circumstances as unforeseen.”

This was ludicrous. A pneumonia infection cannot be foreseen. My daughter was a healthy child and was attending school at the time of the booking.

Surely this kind of case is exactly what insurance is for. The policy has a £3,000 maximum for emergency cancellation which would allow me to recover about 90% of the expenses.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 2 Score: 35.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 travel(|ing)

What Is… Earth’s Atmosphere?
Tue, 14 May 2024 00:04:19 +0000
When we talk about the Earth’s Atmosphere, what do we mean? Imagine a layer cake, wrapping around the Earth. That is essentially what the Earth’s atmosphere is like: layers upon layers of gas surrounding the Earth, working to protect the planet. We asked Rei Ueyama, an atmospheric scientist at NASA Ames Research Center, to explain […]
Match ID: 3 Score: 35.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 travel(|ing)

Pentagon Compensated Zero Civilian Victims in 2022 — Despite Evidence That the U.S. Killed a Mom and Child in Somalia
Mon, 13 May 2024 21:30:00 +0000

The 22-year-old woman and her child were civilian casualties of a U.S. drone strike, but the Pentagon won't return the family's messages.

The post Pentagon Compensated Zero Civilian Victims in 2022 — Despite Evidence That the U.S. Killed a Mom and Child in Somalia appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 4 Score: 35.00 source: theintercept.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 travel(|ing)

Station Science 101 | Research in Microgravity: Higher, Faster, Longer
Mon, 13 May 2024 19:05:51 +0000
The International Space Station provides unique features that enable innovative research, including microgravity, exposure to space, a unique orbit, and hands-on operation by crew members. Microgravity The space station provides consistent, long-term access to microgravity. Eliminating the effects of Earth’s gravity on experiments is a game-changer across many disciplines, including research on living things and […]
Match ID: 5 Score: 35.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 travel(|ing)

American Medical Missions Trapped in Gaza, Facing Death by Dehydration as Population Clings to Life
Mon, 13 May 2024 17:54:57 +0000

“We’re continuing to work around the clock with the government of Israel and with the government of Egypt to work on this issue,” the State Department said.

The post American Medical Missions Trapped in Gaza, Facing Death by Dehydration as Population Clings to Life appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 6 Score: 35.00 source: theintercept.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 travel(|ing)

Profit trumps all in plans for the Hundred | Letter
Mon, 13 May 2024 16:10:56 GMT

County cricket members take their duty as custodians of cricket seriously and deserve a say in its future, says Alan Higham

Selling stakes in the Hundred teams to private equity is a seismic moment in cricket’s history (Selling off the summer? Why Hundred plans should matter to all cricket lovers, 9 May). It points to a future where profit trumps all other factors. There is no detail on how the sale makes cricket more sustainable and accessible. Most of the new money will surely go on higher player and executive pay. Private equity won’t care whether more young people play the game or whether top players can help England win the Ashes.

English cricket is said to be broke but, taking in the ECB, 18 county teams and the MCC, it has an income of £600m a year, more than double that of five years ago. A hard look at costs and spending priorities so that all stakeholders broadly support the direction of travel is surely the right action before selling the silver.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 7 Score: 35.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 travel(|ing)

15 Years Ago: STS-125, the Final Hubble Servicing Mission
Mon, 13 May 2024 12:03:44 +0000
 “Trying to do stellar observations from Earth is like trying to do birdwatching from the bottom of a lake.” James B. Odom, Hubble Program Manager 1983-1990. The fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, placed in orbit in 1990, took place during the STS-125 mission in May 2009. During the 13-day flight, […]
Match ID: 8 Score: 35.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 travel(|ing)

Starmer has laid out his plan to tackle asylum. Will it actually work? | Sunder Katwala
Sun, 12 May 2024 08:00:52 GMT

The Labour leader confirmed he would scrap the Rwanda scheme in his Dover speech, then confusingly blurred his own argument

Could Keir Starmer “Make Asylum Boring Again”? That would be the ultimate test of success for his claim that he can grip the issue that has caused Rishi Sunak more trouble than any other. Starmer’s message is that he is no less committed to securing the borders and stopping the small boats crossing the Channel, but that achieving this requires a serious plan to tackle smuggling gangs and fix the asylum system in Britain too. So how different is Labour’s plan – and would it work?

Labour’s analysis should be that making asylum work depends on blending control and compassion. The Dover speech was a political exercise in asymmetric triangulation. Robust messages about control were loudly proclaimed. More liberal ideas about a rules-based system could be found, but mostly by reading between the lines.

Starmer did confirm that Labour would scrap the Rwanda scheme. Labour had seemed to wobble in the face of premature Conservative confidence that Rwanda is already working to deter. Ironically, the biggest risk for Sunak’s deterrent argument would come if he finally gets to test it practically. Send the first flights to Rwanda this summer and further arrivals across the Channel will surely outpace any removals 10 times over.

There is a clash of principle over asylum. Labour would process the asylum claims of those who arrived without permission. The Conservatives have now passed several laws vowing they will not. Yet ministers are in denial. Whether or not up to 500 people go to Rwanda does not give the government any plan for the next 50,000 people it still claims it intends to remove. So flagship new duties on the home secretary to refuse these claims for ever have not been given legal force – as the courts would strike that out in all those cases where the government has no realistic alternative. Yet the government has ceased to process asylum cases, reversing last year’s success in clearing the historic backlog.

Starmer is right to deny the charge that Labour’s policy is an “amnesty”, since processing the backlog would see some asylum claims granted and others refused. But he confusingly blurs his own argument with a tit-for-tat labelling of government policy as a “Travelodge amnesty”.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 9 Score: 35.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 35.00 travel(|ing)

Chinese woman jailed for reporting on Covid in Wuhan to be freed after four years
Sat, 11 May 2024 11:00:26 GMT

Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan’s search for the truth during the early days of the pandemic was seen as a threat by the authorities

A Chinese citizen journalist who has been in prison for four years after reporting on the early days of the Covid-19 epidemic in Wuhan is due to be released on Monday.

Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer, travelled to Wuhan in February 2020 to document the Chinese government’s response to what became the start of a global pandemic. She shared her reports on X (then known as Twitter), YouTube and WeChat. She was one of the few independent Chinese reporters on the ground as Wuhan and the rest of China went into lockdown.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 10 Score: 35.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 35.00 travel(|ing)

Criticizing Israel? Nonprofit Media Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status Without Due Process
Fri, 10 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

A new anti-terrorism bill would allow the government to take away vital tax exemptions from nonprofit news outlets.

The post Criticizing Israel? Nonprofit Media Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status Without Due Process appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 11 Score: 30.00 source: theintercept.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 30.00 travel(|ing)

Rwandans arrive in Australia after perilous journey to claim asylum
Fri, 10 May 2024 07:01:11 GMT

Hunters reportedly find five Rwandan men in mangroves on Saibai Island, a known crocodile habitat

As the UK government continues its push to forcibly remove asylum seekers to Rwanda, a group of Rwandan nationals has claimed asylum in Australia after arriving by boat on a remote island.

The five men arrived in Australia by an unconventional route, reportedly flying into the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, to be granted visas on arrival, before travelling thousands of kilometres east to Indonesia’s Papua province, where they crossed the land border it shares with Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Continue reading...
Match ID: 12 Score: 25.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 25.00 travel(|ing)

Tell us: are you splurging on luxury goods you can ill afford?
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:35:57 GMT

We’d like to hear from people who have been purchasing luxury goods and experiences in recent years, and how they feel about their spending habits

We’re interested to hear about people’s spending habits in the area of upmarket or luxury goods, services and experiences, and whether they are generally happy with their spending on non-essentials.

We’d like to know whether you have spent money on expensive non-essential items such as designer clothing, high end housewares, luxury holidays, expensive beauty or wellness treatments, or exclusive dining, for instance, in the past year, and if so, whether you have struggled to afford this.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 13 Score: 5.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 14 days
qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)

NASA Langley Team to Study Weather During Eclipse Using Uncrewed Vehicles
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:18:40 +0000
A six-person team of researchers from NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, will travel to Fort Drum, N.Y., to study changes in the Sun’s radiation as it reaches Earth before, during, and after the total solar eclipse April 8. Weather sensors similar to what is used on daily weather balloons by the National Weather […]
Match ID: 14 Score: 5.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 38 days
qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)

Guardian Traveller newsletter: Sign up for our free holidays email
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.

You’ll also receive handpicked offers from Guardian Holidays.

Continue reading...
Match ID: 15 Score: 5.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 579 days
qualifiers: 5.00 travel(|ing)

Filter efficiency 97.975 (16 matches/790 results)


********** MUSIC **********
return to top



Filter efficiency 100.000 (0 matches/790 results)

ABOUT THE PROJECT

RSS Rabbit links users to publicly available RSS entries.
Vet every link before clicking! The creators accept no responsibility for the contents of these entries.

Relevant

Fresh

Convenient

Agile

CONTACT

We're not prepared to take user feedback yet. Check back soon!

rssRabbit quadric