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Disney to ‘focus on quality’ as it plans to cut output – including Marvel movies
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:32:55 GMT
CEO Bob Iger says company will scale back releases in superhero franchise as it seeks to take on Netflix in streaming market
Disney plans to release fewer movies and “focus more on quality” at its key franchises, following of a string of high-profile flops at the box office.
The Hollywood giant is cutting back on productions from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which ramped up releases in recent years as Disney embarked upon an expensive bid to take on Netflix.
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‘A chilling prospect’: should we be scared of AI contestants on reality shows?
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:17:35 GMT
Netflix’s hit show The Circle recently introduced an AI chatbot contestant, a potentially worrying sign of where we’re heading
According to his profile, Max, a contestant on season six of the Netflix reality show The Circle, is 26 years old, brunette and into his Australian shepherd, Pippa. He is a veterinary intern from Pismo Beach, California, and a bit cheeky – “single, but my dog is taken”. He enters into the Circle chat, the fake social media service contestants use to vie for $100,000, posting either as themselves, an embellished version of themselves or a fully fake identity, with ease. “I like this guy! He seems so real,” says Lauren, a fellow twentysomething hoping to build enough online alliances and secure enough positive peer reviews to win, upon seeing Max’s profile.
You just know the producers ate that up, because “Max” is the front for an AI chatbot, a new gimmick to up the ante in this middleweight reality show. The Circle has nowhere near the following of Love Island, but hasn’t sunk to the bottom of the streaming service slush pile – and is the latest example of artificial intelligence’s seemingly inexorable creep into our entertainment. As we continue to determine the line for use of AI in film and TV, from the recent AI-generated promotional posters for A24’s Civil War to, far more egregiously, suspected use of AI-manipulated old “photos” in the Netflix documentary What Jennifer Did, The Circle seeks to wring some low-level fun out of all this existential anxiety. Max, we’re told by the relentlessly cheery host Michelle Buteau, is open-source generative AI trained on previous seasons of the show. He’s essentially a glorified ChatGPT, which already feels like old news in the warp-speed trajectory of widespread AI use, but with fake profile photos provided by the comedian Griffin James.
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New NASA Black Hole Visualization Takes Viewers Beyond the Brink
Mon, 06 May 2024 17:00:00 +0000
Ever wonder what happens when you fall into a black hole? Now, thanks to a new, immersive visualization produced on a NASA supercomputer, viewers can plunge into the event horizon, a black hole’s point of no return. “People often ask about this, and simulating these difficult-to-imagine processes helps me connect the mathematics of relativity to […]
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The Beautifully Unnerving Gaze of “Evil Does Not Exist”
Fri, 03 May 2024 22:20:45 +0000
The Japanese filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi follows his Oscar-winning “Drive My Car” with a hauntingly ambiguous drama of nature and capitalism in conflict.
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NYC Mayor Smeared a Grandmother as an “Outside Agitator” to Justify NYPD Assault on Columbia
Fri, 03 May 2024 20:34:07 +0000
Nahla Al-Arian lost more than 200 relatives in Israel's attacks on Gaza. Then Eric Adams said she was the reason police raided Columbia.
The post NYC Mayor Smeared a Grandmother as an “Outside Agitator” to Justify NYPD Assault on Columbia appeared first on The Intercept.
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Hayao Miyazaki’s Anti-Comfort Movie
Thu, 02 May 2024 20:38:15 +0000
“The Boy and the Heron” finds the filmmaker revising—and sometimes upending—the themes that have defined his career.
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Why the Sports Movie Always Wins
Thu, 02 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Films like Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers” and last year’s “The Iron Claw” offer Zeitgeisty takes on masculinity. Do they signal a shift in the storied genre?
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NASA’s Commitment to Safety Starts with its Culture
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000
NASA works on projects that often have never been done, or perhaps the way they are being done has never been tried. Living on the edge of innovation requires a high degree of risk. After organizational silence led to the loss of space shuttle Challenger and its crew in 1986, NASA vowed to change the […]
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QAnon Was Born Out of the Sex Ad Moral Panic That Took Down Backpage.com
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
For years, the political establishment opportunistically railed against sex trafficking. Then came Pizzagate.
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Most Frequently Asked Questions About NFTs(Non-Fungible Tokens)
Sun, 06 Feb 2022 10:04:00 +0000
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the most popular digital assets today, capturing the attention of cryptocurrency investors, whales and people from around the world. People find it amazing that some users spend thousands or millions of dollars on a single NFT-based image of a monkey or other token, but you can simply take a screenshot for free. So here we share some freuently asked question about NFTs.
1) What is an NFT?
NFT stands for non-fungible token, which is a cryptographic token on a blockchain with unique identification codes that distinguish it from other tokens. NFTs are unique and not interchangeable, which means no two NFTs are the same. NFTs can be a unique artwork, GIF, Images, videos, Audio album. in-game items, collectibles etc.
2) What is Blockchain?
A blockchain is a distributed digital ledger that allows for the secure storage of data. By recording any kind of information—such as bank account transactions, the ownership of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), or Decentralized Finance (DeFi) smart contracts—in one place, and distributing it to many different computers, blockchains ensure that data can’t be manipulated without everyone in the system being aware.
3) What makes an NFT valuable?
The value of an NFT comes from its ability to be traded freely and securely on the blockchain, which is not possible with other current digital ownership solutionsThe NFT points to its location on the blockchain, but doesn’t necessarily contain the digital property. For example, if you replace one bitcoin with another, you will still have the same thing. If you buy a non-fungible item, such as a movie ticket, it is impossible to replace it with any other movie ticket because each ticket is unique to a specific time and place.
4) How do NFTs work?
One of the unique characteristics of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is that they can be tokenised to create a digital certificate of ownership that can be bought, sold and traded on the blockchain.
As with crypto-currency, records of who owns what are stored on a ledger that is maintained by thousands of computers around the world. These records can’t be forged because the whole system operates on an open-source network.
NFTs also contain smart contracts—small computer programs that run on the blockchain—that give the artist, for example, a cut of any future sale of the token.
5) What’s the connection between NFTs and cryptocurrency?
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) aren't cryptocurrencies, but they do use blockchain technology. Many NFTs are based on Ethereum, where the blockchain serves as a ledger for all the transactions related to said NFT and the properties it represents.5) How to make an NFT?
Anyone can create an NFT. All you need is a digital wallet, some ethereum tokens and a connection to an NFT marketplace where you’ll be able to upload and sell your creations
6) How to validate the authencity of an NFT?
When you purchase a stock in NFT, that purchase is recorded on the blockchain—the bitcoin ledger of transactions—and that entry acts as your proof of ownership.
7) How is an NFT valued? What are the most expensive NFTs?
The value of an NFT varies a lot based on the digital asset up for grabs. People use NFTs to trade and sell digital art, so when creating an NFT, you should consider the popularity of your digital artwork along with historical statistics.
In the year 2021, a digital artist called Pak created an artwork called The Merge. It was sold on the Nifty Gateway NFT market for $91.8 million.
8) Can NFTs be used as an investment?
Non-fungible tokens can be used in investment opportunities. One can purchase an NFT and resell it at a profit. Certain NFT marketplaces let sellers of NFTs keep a percentage of the profits from sales of the assets they create.
9) Will NFTs be the future of art and collectibles?
Many people want to buy NFTs because it lets them support the arts and own something cool from their favorite musicians, brands, and celebrities. NFTs also give artists an opportunity to program in continual royalties if someone buys their work. Galleries see this as a way to reach new buyers interested in art.
10) How do we buy an NFTs?
There are many places to buy digital assets, like opensea and their policies vary. On top shot, for instance, you sign up for a waitlist that can be thousands of people long. When a digital asset goes on sale, you are occasionally chosen to purchase it.
11) Can i mint NFT for free?
To mint an NFT token, you must pay some amount of gas fee to process the transaction on the Etherum blockchain, but you can mint your NFT on a different blockchain called Polygon to avoid paying gas fees. This option is available on OpenSea and this simply denotes that your NFT will only be able to trade using Polygon's blockchain and not Etherum's blockchain. Mintable allows you to mint NFTs for free without paying any gas fees.
12) Do i own an NFT if i screenshot it?
The answer is no. Non-Fungible Tokens are minted on the blockchain using cryptocurrencies such as Etherum, Solana, Polygon, and so on. Once a Non-Fungible Token is minted, the transaction is recorded on the blockchain and the contract or license is awarded to whoever has that Non-Fungible Token in their wallet.
12) Why are people investing so much in NFT?
Non-fungible tokens have gained the hearts of people around the world, and they have given digital creators the recognition they deserve. One of the remarkable things about non-fungible tokens is that you can take a screenshot of one, but you don’t own it. This is because when a non-fungible token is created, then the transaction is stored on the blockchain, and the license or contract to hold such a token is awarded to the person owning the token in their digital wallet.
You can sell your work and creations by attaching a license to it on the blockchain, where its ownership can be transferred. This lets you get exposure without losing full ownership of your work. Some of the most successful projects include Cryptopunks, Bored Ape Yatch Club NFTs, SandBox, World of Women and so on. These NFT projects have gained popularity globally and are owned by celebrities and other successful entrepreneurs. Owning one of these NFTs gives you an automatic ticket to exclusive business meetings and life-changing connections.
Final Saying
That’s a wrap. Hope you guys found this article enlightening. I just answer some question with my limited knowledge about NFTs. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop them in the comment section below. Also I have a question for you, Is bitcoin an NFTs? let me know in The comment section below
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Kedgeree and lamb curry: Tamal Ray’s recipes for homely favourites
Tue, 07 May 2024 07:00:03 GMT
A riff on kedgeree featuring roast aubergines and peas, and a rich and smoky lamb curry
This week, I bring you two approaches to weeknight dinner. First, a new take on kedgeree that’s swiftly put together and swaps the traditional boiled eggs for roast aubergines. Kedgeree was the invention of the British in colonial India, but was inspired by khichuri, a more ancient dish of rice and lentils, so here I’ve reinstated the pulses in the form of mung dal and peas: an Indian dish, adapted by the British, and changed again by an Indian living in Britain. The other dish is a smoky lamb curry that I often make ahead at the weekend – it freezes really well and makes for a bowl of richly spiced comfort to come home to.
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Egg recipes for any way you like them
Mon, 06 May 2024 16:00:41 +0000
The egg is a versatile ingredient that can do so much. These recipes showcase it fried, baked, poached, scrambled, boiled and more.
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Spinach pesto pasta is a family-friendly way to eat your greens
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:00:23 +0000
In this kid-friendly dish, spinach adds nutrition and color to pesto pasta while letting the basil shine through.
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What goes into the perfect spring tart? | Kitchen aide
Tue, 07 May 2024 13:00:14 GMT
Our panel of culinary experts offers advice on seasonal quiches and tarts with an edge
The thing about quiches and tarts, says Kitty Coles, author of Make More with Less, is people are set in their ways. “Quiche really can be whatever you want it to be, so don’t worry about following exact rules.” That said, a rough formula is always helpful. “It’s some sort of creamy thing [creme fraiche, cream cheese, ricotta, say], plus an egg or two [depending on the size of the quiche/tart you’re making], plus any ingredients you have in your fridge.” That could simply be herbs (parsley stalks or chives) or the end of a bunch of spring onions, plus some lemon. “That would be a great start to a quiche, because you can just blitz it all up and you’ll have instant flavour.” Top with radishes tossed in oil or serve with a side of veg.
Spring, however, doesn’t always mean greens, so don’t forget about first-harvest beetroot and carrots. “We don’t always think of them as spring-like, but they are so tender,” says Anna Shepherd, author of Love Vegetables. She finely shaves raw beetroot and uses it to top filo, ready-rolled puff or shortcrust pastry alongside shallots and pink peppercorns. “Layer that with some plant-based creme fraiche and serve with a bit of cheese, just to give it an accent.” A few peppery leaves on the side would also be very welcome.
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Wet weather woes cause damp start to spring for retailers and restaurants
Tue, 07 May 2024 05:00:07 GMT
Consumer caution over high interest rates and energy bills adds to bleak start to the year for sector
Cold wet weather and caution about spending amid high interest rates and energy bills have delivered a dismal start to spring for retailers and restaurants, the latest industry figures show.
Sales were virtually flat across March and April against the same period a year ago, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) trade body and advisory firm KPMG. That was despite prices continuing to rise with inflation, suggesting a drop in the volume of items sold over the important Easter period.
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Extra virgin olive oil prices tipped to top £16 a litre next month
Tue, 07 May 2024 05:00:05 GMT
Price rise for mass-market types expected as global production falls to lowest level in more than 10 years
Olive oil prices are set to climb further this year – heading to more than £16 a litre for a bottle of extra virgin – amid a drop in global production to the lowest level in more than a decade.
Lower production in Greece, Morocco and Turkey as part of the natural cycle of olive growth is expected to offset an improving situation in Spain and Italy, where trees have suffered from extreme heat and drought in recent years as the climate crisis wreaks havoc on harvests.
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‘A colonial mindset’: why global aid agencies need to get out of the way
Tue, 07 May 2024 04:00:05 GMT
With the world’s humanitarian system in crisis, many NGOs now recognise that local charities can deliver much more at far less cost
Before civil war engulfed her Ethiopian home region of Tigray in 2020, Tsega Girma was a prosperous trader who sold stationery and other goods. But when hungry children displaced by the conflict started appearing in the streets, she sold everything and used the proceeds to buy them food.
After that money dried up, Tsega appealed to Tigray’s diaspora for donations. At the height of the war, her Emahoy Tsega Girma Charity Foundation provided meals to 24,000 children a day.
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Scottish salmon industry challenged over move to drop ‘farmed’ from labels
Tue, 07 May 2024 04:00:06 GMT
Fish welfare campaigners say Defra decision facilitates greenwashing and will mislead consumers
Animal welfare campaigners are challenging the decision to allow producers of Scottish salmon to drop the word “farmed” from labelling.
An application by the industry body claimed changing the protected name wording on the front of packaging from “Scottish farmed salmon” to “Scottish salmon” made sense because wild salmon was no longer sold in supermarkets, which consumers were aware of.
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Match ID: 7 Score: 30.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Germans grill Olaf Scholz over soaring cost of doner kebabs
Tue, 07 May 2024 04:00:06 GMT
Die Linke party is among those calling for a Dönerpreisbremse or price cap on the hugely popular street food
The soaring cost of doner kebabs has led to growing calls in Germany for a government subsidy programme to keep the inflation-hit dish, one of the country’s favourites, affordable as politicians report it is frequently cited as a concern in doorstep conversations with voters.
The chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has become so used to being asked about the price of kebabs during public appearances that his government has even posted on social media to explain that price rises are in part due to rising wage and energy costs. “It’s quite striking that everywhere I go, mainly from young people, I’m asked whether there shouldn’t be a price brake for the doner,” Scholz has said.
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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.
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From sporrans to chandeliers: King Charles and Queen Camilla weigh up new royal warrants
Mon, 06 May 2024 14:22:25 GMT
A year after coronation, firms that were under patronage of Queen Elizabeth II or former Prince of Wales reapply, while others get in on act
On first glance the list of prestigious brands reads like the wedding gift registry of a wealthy eccentric.
Moët & Chandon is one of eight acceptable champagnes for the ice bucket on the (Steinway) piano. The fashion stakes are high, too, with the posh trenchcoat purveyor Burberry, the Savile Row tailor Gieves & Hawkes, and Lamont Sporrans for when only Highland dress will do.
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My quest to unlock the key to Grandma B’s chicken and dumplings
Mon, 06 May 2024 14:00:35 +0000
My great-grandmother’s chicken and dumplings recipe died with her. With my mother’s help — and some trial and error — I re-created it.
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5 Best French Presses (2024): Plastic, Glass, Stainless Steel, Travel
Mon, 06 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000
The humble French press is affordable, effective, and hard to mess up. Here are our favorites to make your morning cup of coffee.
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10 Best Portable Grills (2024): Charcoal, Propane, Electric, and More
Sat, 04 May 2024 15:00:00 +0000
We barbecued for weeks to find the right charcoal and propane grills for road trips—or just for smaller homes.
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No One Knows How Far Bird Flu Has Spread
Fri, 03 May 2024 16:26:49 +0000
With little incentive for US farmers to test their cattle, and many undocumented laborers on dairy farms, the full scale of the outbreak is unclear.
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How Much Aid Is Actually Reaching Gazans?
Thu, 02 May 2024 18:23:48 +0000
The chief economist of the U.N.’s World Food Programme on imminent famine and what’s needed to avoid it.
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Spinach Pesto Pasta
Tue, 07 May 2024 04:00:00 +0000
This light, bright spinach pesto pasta is a great, kid-friendly way to work additional greens into your meal rotation.
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I’ve Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged.
Wed, 01 May 2024 20:14:34 +0000
When police attacked student protesters, a lone trash can was the only damaged property I saw around City College of New York.
The post I’ve Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged. appeared first on The Intercept.
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Each week we’ll send you an exclusive newsletter from our star food writers. We’ll also send you the latest recipes from Yotam Ottolenghi, Nigel Slater, Meera Sodha and all our star cooks, stand-out food features and seasonal eating inspiration, plus restaurant reviews from Grace Dent and Jay Rayner.
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A tour of the International Space Station with Andreas Mogensen
Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200
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On the last day of his Huginn mission, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen takes us on a tour of the place he called home for 6 months: the International Space Station. From the beautiful views of Cupola to the kitchen in Node 1 filled with food and friends and all the way to the science of Columbus, the Space Station is the work and living place for astronauts as they help push science forward.
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What is Blockchain: Everything You Need to Know (2022)
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 05:49:00 +0000
If you want to pay online, you need to register an account and provide credit card information. If you don't have a credit card, you can pay with bank transfer. With the rise of cryptocurrencies, these methods may become old.Imagine a world in which you can do transactions and many other things without having to give your personal information. A world in which you don’t need to rely on banks or governments anymore. Sounds amazing, right? That’s exactly what blockchain technology allows us to do.
It’s like your computer’s hard drive. blockchain is a technology that lets you store data in digital blocks, which are connected together like links in a chain.
Blockchain technology was originally invented in 1991 by two mathematicians, Stuart Haber and W. Scot Stornetta. They first proposed the system to ensure that timestamps could not be tampered with.
A few years later, in 1998, software developer Nick Szabo proposed using a similar kind of technology to secure a digital payments system he called “Bit Gold.” However, this innovation was not adopted until Satoshi Nakamoto claimed to have invented the first Blockchain and Bitcoin.
So, What is Blockchain?
A blockchain is a distributed database shared between the nodes of a computer network. It saves information in digital format. Many people first heard of blockchain technology when they started to look up information about bitcoin.
Blockchain is used in cryptocurrency systems to ensure secure, decentralized records of transactions.
Blockchain allowed people to guarantee the fidelity and security of a record of data without the need for a third party to ensure accuracy.
To understand how a blockchain works, Consider these basic steps:
- Blockchain collects information in “blocks”.
- A block has a storage capacity, and once it's used up, it can be closed and linked to a previously served block.
- Blocks form chains, which are called “Blockchains.”
- More information will be added to the block with the most content until its capacity is full. The process repeats itself.
- Each block in the chain has an exact timestamp and can't be changed.
Let’s get to know more about the blockchain.
How does blockchain work?
Blockchain records digital information and distributes it across the network without changing it. The information is distributed among many users and stored in an immutable, permanent ledger that can't be changed or destroyed. That's why blockchain is also called "Distributed Ledger Technology" or DLT.
Here’s how it works:
- Someone or a computer will transacts
- The transaction is transmitted throughout the network.
- A network of computers can confirm the transaction.
- When it is confirmed a transaction is added to a block
- The blocks are linked together to create a history.
And that’s the beauty of it! The process may seem complicated, but it’s done in minutes with modern technology. And because technology is advancing rapidly, I expect things to move even more quickly than ever.
- A new transaction is added to the system. It is then relayed to a network of computers located around the world. The computers then solve equations to ensure the authenticity of the transaction.
- Once a transaction is confirmed, it is placed in a block after the confirmation. All of the blocks are chained together to create a permanent history of every transaction.
How are Blockchains used?
Even though blockchain is integral to cryptocurrency, it has other applications. For example, blockchain can be used for storing reliable data about transactions. Many people confuse blockchain with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum.
Blockchain already being adopted by some big-name companies, such as Walmart, AIG, Siemens, Pfizer, and Unilever. For example, IBM's Food Trust uses blockchain to track food's journey before reaching its final destination.
Although some of you may consider this practice excessive, food suppliers and manufacturers adhere to the policy of tracing their products because bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella have been found in packaged foods. In addition, there have been isolated cases where dangerous allergens such as peanuts have accidentally been introduced into certain products.
Tracing and identifying the sources of an outbreak is a challenging task that can take months or years. Thanks to the Blockchain, however, companies now know exactly where their food has been—so they can trace its location and prevent future outbreaks.
Blockchain technology allows systems to react much faster in the event of a hazard. It also has many other uses in the modern world.
What is Blockchain Decentralization?
Blockchain technology is safe, even if it’s public. People can access the technology using an internet connection.
Have you ever been in a situation where you had all your data stored at one place and that one secure place got compromised? Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to prevent your data from leaking out even when the security of your storage systems is compromised?
Blockchain technology provides a way of avoiding this situation by using multiple computers at different locations to store information about transactions. If one computer experiences problems with a transaction, it will not affect the other nodes.
Instead, other nodes will use the correct information to cross-reference your incorrect node. This is called “Decentralization,” meaning all the information is stored in multiple places.
Blockchain guarantees your data's authenticity—not just its accuracy, but also its irreversibility. It can also be used to store data that are difficult to register, like legal contracts, state identifications, or a company's product inventory.
Pros and Cons of Blockchain
Blockchain has many advantages and disadvantages.
Pros
- Accuracy is increased because there is no human involvement in the verification process.
- One of the great things about decentralization is that it makes information harder to tamper with.
- Safe, private, and easy transactions
- Provides a banking alternative and safe storage of personal information
Cons
- Data storage has limits.
- The regulations are always changing, as they differ from place to place.
- It has a risk of being used for illicit activities
Frequently Asked Questions About Blockchain
I’ll answer the most frequently asked questions about blockchain in this section.
Is Blockchain a cryptocurrency?
Blockchain is not a cryptocurrency but a technology that makes cryptocurrencies possible. It's a digital ledger that records every transaction seamlessly.
Is it possible for Blockchain to be hacked?
Yes, blockchain can be theoretically hacked, but it is a complicated task to be achieved. A network of users constantly reviews it, which makes hacking the blockchain difficult.
What is the most prominent blockchain company?
Coinbase Global is currently the biggest blockchain company in the world. The company runs a commendable infrastructure, services, and technology for the digital currency economy.
Who owns Blockchain?
Blockchain is a decentralized technology. It’s a chain of distributed ledgers connected with nodes. Each node can be any electronic device. Thus, one owns blockhain.
What is the difference between Bitcoin and Blockchain technology?
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, which is powered by Blockchain technology while Blockchain is a distributed ledger of cryptocurrency
What is the difference between Blockchain and a Database?
Generally a database is a collection of data which can be stored and organized using a database management system. The people who have access to the database can view or edit the information stored there. The client-server network architecture is used to implement databases. whereas a blockchain is a growing list of records, called blocks, stored in a distributed system. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, timestamp and transaction information. Modification of data is not allowed due to the design of the blockchain. The technology allows decentralized control and eliminates risks of data modification by other parties.
Final Saying
Blockchain has a wide spectrum of applications and, over the next 5-10 years, we will likely see it being integrated into all sorts of industries. From finance to healthcare, blockchain could revolutionize the way we store and share data. Although there is some hesitation to adopt blockchain systems right now, that won't be the case in 2022-2023 (and even less so in 2026). Once people become more comfortable with the technology and understand how it can work for them, owners, CEOs and entrepreneurs alike will be quick to leverage blockchain technology for their own gain. Hope you like this article if you have any question let me know in the comments section
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China accuses Australian navy helicopter of flying near airspace in ‘provocative move’
Tue, 07 May 2024 13:32:27 GMT
Foreign ministry says Chinese jet pilot took ‘necessary measures at the scene’ after Australia claimed flares were released in front of helicopter
China’s foreign ministry has accused an Australian navy helicopter of deliberately flying “within close range” of Chinese airspace in a “provocative move” in the latest military altercation between the two nations.
The Australian government said China released flares in front of the helicopter in the Yellow Sea as HMAS Hobart participated in an operation to enforce United Nations sanctions against North Korea.
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Putin sworn in for fifth term in ceremony boycotted by US and UK
Tue, 07 May 2024 12:45:09 GMT
Russian president claims mandate for Ukraine invasion and ‘correctness of the country’s course’
Vladimir Putin has been sworn into his fifth term as Russia’s leader in a ceremony attended by Russia’s political elite but boycotted by the UK, US and most European envoys.
The ceremony, which begins a presidential term that could end with Putin in power for 30 years, was marked by a bellicose speech trumpeting Russia’s national interests as he wages war in Ukraine and clashes with the west.
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U.S. soldier detained in Russia on criminal charges
Tue, 07 May 2024 00:23:58 +0000
A U.S. soldier, identified as Gordon Black, was detained by Russian authorities in Vladivostok, near the borders with China and North Korea, officials said.
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Lockbit ransomware group’s leader hit with sanctions; UK housing market ‘finding its feet’ as prices inch higher– business live
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:54:28 GMT
Leader of major cybercrime group has been unmasked and sanctioned by the UK, US and Australia, authorities say
The small increase in UK house prices in April has left them broadly flat since the turn of the year, says Peter Arnold, EY UK chief economist:
The stabilisation in market conditions reflects the large fall in mortgage rates since last summer, with transactions and prices appearing to have passed their trough.
However, the recent rise in mortgage rates is likely to dampen the recovery in the short-term. And looking ahead, the recovery in prices is unlikely to be rapid given that poor affordability continues to significantly limit the pool of potential buyers and mortgage rates are only likely to fall back slowly.
As the prospect of the first rate cut since March 2020 drifts further into the distance, borrowing costs have edged higher and budgets have been squeezed.
A short-lived burst of positivity in the early weeks of this year led to higher supply, increasing downwards pressure on prices. A wave of homeowners currently rolling off sub-2% mortgages is adding to the financial pressures in the system. As a summer rate cut moves onto the horizon, we expect UK house prices to respond and rise by 3% in 2024.”
“Borrowers have benefited from cheaper mortgage rates since the start of the year, which has boosted market activity and enquiries.
“Since then, higher funding costs have led to higher mortgage rates over the past couple of weeks and there is likely to be some volatility in pricing ahead. Borrowers would be wise to secure a rate they like the look of to protect themselves from further price fluctuations in the short term.
“House prices are yo-yoing as buyers and sellers negotiate their way through the uncertain economy, with a small monthly rise in April.
“Consumers are expecting a fall in interest rates at some point this year. But with lenders increasing rates in the last few weeks, buyers have understandable hesitancy over the right price to offer, while sellers are trying to navigate how offers align with their expectations.
It looks like mortgage rates will continue to remain elevated with the Bank of England poised to keep interest rates at 16-year highs of 5.25% this Thursday.
Financial markets have been pushing back their forecasts for the timing of the first rate hike this year, with August currently pencilled into the diary, although that could certainly change depending on the data.”
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Experts dismiss Kristi Noem’s ‘dubious’ claim to have met Kim Jong-un
Fri, 03 May 2024 14:37:11 GMT
South Dakota governor says she met North Korean dictator in same book in which she describes killing her dog
The South Dakota governor, Republican vice-presidential hopeful and self-confessed dog-killer Kristi Noem’s bizarre claim in a new book to have met the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has been dismissed by experts as “dubious” and not “conceivable”.
The Dakota Scout first reported Noem’s claim, which is in her forthcoming book, No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong With Politics and How We Move America Forward.
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Belarus to hold tactical nuclear drills; Kyiv detains two Ukrainian officials over plot to kill Zelenskiy
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:38:48 GMT
Ally to take part in exercises alongside Russia; Ukraine says it has exposed network of agents run by Moscow
Russia and Ukraine have accused each other at the global chemical weapons watchdog in The Hague of using banned toxins on the battlefield, the organisation said on Tuesday.
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said that the accusations were “insufficiently substantiated” but added that “the situation remains volatile and extremely concerning regarding the possible re-emergence of use of toxic chemicals as weapons.”
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Russia announces nuclear drills, lashing out in anger at West
Mon, 06 May 2024 18:32:03 +0000
Russia rattled its nuclear saber and scolded the ambassadors of Britain and France to show anger at comments by Western leaders about military support for Ukraine.
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Live updates: Stormy Daniels takes the witness stand in Trump’s hush money trial
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:57:18 +0000
Witness testimony continues Tuesday in Donald Trump’s trial on charges of business fraud related to a hush money payment.
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It is routine for trial witnesses to be asked to physically identify the defendant. Stormy Daniels...
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:57:18 +0000
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Marjorie Taylor Greene and Mike Johnson standoff continues with ouster vote looming – live
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:53:17 GMT
The next round of talks between firebrand extremist and House speaker are scheduled for today
Speaker Mike Johnson has dismissed a threat to his position from rebel Republicans Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie, insisting at a press conference Tuesday morning that “I intend to lead this conference in the future”.
He said he had “a good discussion [that] I thought was productive” with the pair on Monday over Greene’s threats to call a motion to vacate, essentially a vote to oust him, over his collusion with Democrats to fund a Ukraine funding bill.
Everybody knows I have lengthy, detailed discussions on a daily basis with members across the conference. There are 217 of us. It takes a lot of time, this is why I don’t get enough sleep these days.
When you have the smallest majority in history you have to quite literally get everyone to work together. I’ve heard Marjorie and Thomas’s ideas, just like I have every day for the last six months, heard others. It’s not a negotiation at all.
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Analysis: The right’s enthusiasm for hyperbole is doing Trump no legal favors
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:49:53 +0000
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Stormy Daniels called to testify in Trump’s hush-money trial - live
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:43:50 GMT
The $130,000 hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels is at the center of this trial
Trump attorney Susan Necheles reveals that Stormy Daniels is expected to be the prosecution’s second witness for the day.
She’s fighting to keep details about the alleged sex act between Daniels and Donald Trump under wraps.
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Donald Trump is whispering frequently to his attorney Todd Blanche as Stormy Daniels talks about her...
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Stormy Daniels takes stand in Trump’s hush-money trial
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:39:44 GMT
Jury hears from adult film star on 13th day of ex-president’s criminal trial in New York
Donald Trump’s criminal trial entered a new stage Tuesday with testimony from Stormy Daniels, an adult film star at the center of his hush-money scandal.
As Daniels took the stand Trump leaned back in his chair with a passive look on his face as the long-awaited and dramatic moment in the trial arrived.
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Who are the key players in Donald Trump’s hush-money trial?
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:37:38 GMT
From David Pecker, Michael Cohen to Stormy Daniels, here are the central figures likely to play a key role in the criminal case
Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial over claims he illegally reimbursed Michael Cohen for hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels is under way. Here’s a look at some of the people playing key roles in the case.
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Stormy Daniels is speaking rapidly and appears somewhat nervous. She has been asked twice by the...
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:37:28 +0000
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How the outcome of Biden and Trump’s election rematch might impact stocks
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:36:00 GMT
The expected November rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump is perhaps the biggest event on this year’s geopolitical calendar. Yet, it doesn’t appear to have had much of an impact on markets.
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Stormy Daniels is now on the witness stand. She’s wearing all black.
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:32:21 +0000
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Stormy Daniels’s testimony will be an extraordinary moment in Trump’s story, U.S. history
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:31:35 +0000
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The right’s enthusiasm for hyperbole is doing Trump no legal favors
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:27:49 +0000
Donald Trump has long viewed the campaign as his legal escape valve. But that campaign — or his approach to it — is increasing his legal jeopardy.
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Some witnesses in high-profile trials are nervous. Some cry. And some, like book publishing witness Sally...
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:25:01 +0000
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Tuesday’s first witness is finished testifying and leaving the courtroom. Stormy Daniels should be up next.
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:23:48 +0000
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As publishing company witness Sally Franklin answered prosecutors’ questions about the ghostwriting process, Donald Trump started...
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:08:43 +0000
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Sizewell C in Suffolk granted nuclear site licence
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:05:10 GMT
Campaigners ‘appalled’ as French energy company EDF gets go-ahead for next stage of project
A planned nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk has been granted the first site licence in more than a decade as investors and government officials race to finalise a deal for the multibillion-pound project this year.
The licence from the nuclear regulator is considered a milestone for EDF, which plans to build Sizewell C as a replica of its Hinkley Point C project in Somerset, which has been dogged by delays and cost overruns.
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Prosecutors have witness read excerpts from Trump book to jury
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:01:56 +0000
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We’ve updated our story explaining the key characters in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial....
Tue, 07 May 2024 13:41:46 +0000
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One witness will testify before Stormy Daniels on Tuesday. Prosecutors just called Sally Franklin, a records...
Tue, 07 May 2024 13:39:06 +0000
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Donald Trump briefly addressed reporters before going into the courtroom. He did not mention Stormy Daniels...
Tue, 07 May 2024 13:37:18 +0000
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Donald Trump’s attorney Susan Necheles is asking the judge to prohibit Stormy Daniels, Tuesday’s second witness,...
Tue, 07 May 2024 13:33:31 +0000
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Justice Juan Merchan is on the bench and the trial is starting.
Tue, 07 May 2024 13:29:22 +0000
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Donald Trump and his legal team are in the courtroom.
Tue, 07 May 2024 13:25:18 +0000
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Poll: Most voters expect Trump to be convicted in his hush money trial
Tue, 07 May 2024 13:21:46 +0000
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Trump eyeing a ‘ring’ around the U.S. economy
Tue, 07 May 2024 13:19:25 +0000
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Adult-film actress Stormy Daniels will be called as a witness Tuesday, according to a person with...
Tue, 07 May 2024 13:02:59 +0000
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Donald Trump called New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan “CROOKED & HIGHLY CONFLICTED” in a...
Tue, 07 May 2024 12:50:46 +0000
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New Biden ad highlight’s Trump’s family separation policy
Tue, 07 May 2024 12:41:09 +0000
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A look at Donald Trump’s 10 gag order violations
Tue, 07 May 2024 12:39:12 +0000
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The moment a judge threatened Trump with jail, from Monday’s trial transcript
Tue, 07 May 2024 12:30:16 +0000
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What’s happening in Donald Trump’s other criminal cases?
Tue, 07 May 2024 12:29:36 +0000
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Stormy, Trump and more: The names to know in historic hush money case
Tue, 07 May 2024 12:23:38 +0000
Trump is set to stand trial in Manhattan starting March 25 on 34 felony counts. Here’s a refresher of who’s who in the case.
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Libertarians asked Trump to headline their convention — stirring anger
Tue, 07 May 2024 12:19:08 +0000
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The moment a judge threatened Trump with jail, from the trial transcript
Tue, 07 May 2024 12:00:10 +0000
“Mr. Trump, it’s important to understand that the last thing I want to do is to put you in jail,” New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan said at the trial.
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County cricket: Essex go top but Surrey may be the real winners | Gary Naylor
Tue, 07 May 2024 11:40:12 GMT
Surrey picked a good week to miss in Division One. And Sussex’s class is showing in Division Two
By Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket Blog
As José Mourinho knew, points at the start of the season are worth exactly as much as points at the end of the season. When these cold, wet, uninspiring rounds of matches are forgotten in the mellow fruitfulness of autumn, the table will remember.
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Trump mocks Sen. Tester’s weight, hints at a Montana campaign appearance
Tue, 07 May 2024 10:45:16 +0000
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Analysis: How would Americans react to Trump in jail?
Tue, 07 May 2024 10:30:32 +0000
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Libertarians picked Trump to headline their convention. Then an internal revolt erupted.
Tue, 07 May 2024 10:09:36 +0000
Some Libertarian Party national committee members have called on the party to rescind the invitation to former president Donald Trump.
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Trump mocks Sen. Tester’s weight, hints at a Mont. campaign appearance
Mon, 06 May 2024 23:15:14 +0000
The former president compared the senator to a pregnant woman at a fundraiser Saturday in Florida, according to a recording obtained by The Washington Post.
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After big weekend in Palm Beach, Trump returns to N.Y. courtroom
Mon, 06 May 2024 22:47:21 +0000
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
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Looking Trump in the eye, the N.Y. judge warns he may jail him
Mon, 06 May 2024 22:44:48 +0000
The judge in Trump’s N.Y. criminal trial found him in contempt of court — the 10th violation of a gag order — and warned that he was flirting with jail time.
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How would Americans react to Trump in jail?
Mon, 06 May 2024 21:59:27 +0000
The prospect is getting more real, with the judge increasingly signaling he might feel compelled given Trump’s repeated gag order violations.
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The Trump Trials: Explaining Trump’s 10 gag order violations in New York
Mon, 06 May 2024 21:14:52 +0000
In ruling that Donald Trump again spoke improperly about his hush money trial, Justice Juan Merchan talked about sending Trump to jail if he keeps doing it.
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Donald Trump spoke to reporters shortly before he left the courthouse, calling Justice Juan Merchan a...
Mon, 06 May 2024 20:55:44 +0000
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Trump spoke to reporters shortly before he left the courthouse, calling Justice Juan Merchan a “disaster”...
Mon, 06 May 2024 20:43:33 +0000
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Judge again finds Trump in contempt in hush money trial; Trump Org employees testify
Mon, 06 May 2024 20:43:33 +0000
Monday began with Justice Juan Merchan ruling Trump had again violated his gag order. Then came testimony from current and former Trump employess.
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Donald Trump has left the courtroom for the day.
Mon, 06 May 2024 20:21:18 +0000
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After the jury was dismissed, Justice Juan Merchan asked the prosecutors for an updated trial schedule....
Mon, 06 May 2024 20:20:41 +0000
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Longtime Trump Organization employee Deborah Tarasoff finished her testimony by confirming for the defense that she...
Mon, 06 May 2024 20:10:28 +0000
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Justice Juan Merchan is sending the jury home for the day.
Mon, 06 May 2024 20:08:44 +0000
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Deborah Tarasoff is done testifying. At the end of Todd Blanche’s questioning, she smiled at Eric...
Mon, 06 May 2024 20:07:36 +0000
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Donald Trump is back in the courtroom. The witness is being called back.
Mon, 06 May 2024 19:45:27 +0000
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The jury is taking a midafternoon break. Donald Trump has left the courtroom.
Mon, 06 May 2024 19:35:11 +0000
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Prosecutors are having Deborah Tarasoff, from the accounts payable department of the Trump Organization, identify all...
Mon, 06 May 2024 19:34:11 +0000
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Trump to campaign in Minn. amid campaign’s new talk of targeting state
Mon, 06 May 2024 19:20:41 +0000
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Trump Organization employee says Trump would void checks with his sharpie
Mon, 06 May 2024 18:58:09 +0000
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Kristi Noem’s increasingly bizarre Kim Jong Un story
Mon, 06 May 2024 18:36:14 +0000
Noem’s book tour is a testament to the GOP’s Trump-era push to never back down and focus instead on planting seeds of doubt.
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Donald Trump’s lawyers tried and failed to convince the judge to bar some of the exhibits...
Mon, 06 May 2024 18:30:26 +0000
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Donald Trump and his lawyers have entered the courtroom after the lunch break.
Mon, 06 May 2024 18:22:11 +0000
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Prosecutors have reentered the courtroom after the lunch break.
Mon, 06 May 2024 18:11:05 +0000
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How did we end up with a Biden-Trump rematch again?
Mon, 06 May 2024 17:52:21 +0000
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Former Republican lieutenant governor of Georgia to vote Biden over Trump
Mon, 06 May 2024 17:35:31 +0000
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Witness says he did not know of any accounting directives by Trump
Mon, 06 May 2024 17:21:06 +0000
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Analysis: Trump’s vice presidential supplicants toe the line on election fraud
Mon, 06 May 2024 17:13:06 +0000
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As he leaves the courtroom for the lunch break, Trump gives a thumbs up to reporters....
Mon, 06 May 2024 17:11:16 +0000
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Cross-examination of Jeffrey McConney is done; prosecutor Matthew Colangelo did some redirect. On his way out...
Mon, 06 May 2024 17:05:25 +0000
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Trump Organization witness seems skeptical of Cohen’s legal ability
Mon, 06 May 2024 16:32:14 +0000
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Direct examination of former Trump Organization senior vice president Jeffrey McConney is finished. Cross-examination has begun.
Mon, 06 May 2024 16:21:26 +0000
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Railing about post-election vote-counting is silly … and nefarious
Mon, 06 May 2024 15:56:02 +0000
Republican Party co-chair Lara Trump’s self-serving claims about voting are hard to reconcile with reality.
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Not all Cohen checks came from Trump personal account
Mon, 06 May 2024 15:55:17 +0000
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Jeffrey McConney’s testimony in this same courtroom in November 2022 at the Trump Organization tax fraud...
Mon, 06 May 2024 15:52:01 +0000
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Donald Trump is back in the courtroom and testimony is resuming after a break.
Mon, 06 May 2024 15:40:58 +0000
Match ID: 79 Score: 25.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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Stormy Daniels takes the stand at Trump hush-money trial
Mon, 06 May 2024 12:29:37 GMT
The adult-film star is testifying about an alleged sexual encounter with Donald Trump - which he denies.
Match ID: 80 Score: 25.00 source: www.bbc.co.uk age: 1 day
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What Sleepy Trump Dreams About at Trial
Mon, 06 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Mashed-potato nightmares! Kafka in the Oval Office! And other things going through the mind of the nap-happy ex-President in court.
Match ID: 81 Score: 25.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 1 day
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What Is Hope Hicks Crying About?
Sat, 04 May 2024 19:14:12 +0000
During Donald Trump’s criminal trial, the inscrutable former White House aide was equally inscrutable on the witness stand, despite breaking out into tears while testifying.
Match ID: 82 Score: 25.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 2 days
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Judith Butler Will Not Co-Sign Israel’s Alibi for Genocide
Wed, 01 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
The famed scholar on why reducing Hamas to a terrorist label sanctions Israel’s war on Palestinians.
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Match ID: 83 Score: 23.57 source: theintercept.com age: 6 days
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Who Should Be More Worried about Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.—Biden or Trump?
Sat, 04 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
“He’s not a serious threat in terms of being able to win,” Jane Mayer says, “but he is potentially a serious threat in being able to spoil this election for one side or the other.”
Match ID: 84 Score: 21.43 source: www.newyorker.com age: 3 days
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Russian plot to kill Zelensky foiled, Kyiv says
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:29:49 GMT
Two Ukrainian security officials are held over a Russian plot to assassinate the president, Ukraine says.
Match ID: 85 Score: 20.00 source: www.bbc.co.uk age: 0 days
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Oil falls to lowest prices since mid-March as Russia signals OPEC+ output rise possible
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:25:00 GMT
Oil futures edge lower as Russia indicates OPEC+ could consider raising crude output and Israel rejects a Gaza cease-fire proposal.
Match ID: 86 Score: 20.00 source: www.marketwatch.com age: 0 days
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Sowing division — Russian disinformation becoming more sophisticated
2024-05-07T12:21:11+00:00
Match ID: 87 Score: 20.00 source: www.reddit.com age: 0 days
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To please Putin, universities purge liberals and embrace patriots
Tue, 07 May 2024 10:35:25 +0000
Russian university leaders are imbuing the country’s education system with patriotism to favor Putin, quashing Western influences and dissent.
Match ID: 88 Score: 20.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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Triumphal Putin is inaugurated for fifth term as Russian president
Tue, 07 May 2024 10:15:08 +0000
Vladimir Putin was inaugurated on Tuesday for a fifth term as president in a ceremony that highlighted his quarter-century grip on power in Russia.
Match ID: 89 Score: 20.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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Extra virgin olive oil prices tipped to top £16 a litre next month
Tue, 07 May 2024 05:00:05 GMT
Price rise for mass-market types expected as global production falls to lowest level in more than 10 years
Olive oil prices are set to climb further this year – heading to more than £16 a litre for a bottle of extra virgin – amid a drop in global production to the lowest level in more than a decade.
Lower production in Greece, Morocco and Turkey as part of the natural cycle of olive growth is expected to offset an improving situation in Spain and Italy, where trees have suffered from extreme heat and drought in recent years as the climate crisis wreaks havoc on harvests.
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Match ID: 90 Score: 20.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Putin sits at the heart of the West’s illiberal axis
Tue, 07 May 2024 04:00:06 +0000
Vladimir Putin’s sympathizers share an aversion to the West’s perceived liberal establishment, and see a positive vision in the Russian president’s rejection of it.
Match ID: 91 Score: 20.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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All-powerful Putin renews oath in firm control of Russia
Tue, 07 May 2024 00:05:26 GMT
Russia's president is sworn in for another six years, with no checks and balances on his power.
Match ID: 92 Score: 20.00 source: www.bbc.co.uk age: 0 days
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Voter ID has a role to play in free and fair elections | Letters
Mon, 06 May 2024 16:25:28 GMT
The requirement to present photo ID at polling stations reinforces confidence in our elections, says Robert Frazer, but Maureen McLaughlin worries about those left without a vote. Plus letters from Nigel Evans and Peter Bottomley
I cannot agree with Andy Beckett’s condemnation of voter ID (After this week’s squalid experiment, see voter ID for what it is: a Tory scam to steal elections, 3 May). The basic principle of voter ID is not objectionable: we all agree that Europe has much more sophisticated political systems and mature political cultures than Britain, and voter ID laws are commonplace across Europe. France, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Italy all require their electors to present identification when voting. Are all these EU members also enemies of democracy?
Furthermore, it is difficult to square claims that the progressive vote was suppressed with the fact that the Conservative vote collapsed and Labour – and leftwing politics in general – were hugely successful last week. Clearly, the hypothetical fears that the progressive vote would be curtailed were simply not borne out in reality.
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Match ID: 93 Score: 20.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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China’s Xi Jinping visits France in first post-pandemic trip to Europe
Mon, 06 May 2024 15:21:48 +0000
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is visiting France, and the friendlier countries of Hungary and Serbia. Trade tensions and Russia’s war in Ukraine are on the agenda.
Match ID: 94 Score: 20.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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Europe live: China’s Xi Jinping calls for closer ties with the EU at opening of Paris talks – as it happened
Mon, 06 May 2024 14:19:52 GMT
Chinese premier meets Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen for talks, with trade and Ukraine on agenda
The trilateral meeting has kicked off.
Xi Jinping has arrived at the Élysée palace.
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Match ID: 95 Score: 20.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 1 day
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Xi’s European tour: where is Chinese leader going and what are visit’s aims?
Mon, 06 May 2024 13:49:46 GMT
Emmanuel Macron and Viktor Orbán among leaders Xi is meeting, with several key issues on the table
China’s president, Xi Jinping, has begun a three-country tour of Europe – his first state visit to the continent in five years – at a time when China-EU ties are under strain from trade disputes and Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Match ID: 96 Score: 20.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 1 day
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We reported for months on changes sweeping Russia. Here’s what we found.
Mon, 06 May 2024 10:35:04 +0000
“Russia, Remastered” reveals how Vladimir Putin is harnessing the war in Ukraine to transform his own country and fulfill his vision of a restored superpower.
Match ID: 97 Score: 20.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 1 day
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Under Putin, a militarized new Russia rises to challenge U.S. and the West
Mon, 06 May 2024 10:35:32 +0000
In Putin’s bid to recast Russia as a global superpower, he champions a society built on pro-war activism, puritanical values and scaled-back social rights.
Match ID: 98 Score: 20.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 1 day
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Snake catchers festival in Italy – in pictures
Mon, 06 May 2024 06:10:30 GMT
Each 1 May, the village of Cocullo in the Abruzzo region honours Saint Dominic of Sora with a procession of his statue draped with live snakes. The snakes’ catchers also take part in the monitoring of snake species in the region. After the procession, the snakes are released back into nature
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Match ID: 99 Score: 20.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 1 day
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Cable News Viewers Have a Skewed Attitude Toward Gaza War, Survey Finds
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:45:45 +0000
A tale of two Americas.
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Match ID: 100 Score: 19.29 source: theintercept.com age: 6 days
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Trump Is Turning Victimhood Into His Legal Strategy
Fri, 03 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
In the early days of the trial, lawyers on both sides have started to reveal their strategies. Will the jury believe that Trump’s sordid acquisition of the White House was political business as usual?
Match ID: 101 Score: 17.86 source: www.newyorker.com age: 4 days
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AIPAC’s Next Top Target? Rep. Jamaal Bowman
Fri, 03 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000
The Israel lobby is expected to start a $20 million ad blitz backing its handpicked candidate against the incumbent Squad member.
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Match ID: 102 Score: 17.86 source: theintercept.com age: 4 days
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Is 2024 Doomed to Repeat 1968 or 2020—or Both?
Thu, 02 May 2024 23:50:45 +0000
Donald Trump has now made clear that he won’t concede if he loses the election. Believe him.
Match ID: 103 Score: 17.86 source: www.newyorker.com age: 4 days
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From UCLA to Columbia, Professors Nationwide Defend Students as Politicians and Police Attack
Thu, 02 May 2024 21:15:55 +0000
University faculty have put their bodies and livelihoods on the line amid a brutal, violent response to student protests for Gaza.
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Match ID: 104 Score: 17.86 source: theintercept.com age: 4 days
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Celsius stock drops 5% after revenue falls short of analyst estimate
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:32:00 GMT
Celsius Holdings Inc.’s stock was down by 5% in premarket trading after the energy drink and protein bar maker’s revenue missed the FactSet consensus estimate.
Match ID: 105 Score: 15.00 source: www.marketwatch.com age: 0 days
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Wet weather woes cause damp start to spring for retailers and restaurants
Tue, 07 May 2024 05:00:07 GMT
Consumer caution over high interest rates and energy bills adds to bleak start to the year for sector
Cold wet weather and caution about spending amid high interest rates and energy bills have delivered a dismal start to spring for retailers and restaurants, the latest industry figures show.
Sales were virtually flat across March and April against the same period a year ago, according to the latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) trade body and advisory firm KPMG. That was despite prices continuing to rise with inflation, suggesting a drop in the volume of items sold over the important Easter period.
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Match ID: 106 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Germans grill Olaf Scholz over soaring cost of doner kebabs
Tue, 07 May 2024 04:00:06 GMT
Die Linke party is among those calling for a Dönerpreisbremse or price cap on the hugely popular street food
The soaring cost of doner kebabs has led to growing calls in Germany for a government subsidy programme to keep the inflation-hit dish, one of the country’s favourites, affordable as politicians report it is frequently cited as a concern in doorstep conversations with voters.
The chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has become so used to being asked about the price of kebabs during public appearances that his government has even posted on social media to explain that price rises are in part due to rising wage and energy costs. “It’s quite striking that everywhere I go, mainly from young people, I’m asked whether there shouldn’t be a price brake for the doner,” Scholz has said.
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Match ID: 107 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Tesla announces fourth round of layoffs in four weeks
Mon, 06 May 2024 18:07:28 +0000
The latest cuts affect engineers, HR, and service advisers.
Match ID: 108 Score: 15.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 0 days
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The One Thing Holding Back Heat Pumps
Mon, 06 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000
It’s not the technology itself. It’s that we don’t yet have enough trained workers to install heat pumps for full-tilt decarbonization.
Match ID: 109 Score: 15.00 source: www.wired.com age: 1 day
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I’ve Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged.
Wed, 01 May 2024 20:14:34 +0000
When police attacked student protesters, a lone trash can was the only damaged property I saw around City College of New York.
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Match ID: 110 Score: 14.29 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
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A Company Is Building a Giant Compressed-Air Battery in the Australian Outback
Sat, 04 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000
Hydrostor, a leader in compressed-air energy storage, aims to break ground on a 200-MW plant in New South Wales by the end of this year. It wants to follow that with a 500-MW facility in California.
Match ID: 111 Score: 12.86 source: www.wired.com age: 3 days
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What Kind of Battery Would You Need to Power a Lightsaber?
Sat, 04 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
On Star Wars Day, we use some basic physics to measure the power of the Force. It’s strong!
Match ID: 112 Score: 12.86 source: www.wired.com age: 3 days
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Russia’s gas business will never recover from the war in Ukraine
Thu, 02 May 2024 10:04:48 +0000
Hopes of a Chinese rescue look increasingly vain
Match ID: 113 Score: 11.43 source: www.economist.com age: 5 days
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Inside Ukraine’s Killer-Drone Startup Industry
Thu, 02 May 2024 06:00:00 +0000
Ukraine needs small drones to combat Russian forces—and is bootstrapping its own industry at home.
Match ID: 114 Score: 11.43 source: www.wired.com age: 5 days
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House Responds to Israeli-Iranian Missile Exchange by Taking Rights Away From Americans
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:18:48 +0000
A measure passed by the House seeks to block Americans from traveling to Iran on U.S. passports.
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Match ID: 115 Score: 11.43 source: theintercept.com age: 11 days
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Standing stones, urban hellscapes and male nudes: Derek Jarman’s glorious Super 8 short films
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:42:28 GMT
The easy freedom of this medium allowed the artist to range over subjects as diverse as tarot, male nudes at Fire Island and a friend’s flat – and offer clues to his more public feature films
Thirty years after his death in February 1994, it is perhaps unexpected that Derek Jarman – multi-faceted artist, activist, film-maker, socialiser – is probably now most widely known as a gardener. The patch of beautifully arranged salt-resistant vegetation he built around a windswept clapboard cottage in Dungeness, in the shadow of the now non-functioning nuclear power station, is the subject of books, exhibitions, and many a magazine picture spread. A number of high-profile keepers of the flame regularly bang the drum – Tilda Swinton, Isaac Julien and Neil Bartlett among them – ensuring the Jarman legend is not likely to slip away any time soon.
The latest move in this perpetuation process takes place with a programme of Jarman’s Super 8 short films at London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts – appropriately enough, as the radical-chic venue on the Mall was one of Jarman’s own regular screening locations. If you are unfamiliar with these, it’s worth acquainting yourself with them on the cinema screen; the scrubby approximations on various corners of the internet don’t really do them justice. It’s hard now to understand just how important a film-maker Jarman was in the UK in the 1980s and the early 90s, at a time when there was so little else around that was British-made, and the 70-odd short films he made are foundational to his more accessible feature-film oeuvre.
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Match ID: 116 Score: 10.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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How NASA’s Roman Mission Will Hunt for Primordial Black Holes
Tue, 07 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000
Astronomers have discovered black holes ranging from a few times the Sun’s mass to tens of billions. Now a group of scientists has predicted that NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could find a class of “featherweight” black holes that has so far eluded detection. Today, black holes form either when a massive star collapses […]
Match ID: 117 Score: 10.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
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Israeli Weapons Firms Required to Buy Cloud Services From Google and Amazon
Wed, 01 May 2024 19:58:49 +0000
Google downplays its military work with Israel, but “Project Nimbus” documents tie the American tech giants to Israel’s deadly military capabilities.
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Match ID: 118 Score: 8.57 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
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The Dangerous Rise of GPS Attacks
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:16:03 +0000
Thousands of planes and ships are facing GPS jamming and spoofing. Experts warn these attacks could potentially impact critical infrastructure, communication networks, and more.
Match ID: 119 Score: 8.57 source: www.wired.com age: 6 days
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U.S.-Trained Burkina Faso Military Executed 220 Civilians
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:56:17 +0000
A new report reveals details of the massacres by a longtime U.S. ally and counterterrorism partner.
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Match ID: 120 Score: 7.86 source: theintercept.com age: 12 days
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North Koreans Secretly Animated Amazon and Max Shows, Researchers Say
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0000
Thousands of exposed files on a misconfigured North Korean server hint at one way the reclusive country may evade international sanctions.
Match ID: 121 Score: 7.86 source: www.wired.com age: 15 days
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Russia outsmarts Western sanctions—and China is paying attention
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:08:09 +0000
How the rise of middle powers helps America’s enemies
Match ID: 122 Score: 7.86 source: www.economist.com age: 75 days
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“Kill All Arabs”: The Feds Are Investigating UMass Amherst for Anti-Palestinian Bias
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:00:00 +0000
The Department of Education is probing claims that the school discriminated against Palestinian and Arab students amid Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Match ID: 123 Score: 5.00 source: theintercept.com age: 12 days
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Would America dare to bring down a Chinese bank?
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:26:59 +0000
Janet Yellen promises sanctions for those supporting Vladimir Putin’s war
Match ID: 124 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 26 days
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Russia Vetoed a UN Resolution to Ban Space Nukes
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
A ban on weapons of mass destruction in orbit has stood since 1967. Russia apparently has other ideas.
Match ID: 125 Score: 4.29 source: www.wired.com age: 10 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia, 1.43 nuclear
QAnon Was Born Out of the Sex Ad Moral Panic That Took Down Backpage.com
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
For years, the political establishment opportunistically railed against sex trafficking. Then came Pizzagate.
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Match ID: 126 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 10 days
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“Little Home Market”: The Connecticut Company Accused of Fueling an Execution Spree
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:10:40 +0000
Evidence points to Absolute Standards as the source of a lethal drug the Trump administration used to restart federal executions after 17 years.
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Match ID: 127 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 11 days
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Why a stronger dollar is dangerous
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:00:59 +0000
It sets the stage for a nasty new Trump-China clash, among other things
Match ID: 128 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 13 days
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Trump Is Misleading You With Covid-Era Statistics. So Is Biden.
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EST
Biden and Trump are both campaigning on warped economic statistics, cherry-picking weird data from the Covid crisis.
Match ID: 129 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 18 days
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Even without war in the Gulf, pricier petrol is here to stay
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:59:46 +0000
Expensive oil could put Donald Trump in the White House
Match ID: 130 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 19 days
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Europe’s economy is under attack from all sides
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:00:46 +0000
First Putin, now Xi. Next Trump?
Match ID: 131 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 41 days
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The world is in the midst of a city-building boom
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:22:29 +0000
Everyone, from Donald Trump and Peter Thiel to Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, is getting involved
Match ID: 132 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 61 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: 133 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 69 days
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Trump wants to whack Chinese firms. How badly could he hurt them?
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:41:31 +0000
History provides a guide
Match ID: 134 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 75 days
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Bankers have reason to hope Trump triumphs
Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:06:55 +0000
Will they now spend big on his campaign?
Match ID: 135 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 89 days
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What Donald Trump can learn from the Big Mac index
Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:01:35 +0000
Should the presidential candidate go on another crusade against the yuan?
Match ID: 136 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 103 days
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UK accused by Amnesty of ‘deliberately destabilising’ human rights globally
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:19:56 GMT
Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’
The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of “deliberately destabilising” human rights on the global stage for its own political ends.
In its annual global report, released today, the organisation said Britain was weakening human rights protections nationally and globally, amid a near-breakdown of international law.
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Match ID: 137 Score: 2.86 source: www.theguardian.com age: 13 days
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Frozen Russian assets will soon pay for Ukraine’s war
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:54:20 +0000
And America now hopes to convince others to make better use of the stash
Match ID: 138 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 19 days
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Ukrainian drone strikes are hurting Russia’s oil industry
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:51:54 +0000
The world’s third-largest producer is now an importer of petrol
Match ID: 139 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 26 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: 140 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 49 days
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Russia’s economy once again defies the doomsayers
Sun, 10 Mar 2024 14:39:48 +0000
As an election nears, Vladimir Putin now looks to have inflation under control
Match ID: 141 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 58 days
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What do you do with 191bn frozen euros owned by Russia?
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:21:18 +0000
The question that now confronts Western policymakers
Match ID: 142 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 68 days
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What can I do if I can't pay my energy bill?
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:03:18 GMT
If you're struggling to afford your gas and electricity bills, what options are available?
Match ID: 143 Score: 2.14 source: www.bbc.co.uk age: 34 days
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The Ukraine war offers energy arbitrage opportunities
Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:15:12 +0000
It also provides a glimpse at the future of European gas supplies
Match ID: 144 Score: 2.14 source: www.economist.com age: 82 days
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Global Emissions Could Peak Sooner Than You Think
Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000
Global deployment of solar and wind power, plus a surge in EV sales, means emissions from fossil-fuel-derived energy will finally hit the downward slope.
Match ID: 145 Score: 2.14 source: www.wired.com age: 111 days
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How Xi Jinping plans to overtake America
Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:31:35 +0000
Digital twins, nuclear fusion and the small matter of fixing China’s economy
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