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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.
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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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“The Fall Guy” Is Gravity-Defying Fun, in Every Sense
Thu, 02 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, this action-comedy about a stuntman, by the stuntman turned director David Leitch, sticks its landings, but don’t expect characterization.
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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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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.
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Trump trial continues after judge threatens jail over gag-order breaches
Tue, 07 May 2024 07:00:01 GMT
Juan Merchan says he will impose jail sanction upon former president if he continues to discuss trial witnesses or jurors
Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trials enters its 13th day Tuesday, following the judge’s warning that the ex-president could face jail if he kept violating a gag order.
The proceedings on Monday – which featured testimony from Deborah Tarasoff, a Trump Organization accounts payable supervisor, and Jeffrey McConney, the company’s former comptroller – were overshadowed by judge Juan Merchan finding Trump in criminal contempt for the 10th time before they even took the stand.
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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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Trump prosecutors push the paper trial, and judge threatens jail – again | Trump on trial
Mon, 06 May 2024 21:38:46 GMT
After weeks of testimony, Trump’s trial turned to much drier – but arguably more crucial – details on Monday
After weeks of testimony that focused on some of the more salacious, tabloidy aspects of why former president Donald Trump wanted to keep his alleged affairs under wraps before the 2016 election, his hush-money trial turned to much drier – but arguably more crucial – testimony on Monday.
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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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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.
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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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Jailing Trump is ‘last thing’ judge says he wants to do, as threat of incarceration looms
Mon, 06 May 2024 13:43:17 +0000
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Judge’s ruling is still pending on 4 more potential gag order violations
Mon, 06 May 2024 13:22:58 +0000
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Trump said a gag order bars him from testifying. The judge corrected him.
Mon, 06 May 2024 13:03:24 +0000
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Judge mulls sanctions over Google’s “shocking” destruction of internal chats
Fri, 03 May 2024 23:17:57 +0000
Punishing Google for being the best would be “unprecedented,” lawyer argued.
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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.
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Would You Still Use Google if It Didn't Pay Apple $20 Billion to Get on Your iPhone?
Fri, 03 May 2024 01:23:46 +0000
A US judge who will decide Google’s fate in a historic antitrust trial suggested it was “odd” for the company to say it has the best search engine but also pay Apple billions to lock out rivals.
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Congresswoman battling brain disorder delivers House speech using a text-to-voice app
Tue, 07 May 2024 01:00:55 +0000
Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.), whose ability to speak, hear and move has been affected by a degenerative brain condition, uses assistive technology to help her navigate life on the Hill.
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Congressman: Racist trope not ‘focal point’ of video he shared of Ole Miss counterprotesters
Tue, 07 May 2024 00:23:03 +0000
Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) distanced himself from the actions of a White man mimicking apelike gestures in front of a Black Pro-Palestinian protester, four days after the confrontation on the University of Mississippi campus.
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Telcos keep using “insecure” Chinese gear because of congressional inaction | Congress only gave 38% of funds needed for "rip and replace," FCC chair says.
2024-05-06T19:21:21+00:00
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Telcos keep using “insecure” Chinese gear because of congressional inaction
Mon, 06 May 2024 18:39:29 +0000
Congress only gave 38% of funds needed for "rip and replace," FCC chair says.
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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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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.
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Let’s Check In on AIPAC’s Assault on the Squad
Sat, 04 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
The Israel lobby failed to take down Rep. Summer Lee. They’ve now set their sights on Reps. Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush.
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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.
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AIPAC Is Secretly Intervening in Portland’s Congressional Race to Take Down Susheela Jayapal, Sources Say
Fri, 03 May 2024 21:11:34 +0000
The pro-Israel group is funneling money through a “pro-science” PAC, according to two members of Congress.
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Automakers Want AM Radios Out of Cars. Congress Is About to Require Them
Fri, 03 May 2024 17:35:02 +0000
A popular bill will force car companies to put AM radios in vehicles at no extra charge, despite decreasing interest from drivers and potential electromagnetic interference.
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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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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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America!: A Chaos Demon from the Underworld Shares His Tips on Streamlining Congress
Thu, 02 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
I’m truly inspired by the surreal dysfunction of your Congress—but isn’t it a little over the top?
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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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“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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Biden Says He Told Nigeria to Kill Fewer Civilians — but Nigeria Keeps Killing Lots of Civilians
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Nigeria has gotten billions in U.S. security assistance, even as its counterterrorism campaign has a massive civilian death toll.
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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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University Teams Selected as Finalists to Envision New Aviation Responses to Natural Disasters
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:12:46 +0000
Eight teams participating in the 2024 Gateways to Blue Skies: Advancing Aviation for Natural Disasters Competition have been selected to present their design concepts to a panel of industry experts at the 2024 Blue Skies Forum, May 30 and 31, 2024 at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. Sponsored by NASA’s Aeronautics Research […]
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Evergrande’s liquidation is a new low in China’s property crisis
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:04:03 +0000
A judge in Hong Kong surprises the mainland
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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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The Next US President Will Have Troubling New Surveillance Powers
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:59:38 +0000
Over the weekend, President Joe Biden signed legislation not only reauthorizing a major FISA spy program but expanding it in ways that could have major implications for privacy rights in the US.
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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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US soldier detained in Russia and accused of theft, officials say
Mon, 06 May 2024 22:02:36 GMT
Officials say Staff Sgt Gordon Black, 34, was stationed in South Korea and was in the process of returning home to Texas
An American soldier has been arrested in Russia and accused of stealing, according to two US officials.
US officials said the soldier, Staff Sgt Gordon Black, 34, was stationed in South Korea and was in the process of returning home to Fort Cavazos in Texas. Instead, officials said, he traveled to Russia.
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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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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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Putin, on eve of fifth term, sends a sharp message with nuclear drills
Tue, 07 May 2024 05:00:46 +0000
President Vladimir Putin will be inaugurated for a fifth term in a ceremony that will aim to provide a veneer of constitutional legitimacy despite the erosion of rule of law in Russia.
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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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Russia threatens UK military and orders nuclear drills after ‘provocation’
Mon, 06 May 2024 15:59:41 GMT
Vladimir Putin responds to recent statements from David Cameron and Emmanuel Macron over Ukraine war
Russia has threatened to strike British military facilities and ordered its military to hold battlefield nuclear weapons drills in a move the Kremlin described as a response to comments from the French president, Emmanuel Macron, on western troops fighting in Ukraine and from the British foreign secretary, David Cameron, on using British-supplied weapons against Russia.
The Russian defence ministry said in a statement that troops from the southern military district would “practise the issues of preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons … in response to provocative statements and threats by certain western officials against the Russian Federation.”
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Judge mulls sanctions over Google’s “shocking” destruction of internal chats
Fri, 03 May 2024 23:17:57 +0000
Punishing Google for being the best would be “unprecedented,” lawyer argued.
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Trump trial continues after judge threatens jail over gag-order breaches
Tue, 07 May 2024 07:00:01 GMT
Juan Merchan says he will impose jail sanction upon former president if he continues to discuss trial witnesses or jurors
Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trials enters its 13th day Tuesday, following the judge’s warning that the ex-president could face jail if he kept violating a gag order.
The proceedings on Monday – which featured testimony from Deborah Tarasoff, a Trump Organization accounts payable supervisor, and Jeffrey McConney, the company’s former comptroller – were overshadowed by judge Juan Merchan finding Trump in criminal contempt for the 10th time before they even took the stand.
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Hush-money trial: Did Trump 'cook the books'?
Mon, 06 May 2024 23:47:40 GMT
The BBC's Nada Tawfik runs through documents shown as evidence in court as Trump's criminal trial continues.
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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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Analysis: How would Americans react to Trump in jail?
Mon, 06 May 2024 22:04:36 +0000
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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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Trump prosecutors push the paper trial, and judge threatens jail – again | Trump on trial
Mon, 06 May 2024 21:38:46 GMT
After weeks of testimony, Trump’s trial turned to much drier – but arguably more crucial – details on Monday
After weeks of testimony that focused on some of the more salacious, tabloidy aspects of why former president Donald Trump wanted to keep his alleged affairs under wraps before the 2016 election, his hush-money trial turned to much drier – but arguably more crucial – testimony on Monday.
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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
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The trial is taking a midmorning break.
Mon, 06 May 2024 15:34:12 +0000
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Trump Organization’s odd tax practice reemerges during hush money trial
Mon, 06 May 2024 15:32:53 +0000
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Check for Cohen sent ‘down to the White House’ in 2017 for Trump signature
Mon, 06 May 2024 15:32:26 +0000
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Donald Trump is not expected to make a decision on a running mate anytime soon. The...
Mon, 06 May 2024 15:25:26 +0000
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McConney says he told Trump accountants to list Cohen payments as ‘legal expenses’
Mon, 06 May 2024 15:24:24 +0000
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Eric Trump watches as witness reads email about him approving Cohen payment
Mon, 06 May 2024 15:22:55 +0000
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The former president, dressed in his signature red tie, has been sitting back in his chair...
Mon, 06 May 2024 15:06:50 +0000
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This obscure N.Y. election law is at the heart of Trump’s hush money trial
Mon, 06 May 2024 15:03:02 +0000
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Trump’s vice presidential supplicants toe the line on election fraud
Mon, 06 May 2024 15:02:28 +0000
The candidate asks running mates simply to reject the evidence of their eyes and ears.
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McConney says money for Cohen came from Trump’s personal account
Mon, 06 May 2024 14:55:17 +0000
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Trump Org accountant says he was told to arrange payments to Michael Cohen
Mon, 06 May 2024 14:49:22 +0000
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Former Trump Organization comptroller Jeffrey McConney was asked what Michael Cohen’s position was with the business....
Mon, 06 May 2024 14:29:19 +0000
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Former Trump Organization exec explains accounting practices
Mon, 06 May 2024 14:25:14 +0000
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Donald Trump just raised his wrist and glanced at his watch as longtime Trump Organization finance...
Mon, 06 May 2024 14:12:54 +0000
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During a donor luncheon Saturday in Palm Beach, Fla., Donald Trump called Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)...
Mon, 06 May 2024 14:01:44 +0000
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How did we end up with a Biden-Trump matchup again?
Mon, 06 May 2024 14:00:03 +0000
How these two unpopular politicians once again became our only viable options for president.
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Former Trump Organization comptroller Jeffrey McConney is discussing Allen Weisselberg, another longtime finance employee at the...
Mon, 06 May 2024 13:58:16 +0000
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Trump threatened with jail over gag order violations
Mon, 06 May 2024 13:46:28 +0000
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The next witness called to testify is Jeffrey McConney, a longtime comptroller at the Trump Organization...
Mon, 06 May 2024 13:45:41 +0000
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Jailing Trump is ‘last thing’ judge says he wants to do, as threat of incarceration looms
Mon, 06 May 2024 13:43:17 +0000
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“I find you in criminal contempt for the 10th time,” said Justice Juan Merchan, who said...
Mon, 06 May 2024 13:31:36 +0000
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Justice Juan Merchan is on the bench and things are starting.
Mon, 06 May 2024 13:30:14 +0000
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Former president Donald Trump disparaged his gag order before entering the courtroom. When asked about his...
Mon, 06 May 2024 13:29:41 +0000
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With Donald Trump in court today are his son Eric Trump and a set of lawyers...
Mon, 06 May 2024 13:26:49 +0000
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Donald Trump has entered the courtroom.
Mon, 06 May 2024 13:23:50 +0000
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Trump said a gag order bars him from testifying. The judge corrected him.
Mon, 06 May 2024 13:03:24 +0000
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Key parts of Hope Hicks’s testimony, from the Trump trial transcript
Mon, 06 May 2024 12:54:36 +0000
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Over the weekend, Trump rants profanely about prosecutors
Mon, 06 May 2024 12:29:07 +0000
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Trump’s trial gave jurors a look at how politicians deal with the press
Mon, 06 May 2024 12:28:15 +0000
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Fact Checker: The Trump-Biden battle over the 2017 tax cut
Mon, 06 May 2024 11:36:40 +0000
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Divided Trump campaign weighs joining TikTok, the app he tried to ban
Mon, 06 May 2024 11:17:03 +0000
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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?
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Vladimir Putin to be sworn in for fifth term as Russian president
Tue, 07 May 2024 08:40:24 GMT
Many European diplomats will avoid lavish ceremony amid war in Ukraine and his disputed landslide election
A Russian court has remanded a US citizen in custody for 10 days for disorderly conduct, Reuters reports citing the state-run RIA news agency.
A TV report said the man, while drunk, had climbed into a children's library through a window and fallen asleep there.
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‘The body is everything’: Sung Im Her’s insatiable desire for dance
Tue, 07 May 2024 05:00:07 GMT
Each time she takes the stage, the Korean choreographer and dancer asks if it will be the last time. She reflects on crushing stereotypes, breaking into theatre and her 100 failed auditions
Sung Im Her was 19 when she took her first dance class. On day one, the teacher told her to lose 20kg in a month and gave her something to bite on while forcing her legs towards the splits. “Harsh, very harsh. Absolutely not recommended,” says the now 47-year-old Korean choreographer and dancer. That punitive beginning would surely have put off many, but Her had become hooked on dance from watching TV and films such as Dirty Dancing and Flashdance. She was hungry – a word she uses many times in our conversation – to discover more.
“Six months later,” she says, “I got on to the contemporary dance course at Hansung University [in Seoul], with top marks. For four years I began at 7am every single day. I then did the two-year master’s degree. But I was still hungry: I wanted more freedom, I wanted to explore.”
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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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AI Girlfriend Tells User 'Russia Not Wrong For Invading Ukraine' and 'She'd Do Anything For Putin'
2024-05-06T02:59:07+00:00
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It’s Star Wars Day, and we have a new trailer for The Acolyte to celebrate
Sat, 04 May 2024 19:45:51 +0000
"The Jedi justify their galactic dominance in the name of peace. But that peace is a lie."
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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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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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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.
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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.
The post From UCLA to Columbia, Professors Nationwide Defend Students as Politicians and Police Attack appeared first on The Intercept.
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BP to cut $2bn in costs as profits miss forecasts
Tue, 07 May 2024 08:44:25 GMT
Oil company to maintain pace of share buybacks despite impact of falling gas prices
BP said it would cut $2bn (£1.6bn) in costs from its business by the end of 2026 after reporting worse than expected profits for the first quarter of the year.
The oil company revealed that its underlying profits fell to $2.7bn for the first three months of 2024, down from $5bn in the first quarter of last year, in part due to falling gas prices and an unplanned outage at a large BP refinery in the US.
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I will build at least 10,000 council homes. As for right to buy – suspend it for new properties | Andy Burnham
Tue, 07 May 2024 06:00:03 GMT
There’s no point us building houses if people sell them off cheaply to no public benefit. It’s like running a bath with no plug
- Andy Burnham is the mayor of Greater Manchester
Last Thursday, people voted for change. There appears to be a settled view now that the country needs a fresh start. And yet anyone who has stood on doorsteps in recent times will know this is not a 1997 moment. The level of despondency with politics is deep. There will be no honeymoon period for any incoming government. People can see things are broken and they are losing faith that any politicians can fix them.
So it is a difficult climate for progressive parties and I worry that the general election which now looms ahead of us will only make the mood worse. A Tory party in a corner is unlikely to go quietly. My gut feeling is that it will opt for a December election, hoping to salvage seats from the toxic combination of a low winter turnout and the fallout from the US election the month before. Channelling the negative energy of the “culture wars” seems to be all the Tories have left.
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qualifiers: 15.00 energy
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 in the key Easter period.
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Match ID: 101 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy
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: 102 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy
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: 103 Score: 15.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy
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: 104 Score: 15.00 source: www.wired.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy
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: 105 Score: 15.00 source: www.wired.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy
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: 106 Score: 15.00 source: www.wired.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy
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: 107 Score: 14.29 source: www.economist.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 14.29 russia
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.
Match ID: 108 Score: 14.29 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 14.29 trump
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: 109 Score: 11.43 source: www.wired.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 11.43 russia
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.
The post House Responds to Israeli-Iranian Missile Exchange by Taking Rights Away From Americans appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 110 Score: 11.43 source: theintercept.com age: 11 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions, 3.57 trump, 2.86 korea
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.
The post Israeli Weapons Firms Required to Buy Cloud Services From Google and Amazon appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 111 Score: 8.57 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 8.57 energy
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: 112 Score: 8.57 source: www.wired.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 8.57 russia
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.
The post U.S.-Trained Burkina Faso Military Executed 220 Civilians appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 113 Score: 7.86 source: theintercept.com age: 11 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions, 2.86 russia
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: 114 Score: 7.86 source: www.wired.com age: 15 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions, 2.86 korea
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: 115 Score: 7.86 source: www.economist.com age: 75 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions, 2.86 russia
“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.
The post “Kill All Arabs”: The Feds Are Investigating UMass Amherst for Anti-Palestinian Bias appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 116 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: 117 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: 118 Score: 4.29 source: www.wired.com age: 9 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.
The post QAnon Was Born Out of the Sex Ad Moral Panic That Took Down Backpage.com appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 119 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
“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.
The post “Little Home Market”: The Connecticut Company Accused of Fueling an Execution Spree appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 120 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 11 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
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: 121 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 13 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
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: 122 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 18 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
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: 123 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 19 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
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: 124 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 41 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
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: 125 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 60 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
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: 126 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 69 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
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: 127 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 74 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump
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: 128 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 88 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: 129 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 102 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: 130 Score: 2.86 source: www.theguardian.com age: 12 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia
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: 131 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 18 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia
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: 132 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 25 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia
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: 133 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 49 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia
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: 134 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 57 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia
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: 135 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 68 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia
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: 136 Score: 2.14 source: www.bbc.co.uk age: 33 days
qualifiers: 2.14 energy
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: 137 Score: 2.14 source: www.economist.com age: 81 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: 138 Score: 2.14 source: www.wired.com age: 110 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
Match ID: 139 Score: 1.43 source: www.economist.com age: 36 days
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