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The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Is Constitutional, After All
Thu, 16 May 2024 23:34:55 +0000

And for some reason Justice Samuel Alito can’t stop talking about this witch trial judge.

The post The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Is Constitutional, After All appeared first on The Intercept.

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Julian Assange wins high court victory in case against extradition to US
Mon, 20 May 2024 11:44:19 GMT

Judges had deferred a decision on whether Assange could take his case to another appeal hearing

Julian Assange has won a victory in his ongoing battle against extradition from the UK after judges at the high court in London granted him leave to appeal.

Two judges deferred a decision in March on whether Assange, who is trying to avoid being prosecuted in the US on espionage charges relating to the publication of thousands of classified and diplomatic documents, could take his case to another appeal hearing.

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Woman jailed after killing mother-in-law in fire
Mon, 20 May 2024 11:31:51 GMT
A judge orders Karen Vamplew to serve a minimum of 32 years for the "wicked and terrible" killing.
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Craig Wright Lied About Creating Bitcoin And Faked Evidence, Judge Rules
Mon, 20 May 2024 11:01:15 +0000
A UK judge has determined that Craig Wright forged evidence in a campaign to prove he is Satoshi Nakamoto, creator of Bitcoin, in a move that prevents him from bringing further lawsuits in the UK.
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Judge Merchan faces critical decisions as Trump’s trial nears its end
Mon, 20 May 2024 10:30:43 +0000

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Children plot Chelsea Flower Show takeover
Mon, 20 May 2024 05:11:35 GMT
This year's event includes junior judges and a "no adults allowed" garden designed by children.
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Lawyer preparation suggests Trump won’t testify in New York trial
Sat, 18 May 2024 20:20:59 +0000
Discussions that the judge had with lawyers in recent days indicate that Trump is not likely to be one of the witnesses called by the defense team.
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The Two-Pronged Attack on a Muslim Judicial Nominee
Fri, 17 May 2024 18:54:39 +0000
How the smearing of Adeel Mangi became a bipartisan exercise.
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Binance executive denied bail in Nigeria over money laundering charges
Fri, 17 May 2024 15:58:40 GMT

Tigran Gambaryan faces allegations of ‘serious criminality’ on behalf of world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange

A Nigerian court has ruled that Tigran Gambaryan, the Binance executive detained on charges of tax evasion and money laundering, can face trial on behalf of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.

In a judgment in Abuja on Friday – Gambaryan’s 40th birthday – the presiding judge, Emeka Nwite, denied the American national bail, saying he was likely to abscond.

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Arizona woman accused of helping North Koreans get remote IT jobs at 300 companies
Thu, 16 May 2024 22:49:22 +0000
Alleged $6.8M conspiracy involved "laptop farm," identity theft, and résumé coaching.
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Republicans Can’t Decide: Do They Hate Prosecutors Because of Bail Reform or Abortion?
Thu, 16 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Since Dobbs, state-level Republicans have sought to strip power from DAs elected in Democratic cities who won’t prosecute abortion care.

The post Republicans Can’t Decide: Do They Hate Prosecutors Because of Bail Reform or Abortion? appeared first on The Intercept.

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Jacob Zuma not eligible to run for South African parliament, court rules
Mon, 20 May 2024 11:07:03 GMT

Ex-president’s jail sentence precludes him from standing for new MK party in decision that could affect general election results

South Africa’s top court has ruled that the former president Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run for parliament in the general election on 29 May, a judgment that could influence the outcome and trigger unrest from Zuma’s supporters.

The constitutional court found Zuma’s 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court in 2021 disqualified him from standing in the 29 May election, as the constitution prohibits anyone given a prison sentence of 12 months or longer from holding a parliamentary seat.

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Biden wants progressives to believe he’s reining in Israel. He isn’t | Mohamad Bazzi
Mon, 20 May 2024 10:01:01 GMT

Biden will be remembered as a president who could have restrained Israel but instead made the US complicit in this war

With great fanfare, Joe Biden confirmed on 8 May that his administration had suspended one weapons shipment to Israel, delaying the delivery of 3,500 bombs that can cause devastating casualties when dropped on population centers. Biden said he warned Israeli leaders that he would also block artillery shells and other munitions if Israel went ahead with a ground invasion of Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, where 1.4 million Palestinians have taken shelter.

It seemed Biden had finally decided to use the most effective leverage he has over Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, and his extremist government to force an end to Israel’s devastating war in Gaza. But less than a week later, it became clear that Biden had backtracked and he will continue sending Israel far more weapons than the one shipment he held back. Last Tuesday, the Biden administration notified Congress that it would move ahead with more than $1bn in new arms deals for Israel.

Mohamad Bazzi is director of the Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies, and a journalism professor at New York University

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The State Department Says Israel Isn’t Blocking Aid. Videos Show the Opposite.
Sat, 18 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

From targeting humanitarian vehicles to standing by as mobs attack trucks, Israel is blocking aid from reaching Gaza.

The post The State Department Says Israel Isn’t Blocking Aid. Videos Show the Opposite. appeared first on The Intercept.

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Outside Groups Spent $285,000 Backing Jamaal Bowman. AIPAC Alone Just Dropped Nearly $2 Million to Attack Him.
Thu, 16 May 2024 21:08:07 +0000

With Bowman’s challenger handpicked by AIPAC, the Israel lobby is cementing its status as the biggest player in Democratic primary politics.

The post Outside Groups Spent $285,000 Backing Jamaal Bowman. AIPAC Alone Just Dropped Nearly $2 Million to Attack Him. appeared first on The Intercept.

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This U.S. Attorney Resigned Amid an Ethics Investigation. Yet He Wound Up Overseeing Judges’ Ethics.
Tue, 14 May 2024 23:57:58 +0000

After inquiries from The Intercept, Duane Kees stepped down from his ethics panel position.

The post This U.S. Attorney Resigned Amid an Ethics Investigation. Yet He Wound Up Overseeing Judges’ Ethics.  appeared first on The Intercept.

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University Professors Are Losing Their Jobs Over “New McCarthyism” on Gaza
Thu, 16 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000

As brutal police repression sweeps campus encampments, schools have been cutting ties with pro-Palestine faculty members without tenure.

The post University Professors Are Losing Their Jobs Over “New McCarthyism” on Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.

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Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin on Disrupting the U.S. War Machine
Wed, 15 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The 71-year-old veteran peace activist discusses the war on Gaza, the Biden administration, and shaking up Congress.

The post Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin on Disrupting the U.S. War Machine appeared first on The Intercept.

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Secrecy Concerns Mount Over Spy Powers Targeting US Data Centers
Tue, 14 May 2024 16:16:58 +0000
A coalition of digital rights groups is demanding the US declassify records that would clarify just how expansive a major surveillance program really is.
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Pentagon Compensated Zero Civilian Victims in 2022 — Despite Evidence That the U.S. Killed a Mom and Child in Somalia
Mon, 13 May 2024 21:30:00 +0000

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Top FBI Official Urges Agents to Use Warrantless Wiretaps on US Soil
Wed, 08 May 2024 17:48:45 +0000
An internal email from FBI deputy director Paul Abbate, obtained by WIRED, tells employees to search for “US persons” in a controversial spy program's database that investigators have repeatedly misused.
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Razer Fujin Pro Gaming Chair Review: Giving My Back an Extra Life
Sat, 18 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000
I’ve spent years struggling to find a chair that conforms to my back, rather than the other way around. My search might be over.
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25 Best REI Anniversary Sale Deals: Fitness Trackers, Tents, Sleeping Bags, Outdoor Apparel
Fri, 17 May 2024 11:30:00 +0000
It’s the best time of the year to pick up all the tents, stoves, sleeping bags, and gear that you’ll need for summer fun.
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Top 10 Best PLR(Private Label Rights) Websites | Which One You Should Join in 2022?
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 13:36:00 +0000

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Deion Sanders' Prime Lessons for Leading a Team to Victory
2024-04-26T00:00:00Z
The former star athlete known for flash uses unglamorous command-and-control methods to get results as a college football coach. Business leaders can learn 10 key lessons from the way 'Coach Prime' builds a culture of respect and discipline without micromanaging, says Hise Gibson.
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Corporate insiders at these companies are telling us that consumers are cruising
Mon, 20 May 2024 11:25:00 GMT
Executive and director buying supports these 9 travel, gaming and recreational boat stocks.
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Top Gear stars sign up for new road trip series
Mon, 20 May 2024 11:02:42 GMT
Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris will travel around Europe as they grapple with mid-life problems.
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Britain’s public parks are a green lifeline – stop fencing them off for the summer | Rebecca Tamás
Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:03 GMT

These spaces are crucial for our wellbeing, but cash-strapped councils are being forced to treat them as revenue earners

My local green space, Brockwell Park in Brixton and Herne Hill, south London, is an oasis of calm in the busy city. Friends catch up in the walled garden, where wisteria trails over pillars and roses and bluebells explode from the earth. In the community garden, local people work together to grow vegetables and run sessions to connect nature-deprived children to the land.

In the centre of the sometimes crushing metropolis, this park means everything to me – it keeps me sane, and it gives me hope. But this green lifeline is, every summer, taken away, as I await the arrival of the park’s music festival season with dread. As huge metal walls go up, dividing us from the green, and HGVs begin flattening the grass and soil, I feel a genuine sense of horror. A large part of the park is cut off for weeks, and our community’s heart is pulled out as people stream into events whose expensive tickets most people living round here could never afford. And the same is happening in shared green spaces all over the UK.

Rebecca Tamás is a writer of environmental nonfiction and a poet. Her most recent book is Strangers: Essays on the Human and Nonhuman

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Evacuation flights unable to reach tourists stranded in New Caledonia amid unrest
Mon, 20 May 2024 08:53:54 GMT

Hundreds of Australian and New Zealand travellers are stuck in the French Pacific territory where protests and violence are preventing access to the airport

Hundreds of Australian and New Zealand tourists stranded in New Caledonia amid deadly unrest are anxiously waiting on French authorities to allow air travel out of the territory, as their governments stand by to bring them home.

French security forces are working to retake control of the highway to the international airport in New Caledonia, shuttered because of violent unrest in the French Pacific territory.

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South of France, but not as we know it: exploring Nîmes and the Gard
Mon, 20 May 2024 06:00:04 GMT

Unesco listing for the city’s Roman temple put this city on the map last year, but there are uncharted delights in the surrounding towns as well

The director of a newly refurbished boutique hotel in the old town of Nîmes tells me he has gained and lost a star recently. The hotel’s restaurant, Rouge, run by Benin-born chef Georgiana Viou, recently won its first Michelin star. But the hotel itself, the Margaret Chouleur, has been downgraded from a five-star to just four.

Here’s the interesting thing: it was the hotel that did the downgrading. The top-level rating was putting people off, so it has been reclassified as a four-star.

It’s a very Nîmes move. With the Côte d’Azur to its east and arty, chic Arles its nearest neighbour, Nîmes flies just below many tourists’ radar and sits firmly in the good-value category.

Nîmes was first valued by Gaul tribes for its natural springs, but made its fortune in the heyday of ancient Rome. Julius Caesar rewarded his Gaul campaigners with land in the area, and so began a long tradition of welcoming wealthy retirees. The campaigners and their successors spent lavishly on the city, which was a handy waypoint between Rome and its Hispanic provinces.

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No signs of life at President Raisi’s helicopter crash site, state media says
Mon, 20 May 2024 03:59:19 +0000
President Ebrahim Raisi was traveling back to Iran from Azerbaijan. Rescuers were struggling to reach the area due to foggy conditions and mountainous terrain.
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Virgin plots rail return with proposal to run West Coast routes
Sun, 19 May 2024 15:15:26 GMT

Company says it can offer ‘much-needed choice’ in bid to create direct competition for Avanti West Coast

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group hopes to make a comeback on Britain’s railways – with plans for up to four new services on the West Coast main line it used to run.

Virgin has submitted proposals to operate separate train services between London Euston and Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow Central respectively, on an open access basis.

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How the perils of space have affected asteroid Ryugu
Sun, 19 May 2024 11:55:48 +0000
Ryugu's parent body appears to have had a fair amount of water present, too.
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The big picture: Dorothy Bohm on the streets of Lisbon
Sun, 19 May 2024 06:00:28 GMT

The pioneering ​photographer, who would have been 100 next month, showcases her eye for the uncanny​ with this image of a newspaper stand

From the moment her father took his Leica camera from around his neck and gave it to Dorothy Bohm as she boarded a train out of Nazi-occupied Lithuania in June 1939, she seemed fated to her vocation. Bohm – then Dorothea Israelit – was 14 at the time and the journey took her to England as a refugee; she lodged with a family in Hassocks in the heart of the Sussex countryside. She did not see her parents – eventually sent by Russian forces, separately, to detention camps in Siberia – for another 20 years. The separation, she later said, gave her a profound sense of impermanence; the Leica felt like one antidote to that: “The photograph fulfils my deep need to stop things from disappearing,” she wrote. “It makes transience less painful.”

Over her long life – Bohm died last year aged 98 – that need never left her. This picture, taken in Lisbon in 1996, is included in a small exhibition and a wonderful retrospective book of the photographer’s work, Dorothy Bohm at 100, in which notable friends and fellow photographers pay tribute to her pioneering influence. Her career began when she set up a portrait studio in Manchester in 1946, but she subsequently travelled extensively with her camera across Europe and beyond, before settling in London, where she was a prime mover in creating the Photographers’ Gallery in 1971.

Dorothy Bohm at 100 is published by Beam Editions on 20 June (£35). A print sale exhibition of her work is at the Photographers’ Gallery, London W1 until 23 June

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Friday Squid Blogging: Emotional Support Squid
2024-05-17T21:04:39Z

When asked what makes this an “emotional support squid” and not just another stuffed animal, its creator says:

They’re emotional support squid because they’re large, and cuddly, but also cheerfully bright and derpy. They make great neck pillows (and you can fidget with the arms and tentacles) for travelling, and, on a more personal note, when my mum was sick in the hospital I gave her one and she said it brought her “great comfort” to have her squid tucked up beside her and not be a nuisance while she was sleeping.

As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered...

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Leaks from Valve’s Deadlock look like a pressed sandwich of every game around
Fri, 17 May 2024 20:36:20 +0000
Is there something new underneath a whole bunch of familiar game elements?
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NASA Around the World: Interns Teach Virtual Lessons in Kenya
Fri, 17 May 2024 12:17:40 +0000
Video Credit: NASA/Dennis Brown, TechLit Africa When it comes to inspiring the next generation, NASA interns know no bounds. Interns at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland taught students 7,600 miles away in Mogotio, Kenya, but thanks to technology, they didn’t travel a single mile. Collaborating with TechLit Africa — a non-profit organization that teaches […]
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NASA’s X-59 Passes Milestone Toward Safe First Flight
Wed, 15 May 2024 18:14:56 +0000
NASA has taken the next step toward verifying the airworthiness for its quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft with the completion of a milestone review that will allow it to progress toward flight.  A Flight Readiness Review board composed of independent experts from across NASA has completed a study of the X-59 project team’s approach to safety […]
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Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin on Disrupting the U.S. War Machine
Wed, 15 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The 71-year-old veteran peace activist discusses the war on Gaza, the Biden administration, and shaking up Congress.

The post Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin on Disrupting the U.S. War Machine appeared first on The Intercept.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Guardian Traveller newsletter: Sign up for our free holidays email
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:21:58 GMT

From biking adventures to city breaks, get inspiration for your next break – whether in the UK or further afield – with twice-weekly emails from the Guardian’s travel editors. You’ll also receive handpicked offers from Guardian Holidays.

From biking adventures to city breaks, get inspiration for your next break – whether in the UK or further afield – with twice-weekly emails from the Guardian’s travel editors.

You’ll also receive handpicked offers from Guardian Holidays.

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G7 leaders to discuss €30bn loan for Ukraine using Russian assets
Mon, 20 May 2024 04:00:55 GMT

Finance ministers will debate legality of using €270bn in frozen state assets as collateral for loan

Divisions over whether Ukraine can lawfully be handed an extra €30bn (£26bn) loan drawn from €270bn in seized Russian state assets are likely to be aired at a meeting of G7 finance ministers this week in Stresa, northern Italy.

In another test of political will over Ukraine, the US has been canvassing support for the plan, with the money intended to help with Ukraine’s reconstruction or pay for badly needed arms.

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Israel Wants Endless War Without the Politics. Biden’s Going Along for the Doomed Ride.
Wed, 15 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000

This isn’t “politics by other means,” it’s never-ending conflict.

The post Israel Wants Endless War Without the Politics. Biden’s Going Along for the Doomed Ride. appeared first on The Intercept.

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Infected blood scandal avoidable and inflamed by a ‘chilling’ cover-up by NHS and government, inquiry finds – UK politics live
Mon, 20 May 2024 11:41:26 GMT

Rishi Sunak expected to offer apology on behalf of state after inquiry delivers final report

GB News has described the Ofcom ruling against it today (see 10.51am and 11.01am) as an “alarming development” that should “terrify” anyone who believes in a free media. Here is its response to the judgment in full.

Ofcom’s finding against GB News today is an alarming development in its attempt to silence us by standing in the way of a forum that allows the public to question politicians directly.

The regulator’s threat to punish a news organisation with sanctions for enabling people to challenge their own prime minister strikes at the heart of democracy at a time when it could not be more vital.

In considering whether the programme was duly impartial, we took into account a range of factors, such as: the audience’s questions to the prime minister; the prime minister’s responses; the presenter’s contribution; and whether due impartiality was preserved through clearly linked and timely programmes. Our investigation found, in summary, that:

-while some of the audience’s questions provided some challenge to, and criticism of, the government’s policies and performance, audience members were not able to challenge the prime minister’s responses and the presenter did not do this to any meaningful extent;

Given the very high compliance risks this programme presented, we found GB News’s approach to compliance to be wholly insufficient, and consider it could have, and should have, taken additional steps to mitigate these risks.

We found that an appropriately wide range of significant viewpoints were not presented and given due weight in the People’s Forum: The Prime Minister, nor was due impartiality preserved through clearly linked and timely programmes. As a result, we consider that the prime minister had a mostly uncontested platform to promote the policies and performance of his government in a period preceding a UK general election.

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The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Is Constitutional, After All
Thu, 16 May 2024 23:34:55 +0000

And for some reason Justice Samuel Alito can’t stop talking about this witch trial judge.

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Mike Pompeo: How could Trump end the war in 24 hours?
Fri, 17 May 2024 17:27:00 GMT
The former secretary of state on his old boss, and US support.
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We’re posting searchable daily transcripts of Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial on The Washington Post’s...
Mon, 20 May 2024 11:57:19 +0000

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Lancashire v Durham, Somerset v Kent, and more: county cricket day four – live
Mon, 20 May 2024 11:47:00 GMT

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Here at Blackpool, Aspinwall’s zippy little spell is over. Cooler today, definitely a long-sleeved shirt morning. Saqib Mahmood reappears on the pitch, the Lancashire physio, arms folded, watchful, stands behind him, looking as if hes holding a tea-towel.

And that’s fifty for Bedingham off 72 balls, definitely Durham’s first 45 minutes.

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Fani Willis campaigns to keep her job — and continue prosecuting Trump
Mon, 20 May 2024 11:38:12 +0000

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Election 2024 live updates: A busy week ahead for Biden; Trump’s trial nears end
Mon, 20 May 2024 11:38:12 +0000
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail, with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
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Analysis: Looming Trump trial verdict is a 2024 wild card
Mon, 20 May 2024 11:00:56 +0000

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Biden trumpets progress for Black Americans in Detroit and at Morehouse College
Mon, 20 May 2024 10:46:54 +0000

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Judge Merchan faces critical decisions as Trump’s trial nears its end
Mon, 20 May 2024 10:30:43 +0000

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First Thing: Iran’s president and foreign minister dead in helicopter crash
Mon, 20 May 2024 10:21:43 GMT

Iran declares five days of mourning after president killed in a crash in fog-covered mountains. Plus, the film enfant terrible Harmony Korine on mowing lawns after burning out

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Iran has declared five days of mourning after its president, Ebrahim Raisi, and foreign minister, Hossein Amir-abdollahian, died in a helicopter crash near the border with Azerbaijan.

What is Iran’s leader saying? The country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – who holds ultimate power – told Iranians that “no disruption will occur in Iran’s state affairs”.

What does it mean for the country? Raisi had been considered a possible successor to Khamenei – now, Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, could potentially take his place.

What will happen now? Iran’s first vice-president, Mohammad Mokhber, will take over presidential duties, according to its constitution, and presidential elections should be organized within 50 days.

Will Trump testify in his defense? It’s uncertain, though he has suggested he wants to.

When will the jury begin deliberations? If Trump does not testify, Tuesday could see closing arguments and the jury could begin deliberating on Thursday, as the court is not in session on Wednesdays.

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Trump allies push bill to bar non-citizen voting, even though it’s already illegal
Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:02 GMT

Hyping conspiracy theory that Democrats are bringing people into US to vote for Biden, extremists try to tie immigration to elections

Dozens of Donald Trump’s allies and election denialists, including extremists like lawyer Cleta Mitchell and ex-adviser Stephen Miller, are promoting a bill to bar non-citizens from voting in federal elections, even though it’s already illegal and evidence that non-citizens have voted in federal races is almost nil.

The push for the bill is seen as further evidence of extremist tactics used by ex-president Trump and his Maga movement to rev up his base of supporters for the 2024 election with outlandish claims designed to scare-monger over election fraud and far-right rhetoric detached from reality.

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The Guy on Trial for the Same Thing as Trump
Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
At 100 Centre Street, another man charged with falsifying business records had a good day in court.
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Trump lawyers to launch final blows at Michael Cohen in hush-money trial
Mon, 20 May 2024 07:00:04 GMT

To try to counter prosecutor’s claims of fraud, lawyers had ex-fixer affirm last week that the money was part of settlement agreement

Donald Trump’s lawyers are expected to launch their final blows at the credibility of Michael Cohen, the ex-lawyer and fixer who facilitated the $130,000 hush-money payment to the adult film star Stormy Daniels, as the criminal case against the former president resumes on Monday.

The defense team has already taken several steps to undercut the testimony from Cohen, which is at the heart of the case.

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Biden: what would Trump have done if the Capitol riots had been led by Black Americans?
Mon, 20 May 2024 05:44:40 GMT

The US president Joe Biden asks at civil rights event: ‘what do you think he would have done … if Black Americans had stormed the Capitol?’

Joe Biden has launched one of his most scathing attacks yet on Donald Trump’s record of racism, suggesting that the former US president would have acted differently to the January 6 2021 insurrection if it was led by Black people.

The remarks, at a dinner hosted by a civil rights organisation in a critical swing state, pointed to an intensifying battle between Biden and Trump for African American voters ahead of November’s presidential election.

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As India votes, a streetwise pol proves pragmatism often trumps ideology
Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:21 +0000
Tapas Ray defected from his centrist, secular party for the right-wing, Hindu nationalist BJP, and his “vote bank” of backers has stuck with him.
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Marco Rubio says he would not accept 2024 election results ‘if it’s unfair’
Sun, 19 May 2024 20:07:55 GMT

Republican senator’s comments come as he is considered among Trump’s top candidates for vice-president

The Republican Florida senator Marco Rubio said on Sunday he would not commit to accepting the 2024 presidential election results, insisting that “if it’s unfair” his party will “go to court and point out the fact that states are not following their own election laws”.

Rubio’s statements on Meet the Press come as he is considered among former president Donald Trump’s top candidates for vice-president. Trump has continuously said falsely that the 2020 election was stolen.

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Binoculars and batteries: What it’s like covering Trump’s hush money trial
Sun, 19 May 2024 20:00:19 +0000
Washington Post reporters Shayna Jacobs and Devlin Barrett describe the daily routine of covering Donald Trump’s trial in Manhattan criminal court.
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Trump floats idea of three-term presidency at NRA convention
Sun, 19 May 2024 14:21:26 GMT

During a bombastic speech in Dallas, GOP frontrunner asks: ‘Are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?’

Donald Trump flirted with the idea of being president for three terms – a clear violation of the US constitution – during a bombastic speech for the National Rifle Association in which he vowed to reverse gun safety measures green-lighted during the Biden administration.

“You know, FDR 16 years – almost 16 years – he was four terms. I don’t know, are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?” The ex-president and GOP presidential frontrunner said to the organization’s annual convention in Dallas, prompting some in the crowd to yell “three!” Politico reported.

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Donald Trump’s Abortion Problem at the Polls
Sun, 19 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, G.O.P. efforts to ban abortion have backfired with voters in many states—and they could do so again in November.
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Lawyer preparation suggests Trump won’t testify in New York trial
Sat, 18 May 2024 20:20:59 +0000
Discussions that the judge had with lawyers in recent days indicate that Trump is not likely to be one of the witnesses called by the defense team.
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Doug Burgum’s primary run was short-lived. Now he’s everywhere with Trump.
Sat, 18 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000
Amid campaign events and TV hits, Trump allies have discussed Burgum as a possible vice-presidential candidate, even as they caution that the list remains long.
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The Most Profoundly Not-Normal Facts About Trump’s 2024 Campaign
Sat, 18 May 2024 02:00:00 +0000
In Donald Trump’s run for the White House, the former President is, again, breaking political norms.
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Donald Trump and Michael Cohen Deserve Each Other
Fri, 17 May 2024 19:05:28 +0000
At the former President’s hush-money trial, Trump’s ex-lawyer is using his old boss’s playbook to help the prosecution.
Match ID: 25 Score: 25.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 2 days
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It’s a Climate Election Now
Wed, 15 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Trump’s reported billion-dollar offer to fossil-fuel executives shows that this is the key year to save the planet.
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On Trump and the Elusive Fantasy of a 2024 Election Game Changer
Thu, 16 May 2024 23:27:59 +0000
With a general-election debate and the ex-President’s criminal verdict looming, can anything move the immovable American electorate?
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Outside Groups Spent $285,000 Backing Jamaal Bowman. AIPAC Alone Just Dropped Nearly $2 Million to Attack Him.
Thu, 16 May 2024 21:08:07 +0000

With Bowman’s challenger handpicked by AIPAC, the Israel lobby is cementing its status as the biggest player in Democratic primary politics.

The post Outside Groups Spent $285,000 Backing Jamaal Bowman. AIPAC Alone Just Dropped Nearly $2 Million to Attack Him. appeared first on The Intercept.

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Republicans Can’t Decide: Do They Hate Prosecutors Because of Bail Reform or Abortion?
Thu, 16 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Since Dobbs, state-level Republicans have sought to strip power from DAs elected in Democratic cities who won’t prosecute abortion care.

The post Republicans Can’t Decide: Do They Hate Prosecutors Because of Bail Reform or Abortion? appeared first on The Intercept.

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ICC chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leader over alleged war crimes – live updates
Mon, 20 May 2024 11:45:13 GMT

Karim Khan told CNN that he is seeking arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the Israeli prime minister

Reuters has put together a list of reactions from around the world, with Iranian ally Russia among those expressing concern and offering to help search for the president. Others also offered help or well wishes, while the US merely said that President Joe Biden was “closely following reports”. Here’s a rundown of reactions from around the world:

TURKEY
“I convey my best wishes to our neighbour, friend and brother Iranian people and government, and I hope to receive good news from Mr Raisi and his delegation as soon as possible,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a post on X. Turkey’s disaster and emergency management authority said in a statement that Iran had requested a night vision search-and-rescue helicopter from Turkey.

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine still controls 60% of Vovchansk, says local official
Mon, 20 May 2024 11:42:34 GMT

Deputy governor of Kharkiv border town, Roman Semenukha, told national television on Monday that ‘the assaults do not stop’

Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana, the Russian state news Tass agency reported on Monday.

It said the ministers were meeting to discuss the implementation of Russian-Chinese agreements reached during Vladimir Putin’s state visit to China last week, and events in Iran, whose president and foreign minister were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to Iran over the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, one...
Mon, 20 May 2024 11:20:18 +0000

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‘Free Bella’: campaigners fight to save lonely beluga whale from Seoul mall
Mon, 20 May 2024 07:00:04 GMT

Five years after her last companion died and the aquarium’s owner pledged to free her, Bella still languishes in a tiny tank amid shops

In the heart of Seoul, amid the luxury shops at the foot of the world’s sixth-tallest skyscraper, a lone beluga whale named Bella swims aimlessly in a tiny, lifeless tank, where she has been trapped for a decade.

Her plight is urgent, with campaigners racing to rescue her from the bare tank in a glitzy shopping centre in South Korea’s capital before it is too late.

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Russia plans to send two planes and 50 mountain rescuers to assist in the East Azerbaijan...
Mon, 20 May 2024 00:30:44 +0000

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European far-right leaders gather ahead of EU elections
Sun, 19 May 2024 18:09:45 GMT

Le Pen, Orbán and Meloni rail against socialism and ‘massive illegal migration’ at ‘great patriotic convention’ in Madrid

International far-right leaders, including France’s Marine Le Pen, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Argentina’s Javier Milei, came together in Madrid to rail against socialism and “massive illegal migration” three weeks before hard-right parties are expected to see a surge in support in June’s European elections.

Sunday’s “great patriotic convention”, which was organised by Spain’s far-right Vox party, offered conservatives and far-right populists a chance to congregate and take aim at a variety of familiar targets, from the welfare state to “wokeness” and the agendas of Brussels-based bureaucrats.

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The big picture: Dorothy Bohm on the streets of Lisbon
Sun, 19 May 2024 06:00:28 GMT

The pioneering ​photographer, who would have been 100 next month, showcases her eye for the uncanny​ with this image of a newspaper stand

From the moment her father took his Leica camera from around his neck and gave it to Dorothy Bohm as she boarded a train out of Nazi-occupied Lithuania in June 1939, she seemed fated to her vocation. Bohm – then Dorothea Israelit – was 14 at the time and the journey took her to England as a refugee; she lodged with a family in Hassocks in the heart of the Sussex countryside. She did not see her parents – eventually sent by Russian forces, separately, to detention camps in Siberia – for another 20 years. The separation, she later said, gave her a profound sense of impermanence; the Leica felt like one antidote to that: “The photograph fulfils my deep need to stop things from disappearing,” she wrote. “It makes transience less painful.”

Over her long life – Bohm died last year aged 98 – that need never left her. This picture, taken in Lisbon in 1996, is included in a small exhibition and a wonderful retrospective book of the photographer’s work, Dorothy Bohm at 100, in which notable friends and fellow photographers pay tribute to her pioneering influence. Her career began when she set up a portrait studio in Manchester in 1946, but she subsequently travelled extensively with her camera across Europe and beyond, before settling in London, where she was a prime mover in creating the Photographers’ Gallery in 1971.

Dorothy Bohm at 100 is published by Beam Editions on 20 June (£35). A print sale exhibition of her work is at the Photographers’ Gallery, London W1 until 23 June

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US Official Warns a Cell Network Flaw Is Being Exploited for Spying
Sat, 18 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Plus: Three arrested in North Korean IT workers fraud ring, Tesla staffers shared videos from owners’ cars, and more.
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Hasan Piker Won’t Tell You to Vote for Joe Biden
Thu, 16 May 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Twitch streamers could have a serious impact on the election—even by sitting it out.
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Stormy Daniels’s Biggest Role Yet
Thu, 16 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Naomi Fry on the “epic battle of wills” she witnessed between Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump during Trump’s criminal trial.
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University Professors Are Losing Their Jobs Over “New McCarthyism” on Gaza
Thu, 16 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000

As brutal police repression sweeps campus encampments, schools have been cutting ties with pro-Palestine faculty members without tenure.

The post University Professors Are Losing Their Jobs Over “New McCarthyism” on Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.

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Arizona woman accused of helping North Koreans get remote IT jobs at 300 companies
Thu, 16 May 2024 22:49:22 +0000
Alleged $6.8M conspiracy involved "laptop farm," identity theft, and résumé coaching.
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Russian Disinfo Campaign Blames Ukraine for Shooting of Slovakia’s Prime Minister
Thu, 16 May 2024 18:03:51 +0000
A seemingly coordinated campaign playing out across X, Telegram, and state-run media blames Ukraine for the attempted assassination of Robert Fico—something for which there is no evidence.
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A lot of hot air: the pros and cons of heat pumps | Letters
Sun, 19 May 2024 16:48:56 GMT

Readers respond to an article weighing up the relative costs of heat pumps and gas boilers for home heating

I had heat pumps installed in my 100-year-old seafront house in 2009, with air-to-air systems – outside units connected with highly controllable indoor heaters – in three of the four flats. Why are systems like this – relatively cheap to install and run, and easy to manage, requiring no plumbing because they don’t use radiators – so often ignored? Your article on air-source heat pumps doesn’t even mention them (Are heat pumps more expensive to run than gas boilers?, 13 May).

My experience of air-to-air heaters has been brilliant; they are not only cheap to run, but they also work as air conditioners on hot days. I heat water separately, without hot water cylinders; the water is heated only when the hot tap is turned on, so there’s minimal waste of energy.

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The Guardian view on net zero: a bank-led green transition won’t work for Britain | Editorial
Sun, 19 May 2024 16:30:40 GMT

A state industrial strategy is needed to reduce carbon output, produce cleaner growth and redistribute jobs around the UK

Theresa May and Boris Johnson both argued for levelling up and for a state-supported green transition undergirded by an industrial strategy. Neither delivered and their successor, Rishi Sunak, has repudiated their legacy as prime minister. He looks to the City to deliver growth, with banks determining the rate of investment to meet the challenge of the climate emergency. This is a recipe for failure. The Climate Change Committee (CCC), the government’s independent advisers on cutting carbon emissions, warned last year of “worryingly slow” progress to meet net zero targets. The government is not engaging on what it will take to decarbonise.

Weaning the country off fossil fuels and on to green energy is a complex transition that should be a job for the state, not the free market. Yet Britain is bottom of the league for state spending on renewables in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. In the offshore industry alone 30,000 workers could end up with nowhere to go by 2030 without new roles in green industries. Relying on big finance to meet that gap will entrench today’s failing model, which emphasises the need to attract significant capital flows through deregulation and privatisation, strengthening the hand of boom-and-bust financial services and weakening labour rights. The flipside is a bigger trade deficit and a destructive politics of redistribution to asset holders and to London.

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Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy
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This U.S. Attorney Resigned Amid an Ethics Investigation. Yet He Wound Up Overseeing Judges’ Ethics.
Tue, 14 May 2024 23:57:58 +0000

After inquiries from The Intercept, Duane Kees stepped down from his ethics panel position.

The post This U.S. Attorney Resigned Amid an Ethics Investigation. Yet He Wound Up Overseeing Judges’ Ethics.  appeared first on The Intercept.

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Biden outdoes Trump with ultra-high China tariffs
Tue, 14 May 2024 16:23:33 +0000
The move, which hits electric vehicles, carries an environmental cost
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Hubble Views Cosmic Dust Lanes
Fri, 17 May 2024 11:24:21 +0000
Featured in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is a nearly edge-on view of the lenticular galaxy NGC 4753. Lenticular galaxies have an elliptical shape and ill-defined spiral arms. This image is the object’s sharpest view to date, showcasing Hubble’s incredible resolving power and ability to reveal complex dust structures. NGC 4753 […]
Match ID: 48 Score: 12.86 source: science.nasa.gov age: 3 days
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How I upgraded my water heater and discovered how bad smart home security can be
Fri, 17 May 2024 11:00:37 +0000
Could you really control someone's hot water with just an email address?
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NASA, European Space Agency Unite to Land Europe’s Rover on Mars
Thu, 16 May 2024 18:54:37 +0000
NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) announced Thursday they signed an agreement to expand NASA’s work on the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover, an ESA-led mission launching in 2028 that will search for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. With this memorandum of understanding, the NASA Launch Services Program will procure a U.S. commercial […]
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Tesla’s Controversial Factory Expansion Is Approved
Thu, 16 May 2024 18:43:56 +0000
After anti-Tesla activists clashed with police in Germany last week, local councillors today backed Elon Musk’s plan to make Tesla’s only European Gigafactory even bigger.
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Clashes at Georgian parliament as 'foreign agents bill' passes – video
Tue, 14 May 2024 16:56:59 GMT

Georgian protesters opposed to a 'foreign influence' bill picketed the Georgian parliament amid a major police presence during the third, and final reading of the bill. Police attempted to disperse demonstrators and people were seen being detained. The 84-30 vote has cleared the way for the bill to become law. The draft now goes to the president, Salome Zourabichvili, who has said she will veto it, but her decision can be overridden by another vote in parliament, which is controlled by the ruling party and its allies. Government critics and western countries have criticised the new bill as authoritarian and Russian-inspired

• Georgia parliament approves ‘foreign agent’ bill amid ongoing protests

• Why are Georgians protesting against a ‘foreign agents’ bill?

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Death of president in helicopter crash comes as Iran already faces huge challenges
Mon, 20 May 2024 06:39:36 GMT

Iran faces western opposition over its nuclear programme, a dire economy and tense relations with other Middle Eastern states

• Live updates: Iranian president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash

The death of the Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, in a helicopter crash comes at a time when the country, faced by unprecedented external challenges, was already bracing itself for a change in regime with the expected demise in the next few years of its 85-year-old supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

In the country’s hydra-headed leadership where power is spread in often opaque ways between clerics, politicians and army, it is the supreme leader, and not the president, that is ultimately decisive.

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Match ID: 53 Score: 10.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Hubble Views the Dawn of a Sun-like Star
Fri, 17 May 2024 20:17:28 +0000
Looking like a glittering cosmic geode, a trio of dazzling stars blaze from the hollowed-out cavity of a reflection nebula in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The triple-star system is made up of the variable star HP Tau, HP Tau G2, and HP Tau G3. HP Tau is known as a T Tauri […]
Match ID: 54 Score: 10.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 2 days
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NASA Teammates Recall Favorite Memories Aboard Flying Laboratory
Tue, 14 May 2024 15:00:00 +0000
After flying more than three decades and 158 science campaigns, just one flight remains. NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory will make its final flight May 15 to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, where it will be used to train future aircraft technicians by providing real-world experience in the college’s Aircraft Maintenance Technology Program. Before […]
Match ID: 55 Score: 8.57 source: www.nasa.gov age: 5 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
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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
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Neither Candidate Has Much to Say About Israel. So Why Is AIPAC Pouring Money Into This Race?
Sat, 11 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000

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

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

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

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

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

Match ID: 59 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 9 days
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Criticizing Israel? Nonprofit Media Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status Without Due Process
Fri, 10 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

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

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

Match ID: 60 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 10 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: 61 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 26 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: 62 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 31 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: 63 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 32 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: 64 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 54 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: 65 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 74 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: 66 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 82 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: 67 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 88 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: 68 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 102 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Microsoft Deploys Generative AI for US Spies
Sat, 11 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: China is suspected in a hack targeting the UK’s military, the US Marines are testing gun-toting robotic dogs, and Dell suffers a data breach impacting 49 million customers.
Match ID: 69 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

A (Strange) Interview With the Russian-Military-Linked Hackers Targeting US Water Utilities
Wed, 08 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Despite Cyber Army of Russia’s claims of swaying US “minds and hearts,” experts say the cyber sabotage group appears to be hyping its hacking for a domestic audience.
Match ID: 70 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 12 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

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: 71 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 18 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

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: 72 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 18 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: 73 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 32 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: 74 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 39 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: 75 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 62 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: 76 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 70 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: 77 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 81 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

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: 78 Score: 2.14 source: www.economist.com age: 95 days
qualifiers: 2.14 energy

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: 79 Score: 2.14 source: www.wired.com age: 124 days
qualifiers: 2.14 energy

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: 80 Score: 1.43 source: www.economist.com age: 49 days
qualifiers: 1.43 nuclear

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