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TikTok owner has strong First Amendment case against US ban, professors say
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:49:26 +0000
Professor: US faces "uphill battle" justifying law against First Amendment suit.
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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.
The post QAnon Was Born Out of the Sex Ad Moral Panic That Took Down Backpage.com appeared first on The Intercept.
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Sale or No Sale, TikTok Will Never Be the Same
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000
TikTok but without the algorithm? TikTok by Meta? A new law this week puts the platform on a death watch—and none of the potential outcomes look great.
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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.
The post “Little Home Market”: The Connecticut Company Accused of Fueling an Execution Spree appeared first on The Intercept.
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EU to investigate Meta over election misinformation ahead of June polls
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:10:29 GMT
Facebook and Instagram owner given five days to address Brussels’ concerns it is failing to counter ‘deceptive advertising’ or monitor content
The EU has launched formal proceedings against Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, amid concerns it is not doing enough to counter disinformation before the EU elections in June.
Thierry Breton, the commissioner responsible for the internal market, has given the tech firm five days to address commission concerns that it is breaching new laws.
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The Guardian view on rethinking economics: a discipline in disarray holds too much sway in the UK | Editorial
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 17:00:09 GMT
Gordon Brown challenged Conservative ideas to fix the economy. His successors unfortunately will not
When Labour’s Gordon Brown embraced “post neo-classical endogenous growth theory” in 1994, he was ridiculed by his opponents. This said more about his critics than Mr Brown. His speech reflected an engagement with academic debates as well as a worldview and diagnosis distinct from Tory narratives. He judged education to be key, as growth depended on human capital. By contrast, today Labour’s top team struggles to say exactly what they believe will drive growth and how they will achieve it.
Part of the reason is that mainstream economics is proving incapable of giving sensible answers to important questions. Whether it is the financial crash, the pandemic or inflation shocks, the response is that spending cuts are needed as public debt threatens to bankrupt the nation. Many economists are questioning their discipline’s worth. Last month, the Nobel laureate Angus Deaton blogged that economics was in “disarray” and had “largely stopped thinking about ethics”. Jeremy Rudd of the US Federal Reserve writes scornfully in his latest book, A Practical Guide to Macroeconomics, that economists’ role today is to justify “what elite interests want to do anyway: deregulate, pay fewer taxes, keep wages as low as possible”.
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‘The science isn’t there’: do dating apps really help us find our soulmate?
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 14:00:06 GMT
The effectiveness of Tinder and Hinge is hard to judge without access to their data. But now researchers are creating a free alternative with full transparency
A class-action lawsuit filed in a US federal court last Valentine’s Day accuses Match Group – the owners of Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid dating apps, among others – of using a “predatory business model” and of doing everything in its power to keep users hooked, in flagrant opposition to Hinge’s claim that it is “designed to be deleted”.
The lawsuit crystallised an ocean of dissatisfaction with the apps, and stimulated a new round of debate over their potential to harm mental health, but for scientists who study romantic relationships it sidestepped the central issue: do they work? Does using the apps increase your chances of finding your soulmate, or not? The answer is, nobody knows.
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Junk science is cited in abortion ban cases. Researchers are fighting the ‘fatally flawed’ work
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 12:00:03 GMT
Researchers are calling for the retraction of misleading anti-abortion studies that could influence judges in critical cases
The retraction of three peer-reviewed articles prominently cited in court cases on the so-called abortion pill – mifepristone – has put a group of papers by anti-abortion researchers in the scientific limelight.
Seventeen sexual and reproductive health researchers are calling for four peer-reviewed studies by anti-abortion researchers to be retracted or amended. The papers, critics contend, are “fatally flawed” and muddy the scientific consensus for courts and lawmakers who lack the scientific training to understand their methodological flaws.
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Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 broadband
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:10:18 +0000
New York obtains significant win for states' ability to regulate broadband.
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Donald Trump Is Being Ritually Humiliated in Court
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:38:09 +0000
At his criminal trial, the ex-President has to sit there while potential jurors, prosecutors, the judge, witnesses, and even his own lawyers talk about him as a defective, impossible person.
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House Republicans convene to push host of conservative bills as threat to oust Mike Johnson stagnates – live
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:45:53 GMT
House is back in session with Republicans looking to denounce Biden over immigration policy and a bill to allow oil production on protected Alaskan land
The first week of Donald Trump’s hush-money trial in New York centered on the testimony of David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer tabloid.
He elaborated on the tactic of “catch and kill”, which is when a publication negotiates exclusive rights to stories to prevent their publication, and whether or not Trump was attempting to carry out such a scheme ahead of his 2016 election victory.
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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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As U.S. rushes to send military aid, Ukrainians applaud lobbying effort
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 04:05:15 +0000
A broad coalition of Ukrainian groups joined in the effort to win passage of vital military aid over the opposition of hard-right Republicans in Congress.
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Anger at party funding scandal in Japan threatens to bring down PM Kishida
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 04:00:01 GMT
Despite talk of a Nobel peace prize, Japan’s leader is facing a backlash among voters as key byelection approaches
In the past fortnight Fumio Kishida has been mentioned as a possible recipient of the Nobel peace prize and praised for a speech to congress in which he urged the US not to retreat into isolation.
But since his return to Tokyo after a successful summit with Joe Biden, Japan’s prime minister has been buffeted by domestic political headwinds that this weekend could spell the beginning of the end of his administration.
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South Africa marks 30 years since apartheid amid growing discontent
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:58:22 GMT
Polls predict ANC likely to lose parliamentary majority, due to high unemployment and wealth inequality
South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of the country’s multicoloured flag.
Any sense of celebration on the momentous anniversary was however set against a growing discontent with the current government.
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How Marjorie Taylor Greene Raises Money by Attacking Other Republicans
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
The congresswoman is demanding Speaker Mike Johnson’s ouster. Is it principle—or a fund-raising ploy?
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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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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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Idaho Goes to the Supreme Court to Argue That Pregnant People Are Second-Class Citizens
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000
The state says EMTALA, a law barring discrimination in emergency medical care, interferes with its abortion ban.
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A Prosecutor Asked Texas to Kill Melissa Lucio. Now He Says She Should Be Freed.
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:05:10 +0000
If the courts agree to vacate the conviction, Lucio will have spent 16 years on death row for a crime that never happened.
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As Biden Cheers TikTok Ban, White House Embraces TikTok Influencers
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:25:12 +0000
The White House brushes off accusations of hypocrisy, courting TikTok while seeking to ban it.
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Chuck Schumer Privately Warns Pakistan: Don't Kill Imran Khan in Prison
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:04:01 +0000
Supporters worry Khan’s life is in danger and with good reason: The military has a long history of killing deposed leaders.
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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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Columbia Law School Faculty Condemn Administration for Mass Arrests and Suspensions
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:13:21 +0000
The blanket suspension of student protesters casts “serious doubt on the University’s respect for the rule-of-law values that we teach,” 54 law professors wrote.
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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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Lawsuit Links Wild UAE-Financed Smear Campaign to George Washington University
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 15:09:48 +0000
The smears spurred Austrian police to raid Islamophobia scholar Farid Hafez’s family home. Then the terrorism charges fell apart.
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Since October, Sen. John Fetterman Has Been Building a Roster of Republican Donors
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 19:32:30 +0000
“Yes I’m a Republican and I exclusively supported John through the Jewish community for his principled actions supporting Israel.”
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U.S. Troops in Niger Say They’re “Stranded” and Can’t Get Mail, Medicine
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:22:11 +0000
U.S. military service members interviewed for a congressional inquiry said intelligence reports about how bad the situation is were being suppressed.
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Columbia Suspends Ilhan Omar’s Daughter One Day After Omar Grilled School Administrators
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:41:47 +0000
The university suspended three students out of hundreds participating in an on-campus encampment to protest the Israeli government.
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The Gaping Hole in Supreme Court Rules for Tracking Links Between Litigants and Influence Groups
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:24:39 +0000
Parties appearing before the Supreme Court can fund the groups that file briefs supporting their arguments — and almost never have to disclose it.
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Big Tech Says Spy Bill Turns Its Workers Into Informants
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:11:29 +0000
One of Silicon Valley’s most influential lobbying arms joins privacy reformers in a fight against the Biden administration–backed expansion of a major US surveillance program.
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US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:02:58 +0000
A controversial bill reauthorizing the Section 702 spy program may force whole new categories of businesses to eavesdrop on the US government’s behalf, including on fellow Americans.
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“Kill All Arabs”: The Feds Are Investigating UMass Amherst for Anti-Palestinian Bias
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:00:00 +0000
The Department of Education is probing claims that the school discriminated against Palestinian and Arab students amid Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Columbia Law School Faculty Condemn Administration for Mass Arrests and Suspensions
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 16:13:21 +0000
The blanket suspension of student protesters casts “serious doubt on the University’s respect for the rule-of-law values that we teach,” 54 law professors wrote.
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Columbia Suspends Ilhan Omar’s Daughter One Day After Omar Grilled School Administrators
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:41:47 +0000
The university suspended three students out of hundreds participating in an on-campus encampment to protest the Israeli government.
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NASA’s DC-8 Completes Final Mission, Set to Retire
Tue, 09 Apr 2024 21:24:53 +0000
After 37 years of successful airborne science missions, NASA’s DC-8 aircraft completed its final mission and returned to the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Building 703 in Palmdale, California, on April 1. The DC-8 and crew were welcomed back with a celebratory water salute by the U.S Air Force Plant 42 Fire Department after completing […]
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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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Briefly Noted Book Reviews
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
“Knife,” “A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages,” “Neighbors and Other Stories,” and “Butter.”
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Going for gold! Have the Olympics overturned centuries of no-tipping etiquette in France?
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:47:04 GMT
With the Olympics just a few weeks away, waiters in Paris are apparently encouraging tips on top of the required 15% service charge. Sacré bleu!
Name: French tips.
Appearance: All over Paris, allegedly.
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‘My example can change minds’: Roma fighting for place in postwar Ukraine
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:46:50 GMT
Campaigners across Europe call on Kyiv to recognise contribution of marginalised community
Growing up in Ukraine, Arsen Mednik often found himself singled out – at school children would point at him, calling him “gypsy”, while employers were often reluctant to hire him when they learned he was Roma.
But in early 2022, as Russian forces began their savage occupation of his home town of Bucha, Mednik was among the first Ukrainian Roma to volunteer in the defence of the country.
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Jeepney strike under way in Philippines as deadline to modernise nears
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:28:12 GMT
Government tells operators they must join cooperatives by Tuesday and gradually replace their vehicles with greener options
A three-day strike by drivers of jeepneys in the Philippines began on Monday as transport groups warned that thousands could be pushed off the roads by government modernisation plans.
The jeepney is the backbone of the Philippines’ transport system. The customised, privately-owned buses, which look like a cross between a Jeep and a van and are decorated in flamboyant colours, ply routes in neighbourhood streets and city centres, offering rides for as little as 13 pesos (23 US cents). They have featured in pop songs and films – Pope Francis even travelled through Manila in a jeepney-inspired popemobile.
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Match ID: 3 Score: 35.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Cash is king — for now: China signals it will slow transition to cashless society
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:26:53 GMT
With tourists struggling to access the two primary digital payment apps, Alipay and WeChat pay, Beijing has put measures in place to make cash payments easier
For 18 years, Liu Yau-li has been bringing tourists to China. In that time she’s seen the full evolution of China’s digital payment system. Twenty years ago, she says, everyone used cash. But today it’s not unusual to find places that can’t or won’t accept cash at all, particularly after the pandemic when much of the world grew wary of handling shared items.
If visitors want to enjoy convenient travel, she says, they’re better off downloading one of the major payment apps and hoping it works for them.
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Blinken to travel to Saudi Arabia amid renewed push for a hostage deal
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 20:26:40 +0000
Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit comes amid a push for a deal with Hamas, which has recently released videos of three hostages, including two Israeli Americans.
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Antony Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia to try to restart Gaza ceasefire talks
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 16:26:11 GMT
US secretary of state to discuss avoiding regional conflict
Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia to try to restart fraught ceasefire negotiations in Gaza, as a delegation from Hamas, expected in Cairo in parallel to the US secretary of state’s visit, said they would provide a response to an Israeli proposal focused on an initial hostage release.
Pressure on international mediators has mounted to secure a swift deal, amid fears of a looming Israeli ground invasion of Rafah in southern Gaza, where over a million people are now believed to be sheltering. The move risks sounding the death knell on talks to free hostages or find a diplomatic solution to end the conflict.
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11 Best Sleeping Bags (2024): Ultralight, for Car Campers, Warm Weather, for Kids
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000
Whether you’re climbing peaks or taking the family to the local park, we’ve found the best sleeping bags for every temperature, budget, and camping expedition.
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Hamas releases video of 2 hostages as Blinken set to travel to region
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 19:34:54 +0000
The video of hostages Omri Miran and Keith Siegel, who a U.S. citizen, comes amid renewed cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas.
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7 Best Sleeping Pads (2024): For Camping, Backpacking, and Travel
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000
Whether you’re snoozing in a campground or schlepping up to an alpine valley, these are the best pads we’ve found for resting your weary bones.
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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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NASA to Provide Coverage as Dragon Departs Station with Science
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:52:19 +0000
Editor’s note: This advisory was updated April 28, 2024 to correct the launch location. NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Sunday, April 28 weather permitting. The agency will provide coverage of undocking and departure beginning […]
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Orca calf successfully returned to open water after bold rescue in Canada
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:06:39 GMT
Two-year-old calf one step closer to reuniting with family group after tragic accident that left her stranded in remote lagoon
An orca calf, trapped for weeks in a remote lagoon in western Canada, has freed herself and is travelling towards open waters, hailed as “incredible news” by a growing body of human supporters.
The move puts her one step closer to reuniting with her family one month after a tragic accident left her stranded.
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What’s the Safest Seat on an Airplane?
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:30:00 +0000
All of them and none of them, really. Let us explain.
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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 Rise of Large-Language-Model Optimization
2024-04-25T11:02:48Z
The web has become so interwoven with everyday life that it is easy to forget what an extraordinary accomplishment and treasure it is. In just a few decades, much of human knowledge has been collectively written up and made available to anyone with an internet connection.
But all of this is coming to an end. The advent of AI threatens to destroy the complex online ecosystem that allows writers, artists, and other creators to reach human audiences.
To understand why, you must understand publishing. Its core task is to connect writers to an audience. Publishers work as gatekeepers, filtering candidates and then amplifying the chosen ones. Hoping to be selected, writers shape their work in various ways. This article might be written very differently in an academic publication, for example, and publishing it here entailed pitching an editor, revising multiple drafts for style and focus, and so on...
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Hej, nej, hej hej: Danish words and phrases all travellers should learn
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:11:48 GMT
Thinking about visiting Denmark? From saying hello, to talking about owls in the bog, here’s how learning a little local lingo can enhance your trip and leave you feeling like an egg yolk …
OK, we’ll admit it. Danish isn’t the easiest language to learn – pronouncing certain words involves some invigorating tongue gymnastics and a talent for gulping down glottal stops. With just 6 million native speakers, Danish hardly matches widely spoken Mandarin (941 million speakers) or Spanish (486 million speakers) either.
But mastering a few basics – how to order a coffee or commenting on the weather by talking about windswept pelicans (seriously, read on) – can deeply enrich your experience when visiting Denmark. The Danes are a convivial bunch and will truly appreciate your efforts getting to grips with their Old Norse-descended syntax (no matter how foolish you may feel). Try to speak Danish in a snug cafe or pub and it could lead to some illuminating conversations and lifelong friendships. Heck, you might even be able to watch an episode of The Killing/Borgen with the subtitles off when you get back home too …
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As Biden Cheers TikTok Ban, White House Embraces TikTok Influencers
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:25:12 +0000
The White House brushes off accusations of hypocrisy, courting TikTok while seeking to ban it.
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Idaho Goes to the Supreme Court to Argue That Pregnant People Are Second-Class Citizens
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000
The state says EMTALA, a law barring discrimination in emergency medical care, interferes with its abortion ban.
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NASA Langley Team to Study Weather During Eclipse Using Uncrewed Vehicles
Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:18:40 +0000
A six-person team of researchers from NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, will travel to Fort Drum, N.Y., to study changes in the Sun’s radiation as it reaches Earth before, during, and after the total solar eclipse April 8. Weather sensors similar to what is used on daily weather balloons by the National Weather […]
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How cruise ships became a catastrophe for the planet – video
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 10:31:36 GMT
Cruising is booming – 2023 ticket sales have surpassed historic levels and 2024 has seen the launch of the largest cruise ship ever built. But as cruise tourism's popularity has increased, so have the pollution problems it brings. To customers, it may not be evident that any problems exist, since some cruise line companies claim to be becoming more climate-friendly. But the truth can be quite different. Josh Toussaint-Strauss interrogates what impact the world's biggest ships are having on the planet
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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.
The post House Responds to Israeli-Iranian Missile Exchange by Taking Rights Away From Americans appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 0 Score: 68.57 source: theintercept.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 30.00 sanctions, 21.43 trump, 17.14 korea
There’s a hard-right tidal wave about to hit Europe – and it will only make the economic crisis worse | Gordon Brown
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 05:00:25 GMT
Near-zero growth has crushed living standards, sending voters to populist demagogues. But they have no solutions to offer
By the time of the European parliament elections in June, this year’s rightward drift in European politics will have turned into a tidal wave. Ultra-nationalist demagogues and populist-nationalists are now leading the polls in Italy, the Netherlands, France, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia, and running second in Germany and Sweden. There are two hard-right groupings in the European parliament – Identity and Democracy and European Conservatives and Reformists. Between them, they could secure as much as 25% of the June vote. But even more ominously, in almost every part of Europe including Britain, these factions are forcing the hand of the traditional centre-right parties – which, one by one, are capitulating to ever more extreme anti-immigration, anti-trade and anti-environment positions.
The rightward shift is, of course, a western and not just European phenomenon, with Trump 2.0 advocating a far more aggressive protectionist and nationalist agenda than Trump 1.0. But Europe stands out from the US in one important respect. While the US economy roars forward – even if the average American voter does not feel the full benefits – Europe, and especially its industrial engine-room, Germany, continues to suffer from near-zero growth and stagnation in terms of living standards. And having lived through a decade of consistently low growth, the continent is now divided between an optimistic but declining minority, who still hold to the expectation that a rising tide lifts all boats, and the growing and more pessimistic majority who now see life as a zero-sum game.
Gordon Brown was UK prime minister from 2007 to 2010
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Match ID: 1 Score: 60.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 25.00 trump, 20.00 italy, 15.00 trump
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal—and why it won’t go back
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:27:05 +0000
The past year has seen record renewable power production nationwide.
Match ID: 2 Score: 45.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 20.00 russia, 15.00 energy, 10.00 nuclear
U.S.-Trained Burkina Faso Military Executed 220 Civilians
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:56:17 +0000
A new report reveals details of the massacres by a longtime U.S. ally and counterterrorism partner.
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Match ID: 3 Score: 39.29 source: theintercept.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 25.00 sanctions, 14.29 russia
Tory MP says he was deported from Djibouti due to criticisms of China
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 21:19:24 GMT
Tim Loughton had sanctions imposed on him in 2021 by Beijing, which has close ties to east African country
A former government minister who has had sanctions imposed on him by China has said he was detained and deported by Djibouti as a “direct consequence” of the east African country’s close ties with Beijing.
Tim Loughton, the Conservative MP for East Worthing and Shoreham since 1997, said he was held for more than seven hours at the airport earlier this month, barred entry to Djibouti, and told he was being removed on the next available flight.
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Match ID: 4 Score: 35.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 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: 5 Score: 30.00 source: www.wired.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 20.00 russia, 10.00 nuclear
House Republicans convene to push host of conservative bills as threat to oust Mike Johnson stagnates – live
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:45:53 GMT
House is back in session with Republicans looking to denounce Biden over immigration policy and a bill to allow oil production on protected Alaskan land
The first week of Donald Trump’s hush-money trial in New York centered on the testimony of David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer tabloid.
He elaborated on the tactic of “catch and kill”, which is when a publication negotiates exclusive rights to stories to prevent their publication, and whether or not Trump was attempting to carry out such a scheme ahead of his 2016 election victory.
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Election 2024 latest news: Trump, Biden returning to campaign trail this week
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:33:38 +0000
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
Match ID: 7 Score: 25.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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Donald Trump has now all but ruled out Kari Lake as a vice-presidential pick, remarking to...
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:33:38 +0000
Match ID: 8 Score: 25.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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Stark differences in where Biden, Trump supporters get their news, poll shows
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:12:53 +0000
Match ID: 9 Score: 25.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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Trump and DeSantis appear to try to thaw relationship with breakfast meeting
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:42:25 GMT
Relations have been frosty between the Florida governor and the former president since the Republican presidential primary began
Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis met Sunday for a golf course breakfast in an apparent attempt to thaw their relationship after the Republican primary.
The Florida governor was once considered the former president’s top rival in the Republican presidential primary dominated by Trump, with a platform that rested primarily on fighting the “woke” cultural forces of diversity, inclusion and tolerance.
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Donald Trump has cited the pro-Palestinian protests to accuse President Biden and Democrats of being unable...
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:30:13 +0000
Match ID: 11 Score: 25.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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GOP candidates for House seat in Georgia say Trump won the state in 2020
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:54:54 +0000
Match ID: 12 Score: 25.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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Trump, GOP seize on campus protests to depict chaos under Biden
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:48:25 +0000
Republicans highlight images of turmoil, though most of the pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been peaceful.
Match ID: 13 Score: 25.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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Why Trump is growing wary of Kari Lake
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:30:53 +0000
Match ID: 14 Score: 25.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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Fact Checker: Trump and allies say Biden pays rent for ‘illegals’ in Michigan. Not true.
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:06:31 +0000
Match ID: 15 Score: 25.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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Biden roasts Trump (in a serious way) at annual press dinner
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:50:09 +0000
Match ID: 16 Score: 25.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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Trump and DeSantis meet privately in Florida
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:35:24 +0000
Match ID: 17 Score: 25.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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Tensions grow between Trump and Lake in Arizona race for Senate
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:00:21 +0000
The former president fears that GOP candidate Kari Lake might not win and will drag down his own prospects in the battleground state
Match ID: 18 Score: 25.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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Hipgnosis backs £1.3bn private equity takeover by Blackstone
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:13:48 GMT
Deal would end six years of turmoil for owner of back catalogues of star artists ranging from Blondie to Neil Young and Justin Bieber
The struggling owner of music back catalogues ranging from Shakira to the Red Hot Chili Peppers has agreed a $1.6bn (£1.3bn) improved takeover offer from the US private equity investor Blackstone.
Hipgnosis Songs Fund said it was recommending the offer, which trumped a $1.4bn bid by the US-based royalties fund Concord Music.
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Match ID: 19 Score: 25.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Trump and allies say Biden pays rent for ‘illegals’ in Michigan. Not true.
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:00:41 +0000
Trump allies are running ads saying Biden is paying rent for undocumentd immigrants, but that’s false.
Match ID: 20 Score: 25.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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The Trump Trials: Escape from New York
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 20:30:42 +0000
The latest news in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial and other criminal cases, and what to watch for this week.
Match ID: 21 Score: 25.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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Donald Trump’s Sleepy, Sleazy Criminal Trial
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
The most striking aspect of the former President’s hush-money trial so far has been that, for the first time in a decade, Trump is struggling to command attention.
Match ID: 22 Score: 25.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 1 day
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Democrats, political figures dogpile onto Trump VP hopeful after story of animal killings
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 18:34:00 +0000
Tongues were wagging on social media after news spread that Kristi Noem, the South Dakota governor and Trump V.P. hopeful, described how she shot and killed her dog and farm goat.
Match ID: 23 Score: 25.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 1 day
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Trump on trial: Personal anguish, political defiance and a loss of control
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:32:46 +0000
The former president has tried to campaign during his New York trial, but it’s constraining him.
Match ID: 24 Score: 25.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 1 day
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Trump’s “Bonkers” Immunity Claim, with Neal Katyal
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Analyzing the former President’s quest for protection from prosecution before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Match ID: 25 Score: 25.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 2 days
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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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Match ID: 26 Score: 25.00 source: theintercept.com age: 2 days
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The Supreme Court Appears Poised to Protect the Presidency—and Donald Trump
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:54:16 +0000
In arguments about Presidential immunity, the conservative Justices, who avoided mentioning Trump, made clear that they are less concerned with holding him accountable than with shielding former Presidents from retribution.
Match ID: 27 Score: 25.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 2 days
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TikTok owner has strong First Amendment case against US ban, professors say
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:49:26 +0000
Professor: US faces "uphill battle" justifying law against First Amendment suit.
Match ID: 28 Score: 25.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 2 days
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“Kill All Arabs”: The Feds Are Investigating UMass Amherst for Anti-Palestinian Bias
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:00:00 +0000
The Department of Education is probing claims that the school discriminated against Palestinian and Arab students amid Israel’s war on Gaza.
The post “Kill All Arabs”: The Feds Are Investigating UMass Amherst for Anti-Palestinian Bias appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 29 Score: 25.00 source: theintercept.com age: 4 days
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Donald Trump’s Day at the Supreme Court
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:48:37 +0000
A political hit job? A military coup? Trump’s lawyer tests the boundaries of a truly imperial Presidency.
Match ID: 30 Score: 21.43 source: www.newyorker.com age: 3 days
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What Harvey Weinstein’s Overturned Conviction Means for Donald Trump’s Trial
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:45:38 +0000
The legal issue behind Weinstein’s successful appeal is also at the heart of the former President’s hush-money case.
Match ID: 31 Score: 21.43 source: www.newyorker.com age: 3 days
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Net Neutrality Returns to a Very Different Internet
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:42:52 +0000
The FCC voted 3-2 to restore net neutrality rules that had disappeared during the Trump administration.
Match ID: 32 Score: 21.43 source: www.wired.com age: 3 days
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“Little Home Market”: The Connecticut Company Accused of Fueling an Execution Spree
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:10:40 +0000
Evidence points to Absolute Standards as the source of a lethal drug the Trump administration used to restart federal executions after 17 years.
The post “Little Home Market”: The Connecticut Company Accused of Fueling an Execution Spree appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 33 Score: 21.43 source: theintercept.com age: 3 days
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Russia-Ukraine war live: killing of two Ukrainians by Russian in southern Germany investigated for political motive, say prosecutors
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:29:39 GMT
Two Ukrainian soldiers in Germany for medical rehabilitation killed and 57-year-old Russian suspect arrested, says public prosecutor’s office
Polish farmers stopped protesting at the last blocked border crossing with Ukraine on Monday, Kyiv and Warsaw said, suspending a blockade that has dragged on for months and soured bilateral relations, writes Reuters.
According to the news agency, Ukraine’s farm minister hailed “constructive work” by Poland to lift the blockade in a statement, saying negotiations with Warsaw and industry associations had not been easy but that “the main thing is that we have a result”.
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Meta to face EU probe for not doing enough to stop Russian disinformation
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:40:28 +0000
Insufficient moderation of political ads risk undermining electoral process.
Match ID: 35 Score: 20.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 0 days
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Bayern Munich beset by discord with Max Eberl cast into the thick of it | Andy Brassell
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:23:24 GMT
Sporting director had to play the role of Malcolm Tucker as Uli Hoeness criticised Thomas Tuchel before the big semi-final
Max Eberl was hot property for a reason. In just shy of 15 years at Borussia Mönchengladbach he became one of Europe’s most admired sporting directors, returning one of Germany’s most famous names to prominence through multiple qualifications for the Champions League and Europa League. He built through smart signings and the promotion and development of quality academy products. The only surprise was that it took ill health – which he has thankfully recovered from – to shift him from his post rather than the overtures of one of the continent’s giants.
His experience and his clarity of thought is clear, with his work having spoken for itself over a number of years. The 50-year-old has also ridden out bumps in his career path, such as the venomous reaction of some Gladbach supporters to his choice to join RB Leipzig, and then Leipzig’s decision to abruptly part ways with him in September last year when they felt he was flirting with the possibility of work elsewhere.
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Match ID: 36 Score: 20.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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Football agent cleared of sending intimidating email to former Chelsea director
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:16:45 GMT
- Saif Alrubie in court over message sent to Marina Granovskaia
- Case related to payment he said he was owed for role in transfer
A top football agent has been acquitted of sending an intimidating email message to former Chelsea director of football Marina Granovskaia – the so-called “right hand” of the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
The agent, Saif Alrubie, 45, was cleared by a jury of seven men and five women on Monday at Southwark crown court. They unanimously found he was not guilty of sending an “electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety”, after deliberating for more than four hours.
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Match ID: 37 Score: 20.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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‘My example can change minds’: Roma fighting for place in postwar Ukraine
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:46:50 GMT
Campaigners across Europe call on Kyiv to recognise contribution of marginalised community
Growing up in Ukraine, Arsen Mednik often found himself singled out – at school children would point at him, calling him “gypsy”, while employers were often reluctant to hire him when they learned he was Roma.
But in early 2022, as Russian forces began their savage occupation of his home town of Bucha, Mednik was among the first Ukrainian Roma to volunteer in the defence of the country.
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Match ID: 38 Score: 20.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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How to Play Putin
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Will Keen and Michael Stuhlbarg, the stars of the play “Patriots,” about the rise of the Russian President, studied how Putin plays table tennis and why his hand trembles.
Match ID: 39 Score: 20.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 20.00 russia
Why China Is So Bad at Disinformation
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0000
China’s state-sponsored disinformation campaign has been running at a massive scale for seven years—but no one is looking at it.
Match ID: 40 Score: 20.00 source: www.wired.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 20.00 russia
US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says
2024-04-28T23:52:42+00:00
Match ID: 41 Score: 20.00 source: www.reddit.com age: 0 days
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Russia arrests more journalists in intensifying crackdown on dissent
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 19:02:05 +0000
The increasing use of anti-extremism laws to prosecute reporters is likely to have a chilling effect on the few independent journalists still operating in Russia.
Match ID: 42 Score: 20.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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As Ukraine runs low on ammo, civilians build troops DIY drones at home
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 05:22:36 +0000
With Russian forces advancing on the battlefield, Ukrainian citizens are aiding their country’s defense by building drones at home and sending them to the front.
Match ID: 43 Score: 20.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 1 day
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With U.S. aid resumed, Ukraine will try to dig itself out of trouble
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 22:42:39 +0000
U.S. officials say Ukraine, even with resumption of American military aid, must address manpower shortages and shore up defenses to enable future offensives.
Match ID: 44 Score: 20.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 1 day
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Russian missiles strike Ukrainian power plants in new blow to infrastructure
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:40:52 +0000
Russia launched 34 missiles toward Ukraine, 13 of which evaded air defenses, officials said. Russia has been able to ramp up air attacks as Ukraine runs low on ammunition.
Match ID: 45 Score: 20.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 1 day
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Donald Trump Is Being Ritually Humiliated in Court
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:38:09 +0000
At his criminal trial, the ex-President has to sit there while potential jurors, prosecutors, the judge, witnesses, and even his own lawyers talk about him as a defective, impossible person.
Match ID: 46 Score: 17.86 source: www.newyorker.com age: 4 days
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Ukrainian men abroad: share your views on Poland and Lithuania’s statements on conscription
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:53:48 GMT
After Poland and Lithuania said they are prepared to help Ukrainian authorities return men subject to military conscription, we want to hear how you feel about it
Poland and Lithuania have pledged to help Ukrainian authorities repatriate men subject to the military draft after Kyiv announced it is ending consular services for such men who are abroad.
We would like to speak with Ukrainian men living abroad about their views on this development. Whether you left Ukraine following Russia’s full-scale invasion or years before that, we want to hear how you feel about the statements and Kyiv’s suspension of consular services for émigrés.
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Match ID: 47 Score: 17.14 source: www.theguardian.com age: 3 days
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North Koreans Secretly Animated Amazon and Max Shows, Researchers Say
Mon, 22 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0000
Thousands of exposed files on a misconfigured North Korean server hint at one way the reclusive country may evade international sanctions.
Match ID: 48 Score: 15.71 source: www.wired.com age: 7 days
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Here are the most efficient companies within the S&P 500’s bargain-stock sector
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:25:00 GMT
The energy sector still appears to be remarkably cheap, despite outperforming all other stock sectors over the past three years.
Match ID: 49 Score: 15.00 source: www.marketwatch.com age: 0 days
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7 Best Portable Power Stations (2024): Power Capacity, Luxe, Budget, and More
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000
Whether you are going off-grid or safeguarding against blackouts, these beefy, WIRED-tested batteries can keep the lights on.
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Women’s Champions League and Super League: weekend talking points
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:43:32 GMT
Chelsea fall agonisingly short in Europe while teenage goalscorer Issy Hobson grabs the headlines for Everton
Emma Hayes praised the Chelsea fans who watched the team’s Champions League exit to Barcelona at a sold-out Stamford Bridge on Saturday and urged them to return next season. “The crowd were fantastic, they really were,” said Hayes. “I could feel their energy and they were really pushing us. I hope the club builds on it and they make sure they return. The most important thing for me is that they keep coming back.” Hayes also expressed fury at the decision-making of the officials, with the defeat marred by the sending off of Kadeisha Buchanan and penalty awarded to Barcelona for a foul in Aitana Bonmatí that ensured a 2-0 defeat on the night and 2-1 loss on aggregate. “Tonight is a tough one to take as we felt we didn’t really get a chance to lose,” she said. Suzanne Wrack
Match report: Chelsea 0-2 Barcelona (1-2 on aggregate)
Match report: Paris Saint-Germain SG 1-2 Lyon (3-5 on aggregate)
Match report: Bristol City 0-4 Manchester City
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Fostering is getting a shot of much-needed millennial energy – just ask Kiri Pritchard-McLean | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 12:00:10 GMT
With Britain crying out for foster carers, my schoolfriend’s comedy show sheds light on what it’s like for those in their 30s
What do you do if you always imagined a house full of children, but don’t want to be a biological parent? This was the dilemma facing one of my schoolfriends, the standup comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean, who lives on Ynys Môn (Anglesey) with her partner. Like many people in their 30s, they were surrounded by friends embroiled in the maelstrom of babies and young children. But the prevailing narratives around motherhood didn’t really speak to Kiri, nor did the hard, thankless work of it appeal to her (to quote one of her jokes, “I see what my friends have got, and it’s the fucking Manson family … chaos, violence, no one’s washing their hair, everyone’s talking about sacrifice. It is a cult.”)
Foster caring isn’t something that many millennials consider – the largest age group of carers are people in their 50s – but when Kiri and her partner heard an advert on the radio appealing for more carers, it felt right. In her new show, Peacock, she talks about the vetting process, which included many hours of training and more than 60 hours of interviews. Rather than being put off by how exhaustive the recruitment is, though, there was something reassuring about it. There are no qualifications for becoming a biological parent, no exam you have to sit, and no real way of knowing if you’ll be good at it before you embark. I, for example, naively thought that having been a young carer for my brother, and later an au pair, an aunt and a godmother, would mean I would be somewhat prepared for motherhood. Yet nothing truly prepares you, and you are humbled in profound, often mortifying, ways.
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Energy-smart bricks keep waste out of landfill
2024-04-29T10:05:15+00:00
Match ID: 53 Score: 15.00 source: www.reddit.com age: 0 days
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First Nations woman one of seven global winners of prestigious Goldman prize for environmental activism
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:30:27 GMT
Murrawah Johnson recognised for role in landmark legal case to block coalmine backed by Clive Palmer
For Murrawah Johnson, the impacts of the climate crisis and the destruction of land to mine the fossil fuels that drive it are more than simple questions of atmospheric physics or environmental harm.
“What colonisation hasn’t already done, climate change will do in terms of finalising the assimilation process for First Nations people,” the 29-year-old Wirdi woman from Queensland says.
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‘Washout winter’ spells price rises for UK shoppers with key crops down by a fifth
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 04:00:23 GMT
Analysts say impact on wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape harvests means price rises on beer, bread and biscuits and more food imported
UK harvests of important crops could be down by nearly a fifth this year due to the unprecedented wet weather farmers have faced, increasing the likelihood that the prices of bread, beer and biscuits will rise.
Analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has estimated that the amount of wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape could drop by 4m tonnes this year, a reduction of 17.5% compared with 2023.
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Taxing big fossil fuel firms ‘could raise $900bn in climate finance by 2030’
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 23:01:17 GMT
Levy on oil and gas majors in richest countries would help worst-affected nations tackle climate crisis, says report
A new tax on fossil fuel companies based in the world’s richest countries could raise hundreds of billions of dollars to help the most vulnerable nations cope with the escalating climate crisis, according to a report.
The Climate Damages Tax report, published on Monday, calculates that an additional tax on fossil fuel majors based in the wealthiest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries could raise $720bn (£580bn) by the end of the decade.
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Match ID: 56 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
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The Mysterious ‘Dark’ Energy That Permeates the Universe Is Slowly Eroding
Sun, 28 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000
Physicists call the dark energy that drives the universe “the cosmological constant.” Now the largest map of the cosmos to date hints that this mysterious energy has been changing over billions of years.
Match ID: 57 Score: 15.00 source: www.wired.com age: 1 day
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US’s power grid continues to lower emissions—everything else, not so much
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 18:51:10 +0000
Excluding one pandemic year, emissions are lower than they've been since the 1980s.
Match ID: 58 Score: 15.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 2 days
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NASA Grant Brings Students at Underserved Institutions to the Stars
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:45:00 +0000
At the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, interns from Cal State LA are learning key skills studying the origins of life. What does wastewater management in Los Angeles have to do with the search for life on Mars? Eduardo Martinez certainly didn’t make the connection when he was pursuing a master’s in civil engineering. Not at […]
Match ID: 59 Score: 15.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 2 days
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Trajectory Reverse Engineering
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 15:16:41 +0000
A strategy for transferring spacecraft trajectories between flight mechanics tools, called Trajectory Reverse Engineering (TRE), has been developed[1]. This innovative technique has been designed to be generic, enabling its application between any pair of tools, and to be resilient to the differences found in the dynamical and numerical models unique to each tool. The TRE […]
Match ID: 60 Score: 15.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 2 days
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As Biden Cheers TikTok Ban, White House Embraces TikTok Influencers
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 21:25:12 +0000
The White House brushes off accusations of hypocrisy, courting TikTok while seeking to ban it.
The post As Biden Cheers TikTok Ban, White House Embraces TikTok Influencers appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 61 Score: 14.29 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
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Why a stronger dollar is dangerous
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:00:59 +0000
It sets the stage for a nasty new Trump-China clash, among other things
Match ID: 62 Score: 14.29 source: www.economist.com age: 5 days
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The Biden Administration’s Plan to Make American Homes More Efficient
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:04:40 +0000
New building codes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development are the latest addition to a long list of Earth Week environmental wins for the White House.
Match ID: 63 Score: 12.86 source: www.newyorker.com age: 3 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: 64 Score: 11.43 source: www.theguardian.com age: 5 days
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Chuck Schumer Privately Warns Pakistan: Don't Kill Imran Khan in Prison
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:04:01 +0000
Supporters worry Khan’s life is in danger and with good reason: The military has a long history of killing deposed leaders.
The post Chuck Schumer Privately Warns Pakistan: Don’t Kill Imran Khan in Prison appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 65 Score: 11.43 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
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Israel Attack on Iran Is What World War III Looks Like
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 17:54:57 +0000
Like countless other hostilities, the stealthy Israeli missile and drone strike on Iran doesn’t risk war. It is war.
The post Israel Attack on Iran Is What World War III Looks Like appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 66 Score: 10.00 source: theintercept.com age: 8 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia, 2.86 korea, 2.86 italy, 1.43 nuclear
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: 67 Score: 7.86 source: www.economist.com age: 67 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions, 2.86 russia
Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn
Sun, 21 Apr 2024 23:01:08 GMT
For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank finds
Global military expenditure has reached a record high of $2440bn (£1970bn) after the largest annual rise in government spending on arms in over a decade, according to a report.
The 6.8% increase between 2022 and 2023 was the steepest since 2009, pushing spending to the highest recorded by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) in its 60-year history.
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Match ID: 68 Score: 5.71 source: www.theguardian.com age: 7 days
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The Gaping Hole in Supreme Court Rules for Tracking Links Between Litigants and Influence Groups
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 13:24:39 +0000
Parties appearing before the Supreme Court can fund the groups that file briefs supporting their arguments — and almost never have to disclose it.
The post The Gaping Hole in Supreme Court Rules for Tracking Links Between Litigants and Influence Groups appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 69 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 11 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump
Lawsuit Links Wild UAE-Financed Smear Campaign to George Washington University
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 15:09:48 +0000
The smears spurred Austrian police to raid Islamophobia scholar Farid Hafez’s family home. Then the terrorism charges fell apart.
The post Lawsuit Links Wild UAE-Financed Smear Campaign to George Washington University appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 70 Score: 5.00 source: theintercept.com age: 8 days
qualifiers: 2.86 italy, 2.14 energy
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: 71 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 18 days
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Since October, Sen. John Fetterman Has Been Building a Roster of Republican Donors
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 19:32:30 +0000
“Yes I’m a Republican and I exclusively supported John through the Jewish community for his principled actions supporting Israel.”
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Match ID: 72 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 9 days
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Idaho Goes to the Supreme Court to Argue That Pregnant People Are Second-Class Citizens
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:00:00 +0000
The state says EMTALA, a law barring discrimination in emergency medical care, interferes with its abortion ban.
The post Idaho Goes to the Supreme Court to Argue That Pregnant People Are Second-Class Citizens appeared first on The Intercept.
Match ID: 73 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 10 days
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Trump Is Misleading You With Covid-Era Statistics. So Is Biden.
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EST
Biden and Trump are both campaigning on warped economic statistics, cherry-picking weird data from the Covid crisis.
Match ID: 74 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 10 days
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The Trump Jury Has a Doxing Problem
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:25:53 +0000
One juror in former US president Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York has been excused over fears she could be identified. It could get even messier.
Match ID: 75 Score: 3.57 source: www.wired.com age: 10 days
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Even without war in the Gulf, pricier petrol is here to stay
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:59:46 +0000
Expensive oil could put Donald Trump in the White House
Match ID: 76 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 11 days
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Europe’s economy is under attack from all sides
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:00:46 +0000
First Putin, now Xi. Next Trump?
Match ID: 77 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 33 days
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The world is in the midst of a city-building boom
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:22:29 +0000
Everyone, from Donald Trump and Peter Thiel to Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, is getting involved
Match ID: 78 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 53 days
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How Trump and Biden have failed to cut ties with China
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:46:06 +0000
It is hard to overcome economic incentives
Match ID: 79 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 61 days
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Trump wants to whack Chinese firms. How badly could he hurt them?
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:41:31 +0000
History provides a guide
Match ID: 80 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 67 days
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Bankers have reason to hope Trump triumphs
Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:06:55 +0000
Will they now spend big on his campaign?
Match ID: 81 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 81 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: 82 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 95 days
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Frozen Russian assets will soon pay for Ukraine’s war
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:54:20 +0000
And America now hopes to convince others to make better use of the stash
Match ID: 83 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 11 days
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Hackers Linked to Russia’s Military Claim Credit for Sabotaging US Water Utilities
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Cyber Army of Russia Reborn, a group with ties to the Kremlin’s Sandworm unit, is crossing lines even that notorious cyberwarfare unit wouldn’t dare to.
Match ID: 84 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 12 days
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The US Government Has a Microsoft Problem
Mon, 15 Apr 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Microsoft has stumbled through a series of major cybersecurity failures over the past few years. Experts say the US government’s reliance on its systems means the company continues to get a free pass.
Match ID: 85 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 14 days
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Ukrainian drone strikes are hurting Russia’s oil industry
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:51:54 +0000
The world’s third-largest producer is now an importer of petrol
Match ID: 86 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 18 days
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How China, Russia and Iran are forging closer ties
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:52:43 +0000
Assessing the economic threat posed by the anti-Western axis
Match ID: 87 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 41 days
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Russia’s economy once again defies the doomsayers
Sun, 10 Mar 2024 14:39:48 +0000
As an election nears, Vladimir Putin now looks to have inflation under control
Match ID: 88 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 50 days
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What do you do with 191bn frozen euros owned by Russia?
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:21:18 +0000
The question that now confronts Western policymakers
Match ID: 89 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 60 days
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When Climate Goals, Housing Policy, and Corporate R&D Collide, Social Good Can Emerge
2024-04-09T00:00:00Z
Grants designed to improve housing can make homes more energy efficient and save money for low-income families, providing a powerful way to confront climate change, says research by Omar Asensio. What do the findings mean for companies trying to scale innovation?
Match ID: 90 Score: 2.14 source: hbswk.hbs.edu age: 20 days
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The Ukraine war offers energy arbitrage opportunities
Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:15:12 +0000
It also provides a glimpse at the future of European gas supplies
Match ID: 91 Score: 2.14 source: www.economist.com age: 74 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: 92 Score: 2.14 source: www.wired.com age: 103 days
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How Xi Jinping plans to overtake America
Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:31:35 +0000
Digital twins, nuclear fusion and the small matter of fixing China’s economy
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