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The 33 Best Shows on Apple TV+ Right Now (January 2025)
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:00:00 +0000
Severance, Silo, and Slow Horses are among the best shows on Apple TV+ this month.
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Carrie Bradshaw’s famed Sex and the City stoop to get gate to stop fans gathering
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:19:22 GMT

Owner of the iconic West Village building said fans of the TV show and films have disturbed her and her tenants for years

And just like that, Sex and the City enthusiasts may no longer be able to stand on the steps of character Carrie Bradshaw’s famous Manhattan home after its owner asked city officials to let her block them with an iron gate.

The move follows years of fans of the show and spinoff movies crowding around – and at times trespassing on – the stoop of the iconic brownstone in the city’s trendy West Village neighborhood, which served as the exterior of Bradshaw’s apartment, the lead in the hit HBO series played by Sarah Jessica Parker.

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NASA Solar Observatory Sees Coronal Loops Flicker Before Big Flares
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:37:44 +0000
For decades, scientists have tried in vain to accurately predict solar flares — intense bursts of light on the Sun that can send a flurry of charged particles into the solar system. Now, using NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, one team has identified flickering loops in the solar atmosphere, or corona, that seem to signal when […]
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‘Criminally reckless’: why LA’s urban sprawl made wildfires inevitable – and how it should rebuild
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:49:04 GMT

A century of foolhardy development, including public subsidies for rebuilding in the firebelt, hugely contributed to this tragedy, writes our architecture critic. LA must rethink – and build upwards not outwards

‘Crime don’t climb” is one of the glib mottoes long used by Los Angeles real estate agents to help sell the multimillion dollar homes in the hills that surround the sprawling metropolis. Residents of the lush ridges and winding canyons can rest assured, in their elevated green perches – safely removed from the smog-laden, supposedly crime-ridden flatlands beneath. What the realtors neglect to mention, however, is that, while crime rarely ascends the hills, flames certainly do. And that the very things that make this sun-soaked city’s dream homes so attractive – lush landscaping, quaint timber construction, raised terrain and narrow, twisting lanes – are the very things that make them burn so well. They create blazing infernos that, as we have seen over the past week, are tragically difficult to extinguish.

LA’s ferocious wildfires have seen an area about three times the size of Manhattan incinerated. At least 12,000 homes have burned to the ground and 150,000 people have been evacuated, as entire neighbourhoods become smouldering ruins. Twenty-five people have died, 24 more are missing. Estimates suggest the cost of damage and economic losses could reach $250bn, making it the costliest wildfire in US history – mainly due to the flames torching some of the highest-value real estate in the country. And it’s not over yet. The city is bracing for further destruction, as weather forecasts suggest winds might pick up again.

Media coverage has had the air of a Hollywood disaster movie, as helicopters swoop through dark red skies while the list of charred celebrity homes grows, and the palm fronds are left blackened. Mel Gibson lost his $14.5m Malibu mansion while recording a Joe Rogan podcast. Anthony Hopkins’s colonial pile in Pacific Palisades was reduced to a scorched brick chimney. Bella Hadid posted about the loss of her 11-bathroom childhood home, in the inauspiciously named Carbon Canyon. There were Ballardian scenes of bulldozers sweeping abandoned Porsches off the streets, while imprisoned firefighters – temporarily released from jail to battle the blazes for around $10 a day – risked their lives to prevent the inferno from consuming further luxury properties.

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NASA Celebrates Edwin Hubble’s Discovery of a New Universe
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:15:05 +0000
For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the Andromeda galaxy. Don’t go looking for it — the flickering star is 2.2 million light-years away, and is 1/100,000th the brightness of the faintest star visible to the human eye. Yet, a century ago, its […]
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Baftas 2025: Conclave leads a pack of underdog tales – and Kneecap may already have won
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:09:53 GMT

The wonderfully watchable pope-voting movie has 12 righteous nominations – but films about defiant outsiders have clearly captured voters’ imaginations
• Read the full list of nominations
• Conclave blessed while Kidman shut out

These Bafta nominations have given us the traditional buffet of snubs for industry observers to frown at. Nothing at all for Luca Guadagnino’s tremendous drama Queer – its exuberant leading turn from Daniel Craig passed over. Nothing for the very moving Irish film Small Things Like These and so no Bafta nod for Cillian Murphy’s outstanding (arguably career-best) performance there. The appetite for Yorgos Lanthimos films starring Emma Stone seems to be maxed out. Nothing for their film Kinds of Kindness.

But one much-feared possible exclusion thankfully did not materialise: Marianne Jean-Baptiste has a best actress nomination for her superb performance in Mike Leigh’s blistering study of depression, Hard Truths, though no director nomination for Leigh himself.

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The best treadmills for your home: up your indoor miles with our runner-approved picks
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:00:07 GMT

Whether you’re chasing folding treadmills or gym quality on a budget, our top-rated running machines will accelerate your training

• The best running shoes to take you from trail to road to marathon, tried and tested by runners

Although the treadmill has been around since the early 1800s, when it was once used to punish prisoners (sounds about right), it didn’t become a common feature in the home until the late 1960s, when William Staub unleashed his PaceMaster 600 on the US public.

Where they were once a simple rolling deck, treadmills today are often glossy pieces of interactive tech. Many now offer on-demand, real-time workouts (pioneered by Peloton) and the latest blockbuster movies via streaming services. Even if your treadmill doesn’t sport a whopping touchscreen display, it probably works nicely with heart-rate monitors, smartwatches and smartphone apps to track workouts and offer performance statistics after every session.

Best treadmill overall:
Peloton Tread
_{£3,095 at Peloton}

Best budget treadmill:
JTX Slimline
_{£599 at JTX Fitness}

Best for gym quality:
JTX Sprint-9 Pro
_{£1,699 at JTX Fitness}

Best folding treadmill:
ProForm Pro 9000
_{£2,299 at Fitness Superstore}

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Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, and the Collapse of the Hollywood #MeToo Era
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:13:59 +0000
The reportage that thrived in the late twenty-tens cannot break through on today’s volatile Internet, where information is misinformation and victims are offenders.
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Welcome to Our First/Final Book Club
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Since reading isn’t our strong suit, let’s skip talking about the book that was recommended by a hot movie star and just eat brunch.
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Who and What Should Be Nominated for the 2025 Oscars
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 18:43:35 +0000
Critics don’t vote for the Academy Awards—but here’s how one critic would fill out his imaginary ballot.
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Most Frequently Asked Questions About NFTs(Non-Fungible Tokens)
Sun, 06 Feb 2022 10:04:00 +0000

 

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the most popular digital assets today, capturing the attention of cryptocurrency investors, whales and people from around the world. People find it amazing that some users spend thousands or millions of dollars on a single NFT-based image of a monkey or other token, but you can simply take a screenshot for free. So here we share some freuently asked question about NFTs.

1) What is an NFT?

NFT stands for non-fungible  token, which is a cryptographic token on a blockchain with unique identification codes that distinguish it from other tokens. NFTs are unique and not interchangeable, which means no two NFTs are the same. NFTs can be a unique artwork, GIF, Images, videos, Audio album. in-game items, collectibles etc.

2) What is Blockchain?

A blockchain is a distributed digital ledger that allows for the secure storage of data. By recording any kind of information—such as bank account transactions, the ownership of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), or Decentralized Finance (DeFi) smart contracts—in one place, and distributing it to many different computers, blockchains ensure that data can’t be manipulated without everyone in the system being aware.

3) What makes an NFT valuable?

The value of an NFT comes from its ability to be traded freely and securely on the blockchain, which is not possible with other current digital ownership solutionsThe NFT points to its location on the blockchain, but doesn’t necessarily contain the digital property. For example, if you replace one bitcoin with another, you will still have the same thing. If you buy a non-fungible item, such as a movie ticket, it is impossible to replace it with any other movie ticket because each ticket is unique to a specific time and place.

4) How do NFTs work?

One of the unique characteristics of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is that they can be tokenised to create a digital certificate of ownership that can be bought, sold and traded on the blockchain. 

As with crypto-currency, records of who owns what are stored on a ledger that is maintained by thousands of computers around the world. These records can’t be forged because the whole system operates on an open-source network. 

NFTs also contain smart contracts—small computer programs that run on the blockchain—that give the artist, for example, a cut of any future sale of the token.

5) What’s the connection between NFTs and cryptocurrency?

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) aren't cryptocurrencies, but they do use blockchain technology. Many NFTs are based on Ethereum, where the blockchain serves as a ledger for all the transactions related to said NFT and the properties it represents.5) How to make an NFT?

Anyone can create an NFT. All you need is a digital wallet, some ethereum tokens and a connection to an NFT marketplace where you’ll be able to upload and sell your creations

6) How to validate the authencity of an NFT?

When you purchase a stock in NFT, that purchase is recorded on the blockchain—the bitcoin ledger of transactions—and that entry acts as your proof of ownership.

7) How is an NFT valued? What are the most expensive NFTs?

The value of an NFT varies a lot based on the digital asset up for grabs. People use NFTs to trade and sell digital art, so when creating an NFT, you should consider the popularity of your digital artwork along with historical statistics.

In the year 2021, a digital artist called Pak created an artwork called The Merge. It was sold on the Nifty Gateway NFT market for $91.8 million.

8) Can NFTs be used as an investment?

Non-fungible tokens can be used in investment opportunities. One can purchase an NFT and resell it at a profit. Certain NFT marketplaces let sellers of NFTs keep a percentage of the profits from sales of the assets they create.

9) Will NFTs be the future of art and collectibles?

Many people want to buy NFTs because it lets them support the arts and own something cool from their favorite musicians, brands, and celebrities. NFTs also give artists an opportunity to program in continual royalties if someone buys their work. Galleries see this as a way to reach new buyers interested in art.

10) How do we buy an NFTs?

There are many places to buy digital assets, like opensea and their policies vary. On top shot, for instance, you sign up for a waitlist that can be thousands of people long. When a digital asset goes on sale, you are occasionally chosen to purchase it.

11) Can i mint NFT for free?

To mint an NFT token, you must pay some amount of gas fee to process the transaction on the Etherum blockchain, but you can mint your NFT on a different blockchain called Polygon to avoid paying gas fees. This option is available on OpenSea and this simply denotes that your NFT will only be able to trade using Polygon's blockchain and not Etherum's blockchain. Mintable allows you to mint NFTs for free without paying any gas fees.

12) Do i own an NFT if i screenshot it?

The answer is no. Non-Fungible Tokens are minted on the blockchain using cryptocurrencies such as Etherum, Solana, Polygon, and so on. Once a Non-Fungible Token is minted, the transaction is recorded on the blockchain and the contract or license is awarded to whoever has that Non-Fungible Token in their wallet.

12) Why are people investing so much in NFT?

 Non-fungible tokens have gained the hearts of people around the world, and they have given digital creators the recognition they deserve. One of the remarkable things about non-fungible tokens is that you can take a screenshot of one, but you don’t own it. This is because when a non-fungible token is created, then the transaction is stored on the blockchain, and the license or contract to hold such a token is awarded to the person owning the token in their digital wallet.

You can sell your work and creations by attaching a license to it on the blockchain, where its ownership can be transferred. This lets you get exposure without losing full ownership of your work. Some of the most successful projects include Cryptopunks, Bored Ape Yatch Club NFTs, SandBox, World of Women and so on. These NFT projects have gained popularity globally and are owned by celebrities and other successful entrepreneurs. Owning one of these NFTs gives you an automatic ticket to exclusive business meetings and life-changing connections.

Final Saying

That’s a wrap. Hope you guys found this article enlightening. I just answer some question with my limited knowledge about NFTs. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop them in the comment section below. Also I have a question for you, Is bitcoin an NFTs? let me know in The comment section below

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‘I get hate from both sides – vegans and carnivores’: James Collier on UPFs, emotional eating and why he created Huel
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:00:04 GMT

His meal-replacement business is worth hundreds of millions, but Collier’s rise to the top has been far from easy. He discusses bodybuilding, bullies and why nutrition is more polarising than politics

When James Collier got married to Melanie nearly 10 years ago, his dad paid for the honeymoon. Collier’s businesses weren’t exactly booming, but he had a good feeling about a new venture. “I was on the beach checking my emails, and I said to Mel: ‘I think this is going to do all right, this one.’ And that was an underestimation.”

It certainly was. Sales of Huel, the meal-replacement brand Collier launched in 2015, topped £214m last year. Pre-tax profits tripled to £13.8m. Huel – a product mainly made of oats, pea protein and flaxseeds, which comes in powder, drink, snack bar and meal-pot forms – is sold in 25,000 shops worldwide, including 70% of UK supermarkets. The company was most recently valued at £440m, but has since had investment from Morgan Stanley. Just how rich is Collier now?

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The best treadmills for your home: up your indoor miles with our runner-approved picks
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:00:07 GMT

Whether you’re chasing folding treadmills or gym quality on a budget, our top-rated running machines will accelerate your training

• The best running shoes to take you from trail to road to marathon, tried and tested by runners

Although the treadmill has been around since the early 1800s, when it was once used to punish prisoners (sounds about right), it didn’t become a common feature in the home until the late 1960s, when William Staub unleashed his PaceMaster 600 on the US public.

Where they were once a simple rolling deck, treadmills today are often glossy pieces of interactive tech. Many now offer on-demand, real-time workouts (pioneered by Peloton) and the latest blockbuster movies via streaming services. Even if your treadmill doesn’t sport a whopping touchscreen display, it probably works nicely with heart-rate monitors, smartwatches and smartphone apps to track workouts and offer performance statistics after every session.

Best treadmill overall:
Peloton Tread
_{£3,095 at Peloton}

Best budget treadmill:
JTX Slimline
_{£599 at JTX Fitness}

Best for gym quality:
JTX Sprint-9 Pro
_{£1,699 at JTX Fitness}

Best folding treadmill:
ProForm Pro 9000
_{£2,299 at Fitness Superstore}

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The 6 Best Massagers for Sore Muscles and Stress Relief (2025)
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:02:00 +0000
Don’t cancel therapy just yet, but these portable, at-home massagers might be the hack you need after stressful days.
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Winter running gear: our top training essentials to help you conquer the cold
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:00:52 GMT

Bundle up and break a sweat with these winter running accessories, from base layers and gloves to waterproof jackets

• The best running shoes to take you from trail to road to marathon

If you’re tempted to stop running in the winter or retreat to the gym, think again. Whether it’s getting out for fresh air and daylight on crisp, blue-sky days, or blowing away the cobwebs in the dark and rain after work, running outdoors can make winter more bearable.

With a few changes to your attire and some nifty accessories, you can stay warm and dry and be safer. You won’t need all of the below – it depends on where you run, how far and what time of day you get out. Everything featured is either unisex or available in women’s and men’s versions.

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Move body and mind: five exercises to improve mental health, from twists to lunges
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 08:00:05 GMT

Combining ideas from therapy with physical activity can bring huge health benefits, say the therapists pioneering a holistic approach

A paradox at the heart of current thinking on health is that we’re all aware, perhaps agonisingly so, that exercise is good for us and can be especially beneficial to mental health. As the number of people presenting to their doctors with mood disorders continues to climb, more GPs are urging us to exercise more. It has even been available on the NHS as treatment for mild mental health issues since 2019. But for many people, doing more exercise remains a hard ask.

We all know we should do more exercise and arguments for its benefits hardly need repeating: improved blood pressure, better sleep, strength, mobility, confidence, mood and posture, perhaps even a better reflection when we look in the mirror.

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‘Spit not rinse’: how I tested 20 electric toothbrushes (and became a toothbrushing pro)
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:23:32 GMT

This week: what we learned testing toothbrushes, fitness kit worth the investment, and slow cookers for warming winter feasts

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When the Filter asked me to write a roundup of the best electric toothbrushes, I didn’t see any reason not to. After all, I’ve been reviewing battery-powered gadgets for more than a decade, and I have all 32 teeth and a comfortable toothpaste budget, which makes me as qualified as anybody else.

Or does it? Actually, in the absence of professional toothbrushing leagues*, how would I know if I’m an expert in the art of oral hygiene or not? Conventional (and, as it turns out, likely bogus) wisdom suggests that anyone can become an expert in anything with 10,000 hours of practice.

The best blenders to blitz like a pro, tried and tested, from Ninja to Nutribullet

14 of the best men’s boots for winter, from Chelsea to brogues to western

The best slow cookers for effortless homemade meals, tried and tested

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Candy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your Location
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:05:24 +0000
A hack of location data company Gravy Analytics has revealed which apps are—knowingly or not—being used to collect your information behind the scenes.
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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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Congress Considers Putting Ken Paxton in Charge of Choosing Who to Deport
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:07:02 +0000

The Laken Riley Act authorizes state attorneys general to sue federal authorities to force deportations and block visas.

The post Congress Considers Putting Ken Paxton in Charge of Choosing Who to Deport appeared first on The Intercept.

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Does This Trump Crypto Appointee Even Have Crypto Experience? Yes, With a Trump-Themed Meme Coin.
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000

And, when he ran for Congress, trust fund kid Bo Hines got half a million in support from FTX crypto fraudsters.

The post Does This Trump Crypto Appointee Even Have Crypto Experience? Yes, With a Trump-Themed Meme Coin. appeared first on The Intercept.

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Pam Bondi claims justice department ‘targeted’ Trump but says she won’t pursue ‘political’ prosecutions – US politics live
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:39:28 GMT

Bondi facing senators as Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio and CIA pick John Ratcliffe also face confirmation hearings

• Trump’s attorney general faces scrutiny at Senate hearing
• Who is Pam Bondi, Trump’s pick to lead the US justice department?

Under questioning from Democratic ranking member Dick Durbin, attorney general nominee Pam Bondi dodged when asked if she believed Donald Trump lost his bid for re-election in 2020.

“To my knowledge, Donald Trump has never acknowledged the legal results of the 2020 election. Are you prepared to say today, under oath, without reservation, that Donald Trump lost the presidential contest to Joe Biden in 2020?” Durbin asked.

All I can tell you, as a prosecutor, is from my first-hand experience, and I accept the results. I accept, of course, that Joe Biden is president of the United States. But what I can tell you is what I saw first-hand when I went to Pennsylvania as an advocate for the campaign. I was an advocate for the campaign, and I was on the ground in Pennsylvania, and I saw many things there. But do I accept the results? Of course, I do. Do I agree with what happened? I saw so much.

You know, no one from either side of the aisle should want there to be any issues with election integrity in our country. We should all want our elections to be free and fair, and the rules and the laws to be followed.

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SCOTUS Won’t Hear the Real Reason Porn Age-Verification Laws Are Spreading
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:54:28 +0000

Conservatives have been caught admitting that age-verification laws are pretext to shut down pornography entirely.

The post SCOTUS Won’t Hear the Real Reason Porn Age-Verification Laws Are Spreading appeared first on The Intercept.

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Trump’s threat to place conditions on fire aid outrages Democrats
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:00:56 +0000
Withholding natural disaster aid to force policy changes is unusual and would mark a major escalation in Republicans’ feuds with blue states.
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Democrats assail Hegseth as too divisive, inexperienced to run Pentagon
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:54:59 +0000
During a contentious hearing, Republicans rallied to the defense of Donald Trump’s pick for Pentagon chief as he faced tough questions about allegations of misconduct and his views on women.
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The Trump DOJ Loved Leaking, as Long as It Was to Rupert Murdoch’s Newspapers
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000

The Trump administration spied on reporters to catch leakers. At the same time, it was leaking to right-wing media.

The post The Trump DOJ Loved Leaking, as Long as It Was to Rupert Murdoch’s Newspapers appeared first on The Intercept.

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UK politics: Streeting does not want ‘corridor care’ in UK hospitals to be normalised – as it happened
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:05:10 GMT

Health secretary says treating patients in corridors because no beds available in wards is ‘undignified’ – but eradicating practice will take time

The Mauritian government said talks will continue on the Chagos Islands deal, with attorney general Gavin Glover set to return to the UK for further negotiations, PA Media reports.

A statement issued following a meeting of prime minister Navin Ramgoolam’s cabinet said:

The commitment and resolve of Mauritius to reach an agreement and end this long battle for the sovereignty of Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago remains unshaken.

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The Guardian view on Germany’s snap election: playing for the highest of stakes | Editorial
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:13:04 GMT

February’s election is shaping up to be one of the most consequential since the second world war

In the German city of Karlsruhe, a police investigation has just been launched into the distribution of 30,000 flyers designed to resemble deportation plane tickets, many of which were placed in the letterboxes of immigrants. Organised by the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party (AfD), the stunt recalled a similar malicious exercise by the neo-Nazi National Democratic party (NDP) in 2013. The difference is that while the NDP – now renamed the Homeland – is a fringe movement that has never crossed the 5% threshold of votes necessary to enter the Bundestag, the AfD is now running second in polls, at about 21%.

The booming popularity of a xenophobic party officially suspected of anti-constitutional extremism is just the starkest signal of how much is at stake in next month’s snap election in Germany. A national poll in Europe’s largest economy will always be of deep continental significance. But as campaigning begins in earnest, there are grounds beyond the issue of immigration for judging this to be one of the country’s most consequential contests since the second world war.

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Labour could hardly have written KemiKaze a better script – and she blew it
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:49:31 GMT

Tory cheers were just a muted, half-arsed Pavlovian response as their leader failed to land a single punch on the PM

It’s becoming existential. First the Tory MPs began to wonder if there was any point to them being in Westminster. Sure, the title impresses some people and gets them one or two freebies, but those minor thrills soon start to pall as reality kicks in. Just drifting in the liminal spaces. Out of power. Out of control. And next to nothing to look forward to. They are less popular than Reform and in any case the next election is at least four years away. Days, weeks, months and years of nothingness lie ahead.

Now Conservatives are starting to have the same thoughts about Kemi Badenoch. At first they believed she was an exciting breath of fresh air. Someone ready to get stuck into any culture war.

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Bandt says Labor-Greens power share would bring ‘golden era’ and confirms goal is to stop Dutton
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:00:11 GMT

Exclusive: Greens leader also says two parties have a chance to stop a US-style shift to the political right in Australia

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Adam Bandt says a Greens-Labor power-sharing parliament could see a “golden era of progressive reform” that banishes conservatives to the political wilderness, as he confirms that stopping Peter Dutton becoming prime minister is now his party’s main election focus.

In an exclusive interview with Guardian Australia, Bandt said the Greens and Labor had a chance to prevent a US-style shift to the political right in Australia by implementing progressive policies that “make people’s lives better” – such as adding dental to Medicare.

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N.J. will stockpile abortion pills, governor says before Trump inauguration
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:03:36 +0000
Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said his state will begin stockpiling mifepristone “in light of the anti-choice policies supported by” Republican majorities in Congress.
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Democrats seem relieved to consider Rubio for Trump’s Cabinet
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:35:43 +0000

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Pam Bondi has remained largely composed in the face of some tough questions from Senate Democrats...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:06:15 +0000

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During Marco Rubio’s hearing for secretary of state, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire), the top Democrat...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:39:00 +0000

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Hegseth, under Senate scrutiny, mutes critique of women in combat
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:37:45 +0000
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s choice for defense secretary, drew Democrats’ ire for past statements voicing strong opposition to female troops serving in combat units.
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Secret Phone Surveillance Tech Was Likely Deployed at 2024 DNC
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:21:46 +0000
Data WIRED collected during the 2024 Democratic National Convention strongly suggests the use of a cell-site simulator, a controversial spy device that intercepts sensitive data from every phone in its range.
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Australia news live: Sydney braces for storm cleanup and more train disruption;
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:39:08 GMT

Bosses say network faces another ‘heavily degraded day’ as last night’s severe electric storm adds to transport problems

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Sharma ‘wouldn’t assume’ ceasefire agreement will lead to permanent ceasefire

Former ambassador to Israel, David Sharma, has been speaking to Sunrise this morning, also reacting to news of a ceasefire deal.

It will importantly lead to the release of [the] hostages, including women, young children and the elderly and sick who have been held in terrible conditions for 15 months, and it will allow more humanitarian assistance to get to the Gazan population which has been suffering through this conflict as well.

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4 takeaways from Pam Bondi’s confirmation hearing
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:25:58 +0000
She walked a very fine line on election denial and Trump prosecuting his enemies.
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Pam Bondi, who helped Donald Trump challenge the results of the 2020 election, told Sen. Dick...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:37:06 +0000

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Sydney train turmoil set to worsen as residents warned of lengthy delays
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:00:13 GMT

State considers legal action as RTBU accuses politicians of trying to ‘sway public opinion’ against them

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The chaos across Sydney’s train network caused by industrial action on Wednesday is expected to worsen on Thursday, as a standoff over a new pay deal between rail unions and the New South Wales government drags on.

Trains on some lines were delayed by up to five hours on Wednesday, with rail authorities warning more than 1,000 train services could be cancelled amid a shortage of staff to operate trains, as they observed a range of work bans and industrial action that the state transport minister, Jo Haylen, described as “strangling” the network.

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Former AFL player Anthony Koutoufides mulls tilt at Adam Bandt’s Melbourne seat, source says
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:00:12 GMT

Exclusive: Failed lord mayoral candidate has campaigned before on platforms of forcing workers into the office and free coffees

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The former AFL player and failed Melbourne lord mayoral candidate Anthony Koutoufides is considering a tilt at the Greens leader Adam Bandt’s seat at the upcoming federal election.

A source close to the Carlton premiership player confirmed Koutoufides was approached to run as an independent in Melbourne and was expected to make a decision on his candidacy imminently, with the election due on or before 17 May.

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Trump trying to rewrite history in battle to bury Smith report, legal experts say
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:00:08 GMT

Ex-prosecutors alarmed by attempt to hide 2020 election subversion effort and by pledge to pardon January 6 rioters

Donald Trump’s desperate legal battles to block a damaging special counsel report about his efforts to subvert his 2020 election loss and his sentencing for a 34-count felony conviction in New York ultimately failed, but former prosecutors say they nevertheless reveal his continual disdain for the rule of law and his penchant for rewriting history.

One area where that may imminently play out, as Trump prepares to return to the White House, is with his repeated pledge to issue “major pardons” to participants in the 6 January 2021 assault on the Capitol in Washington.

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Sydney trains delayed up to five hours as authorities warn rail commuters to leave early
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:46:01 GMT

More than 1,000 train services expected to be cancelled by end of Wednesday with warnings industrial action could cause further chaos on Thursday

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Sydneysiders have been warned that more than 1,000 train services are expected to be cancelled by the end of Wednesday while those that do run could suffer hours-long delays, as the state government vows to explore legal action to quash “intolerable” industrial action from continuing into Thursday.

By Wednesday afternoon, about 400 services had been cancelled, with just 16% of services having run on time or at all. The T4 Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra, T1 North Shore and Western and T8 Airport and South lines had been the worst affected by work bans from combined rail unions.

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Tuesday briefing: What Ukraine might gain from two North Korean captives
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:48:28 GMT

In today’s newsletter: Kyiv’s interrogation footage of captured North Korean soldiers leads to questions about what it might do with the soldiers – and what the PoWs might do for them

Good morning. In a grinding war where significant changes at the front are hard to discern, a video released by Ukraine on Sunday is a rare point of focus: it featured two North Korean soldiers, answering questions from their Ukrainian captors, and weighing the circumstances of their presence in a conflict thousands of miles from home.

The video is, perhaps, not militarily significant. But it is a unique insight into one of the more extraordinary aspects of a conflict that has drawn in actors from all over the world, and is a crucible in which every participant is learning how modern wars are fought.

Economy | Rachel Reeves will remain as chancellor until the next general election, Keir Starmer has insisted, as he warned the Treasury would be “ruthless” over public spending cuts to help meet the government’s fiscal rules.

Gaza | Joe Biden has said his administration is on the brink of sealing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that could pause the war after more than 14 months of fighting. Biden administration officials have said they believe the deal may be concluded before Donald Trump’s inauguration next week.

US politics | Donald Trump would have been convicted of crimes over his failed attempt to cling to power in 2020 if he had not won the presidential election in 2024, according to the special counsel who investigated him. Jack Smith’s report detailing his team’s findings about Trump’s efforts to subvert democracy was released early on Tuesday.

UK news | A man accused of driving a young mother to suicide through domestic violence has been found guilty of assault and prolonged controlling behaviour but cleared of her manslaughter. Ryan Wellings, 30, was blamed from “beyond the grave” for the death of his partner, Kiena Dawes. Read more about the case.

‘Forever chemicals’ | The cost of cleaning up toxic forever chemical pollution could reach more than £1.6tn across the UK and Europe over a 20-year period, an annual bill of £84bn, research has found. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are used in everything from cosmetics to nonstick pans but are almost indestructible without human intervention.

[It is] unclear if North Korea will even claim the two captured soldiers as their own, given Moscow and Pyongyang’s refusal to officially admit that North Korean forces have been deployed to Russia. At the same time, Russia could claim them as their own and hand them over to North Korea after they are traded with Ukrainian PoWs.

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A Tale of Two Justice Systems: Only Trump Gets Convicted of 34 Felonies and Receives No Punishment
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 01:20:37 +0000

Public defenders and legal professionals said they never see the leniency offered to Trump given to other defendants.

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Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) asked Pam Bondi during the Senate Judiciary Committee if she commits...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:43:20 +0000

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Vought sets up constitutional clash over spending
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:22:16 +0000

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Starmer says he will strive to prevent Gerry Adams receiving compensation
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:52:47 GMT

PM says he aims to stop former Sinn Féin leader claiming damages for his internment as ministers ditch Troubles law

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Ministers will look at “every conceivable way” to prevent Gerry Adams, the former Sinn Féin president, being able to receive compensation under government plans to ditch controversial laws dealing with the Troubles period, Keir Starmer has told MPs.

Asked during prime minister’s questions about claims that Adams and 400 others interned during the Northern Ireland Troubles could get compensation from the British government, Starmer said he would strive to make sure this did not happen.

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UK stalls Chagos Islands deal until Trump administration can ‘consider detail’
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:24:50 GMT

Future of Diego Garcia military base should be considered before handover to Mauritius signed off, No 10 says

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The UK government will not sign off a deal to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius until Donald Trump’s administration has had a chance to consider the future of the joint military base, Downing Street has confirmed.

Allies of the US president-elect have been critical of the deal because of the implications for the strategically important Diego Garcia base, with concerns that it could bolster Chinese interests in the Indian Ocean.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee has kicked off its confirmation hearing for former Florida attorney general Pam...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:39:05 +0000

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Hi, I’m Abigail Hauslohner, and I cover national security with a focus on Congress. The confirmation...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:28:19 +0000

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Pam Bondi is Donald Trump’s second choice for attorney general, following former congressman Matt Gaetz’s decision...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:18:02 +0000

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Congress Loves Crypto. So Why Do So Few Members Buy It?
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000

And why those that do aren’t just trading in meme coins for the lulz.

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The TikTok Ban Is Also About Hiding Pro-Palestinian Content. Republicans Said So Themselves.
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:51:59 +0000

Conservatives have been hyperfixated on TikTok content that’s sympathetic with Gaza — and accused the company of algorithmic bias against Israel.

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Searching for Justice and the Missing in the New Syria
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:30:00 +0000

The prisons are open, the secret files are unlocked. Now Syrians are trying to figure out how to hold war criminals accountable.

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Confirmation hearings live updates: Bondi questioned on independence, Rubio voices support for NATO
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:35:43 +0000
The Senate is accelerating the confirmation process Wednesday for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet choices, scheduling half a dozen hearings.
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Pentagon inspector general faults Austin for hospitalization secrecy
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:31:04 +0000
The investigation details exasperation among key aides to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as he refused to disclose the extent of his medical crisis last year.
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Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California), who had a testy exchange with Pam Bondi during her confirmation hearing...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:55:04 +0000

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Rubio warns of Chinese presence near Panama Canal but doesn’t endorse takeover
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:42:17 +0000

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Unexpected drop in inflation lifts pressure off Rachel Reeves
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:40:21 GMT

UK chancellor has had tough week but latest figure sends yield of UK government bonds tumbling

Rachel Reeves has been handed breathing space after better-than-expected inflation figures raised expectations for a Bank of England rate cut and reduced UK borrowing costs.

After a tough week for the government on the economy, official figures showed inflation unexpectedly cooled in December to 2.5%, down from 2.6% in the previous month, meaning prices rose at a slower rate.

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Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg may sit together at Trump inauguration
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:37:54 GMT

President-elect would cut taxes for richest 5% of Americans and increase them for everyone else, according to thinktank

Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony in Washington DC on Monday will have giants from across the business and tech worlds in attendance, perhaps personified most dramatically if Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg sit together at the US Capitol.

Musk, the world’s richest person and a top adviser to Trump; Amazon’s Bezos; and Mark Zuckerberg of Meta will be prominently placed together near members of Trump’s cabinet, according to an NBC News report on Wednesday, continuing their rapid public swing to the right as they cozy up to Trump’s Make America Great Again (Maga) power base.

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Microsoft Is Ending Support for Windows 10 Office Apps in October
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:29:07 +0000
As the push toward Windows 11 continues, Microsoft confirms that Windows 10 users will lose support for apps including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
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One recurring theme of Pam Bondi’s confirmation hearing: Senators have a lot of concerns about Kash...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:28:47 +0000

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Pam Bondi earlier in the hearing declined to explicitly pledge not to prosecute journalists. In response...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:21:08 +0000

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Trump’s pick for transportation secretary receives warm reception
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:19:43 +0000

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No 10 accused of having ‘revolving door’ after new Treasury minister embroiled in China row
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:16:55 GMT

Emma Reynolds, who replaces Tulip Siddiq, pressed government over foreign influence rules while at lobbyist

No 10 has been accused of having a “revolving door” after it refused to say whether the new Treasury minister Emma Reynolds would recuse herself from policy on China after she lobbied the government on the issue.

Reynolds, who worked as managing director for TheCityUK, a lobby group for banks and other financial services companies, had previously pressed the government to make China exempt from the strictest tier of rules on registration of foreign influence.

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Bondi slams Biden’s death row commutations as ‘abhorrent’
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:14:40 +0000

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Foreign policy vs. Trump’s foreign business entanglements
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:08:06 +0000

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Ministers to revise university freedom of speech legislation
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:56:54 GMT

Contentious liability clause that could have exposed institutions to being sued by Holocaust deniers is scrapped

The government is to overhaul legislation imposing free speech duties on higher education in England, scrapping a controversial civil liability that potentially exposed universities to being sued by Holocaust deniers.

Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, told parliament that while the government intended to retain key parts of the law passed by the previous Conservative administration, she planned to revoke the “statutory tort” that allowed legal action by anyone claiming their freedom of speech had been restricted, and to largely exempt student unions from the legislation.

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Donald Trump has tapped many ultra-wealthy people to serve in his administration, which makes his Secretary...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:54:42 +0000

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Schiff, Bondi have tense exchange over Bondi’s refusal to answer yes or no questions
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:49:42 +0000

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Budget pick Russell Vought says Trump can use controversial impoundment authority
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:41:48 +0000

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Pam Bondi once again used her confirmation hearing to offer an impassioned advertisement for President-elect Donald...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:40:27 +0000

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Rubio warns Turkey’s Erdogan to back off Kurds in Syria, praises Assad’s fall
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:37:07 +0000

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What do the Los Angeles fires tell us about the coming water wars? | Judith Levine
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:30:46 GMT

Will water soon be a marketable commodity or a priceless public good?

There’s a scene in the film Mad Max: Fury Road where the evil ruler Immortan Joe, gazing down from a cliff upon his parched, emaciated subjects, turns two turbines, and water gushes from three gigantic sluices. The wretched masses surge forward to catch the deluge in their pots and bowls. And as imperiously as he opened the gates, Joe shuts them. “Do not become addicted to water,” he roars. “It will take hold of you.” But, of course, he already has taken hold of them by withholding, essentially, life.

We don’t have to await the dystopian future for the water wars to begin. The struggle over water, between private interests and the public good, the powerful and the weak, is raging now. From Love Canal to Flint, Michigan; Bolivia to Ukraine to Tunisia; budget-cutting, privatization, corporate malfeasance and climate crises are conspiring to create political violence, mass migration, property damage and death.

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During her confirmation hearing, Pam Bondi has repeatedly avoided committing to specific actions as attorney general....
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:28:31 +0000

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Biden has paved the way for Trump’s egregious flouting of international rules | Mohamad Bazzi
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:28:46 GMT

The Biden administration has repeatedly undermined international institutions and law to shield Israel. This will come back to haunt them

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Ben Jennings on the preparations for Donald Trump’s inauguration – cartoon
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:25:31 GMT
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Trump encourages Vivek Ramaswamy to seek Ohio’s open Senate seat
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:20:53 +0000

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In response to a question from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), during his confirmation hearing, Sean P....
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:09:34 +0000

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UK infrastructure isn’t climate-crisis ready | Letters
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:02:24 GMT

The UK’s road, rail and other vital networks are threatened by global warming, warns Dr Janet Young

Your article sets out the stark picture we’re dealing with (Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024, 10 January). Climate change is causing more extreme weather, and if we don’t speed up our global transition to clean energy, it will only get worse.

Making societies more resilient is mentioned, briefly. This is a topic that should be given much more prominence. Despite warnings from the Climate Change Committee and the United Nations, rising temperatures, and more extreme weather events all over the world, we have yet to take decisive action to adapt the UK’s infrastructure.

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Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general, has repeatedly stressed today that she aims...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:48:16 +0000

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Keir Starmer’s handling of the Tulip Siddiq affair forms part of a worrying pattern | Martin Kettle
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:17:47 GMT

A blind spot on standards has marked the new government’s early days – but it’s not too late for Labour to restore trust in politics

In theory, Tulip Siddiq’s resignation as a junior Treasury minister ought to be a political bump in the road for Keir Starmer, not a pothole crash. Siddiq is a moderately interesting politician, but not a major one. She is not a household name. She is therefore expendable. The government’s direction is unaffected by her departure.

Naturally it is a grim personal moment for Siddiq. But it is mostly a matter of indifference to the British public. This is as it should be. Few ministers ever cut through widely. Even fewer resignations stand out – Geoffrey Howe, Robin Cook and Sajid Javid are among the exceptions, perhaps. Most ministers who resign, though, are simply washed away with the political tide. This is likely to be Siddiq’s fate.

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Yorkshire put private ownership plans on hold as focus turns to Hundred auction
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:16:27 GMT

• Colin Graves announced demutualisation plans last year
• Club hoping to secure Indian partner in Hundred sale

Yorkshire have put on hold controversial plans to take the 162‑year‑old ­members’ club into private ownership.

In announcing his intention to demutualise the county last year the chair, Colin Graves, claimed that without “swift and decisive action” Yorkshire “will be fighting for its ­survival”, but the Guardian has learned that the process has been paused without the club securing the additional external investment it had been seeking.

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Pam Bondi spent a lot of time defending Donald Trump in media interviews before he won...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:16:29 +0000

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Wright challenged on comments doubting wildfire link to climate change
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:15:17 +0000

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Confronted with controversial Trump remarks, Bondi says she’s ‘not familiar’
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:09:06 +0000

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Rubio insists Trump won’t steamroll the State Department
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:07:43 +0000

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Sean P. Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for transportation secretary, told Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Massachusetts)...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:05:40 +0000

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Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, would not commit during her confirmation hearing...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:01:53 +0000

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CIA director nominee defends decision to declassify unverified Russian claims
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:59:34 +0000

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Marco Rubio, speaking at his confirmation hearing for secretary of state, said that for years “no...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:53:16 +0000

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Bondi doesn’t explicitly commit to enforcing TikTok ban
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:48:58 +0000

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Bondi faces numerous questions about Kash Patel
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:45:33 +0000

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Ratcliffe backs electronic surveillance powers
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:42:37 +0000

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Rubio says China is ‘most potent and dangerous near-peer adversary’
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:41:09 +0000

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Wright was at Mar-A-Lago event where Trump asked for $1 billion
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:34:13 +0000

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The Bondi hearing so far
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:31:31 +0000

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Rubio says war in Ukraine ‘has to end’
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Marco Rubio, during his confirmation hearing for secretary of state, mentioned support for Taiwan’s “porcupine strategy”...
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During his confirmation hearing, Sean P. Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s transportation pick, said the nation needs...
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Rubio offers defense of NATO, despite Trump’s past criticism
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Rubio leans into Trump’s ‘America First’ vision
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Tracking who Trump is appointing to fill key administration roles
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:07:41 +0000
Follow President-elect Trump’s progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
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Bondi: The FBI director ‘would fall under me’
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The questions Pete Hegseth wouldn’t answer
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Hegseth awkwardly skirted giving firm answers on topics related to his personal baggage and what he would do as defense secretary.
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Doctors to speak out against changes to proposed assisted dying law in England and Wales
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:02:55 GMT

BMA wants physicians to be allowed to raise procedure with patients, but some MPs disagree

Doctors are preparing to speak out against changes to the proposed assisted dying law that could ban physicians from raising the procedures with patients.

The British Medical Association, which will give evidence to a committee of MPs scrutinising Kim Leadbeater’s private member’s bill, has said doctors must be allowed to raise assisted dying sensitively with patients if it becomes law.

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Nominee for CIA says ‘it’s absolutely essential’ to be apolitical
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Pam Bondi, Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, was pressed to explain her remarks in a...
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Energy nominee Chris Wright vows to unleash fossil fuel production
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Pam Bondi backs Kash Patel as FBI director
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) defended Pam Bondi from charges that she is too close to...
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Secretary of State-designate Marco Rubio is delivering his opening statement in front of the friendly audience...
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Pam Bondi declined to say whether she would advise President-elect Donald Trump to pardon Jan. 6...
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The old-school senator working to confirm Trump’s unorthodox DOJ picks
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:34:15 +0000
Chuck Grassley is an old-school senator working hard to confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s unconventional DOJ picks.
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“It’s a bit surreal to be on this side of the room. But you all look...
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Sen. Cotton takes CIA to task in opening statement at Ratcliffe hearing
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Bondi vows end to partisanship, pledges ‘one tier of justice for all’
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Treasury makes some Russia sanctions harder for Trump to lift without explanation
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At last, Britain has a legal drug consumption room – thanks to one man's civil disobedience | Kojo Koram
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:24:26 GMT

Former heroin addict Peter Krykant set up a safe consumption van during Covid, at great personal cost. But his sacrifice paved the way for real change

This week, the city of Glasgow opened the first legal drug consumption room in the UK. Users at the Thistle can inject drugs in a safe and clean environment under the watchful eye of qualified healthcare professionals. Evidence indicates that this practice reduces drug deaths and the spread of infectious diseases. And while it might sound like a scary new idea to British ears, you can find these rooms in cities from Vancouver to Sydney; in fact, the first such room was opened in Berne, Switzerland all the way back in 1986.

Since the early 2000s, experts have been calling for safe consumption rooms to be set up in Britain’s drug hotspots. But efforts to introduce this vital harm-reduction service were frustrated for years, even in Scotland – once christened the “drug death capital of the world”. While this week the attention will understandably fall on the medical professionals and municipal authorities responsible for getting the Thistle off the ground, it is worth taking a moment to remember that none of this would probably have happened if it were not for the actions of one member of that demonised population, drug users, a few years ago.

Kojo Koram teaches at the School of Law at Birkbeck, University of London, and writes on issues of law, race and empire

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At Wednesday’s confirmation hearing, Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, will face two...
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‘I need to know that you would tell the president no,’ Durbin tells Bondi
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Trump’s Transportation Department pick says focus will be big projects
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Grassley bemoans political ‘rot’ at Justice Department
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CIA nominee Ratcliffe pledges not to politicize agency
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In written responses to questions from the Senate, Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney...
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Good morning. I’m Jeremy Roebuck, and I cover the Justice Department. I’ll be watching the confirmation...
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The Long Wave: ‘How do you teargas a baddie?’: Kenya’s gen Z revolutionaries
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:15:09 GMT

A vibrant protest movement mobilised online is taking on Kenya’s political elite. Plus, Somalia and Ethiopia rebuild diplomatic bridges

Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week I spoke to our east Africa correspondent, Carlos Mureithi, about Kenya’s year of political protest and how a younger generation is leading the way to a more democratic future, not just for Kenya but Africa as a whole. But first, the weekly roundup.

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Caroline Wiles, daughter of President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, has...
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Inflation heats up again, with prices weighing on Americans as Trump takes office
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In written answers to questions from the Senate, Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney...
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Analysis: Some key questions remain as Biden says farewell
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Trump’s Energy pick rejects link between climate change and wildfires
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President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will nominate Keith Sonderling as the next deputy labor secretary....
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In opening remarks, Rubio plans robust defense of ‘America First’ policy
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Great Britain’s energy grid operator closes connection queue
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:00:58 GMT

Neso says ‘short pause’ will help ease logjam delaying vital green projects, as unfunded ‘zombie projects’ block queue

Great Britain’s energy system operator has been forced to block new electricity projects from joining the decade-long queue for a grid connection, to stop the growing logjam from delaying vital green developments.

The National Energy System Operator (Neso) says it plans to use the “short pause” to overhaul application rules that have allowed a surge of unfunded project proposals to join the queue, blocking the progress of legitimate green investments.

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A rundown of today’s confirmation hearings
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Biden was the least popular president in polling history — besides Trump
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The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee now plans to hold South Dakota Gov. Kristi...
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SEC sues Elon Musk over late disclosure of Twitter share purchases
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Analysis: 4 takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing
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Treasury minister says he would welcome Tulip Siddiq’s return
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:12:09 GMT

Darren Jones ‘very happy’ to work with Siddiq in future despite criticism over her links to Bangladesh

The chief secretary to the Treasury, Darren Jones, has said he would be “very happy” if Tulip Siddiq returned as a minister, despite criticisms of her by the government’s adviser on ministerial standards over her family ties to the ousted regime in Bangladesh.

On Tuesday, Siddiq resigned as minister for the City and anti-corruption after accepting that allegations of corruption linked to her aunt Sheikh Hasina, the deposed prime minister of Bangladesh, had become a distraction.

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Six days on a small boat in rough seas: my terrifying, death-defying escape from the Taliban
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:00:15 GMT

In an instant, Sam Pordale went from a world of privilege to becoming a refugee in imminent danger. He talks about how he lost everything and began to rebuild his life

On 15 August 2021, 21-year-old Sam Pordale and his father found themselves part of a huge, panicked crowd of people all trying to get to Kabul airport and away from the Taliban militants who, just hours earlier, had taken control of Afghanistan’s capital city.

Between the crowd and the entrance to the airport, Pordale could see a Taliban checkpoint, where heavily armed men were holding lists in their hands and checking people’s documents. Pordale, whose father had until that morning held a high-ranking position in the democratic government, knew that their chances of getting to the airport and on to an evacuation flight were blown.

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Wednesday briefing: What a Gaza ceasefire might look like
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 07:03:15 GMT

In today’s newsletter: With reports of a breakthrough in ceasefire negotiations, a look at what the detail includes – and what its obstacles are

Good morning. After months of false starts, Israel and Hamas are close to agreeing a ceasefire that would involve the release of hostages and a major influx of aid into Gaza. Last night, both sides appeared to have accepted the outlines of a deal, with Reuters reporting that once Israel delivers maps showing how its forces will withdraw from Gaza, Hamas will give its response.

“It’s closer than it’s ever been before,” US secretary of state Antony Blinken said yesterday. “But, right now, as we sit here, we await final word from Hamas on its acceptance, and until we get that word, we’ll remain on the brink.”

Economy | UK inflation unexpectedly fell in December, handing some breathing space to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, after a week of turbulence in financial markets. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed the consumer prices index eased to 2.5%, below a reading of 2.6% in November.

UK politics | Tulip Siddiq has resigned as a Treasury minister after accepting the furore over her close ties to her aunt, the ousted prime minister of Bangladesh now accused of corruption, had become a distraction. An investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing but said a lack of records meant that it was not possible “to obtain comprehensive comfort” over properties linked to Sheikh Hasina.

South Korea | South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested and is being questioned over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month, anti-corruption investigators said on Wednesday, bringing to an end an early-morning standoff outside his official residence in Seoul.

Health | Doctors are proposing a “radical overhaul” of how obesity is diagnosed worldwide amid concerns that a reliance on body mass index may be causing millions of people to be misdiagnosed. Relying only on BMI is “ineffective” because it is not a direct measure of fat and does not provide information about a person’s health, a report by the Lancet commission said.

Comedy | The comedian and actor Tony Slattery has died aged 65 after a heart attack, his partner has announced. Slattery was known for his improvisations on the popular comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, as well as his appearances on Just a Minute and Have I Got News for You.

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‘High-risk sites’: where are the UK’s ‘forever chemical’ hotspots?
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:00:13 GMT

An Environment Agency report has identified more than 10,000 ‘high-risk sites’ contaminated with PFAS

• RAF bases are hotspots of ‘forever chemical’ groundwater pollution, MoD documents show

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Halt illegal imports of conflict minerals from DRC, campaigners urge EU
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:00:10 GMT

Law to stop armed groups profiting from trade in gold, tin, tungsten and tantalum is being breached, rights groups say

The European Union has been urged to clamp down on illegal imports of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after evidence was found that current regulations had been breached.

The advocacy group Global Witness (GW) said there remained a “high risk” of the EU’s mineral imports being used to fund militias and state repression in several countries.

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Rep. Mace challenges Rep. Crockett to ‘take it outside’ at House hearing
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 02:39:15 +0000
The two firebrands for their respective parties got into a heated exchange Tuesday at a House Oversight Committee hearing.
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Pete Hegseth, defense secretary pick, grilled during Senate confirmation hearing
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 02:19:11 +0000
The Senate begins holding confirmation hearings Tuesday for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, starting with Pete Hegseth for defense secretary.
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Kristi Noem, a homeland security chief hopeful, banned in parts of her state
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 01:14:13 +0000
South Dakota’s tribes barred the governor from setting foot on their land after she said drug cartels operate there — an allegation the nations’ leaders deny.
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US to ban Russian, Chinese software and hardware in vehicles
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Sen. Ernst, advocate for military sexual assault victims, will vote to confirm Hegseth
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:43:43 +0000

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Dr. Oz’s Medicare leadership team takes shape
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:56:10 +0000

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Mike Johnson orders flags at the Capitol to be at full staff for Trump inauguration
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:53:02 +0000
The House speaker announced that the flags on the Hill will be raised for Trump’s inauguration and lowered the following day to honor the death of Jimmy Carter.
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In Greenland, a cold shoulder for Trump, but curiosity about U.S. ties
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:40:24 +0000
Greenland residents spoke to The Washington Post about President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed acquisition.
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The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will now hold South Dakota Gov. Kristi L....
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What we learned from the Trump Jan. 6 report by special counsel Jack Smith
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:05:11 +0000

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White House to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:42:24 +0000

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Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to attend Trump’s inauguration
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:33:54 +0000
They will be sitting on the dais during the swearing-in as Silicon Valley leaders aim to make inroads with Trump, who attacked Big Tech during his first presidency.
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Far-Right Extremists Are LARPing as Emergency Workers in Los Angeles
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:33:15 +0000
White supremacists and MAGA livestreamers are using the wildfires to solicit donations, juice social media engagement, and recruit new followers.
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Bangladesh files criminal case against UK minister Tulip Siddiq
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:05:00 GMT

MP accused of misusing her position to gain influence and illegally acquire land with her aunt Sheikh Hasina

• UK politics live – latest updates

Authorities in Bangladesh have filed a criminal case against the UK Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq, accusing her of misusing her position as an MP to gain influence and illegally acquire land with her aunt the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Siddiq has faced mounting calls to resign over her links to Hasina, who was toppled in August after mass protests across Bangladesh and is facing charges of corruption and crimes against humanity.

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A Spymaster Sheikh Controls a $1.5 Trillion Fortune. He Wants to Use It to Dominate AI
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan—the UAE’s chess-obsessed, jiujitsu-loving intelligence chief—controls vast sums of sovereign wealth. America’s AI giants are scrambling for a piece of it.
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‘I get hate from both sides – vegans and carnivores’: James Collier on UPFs, emotional eating and why he created Huel
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:00:04 GMT

His meal-replacement business is worth hundreds of millions, but Collier’s rise to the top has been far from easy. He discusses bodybuilding, bullies and why nutrition is more polarising than politics

When James Collier got married to Melanie nearly 10 years ago, his dad paid for the honeymoon. Collier’s businesses weren’t exactly booming, but he had a good feeling about a new venture. “I was on the beach checking my emails, and I said to Mel: ‘I think this is going to do all right, this one.’ And that was an underestimation.”

It certainly was. Sales of Huel, the meal-replacement brand Collier launched in 2015, topped £214m last year. Pre-tax profits tripled to £13.8m. Huel – a product mainly made of oats, pea protein and flaxseeds, which comes in powder, drink, snack bar and meal-pot forms – is sold in 25,000 shops worldwide, including 70% of UK supermarkets. The company was most recently valued at £440m, but has since had investment from Morgan Stanley. Just how rich is Collier now?

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The Pressure Campaign to Get Pete Hegseth Confirmed as Defense Secretary
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 03:30:59 +0000
Supporters of Donald Trump’s nominee have intimidated potential witnesses and suppressed the F.B.I. background check of the former Fox News host in the run-up to his Senate hearing.
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TikTok SCOTUS Battle
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000

As the TikTok ban goes up before the Supreme Court on Friday, TikTok creator Pearlmania500, Shawn Musgrave, and Jessica Washington discuss what’s at stake.

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Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:45:48 +0000

Under Meta’s relaxed hate speech rules, users can now post “I’m a proud racist” or “Black people are more violent than whites.”

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My Ban From X Is About One Simple Thing: Elon Musk Controlling the Flow of Information
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:26:14 +0000

Whether it’s banning articles on X or killing fact checks on Meta, the only constant is that it benefits the powerful.

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Ireland’s two main centre-right parties to form coalition government
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:29:10 GMT

Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin will be taoiseach for first three years with Fine Gael’s Simon Harris taking over in November 2027

Ireland’s two main centre-right parties have clinched a deal with a group of independent lawmakers to form a coalition government, six weeks after an election that wiped out the Greens as a political force.

In the deal, sealed on Wednesday, Fianna Fáil’s leader, Micheál Martin, will become taoiseach, or prime minister, for the first three years of the five-year government, with the incumbent Fine Gael leader, Simon Harris, taking over in November 2027.

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Conclave blessed with 12 Bafta nominations as Nicole Kidman and Denzel Washington shut out
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:15:06 GMT

Acting shortlists are dominated by newcomers to the exclusion of industry veterans, but The Substance’s Coralie Fargeat is the only female director in shortlist of six
• The full list of Bafta nominations
• Peter Bradshaw’s verdict

Conclave, Edward Berger’s papal thriller about a conflicted cardinal overseeing the election of the new pope, heads into next month’s Bafta awards with the most nominations. It is in the running for 12 awards – one more than its closest rival, Jacques Audiard’s much-decorated transgender musical Emilia Pérez.

Based on the novel by Robert Harris, Berger’s film will hope to repeat the surprise sweep of his previous film, All Quiet on the Western Front, which won seven awards at the ceremony two years ago, including best picture and best director.

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VistaPrint Coupon: Exclusive $20 Off $100+
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:53:00 +0000
From personalized gifts to business essentials, WIRED can help you save with our selection of VistaPrint promo codes.
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To Ban TikTok, Supreme Court Would Rank “National Security” Before First Amendment
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Critics worry that a sweeping ban based on predictions rather than more concrete proof of TikTok’s security risks sets a precedent in line with repressive regimes.

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Representative Ro Khanna on Elon Musk and the Tech Oligarchy
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:00:00 +0000
Representing Silicon Valley in Congress, Khanna knows tech moguls—and knows how dangerous they are. “Some of them,” he tells David Remnick, “think they’re Nietzsche’s Superman.”
Match ID: 153 Score: 22.86 source: www.newyorker.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 17.14 politics, 5.71 congress

Facebook Fact Checks Were Never Going to Save Us. They Just Made Liberals Feel Better.
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:23:02 +0000

Billionaires gonna billionaire — and lick the boots of whoever will bring them more riches and impunity.

The post Facebook Fact Checks Were Never Going to Save Us. They Just Made Liberals Feel Better. appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 154 Score: 22.14 source: theintercept.com age: 8 days
qualifiers: 4.29 republican, 4.29 politics, 4.29 democrat, 3.57 election, 2.14 liberals, 2.14 executive, 1.43 congress

What the End of Meta’s Fact-Checking Program Means for the Future of Free Speech
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Meta’s decision to stop fact-checking or moderating content on its platforms signals fealty to Donald Trump.
Match ID: 155 Score: 17.86 source: www.newyorker.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 17.86 election

Do Russians Really Support the War in Ukraine?
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000
A group of sociologists found that few Russians were steadfast supporters of the war. Most had something more complicated to say.
Match ID: 156 Score: 17.14 source: www.newyorker.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 17.14 politics

Lisa Nandy rejects calls for England to boycott Afghanistan cricket match
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:56:35 GMT

Culture secretary says it should go ahead despite pressure for it to be cancelled over Taliban’s treatment of women

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England should be allowed to play next month’s cricket match against Afghanistan, the culture and sport secretary has said, despite calls for a boycott over the Taliban government’s treatment of women.

Lisa Nandy backed a decision by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to allow the game to go ahead, saying on Friday that cancelling it would “deny sports fans the opportunity that they love”.

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Match ID: 157 Score: 17.14 source: www.theguardian.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 17.14 politics

Elon Musk’s Latest Terrifying Foray Into British Politics
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 01:19:13 +0000
The world’s richest man has become fixated on child sexual exploitation in deindustrialized English towns—much of which took place more than a decade ago.
Match ID: 158 Score: 17.14 source: www.newyorker.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 17.14 politics

King Donald and the Presidents at the National Cathedral
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:48:23 +0000
A report from Jimmy Carter’s—and Joe Biden’s—long goodbye.
Match ID: 159 Score: 17.14 source: www.newyorker.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 17.14 politics

Rumble Among 15 Targets of Texas Attorney General’s Child Privacy Probe
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 21:02:36 +0000
Texas has become a leading enforcer of internet rules. Its latest probe includes some platforms that privacy experts describe as unusual suspects.
Match ID: 160 Score: 17.14 source: www.wired.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 17.14 politics

Texas defends requiring ID for porn to SCOTUS: “We’ve done this forever”
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:38:09 +0000
SCOTUS likely to find Texas' age-gating of porn unconstitutional, expert says.
Match ID: 161 Score: 15.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 constitution

One of Them Days review – Keke Palmer and SZA take a bumpy but fun ride
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:00:45 GMT

The stars shine in bright and boisterous new buddy comedy, executive produced by Issa Rae, that only stumbles when it leans into cartoon

I will be the first to say: I miss Insecure, which left a dynamic duo-sized hole in the TV landscape since it concluded in December 2021. Issa Rae’s era-shaping series was about many things – the Black community in south Los Angeles, the diversity pablums of the 2010s, millennial dating, for starters – but at its core, it was a seminal portrait of longstanding, complex female friendship in one’s late 20s, the kind forged by time, ridiculous escapades and plenty of meaty conflict for viewers to hash out at the proverbial water cooler.

The shadow of the erstwhile HBO series looms large over One of Them Days, a boisterous new buddy comedy executive produced by Rae and penned by the former show writer Syreeta Singleton. Also set in south Los Angeles – albeit on one sweltering, no-good first of the month, when the rent is due and tenancy is in flux – One of Them Days, directed by the Rap Sh!t and music video veteran Lawrence Lamont, similarly concerns two wayward twentysomething besties who can, for enough moments to suffice, conjure the fizzy magic of its forerunner.

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Match ID: 162 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 executive

Firm developing a fully reusable rocket raises a quarter of a billion dollars
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:54:46 +0000
"It’s a very different conversation with investors than it was five years ago."
Match ID: 163 Score: 15.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 executive

Clean energy pioneer’s lab destroyed in suspected arson attack in Liverpool
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:57:16 GMT

Luke Evans, whose work has been called ‘breathtakingly new’, says he has lost experimental data and all equipment

A scientist in Liverpool has lost more than a decade of work after the prefabricated building that served as his research lab was destroyed in a suspected arson attack.

Luke Evans, the chief executive of Scintilla CME and a PhD student at the University of Liverpool, was due to submit his work in March. His research centres on advanced fuel cell technology that converts organic waste into clean energy, and could be crucial in the transition away from fossil fuels.

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Match ID: 164 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 executive

From the archive: ‘A deranged pyroscape’: how fires across the world have grown weirder – podcast
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:00:11 GMT

We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.

This week, from 2022: Despite the rise of headline-grabbing megafires, fewer fires are burning worldwide now than at any time since antiquity. But this isn’t good news – in banishing fire from sight, we have made its dangers stranger and less predictable. By Daniel Immerwahr

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Match ID: 165 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 executive

‘The entire community is just gone’: inside the Los Angeles wildfires – podcast
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 03:00:07 GMT

Gabrielle Canon reports from Los Angeles on the wildfires destroying homes and communities

As the Los Angeles wildfire spread closer to his home, George Elmaraghi was anxiously waiting for an evacuation order.

“When I saw the fire, from our backyard, almost parallel to our house, I was like, OK, we gotta go.”

George’s home in Altadena was destroyed in what is now the city’s most destructive wildfire. That fire is still burning and George and his family, along with 150,000 other displaced people, are now grappling with trauma, homelessness, insurance claims – and the ultimate decision of whether to rebuild or walk away.

For Gabrielle Canon, the Guardian’s extreme weather correspondent, this unprecedented fire must be understood as a compound climate disaster: the disastrous end result of a chain of events exacerbated by the climate crisis.

Gabrielle explains to Michael Safi why popular anger is growing around the Los Angeles mayor, Karen Bass, and unpacks the potential climate crisis implications of incoming US president Donald Trump’s record on misinformation, fossil fuel extraction and federal disaster response.

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Match ID: 166 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 executive

After CEO exit, Sonos gets rid of its chief product officer, too
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:37:06 +0000
Sonos won't replace Maxime Bouvat-Merlin in "redundant" role.
Match ID: 167 Score: 15.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 executive

FA Cup drama, transfer moves, and WSL returns – Women’s Football Weekly podcast
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:48:05 GMT

Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzy Wrack, Jamie Spangher, and Sophie Downey to review the weekend’s FA Cup games

On the podcast today: the panel reviews a busy weekend of FA Cup action as Wolves and Rugby Borough make history in making joining the fifth round alongside dominant performances from WSL sides. How important is the competition for lower-tier teams, and how can it impact their development?

The January transfer window is in full swing, with Everton and Manchester United among the busiest clubs. The panel discusses key moves so far, the importance of the loan system and what the second half of the season could bring for struggling sides.

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Match ID: 168 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 1 day
qualifiers: 15.00 executive

How weather ‘whiplash’ set the stage for the LA fires – podcast
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:51:37 GMT

As wildfires continue to cause devastation in Los Angeles, Madeleine Finlay speaks to Albert van Dijk, professor of water science and management at the Australian National University, about how rising temperatures are causing rapid swings in extreme weather

Clips: CBS News, CBS Sunday Morning, King 5 Seattle

Climate crisis ‘wreaking havoc’ on Earth’s water cycle, report finds

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Match ID: 169 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 1 day
qualifiers: 15.00 executive

Government Sites Across the U.S. Are Awash in Hardcore Porn
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000

The Intercept found dozens of government websites exploited by spammers to redirect to porn. Here’s how this hack happened.

The post Government Sites Across the U.S. Are Awash in Hardcore Porn appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 170 Score: 15.00 source: theintercept.com age: 1 day
qualifiers: 15.00 constitution

Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment: trial of suspended South Korean president begins
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:04:59 GMT

First of five hearings into martial law declaration lasts only minutes, while Yoon Suk Yeol remains holed up inside his presidential compound

The first hearing in the impeachment trial of South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, ended after just a few minutes on Tuesday as Yoon failed to appear at the constitutional court.

The court’s justices have about five months to decide whether to strip Yoon of his presidential duties over his short-lived declaration of martial law on 3 December or return him to office.

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Match ID: 171 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 1 day
qualifiers: 15.00 constitution

Everyone’s Making Millions But the Super Bowl Haltime Show Wants to Hire New Orleans Locals for $12 an Hour
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:41:34 +0000

A job listing for the Super Bowl LIX halftime show offers $12 per hour — part of a long pattern of host-city residents getting the short shrift.

The post Everyone’s Making Millions But the Super Bowl Haltime Show Wants to Hire New Orleans Locals for $12 an Hour appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 172 Score: 14.29 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 14.29 election

How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:46:27 +0000
The fate of TikTok now rests in the hands of the US Supreme Court. If a law banning the social video app this month is upheld, it won’t disappear from your phone—but it will get messy fast.
Match ID: 173 Score: 12.86 source: www.wired.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 12.86 politics

She Lost Her Dad to Trump’s Killing Spree. Now She Wants Biden to Clear His Name.
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Alfred Bourgeois’s daughter is convinced of his innocence. In the four years since his execution, she has waged a sometimes-lonely battle to prove it.

The post She Lost Her Dad to Trump’s Killing Spree. Now She Wants Biden to Clear His Name. appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 174 Score: 10.71 source: theintercept.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 10.71 constitution

Biden to remove Cuba from list of state sponsors of terrorism
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:49:09 GMT

Deal negotiated through Catholic church will involve ‘gradual’ release of 553 political prisoners, says Havana

The Biden administration has notified Congress that it will remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism in a deal the country’s communist government said would involve the “gradual” release of 553 political prisoners.

The deal, which administration officials said was negotiated through the Catholic church, was announced on Tuesday, just five days before Biden exits the White House and Donald Trump is inaugurated as the country’s 47th president.

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Match ID: 175 Score: 10.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 10.00 congress

AI-Generated Fake News Is Coming to an Election Near You
Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000
Targeted, AI-generated political misinformation is already out there—and humans are falling for it.
Match ID: 176 Score: 10.00 source: www.wired.com age: 359 days
qualifiers: 4.29 politics, 3.57 election, 2.14 elections

Latino Voters Have Grown More Politically Divided. That’s Not Surprising.
2024-10-28T00:00:00Z
Demographics are not destiny in politics. Richard Calvo, Vincent Pons, and Jesse Shapiro explain how their latest research is playing out in the final stretch of the US presidential race.
Match ID: 177 Score: 8.57 source: hbswk.hbs.edu age: 79 days
qualifiers: 4.29 politics, 4.29 democrat

How to trade an election
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:10:12 +0000
It is becoming harder for investors to ignore politics
Match ID: 178 Score: 7.86 source: www.economist.com age: 300 days
qualifiers: 4.29 politics, 3.57 election

Economists need new indicators of economic misery
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:40:55 +0000
Existing measures of discomfort are failing to predict elections
Match ID: 179 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 62 days
qualifiers: 3.57 election, 2.14 elections

Why investors are unwise to bet on elections
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:55:47 +0000
Turning a profit from political news is a lot harder than it looks
Match ID: 180 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 174 days
qualifiers: 3.57 election, 2.14 elections

Investigators in Bangladesh demand Tulip Siddiq’s bank account details
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:56:50 GMT

Anti-money laundering officials ask banks for information on UK minister and seven of her family members

Anti-money laundering officials in Bangladesh have demanded bank account details for Tulip Siddiq, the UK anti-corruption minister, in the latest escalation of the inquiries into her family’s financial interests.

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), which investigates money laundering and suspicious transactions, wrote to the country’s main banks on Tuesday asking them to provide account details for Siddiq and seven of her family members.

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Match ID: 181 Score: 4.29 source: www.theguardian.com age: 8 days
qualifiers: 4.29 politics

Californians Say X Blocked Them From Viewing Amber Alert About Missing 14-Year-Old
Fri, 03 Jan 2025 15:36:03 +0000
Many people reported they hit a screen preventing them from seeing the alert unless they signed in.
Match ID: 182 Score: 4.29 source: www.wired.com age: 12 days
qualifiers: 4.29 politics

Hong Kong’s property slump may be terminal
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 11:05:20 +0000
Demographics and geopolitics will make a recovery harder
Match ID: 183 Score: 4.29 source: www.economist.com age: 48 days
qualifiers: 4.29 politics

Betting markets are useful when politics is chaotic
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:36:12 +0000
Why, then, are they largely outlawed in America?
Match ID: 184 Score: 4.29 source: www.economist.com age: 188 days
qualifiers: 4.29 politics

How American politics has infected investing
Sun, 21 Apr 2024 15:41:46 +0000
Beware: taking a stand can be expensive
Match ID: 185 Score: 4.29 source: www.economist.com age: 269 days
qualifiers: 4.29 politics

A Dangerous New Home for Online Extremism
Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, or DAOs, offer independently-minded internet users a safe haven—but it’s also a boon to those with a darker purpose.
Match ID: 186 Score: 4.29 source: www.wired.com age: 357 days
qualifiers: 4.29 politics

Regulators Are Finally Catching Up With Big Tech
Fri, 12 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000
The lawless, Wild West era of AI and technology is almost at an end, as data protection authorities use new and existing legislation to get tough.
Match ID: 187 Score: 4.29 source: www.wired.com age: 369 days
qualifiers: 4.29 politics

LimeWire AI Studio Review 2023: Details, Pricing & Features
Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:10:00 +0000

 

In the rapidly advancing landscape of AI technology and innovation, LimeWire emerges as a unique platform in the realm of generative AI tools. This platform not only stands out from the multitude of existing AI tools but also brings a fresh approach to content generation. LimeWire not only empowers users to create AI content but also provides creators with creative ways to share and monetize their creations.

As we explore LimeWire, our aim is to uncover its features, benefits for creators, and the exciting possibilities it offers for AI content generation. This platform presents an opportunity for users to harness the power of AI in image creation, all while enjoying the advantages of a free and accessible service.

Let's unravel the distinctive features that set LimeWire apart in the dynamic landscape of AI-powered tools, understanding how creators can leverage its capabilities to craft unique and engaging AI-generated images.

Introduction

This revamped LimeWire invites users to register and unleash their creativity by crafting original AI content, which can then be shared and showcased on the LimeWire Studio. Notably, even acclaimed artists and musicians, such as Deadmau5, Soulja Boy, and Sean Kingston, have embraced this platform to publish their content in the form of NFT music, videos, and images.

Beyond providing a space for content creation and sharing, LimeWire introduces monetization models to empower users to earn revenue from their creations. This includes avenues such as earning ad revenue and participating in the burgeoning market of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). As we delve further, we'll explore these monetization strategies in more detail to provide a comprehensive understanding of LimeWire's innovative approach to content creation and distribution.

LimeWire Studio welcomes content creators into its fold, providing a space to craft personalized AI-focused content for sharing with fans and followers. Within this creative hub, every piece of content generated becomes not just a creation but a unique asset—ownable and tradable. Fans have the opportunity to subscribe to creators' pages, immersing themselves in the creative journey and gaining ownership of digital collectibles that hold tradeable value within the LimeWire community. Notably, creators earn a 2.5% royalty each time their content is traded, adding a rewarding element to the creative process.

The platform's flexibility is evident in its content publication options. Creators can choose to share their work freely with the public or opt for a premium subscription model, granting exclusive access to specialized content for subscribers.

LimeWire AI Studio

As of the present moment, LimeWire focuses on AI Image Generation, offering a spectrum of creative possibilities to its user base. The platform, however, has ambitious plans on the horizon, aiming to broaden its offerings by introducing AI music and video generation tools in the near future. This strategic expansion promises creators even more avenues for expression and engagement with their audience, positioning LimeWire Studio as a dynamic and evolving platform within the realm of AI-powered content creation.

AI Image Generation Tools

The LimeWire AI image generation tool presents a versatile platform for both the creation and editing of images. Supporting advanced models such as Stable Diffusion 2.1, Stable Diffusion XL, and DALL-E 2, LimeWire offers a sophisticated toolkit for users to delve into the realm of generative AI art.

Much like other tools in the generative AI landscape, LimeWire provides a range of options catering to various levels of complexity in image creation. Users can initiate the creative process with prompts as simple as a few words or opt for more intricate instructions, tailoring the output to their artistic vision.

What sets LimeWire apart is its seamless integration of different AI models and design styles. Users have the flexibility to effortlessly switch between various AI models, exploring diverse design styles such as cinematic, digital art, pixel art, anime, analog film, and more. Each style imparts a distinctive visual identity to the generated AI art, enabling users to explore a broad spectrum of creative possibilities.

The platform also offers additional features, including samplers, allowing users to fine-tune the quality and detail levels of their creations. Customization options and prompt guidance further enhance the user experience, providing a user-friendly interface for both novice and experienced creators.

Excitingly, LimeWire is actively developing its proprietary AI model, signaling ongoing innovation and enhancements to its image generation capabilities. This upcoming addition holds the promise of further expanding the creative horizons for LimeWire users, making it an evolving and dynamic platform within the landscape of AI-driven art and image creation.

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Automatically Mint Your Content As NFTs

Upon completing your creative endeavor on LimeWire, the platform allows you the option to publish your content. An intriguing feature follows this step: LimeWire automates the process of minting your creation as a Non-Fungible Token (NFT), utilizing either the Polygon or Algorand blockchain. This transformative step imbues your artwork with a unique digital signature, securing its authenticity and ownership in the decentralized realm.

Creators on LimeWire hold the power to decide the accessibility of their NFT creations. By opting for a public release, the content becomes discoverable by anyone, fostering a space for engagement and interaction. Furthermore, this choice opens the avenue for enthusiasts to trade the NFTs, adding a layer of community involvement to the artistic journey.

Alternatively, LimeWire acknowledges the importance of exclusivity. Creators can choose to share their posts exclusively with their premium subscribers. In doing so, the content remains a special offering solely for dedicated fans, creating an intimate and personalized experience within the LimeWire community. This flexibility in sharing options emphasizes LimeWire's commitment to empowering creators with choices in how they connect with their audience and distribute their digital creations.

After creating your content, you can choose to publish the content. It will automatically mint your creation as an NFT on the Polygon or Algorand blockchain. You can also choose whether to make it public or subscriber-only.

If you make it public, anyone can discover your content and even trade the NFTs. If you choose to share the post only with your premium subscribers, it will be exclusive only to your fans.

Earn Revenue From Your Content

Additionally, you can earn ad revenue from your content creations as well.

When you publish content on LimeWire, you will receive 70% of all ad revenue from other users who view your images, music, and videos on the platform.

This revenue model will be much more beneficial to designers. You can experiment with the AI image and content generation tools and share your creations while earning a small income on the side.

LMWR Tokens

The revenue you earn from your creations will come in the form of LMWR tokens, LimeWire’s own cryptocurrency.

Your earnings will be paid every month in LMWR, which you can then trade on many popular crypto exchange platforms like Kraken, ByBit, and UniSwap.

You can also use your LMWR tokens to pay for prompts when using LimeWire generative AI tools.

Pricing Plans

You can sign up to LimeWire to use its AI tools for free. You will receive 10 credits to use and generate up to 20 AI images per day. You will also receive 50% of the ad revenue share. However, you will get more benefits with premium plans.

• Basic plan: 

For $9.99 per month, you will get 1,000 credits per month, up to 2 ,000 image generations, early access to new AI models, and 50% ad revenue share

• Advanced plan: 

For $29 per month, you will get 3750 credits per month, up to 7500 image generations, early access to new AI models, and 60% ad revenue share

• Pro plan: 

For $49 per month, you will get 5,000 credits per month, up to 10,000 image generations, early access to new AI models, and 70% ad revenue share

• Pro Plus plan: 

For $99 per month, you will get 11,250 credits per month, up to 2 2,500 image generations, early access to new AI models, and 70% ad revenue share

With all premium plans, you will receive a Pro profile badge, full creation history, faster image generation, and no ads.

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Conclusion

In conclusion, LimeWire emerges as a democratizing force in the creative landscape, providing an inclusive platform where anyone can unleash their artistic potential and effortlessly share their work. With the integration of AI, LimeWire eliminates traditional barriers, empowering designers, musicians, and artists to publish their creations and earn revenue with just a few clicks.

The ongoing commitment of LimeWire to innovation is evident in its plans to enhance generative AI tools with new features and models. The upcoming expansion to include music and video generation tools holds the promise of unlocking even more possibilities for creators. It sparks anticipation about the diverse and innovative ways in which artists will leverage these tools to produce and publish their own unique creations.

For those eager to explore, LimeWire's AI tools are readily accessible for free, providing an opportunity to experiment and delve into the world of generative art. As LimeWire continues to evolve, creators are encouraged to stay tuned for the launch of its forthcoming AI music and video generation tools, promising a future brimming with creative potential and endless artistic exploration

Match ID: 188 Score: 4.29 source: techncruncher.blogspot.com age: 400 days
qualifiers: 4.29 democrat

Biden: Trump’s tax and tariffs plans are a ‘major mistake’
Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:20:21 EST
Five weeks after the election, the president took his sharpest swing at Trump’s policy plans.
Match ID: 189 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 36 days
qualifiers: 3.57 election

Why everyone wants to lend to weak companies
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:58:45 +0000
An unanticipated side-effect of Donald Trump’s election victory
Match ID: 190 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 48 days
qualifiers: 3.57 election

Trump voters feel very differently about things now that he’s won, our new poll shows
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:47:39 EST
A pair of POLITICO|Morning Consult polls, one conducted in the final days of the election and the other conducted after Trump won, show how public opinion has changed.
Match ID: 191 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 48 days
qualifiers: 3.57 election

America’s glorious economy should help Kamala Harris
Sun, 27 Oct 2024 15:11:58 +0000
Voters are starting to notice the good news just in time for the election
Match ID: 192 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 80 days
qualifiers: 3.57 election

When will Americans see those interest-rate cuts?
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:08:53 +0000
Following a nasty surprise, some now think they may come only after the presidential election
Match ID: 193 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 280 days
qualifiers: 3.57 election

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: 194 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 311 days
qualifiers: 3.57 election

Canva Review 2022: Details, Pricing & Features
Sun, 20 Feb 2022 12:02:00 +0000

Are you looking for a new graphic design tool? Would you like to read a detailed review of Canva? As it's one of the tools I love using. I am also writing my first ebook using canva and publish it soon on my site you can download it is free.  Let's start the review.

Canva has a web version and also a mobile app

What is Canva?

Canva is a free graphic design web application that allows you to create invitations, business cards, flyers, lesson plans, banners, and more using professionally designed templates. You can upload your own photos from your computer or from Google Drive, and add them to Canva's templates using a simple drag-and-drop interface. It's like having a basic version of Photoshop that doesn't require Graphic designing knowledge to use. It’s best for nongraphic designers.

Who is Canva best suited for?

Canva is a great tool for small business owners, online entrepreneurs, and marketers who don’t have the time and want to edit quickly.

To create sophisticated graphics, a tool such as Photoshop can is ideal. To use it, you’ll need to learn its hundreds of features, get familiar with the software, and it’s best to have a good background in design, too.

Also running the latest version of Photoshop you need a high-end computer.

So here  Canva takes place, with Canva you can do all that with drag-and-drop feature. It’s also easier to use and free. Also an even-more-affordable paid version is available for $12.95 per month.

Free vs Pro vs Enterprise Pricing plan

The product is available in three plans: Free, Pro ($12.99/month per user or  $119.99/year for up to 5 people), and Enterprise ($30 per user per month, minimum 25 people).

Free plan Features

• 250,000+ free templates
• 100+ design types (social media posts, presentations, letters, and more)
• Hundreds of thousands of free photos and graphics
• Invite members to your team
• Collaborate and comment in real-time
• 5GB of cloud storage
• Try Canva Pro for free for 30 days

Pro Plan Features 

• Everything Free, has plus:
• 100+ million premium and  stock photos, videos, audio, and graphics
• 610,000+ premium and free templates with new designs daily
• Access to Background Remover and Magic Resize
•  Create a library of your brand or campaign's colors, logos, and fonts with up to 100 Brand Kits
• Remove image backgrounds instantly with background remover
• Resize designs infinitely with Magic Resize
• Save designs as templates for your team to use
• 100GB of cloud storage
• Schedule social media content to 8 platforms

Enterprise Plan Features

• Everything Pro has plus:
• Establish your brand's visual identity with logos, colors and fonts across multiple Brand Kits
• Control your team's access to apps, graphics, logos, colors and fonts with brand controls
• Built-in workflows to get approval on your designs
• Set which elements your team can edit and stay on brand with template locking
• Unlimited Storage
• Log in with single-sign on (SSO) and have access to 24/7 Enterprise-level support.

How to Use Canva?

To get started on Canva, you will need to create an account by providing your email address, Google, Facebook or Apple credentials. You will then choose your account type between student, teacher, small business, large company, non-profit, or personal. Based on your choice of account type, templates will be recommended to you.

You can sign up for a free trial of Canva Pro, or you can start with the free version to get a sense of whether it’s the right graphic design tool for your needs.

Canva Sign Up

Designing with Canva

When you sign up for an account, Canva will suggest different post types to choose from. Based on the type of account you set up  you'll be able to see templates categorized by the following categories: social media posts, documents, presentations, marketing, events, ads, launch your business, build your online brand, etc.

 Start by choosing a template for your post or searching for something more specific. Search by social network name to see a list of post types on each network.

Templates

Next, you can choose a template. Choose from hundreds of templates that are ready to go, with customizable photos, text, and other elements.

You can start your design by choosing from a variety of ready-made templates, searching for a template matching your needs, or working with a blank template.

 Canva has a lot to choose from, so start with a specific search.if you want to create business card just search for it and you will see alot of templates to choose from

Elements

Inside the Canva designer, the Elements tab gives you access to lines and shapes, graphics, photos, videos, audio, charts, photo frames, and photo grids.The search box on the Elements tab lets you search everything on Canva.

To begin with, Canva has a large library of elements to choose from. To find them, be specific in your search query. You may also want to search in the following tabs to see various elements separately:

Photos

The Photos tab lets you search for and choose from millions of professional stock photos for your templates.

You can replace the photos in our templates to create a new look. This can also make the template more suited to your industry.

You can find photos on other stock photography sites like pexel, pixabay and many more or simply upload your own photos.

When you choose an image, Canva’s photo editing features let you adjust the photo’s settings (brightness, contrast, saturation, etc.), crop, or animate it.

 When you subscribe to Canva Pro, you get access to a number of premium features, including the Background Remover. This feature allows you to remove the background from any stock photo in  library or any image you upload.

Text

The Text tab lets you add headings, normal text, and graphical text to your design.

When you click on  text, you'll see options to adjust the font, font size, color, format, spacing, and text effects (like shadows). 

Canva Pro subscribers can choose from a large library of fonts on the Brand Kit or the Styles tab. Enterprise-level controls ensure that visual content remains on-brand, no matter how many people are working on it.

Audio

Create an animated image or video by adding audio to capture user’s attention in social news feeds.

If you want to use audio from another stock site or your own audio tracks, you can upload them in the Uploads tab or from the more option.

Video

Want to create your own videos? Choose from thousands of stock video clips. You’ll find videos that range upto 2 minutes

You can upload your own videos as well as videos from other stock sites in the Uploads tab. 

Once you have chosen a video, you can use the editing features in Canva to trim the video, flip it, and adjust its transparency.

Backgrounds

On the Background tab, you’ll find free stock photos to serve as backgrounds on your designs. Change out the background on a template to give it a more personal touch.

Styles

The Styles tab lets you quickly change the look and feel of your template with just a click. And if you have a Canva Pro subscription, you can upload your brand’s custom colors and fonts to ensure designs stay on brand.

Logos

If you have a Canva Pro subscription, you’ll have a Logos tab. Here, you can upload variations of your brand logo to use throughout your designs.

With Canva, you can also create your own logos. Note that you cannot trademark a logo with stock content in it.

Publishing with Canva

With Canva, free users can download and share designs to multiple platforms including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Slack and Tumblr.

Canva Pro subscribers can create multiple post formats from one design. For example, you can start by designing an Instagram post, and Canva's Magic Resizer can resize it for other networks, Stories, Reels, and other formats.

Canva Pro subscribers can also use Canva’s Content Planner to post content on eight different accounts on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Slack, and Tumblr.

Canva Team

Canva Pro allows you to work with your team on visual content. Designs can be created inside Canva, and then sent to your team members for approval. Everyone can make comments, edits, revisions, and keep track via the version history.

Canva Print

When it comes to printing your designs, Canva has you covered. With an extensive selection of printing options, they can turn your designs into anything from banners and wall art to mugs and t-shirts. 

Canva Print is perfect for any business seeking to make a lasting impression. Create inspiring designs people will want to wear, keep, and share. Hand out custom business cards that leave a lasting impression on customers' minds.

Canva Apps

The Canva app is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play. The Canva app has earned a 4.9 out of five star rating from over 946.3K Apple users and a 4.5 out of five star rating from over 6,996,708 Google users.

In addition to mobile apps, you can use Canva’s integration with other Internet services to add images and text from sources like Google Maps, Emojis, photos from Google Drive and Dropbox, YouTube videos, Flickr photos, Bitmojis, and other popular visual content elements.

Canva Pros and Cons

Pros:

• A user-friendly interface
• Canva is a great tool for people who want to create professional graphics but don’t have graphic design skills.
• Hundreds of templates, so you'll never have to start from scratch.
• Wide variety of templates to fit multiple uses
• Branding kits to keep your team consistent with the brand colors and fonts
• Creating visual content on the go
• You can find royalty free images, audio, and video without having to subscribe to another service.

Cons:

• Some professional templates are available for Pro user only
• Advanced photo editing features like blurring or erasing a specific area are missing.
• Some elements that fall outside of a design are tricky to retrieve.
• Features (like Canva presentations) could use some improvement.
• If you are a regular user of Adobe products, you might find Canva's features limited.
• Prefers to work with vectors. Especially logos.
• Expensive enterprise pricing

Conclusion

In general, Canva is an excellent tool for those who need simple images for projects. If you are a graphic designer with experience, you will find Canva’s platform lacking in customization and advanced features – particularly vectors. But if you have little design experience, you will find Canva easier to use than advanced graphic design tools like Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator for most projects. If you have any queries let me know in the comments section.

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What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders
2024-11-08T00:00:00Z
What can corporate leaders learn from executives who served their country during wartime conflicts? Drawing on a series of case studies, Robert Simons shares important lessons from the experiences of Walt Disney, Dwight Eisenhower, and Robert McNamara.
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NASA Kicks off Testing Campaign for Remotely Piloted Cargo Flights
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:21:00 +0000
NASA recently began a series of flight tests with partners to answer an important aviation question: What will it take to integrate remotely piloted or autonomous planes carrying large packages and cargo safely into the U.S. airspace? Researchers tested new technologies in Hollister, California, that are helping to investigate what tools and capabilities are needed […]
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Nigeria’s Military Gets Billions in U.S. Aid. On Christmas Day, It Bombed Its Own Civilians Again.
Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:22:23 +0000

Rep. Sara Jacobs is trying to raise the alarm about the key U.S. ally’s conduct after the Christmas strike killed 10 civilians.

The post Nigeria’s Military Gets Billions in U.S. Aid. On Christmas Day, It Bombed Its Own Civilians Again. appeared first on The Intercept.

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Treasury makes some Russia sanctions harder for Trump to lift without explanation
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:30:23 +0000

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Tuesday briefing: What Ukraine might gain from two North Korean captives
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:48:28 GMT

In today’s newsletter: Kyiv’s interrogation footage of captured North Korean soldiers leads to questions about what it might do with the soldiers – and what the PoWs might do for them

Good morning. In a grinding war where significant changes at the front are hard to discern, a video released by Ukraine on Sunday is a rare point of focus: it featured two North Korean soldiers, answering questions from their Ukrainian captors, and weighing the circumstances of their presence in a conflict thousands of miles from home.

The video is, perhaps, not militarily significant. But it is a unique insight into one of the more extraordinary aspects of a conflict that has drawn in actors from all over the world, and is a crucible in which every participant is learning how modern wars are fought.

Economy | Rachel Reeves will remain as chancellor until the next general election, Keir Starmer has insisted, as he warned the Treasury would be “ruthless” over public spending cuts to help meet the government’s fiscal rules.

Gaza | Joe Biden has said his administration is on the brink of sealing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that could pause the war after more than 14 months of fighting. Biden administration officials have said they believe the deal may be concluded before Donald Trump’s inauguration next week.

US politics | Donald Trump would have been convicted of crimes over his failed attempt to cling to power in 2020 if he had not won the presidential election in 2024, according to the special counsel who investigated him. Jack Smith’s report detailing his team’s findings about Trump’s efforts to subvert democracy was released early on Tuesday.

UK news | A man accused of driving a young mother to suicide through domestic violence has been found guilty of assault and prolonged controlling behaviour but cleared of her manslaughter. Ryan Wellings, 30, was blamed from “beyond the grave” for the death of his partner, Kiena Dawes. Read more about the case.

‘Forever chemicals’ | The cost of cleaning up toxic forever chemical pollution could reach more than £1.6tn across the UK and Europe over a 20-year period, an annual bill of £84bn, research has found. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are used in everything from cosmetics to nonstick pans but are almost indestructible without human intervention.

[It is] unclear if North Korea will even claim the two captured soldiers as their own, given Moscow and Pyongyang’s refusal to officially admit that North Korean forces have been deployed to Russia. At the same time, Russia could claim them as their own and hand them over to North Korea after they are traded with Ukrainian PoWs.

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Oil prices end higher as traders weigh demand prospects, supply risks
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:50:00 GMT
Oil futures settled higher Wednesday, finding support after snapping a three-day winning streak that had been driven in part by wider U.S. sanctions on Russia as well as cold weather in much of the U.S. and Europe.
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Europe must take responsibility for its own security, says Polish minister
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:08:43 GMT

‘Very difficult time’ anticipated as Poland takes over EU presidency against backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty

Europe must “take responsibility” for its own security, Poland has told its fellow EU member states, as Warsaw takes over the rotating presidency of the bloc at a time of increasing geopolitical uncertainty.

Poland has started its six-month presidency as Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House having promised to bring a negotiated end to Russia’s war in neighbouring Ukraine and threatened to seize Greenland using military force.

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Biden insists US is ‘winning’ on world stage – what would losing look like?
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:19:50 GMT

The president defended his record on Ukraine, Gaza and Afghanistan but foreign policy successes have been few

On paper, few US presidents could boast the foreign policy bona fides of Joe Biden, a veteran statesman with nearly a half-century of experience before he even stepped into office.

But as his term comes to an end, critics have said that the president will leave a legacy of cautious and underpowered diplomacy, as even allies have conceded that the administration is still grasping for a cornerstone foreign policy success.

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SCOTUS Won’t Hear the Real Reason Porn Age-Verification Laws Are Spreading
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:54:28 +0000

Conservatives have been caught admitting that age-verification laws are pretext to shut down pornography entirely.

The post SCOTUS Won’t Hear the Real Reason Porn Age-Verification Laws Are Spreading appeared first on The Intercept.

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Trump’s Energy pick rejects link between climate change and wildfires
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:04:54 +0000

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Does This Trump Crypto Appointee Even Have Crypto Experience? Yes, With a Trump-Themed Meme Coin.
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000

And, when he ran for Congress, trust fund kid Bo Hines got half a million in support from FTX crypto fraudsters.

The post Does This Trump Crypto Appointee Even Have Crypto Experience? Yes, With a Trump-Themed Meme Coin. appeared first on The Intercept.

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Canada’s provincial leaders in disarray over response to Trump tariff threats
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:16:39 GMT

Responses range from conciliation to retaliation, including cutting off electricity and halting the purchase of US liquor

Canada’s provincial premiers are sharply divided on how to prepare for US trade tariffs, less than a week before Donald Trump takes office with a threat to dramatically reshape the relationship between the two countries.

Canadian officials have sought to defuse the crisis with personal appeals to the president-elect, multimillion-dollar advertising sprees and targeted threats, but the country remains gripped by uncertainty over how Trump’s tariffs might take effect. On Monday, Bloomberg reported that the incoming US administration is weighing hiking tariffs by 2%-5% a month to avoid spiking inflation.

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Pam Bondi claims justice department ‘targeted’ Trump but says she won’t pursue ‘political’ prosecutions – US politics live
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:39:28 GMT

Bondi facing senators as Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio and CIA pick John Ratcliffe also face confirmation hearings

• Trump’s attorney general faces scrutiny at Senate hearing
• Who is Pam Bondi, Trump’s pick to lead the US justice department?

Under questioning from Democratic ranking member Dick Durbin, attorney general nominee Pam Bondi dodged when asked if she believed Donald Trump lost his bid for re-election in 2020.

“To my knowledge, Donald Trump has never acknowledged the legal results of the 2020 election. Are you prepared to say today, under oath, without reservation, that Donald Trump lost the presidential contest to Joe Biden in 2020?” Durbin asked.

All I can tell you, as a prosecutor, is from my first-hand experience, and I accept the results. I accept, of course, that Joe Biden is president of the United States. But what I can tell you is what I saw first-hand when I went to Pennsylvania as an advocate for the campaign. I was an advocate for the campaign, and I was on the ground in Pennsylvania, and I saw many things there. But do I accept the results? Of course, I do. Do I agree with what happened? I saw so much.

You know, no one from either side of the aisle should want there to be any issues with election integrity in our country. We should all want our elections to be free and fair, and the rules and the laws to be followed.

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Democrats seem relieved to consider Rubio for Trump’s Cabinet
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:35:43 +0000

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Confirmation hearings live updates: Bondi questioned on independence, Rubio voices support for NATO
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:35:43 +0000
The Senate is accelerating the confirmation process Wednesday for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet choices, scheduling half a dozen hearings.
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4 takeaways from Pam Bondi’s confirmation hearing
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:25:58 +0000
She walked a very fine line on election denial and Trump prosecuting his enemies.
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Hamas and Israel have agreed Gaza ceasefire deal, Qatari PM says
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:19:56 GMT

Deal to pause 15-month war expected to be officially accepted by Israel after cabinet meeting

• Israel-Gaza war – live updates

Hamas and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire deal, pausing the war in Gaza and designed to broker an end to the brutal 15-month conflict, the mediator Qatar has said. The agreement is set to be officially accepted by Israel after a cabinet meeting on Thursday.

The announcement on Wednesday night from Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, was made after weeks of negotiations in the Qatari capital, Doha. There were intensified efforts in recent days to hammer out the final details after increased pressure on Israel to reach a deal from the US president-elect, Donald Trump, which Sheikh Mohammed acknowledged in his media conference.

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Americast
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:05:00 GMT
Could Donald Trump intervene to block the app’s ban?
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Qatar’s prime minister credits Biden and Trump for helping secure ceasefire
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:54:25 +0000

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Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg may sit together at Trump inauguration
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:37:54 GMT

President-elect would cut taxes for richest 5% of Americans and increase them for everyone else, according to thinktank

Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony in Washington DC on Monday will have giants from across the business and tech worlds in attendance, perhaps personified most dramatically if Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg sit together at the US Capitol.

Musk, the world’s richest person and a top adviser to Trump; Amazon’s Bezos; and Mark Zuckerberg of Meta will be prominently placed together near members of Trump’s cabinet, according to an NBC News report on Wednesday, continuing their rapid public swing to the right as they cozy up to Trump’s Make America Great Again (Maga) power base.

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Zuckerberg urges Trump to stop the EU from fining US tech companies
2025-01-15T19:35:27+00:00

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Stocks surge on inflation data. Trump, bond yields hold key to what’s next.
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:33:00 GMT
Investors await details of fiscal and tax policies under Trump’s second term — and the 10-year Treasury yield’s response.
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Biden says he’s handing Trump ‘a real opportunity’ for a better Middle East
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:31:41 +0000

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‘A stern message’: how return of Trump loomed over Gaza ceasefire negotiations
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:20:31 GMT

US president-elect demanded a deal – while success against Iran and Hezbollah gave Israeli PM room to make one

The phone call from Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steven Witkoff, surprised the aides of Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.

Calling from Doha in Qatar last Friday evening, after Shabbat had already begun, Witkoff announced he was coming to Israel and would meet Netanyahu. Overruling the suggestion of Netanyahu’s aides that they could meet once the Jewish day of rest was over, Witkoff, 67 – a billionaire lawyer and real estate developer – insisted brusquely that they meet in the morning.

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Trump claims credit for ceasefire agreement
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:20:31 +0000

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Trump’s pick for transportation secretary receives warm reception
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:19:43 +0000

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The Guardian view on a ceasefire in Gaza: far too late, but desperately needed | Editorial
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:14:04 GMT

As officials report that a deal has been agreed, a precarious pause in hostilities and the release of hostages could only be welcomed

Hope has rarely felt so fragile, or so inadequate. A moment long sought and prayed for will nonetheless be met with fear and apprehension as well as joy by Palestinians in the wasteland that is Gaza and among the traumatised families of Israeli hostages.

After more than 15 months of war, which has left tens of thousands dead and almost 2 million struggling to survive, US officials and others reported that a ceasefire and hostage-release deal has been reached. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said there were still “unresolved clauses”, though his cabinet was expected to vote on it on Thursday morning. They should back it. The broad outlines of this agreement have long been clear. The cost of the delay is unbearable. Since it was first mooted, thousands more Palestinians and an unknown number of Israeli hostages taken in the Hamas raids of 7 October 2023 have been killed. Last week, research in the Lancet medical journal suggested that the death toll recorded by Gazan health officials was 40% too low, with an estimated 64,260 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces by last June.

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Foreign policy vs. Trump’s foreign business entanglements
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:08:06 +0000

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Donald Trump has tapped many ultra-wealthy people to serve in his administration, which makes his Secretary...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:54:42 +0000

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Budget pick Russell Vought says Trump can use controversial impoundment authority
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:41:48 +0000

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What do the Los Angeles fires tell us about the coming water wars? | Judith Levine
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:30:46 GMT

Will water soon be a marketable commodity or a priceless public good?

There’s a scene in the film Mad Max: Fury Road where the evil ruler Immortan Joe, gazing down from a cliff upon his parched, emaciated subjects, turns two turbines, and water gushes from three gigantic sluices. The wretched masses surge forward to catch the deluge in their pots and bowls. And as imperiously as he opened the gates, Joe shuts them. “Do not become addicted to water,” he roars. “It will take hold of you.” But, of course, he already has taken hold of them by withholding, essentially, life.

We don’t have to await the dystopian future for the water wars to begin. The struggle over water, between private interests and the public good, the powerful and the weak, is raging now. From Love Canal to Flint, Michigan; Bolivia to Ukraine to Tunisia; budget-cutting, privatization, corporate malfeasance and climate crises are conspiring to create political violence, mass migration, property damage and death.

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Biden has paved the way for Trump’s egregious flouting of international rules | Mohamad Bazzi
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:28:46 GMT

The Biden administration has repeatedly undermined international institutions and law to shield Israel. This will come back to haunt them

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Ben Jennings on the preparations for Donald Trump’s inauguration – cartoon
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:25:31 GMT
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Trump encourages Vivek Ramaswamy to seek Ohio’s open Senate seat
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:20:53 +0000

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Trump moves the needle on a Gaza ceasefire
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:13:49 +0000
For months, Israel’s Prime Minister made a ceasefire deal seem impossible. Trump’s imminent return changed that.
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UK politics: Streeting does not want ‘corridor care’ in UK hospitals to be normalised – as it happened
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:05:10 GMT

Health secretary says treating patients in corridors because no beds available in wards is ‘undignified’ – but eradicating practice will take time

The Mauritian government said talks will continue on the Chagos Islands deal, with attorney general Gavin Glover set to return to the UK for further negotiations, PA Media reports.

A statement issued following a meeting of prime minister Navin Ramgoolam’s cabinet said:

The commitment and resolve of Mauritius to reach an agreement and end this long battle for the sovereignty of Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago remains unshaken.

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UK's Chagos handover on hold to allow Trump to consider the deal
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:01:13 GMT
The biggest island, Diego Garcia, hosts a joint UK-US airbase which is of strategic importance.
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Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general, has repeatedly stressed today that she aims...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:48:16 +0000

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Pam Bondi spent a lot of time defending Donald Trump in media interviews before he won...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:16:29 +0000

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Confronted with controversial Trump remarks, Bondi says she’s ‘not familiar’
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:09:06 +0000

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Rubio insists Trump won’t steamroll the State Department
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:07:43 +0000

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Sean P. Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for transportation secretary, told Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Massachusetts)...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:05:40 +0000

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Why ‘Beating China’ In AI Brings Its Own Risks
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:01:20 +0000
The US is increasingly intent on winning the AI race with China. Experts say this ignores the benefits of collaboration—and the danger of unintended consequences.
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Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, would not commit during her confirmation hearing...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:01:53 +0000

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Will Donald Trump unleash Wall Street?
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:38:26 +0000
Bankers have plenty of reason to be hopeful
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Wright was at Mar-A-Lago event where Trump asked for $1 billion
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:34:13 +0000

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During his confirmation hearing, Sean P. Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump’s transportation pick, said the nation needs...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:25:15 +0000

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Rubio offers defense of NATO, despite Trump’s past criticism
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:24:46 +0000

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Safety advocates fear Tesla will face less accountability for car crashes under Trump
2025-01-15T16:23:56+00:00

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Rubio leans into Trump’s ‘America First’ vision
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:08:29 +0000

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Tracking who Trump is appointing to fill key administration roles
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:07:41 +0000
Follow President-elect Trump’s progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
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Pam Bondi, Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, was pressed to explain her remarks in a...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:57:02 +0000

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Pam Bondi, who helped Donald Trump challenge the results of the 2020 election, told Sen. Dick...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:37:06 +0000

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Pam Bondi declined to say whether she would advise President-elect Donald Trump to pardon Jan. 6...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:37:30 +0000

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The old-school senator working to confirm Trump’s unorthodox DOJ picks
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:34:15 +0000
Chuck Grassley is an old-school senator working hard to confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s unconventional DOJ picks.
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UK stalls Chagos Islands deal until Trump administration can ‘consider detail’
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:24:50 GMT

Future of Diego Garcia military base should be considered before handover to Mauritius signed off, No 10 says

• UK politics live – latest updates

The UK government will not sign off a deal to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius until Donald Trump’s administration has had a chance to consider the future of the joint military base, Downing Street has confirmed.

Allies of the US president-elect have been critical of the deal because of the implications for the strategically important Diego Garcia base, with concerns that it could bolster Chinese interests in the Indian Ocean.

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Pam Bondi is Donald Trump’s second choice for attorney general, following former congressman Matt Gaetz’s decision...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:18:02 +0000

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At Wednesday’s confirmation hearing, Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, will face two...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:14:21 +0000

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Trump’s Transportation Department pick says focus will be big projects
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:09:10 +0000

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In written responses to questions from the Senate, Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:42:23 +0000

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Caroline Wiles, daughter of President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, has...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:50:01 +0000

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Inflation heats up again, with prices weighing on Americans as Trump takes office
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:42:27 +0000

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In written answers to questions from the Senate, Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:36:31 +0000

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Trump’s threat to place conditions on fire aid outrages Democrats
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:00:56 +0000
Withholding natural disaster aid to force policy changes is unusual and would mark a major escalation in Republicans’ feuds with blue states.
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Trump trying to rewrite history in battle to bury Smith report, legal experts say
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:00:08 GMT

Ex-prosecutors alarmed by attempt to hide 2020 election subversion effort and by pledge to pardon January 6 rioters

Donald Trump’s desperate legal battles to block a damaging special counsel report about his efforts to subvert his 2020 election loss and his sentencing for a 34-count felony conviction in New York ultimately failed, but former prosecutors say they nevertheless reveal his continual disdain for the rule of law and his penchant for rewriting history.

One area where that may imminently play out, as Trump prepares to return to the White House, is with his repeated pledge to issue “major pardons” to participants in the 6 January 2021 assault on the Capitol in Washington.

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President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will nominate Keith Sonderling as the next deputy labor secretary....
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:46:23 +0000

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N.J. will stockpile abortion pills, governor says before Trump inauguration
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:03:36 +0000
Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said his state will begin stockpiling mifepristone “in light of the anti-choice policies supported by” Republican majorities in Congress.
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Biden was the least popular president in polling history — besides Trump
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:45:50 +0000

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What happens if TikTok is banned?
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:00:48 GMT
Could there be ways to bypass the ban - and could president-elect Donald Trump find a way to stop the law?
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Analysis: Trump moves the needle on a Gaza ceasefire
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:56:26 +0000

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The SEC Is Suing Elon Musk. It’s All in the Timing
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 03:03:07 +0000
Less than a week before Donald Trump takes office, the SEC has filed a complaint against his most prominent benefactor.
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‘The entire community is just gone’: inside the Los Angeles wildfires – podcast
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 03:00:07 GMT

Gabrielle Canon reports from Los Angeles on the wildfires destroying homes and communities

As the Los Angeles wildfire spread closer to his home, George Elmaraghi was anxiously waiting for an evacuation order.

“When I saw the fire, from our backyard, almost parallel to our house, I was like, OK, we gotta go.”

George’s home in Altadena was destroyed in what is now the city’s most destructive wildfire. That fire is still burning and George and his family, along with 150,000 other displaced people, are now grappling with trauma, homelessness, insurance claims – and the ultimate decision of whether to rebuild or walk away.

For Gabrielle Canon, the Guardian’s extreme weather correspondent, this unprecedented fire must be understood as a compound climate disaster: the disastrous end result of a chain of events exacerbated by the climate crisis.

Gabrielle explains to Michael Safi why popular anger is growing around the Los Angeles mayor, Karen Bass, and unpacks the potential climate crisis implications of incoming US president Donald Trump’s record on misinformation, fossil fuel extraction and federal disaster response.

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Pete Hegseth, defense secretary pick, grilled during Senate confirmation hearing
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 02:19:11 +0000
The Senate begins holding confirmation hearings Tuesday for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, starting with Pete Hegseth for defense secretary.
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Democrats assail Hegseth as too divisive, inexperienced to run Pentagon
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:54:59 +0000
During a contentious hearing, Republicans rallied to the defense of Donald Trump’s pick for Pentagon chief as he faced tough questions about allegations of misconduct and his views on women.
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Hegseth, under Senate scrutiny, mutes critique of women in combat
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:37:45 +0000
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s choice for defense secretary, drew Democrats’ ire for past statements voicing strong opposition to female troops serving in combat units.
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Mike Johnson orders flags at the Capitol to be at full staff for Trump inauguration
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:53:02 +0000
The House speaker announced that the flags on the Hill will be raised for Trump’s inauguration and lowered the following day to honor the death of Jimmy Carter.
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In Greenland, a cold shoulder for Trump, but curiosity about U.S. ties
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:40:24 +0000
Greenland residents spoke to The Washington Post about President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed acquisition.
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What we learned from the Trump Jan. 6 report by special counsel Jack Smith
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:05:11 +0000

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Biden to remove Cuba from list of state sponsors of terrorism
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:49:09 GMT

Deal negotiated through Catholic church will involve ‘gradual’ release of 553 political prisoners, says Havana

The Biden administration has notified Congress that it will remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism in a deal the country’s communist government said would involve the “gradual” release of 553 political prisoners.

The deal, which administration officials said was negotiated through the Catholic church, was announced on Tuesday, just five days before Biden exits the White House and Donald Trump is inaugurated as the country’s 47th president.

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Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to attend Trump’s inauguration
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:33:54 +0000
They will be sitting on the dais during the swearing-in as Silicon Valley leaders aim to make inroads with Trump, who attacked Big Tech during his first presidency.
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Maker of weight-loss drugs to ask Trump to pause price negotiations: Report
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:26:17 +0000
The next 15 drugs up for negotiation will be released soon and may include a GLP-1.
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Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal and hostage release in ‘final stages,’ Qatar says
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:08:51 +0000
A deal to halt the 15-month war and release hostages is “on the brink” of being finalized, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said. President Joe Biden and Donald Trump also signaled optimism.
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Biden proposes front-of-pack food labels in his final days in office
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 21:58:52 +0000
The Biden administration's proposal is a last-ditch effort to put its stamp on the nation's food policy before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
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Congress Considers Putting Ken Paxton in Charge of Choosing Who to Deport
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:07:02 +0000

The Laken Riley Act authorizes state attorneys general to sue federal authorities to force deportations and block visas.

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Donald Trump Threatens Comcast In Rant Over Seth Meyers' Late Night Show
2025-01-14T16:34:59+00:00

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Trumpland: carnival to insurrection – in pictures
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:00:06 GMT

Photojournalist JM Giordano has followed the rise of Donald Trump, from the carnival-like kick-off at his first rally in 2015, to the insurrection at the Capitol on 6 January 2021, when many thought his political career was over. Trump is unseen, but looms over Giordano’s new book, Trumpland, published by Nighted Life

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The Pressure Campaign to Get Pete Hegseth Confirmed as Defense Secretary
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 03:30:59 +0000
Supporters of Donald Trump’s nominee have intimidated potential witnesses and suppressed the F.B.I. background check of the former Fox News host in the run-up to his Senate hearing.
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Iran is vulnerable to a Trumpian all-out economic assault
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:32:36 +0000
Oil prices are already at a five-month high
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What Imperialist Game Is Donald Trump Playing with Greenland?
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000
The President-elect’s brand of America First isolationism has always sat awkwardly with his Napoleonic tendencies.
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The Money Money Money Issue
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000
WIRED sent reporters far and wide to find out who controls the world's wealth. What did they find? Men. From Trump, Musk, and Putin to the CEOs, crypto schmoes, and solar bros, meet the patriarchy controlling the purse strings.
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Rich Men Rule the World
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000
The holders of the vast majority of the world’s wealth? Men. So many men—from Trump and Musk and Putin to every CEO, crypto schmo, and solar bro in between.
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The Trump DOJ Loved Leaking, as Long as It Was to Rupert Murdoch’s Newspapers
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000

The Trump administration spied on reporters to catch leakers. At the same time, it was leaking to right-wing media.

The post The Trump DOJ Loved Leaking, as Long as It Was to Rupert Murdoch’s Newspapers appeared first on The Intercept.

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The Inauguration of Trump’s Oligarchy
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Certain business titans have made Mar-a-Lago a scene of such flagrant self-abnegation, ring-kissing, and genuflection that it would embarrass a medieval Pope.
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Everton v Aston Villa, Newcastle v Wolves and more: Premier League – live
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 20:52:42 GMT

• Updates from Wednesday evening’s matches
• Live scoreboard | Premier League top scorers | Email Niall

There’s plenty more going on beyond the Premier League tonight: in the Championship, Blackburn host Portsmouth while in a pleasing piece of symmetry, the same fixture features in the Women’s FA Cup fourth round, alongside Leicester v Stoke.

In Scotland, Rangers welcome Aberdeen with both teams desperate for a win. In Italy, Inter host Bologna and there are five Bundesliga fixtures including Bayern Munich v Hoffenheim. There’s also Coupe de France and Copa del Rey action to boot. I’ll do my best to provide updates, or you can follow our live scores page.

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Polish PM accuses Russia of planning ‘acts of terrorism’ around the world
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:54:01 GMT

Donald Tusk claims Warsaw has been involved in countering ‘acts of sabotage’, referencing incendiary parcel attacks in Poland and the UK

Russia planned to conduct “acts of terrorism in the air”, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, by plotting a wave of fire bomb attacks that could have brought down planes mid-flight around the world.

Warsaw had been involved in countering “acts of sabotage” conducted by Russia, Tusk added, before he referred to incendiary parcel attacks that took place in the UK, Germany and Poland during the summer.

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Italy seeks to protect restaurants and hotels from fake and paid-for reviews
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:03:03 GMT

Under draft law, online reviewers would have to provide ID and proof that they visited the place in question

The Italian government is seeking to clamp down on fake and paid-for online reviews in an effort to protect the country’s hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions from misleading and damaging content.

Under a draft law announced this week, which still needs to be approved in parliament, anyone wanting to write an online review would be required to provide verifiable ID and proof that they visited the place in question.

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Italian police accused of making female activists remove underwear and do squats
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:41:06 GMT

Climate activists say they were subjected to degrading treatment during questioning in Brescia on Monday

Italy’s interior minister has been urged to open an investigation into police in the northern city of Brescia amid allegations that seven female climate activists were made to take off their underwear and perform squats during questioning.

The activists were among 22 people brought to Brescia’s main police station on Monday morning after officers interrupted a protest held outside the Italian aerospace and defence firm Leonardo’s factory.

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CIA director nominee defends decision to declassify unverified Russian claims
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:59:34 +0000

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South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol arrested and questioned for hours
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:56:26 GMT

Impeached president questioned over martial law declaration last month after standoff at his residence

• Explainer: After the arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol, what happens next?

South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was arrested and questioned for hours over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month, handing himself in after an early-morning standoff outside his official residence in Seoul.

His detention on Wednesday makes him the first sitting president in the country’s history to be arrested.

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Germany to shoot down drones near military sites
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:32:18 GMT
The number of sightings has increased since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, officials say.
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'My country is in crisis': A divided South Korea grapples with Yoon's arrest
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:37:52 GMT
The country is deeply polarised by the president's attempt to impose martial law.
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‘A trash can for the US’: anger in Mexico and Canada over toxic waste shipments
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:00:10 GMT

Exclusive: US companies are increasingly shipping toxic waste to other countries, where some argue it poses a risk

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US companies ship more than 1m tons of hazardous waste to other countries each year, raising questions over possible impacts on health and the environment, an investigation by the Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab has found.

Exports of toxic waste, most of which is shipped to Mexico and Canada, have climbed 17% since 2018, US records show. And while sending it away for recycling and disposal is legal, some experts are concerned that more and more of America’s most dangerous discards are leaving the country.

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South Korea’s President Yoon has been detained. Here’s what to know.
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:00:39 +0000
President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has already been impeached, became South Korea’s first sitting leader to be detained after weeks of openly defying authorities.
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Wednesday briefing: What a Gaza ceasefire might look like
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 07:03:15 GMT

In today’s newsletter: With reports of a breakthrough in ceasefire negotiations, a look at what the detail includes – and what its obstacles are

Good morning. After months of false starts, Israel and Hamas are close to agreeing a ceasefire that would involve the release of hostages and a major influx of aid into Gaza. Last night, both sides appeared to have accepted the outlines of a deal, with Reuters reporting that once Israel delivers maps showing how its forces will withdraw from Gaza, Hamas will give its response.

“It’s closer than it’s ever been before,” US secretary of state Antony Blinken said yesterday. “But, right now, as we sit here, we await final word from Hamas on its acceptance, and until we get that word, we’ll remain on the brink.”

Economy | UK inflation unexpectedly fell in December, handing some breathing space to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, after a week of turbulence in financial markets. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed the consumer prices index eased to 2.5%, below a reading of 2.6% in November.

UK politics | Tulip Siddiq has resigned as a Treasury minister after accepting the furore over her close ties to her aunt, the ousted prime minister of Bangladesh now accused of corruption, had become a distraction. An investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing but said a lack of records meant that it was not possible “to obtain comprehensive comfort” over properties linked to Sheikh Hasina.

South Korea | South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested and is being questioned over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month, anti-corruption investigators said on Wednesday, bringing to an end an early-morning standoff outside his official residence in Seoul.

Health | Doctors are proposing a “radical overhaul” of how obesity is diagnosed worldwide amid concerns that a reliance on body mass index may be causing millions of people to be misdiagnosed. Relying only on BMI is “ineffective” because it is not a direct measure of fat and does not provide information about a person’s health, a report by the Lancet commission said.

Comedy | The comedian and actor Tony Slattery has died aged 65 after a heart attack, his partner has announced. Slattery was known for his improvisations on the popular comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, as well as his appearances on Just a Minute and Have I Got News for You.

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Ladders, noodle stations and K-pop: how the arrest of South Korea’s president unfolded
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:43:05 GMT

Police came better prepared than for their first attempt two weeks ago while supporters on both sides of the political divide came out to protest

By 4.30am, the streets around Yoon Suk Yeol’s hilltop residence felt like rush hour, packed with police and protesters despite the early hour.

Roads were completely sealed off and thousands of officers were in position on the freezing winter morning, while hundreds of pro-Yoon supporters chanted aggressively while clutching red light sticks and American flags.

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South Korea’s impeached president detained over martial law gambit
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:39:24 +0000
Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing insurrection charges after his effort to impose martial law last month, becomes the first South Korean president to be detained while in office.
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Exiled, shot, impeached, jailed: A history of South Korean presidents
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:30:29 +0000
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is the latest in a long line of leaders to have their political careers marred by scandal or meet an otherwise unfortunate end.
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US to ban Russian, Chinese software and hardware in vehicles
2025-01-15T00:48:35+00:00

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Ban on Chinese connected-car software is almost ready
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:09:56 +0000
There are some exemptions, but the rule would block imports from MY2027.
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NATO launches new naval operation in Baltic Sea after severing of cables
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:09:40 +0000
The Baltic Sea operation in the region bordering Russia comes as European fears of sabotage mount after a string of disruptions to underwater cables.
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Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment: trial of suspended South Korean president begins
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:04:59 GMT

First of five hearings into martial law declaration lasts only minutes, while Yoon Suk Yeol remains holed up inside his presidential compound

The first hearing in the impeachment trial of South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, ended after just a few minutes on Tuesday as Yoon failed to appear at the constitutional court.

The court’s justices have about five months to decide whether to strip Yoon of his presidential duties over his short-lived declaration of martial law on 3 December or return him to office.

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Philby had to choose ‘between suicide and prosecution’ before 1963 defection
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 00:01:43 GMT

Files released by National Archives reveal moment double agent was confronted by MI6 officer Nicholas Elliot

Cambridge spy Kim Philby said his choice was “between suicide and prosecution” in a confession shortly before the high-ranking M16 double agent fled on a Russian steamer in 1963, according to previously secret documents.

Philby, the “third man” in the Cambridge Five ring, was confronted by his friend, the MI6 officer Nicholas Elliott, who had been sent by the British security services to persuade Philby to confess.

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South Korea's impeached president gets a pay rise while still resisting arrest
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:49:33 GMT

Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed coup attempt in December plunged country into worst political crisis in decades

The impeached South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will receive a pay rise, official documents revealed, as he continues to resist arrest over his ill-fated martial law declaration.

Yoon suspended civilian rule on 3 December, sending soldiers into parliament and plunging the country into its worst political crisis in decades. He was forced to backtrack hours later.

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Queer, HIV-Positive, and Running Out of Medication in Gaza
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:11:39 +0000

A year in Palestine, living in fear of not just genocide — but AIDS. 

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Searching for Justice and the Missing in the New Syria
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:30:00 +0000

The prisons are open, the secret files are unlocked. Now Syrians are trying to figure out how to hold war criminals accountable.

The post Searching for Justice and the Missing in the New Syria appeared first on The Intercept.

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She Lost Her Dad to Trump’s Killing Spree. Now She Wants Biden to Clear His Name.
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:00:00 +0000

Alfred Bourgeois’s daughter is convinced of his innocence. In the four years since his execution, she has waged a sometimes-lonely battle to prove it.

The post She Lost Her Dad to Trump’s Killing Spree. Now She Wants Biden to Clear His Name. appeared first on The Intercept.

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What the End of Meta’s Fact-Checking Program Means for the Future of Free Speech
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Meta’s decision to stop fact-checking or moderating content on its platforms signals fealty to Donald Trump.
Match ID: 113 Score: 17.86 source: www.newyorker.com age: 4 days
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A Tale of Two Justice Systems: Only Trump Gets Convicted of 34 Felonies and Receives No Punishment
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 01:20:37 +0000

Public defenders and legal professionals said they never see the leniency offered to Trump given to other defendants.

The post A Tale of Two Justice Systems: Only Trump Gets Convicted of 34 Felonies and Receives No Punishment appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 114 Score: 17.86 source: theintercept.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 17.86 trump

Congress Loves Crypto. So Why Do So Few Members Buy It?
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000

And why those that do aren’t just trading in meme coins for the lulz.

The post Congress Loves Crypto. So Why Do So Few Members Buy It? appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 115 Score: 15.71 source: theintercept.com age: 7 days
qualifiers: 7.14 trump, 4.29 trump, 4.29 energy

UK infrastructure isn’t climate-crisis ready | Letters
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:02:24 GMT

The UK’s road, rail and other vital networks are threatened by global warming, warns Dr Janet Young

Your article sets out the stark picture we’re dealing with (Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024, 10 January). Climate change is causing more extreme weather, and if we don’t speed up our global transition to clean energy, it will only get worse.

Making societies more resilient is mentioned, briefly. This is a topic that should be given much more prominence. Despite warnings from the Climate Change Committee and the United Nations, rising temperatures, and more extreme weather events all over the world, we have yet to take decisive action to adapt the UK’s infrastructure.

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Match ID: 116 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy

Energy nominee Chris Wright vows to unleash fossil fuel production
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:52:47 +0000

Match ID: 117 Score: 15.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy

NASA Celebrates Edwin Hubble’s Discovery of a New Universe
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:15:05 +0000
For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the Andromeda galaxy. Don’t go looking for it — the flickering star is 2.2 million light-years away, and is 1/100,000th the brightness of the faintest star visible to the human eye. Yet, a century ago, its […]
Match ID: 118 Score: 15.00 source: science.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy

Clean energy pioneer’s lab destroyed in suspected arson attack in Liverpool
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:57:16 GMT

Luke Evans, whose work has been called ‘breathtakingly new’, says he has lost experimental data and all equipment

A scientist in Liverpool has lost more than a decade of work after the prefabricated building that served as his research lab was destroyed in a suspected arson attack.

Luke Evans, the chief executive of Scintilla CME and a PhD student at the University of Liverpool, was due to submit his work in March. His research centres on advanced fuel cell technology that converts organic waste into clean energy, and could be crucial in the transition away from fossil fuels.

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Match ID: 119 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy

Great Britain’s energy grid operator closes connection queue
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:00:58 GMT

Neso says ‘short pause’ will help ease logjam delaying vital green projects, as unfunded ‘zombie projects’ block queue

Great Britain’s energy system operator has been forced to block new electricity projects from joining the decade-long queue for a grid connection, to stop the growing logjam from delaying vital green developments.

The National Energy System Operator (Neso) says it plans to use the “short pause” to overhaul application rules that have allowed a surge of unfunded project proposals to join the queue, blocking the progress of legitimate green investments.

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Match ID: 120 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy

‘Solar Mamas empower our people by giving them electricity’: the women lighting up Zanzibar
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:00:10 GMT

Women with little to no formal education trained to become solar technicians, transforming villages and tackling patriarchal norms

In a dimly lit corridor of a mud-walled house nestled among coconut trees, Sharifa Hussein stripped red and black cables, a screwdriver voltage tester balanced between her lips and rolls of cable lying by her feet.

Then, with the help of three other women, she attached the two wires to an electronic device nailed on the wall.

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Match ID: 121 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy

Roman Space Telescope Wide Field Instrument Poster
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 23:10:13 +0000
The Wide-Field Instrument (WFI), the primary instrument aboard NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, is a 300-megapixel visible and infrared camera that will allow scientists to perform revolutionary astrophysics surveys.   This specialized camera detects faint light across the cosmos and will be used to study a wide range of astrophysics topics including the expansion and […]
Match ID: 122 Score: 15.00 source: science.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy

The Spectacular Burnout of a Solar Panel Salesman
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000
He thought he’d make millions of dollars selling solar panels door-to-door. The reality was much darker.
Match ID: 123 Score: 15.00 source: www.wired.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy

Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:45:48 +0000

Under Meta’s relaxed hate speech rules, users can now post “I’m a proud racist” or “Black people are more violent than whites.”

The post Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral” appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 124 Score: 14.29 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 14.29 trump

King Donald and the Presidents at the National Cathedral
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 23:48:23 +0000
A report from Jimmy Carter’s—and Joe Biden’s—long goodbye.
Match ID: 125 Score: 14.29 source: www.newyorker.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 14.29 trump

My Ban From X Is About One Simple Thing: Elon Musk Controlling the Flow of Information
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:26:14 +0000

Whether it’s banning articles on X or killing fact checks on Meta, the only constant is that it benefits the powerful.

The post My Ban From X Is About One Simple Thing: Elon Musk Controlling the Flow of Information appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 126 Score: 12.86 source: theintercept.com age: 7 days
qualifiers: 7.14 trump, 5.71 russia

Do Russians Really Support the War in Ukraine?
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000
A group of sociologists found that few Russians were steadfast supporters of the war. Most had something more complicated to say.
Match ID: 127 Score: 11.43 source: www.newyorker.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 11.43 russia

Sanctions are sinking Russia’s flagship gas project
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:09:08 +0000
Whether that lasts is up to Donald Trump
Match ID: 128 Score: 11.43 source: www.economist.com age: 69 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions, 3.57 trump, 2.86 russia

How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:46:27 +0000
The fate of TikTok now rests in the hands of the US Supreme Court. If a law banning the social video app this month is upheld, it won’t disappear from your phone—but it will get messy fast.
Match ID: 129 Score: 10.71 source: www.wired.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 10.71 trump

ADL Chief Invokes Pager Attack as Inspiration for Taking on Internet Trolls
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:20:38 +0000

In a speech to Israel’s parliament, Jonathan Greenblatt admits the ADL’s battle against antisemitism is losing — but blows it on what to do.

The post ADL Chief Invokes Pager Attack as Inspiration for Taking on Internet Trolls appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 130 Score: 10.71 source: theintercept.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 10.71 trump

The TikTok Ban Is Also About Hiding Pro-Palestinian Content. Republicans Said So Themselves.
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:51:59 +0000

Conservatives have been hyperfixated on TikTok content that’s sympathetic with Gaza — and accused the company of algorithmic bias against Israel.

The post The TikTok Ban Is Also About Hiding Pro-Palestinian Content. Republicans Said So Themselves. appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 131 Score: 10.71 source: theintercept.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 10.71 trump

NASA Small Business Funding Enables Aircraft Inspection by Drone
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:50:52 +0000
A small business called Near Earth Autonomy developed a time-saving solution using drones for pre-flight checks of commercial airliners through a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and a partnership with The Boeing Company. Before commercial airliners are deemed safe to fly before each trip, a pre-flight inspection must be completed. This process can […]
Match ID: 132 Score: 10.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 2 days
qualifiers: 10.00 nuclear

One Environmental Journalist Thinks That the U.S. Needs More Mining
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:00:00 +0000
Mining for rare-earth metals has severe environmental consequences. Speaking with Elizabeth Kolbert, the journalist Vince Beiser says that the U.S. needs more of it.
Match ID: 133 Score: 8.57 source: www.newyorker.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 8.57 energy

Facebook Fact Checks Were Never Going to Save Us. They Just Made Liberals Feel Better.
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:23:02 +0000

Billionaires gonna billionaire — and lick the boots of whoever will bring them more riches and impunity.

The post Facebook Fact Checks Were Never Going to Save Us. They Just Made Liberals Feel Better. appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 134 Score: 8.57 source: theintercept.com age: 8 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.86 korea, 2.14 trump

To Ban TikTok, Supreme Court Would Rank “National Security” Before First Amendment
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Critics worry that a sweeping ban based on predictions rather than more concrete proof of TikTok’s security risks sets a precedent in line with repressive regimes.

The post To Ban TikTok, Supreme Court Would Rank “National Security” Before First Amendment appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 135 Score: 7.14 source: theintercept.com age: 7 days
qualifiers: 7.14 trump

The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2024
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 11:30:00 +0000
From Elon Musk and Donald Trump to state-sponsored hackers and crypto scammers, this was the year the online agents of chaos gained ground.
Match ID: 136 Score: 6.43 source: www.wired.com age: 16 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.86 russia

How much oil can Trump pump?
Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:44:21 +0000
The president-elect wants to be the ultimate energy baron
Match ID: 137 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 37 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 energy

Trump wastes no time in reigniting trade wars
Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:24:15 +0000
Canada and Mexico look likely to suffer
Match ID: 138 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 50 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump

The biggest losers from Trumponomics
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:39:40 +0000
America’s president-elect wants to reshape trade, capital and labour flows
Match ID: 139 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 62 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump

The return of Trumponomics excites markets but frightens the world
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:44:16 +0000
It may bring stronger growth, higher inflation and a global trade war
Match ID: 140 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 70 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump

Why investors’ “Trump trade” might be flawed
Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:37:43 +0000
Markets are betting Trump 2.0 would boost the dollar. It could fall instead
Match ID: 141 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 73 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump

Donald Trump’s trade hawk is plotting behind bars
Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:48:56 +0000
Peter Navarro’s dark vision of the global economy could shape Trump 2
Match ID: 142 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 218 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump

US Treasury Department Sanctions Chinese Company Over Cyberattacks
2025-01-07T12:00:42Z

From the Washington Post:

The sanctions target Beijing Integrity Technology Group, which U.S. officials say employed workers responsible for the Flax Typhoon attacks which compromised devices including routers and internet-enabled cameras to infiltrate government and industrial targets in the United States, Taiwan, Europe and elsewhere.

Match ID: 143 Score: 5.00 source: www.schneier.com age: 8 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions

How vulnerable is Israel to sanctions?
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:56:50 +0000
So far, measures have had little effect. That could change
Match ID: 144 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 153 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions

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: 145 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 280 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions

Will Elon Musk dominate President Trump’s economic policy?
Thu, 02 Jan 2025 09:49:34 +0000
He will face challenges from both America firsters and conservative mainstreamers
Match ID: 146 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 13 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

What investors expect from President Trump
Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:25:47 +0000
Shareholders are over the moon; bondholders are readying the whip hand
Match ID: 147 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 14 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Trump asks Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:32:00 GMT

Match ID: 148 Score: 3.57 source: www.marketwatch.com age: 18 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Stephen Miran is Trump's pick to lead Council of Economic Advisers
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 11:48:07 EST
Miran has called for a sweeping overhaul of the Fed to ensure greater political control over the central bank, including giving the president the power to fire board members at will.
Match ID: 149 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 24 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

The Federal Reserve takes on Trump—and stubborn inflation
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:12:20 +0000
Time for Jerome Powell to enter the octagon
Match ID: 150 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 34 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Biden: Trump’s tax and tariffs plans are a ‘major mistake’
Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:20:21 EST
Five weeks after the election, the president took his sharpest swing at Trump’s policy plans.
Match ID: 151 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 36 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

How China will strike back at Trump
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:45:27 +0000
Xi Jinping has set out his tariff red lines. What if America crosses them?
Match ID: 152 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 45 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Why everyone wants to lend to weak companies
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:58:45 +0000
An unanticipated side-effect of Donald Trump’s election victory
Match ID: 153 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 48 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Trump voters feel very differently about things now that he’s won, our new poll shows
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:47:39 EST
A pair of POLITICO|Morning Consult polls, one conducted in the final days of the election and the other conducted after Trump won, show how public opinion has changed.
Match ID: 154 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 48 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

How Trump, Starmer and Macron can avoid a debt crunch
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:25:06 +0000
With deficits soaring, their finance ministers will have to be smart
Match ID: 155 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 52 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

What Scott Bessent’s appointment means for the Trump administration
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 10:56:21 +0000
The president-elect’s nominee for treasury secretary faces a gruelling job
Match ID: 156 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 53 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

What Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders get wrong about credit cards
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:05:10 +0000
Forget interest rates. Rewards are the real problem
Match ID: 157 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 55 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Donald Trump’s gas war is about to begin
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:52:57 +0000
It could annoy some of his most loyal supporters
Match ID: 158 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 55 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Why crypto mania is reaching new heights
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:49:32 +0000
Are bitcoin bros right to be so thrilled by Donald Trump’s victory?
Match ID: 159 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 64 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

America’s strengthening dollar will rattle the rest of the world
Sun, 10 Nov 2024 15:53:02 +0000
Donald Trump’s policies could send the greenback soaring
Match ID: 160 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 66 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

What betting markets got right and wrong about Trump’s victory
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:50:03 +0000
They might have simply been lucky, or biased
Match ID: 161 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 69 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Donald Trump would leave Asia with only bad options
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:16:07 +0000
The continent’s policymakers are too relaxed about the risks
Match ID: 162 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 77 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Trump’s trillion-dollar tax cuts are spiralling out of control
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:59:12 +0000
His zany promises would blow up the deficit
Match ID: 163 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 90 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

An American sovereign-wealth fund is a risky idea
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:04:28 +0000
Donald Trump’s latest proposal has worryingly broad support
Match ID: 164 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 125 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Gary Gensler is the most controversial man in American finance
Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:18:55 +0000
Donald Trump is just the latest to take a swing. In an interview with The Economist, the SEC chair defends his record
Match ID: 165 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 167 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Donald Trump wants a weaker dollar. What are his options?
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:41:16 +0000
All come with their own drawbacks
Match ID: 166 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 174 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Trumponomics would not be as bad as most expect
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:35:08 +0000
Opposition would come from all angles
Match ID: 167 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 188 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Is America approaching peak tip?
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:05:29 +0000
The country’s gratuity madness may soon calm, so long as Donald Trump does not get his way
Match ID: 168 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 209 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

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
Match ID: 169 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 246 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: 170 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 267 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: 171 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 273 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: 172 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 295 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

The Worst Hacks of 2024
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:30:00 +0000
From Chinese cyberspies breaching US telecoms to ruthless ransomware gangs disrupting health care for millions of people, 2024 saw some of the worst hacks, breaches, and data leaks ever.
Match ID: 173 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 20 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

The Invisible Russia-Ukraine Battlefield
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000
In Russia’s war against Ukraine, electronic warfare, including signal-jamming, anti-drone weapons, and innovative protections for critical military systems, has become a key piece of the conflict.
Match ID: 174 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 23 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

2024: NASA Armstrong Prepares for Future Innovative Research Efforts
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:01:00 +0000
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is preparing today for tomorrow’s mission. Supersonic flight, next generation aircraft, advanced air mobility, climate changes, human exploration of space, and the next innovation are just some of the topics our researchers, engineers, and mission support teams focused on in 2024. NASA Armstrong began 2024 with the […]
Match ID: 175 Score: 2.86 source: www.nasa.gov age: 26 days
qualifiers: 2.86 korea

The ART of training
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:38:00 +0100

For the first group of ESA’s Astronaut Reserve, two intensive months of Astronaut Reserve Training (ART) have come to a close. During this initial training phase, members of the ESA Astronaut Reserve Sara García Alonso  from Spain,  Andrea Patassa  from Italy,  Arnaud Prost  from France,  Amelie Schoenenwald  from Germany, and  Aleš Svoboda  from Czechia were introduced to essential skills required for future space exploration and scientific research.

Match ID: 176 Score: 2.86 source: www.esa.int age: 26 days
qualifiers: 2.86 italy

Ukraine is winning the economic war against Russia
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:51:43 +0000
Whether that lasts depends on its ability to overcome acute shortages of power, men and money
Match ID: 177 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 28 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

Russia’s plunging currency spells trouble for its war effort
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:44:25 +0000
Supplies from China are about to become more expensive
Match ID: 178 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 45 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

Vladimir Putin is in a painful economic bind
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:53:16 +0000
Russia’s reliance on China is becoming a problem
Match ID: 179 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 58 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

How Vladimir Putin hopes to transform Russian trade
Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:44:29 +0000
He believes the country’s future lies with China and India. What could go wrong?
Match ID: 180 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 140 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

Vladimir Putin spends big—and sends Russia’s economy soaring
Sun, 11 Aug 2024 15:58:18 +0000
How long can the party last?
Match ID: 181 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 157 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

How Vladimir Putin created a housing bubble
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:39:56 +0000
Prices have risen by 172% in Russia’s biggest cities over the past three years
Match ID: 182 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 177 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

European banks are making heady profits in Russia
Thu, 06 Jun 2024 09:56:28 +0000
But for how much longer?
Match ID: 183 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 223 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: 184 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 258 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: 185 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 272 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: 186 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 279 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: 187 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 303 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: 188 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 311 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

Europe faces an unusual problem: ultra-cheap energy
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:53:05 +0000
The continent is failing to adapt to a renewables boom
Match ID: 189 Score: 2.14 source: www.economist.com age: 209 days
qualifiers: 2.14 energy

Fusion Sparks an Energy Revolution
Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000
After hitting a power-output milestone, fusion technology is ready to graduate from small-scale lab experiment to full-sized power plant.
Match ID: 190 Score: 2.14 source: www.wired.com age: 210 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: 191 Score: 2.14 source: www.wired.com age: 364 days
qualifiers: 2.14 energy

U.S. stock futures and bond yields drop on reports Putin has updated nuclear doctrine
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:55:00 GMT

Match ID: 192 Score: 1.43 source: www.marketwatch.com age: 57 days
qualifiers: 1.43 nuclear

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: 193 Score: 1.43 source: www.economist.com age: 290 days
qualifiers: 1.43 nuclear

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Congress Considers Putting Ken Paxton in Charge of Choosing Who to Deport
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:07:02 +0000

The Laken Riley Act authorizes state attorneys general to sue federal authorities to force deportations and block visas.

The post Congress Considers Putting Ken Paxton in Charge of Choosing Who to Deport appeared first on The Intercept.

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qualifiers: 25.00 federal judge(|s), 15.00 judge, 10.00 congress

SCOTUS Won’t Hear the Real Reason Porn Age-Verification Laws Are Spreading
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:54:28 +0000

Conservatives have been caught admitting that age-verification laws are pretext to shut down pornography entirely.

The post SCOTUS Won’t Hear the Real Reason Porn Age-Verification Laws Are Spreading appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 1 Score: 40.00 source: theintercept.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 25.00 federal judge(|s), 15.00 judge

Texas defends requiring ID for porn to SCOTUS: “We’ve done this forever”
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:38:09 +0000
SCOTUS likely to find Texas' age-gating of porn unconstitutional, expert says.
Match ID: 2 Score: 15.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 judge

Wolf Man review – fear-free update of the lupine myth lacks bite and believability
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:00:45 GMT

Leigh Whannell’s unfocused follow-up to The Invisible Man is a howling disappointment, misjudged and dull

Horror virtuoso Leigh Whannell, screenwriter of the original Saw and writer-director of The Invisible Man, gets into an awful mess with this fundamentally muddled and unsatisfying attempt at reviving the Wolf Man from Universal Studios’ monster stable as part of a possible integrated franchise series – the first since Benicio Del Toro found the cheek whiskers and lupine dodgy teeth sprouting at the first touch of moonlight back in 2010. There’s an excellent opening prologue sequence and a very smart final shot – but everything between is silly, misjudged and dull with dud storytelling, middling prosthetics and wide-eyed “I’m scared” reaction acting that will have you checking the time on your phone.

Christopher Abbott plays Blake, a failed writer and successful dad and househusband, living in New York with adorable daughter Ginger (Matilda Firth) and workaholic journalist-breadwinner Charlotte (Julia Garner). Blake is haunted by childhood memories of being brought up in remote Oregon by his angry and emotionally cold single father (Sam Jaeger). (The film sports half-heartedly with wolfmanness being a metaphor for toxic masculinity and abusive fatherhood.) A flashback reveals how the pair were hunting in the woods one day and menaced by a creature that Blake’s dad gruffly assures his son was a bear. When grownup Blake inherits his dad’s creepy old Andrew Wyeth farmstead, he suggests to Charlotte that they all go on a family trip out there together as a bonding experience. Hugely bad idea.

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How It Started, How It’s Going: Johnson Space Center Edition
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:38:01 +0000
If you ask Johnson Space Center employees why they work for NASA, many will tell you it was always their dream. For others, landing a job at NASA was an unexpected stop on their career path. Here is a look at where five Johnson team members worked before NASA and how they are helping to […]
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Judge Ends One Man’s 11-Year Quest to Recover $765 Million in Bitcoin by Digging Up a Landfill
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:25:06 +0000
A UK judge ruled against James Howells, who has been trying to get a hard drive with private keys to a cryptocurrency fortune out of a landfill for over a decade.
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A Tale of Two Justice Systems: Only Trump Gets Convicted of 34 Felonies and Receives No Punishment
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 01:20:37 +0000

Public defenders and legal professionals said they never see the leniency offered to Trump given to other defendants.

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Hi, I’m Abigail Hauslohner, and I cover national security with a focus on Congress. The confirmation...
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Pam Bondi is Donald Trump’s second choice for attorney general, following former congressman Matt Gaetz’s decision...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:18:02 +0000

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N.J. will stockpile abortion pills, governor says before Trump inauguration
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:03:36 +0000
Gov. Phil Murphy (D) said his state will begin stockpiling mifepristone “in light of the anti-choice policies supported by” Republican majorities in Congress.
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Does This Trump Crypto Appointee Even Have Crypto Experience? Yes, With a Trump-Themed Meme Coin.
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000

And, when he ran for Congress, trust fund kid Bo Hines got half a million in support from FTX crypto fraudsters.

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Biden to remove Cuba from list of state sponsors of terrorism
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:49:09 GMT

Deal negotiated through Catholic church will involve ‘gradual’ release of 553 political prisoners, says Havana

The Biden administration has notified Congress that it will remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism in a deal the country’s communist government said would involve the “gradual” release of 553 political prisoners.

The deal, which administration officials said was negotiated through the Catholic church, was announced on Tuesday, just five days before Biden exits the White House and Donald Trump is inaugurated as the country’s 47th president.

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The Trump DOJ Loved Leaking, as Long as It Was to Rupert Murdoch’s Newspapers
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000

The Trump administration spied on reporters to catch leakers. At the same time, it was leaking to right-wing media.

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To Ban TikTok, Supreme Court Would Rank “National Security” Before First Amendment
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Critics worry that a sweeping ban based on predictions rather than more concrete proof of TikTok’s security risks sets a precedent in line with repressive regimes.

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Searching for Justice and the Missing in the New Syria
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:30:00 +0000

The prisons are open, the secret files are unlocked. Now Syrians are trying to figure out how to hold war criminals accountable.

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Representative Ro Khanna on Elon Musk and the Tech Oligarchy
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:00:00 +0000
Representing Silicon Valley in Congress, Khanna knows tech moguls—and knows how dangerous they are. “Some of them,” he tells David Remnick, “think they’re Nietzsche’s Superman.”
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Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:45:48 +0000

Under Meta’s relaxed hate speech rules, users can now post “I’m a proud racist” or “Black people are more violent than whites.”

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The TikTok Ban Is Also About Hiding Pro-Palestinian Content. Republicans Said So Themselves.
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:51:59 +0000

Conservatives have been hyperfixated on TikTok content that’s sympathetic with Gaza — and accused the company of algorithmic bias against Israel.

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My Ban From X Is About One Simple Thing: Elon Musk Controlling the Flow of Information
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:26:14 +0000

Whether it’s banning articles on X or killing fact checks on Meta, the only constant is that it benefits the powerful.

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Congress Loves Crypto. So Why Do So Few Members Buy It?
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000

And why those that do aren’t just trading in meme coins for the lulz.

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Facebook Fact Checks Were Never Going to Save Us. They Just Made Liberals Feel Better.
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:23:02 +0000

Billionaires gonna billionaire — and lick the boots of whoever will bring them more riches and impunity.

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NASA Kicks off Testing Campaign for Remotely Piloted Cargo Flights
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:21:00 +0000
NASA recently began a series of flight tests with partners to answer an important aviation question: What will it take to integrate remotely piloted or autonomous planes carrying large packages and cargo safely into the U.S. airspace? Researchers tested new technologies in Hollister, California, that are helping to investigate what tools and capabilities are needed […]
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Nigeria’s Military Gets Billions in U.S. Aid. On Christmas Day, It Bombed Its Own Civilians Again.
Mon, 06 Jan 2025 17:22:23 +0000

Rep. Sara Jacobs is trying to raise the alarm about the key U.S. ally’s conduct after the Christmas strike killed 10 civilians.

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Does This Trump Crypto Appointee Even Have Crypto Experience? Yes, With a Trump-Themed Meme Coin.
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000

And, when he ran for Congress, trust fund kid Bo Hines got half a million in support from FTX crypto fraudsters.

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qualifiers: 20.00 cryptocurrenc(y|ies), 10.00 bitcoin(|s)

The ‘Largest Illicit Online Marketplace’ Ever Is Growing at an Alarming Rate, Report Says
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Huione Guarantee, a gray market researchers believe is central to the online scam ecosystem, now includes a messaging app, stablecoin, and crypto exchange—while facilitating $24 billion in transactions.
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Judge Ends One Man’s 11-Year Quest to Recover $765 Million in Bitcoin by Digging Up a Landfill
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:25:06 +0000
A UK judge ruled against James Howells, who has been trying to get a hard drive with private keys to a cryptocurrency fortune out of a landfill for over a decade.
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The Madcap Rise of Memecoin Factory Pump.Fun
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000
Pump.Fun raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in its first year in operation. Despite some growing pains, its creators say this is just the beginning.
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Rich Men Rule the World
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000
The holders of the vast majority of the world’s wealth? Men. So many men—from Trump and Musk and Putin to every CEO, crypto schmo, and solar bro in between.
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Congress Loves Crypto. So Why Do So Few Members Buy It?
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000

And why those that do aren’t just trading in meme coins for the lulz.

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What is Blockchain: Everything You Need to Know (2022)
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 05:49:00 +0000

If you want to pay online, you need to register an account and provide credit card information. If you don't have a credit card, you can pay with bank transfer. With the rise of cryptocurrencies, these methods may become old.

Imagine a world in which you can do transactions and many other things without having to give your personal information. A world in which you don’t need to rely on banks or governments anymore. Sounds amazing, right? That’s exactly what blockchain technology allows us to do.

It’s like your computer’s hard drive. blockchain is a technology that lets you store data in digital blocks, which are connected together like links in a chain. 

Blockchain technology was originally invented in 1991 by two mathematicians, Stuart Haber and W. Scot Stornetta. They first proposed the system to ensure that timestamps could not be tampered with.

A few years later, in 1998, software developer Nick Szabo proposed using a similar kind of technology to secure a digital payments system he called “Bit Gold.” However, this innovation was not adopted until Satoshi Nakamoto claimed to have invented the first Blockchain and Bitcoin.

So, What is Blockchain?

A blockchain is a distributed database shared between the nodes of a computer network. It saves information in digital format. Many people first heard of blockchain technology when they started to look up information about bitcoin.

Blockchain is used in cryptocurrency systems to ensure secure, decentralized records of transactions.

Blockchain allowed people to guarantee the fidelity and security of a record of data without the need for a third party to ensure accuracy.

To understand how a blockchain works, Consider these basic steps:

• Blockchain collects information in “blocks”.
• A block has a storage capacity, and once it's used up, it can be closed and linked to a previously served block.
• Blocks form chains, which are called “Blockchains.”
• More information will be added to the block with the most content until its capacity is full. The process repeats itself.
• Each block in the chain has an exact timestamp and can't be changed.

Let’s get to know more about the blockchain.

How does blockchain work?

Blockchain records digital information and distributes it across the network without changing it. The information is distributed among many users and stored in an immutable, permanent ledger that can't be changed or destroyed. That's why blockchain is also called "Distributed Ledger Technology" or DLT.

Here’s how it works:

• Someone or a computer will transacts
• The transaction is transmitted throughout the network.
• A network of computers can confirm the transaction.
• When it is confirmed a transaction is added to a block
• The blocks are linked together to create a history.

And that’s the beauty of it! The process may seem complicated, but it’s done in minutes with modern technology. And because technology is advancing rapidly, I expect things to move even more quickly than ever.

• A new transaction is added to the system. It is then relayed to a network of computers located around the world. The computers then solve equations to ensure the authenticity of the transaction.
• Once a transaction is confirmed, it is placed in a block after the confirmation. All of the blocks are chained together to create a permanent history of every transaction.

How are Blockchains used?

Even though blockchain is integral to cryptocurrency, it has other applications. For example, blockchain can be used for storing reliable data about transactions. Many people confuse blockchain with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum.

Blockchain already being adopted by some big-name companies, such as Walmart, AIG, Siemens, Pfizer, and Unilever. For example, IBM's Food Trust uses blockchain to track food's journey before reaching its final destination.

Although some of you may consider this practice excessive, food suppliers and manufacturers adhere to the policy of tracing their products because bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella have been found in packaged foods. In addition, there have been isolated cases where dangerous allergens such as peanuts have accidentally been introduced into certain products.

Tracing and identifying the sources of an outbreak is a challenging task that can take months or years. Thanks to the Blockchain, however, companies now know exactly where their food has been—so they can trace its location and prevent future outbreaks.

Blockchain technology allows systems to react much faster in the event of a hazard. It also has many other uses in the modern world.

What is Blockchain Decentralization?

Blockchain technology is safe, even if it’s public. People can access the technology using an internet connection.

Have you ever been in a situation where you had all your data stored at one place and that one secure place got compromised? Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to prevent your data from leaking out even when the security of your storage systems is compromised?

Blockchain technology provides a way of avoiding this situation by using multiple computers at different locations to store information about transactions. If one computer experiences problems with a transaction, it will not affect the other nodes.

Instead, other nodes will use the correct information to cross-reference your incorrect node. This is called “Decentralization,” meaning all the information is stored in multiple places.

Blockchain guarantees your data's authenticity—not just its accuracy, but also its irreversibility. It can also be used to store data that are difficult to register, like legal contracts, state identifications, or a company's product inventory.

Pros and Cons of Blockchain

Blockchain has many advantages and disadvantages. 

Pros

• Accuracy is increased because there is no human involvement in the verification process.
• One of the great things about decentralization is that it makes information harder to tamper with.
• Safe, private, and easy transactions
• Provides a banking alternative and safe storage of personal information

Cons

• Data storage has limits.
• The regulations are always changing, as they differ from place to place.
• It has a risk of being used for illicit activities 

Frequently Asked Questions About Blockchain

I’ll answer the most frequently asked questions about blockchain in this section.

Is Blockchain a cryptocurrency?

Blockchain is not a cryptocurrency but a technology that makes cryptocurrencies possible. It's a digital ledger that records every transaction seamlessly.

Is it possible for Blockchain to be hacked?

Yes, blockchain can be theoretically hacked, but it is a complicated task to be achieved. A network of users constantly reviews it, which makes hacking the blockchain difficult.

What is the most prominent blockchain company?

Coinbase Global is currently the biggest blockchain company in the world. The company runs a commendable infrastructure, services, and technology for the digital currency economy.

Who owns Blockchain?

Blockchain is a decentralized technology. It’s a chain of distributed ledgers connected with nodes. Each node can be any electronic device. Thus, one owns blockhain.

What is the difference between Bitcoin and Blockchain technology?

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, which is powered by Blockchain technology while Blockchain is a distributed ledger of cryptocurrency 

What is the difference between Blockchain and a Database?

Generally a database is a collection of data which can be stored and organized using a database management system. The people who have access to the database can view or edit the information stored there. The client-server network architecture is used to implement databases. whereas a blockchain is a growing list of records, called blocks, stored in a distributed system. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, timestamp and transaction information. Modification of data is not allowed due to the design of the blockchain. The technology allows decentralized control and eliminates risks of data modification by other parties.

Final Saying

Blockchain has a wide spectrum of applications and, over the next 5-10 years, we will likely see it being integrated into all sorts of industries. From finance to healthcare, blockchain could revolutionize the way we store and share data. Although there is some hesitation to adopt blockchain systems right now, that won't be the case in 2022-2023 (and even less so in 2026). Once people become more comfortable with the technology and understand how it can work for them, owners, CEOs and entrepreneurs alike will be quick to leverage blockchain technology for their own gain. Hope you like this article if you have any question let me know in the comments section

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Most Frequently Asked Questions About NFTs(Non-Fungible Tokens)
Sun, 06 Feb 2022 10:04:00 +0000

 

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the most popular digital assets today, capturing the attention of cryptocurrency investors, whales and people from around the world. People find it amazing that some users spend thousands or millions of dollars on a single NFT-based image of a monkey or other token, but you can simply take a screenshot for free. So here we share some freuently asked question about NFTs.

1) What is an NFT?

NFT stands for non-fungible  token, which is a cryptographic token on a blockchain with unique identification codes that distinguish it from other tokens. NFTs are unique and not interchangeable, which means no two NFTs are the same. NFTs can be a unique artwork, GIF, Images, videos, Audio album. in-game items, collectibles etc.

2) What is Blockchain?

A blockchain is a distributed digital ledger that allows for the secure storage of data. By recording any kind of information—such as bank account transactions, the ownership of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), or Decentralized Finance (DeFi) smart contracts—in one place, and distributing it to many different computers, blockchains ensure that data can’t be manipulated without everyone in the system being aware.

3) What makes an NFT valuable?

The value of an NFT comes from its ability to be traded freely and securely on the blockchain, which is not possible with other current digital ownership solutionsThe NFT points to its location on the blockchain, but doesn’t necessarily contain the digital property. For example, if you replace one bitcoin with another, you will still have the same thing. If you buy a non-fungible item, such as a movie ticket, it is impossible to replace it with any other movie ticket because each ticket is unique to a specific time and place.

4) How do NFTs work?

One of the unique characteristics of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is that they can be tokenised to create a digital certificate of ownership that can be bought, sold and traded on the blockchain. 

As with crypto-currency, records of who owns what are stored on a ledger that is maintained by thousands of computers around the world. These records can’t be forged because the whole system operates on an open-source network. 

NFTs also contain smart contracts—small computer programs that run on the blockchain—that give the artist, for example, a cut of any future sale of the token.

5) What’s the connection between NFTs and cryptocurrency?

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) aren't cryptocurrencies, but they do use blockchain technology. Many NFTs are based on Ethereum, where the blockchain serves as a ledger for all the transactions related to said NFT and the properties it represents.5) How to make an NFT?

Anyone can create an NFT. All you need is a digital wallet, some ethereum tokens and a connection to an NFT marketplace where you’ll be able to upload and sell your creations

6) How to validate the authencity of an NFT?

When you purchase a stock in NFT, that purchase is recorded on the blockchain—the bitcoin ledger of transactions—and that entry acts as your proof of ownership.

7) How is an NFT valued? What are the most expensive NFTs?

The value of an NFT varies a lot based on the digital asset up for grabs. People use NFTs to trade and sell digital art, so when creating an NFT, you should consider the popularity of your digital artwork along with historical statistics.

In the year 2021, a digital artist called Pak created an artwork called The Merge. It was sold on the Nifty Gateway NFT market for $91.8 million.

8) Can NFTs be used as an investment?

Non-fungible tokens can be used in investment opportunities. One can purchase an NFT and resell it at a profit. Certain NFT marketplaces let sellers of NFTs keep a percentage of the profits from sales of the assets they create.

9) Will NFTs be the future of art and collectibles?

Many people want to buy NFTs because it lets them support the arts and own something cool from their favorite musicians, brands, and celebrities. NFTs also give artists an opportunity to program in continual royalties if someone buys their work. Galleries see this as a way to reach new buyers interested in art.

10) How do we buy an NFTs?

There are many places to buy digital assets, like opensea and their policies vary. On top shot, for instance, you sign up for a waitlist that can be thousands of people long. When a digital asset goes on sale, you are occasionally chosen to purchase it.

11) Can i mint NFT for free?

To mint an NFT token, you must pay some amount of gas fee to process the transaction on the Etherum blockchain, but you can mint your NFT on a different blockchain called Polygon to avoid paying gas fees. This option is available on OpenSea and this simply denotes that your NFT will only be able to trade using Polygon's blockchain and not Etherum's blockchain. Mintable allows you to mint NFTs for free without paying any gas fees.

12) Do i own an NFT if i screenshot it?

The answer is no. Non-Fungible Tokens are minted on the blockchain using cryptocurrencies such as Etherum, Solana, Polygon, and so on. Once a Non-Fungible Token is minted, the transaction is recorded on the blockchain and the contract or license is awarded to whoever has that Non-Fungible Token in their wallet.

12) Why are people investing so much in NFT?

 Non-fungible tokens have gained the hearts of people around the world, and they have given digital creators the recognition they deserve. One of the remarkable things about non-fungible tokens is that you can take a screenshot of one, but you don’t own it. This is because when a non-fungible token is created, then the transaction is stored on the blockchain, and the license or contract to hold such a token is awarded to the person owning the token in their digital wallet.

You can sell your work and creations by attaching a license to it on the blockchain, where its ownership can be transferred. This lets you get exposure without losing full ownership of your work. Some of the most successful projects include Cryptopunks, Bored Ape Yatch Club NFTs, SandBox, World of Women and so on. These NFT projects have gained popularity globally and are owned by celebrities and other successful entrepreneurs. Owning one of these NFTs gives you an automatic ticket to exclusive business meetings and life-changing connections.

Final Saying

That’s a wrap. Hope you guys found this article enlightening. I just answer some question with my limited knowledge about NFTs. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop them in the comment section below. Also I have a question for you, Is bitcoin an NFTs? let me know in The comment section below

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The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2024
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 11:30:00 +0000
From Elon Musk and Donald Trump to state-sponsored hackers and crypto scammers, this was the year the online agents of chaos gained ground.
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What China’s central bank and Costco shoppers have in common
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:02:17 +0000
Hint: it is not a fondness for cryptocurrencies
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LimeWire AI Studio Review 2023: Details, Pricing & Features
Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:10:00 +0000

 

In the rapidly advancing landscape of AI technology and innovation, LimeWire emerges as a unique platform in the realm of generative AI tools. This platform not only stands out from the multitude of existing AI tools but also brings a fresh approach to content generation. LimeWire not only empowers users to create AI content but also provides creators with creative ways to share and monetize their creations.

As we explore LimeWire, our aim is to uncover its features, benefits for creators, and the exciting possibilities it offers for AI content generation. This platform presents an opportunity for users to harness the power of AI in image creation, all while enjoying the advantages of a free and accessible service.

Let's unravel the distinctive features that set LimeWire apart in the dynamic landscape of AI-powered tools, understanding how creators can leverage its capabilities to craft unique and engaging AI-generated images.

Introduction

This revamped LimeWire invites users to register and unleash their creativity by crafting original AI content, which can then be shared and showcased on the LimeWire Studio. Notably, even acclaimed artists and musicians, such as Deadmau5, Soulja Boy, and Sean Kingston, have embraced this platform to publish their content in the form of NFT music, videos, and images.

Beyond providing a space for content creation and sharing, LimeWire introduces monetization models to empower users to earn revenue from their creations. This includes avenues such as earning ad revenue and participating in the burgeoning market of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). As we delve further, we'll explore these monetization strategies in more detail to provide a comprehensive understanding of LimeWire's innovative approach to content creation and distribution.

LimeWire Studio welcomes content creators into its fold, providing a space to craft personalized AI-focused content for sharing with fans and followers. Within this creative hub, every piece of content generated becomes not just a creation but a unique asset—ownable and tradable. Fans have the opportunity to subscribe to creators' pages, immersing themselves in the creative journey and gaining ownership of digital collectibles that hold tradeable value within the LimeWire community. Notably, creators earn a 2.5% royalty each time their content is traded, adding a rewarding element to the creative process.

The platform's flexibility is evident in its content publication options. Creators can choose to share their work freely with the public or opt for a premium subscription model, granting exclusive access to specialized content for subscribers.

LimeWire AI Studio

As of the present moment, LimeWire focuses on AI Image Generation, offering a spectrum of creative possibilities to its user base. The platform, however, has ambitious plans on the horizon, aiming to broaden its offerings by introducing AI music and video generation tools in the near future. This strategic expansion promises creators even more avenues for expression and engagement with their audience, positioning LimeWire Studio as a dynamic and evolving platform within the realm of AI-powered content creation.

AI Image Generation Tools

The LimeWire AI image generation tool presents a versatile platform for both the creation and editing of images. Supporting advanced models such as Stable Diffusion 2.1, Stable Diffusion XL, and DALL-E 2, LimeWire offers a sophisticated toolkit for users to delve into the realm of generative AI art.

Much like other tools in the generative AI landscape, LimeWire provides a range of options catering to various levels of complexity in image creation. Users can initiate the creative process with prompts as simple as a few words or opt for more intricate instructions, tailoring the output to their artistic vision.

What sets LimeWire apart is its seamless integration of different AI models and design styles. Users have the flexibility to effortlessly switch between various AI models, exploring diverse design styles such as cinematic, digital art, pixel art, anime, analog film, and more. Each style imparts a distinctive visual identity to the generated AI art, enabling users to explore a broad spectrum of creative possibilities.

The platform also offers additional features, including samplers, allowing users to fine-tune the quality and detail levels of their creations. Customization options and prompt guidance further enhance the user experience, providing a user-friendly interface for both novice and experienced creators.

Excitingly, LimeWire is actively developing its proprietary AI model, signaling ongoing innovation and enhancements to its image generation capabilities. This upcoming addition holds the promise of further expanding the creative horizons for LimeWire users, making it an evolving and dynamic platform within the landscape of AI-driven art and image creation.

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Upon completing your creative endeavor on LimeWire, the platform allows you the option to publish your content. An intriguing feature follows this step: LimeWire automates the process of minting your creation as a Non-Fungible Token (NFT), utilizing either the Polygon or Algorand blockchain. This transformative step imbues your artwork with a unique digital signature, securing its authenticity and ownership in the decentralized realm.

Creators on LimeWire hold the power to decide the accessibility of their NFT creations. By opting for a public release, the content becomes discoverable by anyone, fostering a space for engagement and interaction. Furthermore, this choice opens the avenue for enthusiasts to trade the NFTs, adding a layer of community involvement to the artistic journey.

Alternatively, LimeWire acknowledges the importance of exclusivity. Creators can choose to share their posts exclusively with their premium subscribers. In doing so, the content remains a special offering solely for dedicated fans, creating an intimate and personalized experience within the LimeWire community. This flexibility in sharing options emphasizes LimeWire's commitment to empowering creators with choices in how they connect with their audience and distribute their digital creations.

After creating your content, you can choose to publish the content. It will automatically mint your creation as an NFT on the Polygon or Algorand blockchain. You can also choose whether to make it public or subscriber-only.

If you make it public, anyone can discover your content and even trade the NFTs. If you choose to share the post only with your premium subscribers, it will be exclusive only to your fans.

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When you publish content on LimeWire, you will receive 70% of all ad revenue from other users who view your images, music, and videos on the platform.

This revenue model will be much more beneficial to designers. You can experiment with the AI image and content generation tools and share your creations while earning a small income on the side.

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The revenue you earn from your creations will come in the form of LMWR tokens, LimeWire’s own cryptocurrency.

Your earnings will be paid every month in LMWR, which you can then trade on many popular crypto exchange platforms like Kraken, ByBit, and UniSwap.

You can also use your LMWR tokens to pay for prompts when using LimeWire generative AI tools.

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You can sign up to LimeWire to use its AI tools for free. You will receive 10 credits to use and generate up to 20 AI images per day. You will also receive 50% of the ad revenue share. However, you will get more benefits with premium plans.

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In conclusion, LimeWire emerges as a democratizing force in the creative landscape, providing an inclusive platform where anyone can unleash their artistic potential and effortlessly share their work. With the integration of AI, LimeWire eliminates traditional barriers, empowering designers, musicians, and artists to publish their creations and earn revenue with just a few clicks.

The ongoing commitment of LimeWire to innovation is evident in its plans to enhance generative AI tools with new features and models. The upcoming expansion to include music and video generation tools holds the promise of unlocking even more possibilities for creators. It sparks anticipation about the diverse and innovative ways in which artists will leverage these tools to produce and publish their own unique creations.

For those eager to explore, LimeWire's AI tools are readily accessible for free, providing an opportunity to experiment and delve into the world of generative art. As LimeWire continues to evolve, creators are encouraged to stay tuned for the launch of its forthcoming AI music and video generation tools, promising a future brimming with creative potential and endless artistic exploration

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The link between digital assets and mainstream finance is strengthening
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Cyclone Dikeledi kills three in Madagascar, and Mayotte is hit again
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:02:30 GMT

Tropical storm batters eastern parts of Africa, including French territory still recovering from Cyclone Chido

Over the weekend, eastern parts of Africa were threatened by Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi. What started as a slight tropical disturbance between Indonesia and Australia on 2 January progressed westwards while developing into a depression over the week that followed.

The depression strengthened into a moderate tropical storm with heavy downpours and gusty winds exceeding 39mph (63km/h) across central parts of the Indian Ocean. At this time, the system was named Dikeledi. It continued westwards and deepened into a tropical cyclone on the evening of 10 January as maximum sustained wind speeds hit 74mph – the equivalent of becoming a category 1 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean.

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No 10 accused of having ‘revolving door’ after new Treasury minister embroiled in China row
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:16:55 GMT

Emma Reynolds, who replaces Tulip Siddiq, pressed government over foreign influence rules while at lobbyist

No 10 has been accused of having a “revolving door” after it refused to say whether the new Treasury minister Emma Reynolds would recuse herself from policy on China after she lobbied the government on the issue.

Reynolds, who worked as managing director for TheCityUK, a lobby group for banks and other financial services companies, had previously pressed the government to make China exempt from the strictest tier of rules on registration of foreign influence.

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‘My Chinese Spy’ Memes Show Americans Aren’t Sold on the TikTok Ban
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:58:39 +0000
With a TikTok shutdown all but inevitable, users are dedicating their final days on the app to fictional agents of the Chinese government.
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"Three Gorges Dam In Space": China Reveals Plans To Build Giant Power Station In Earth's Orbit
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Why ‘Beating China’ In AI Brings Its Own Risks
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:01:20 +0000
The US is increasingly intent on winning the AI race with China. Experts say this ignores the benefits of collaboration—and the danger of unintended consequences.
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UK and EU urged to follow US and block funding for World Anti-Doping Agency
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:00:52 GMT

• Wada’s handling of Chinese swimmers’ case under fire
• Former Wada vice-president joins chorus of concern

Pressure is intensifying on the World Anti-Doping Agency, with the UK and European Union being urged to stop funding the global body. It follows the US decision to withhold its financial backing over Wada’s handling of the 23 Chinese swimmers cleared to compete at the Olympics in 2021.

The shadow sports minister, Stuart Andrew, is calling on the government to follow the example of Joe Biden’s US administration and consider withholding funds if Wada cannot show full transparency over the China case.

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Rubio says China is ‘most potent and dangerous near-peer adversary’
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:41:09 +0000

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SpaceX launches two lunar landers to the moon
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:13:34 GMT

Privately built spacecraft from Texas-based Firefly and Japan’s ispace will conduct experiments for future missions

Two privately built lunar landers were speeding towards the moon on Wednesday after space start-ups from Texas and Japan split the cost of an early-hours ride aboard a SpaceX Falcon rocket.

The 1.11am ET launch from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center saw a rover from the Tokyo company ispace share cargo space with a lander from Cedar Park-based Firefly Aerospace, whose Blue Ghost Mission 1 will conduct a number of experiments for Nasa after it touches down in early March.

The Associated Press contributed reporting

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Meta takes us a step closer to Star Trek’s universal translator
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:00:10 +0000
The computer science behind translating speech from 100 source languages.
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New City minister's pro-China stance under scrutiny
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:47:16 GMT
Emma Reynolds - who replaces Tulip Siddiq - lobbied against restrictions on Chinese businesses in a previous job.
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Climate ‘whiplash’ events increasing exponentially around world
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:00:42 GMT

Global heating means atmosphere can drive both extreme droughts and floods with rapid switches

Climate “whiplash” between extremely wet and dry conditions, which spurred catastrophic fires in Los Angeles, is increasing exponentially around the world because of global heating, analysis has found.

Climate whiplash is a rapid swing between very wet or dry conditions and can cause far more harm to people than individual extreme events alone. In recent years, whiplash events have been linked to disastrous floods in east Africa, Pakistan and Australia and to worsening heatwaves in Europe and China.

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Wednesday briefing: What a Gaza ceasefire might look like
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 07:03:15 GMT

In today’s newsletter: With reports of a breakthrough in ceasefire negotiations, a look at what the detail includes – and what its obstacles are

Good morning. After months of false starts, Israel and Hamas are close to agreeing a ceasefire that would involve the release of hostages and a major influx of aid into Gaza. Last night, both sides appeared to have accepted the outlines of a deal, with Reuters reporting that once Israel delivers maps showing how its forces will withdraw from Gaza, Hamas will give its response.

“It’s closer than it’s ever been before,” US secretary of state Antony Blinken said yesterday. “But, right now, as we sit here, we await final word from Hamas on its acceptance, and until we get that word, we’ll remain on the brink.”

Economy | UK inflation unexpectedly fell in December, handing some breathing space to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, after a week of turbulence in financial markets. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed the consumer prices index eased to 2.5%, below a reading of 2.6% in November.

UK politics | Tulip Siddiq has resigned as a Treasury minister after accepting the furore over her close ties to her aunt, the ousted prime minister of Bangladesh now accused of corruption, had become a distraction. An investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing but said a lack of records meant that it was not possible “to obtain comprehensive comfort” over properties linked to Sheikh Hasina.

South Korea | South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested and is being questioned over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month, anti-corruption investigators said on Wednesday, bringing to an end an early-morning standoff outside his official residence in Seoul.

Health | Doctors are proposing a “radical overhaul” of how obesity is diagnosed worldwide amid concerns that a reliance on body mass index may be causing millions of people to be misdiagnosed. Relying only on BMI is “ineffective” because it is not a direct measure of fat and does not provide information about a person’s health, a report by the Lancet commission said.

Comedy | The comedian and actor Tony Slattery has died aged 65 after a heart attack, his partner has announced. Slattery was known for his improvisations on the popular comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, as well as his appearances on Just a Minute and Have I Got News for You.

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A moment that changed me: I tasted honey so sublime, I gave up my career to keep bees
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:55:11 GMT

When a neighbour let me see inside his hive, it set me on a path to an extraordinary life second act

I was first introduced to bees when I was invited to visit a neighbour’s apiary one April afternoon, 20 years ago. Like most people, I was terrified of stinging insects, but I was fond of the honey they produced, which I would drizzle into my tea to soothe a scratchy throat.

An invitation to meet honeybees was unusual. At the time, I was a freelance designer and illustrator, and spent my days working from my tiny red cottage in rural Connecticut. Occasionally, I took day trips into New York City to meet with clients and a few times each year travelled to China to oversee manufacturing of giftware for a small import company

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FBI forces Chinese malware to delete itself from thousands of US computers
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:51:59 +0000
Self-delete commands sent from commandeered server to malware on infected PCs.
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More than half a million ‘TikTok refugees’ flock to China’s RedNote as ban looms
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:30:04 GMT

RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu, rockets to top of US app stores, along with ByteDance’s Lemon8

New users have piled in to the Chinese social media app RedNote just days before a proposed US ban on the popular social media app TikTok, as the lesser-known company rushes to capitalize on the sudden influx while walking a delicate line of moderating English-language content.

In a live chat dubbed “TikTok Refugees” on RedNote on Monday, more than 50,000 US and Chinese users joined the room. Veteran Chinese users, with some sense of bewilderment, welcomed their American counterparts and swapped notes with them on topics such as food and youth unemployment. Occasionally, however, the Americans veered into riskier territory.

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Chinese officials reportedly discuss sale of TikTok in US to Elon Musk
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:10:03 GMT

Tech company rejects as ‘pure fiction’ a report that a deal could take place if it fails to avoid an impending ban

Chinese officials have reportedly held preliminary talks about a potential option to sell TikTok’s operations in the US to the billionaire Elon Musk, should the short-video app be unable to avoid an impending ban. Another option is that Musk acts as a broker in a deal to sell the app.

Beijing officials prefer that TikTok remains under the control of its Chinese parent, Bytedance, but have discussed other options including a sale to Musk, Bloomberg reported. The Financial Times reported on the same day that the officials had discussed the preliminary possibility of Musk functioning as a go-between for Bytedance and any potential buyer that would prevent the app from being shut down.

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Ban on Chinese connected-car software is almost ready
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:09:56 +0000
There are some exemptions, but the rule would block imports from MY2027.
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Tokyo drift: what happens when a city stops being the future?
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:00:02 GMT

Tokyo remains, in the world’s imagination, a place of sophistication and wealth. But with economic revival forever distant, ‘tourism pollution’ seems the only viable plan

The yen is low, and everybody is coming to Tokyo. If that sounds familiar, it’s not because I’m being coy or hedging my bets; it is the only information to be found in most English-language coverage of Japan’s capital in the aftermath of the pandemic. I can’t stop reading these accounts. After nine years in the country, you’d think I would have learned enough Japanese to liberate myself from the Anglo-American internet, but I’m afraid I’m stuck with flimsy stories about the tourist uptick for the time being.

Part of the reason that so much coverage of the city where I live errs on the side of optimism is that Tokyo remains lodged in the postwar American imagination as a place of sophistication and wealth, good taste and cultural authenticity, with a reputation for deferential hospitality. Never mind that this was the calculated effect of bilateral postwar public relations campaigns, a boom in exportable middlebrow culture and fearmongering about Japanese industrial dominance.

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With a TikTok Ban Looming, Users Flee to Chinese App ‘RedNote’
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:03:45 +0000
Some say they joined Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book,” to spite the US government after a ban on TikTok became more likely.
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New US Rule Aims to Block China’s Access to AI Chips and Models by Restricting the World
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:06:09 +0000
The US government has announced a radical plan to control exports of cutting-edge AI technology to most nations.
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Yorkshire put private ownership plans on hold as focus turns to Hundred auction
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:16:27 GMT

• Colin Graves announced demutualisation plans last year
• Club hoping to secure Indian partner in Hundred sale

Yorkshire have put on hold controversial plans to take the 162‑year‑old ­members’ club into private ownership.

In announcing his intention to demutualise the county last year the chair, Colin Graves, claimed that without “swift and decisive action” Yorkshire “will be fighting for its ­survival”, but the Guardian has learned that the process has been paused without the club securing the additional external investment it had been seeking.

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50 Years Ago: Preparing the Final Saturn Rocket for Flight
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:20:11 +0000
With the historic first international space docking mission only six months away, preparations on the ground for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) intensified. At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, workers in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) stacked the rocket for the mission, the final Saturn rocket assembled for flight. In the nearby Manned […]
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UK stalls Chagos Islands deal until Trump administration can ‘consider detail’
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:24:50 GMT

Future of Diego Garcia military base should be considered before handover to Mauritius signed off, No 10 says

• UK politics live – latest updates

The UK government will not sign off a deal to hand back the Chagos Islands to Mauritius until Donald Trump’s administration has had a chance to consider the future of the joint military base, Downing Street has confirmed.

Allies of the US president-elect have been critical of the deal because of the implications for the strategically important Diego Garcia base, with concerns that it could bolster Chinese interests in the Indian Ocean.

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Congress Considers Putting Ken Paxton in Charge of Choosing Who to Deport
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 20:07:02 +0000

The Laken Riley Act authorizes state attorneys general to sue federal authorities to force deportations and block visas.

The post Congress Considers Putting Ken Paxton in Charge of Choosing Who to Deport appeared first on The Intercept.

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Queer, HIV-Positive, and Running Out of Medication in Gaza
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:11:39 +0000

A year in Palestine, living in fear of not just genocide — but AIDS. 

The post Queer, HIV-Positive, and Running Out of Medication in Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.

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India’s Maha Kumbh Mela festival gets under way for first time in 144 years
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 05:00:01 GMT

The grand version of the 12-yearly Hindu pilgrimage is expected to draw more than 400 million devotees

The world’s largest religious gathering kicked off on Monday as millions of Hindu devotees gathered on the banks of Ganges in India to mark the beginning of the Maha Kumbh Mela.

The Kumbh Mela pilgrimage takes place every 12 years and is widely seen as the “festival of festivals” in the Hindu religious calendar in India, attended by a vibrant mix of sadhus or holy men, ascetics, pilgrims and tourists. This year’s celebration is particularly significant as the Maha or grand Kumbh Mela only takes places every 144 years, marking the 12th Kumbh Mela and a special celestial alignment of the sun, moon and Jupiter.

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South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol arrested and questioned for hours
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:56:26 GMT

Impeached president questioned over martial law declaration last month after standoff at his residence

• Explainer: After the arrest of Yoon Suk Yeol, what happens next?

South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was arrested and questioned for hours over his ill-fated declaration of martial law last month, handing himself in after an early-morning standoff outside his official residence in Seoul.

His detention on Wednesday makes him the first sitting president in the country’s history to be arrested.

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'My country is in crisis': A divided South Korea grapples with Yoon's arrest
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:37:52 GMT
The country is deeply polarised by the president's attempt to impose martial law.
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‘A trash can for the US’: anger in Mexico and Canada over toxic waste shipments
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:00:10 GMT

Exclusive: US companies are increasingly shipping toxic waste to other countries, where some argue it poses a risk

• Leer en español en Quinto Elemento Lab

US companies ship more than 1m tons of hazardous waste to other countries each year, raising questions over possible impacts on health and the environment, an investigation by the Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab has found.

Exports of toxic waste, most of which is shipped to Mexico and Canada, have climbed 17% since 2018, US records show. And while sending it away for recycling and disposal is legal, some experts are concerned that more and more of America’s most dangerous discards are leaving the country.

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South Korea’s President Yoon has been detained. Here’s what to know.
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:00:39 +0000
President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has already been impeached, became South Korea’s first sitting leader to be detained after weeks of openly defying authorities.
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Ladders, noodle stations and K-pop: how the arrest of South Korea’s president unfolded
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:43:05 GMT

Police came better prepared than for their first attempt two weeks ago while supporters on both sides of the political divide came out to protest

By 4.30am, the streets around Yoon Suk Yeol’s hilltop residence felt like rush hour, packed with police and protesters despite the early hour.

Roads were completely sealed off and thousands of officers were in position on the freezing winter morning, while hundreds of pro-Yoon supporters chanted aggressively while clutching red light sticks and American flags.

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South Korea’s impeached president detained over martial law gambit
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:39:24 +0000
Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing insurrection charges after his effort to impose martial law last month, becomes the first South Korean president to be detained while in office.
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Exiled, shot, impeached, jailed: A history of South Korean presidents
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:30:29 +0000
Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is the latest in a long line of leaders to have their political careers marred by scandal or meet an otherwise unfortunate end.
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From the archive: ‘A deranged pyroscape’: how fires across the world have grown weirder – podcast
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:00:11 GMT

We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.

This week, from 2022: Despite the rise of headline-grabbing megafires, fewer fires are burning worldwide now than at any time since antiquity. But this isn’t good news – in banishing fire from sight, we have made its dangers stranger and less predictable. By Daniel Immerwahr

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Tuesday briefing: What Ukraine might gain from two North Korean captives
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:48:28 GMT

In today’s newsletter: Kyiv’s interrogation footage of captured North Korean soldiers leads to questions about what it might do with the soldiers – and what the PoWs might do for them

Good morning. In a grinding war where significant changes at the front are hard to discern, a video released by Ukraine on Sunday is a rare point of focus: it featured two North Korean soldiers, answering questions from their Ukrainian captors, and weighing the circumstances of their presence in a conflict thousands of miles from home.

The video is, perhaps, not militarily significant. But it is a unique insight into one of the more extraordinary aspects of a conflict that has drawn in actors from all over the world, and is a crucible in which every participant is learning how modern wars are fought.

Economy | Rachel Reeves will remain as chancellor until the next general election, Keir Starmer has insisted, as he warned the Treasury would be “ruthless” over public spending cuts to help meet the government’s fiscal rules.

Gaza | Joe Biden has said his administration is on the brink of sealing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that could pause the war after more than 14 months of fighting. Biden administration officials have said they believe the deal may be concluded before Donald Trump’s inauguration next week.

US politics | Donald Trump would have been convicted of crimes over his failed attempt to cling to power in 2020 if he had not won the presidential election in 2024, according to the special counsel who investigated him. Jack Smith’s report detailing his team’s findings about Trump’s efforts to subvert democracy was released early on Tuesday.

UK news | A man accused of driving a young mother to suicide through domestic violence has been found guilty of assault and prolonged controlling behaviour but cleared of her manslaughter. Ryan Wellings, 30, was blamed from “beyond the grave” for the death of his partner, Kiena Dawes. Read more about the case.

‘Forever chemicals’ | The cost of cleaning up toxic forever chemical pollution could reach more than £1.6tn across the UK and Europe over a 20-year period, an annual bill of £84bn, research has found. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are used in everything from cosmetics to nonstick pans but are almost indestructible without human intervention.

[It is] unclear if North Korea will even claim the two captured soldiers as their own, given Moscow and Pyongyang’s refusal to officially admit that North Korean forces have been deployed to Russia. At the same time, Russia could claim them as their own and hand them over to North Korea after they are traded with Ukrainian PoWs.

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Yoon Suk Yeol impeachment: trial of suspended South Korean president begins
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:04:59 GMT

First of five hearings into martial law declaration lasts only minutes, while Yoon Suk Yeol remains holed up inside his presidential compound

The first hearing in the impeachment trial of South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, ended after just a few minutes on Tuesday as Yoon failed to appear at the constitutional court.

The court’s justices have about five months to decide whether to strip Yoon of his presidential duties over his short-lived declaration of martial law on 3 December or return him to office.

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South Korea's impeached president gets a pay rise while still resisting arrest
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:49:33 GMT

Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed coup attempt in December plunged country into worst political crisis in decades

The impeached South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will receive a pay rise, official documents revealed, as he continues to resist arrest over his ill-fated martial law declaration.

Yoon suspended civilian rule on 3 December, sending soldiers into parliament and plunging the country into its worst political crisis in decades. He was forced to backtrack hours later.

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Friday Squid Blogging: Cotton-and-Squid-Bone Sponge
2025-01-10T22:06:47Z

News:

A sponge made of cotton and squid bone that has absorbed about 99.9% of microplastics in water samples in China could provide an elusive answer to ubiquitous microplastic pollution in water across the globe, a new report suggests.

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The study tested the material in an irrigation ditch, a lake, seawater and a pond, where it removed up to 99.9% of plastic. It addressed 95%-98% of plastic after five cycles, which the authors say is remarkable reusability.

The sponge is made from chitin extracted from squid bone and cotton cellulose, materials that are often used to address pollution. Cost, secondary pollution and technological complexities have stymied many other filtration systems, but large-scale production of the new material is possible because it is cheap, and raw materials are easy to obtain, the authors say...

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Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:45:48 +0000

Under Meta’s relaxed hate speech rules, users can now post “I’m a proud racist” or “Black people are more violent than whites.”

The post Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral” appeared first on The Intercept.

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Marco Rubio, during his confirmation hearing for secretary of state, mentioned support for Taiwan’s “porcupine strategy”...
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:26:34 +0000

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The TikTok Ban Is Also About Hiding Pro-Palestinian Content. Republicans Said So Themselves.
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:51:59 +0000

Conservatives have been hyperfixated on TikTok content that’s sympathetic with Gaza — and accused the company of algorithmic bias against Israel.

The post The TikTok Ban Is Also About Hiding Pro-Palestinian Content. Republicans Said So Themselves. appeared first on The Intercept.

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2024: NASA Armstrong Prepares for Future Innovative Research Efforts
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:01:00 +0000
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is preparing today for tomorrow’s mission. Supersonic flight, next generation aircraft, advanced air mobility, climate changes, human exploration of space, and the next innovation are just some of the topics our researchers, engineers, and mission support teams focused on in 2024. NASA Armstrong began 2024 with the […]
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Charting the US-China Trade War: What Does 'Made in Vietnam' Mean?
2024-10-24T00:00:00Z
Chinese companies have been evading US tariffs by shipping goods through Vietnam, but not to the degree that the headlines would suggest. Ebehi Iyoha and Jaya Wen dig into trade microdata to illustrate Vietnam's strategic importance and why American policymakers should take note.
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My Ban From X Is About One Simple Thing: Elon Musk Controlling the Flow of Information
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 18:26:14 +0000

Whether it’s banning articles on X or killing fact checks on Meta, the only constant is that it benefits the powerful.

The post My Ban From X Is About One Simple Thing: Elon Musk Controlling the Flow of Information appeared first on The Intercept.

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To Ban TikTok, Supreme Court Would Rank “National Security” Before First Amendment
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Critics worry that a sweeping ban based on predictions rather than more concrete proof of TikTok’s security risks sets a precedent in line with repressive regimes.

The post To Ban TikTok, Supreme Court Would Rank “National Security” Before First Amendment appeared first on The Intercept.

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How Vladimir Putin hopes to transform Russian trade
Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:44:29 +0000
He believes the country’s future lies with China and India. What could go wrong?
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Brazil, India and Mexico are taking on China’s exports
Thu, 23 May 2024 10:13:46 +0000
To avoid an economic shock, they are pursuing a strange mix of free trade and protectionism
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Keir Starmer’s handling of the Tulip Siddiq affair forms part of a worrying pattern | Martin Kettle
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:17:47 GMT

A blind spot on standards has marked the new government’s early days – but it’s not too late for Labour to restore trust in politics

In theory, Tulip Siddiq’s resignation as a junior Treasury minister ought to be a political bump in the road for Keir Starmer, not a pothole crash. Siddiq is a moderately interesting politician, but not a major one. She is not a household name. She is therefore expendable. The government’s direction is unaffected by her departure.

Naturally it is a grim personal moment for Siddiq. But it is mostly a matter of indifference to the British public. This is as it should be. Few ministers ever cut through widely. Even fewer resignations stand out – Geoffrey Howe, Robin Cook and Sajid Javid are among the exceptions, perhaps. Most ministers who resign, though, are simply washed away with the political tide. This is likely to be Siddiq’s fate.

Martin Kettle is a Guardian columnist

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Treasury minister says he would welcome Tulip Siddiq’s return
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:12:09 GMT

Darren Jones ‘very happy’ to work with Siddiq in future despite criticism over her links to Bangladesh

The chief secretary to the Treasury, Darren Jones, has said he would be “very happy” if Tulip Siddiq returned as a minister, despite criticisms of her by the government’s adviser on ministerial standards over her family ties to the ousted regime in Bangladesh.

On Tuesday, Siddiq resigned as minister for the City and anti-corruption after accepting that allegations of corruption linked to her aunt Sheikh Hasina, the deposed prime minister of Bangladesh, had become a distraction.

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Videos reveal new incidents of deadly brutality by Bangladesh police
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Exclusive: ‘Grotesque’ footage shows previously undocumented incidents on day PM Sheikh Hasina fled country

Bangladeshi police killed or injured at least 20 unarmed protesters in two previously undocumented incidents during the demonstrations that engulfed the country last year, according to newly examined video footage.

The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP), a rights group that documents alleged abuses, has analysed video footage of two incidents in Dhaka on 5 August – the day that Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled the country – and found evidence that officers deliberately targeted peaceful civilians.

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Bangladesh files criminal case against UK minister Tulip Siddiq
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:05:00 GMT

MP accused of misusing her position to gain influence and illegally acquire land with her aunt Sheikh Hasina

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Authorities in Bangladesh have filed a criminal case against the UK Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq, accusing her of misusing her position as an MP to gain influence and illegally acquire land with her aunt the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Siddiq has faced mounting calls to resign over her links to Hasina, who was toppled in August after mass protests across Bangladesh and is facing charges of corruption and crimes against humanity.

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Facebook Fact Checks Were Never Going to Save Us. They Just Made Liberals Feel Better.
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:23:02 +0000

Billionaires gonna billionaire — and lick the boots of whoever will bring them more riches and impunity.

The post Facebook Fact Checks Were Never Going to Save Us. They Just Made Liberals Feel Better. appeared first on The Intercept.

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Searching for Justice and the Missing in the New Syria
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:30:00 +0000

The prisons are open, the secret files are unlocked. Now Syrians are trying to figure out how to hold war criminals accountable.

The post Searching for Justice and the Missing in the New Syria appeared first on The Intercept.

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US Treasury Department Sanctions Chinese Company Over Cyberattacks
2025-01-07T12:00:42Z

From the Washington Post:

The sanctions target Beijing Integrity Technology Group, which U.S. officials say employed workers responsible for the Flax Typhoon attacks which compromised devices including routers and internet-enabled cameras to infiltrate government and industrial targets in the United States, Taiwan, Europe and elsewhere.

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The 'new China' in Thailand: ‘if you want hope, you have to leave’ – video
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:47:17 GMT

After 30 years of relentless growth and capitalism, a new trend has emerged in China. The search for a simpler, calmer life is leading some Chinese people to seek a life abroad. The trend is so popular that it’s gained its own internet buzzword: the 'run philosophy'.

Chiang mai, in northern Thailand is the country’s second biggest city. It’s a tourist hotspot popular with backpackers but has recently become an unlikely second home for thousands of Chinese people seeking alternative lifestyles.

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China’s markets take a fresh beating
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:30:24 +0000
Authorities have responded by bossing around investors
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Apple May Owe You $20 in a Siri Privacy Lawsuit Settlement
Sat, 04 Jan 2025 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: The FBI discovers a historic trove of homemade explosives, new details emerge in China’s hack of the US Treasury Department, and more.
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US Treasury Department Admits It Got Hacked by China
Tue, 31 Dec 2024 03:29:57 +0000
Treasury says hackers accessed “certain unclassified documents” in a “major” breach, but experts believe the attack’s impacts could prove to be more significant as new details emerge.
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China’s firms are taking flight, worrying its rulers
Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:22:45 +0000
Policymakers at home and abroad are anxious about offshoring
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The Worst Hacks of 2024
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:30:00 +0000
From Chinese cyberspies breaching US telecoms to ruthless ransomware gangs disrupting health care for millions of people, 2024 saw some of the worst hacks, breaches, and data leaks ever.
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Mystery Drone Sightings Lead to FAA Ban Despite No Detected Threats
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: Google’s U-turn on creepy “fingerprint” tracking, the LockBit ransomware gang’s teased comeback, and a potential US ban on the most popular routers in America.
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What a censored speech says about China’s economy
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:09:08 +0000
If growth is on target, why is inflation so low?
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The hidden cost of Chinese loans
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:12:33 +0000
Governments that borrow from China must pay more to borrow from others
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How China will strike back at Trump
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:45:27 +0000
Xi Jinping has set out his tariff red lines. What if America crosses them?
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Russia’s plunging currency spells trouble for its war effort
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:44:25 +0000
Supplies from China are about to become more expensive
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Is China really a nation of slackers?
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:54:55 +0000
A new survey raises the question
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Vladimir Putin is in a painful economic bind
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:53:16 +0000
Russia’s reliance on China is becoming a problem
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The biggest losers from Trumponomics
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:39:40 +0000
America’s president-elect wants to reshape trade, capital and labour flows
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Why China needs to fill its empty homes
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:03:24 +0000
The country’s economy is broken. A recovery requires a healthier property market
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:05:00 GMT

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China’s property crisis claims more victims: companies
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:25:56 +0000
Unsold homes are contributing to a balance-sheet recession
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At last, China pulls the trigger on a bold stimulus package
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:22:31 +0000
“Buy everything,” says an American hedge fund
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China’s central bank tries to save the economy—and the stockmarket
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:19:59 +0000
But it will need more help from the government
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How China’s communists fell in love with privatisation
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 15:33:09 +0000
Even though they are not very good at it
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China’s government is surprisingly redistributive
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:00:52 +0000
That is despite a stingy tax-and-transfer system
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China is suffering from a crisis of confidence
Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:53:31 +0000
Can anything perk up its economy?
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Can Japan’s zombie bond market be brought back to life?
Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:59:36 +0000
Ueda Kazuo begins on a dangerous mission
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What is behind China’s perplexing bond-market intervention?
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:19:41 +0000
The central bank seems to think the government’s debt is too popular
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Why Japanese stocks are on a rollercoaster ride
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:24:53 +0000
Volatility in global markets continues
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Why Japanese markets have plummeted
Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:21:56 +0000
The global rout continues, with the Topix experiencing its worst day since 1987
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Why fear is sweeping markets everywhere
Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:41:12 +0000
American and Japanese indices have taken a battering. So have banks and gold
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China’s last boomtowns show rapid growth is still possible
Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:09:53 +0000
All it takes is for the state to work with the market
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Japan’s strength produces a weak yen
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:17:13 +0000
Currency meddling will prove futile
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China’s leaders face miserable economic-growth figures
Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:49:47 +0000
Reality intruded at the “third plenum”, intended to discuss long-term reforms
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China’s currency is not as influential as once imagined
Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:38:25 +0000
Its share of international reserves has stalled
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China is distorting its stockmarket by trying to prop it up
Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:14:09 +0000
State purchases of shares are bad enough, but other measures are far more destructive
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China’s economic model retains a dangerous allure
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:08:43 +0000
Despite the country’s current struggles, autocrats elsewhere see a lot to admire
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Xi Jinping’s surprising new source of economic advice
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:06:54 +0000
What China’s leader may learn from a pair of reform-minded academics
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The property firm that could break China’s back
Thu, 16 May 2024 10:04:20 +0000
If Vanke collapses, so might confidence in the state’s management of the economy
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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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Could America and its allies club together to weaken the dollar?
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:58:40 +0000
China would not be happy
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What would get China’s consumers spending?
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:57:49 +0000
Clues from a grocer in a fourth-tier city
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What Xi Jinping gets wrong about China’s economy
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:57:57 +0000
Despite his protestations, the country does have an overcapacity problem
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Japan will struggle to rescue its plummeting currency
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:00:14 +0000
Expensive government intervention looks likely to provide only brief respite
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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
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Can the IMF solve the poor world’s debt crisis?
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:05:21 +0000
The fund will freeze out China if that is what it takes to offer relief
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China’s better economic growth hides reasons to worry
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:33:05 +0000
The country’s leaders are too complacent about deflation
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What China’s central bank and Costco shoppers have in common
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:02:17 +0000
Hint: it is not a fondness for cryptocurrencies
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China’s state is eating the private property market
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:50:47 +0000
Pity those soon to buy a home
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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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China’s banks have a bad-debt problem
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:12:05 +0000
As is becoming increasingly obvious
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Japan ends the world’s greatest monetary-policy experiment
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:12:06 +0000
For the first time in 17 years, officials raise interest rates
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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
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China’s economic bright spots provide a warning
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:55:00 +0000
What a visit to an optimistic port reveals
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China is churning out solar panels—and upsetting sand markets
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:37:33 +0000
The hunt for grains with a silica concentration of more than 99.9%
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Manmohan Singh was India’s economic freedom fighter
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:47:46 +0000
India’s most consequential finance minister, who later became PM, has died aged 92
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NASA, Notre Dame Connect Students to Inspire STEM Careers
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:09:24 +0000
High school students in Indiana are contributing to NASA’s groundbreaking research to develop quieter, more fuel-efficient aircraft engines. Their learning experience is a collaboration between aircraft noise researchers from NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and educators from the University of Notre Dame’s Turbomachinery Laboratory. The collaboration aims to encourage students’ interest in science, technology, […]
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India is undergoing an astonishing stockmarket revolution
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:12:08 +0000
Small investors, rejoice—and beware
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Can markets reduce pollution in India?
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:55:05 +0000
An experiment in Gujarat yields impressive results
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India’s economic policy will not make it rich
Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:58:55 +0000
A new World Bank report takes aim at emerging-market growth plans
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Indian state capitalism looks to be in trouble
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:59:48 +0000
A weakened Narendra Modi is bad news for investors in government-controlled firms
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Foreign investors are rejecting Indian stocks
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:05:08 +0000
A roaring economy is not enough to entice them
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Hedge funds make billions as India’s options market goes ballistic
Thu, 02 May 2024 10:14:54 +0000
The country’s retail investors are doing less well
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How fast is India’s economy really growing?
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:00:46 +0000
Statisticians take the country’s figures with a pinch of salt
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How to build a global currency
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:55:08 +0000
India is the latest country to try. Painful reforms are required
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How India could become an Asian tiger
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:11:52 +0000
The world’s most selective bureaucracy is struggling to make it happen
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Will services make the world rich?
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 20:51:25 +0000
American fried chicken can now be served from the Philippines
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Investigators in Bangladesh demand Tulip Siddiq’s bank account details
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:56:50 GMT

Anti-money laundering officials ask banks for information on UK minister and seven of her family members

Anti-money laundering officials in Bangladesh have demanded bank account details for Tulip Siddiq, the UK anti-corruption minister, in the latest escalation of the inquiries into her family’s financial interests.

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), which investigates money laundering and suspicious transactions, wrote to the country’s main banks on Tuesday asking them to provide account details for Siddiq and seven of her family members.

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The World Bank is struggling to serve all 78 poor countries
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:16:45 +0000
Bangladesh and Niger are very different places
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