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Daisy Ridley trained for months to play first woman to swim English Channel
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:10:34 +0000
Siobhan-Marie O'Connor: "There were so many different swimming elements to the role."
Match ID: 0 Score: 35.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 fitness

Getting fit is great – but it could turn you into a rightwing jerk | Zoe Williams
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:02:22 GMT

The more self-actualised you become, the higher you are on self-righteousness, blaming other people’s problems on their failure to be as healthy as you

OK, this is going to sound a little hypocritical, as I have hard-recommended every activity and pursuit, every wellness wheeze and rejuvenation exercise the modern world has dreamed up. Try hot yoga: it plugs you back into your inner child. How about a morning rave? All the cardio of a regular rave, none of the ecstasy: what’s not to like? Botox? Fine, it’s plastic surgery-lite, but also it makes you look much more friendly. Pilates, cycling, running, high-intensity interval training, Tough Mudders, barre, aerial silks, horse-riding: at some time or another, I have insisted to anyone who will listen that it’s only their failure to incorporate, say, a horse into their weekly schedule that is standing between them and their best self.

But there is a dark side to wellness, which I always, for shorthand, thought of as political: getting fit makes you more rightwing. The mechanism is incredibly simple: you embark on this voyage of self-improvement, and more or less immediately see results. You feel stronger and more energetic, probably your mood lifts, and pretty soon you think you are master of your own destiny. You’re still not, by the way: destiny does not care about your step count. But until that fact catches up with you, which it may never, there you are, high on self-righteousness. You can tell this has happened to you when you start inhaling performatively, like the hero of an Ayn Rand novel.

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Match ID: 1 Score: 35.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 fitness

Seeing Like a Data Structure
2024-06-03T11:06:54Z

Technology was once simply a tool—and a small one at that—used to amplify human intent and capacity. That was the story of the industrial revolution: we could control nature and build large, complex human societies, and the more we employed and mastered technology, the better things got. We don’t live in that world anymore. Not only has technology become entangled with the structure of society, but we also can no longer see the world around us without it. The separation is gone, and the control we thought we once had has revealed itself as a mirage. We’re in a transitional period of history right now...

Match ID: 2 Score: 35.00 source: www.schneier.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 35.00 fitness

Y-Brush DuoBrush Sonic Toothbrush Review: U-Shaped and Sonic Brush Heads
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 12:30:00 +0000
A U-shaped toothbrush tray is good for a quick clean, but you need a regular toothbrush too. The DuoBrush has both options.
Match ID: 3 Score: 35.00 source: www.wired.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 35.00 fitness

Russia targets Paris Olympics with deepfake Tom Cruise video
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:23:45 GMT

Fake video uses AI-generated audio of the movie star to disparage the Olympic Committee

Russia is targeting the Paris Olympics with a disinformation campaign that includes deploying a deepfake Tom Cruise to narrate a documentary criticising the organisation behind the games, according to a new report from Microsoft.

Microsoft said a network of Russia-affiliated groups are running “malign influence campaigns” against France, Emmanuel Macron, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Paris Games with the event less than 80 days away. Russia has been banned from the 2024 Olympics, although a small number of Russian athletes may compete as neutrals.

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Match ID: 4 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 athlete

The Trans Athletes Who Changed the Olympics—in 1936
Fri, 31 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000
A track star’s gender transition in the nineteen-thirties, and the response of Olympic officials, foreshadowed today’s culture-war battles over gender and sports.
Match ID: 5 Score: 12.86 source: www.newyorker.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 12.86 athlete

Top 10 Best PLR(Private Label Rights) Websites | Which One You Should Join in 2022?
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 13:36:00 +0000

Match ID: 6 Score: 5.00 source: techncruncher.blogspot.com age: 828 days
qualifiers: 5.00 fitness

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Winners Announced in Gateways to Blue Skies Aeronautics Competition
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:04:51 +0000
The California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, team, with their project titled “Aero-Quake Emergency Response Network,” took first place at the third annual Gateways to Blue Skies Competition. Competing among eight finalist teams that presented their ideas for aviation-related systems for natural disasters, the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona team earned the top award at the […]
Match ID: 0 Score: 30.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 climate change, 15.00 carbon

Is a colonial-era drop in CO₂ tied to regrowing forests?
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 11:00:02 +0000
Carbon dioxide dropped after colonial contact wiped out Native Americans.
Match ID: 1 Score: 30.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 1 day
qualifiers: 15.00 climate change, 15.00 carbon

Nitrogen-using bacteria can cut farms’ greenhouse gas emissions
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 11:00:25 +0000
Nitrogen fertilizers get converted to nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas.
Match ID: 2 Score: 30.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 15.00 climate change, 15.00 carbon

Devastating Brazil floods made twice as likely by burning of fossil fuels and trees
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:00:05 GMT

Scientists say calamities on same scale as disaster that has killed 169 will become more common if emissions not cut

The unusually intense, prolonged and extensive flooding that has devastated southern Brazil was made at least twice as likely by human burning of fossil fuels and trees, a study has shown.

The record disaster has led to 169 deaths, ruined homes and wrecked harvests, and was worsened by deforestation, investment cuts and human incompetence.

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Match ID: 3 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

Summary of the 2023 Precipitation Measurement Mission Science Team Meeting
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:15:26 +0000
Andrea Portier, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Science Systems and Applications, Inc., andrea.m.portier@nasa.gov Introduction The annual Precipitation Measurement Mission (PMM) Science Team Meeting (STM) took place September 18–22, 2023, in Minneapolis, MN. The PMM program supports scientific research and applications, algorithm development, and ground-based validation activities for the completed Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) and current […]
Match ID: 4 Score: 15.00 source: science.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

Lagniappe for June 2024
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:14:42 +0000
Explore the Lagniappe for June 2024 issue, featuring an innovative approach to infrastructure upgrades, how NASA Stennis has helped one family build a generational legacy and more!
Match ID: 5 Score: 15.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

Rayos X en el firmamento
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:12:27 +0000
Esta imagen de todo el cielo muestra 22 meses de datos de rayos X registrados por la carga útil del Explorador de la Composición Interior de las Estrellas de Neutrones (NICER, por sus siglas en inglés) de la NASA —que viaja a bordo de la Estación Espacial Internacional— durante sus barridos nocturnos entre los diferentes objetivos a los […]
Match ID: 6 Score: 15.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

NASA’s Stennis Space Center Employees Receive NASA Honor Awards
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:57:26 +0000
NASA Stennis Space Center Director John Bailey and NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Kenneth Bowersox presented NASA Honor Awards to Stennis employees during an onsite ceremony May 15. Prior to presenting NASA Honor Awards to Stennis employees, Bailey received the Meritorious Senior Executive Presidential Rank Award. The award from the President of the United […]
Match ID: 7 Score: 15.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

Ex-BA boss: drop green aviation policies if costs outweigh benefits
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:29:18 GMT

Willie Walsh, now boss of Iata, also calls for more investment in sustainable aviation fuels

Green aviation policies should be abandoned if the costs outweigh the benefits, the head of the world’s most influential airlines body has said.

Willie Walsh, the director general of the International Air Transport Association (Iata) and a former British Airways boss, said achieving net zero by 2050 was “existential, not optional”.

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Match ID: 8 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

Coldplay say they have beaten eco-touring targets
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:04:23 GMT
The band reduce their carbon emissions by 59% compared with their last world tour in 2016-17.
Match ID: 9 Score: 15.00 source: www.bbc.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

Seeing Like a Data Structure
2024-06-03T11:06:54Z

Technology was once simply a tool—and a small one at that—used to amplify human intent and capacity. That was the story of the industrial revolution: we could control nature and build large, complex human societies, and the more we employed and mastered technology, the better things got. We don’t live in that world anymore. Not only has technology become entangled with the structure of society, but we also can no longer see the world around us without it. The separation is gone, and the control we thought we once had has revealed itself as a mirage. We’re in a transitional period of history right now...

Match ID: 10 Score: 15.00 source: www.schneier.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 toxic

Are We Doomed? Here’s How to Think About It
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Climate change, artificial intelligence, nuclear annihilation, biological warfare—the field of existential risk is a way to reason through the dizzying, terrifying headlines.
Match ID: 11 Score: 15.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 climate change

Zombie Fire Season Is Here in the Arctic
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000
Every year, peatlands in the Arctic suddenly ignite. Smoldering subterranean fires from the previous summer were thought to be to blame, but now modeling suggests a worrying new cause.
Match ID: 12 Score: 15.00 source: www.wired.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 15.00 climate change

Who Wants to Have Children in a Warming World?
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000
Jade Sasser’s new book focuses on the racial dimensions of eco-anxiety. Among her findings: Women of color are likelier to say climate change will make them have fewer children than they want.
Match ID: 13 Score: 15.00 source: www.wired.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 15.00 climate change

NASA’s Hubble Temporarily Pauses Science
Fri, 31 May 2024 22:11:39 +0000
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope entered safe mode May 24 due to an ongoing gyroscope (gyro) issue, suspending science operations. Hubble’s instruments are stable, and the telescope is in good health. The telescope automatically entered safe mode when one of its three gyroscopes gave faulty telemetry readings. Hubble’s gyros measure the telescope’s slew rates and are […]
Match ID: 14 Score: 15.00 source: science.nasa.gov age: 2 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

11 Best Organic Mattresses, Toppers, Bedding (2024): Nontoxic and Natural
Fri, 31 May 2024 12:30:00 +0000
These nontoxic beds and bedsheets are easier on the environment and your health—and they feel like a dream.
Match ID: 15 Score: 12.86 source: www.wired.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 12.86 toxic

Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought
Thu, 30 May 2024 18:51:48 +0000
Drought-stricken hydro dams have led to daily electricity cuts in Ecuador. As weather becomes less predictable due to climate change, experts say other countries need to take notice.
Match ID: 16 Score: 10.71 source: www.wired.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 10.71 climate change

Why any estimate of the cost of climate change will be flawed
Thu, 30 May 2024 09:51:10 +0000
Temperature fluctuations are unpredictable. Humans are even more so
Match ID: 17 Score: 10.71 source: www.economist.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 10.71 climate change

Alarming levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in water near Bangladesh garment factories
Wed, 29 May 2024 08:00:06 GMT

Study confirms huge concentrations of potentially dangerous PFAS in rivers, lakes and taps in Dhaka

Rivers, lakes and tap water in areas of Bangladesh that host garment factories are swarming with dangerous levels of toxic “forever chemicals”, some with links to serious health issues, according to new research.

In the first study of its kind conducted in Bangladesh, a global fashion hub supplying international brands, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as forever chemicals, were found in 27 water samples collected close to textile factories in the capital, Dhaka.

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Match ID: 18 Score: 8.57 source: www.theguardian.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 8.57 toxic

NASA Teammates Recall Favorite Memories Aboard Flying Laboratory
Tue, 14 May 2024 15:00:00 +0000
After flying more than three decades and 158 science campaigns, just one flight remains. NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory will make its final flight May 15 to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, where it will be used to train future aircraft technicians by providing real-world experience in the college’s Aircraft Maintenance Technology Program. Before […]
Match ID: 19 Score: 4.29 source: www.nasa.gov age: 20 days
qualifiers: 2.14 climate change, 2.14 carbon

Meet NASA Women Behind World’s Largest Flying Laboratory
Mon, 13 May 2024 20:30:48 +0000
NASA’s DC-8 aircraft – the world’s largest flying science laboratory – began its science missions in 1987 and since then, has flown in service of the science community over places like Antarctica, Greenland, and Thailand. Aircraft like the DC-8 have enabled scientists to ask questions about life on Earth and explore them in a way […]
Match ID: 20 Score: 4.29 source: www.nasa.gov age: 21 days
qualifiers: 2.14 climate change, 2.14 carbon

NASA Uses Small Engine to Enhance Sustainable Jet Research
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Located inside a high-tech NASA laboratory in Cleveland is something you could almost miss at first glance: a small-scale, fully operational jet engine to test new technology that could make aviation more sustainable.  The engine’s smaller size and modestly equipped test stand means researchers and engineers can try out newly designed engine components less expensively […]
Match ID: 21 Score: 4.29 source: www.nasa.gov age: 35 days
qualifiers: 2.14 climate change, 2.14 carbon

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/21/2024
Tue, 21 May 2024 16:00:05 +0000
Payloads: Environmental Health System (EHS) Exploration Potable Water Dispenser (xPWD): The crew collected a sample from the xPWD, then used the Total Organic Carbon Analyzer (TOCA) to analyze the sample.  More information on this experiment can be found here.  Solid Combustion Experiment Module (SCEM)/ Fundamental Research on International Standard of Fire Safety in Space (FLARE):  A new …
Match ID: 22 Score: 2.14 source: blogs.nasa.gov age: 13 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

NASA, Industry to Start Designing More Sustainable Jet Engine Core
Sat, 18 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
NASA, alongside industry, will soon begin designing a new jet engine concept for the next generation of ultra-efficient airliners — officially graduating to the project’s next phase. As part of NASA’s goal to make the aviation industry more sustainable, the agency is developing a small core for a hybrid-electric turbofan jet engine that could reduce fuel […]
Match ID: 23 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 16 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

Aviary: A New NASA Software Platform for Aircraft Modelling
Fri, 17 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
NASA has created a new digital modelling tool for aeronautical engineers to innovate new aircraft designs, building on decades of experience using highly advanced computer code for aviation. Using this tool, researchers can create simulations of conceptual aircraft featuring never-flown technology and receive detailed data about how it would work. Named “Aviary” for enclosures where […]
Match ID: 24 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 17 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

NASA’s X-59 Passes Milestone Toward Safe First Flight
Wed, 15 May 2024 18:14:56 +0000
NASA has taken the next step toward verifying the airworthiness for its quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft with the completion of a milestone review that will allow it to progress toward flight.  A Flight Readiness Review board composed of independent experts from across NASA has completed a study of the X-59 project team’s approach to safety […]
Match ID: 25 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 19 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

NASA Licenses 3D-Printable Superalloy to Benefit US Economy
Thu, 09 May 2024 12:14:04 +0000
NASA’s investment in a breakthrough superalloy developed for the extreme temperatures and harsh conditions of air and spaceflight is on the threshold of paying commercial dividends. The agency is licensing its invention, dubbed “GRX-810,” to four American companies, a practice that benefits the United States economy as a return on investment of taxpayer dollars. GRX-810 […]
Match ID: 26 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 25 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

ARMD Solicitations
Fri, 03 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000
This ARMD solicitations page compiles the opportunities to collaborate with NASA’s aeronautical innovators and/or contribute to their research to enable new and improved air transportation systems. A summary of available opportunities with key dates requiring action are listed first. More information about each opportunity is detailed lower on this page. University Leadership InitiativeKey date: May […]
Match ID: 27 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 31 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

NASA’s Commitment to Safety Starts with its Culture
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000
NASA works on projects that often have never been done, or perhaps the way they are being done has never been tried. Living on the edge of innovation requires a high degree of risk. After organizational silence led to the loss of space shuttle Challenger and its crew in 1986, NASA vowed to change the […]
Match ID: 28 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 34 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

How NIMBYs increase carbon emissions
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:59:08 +0000
Opposition to new buildings has unfortunate consequences
Match ID: 29 Score: 2.14 source: www.economist.com age: 81 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

Hottest February marks ninth new monthly record
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 03:06:49 GMT
It's the ninth month of global temperature records in a row, driven by climate change and El Niño.
Match ID: 30 Score: 2.14 source: www.bbc.co.uk age: 88 days
qualifiers: 2.14 climate change

Why firms are racing to produce green ammonia
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:04:21 GMT
Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production but producing it is carbon intensive.
Match ID: 31 Score: 2.14 source: www.bbc.co.uk age: 97 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

A New Way to See Your Climate Anxiety
Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000
The climate crisis has become a mental health crisis. But eco-anxiety isn’t necessarily a pathology.
Match ID: 32 Score: 2.14 source: www.wired.com age: 133 days
qualifiers: 2.14 climate change

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: 33 Score: 2.14 source: www.wired.com age: 138 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

Ahrefs vs SEMrush: Which SEO Tool Should You Use?
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:16:00 +0000

SEMrush and Ahrefs are among the most popular tools in the SEO industry. Both companies have been in business for years and have thousands of customers per month.

If you're a professional SEO or trying to do digital marketing on your own, at some point you'll likely consider using a tool to help with your efforts. Ahrefs and SEMrush are two names that will likely appear on your shortlist.

In this guide, I'm going to help you learn more about these SEO tools and how to choose the one that's best for your purposes.

What is SEMrush?

SEMrush is a popular SEO tool with a wide range of features—it's the leading competitor research service for online marketers. SEMrush's SEO Keyword Magic tool offers over 20 billion Google-approved keywords, which are constantly updated and it's the largest keyword database.

The program was developed in 2007 as SeoQuake is a small Firefox extension

Features

• Most accurate keyword data: Accurate keyword search volume data is crucial for SEO and PPC campaigns by allowing you to identify what keywords are most likely to bring in big sales from ad clicks. SEMrush constantly updates its databases and provides the most accurate data.
• Largest Keyword database: SEMrush's Keyword Magic Tool now features 20-billion keywords, providing marketers and SEO professionals the largest database of keywords.


• All SEMrush users receive daily ranking data, mobile volume information, and the option to buy additional keywords by default with no additional payment or add-ons needed
• Most accurate position tracking tool: This tool provides all subscribers with basic tracking capabilities, making it suitable for SEO professionals. Plus, the Position Tracking tool provides local-level data to everyone who uses the tool.
• SEO Data Management: SEMrush makes managing your online data easy by allowing you to create visually appealing custom PDF reports, including Branded and White Label reports, report scheduling, and integration with GA, GMB, and GSC.
• Toxic link monitoring and penalty recovery: With SEMrush, you can make a detailed analysis of toxic backlinks, toxic scores, toxic markers, and outreach to those sites.
• Content Optimization and Creation Tools: SEMrush offers content optimization and creation tools that let you create SEO-friendly content. Some features include the SEO Writing Assistant, On-Page SEO Check, er/SEO Content Template, Content Audit, Post Tracking, Brand Monitoring.

Ahrefs

Ahrefs is a leading SEO platform that offers a set of tools to grow your search traffic, research your competitors, and monitor your niche. The company was founded in 2010, and it has become a popular choice among SEO tools. Ahrefs has a keyword index of over 10.3 billion keywords and offers accurate and extensive backlink data updated every 15-30 minutes and it is the world's most extensive backlink index database.

Features

• Backlink alerts data and new keywords: Get an alert when your site is linked to or discussed in blogs, forums, comments, or when new keywords are added to a blog posting about you.
• Intuitive interface: The intuitive design of the widget helps you see the overall health of your website and search engine ranking at a glance.
• Site Explorer: The Site Explorer will give you an in-depth look at your site's search traffic.
• Domain Comparison
• Reports with charts and graphs
• JavaScript rendering and a site audit can identify SEO issues.
• A question explorer that provides well-crafted topic suggestions

Direct Comparisons: Ahrefs vs SEMrush

Now that you know a little more about each tool, let's take a look at how they compare. I'll analyze each tool to see how they differ in interfaces, keyword research resources, rank tracking, and competitor analysis.

User Interface

Ahrefs and SEMrush both offer comprehensive information and quick metrics regarding your website's SEO performance. However, Ahrefs takes a bit more of a hands-on approach to getting your account fully set up, whereas SEMrush's simpler dashboard can give you access to the data you need quickly.

In this section, we provide a brief overview of the elements found on each dashboard and highlight the ease with which you can complete tasks.

AHREFS

The Ahrefs dashboard is less cluttered than that of SEMrush, and its primary menu is at the very top of the page, with a search bar designed only for entering URLs.

Additional features of the Ahrefs platform include:

• You can see analytics from the dashboard, including search engine rankings to domain ratings, referring domains, and backlink
• Jumping from one tool to another is easy. You can use the Keyword Explorer to find a keyword to target and then directly track your ranking with one click.
• The website offers a tooltip helper tool that allows you to hover your mouse over something that isn't clear and get an in-depth explanation.

SEMRUSH

When you log into the SEMrush Tool, you will find four main modules. These include information about your domains, organic keyword analysis, ad keyword, and site traffic.

You'll also find some other options like

• A search bar allows you to enter a domain, keyword, or anything else you wish to explore.
• A menu on the left side of the page provides quick links to relevant information, including marketing insights, projects, keyword analytics, and more.
• The customer support resources located directly within the dashboard can be used to communicate with the support team or to learn about other resources such as webinars and blogs.
• Detailed descriptions of every resource offered. This detail is beneficial for new marketers, who are just starting.

WHO WINS?

Both Ahrefs and SEMrush have user-friendly dashboards, but Ahrefs is less cluttered and easier to navigate. On the other hand, SEMrush offers dozens of extra tools, including access to customer support resources.

When deciding on which dashboard to use, consider what you value in the user interface, and test out both.

Rank Tracking

If you're looking to track your website's search engine ranking, rank tracking features can help. You can also use them to monitor your competitors.

Let's take a look at Ahrefs vs. SEMrush to see which tool does a better job.

Ahrefs

The Ahrefs Rank Tracker is simpler to use. Just type in the domain name and keywords you want to analyze, and it spits out a report showing you the search engine results page (SERP) ranking for each keyword you enter.

Rank Tracker looks at the ranking performance of keywords and compares them with the top rankings for those keywords. Ahrefs also offers:

You'll see metrics that help you understand your visibility, traffic, average position, and keyword difficulty.

It gives you an idea of whether a keyword would be profitable to target or not.

SEMRUSH

SEMRush offers a tool called Position Tracking. This tool is a project tool—you must set it up as a new project. Below are a few of the most popular features of the SEMrush Position Tracking tool:

All subscribers are given regular data updates and mobile search rankings upon subscribing

The platform provides opportunities to track several SERP features, including Local tracking.

Intuitive reports allow you to track statistics for the pages on your website, as well as the keywords used in those pages.

Identify pages that may be competing with each other using the Cannibalization report.

WHO WINS?

Ahrefs is a more user-friendly option. It takes seconds to enter a domain name and keywords. From there, you can quickly decide whether to proceed with that keyword or figure out how to rank better for other keywords.

SEMrush allows you to check your mobile rankings and ranking updates daily, which is something Ahrefs does not offer. SEMrush also offers social media rankings, a tool you won't find within the Ahrefs platform. Both are good which one do you like let me know in the comment.

Keyword Research

Keyword research is closely related to rank tracking, but it's used for deciding which keywords you plan on using for future content rather than those you use now.

When it comes to SEO, keyword research is the most important thing to consider when comparing the two platforms.

AHREFS

The Ahrefs Keyword Explorer provides you with thousands of keyword ideas and filters search results based on the chosen search engine.

Ahrefs supports several features, including:

• It can search multiple keywords in a single search and analyze them together. At SEMrush, you also have this feature in Keyword Overview.
• Ahrefs has a variety of keywords for different search engines, including Google, YouTube, Amazon, Bing, Yahoo, Yandex, and other search engines.
• When you click on a keyword, you can see its search volume and keyword difficulty, but also other keywords related to it, which you didn't use.

SEMRUSH

SEMrush's Keyword Magic Tool has over 20 billion keywords for Google. You can type in any keyword you want, and a list of suggested keywords will appear.

The Keyword Magic Tool also lets you to:

• Show performance metrics by keyword
• Search results are based on both broad and exact keyword matches.
• Show data like search volume, trends, keyword difficulty, and CPC.
• Show the first 100 Google search results for any keyword.
• Identify SERP Features and Questions related to each keyword
• SEMrush has released a new Keyword Gap Tool that uncovers potentially useful keyword opportunities for you, including both paid and organic keywords.

WHO WINS?

Both of these tools offer keyword research features and allow users to break down complicated tasks into something that can be understood by beginners and advanced users alike.

If you're interested in keyword suggestions, SEMrush appears to have more keyword suggestions than Ahrefs does. It also continues to add new features, like the Keyword Gap tool and SERP Questions recommendations.

Competitor Analysis

Both platforms offer competitor analysis tools, eliminating the need to come up with keywords off the top of your head. Each tool is useful for finding keywords that will be useful for your competition so you know they will be valuable to you.

AHREFS

Ahrefs' domain comparison tool lets you compare up to five websites (your website and four competitors) side-by-side.it also shows you how your site is ranked against others with metrics such as backlinks, domain ratings, and more.

Use the Competing Domains section to see a list of your most direct competitors, and explore how many keywords matches your competitors have.

To find more information about your competitor, you can look at the Site Explorer and Content Explorer tools and type in their URL instead of yours.

SEMRUSH

SEMrush provides a variety of insights into your competitors' marketing tactics. The platform enables you to research your competitors effectively. It also offers several resources for competitor analysis including:

Traffic Analytics helps you identify where your audience comes from, how they engage with your site, what devices visitors use to view your site, and how your audiences overlap with other websites.

SEMrush's Organic Research examines your website's major competitors and shows their organic search rankings, keywords they are ranking for, and even if they are ranking for any (SERP) features and more.

The Market Explorer search field allows you to type in a domain and lists websites or articles similar to what you entered. Market Explorer also allows users to perform in-depth data analytics on These companies and markets.

WHO WINS?

SEMrush wins here because it has more tools dedicated to competitor analysis than Ahrefs. However, Ahrefs offers a lot of functionality in this area, too. It takes a combination of both tools to gain an advantage over your competition.

Pricing

Ahrefs

• Lite Monthly: $99/month
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Russia-Ukraine war: Russia announces fresh sanctions against UK figures over ‘hostile’ actions – as it happened
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:00:37 GMT

‘Establishment figures’, journalists and experts banned from entering country over what it terms ‘provocative anti-Russian rhetoric’

Here’s a bit of detail from the Financial Times’ report that the Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline project has run into trouble. Spokespeople for both Beijing and Moscow issued statements in relation to reports that the project is deadlocked – so in case you’ve not read the FT’s report, this is what that’s all about.

Citing three people close to the matter, the FT reported that the Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline project has stalled over demands made by Beijing on price and supply levels.

What is Beijing asking for? It concerns both prices and supply, according to the FT’s sources. The people familiar with the matter told the newspaper that China wants to pay little more than Russia’s heavily subsidised domestic prices and would only commit to buying a small proportion of the pipeline’s planned annual capacity.

What does this mean? It shows how Beijing has the upper hand in this deal – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left president Vladimir Putin increasingly dependent on China as Gazprom suffers heavy losses.

What is the Kremlin asking for? When Putin and Xi met last month in Beijing, Putin made three key requests, according to the people familiar with the matter. A deal on the pipeline; more Chinese bank activity in Russia; and for China to decline to attend a peace conference being organised by Ukraine.

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Trump’s $1bn pitch to oil bosses ‘the definition of corruption’, top Democrat says
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:28:17 GMT

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse tells Guardian ‘quid pro quo is very evident’ amid investigation into Mar-a-Lago meeting in April

Donald Trump’s brazen pitch to 20 fossil-fuel heads for $1bn to aid his presidential campaign in return for promises of lucrative tax and regulatory favors is the “definition of corruption”, a top Democrat investigating the issue has said.

“It certainly meets the definition of corruption as the founding fathers would have used the term,” Senator Sheldon Whitehouse said in an interview about Trump’s audacious $1bn request for big checks to top fossil-fuel executives that took place in April at his Mar-a-Lago club.

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Joe Biden’s Terrible Israel Policy Is Really About Getting in Bed With Saudi Arabia
Thu, 30 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Biden's plan to cozy up to Arab dictators is right out of Donald Trump's playbook — but even worse.

The post Joe Biden’s Terrible Israel Policy Is Really About Getting in Bed With Saudi Arabia appeared first on The Intercept.

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Election 2024 latest news: Republicans seek revenge for Trump conviction in hush money case
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:26:44 +0000
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail, with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
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Analysis: Trump’s many dog whistles about unrest and violence
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:26:44 +0000

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The last thing Trump will do is rebuild trust in institutions
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:08:04 +0000
In an interview with Fox News, Trump was asked how he would rebuild confidence in institutions. Why would he try?
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Jury selection begins in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:51:49 GMT

Charges, based on allegedly falsified firearms license application, give GOP a welcome issue for distraction after Trump’s conviction

Jury selection began on Monday in the federal gun case against the president’s son, Hunter Biden. The legal proceedings seriously complicate Joe Biden’s re-election campaign while handing political grist to Republicans searching for a distracting issue in the wake of Donald Trump’s 34-count conviction last week.

In a show of support, Jill Biden, the first lady, also arrived at the federal courthouse in Delaware where her stepson is facing trial. In a statement, the president said that as a father he has “boundless love for my son, confidence in him, and respect for his strength”.

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Dems weigh local ties, anti-Trump fame in primary for Spanberger seat
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:10:06 +0000

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Trump’s many dog whistles about unrest and violence
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:55:26 +0000
The former president’s post-conviction comment about a “breaking point” follows a long line of suggestive comments. The thrust is unmistakable.
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Trump falsely accuses Biden of trying to take him out ‘with deadly force’
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:50:27 +0000

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Analysis: Trump’s guilty verdict sharpens the two big questions of this election
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:25:03 +0000

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To Understand the Trump Verdict, Look at the Case Against Shukhratjon Mirsaidov
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:32:47 +0000

Trump fans say his conviction is an overreach. But a close look at another recent fraud trial shows his case was run-of-the-mill.

The post To Understand the Trump Verdict, Look at the Case Against Shukhratjon Mirsaidov appeared first on The Intercept.

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Analysis: ‘Lock him up’? Americans say Trump is guilty but lean against prison.
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:21:39 +0000

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‘Lock him up’? Americans say Trump is guilty but lean against prison.
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:18:01 +0000
Polls show that incarcerating Donald Trump could push more voters away. But they could also decide it’s overkill.
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Analysis: After the verdict, views of Trump’s N.Y. trial didn’t shift
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:01:10 +0000

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Trump calls on supreme court to annul his guilty verdict in hush-money case
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:17:10 GMT

Presumptive Republican nominee pointed to the 11 July sentence hearing, scheduled four days before the GOP national convention

Donald Trump has called on the US supreme court to step in and annul his guilty verdict in a hush-money trial that left him with the unwanted distinction of being the first former US president to be a convicted felon.

The 2024 presumptive Republican nominee made his plea in a typically florid post on his Truth Social site, highlighting that a sentencing hearing scheduled for 11 July falls just four days before the GOP’s national convention in Milwaukee, when his nomination is expected to become official.

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After the verdict, views of Trump’s N.Y. trial didn’t shift
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:14:15 +0000
The politics were baked in.
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The Republican party has transformed into the Trump Maga party | Sidney Blumenthal
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:02:10 GMT

When Richard Nixon’s perfidy was exposed, his party support crumbled. But with Trump, GOP leaders rallied around him

The Republican leaders were of one mind: if the Republican president committed a crime, he could no longer hold office. They had defended him to a point, but they understood that with proof of criminality they would withdraw their support. Even before the evidence was conclusive, their ultimate judgment about their constitutional duty and of the president’s was certain. “If it can be proved that he lied, resignation would have to be considered. It would be quick. Everything would be over, ended. It wouldn’t drag out like impeachment.” So stated senator Barry Goldwater, a previous Republican presidential nominee, still the icon of the conservative movement, in May 1973.

It did not matter that Richard Nixon was popular, that he had won the presidency twice, the last time just a year earlier, in a landslide, carrying 49 states. Goldwater did not know that after he made his statement, the “smoking gun” tape would be revealed on 5 August 1974. He and the other Republican leaders, however, did know then that a president who had authorized payment of hush money to the Watergate burglars in order win an election and had engaged in a coverup to thwart both the investigation and accountability in the courts would have to quit or face impeachment and removal.

Sidney Blumenthal, former senior adviser to President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, has published three books of a projected five-volume political life of Abraham Lincoln: A Self-Made Man, Wrestling With His Angel and All the Powers of Earth. He is a Guardian US columnist

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Hunter Biden’s trial begins after weeks of blanket media coverage of Donald Trump’s criminal trial involving...
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:54:06 +0000

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Sheehy ad calls Trump’s conviction ‘state-sponsored political persecution’
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:18:36 +0000

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Stormy Daniels says Donald Trump should go to jail
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:58:18 +0000

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Biden and Trump share a faith in import tariffs, despite inflation risks
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:38:04 +0000

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The reich stuff – what does Trump really have in common with Hitler?
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:00:31 GMT

Comparisons between the ex-president and the 20th-century Nazi leader are controversial but a new book says they resemble each other as political performance artists

When Donald Trump shared a video that dreamed of a “unified reich” if he wins the US presidential election, and took nearly a full day to remove it, the most shocking thing was how unshocking it was.

Trump has reportedly said before that Adolf Hitler did “some good things”, echoed the Nazi dictator by calling his political opponents “vermin” and saying immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country”, and responded to a white supremacist march in Charlottesville by claiming that there were “very fine people on both sides”.

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How Donald Trump Could Weaponize US Surveillance in a Second Term
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Donald Trump has vowed to go after political enemies, undocumented immigrants, and others if he wins. Experts warn he could easily turn the surveillance state against his targets.
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After Trump’s conviction, many Republicans fall in line by criticizing trial
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:30:16 +0000

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Trump falsely claims he never called for Hillary Clinton to be locked up
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:15:33 +0000

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Donald Trump Joins TikTok, App He Had Tried to Ban as President Citing ‘Credible’ Threat to U.S. National Security
2024-06-02T20:58:01+00:00

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RNC co-chair Lara Trump attacks Hogan for calling for respect for legal process
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 17:46:59 +0000
In a CNN appearance, Lara Trump doesn’t commit to having the Republican National Committee give money to Hogan’s run for Senate after his comment on the verdict.
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‘No way out without bloodshed’: the right believe the US is under threat and are mobilizing
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:00:03 GMT

In ‘mirror world’, Trump is martyr and Biden is autocrat, as calls for violence erupt on internet after ex-president’s conviction

The posts are ominous.

“Pick a side, or YOU are next,” wrote conservative talkshow host Dan Bongino on the Truth Social media platform in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s 34 felony convictions.

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Trump verdict vindicates N.Y. prosecutor who quietly pursued a risky path
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 21:38:55 +0000
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg made history with a legal case that federal prosecutors opted not to bring against former president Donald Trump.
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A “Stunningly Decisive” End to Donald Trump’s Trial
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:03:30 +0000
The former President and Republican front-runner, a man who has rarely faced the consequences for his wrongdoing, was found guilty of thirty-four felony counts in his New York hush-money case. Will it matter?
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Leonard Leo Built the Conservative Court. Now He’s Funneling Dark Money Into Law Schools.
Wed, 29 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The megadonor’s plan for a $25 million research center at Cornell fell apart. So he took his money to Texas A&M.

The post Leonard Leo Built the Conservative Court. Now He’s Funneling Dark Money Into Law Schools. appeared first on The Intercept.

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Outside the Trump Courthouse, Times Are Crazy and People Are Strange
Fri, 31 May 2024 18:12:03 +0000
A surreal gathering to hear the verdict included a crucifix-wielding town crier, someone yelling “Shawshank!,” and a frisson of violence.
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Trump is guilty on all counts. So what happens next? - podcast
Fri, 31 May 2024 16:30:10 GMT

Revisited: Guardian journalist Jonathan Freedland speaks to Sam Levine about how Donald Trump became the first US president, sitting or former, to become a convicted criminal

Today, we are sharing Politics Weekly America’s latest episode with Today in Focus listeners.

Donald Trump has made history again, becoming the first US president, sitting or former, to be a convicted criminal. Late on Thursday a New York jury found him guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal. Within minutes of leaving the courtroom, Trump said he would appeal.

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Trump Campaign Claims $34.8 Million Windfall After Guilty Verdict
Fri, 31 May 2024 14:28:28 +0000
From small donors to rich Silicon Valley investors, Donald Trump enthusiasts signaled their support for the convicted felon by sending money to his campaign.
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The Revisionist History of the Trump Trial Has Already Begun
Fri, 31 May 2024 13:35:09 +0000
The ex-President’s war on truth has an instant new target: his guilty verdict.
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Inside Donald Trump’s hush-money trial: three key testimonies – video
Fri, 31 May 2024 02:35:05 GMT

Twelve jurors in New York have presented their fellow Americans with a simple question: are you willing to elect a convicted criminal to the White House?

On Thursday, Donald Trump was found guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records in a criminal hush-money scheme to influence the outcome of the 2016 election. The verdict makes him the first president, current or former, to be found guilty of felony crimes in the US's near 250-year history. Regardless, the conviction does not disqualify Trump as a presidential candidate or bar him from again sitting in the Oval Office.

Trump, who opted not to take the stand during the trial, has denied wrongdoing, railed against the proceedings and ahead of the verdict compared himself to a saint: “Mother Teresa could not beat these charges. The charges are rigged,” he said on Wednesday. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, is expected to appeal the verdict.

The Guardian’s Sam Levine has been in court over the last several weeks covering all the developments – here are three testimonies he found most memorable. 

• Could Trump go to prison? Here’s what happens next after the guilty verdict

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When the Verdict Came In, Donald Trump’s Eyes Were Wide Open
Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:46 +0000
In the courtroom with the former President at the moment he became a convicted felon.
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Trump’s Online MAGA Army Calls Guilty Verdict a Declaration of War
Thu, 30 May 2024 23:04:37 +0000
Trump supporters, fringe extremists, right-wing pundits, and politicians have all posted incendiary rhetoric, including some calls for “war,” following former president Donald Trump’s felony conviction.
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These Convictions Thwart Trump’s Plan to Pardon Himself
Thu, 30 May 2024 22:24:07 +0000

Found guilty on 34 counts by a New York jury, Trump might find himself campaigning behind bars.

The post These Convictions Thwart Trump’s Plan to Pardon Himself appeared first on The Intercept.

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John Cuneo’s “A Man of Conviction”
Thu, 30 May 2024 22:06:20 +0000
The former President is found guilty on all thirty-four counts.
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Donald Trump Is Guilty in His New York Hush-Money Trial
Thu, 30 May 2024 21:22:47 +0000
The jury has convicted the former President of thirty-four felony counts in his New York hush-money trial. Now the American people will decide to what extent they care.
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Russia targets Paris Olympics with deepfake Tom Cruise video
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:23:45 GMT

Fake video uses AI-generated audio of the movie star to disparage the Olympic Committee

Russia is targeting the Paris Olympics with a disinformation campaign that includes deploying a deepfake Tom Cruise to narrate a documentary criticising the organisation behind the games, according to a new report from Microsoft.

Microsoft said a network of Russia-affiliated groups are running “malign influence campaigns” against France, Emmanuel Macron, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Paris Games with the event less than 80 days away. Russia has been banned from the 2024 Olympics, although a small number of Russian athletes may compete as neutrals.

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Security dominating agenda in Baltic states before European elections amid Ukraine war – as it happened
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:43:50 GMT

Conflict with Russia and Europe’s ability to defend itself fuelling concerns across continent, candidates say

Asked how the Liberal Alliance chose to pursue a membership in the EPP, Dahl said “to be quite honest, there is less wokeness in the EPP, and we are strongly against wokeness.”

“We don’t really mind other parties disagreeing with us on areas that are really not the jurisdiction of the EU,” he added.

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Russian interference suspected after coffins draped with tricolour placed at Eiffel Tower
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:24:40 GMT

Three men charged after five coffins inscribed with ‘French soldiers in the Ukraine’ were left at tower

French police are investigating whether the placing of five full-sized coffins covered with the French tricolour at the Eiffel Tower at the weekend was another act of Russian interference.

Three men were formally put under investigation on Monday – the equivalent of being charged – in connection with the coffins, each of which was inscribed with “French soldiers in the Ukraine”.

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Russia link suspected in Eiffel Tower coffin mystery
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:00:44 GMT
Officials believe Moscow could be behind a stunt in which coffins filled with plaster were left near the Eiffel Tower.
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Russia co-opts far-right politicians in Europe with cash, officials say
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0000
A Kremlin-backed media outlet — the Prague-based Voice of Europe — funneled hundreds of thousands of euros to far-right politicians, officials say.
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'Russia now is like 1984': Inside a Russian dystopian library
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 04:47:06 GMT
Deep in Putin's Russia, Ivanovo's George Orwell library is still lending books on totalitarianism.
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Zelensky comes to Asia and scolds China
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 04:00:05 +0000
Ukraine’s president is trying to enlist leaders in Asia into a greater project of diplomacy.
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News site editor’s ties to Iran, Russia show misinformation’s complexity
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 13:05:00 +0000
Hacked records show news outlets in Iran and Russia made payments to the same handful of U.S. residents.
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Nice try Dortmund, but Real Madrid are kings of Europe again – Football Weekly
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 11:00:00 GMT

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Jonathan Fadugba for the final pod of the domestic season

Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.

On the podcast today; Real Madrid are outplayed for large parts of the game as Borussia Dortmund miss chance after chance in the first half but none of that matters does it? Because Real Madrid always win.

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Zelenskiy accuses China of deterring countries from going to peace summit
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:59:31 GMT

Ukrainian president says Beijing is supporting efforts by Moscow to warn leaders off attending Swiss meeting

Volodomyr Zelenskiy has accused China of discouraging other countries from attending a peace summit in Switzerland later this month that is aimed at bringing peace to war-ravaged Ukraine.

Speaking at Asia’s biggest security conference, the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore, the Ukrainian president sought to rally support among Asia-Pacific nations, urging them to attend the Swiss meeting.

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North Korea sends 600 more rubbish-filled balloons across border, South says
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 06:20:16 GMT

About 20-50 balloons an hour incoming, warns Seoul’s military, urging public to report but don’t touch

North Korea has sent about 600 more rubbish-filled balloons containing everything from cigarette butts to plastic across the border, Seoul’s military said on Sunday, adding that security personnel were collecting them as they landed.

“North Korea has resumed launching waste balloons towards South Korea” since around 8pm on Saturday, Seoul’s joint chiefs of staff (JCS) said.

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Biden team hails ‘lightning speed’ call on strikes in Russia. Meanwhile, Kharkiv burned.
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 23:21:14 +0000
Washington finally allowed Kyiv to strike limited targets inside Russia. But it might be too little, too late.
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'Darkest period of my life': Gay conversion therapy in Italy
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 23:04:10 GMT
Rosario Lonegro was forced to enact his own funeral in a bid to strip him of his sexual proclivities.
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Daily Cartoon: Thursday, May 30th
Thu, 30 May 2024 15:58:53 +0000
“Why does it feel like we’re more nervous about the jury decision than Trump is?”
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Foreign Influence Campaigns Don’t Know How to Use AI Yet Either
Thu, 30 May 2024 22:15:00 +0000
OpenAI has released its first report, which details how bad actors in Russia, China, and beyond are using AI to spread propaganda. (Poorly.)
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Summary of the 2023 Precipitation Measurement Mission Science Team Meeting
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:15:26 +0000
Andrea Portier, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Science Systems and Applications, Inc., andrea.m.portier@nasa.gov Introduction The annual Precipitation Measurement Mission (PMM) Science Team Meeting (STM) took place September 18–22, 2023, in Minneapolis, MN. The PMM program supports scientific research and applications, algorithm development, and ground-based validation activities for the completed Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) and current […]
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China turns on 'world record' solar farm that's big enough to power Luxembourg
2024-06-03T15:12:04+00:00

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Spain turns cemeteries into solar powerhouses, aims 440,000 kW by 2030 | Put together, the cemeteries within city limits will generate 440,000 kW of electricity every year.
2024-06-03T14:46:00+00:00

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The Big-Tech Clean Energy Crunch Is Here
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:49:03 +0000
Companies like Amazon and Microsoft are racing to set up new data centers in Europe, but behind the scenes there's concern about how provide them enough power to meet AI's demands.
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‘There is nowhere to fish any more’: life in the shadow of Nigeria’s biggest industrial complex
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 06:00:24 GMT

The oil refinery and fertiliser plant just outside Lagos promised jobs and prosperity, but people complain of evictions, loss of livelihoods and health effects

On the outskirts of Lagos sits Africa’s largest oil refinery, and beside it, the continent’s biggest fertiliser plant. Armed men guard the gates and the perimeters are lined with floodlights and security cameras.

Owned by Dangote Industries, a multinational conglomerate founded by Aliko Dangote, Africa’s wealthiest person, the compounds are in the Lekki free trade zone, abutting the Atlantic Ocean about 30 miles outside Nigeria’s commercial capital. The zone was designated by the federal government to develop industry and jobs.

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Italy’s PM says fascism is ‘consigned to history’. Not everyone is so sure
Thu, 30 May 2024 05:01:43 GMT
With the far right set to gain in European elections, is the extreme becoming mainstream in Italy?
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Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, May 29th
Wed, 29 May 2024 13:54:07 +0000
Pick a door, any door.
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Privacy Implications of Tracking Wireless Access Points
2024-05-29T11:01:24Z

Brian Krebs reports on research into geolocating routers:

Apple and the satellite-based broadband service Starlink each recently took steps to address new research into the potential security and privacy implications of how their services geolocate devices. Researchers from the University of Maryland say they relied on publicly available data from Apple to track the location of billions of devices globally—including non-Apple devices like Starlink systems—and found they could use this data to monitor the destruction of Gaza, as well as the movements and in many cases identities of Russian and Ukrainian troops...

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Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought
Thu, 30 May 2024 18:51:48 +0000
Drought-stricken hydro dams have led to daily electricity cuts in Ecuador. As weather becomes less predictable due to climate change, experts say other countries need to take notice.
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Rayner hasn’t ‘changed mind’ on nuclear weapons but backs Labour policy
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:40:28 GMT

Deputy leader has voted against renewing Trident but says she supports ‘triple lock’ commitment to programme in near term

Angela Rayner has said she has not changed her mind about nuclear weapons even though she supports Labour’s policy to keep and renew them.

The deputy Labour leader voted against the renewal of Trident in 2016 but said on Monday that she supported Labour’s “triple lock” – a commitment to maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent round the clock, build four new nuclear submarines, and carry out future upgrades.

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Reality check: is Keir Starmer’s triple lock on nuclear weapons anything new?
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:59:04 GMT

We look at the facts and figures behind Labour’s defence pledge and its affordability

Keir Starmer has announced a “triple lock” on Britain’s nuclear weapons policy as he seeks to portray Labour as the party of security in the general election campaign.

The Labour leader said his party would be “totally committed” to the UK’s submarine-based nuclear weapons programme, and that he would be prepared to authorise their use.

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Artemis Generation Shines During NASA’s 2024 Lunabotics Challenge
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:17:47 +0000
Members of the Artemis Generation kicked up some simulated lunar dust as part of NASA’s 2024 Lunabotics Challenge, held at The Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. When the dust settled, two teams emerged from Artemis Arena as the grand prize winners of this year’s competition.  […]
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Campaign catchup: Farage running, Starmer bombing, Sunak sinking
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:58:49 GMT

In today’s newsletter: Our daily election round-up launches with Nigel Farage’s unerring ability to force everyone to talk about him

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Good afternoon, and welcome to Election Edition, where I’ll be bringing you all the news and analysis you need to stay on top of the campaign every weekday at 5pm. Here’s what you need to know about the day Nigel Farage caused a monumental political freakout – and then actually followed through. Also some fun stuff. But not that fun, this is still a newsletter about politics, when all’s said and done.

PS: For yet more Farageism, if you can bear it, do listen to our daily podcast Today in Focus, which will be bringing you an Election Extra mini-episode every weekday evening throughout the campaign. I’ll be scurrying off to record that with Lucy Hough as soon as I hit send on this email.

Reform UK | Nigel Farage is to stand as a Reform UK candidate after all – and has returned as the party’s leader. More below.

Diane Abbott | The longstanding MP will be reselected to fight her seat when Labour’s National Executive Committee meets on Tuesday, the Guardian understands.

Labour | Keir Starmer tried to emphasise his party’s credentials on defence by appearing with 14 ex-military candidates and saying he would be prepared to use nuclear weapons.

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Starmer says he is prepared to use nuclear weapons
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:56:57 GMT
Sir Keir Starmer says "security will always come first" under his Labour, distancing himself from Jeremy Corbyn.
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Are We Doomed? Here’s How to Think About It
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Climate change, artificial intelligence, nuclear annihilation, biological warfare—the field of existential risk is a way to reason through the dizzying, terrifying headlines.
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Chris Mason: Why Labour are so keen to talk about defence
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:45:07 GMT
Labour sees defence - and its commitment to nuclear arms - as key to shifting voter perceptions of the party.
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Can a U.S. Ally Actually Be Held Accountable for War Crimes in the ICC?
Mon, 20 May 2024 20:20:13 +0000

ICC warrants against Israeli officials would mean they can’t travel — and their patrons in the U.S. would be pressured over continued arms sales.

The post Can a U.S. Ally Actually Be Held Accountable for War Crimes in the ICC? appeared first on The Intercept.

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The Unusual Espionage Act Case Against a Drone Photographer
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
In seemingly the first case of its kind, the US Justice Department has charged a Chinese national with using a drone to photograph a Virginia shipyard where the US Navy was assembling nuclear submarines.
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The Media Still Doesn’t Grasp the Danger of Trump
Sat, 25 May 2024 15:40:00 +0000

He tells the world he intends to be an authoritarian. So why won’t journalists repeat it?

The post The Media Still Doesn’t Grasp the Danger of Trump appeared first on The Intercept.

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On the Zero-Day Market
2024-05-24T11:07:53Z

New paper: “Zero Progress on Zero Days: How the Last Ten Years Created the Modern Spyware Market“:

Abstract: Spyware makes surveillance simple. The last ten years have seen a global market emerge for ready-made software that lets governments surveil their citizens and foreign adversaries alike and to do so more easily than when such work required tradecraft. The last ten years have also been marked by stark failures to control spyware and its precursors and components. This Article accounts for and critiques these failures, providing a socio-technical history since 2014, particularly focusing on the conversation about trade in zero-day vulnerabilities and exploits. Second, this Article applies lessons from these failures to guide regulatory efforts going forward. While recognizing that controlling this trade is difficult, I argue countries should focus on building and strengthening multilateral coalitions of the willing, rather than on strong-arming existing multilateral institutions into working on the problem. Individually, countries should focus on export controls and other sanctions that target specific bad actors, rather than focusing on restricting particular technologies. Last, I continue to call for transparency as a key part of oversight of domestic governments’ use of spyware and related components...

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After Pegasus Was Blacklisted, Its CEO Swore Off Spyware. Now He’s the King of Israeli AI.
Thu, 23 May 2024 19:22:45 +0000

Shalev Hulio is remaking his image but is still involved in a web of cybersecurity ventures with his old colleagues from NSO Group.

The post After Pegasus Was Blacklisted, Its CEO Swore Off Spyware. Now He’s the King of Israeli AI. appeared first on The Intercept.

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This AIPAC Donor Funnels Millions to an IDF Unit Accused of Violating Human Rights
Thu, 23 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000

The battalion has a dedicated U.S. nonprofit to support its operations — whose president is supporting AIPAC’s political agenda.

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Would America dare to bring down a Chinese bank?
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:26:59 +0000
Janet Yellen promises sanctions for those supporting Vladimir Putin’s war
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Sterilization, Murders, Suicides: Bans Haven’t Slowed Abortions, and They’re Costing Lives
Sun, 26 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Is this what the “pro-life” movement wanted?

The post Sterilization, Murders, Suicides: Bans Haven’t Slowed Abortions, and They’re Costing Lives appeared first on The Intercept.

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Conditioning Aid to Israel Would Boost Support for Biden in Key States, New Poll Finds
Tue, 21 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000

In the survey of Democrats and independents in five battleground states, 2 in 5 voters said a ceasefire and conditioning aid would make them more likely to vote for Biden.

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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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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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Trump Is Misleading You With Covid-Era Statistics. So Is Biden.
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EST
Biden and Trump are both campaigning on warped economic statistics, cherry-picking weird data from the Covid crisis.
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Even without war in the Gulf, pricier petrol is here to stay
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:59:46 +0000
Expensive oil could put Donald Trump in the White House
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Europe’s economy is under attack from all sides
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:00:46 +0000
First Putin, now Xi. Next Trump?
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The world is in the midst of a city-building boom
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:22:29 +0000
Everyone, from Donald Trump and Peter Thiel to Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, is getting involved
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How Trump and Biden have failed to cut ties with China
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:46:06 +0000
It is hard to overcome economic incentives
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Trump wants to whack Chinese firms. How badly could he hurt them?
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:41:31 +0000
History provides a guide
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This Undisclosed WhatsApp Vulnerability Lets Governments See Who You Message
Wed, 22 May 2024 17:08:47 +0000

Engineers warned Meta that nations can monitor chats; staff fear Israel is using this trick to pick assassination targets in Gaza.

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US says Russia likely launched anti-satellite weapon
Wed, 22 May 2024 04:22:18 GMT
The Russian satellite launched last week may be capable of attacking other satellites, the Pentagon says.
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US Official Warns a Cell Network Flaw Is Being Exploited for Spying
Sat, 18 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Plus: Three arrested in North Korean IT workers fraud ring, Tesla staffers shared videos from owners’ cars, and more.
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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
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Frozen Russian assets will soon pay for Ukraine’s war
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:54:20 +0000
And America now hopes to convince others to make better use of the stash
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Ukrainian drone strikes are hurting Russia’s oil industry
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:51:54 +0000
The world’s third-largest producer is now an importer of petrol
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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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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
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What do you do with 191bn frozen euros owned by Russia?
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:21:18 +0000
The question that now confronts Western policymakers
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What is happening to gas and electricity bills?
Fri, 24 May 2024 09:51:56 GMT
A new energy price cap means the cost of electricity and gas will fall from 1 July.
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Energy bills predicted to fall by 7% in July
Fri, 17 May 2024 11:47:34 GMT
If the forecast proves correct, it would mean a typical annual bill could be £500 lower than last summer.
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NASA Teammates Recall Favorite Memories Aboard Flying Laboratory
Tue, 14 May 2024 15:00:00 +0000
After flying more than three decades and 158 science campaigns, just one flight remains. NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory will make its final flight May 15 to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, where it will be used to train future aircraft technicians by providing real-world experience in the college’s Aircraft Maintenance Technology Program. Before […]
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Global Emissions Could Peak Sooner Than You Think
Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000
Global deployment of solar and wind power, plus a surge in EV sales, means emissions from fossil-fuel-derived energy will finally hit the downward slope.
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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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The 22 Best Movies on Apple TV+ Right Now (June 2024)
Thu, 30 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000
Argylle, Mad Max: Fury Road, Napoleon, and Blade Runner 2049 are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Apple TV+ this month.
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Russia targets Paris Olympics with deepfake Tom Cruise video
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:23:45 GMT

Fake video uses AI-generated audio of the movie star to disparage the Olympic Committee

Russia is targeting the Paris Olympics with a disinformation campaign that includes deploying a deepfake Tom Cruise to narrate a documentary criticising the organisation behind the games, according to a new report from Microsoft.

Microsoft said a network of Russia-affiliated groups are running “malign influence campaigns” against France, Emmanuel Macron, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Paris Games with the event less than 80 days away. Russia has been banned from the 2024 Olympics, although a small number of Russian athletes may compete as neutrals.

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Seeing Like a Data Structure
2024-06-03T11:06:54Z

Technology was once simply a tool—and a small one at that—used to amplify human intent and capacity. That was the story of the industrial revolution: we could control nature and build large, complex human societies, and the more we employed and mastered technology, the better things got. We don’t live in that world anymore. Not only has technology become entangled with the structure of society, but we also can no longer see the world around us without it. The separation is gone, and the control we thought we once had has revealed itself as a mirage. We’re in a transitional period of history right now...

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The Sexy Mind Games of “Hit Man”
Fri, 31 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
In Richard Linklater’s romantic crime comedy, an undercover operative transforms his love life by means of professional deceptions.
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Sam Altman Dreams of an A.I. Girlfriend
Wed, 29 May 2024 20:00:00 +0000
A recent OpenAI product had an uncanny resemblance to Scarlett Johansson’s character in the movie “Her.” Did the company make a critical misstep?
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NASA’s Commitment to Safety Starts with its Culture
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000
NASA works on projects that often have never been done, or perhaps the way they are being done has never been tried. Living on the edge of innovation requires a high degree of risk. After organizational silence led to the loss of space shuttle Challenger and its crew in 1986, NASA vowed to change the […]
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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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How AI Will Change Democracy
2024-05-31T11:04:01Z

I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to predict that artificial intelligence will affect every aspect of our society. Not by doing new things. But mostly by doing things that are already being done by humans, perfectly competently.

Replacing humans with AIs isn’t necessarily interesting. But when an AI takes over a human task, the task changes.

In particular, there are potential changes over four dimensions: Speed, scale, scope and sophistication. The problem with AIs trading stocks isn’t that they’re better than humans—it’s that they’re faster. But computers are better at chess and Go because they use more sophisticated strategies than humans. We’re worried about AI-controlled social media accounts because they operate on a superhuman scale...

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Trump’s $1bn pitch to oil bosses ‘the definition of corruption’, top Democrat says
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:28:17 GMT

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse tells Guardian ‘quid pro quo is very evident’ amid investigation into Mar-a-Lago meeting in April

Donald Trump’s brazen pitch to 20 fossil-fuel heads for $1bn to aid his presidential campaign in return for promises of lucrative tax and regulatory favors is the “definition of corruption”, a top Democrat investigating the issue has said.

“It certainly meets the definition of corruption as the founding fathers would have used the term,” Senator Sheldon Whitehouse said in an interview about Trump’s audacious $1bn request for big checks to top fossil-fuel executives that took place in April at his Mar-a-Lago club.

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Election 2024 latest news: Republicans seek revenge for Trump conviction in hush money case
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:26:44 +0000
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail, with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
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To Understand the Trump Verdict, Look at the Case Against Shukhratjon Mirsaidov
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:32:47 +0000

Trump fans say his conviction is an overreach. But a close look at another recent fraud trial shows his case was run-of-the-mill.

The post To Understand the Trump Verdict, Look at the Case Against Shukhratjon Mirsaidov appeared first on The Intercept.

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Campaign catchup: Farage running, Starmer bombing, Sunak sinking
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:58:49 GMT

In today’s newsletter: Our daily election round-up launches with Nigel Farage’s unerring ability to force everyone to talk about him

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Good afternoon, and welcome to Election Edition, where I’ll be bringing you all the news and analysis you need to stay on top of the campaign every weekday at 5pm. Here’s what you need to know about the day Nigel Farage caused a monumental political freakout – and then actually followed through. Also some fun stuff. But not that fun, this is still a newsletter about politics, when all’s said and done.

PS: For yet more Farageism, if you can bear it, do listen to our daily podcast Today in Focus, which will be bringing you an Election Extra mini-episode every weekday evening throughout the campaign. I’ll be scurrying off to record that with Lucy Hough as soon as I hit send on this email.

Reform UK | Nigel Farage is to stand as a Reform UK candidate after all – and has returned as the party’s leader. More below.

Diane Abbott | The longstanding MP will be reselected to fight her seat when Labour’s National Executive Committee meets on Tuesday, the Guardian understands.

Labour | Keir Starmer tried to emphasise his party’s credentials on defence by appearing with 14 ex-military candidates and saying he would be prepared to use nuclear weapons.

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Trump calls on supreme court to annul his guilty verdict in hush-money case
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:17:10 GMT

Presumptive Republican nominee pointed to the 11 July sentence hearing, scheduled four days before the GOP national convention

Donald Trump has called on the US supreme court to step in and annul his guilty verdict in a hush-money trial that left him with the unwanted distinction of being the first former US president to be a convicted felon.

The 2024 presumptive Republican nominee made his plea in a typically florid post on his Truth Social site, highlighting that a sentencing hearing scheduled for 11 July falls just four days before the GOP’s national convention in Milwaukee, when his nomination is expected to become official.

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The Republican party has transformed into the Trump Maga party | Sidney Blumenthal
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:02:10 GMT

When Richard Nixon’s perfidy was exposed, his party support crumbled. But with Trump, GOP leaders rallied around him

The Republican leaders were of one mind: if the Republican president committed a crime, he could no longer hold office. They had defended him to a point, but they understood that with proof of criminality they would withdraw their support. Even before the evidence was conclusive, their ultimate judgment about their constitutional duty and of the president’s was certain. “If it can be proved that he lied, resignation would have to be considered. It would be quick. Everything would be over, ended. It wouldn’t drag out like impeachment.” So stated senator Barry Goldwater, a previous Republican presidential nominee, still the icon of the conservative movement, in May 1973.

It did not matter that Richard Nixon was popular, that he had won the presidency twice, the last time just a year earlier, in a landslide, carrying 49 states. Goldwater did not know that after he made his statement, the “smoking gun” tape would be revealed on 5 August 1974. He and the other Republican leaders, however, did know then that a president who had authorized payment of hush money to the Watergate burglars in order win an election and had engaged in a coverup to thwart both the investigation and accountability in the courts would have to quit or face impeachment and removal.

Sidney Blumenthal, former senior adviser to President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, has published three books of a projected five-volume political life of Abraham Lincoln: A Self-Made Man, Wrestling With His Angel and All the Powers of Earth. He is a Guardian US columnist

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Politics Weekly Westminster: Ahead of the TV debates - podcast
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:54:27 GMT

The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss how Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak will be preparing for the first big leaders’ debate on Tuesday. Plus can Keir Starmer recover from the internal politics plaguing his last week of campaigning?

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The reich stuff – what does Trump really have in common with Hitler?
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:00:31 GMT

Comparisons between the ex-president and the 20th-century Nazi leader are controversial but a new book says they resemble each other as political performance artists

When Donald Trump shared a video that dreamed of a “unified reich” if he wins the US presidential election, and took nearly a full day to remove it, the most shocking thing was how unshocking it was.

Trump has reportedly said before that Adolf Hitler did “some good things”, echoed the Nazi dictator by calling his political opponents “vermin” and saying immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country”, and responded to a white supremacist march in Charlottesville by claiming that there were “very fine people on both sides”.

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‘No way out without bloodshed’: the right believe the US is under threat and are mobilizing
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:00:03 GMT

In ‘mirror world’, Trump is martyr and Biden is autocrat, as calls for violence erupt on internet after ex-president’s conviction

The posts are ominous.

“Pick a side, or YOU are next,” wrote conservative talkshow host Dan Bongino on the Truth Social media platform in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s 34 felony convictions.

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Leonard Leo Built the Conservative Court. Now He’s Funneling Dark Money Into Law Schools.
Wed, 29 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The megadonor’s plan for a $25 million research center at Cornell fell apart. So he took his money to Texas A&M.

The post Leonard Leo Built the Conservative Court. Now He’s Funneling Dark Money Into Law Schools. appeared first on The Intercept.

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Analysis: Democrats and Republicans dig in with their campaign messages
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:00:34 +0000

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Joe Biden’s Terrible Israel Policy Is Really About Getting in Bed With Saudi Arabia
Thu, 30 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Biden's plan to cozy up to Arab dictators is right out of Donald Trump's playbook — but even worse.

The post Joe Biden’s Terrible Israel Policy Is Really About Getting in Bed With Saudi Arabia appeared first on The Intercept.

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These Convictions Thwart Trump’s Plan to Pardon Himself
Thu, 30 May 2024 22:24:07 +0000

Found guilty on 34 counts by a New York jury, Trump might find himself campaigning behind bars.

The post These Convictions Thwart Trump’s Plan to Pardon Himself appeared first on The Intercept.

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Labour NEC to confirm Diane Abbott reselection despite ‘lies’ tweet
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:58:56 GMT

Sources say north London MP, who deleted post about Keir Starmer, will be approved as election candidate on Tuesday

Diane Abbott will be reselected to fight her seat at a meeting of the Labour party’s executive on Tuesday despite having suggested on social media that Keir Starmer was a liar, the Guardian understands.

Abbott will be on the list of candidates picked to fight the general election that is rubber-stamped by the national executive committee (NEC), sources said.

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Modi’s alliance to win easily in India election, exit polls project
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 17:41:22 GMT

Prime minister claims victory but opposition dismisses poll results as fixed and unscientific

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP)-led alliance is projected to win a big majority in the general election that concluded on Saturday, TV exit polls said, suggesting it would do better than expected by most analysts.

Most exit polls projected the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) could win a two-thirds majority in the 543-member lower house of parliament, where 272 is needed for a simple majority. A two-thirds majority will allow the government to usher in far-reaching amendments to the constitution.

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America’s premier pronatalists on having ‘tons of kids’ to save the world, Marina Hyde on the election campaign trail, and is doing nothing the secret of happiness? – podcast
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 04:00:24 GMT

Rishi Sunak is so convinced he can’t win he’s promising any old mad thing, while the Lib Dems are deliberately falling off paddleboards – Marina Hyde on the election. The couple on a mission to make it easier for everyone to have multiple children – Elon Musk (father of 11) is a supporter. Few of us have the money to take a long pause from work – but, as Anita Chaudhuri discovers, even a day can make a difference

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US cites AI deepfakes as reason to keep Biden recording with Robert Hur secret
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:27:24 GMT

DoJ filing says president’s interview with special counsel about handling of classified documents could be ‘improperly altered’

The US Department of Justice is making a novel legal argument to keep a recording of an interview with Joe Biden from becoming public. In a filing late last week, the bureau cited the risk of AI-generated deepfakes as one of the reasons it refuses to release audio of the president’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. The conversation about Biden’s handling of classified documents is a source of heated political contention, with Republicans pushing for release of the recordings and the White House moving to block them.

The justice department’s filing, which it released late on Friday night, argues that the recording should not be released on a variety of grounds including privacy interests and executive privilege. One section of the filing, however, is specifically dedicated to the threat of deepfakes and disinformation, stating that there is substantial risk people could maliciously manipulate the audio if it were to be made public.

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Inside Donald Trump’s hush-money trial: three key testimonies – video
Fri, 31 May 2024 02:35:05 GMT

Twelve jurors in New York have presented their fellow Americans with a simple question: are you willing to elect a convicted criminal to the White House?

On Thursday, Donald Trump was found guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records in a criminal hush-money scheme to influence the outcome of the 2016 election. The verdict makes him the first president, current or former, to be found guilty of felony crimes in the US's near 250-year history. Regardless, the conviction does not disqualify Trump as a presidential candidate or bar him from again sitting in the Oval Office.

Trump, who opted not to take the stand during the trial, has denied wrongdoing, railed against the proceedings and ahead of the verdict compared himself to a saint: “Mother Teresa could not beat these charges. The charges are rigged,” he said on Wednesday. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, is expected to appeal the verdict.

The Guardian’s Sam Levine has been in court over the last several weeks covering all the developments – here are three testimonies he found most memorable. 

• Could Trump go to prison? Here’s what happens next after the guilty verdict

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The Guardian view on Nigel Farage: a serial loser looks to win big in British politics | Editorial
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:24:05 GMT

The rightwing demagogue is seeking to replace the Conservatives by bringing about their defeat with the politics of xenophobia

Just when you thought that British politics had lost touch with reality, up pops Nigel Farage to say that he will be standing for parliament as a Reform UK candidate. Banquo’s ghost didn’t make a better entrance. Mr Farage has been haunting the Tories for more than a decade. This time he will contest Clacton in Essex, a seat once held by his previous party, Ukip. Yet Mr Farage is a serial loser: he has been rejected seven times by voters in six constituencies over two decades.

Reform UK’s leader, who is also its majority shareholder, has influence over rightwing, socially conservative voters. That frightens the Tories, some of whose supporters like the sound of Mr Farage’s antediluvian views. His parties have fomented rage, paranoia and xenophobia. He can claim to have been responsible in large part for Britain’s departure from the EU, a historic mistake for which this country continues to pay a heavy price. His Brexit party’s indirect electoral impact, say academics, was substantial: in splitting the leave vote in Labour seats, Mr Farage cost the Conservatives around 25 gains from Labour in 2017.

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Reality check: is Keir Starmer’s triple lock on nuclear weapons anything new?
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:59:04 GMT

We look at the facts and figures behind Labour’s defence pledge and its affordability

Keir Starmer has announced a “triple lock” on Britain’s nuclear weapons policy as he seeks to portray Labour as the party of security in the general election campaign.

The Labour leader said his party would be “totally committed” to the UK’s submarine-based nuclear weapons programme, and that he would be prepared to authorise their use.

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Ben Jennings on 93-year-old media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s fifth marriage – cartoon
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:27:34 GMT
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Nigel Farage to stand for Reform UK in general election U-turn
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:16:02 GMT

Honorary president of the former Brexit party to make eighth attempt to enter parliament

The Conservative party’s faltering general election campaign suffered a potentially damaging blow when Nigel Farage announced he intended to stand as an MP and lead the Reform party for the next five years.

The former Ukip and Brexit party leader said he would stand in Clacton, Essex, after changing his mind while spending time on the campaign trail. He claimed that he did not want to let his supporters down.

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Why is Ursula von der Leyen out wooing voters who can’t vote for her?
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:00:37 GMT

Commission chief is not running in MEP elections but is doing all she can to boost increasingly shaky bid for second term

She has inspected a drone factory in Latvia, laid flowers at a monument to the late Pope John Paul II in Poland and posed with a shaggy dog in Luxembourg. From Copenhagen to Split, Maastricht to Plovdiv, she has given speeches, shaken hands, signed T-shirts and posed for a lot of selfies. It has been a busy few weeks for Ursula von der Leyen, who is seeking a second five-year term as head of the European Commission, one of the most powerful jobs in European politics.

With cheering activists and campaign “merch” – as team Von der Leyen refers to its royal purple branded mugs and hoodies – it looks like any other drive to get the vote out. There is even a video of the commission president striding purposefully along a lane near her countryside home to dramatic orchestral music. “Campaigning is one of the best things that ever happened to me in my life,” the German politician said at a recent debate with rival candidates.

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Security dominating agenda in Baltic states before European elections amid Ukraine war – as it happened
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:43:50 GMT

Conflict with Russia and Europe’s ability to defend itself fuelling concerns across continent, candidates say

Asked how the Liberal Alliance chose to pursue a membership in the EPP, Dahl said “to be quite honest, there is less wokeness in the EPP, and we are strongly against wokeness.”

“We don’t really mind other parties disagreeing with us on areas that are really not the jurisdiction of the EU,” he added.

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Charlise Mutten murder trial: alleged killer Justin Stein says he didn’t know schoolgirl’s body was on back of ute
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:43:51 GMT

Justin Stein, who denies murdering the nine-year-old, gave evidence in the NSW supreme court as his defence case began

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The man accused of killing Charlise Mutten says he didn’t know the schoolgirl’s body was on the back of his ute when he was caught on camera towing a boat and buying bags of sand.

Justin Stein has pleaded not guilty to murdering nine-year-old Charlise in January 2022, claiming it was the girl’s mother, Kallista Mutten, who shot her.

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How Donald Trump Could Weaponize US Surveillance in a Second Term
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Donald Trump has vowed to go after political enemies, undocumented immigrants, and others if he wins. Experts warn he could easily turn the surveillance state against his targets.
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White male MPs make mistakes and are mostly forgiven. Not so women of colour like Faiza Shaheen | Shaista Aziz
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:00:31 GMT

It’s hard to escape the conclusion that, in its pursuit of power, Labour is willing to abandon women like me

Watching the painful interview of Faiza Shaheen on Newsnight on Wednesday after her deselection from the Labour party, I was reminded of the wise words of Toni Morrison: “The very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being … None of that is necessary. There will always be one more thing.”

And there always is. The past week of Labour’s election campaign has become a very ugly distraction of blatant anti-Black racism and Islamophobia. Racism more often than not becomes a spectacle for those with no skin in the game, and that is exactly what the humiliation heaped on Shaheen – a young, working-class Muslim woman – has become.

Shaista Aziz is a journalist, writer and former independent councillor for Oxford city council

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Bill Shorten’s Julianne Stewart speechwriter paid $300,000 a year by Services Australia, Senate estimates told
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 09:57:12 GMT

Julianne Stewart has secured two-year contract despite agency employing 200 media and communication staff

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A professional speechwriter contracted to work with the government services minister, Bill Shorten, is expected to cost taxpayers $600,000 over two years, despite Services Australia employing 200 media and communication staff.

Appearing in Senate estimates on Monday, Services Australia confirmed Julianne Stewart has secured a government contract worth about $300,000 a year, which is in its second year. The arrangement came to light after the tender was published on the government’s AusTender website.

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I’d like to say Johnson and Brexit made me quit politics. But they were symptoms of the problem, not the cause | Rory Stewart
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:00:27 GMT

I still feel guilty about standing down, but could no longer put up with a chaotic system that made me feel like a fraud

The Conservative party is haemorrhaging MPs. Seventy-eight of my former colleagues will be standing down this year, after Rishi Sunak’s summer election. And who can blame them? I am tempted to say my own decision to leave parliament in 2019 was because of Boris Johnson and his approach to Brexit, and because of just how rough and humiliating X and Facebook can be. But these problems were instead symptoms of a system that made me feel like a fraud almost all the time.

As a British minister, for instance, I had to be at least three different things, in three places, at one time. I was an MP serving constituents in the Cumbrian-Scottish border; I was also paid to be a parliamentarian, voting 350 miles south in Westminster; and also a minister, often abroad, moving through five different positions in four years. How do you balance your obligation to visit a health project in Nigeria against being present in parliament to vote on assisted dying – when on the same day there is an event for a hospice in your constituency? When there is no time for such important things, how much time should you spend with your children?

Politics On the Edge by Rory Stewart is published in paperback by Vintage on 6 June

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‘It’s all we have’: young climate activists on the state of politics around the world
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 09:39:01 GMT

With elections affecting half the world’s population this year, campaigners offer their views on the chances of real change

This year elections are taking place across the globe, covering almost half of the world’s population. It is also likely to be, yet again, the hottest year recorded as the climate crisis intensifies. The Guardian asked young climate activists around the world what they want from the elections and whether politics is working in the fight to halt global heating.

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Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum poised to secure supermajority after historic win
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:52:35 GMT

The leader of the Morena party could pass legislation and budgets unopposed through congress

• She is poised to become Mexico’s first female president. Can she escape Amlo’s shadow?

Claudia Sheinbaum seems poised to cement her historic victory as Mexico’s first female president with a supermajority in congress that would let her party pass legislation and budgets unopposed – and perhaps even change the constitution without need for compromise.

Sheinbaum, a 61-year-old climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, won the presidency with 59.5% of the vote, according to a rapid sample count by Mexico’s electoral authority.

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South Africa to embark on new political path after ANC loses majority
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 15:15:59 GMT

After 30 years in power, the African National Congress, which took 40.2% of the vote, must engage in tricky coalition talks with rivals

The African National Congress’s (ANC) three decades of political dominance in South Africa has come to an end after it was announced that it had won just 40.2% of the vote in last week’s general election.

The ANC’s dramatic decline – the first time it has failed to win a majority of the votes since Nelson Mandela led it to victory in the first democratic election in 1994 – will lead to a chaotic round of coalition negotiations, with all of its potential partners posing difficulties.

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Trump is guilty on all counts. So what happens next? - podcast
Fri, 31 May 2024 16:30:10 GMT

Revisited: Guardian journalist Jonathan Freedland speaks to Sam Levine about how Donald Trump became the first US president, sitting or former, to become a convicted criminal

Today, we are sharing Politics Weekly America’s latest episode with Today in Focus listeners.

Donald Trump has made history again, becoming the first US president, sitting or former, to be a convicted criminal. Late on Thursday a New York jury found him guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal. Within minutes of leaving the courtroom, Trump said he would appeal.

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Raskin says Republicans ‘treat convicted felons with love and admiration’
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:45:24 +0000

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National Republicans say they’re targeting Cuellar’s seat after indictment
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:45:02 +0000

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A Democrat running for Senate notes he stood up to Biden on the border
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:04:55 +0000

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After Trump’s conviction, many Republicans fall in line by criticizing trial
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:30:16 +0000

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RNC co-chair Lara Trump attacks Hogan for calling for respect for legal process
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 17:46:59 +0000
In a CNN appearance, Lara Trump doesn’t commit to having the Republican National Committee give money to Hogan’s run for Senate after his comment on the verdict.
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It's the AI Election Year
Fri, 31 May 2024 18:16:10 +0000
With over 60 countries holding elections in 2024, deepfakes and robocalls are being used to manipulate voters across the world. WIRED is tracking every instance of AI interference during this critical election year.
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Trump Campaign Claims $34.8 Million Windfall After Guilty Verdict
Fri, 31 May 2024 14:28:28 +0000
From small donors to rich Silicon Valley investors, Donald Trump enthusiasts signaled their support for the convicted felon by sending money to his campaign.
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Which parties could South Africa’s ANC go into coalition with?
Fri, 31 May 2024 17:20:31 GMT

Collapse in support means ANC may not reach 50% vote share needed to rule alone. Which parties are contenders for coalition?

South Africa is facing the uncertain possibility of a coalition government after a collapse in support for the ruling African National Congress party in Wednesday’s election meant it probably will not reach the 50% vote share needed for it to rule on its own. Here is a guide to the three main contenders for coalition partners:

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Live updates: Jury chosen for Hunter Biden trial, opening statements expected Tuesday
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:41:40 +0000
Hunter Biden faces three felony charges related to a gun he purchased in 2018.
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Jury selection begins in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:51:49 GMT

Charges, based on allegedly falsified firearms license application, give GOP a welcome issue for distraction after Trump’s conviction

Jury selection began on Monday in the federal gun case against the president’s son, Hunter Biden. The legal proceedings seriously complicate Joe Biden’s re-election campaign while handing political grist to Republicans searching for a distracting issue in the wake of Donald Trump’s 34-count conviction last week.

In a show of support, Jill Biden, the first lady, also arrived at the federal courthouse in Delaware where her stepson is facing trial. In a statement, the president said that as a father he has “boundless love for my son, confidence in him, and respect for his strength”.

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The judge overseeing the Hunter Biden case is nearly done with jury selection, having narrowed the...
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:49:34 +0000

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Lights, cameras, Farage: Nige just couldn’t bear to be left out | John Crace
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:46:02 GMT

These are the moments he lives for – right at the centre of things, all stardust and no responsibility

Alas, poor Dicky, I knew him well. Richard Tice and Nigel Farage had already given two press conferences in the previous week. Both times they had been given equal billing. Even though everyone but Dicky T knew who the real star was. On Monday all pretence had been pushed aside. Out came the op note. Nigel Farage was to make an “emergency election announcement”. Tice wasn’t even mentioned as an afterthought. Even though he was probably paying for the pleasure.

Dicky was determined not to be left out, though. The man with no charisma or personal warmth relegated once more to Nige’s warm-up act. The man on the downward trajectory. Soon he will be relegated to doorman. I’m not sure if Tice even convinces himself. His patter is all third-rate Farage. The sort of thing you might get if you typed “write me a bad Nigel speech” into ChatGPT. Reform was “moving into eighth gear”, he said. Really? Some of us were losing the will to live.

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Biden family, friends in courtroom for jury selection
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:41:13 +0000

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Rayner hasn’t ‘changed mind’ on nuclear weapons but backs Labour policy
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:40:28 GMT

Deputy leader has voted against renewing Trident but says she supports ‘triple lock’ commitment to programme in near term

Angela Rayner has said she has not changed her mind about nuclear weapons even though she supports Labour’s policy to keep and renew them.

The deputy Labour leader voted against the renewal of Trident in 2016 but said on Monday that she supported Labour’s “triple lock” – a commitment to maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent round the clock, build four new nuclear submarines, and carry out future upgrades.

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Analysis: Trump’s guilty verdict sharpens the two big questions of this election
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:25:03 +0000

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How Mexico, bastion of machismo, got a female president before the U.S.
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:24:53 +0000
The election of Claudia Sheinbaum caps a decades-long campaign for gender parity in politics, a key element of the country’s transition to democracy.
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Jury selection has taken a break until 2:30 p.m. for lunch.
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:48:35 +0000

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Reality check: how do Farage’s claims on immigration, economy and crime hold up?
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:38:08 GMT

The former Ukip leader is standing in the election for Reform UK and has made some eye-catching claims

Nigel Farage announced his decision to stand for parliament in a typically colourful speech in which he made several eye-catching claims. How many of these were accurate?

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Election poll tracker: How do the parties compare?
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:15:06 GMT
How do people say they will vote in the UK general election? Our poll tracker measures the trends.
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Faiza Shaheen has been badly let down by Labour – as have voters | Letters
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:30:05 GMT

Readers reflect on the treatment of the blocked Labour candidate and wonder what it means for the direction of the party

I left the Labour party last year mainly because of what I felt to be the total disregard that the leadership of the party had for the wishes of its members. Recent events have only served to reinforce that belief. Most attention has been paid, understandably, to the lamentable efforts of the party to edge Diane Abbott out of the door, but I feel the way that Faiza Shaheen has been treated is more indicative of the way Labour is moving under Keir Starmer (I was mistreated – and that’s why hundreds of people will no longer vote Labour, they’ve told me, 31 May).

In the 2019 election, Ms Shaheen came to within a whisker, 1,262 votes, of defeating the Tory candidate, Iain Duncan Smith. Normally, marginal constituencies such as Chingford and Woodford Green would be the first to select candidates for the next election.

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There should be over 100 disabled MPs, but there are barely any. UK politics has a huge accessibility problem | Lucy Webster
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:10:14 GMT

The 16m disabled people in the UK deserve better, but this government has made any improvements less likely

If disabled people were represented in politics according to their proportion of the UK population, there would be about 136 disabled MPs. There were, in fact, just five in 2021. Or, at least, only five who publicly identified as disabled. Even assuming there were a few more disabled MPs who hadn’t declared themselves as such, it is an extremely poor showing.

The disproportionately low figures (disabled people make up about 21% of the population) are hardly a surprise. Getting elected is a notoriously inaccessible process, as emphasised by the decision of parliament’s newest disabled MP, Craig Mackinlay, to stand down at the election. Mackinlay lost his hands and feet to sepsis last year, and cited in his resignation the difficulty of sustaining 70- to 80-hour working weeks while continuing his rehabilitation.

Lucy Webster is a political journalist and the author of The View from Down Here: Life As a Young Disabled Woman

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Jury selection has begun in Hunter Biden’s trial. As he waited for it to start, Hunter...
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:57:17 +0000

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How long will jury selection and the trial last?
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:55:55 +0000

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Fact Checker: Marco Rubio spreads debunked election claims about 2020 ballots
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:20:16 +0000

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Marco Rubio spreads debunked election claims about 2020 ballots
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:00:19 +0000
Election denialism appears to be the attribute needed to be on the VP shortlist.
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Claudia Sheinbaum elected Mexico’s first female president
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:11:18 +0000
The historic vote underscored the nation’s progress on gender equity, but the Morena victory highlighted concerns about the weakening of its democratic institutions.
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‘What am I going to do with my life?’ Mhairi Black on quitting the ‘depressing’ Commons at 29 – with no regrets
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 04:00:23 GMT

When she was sworn in, aged 20, she was the youngest MP to be appointed since 1832. Now the SNP’s deputy leader at Westminster, she looks back on 10 years of hard work and ‘hellish’ travel

For some MPs, the general election announcement came as a shock; for others, a starting pistol. But for Mhairi Black it was the end of “a sort of purgatory”, as she prepared to step down as MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, a position she has held for almost a decade. She will turn 30 in September. “I’m about to be exactly where I was 10 years ago, asking: ‘What am I going to do with my life?’”

The Scottish National party’s deputy leader at Westminster announced last summer that she intended to leave the Commons, a place she has variously described as “defunct”, “depressing”, “sexist”, “poisonous” and “one of the most unhealthy workplaces that you could ever be in”.

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Nigel Farage to stand in election and become leader of Reform UK
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 04:28:21 GMT
Farage will stand in the constituency of Clacton, days after ruling himself out.
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Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda admission sparks legal action from detained asylum seekers
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 10:00:34 GMT

Migrants seek redress for ‘immense distress’ from deportations now thrown into chaos by election announcement

Asylum seekers detained by the Home Office and threatened with deportation to Rwanda are set to take legal action against the government after Rishi Sunak admitted that no flights will take place before the general election.

The Home Office started raiding accommodation and detaining people who arrived at routine immigration-reporting appointments on 29 April in a nationwide push codenamed Operation Vector.

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A “Stunningly Decisive” End to Donald Trump’s Trial
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:03:30 +0000
The former President and Republican front-runner, a man who has rarely faced the consequences for his wrongdoing, was found guilty of thirty-four felony counts in his New York hush-money case. Will it matter?
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Hackney North and Stoke Newington voters: tell us which issues will decide this election
Thu, 30 May 2024 13:04:58 GMT

The Guardian is reporting from the constituency of Hackney North and Stoke Newington to find out what issues people there care about most – and we want your help

The Guardian will be reporting from Hackney North and Stoke Newington – the constituency of Diane Abbott MP – ahead of the general election. This will be part of a series of pieces from across the country focused on finding out what matters most to the people who live there.

Diane Abbott has promised to stay on as MP for as “long as possible” setting up a possible clash with Keir Starmer after a deal for her to retire from parliament broke down.

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South Africa’s ANC faces tough decisions after losing majority
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:43:57 GMT

Party will have to pick coalition partners and then try to reform itself in response to declining support

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has lost its three-decade electoral majority in devastating fashion. As the former liberation movement faces the task of building a coalition government, it remains to be seen how it will respond to the message sent to it by voters.

The ANC’s vote share collapsed from 57.5% in 2019 to 40.2% in last week’s elections, amid chronic unemployment, degraded public services and high rates of violent crime.

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Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president in landslide victory
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 08:27:43 GMT

Former Mexico City mayor’s Morena party also on track for possible two-thirds supermajority in Congress

Claudia Sheinbaum has won a landslide victory to become Mexico’s first female president, inheriting the project of her mentor and outgoing leader, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whose popularity among the poor helped drive her triumph.

Sheinbaum, a leftwing climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, won the presidency with between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote, according to a rapid sample count by Mexico’s electoral authority.

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Final results in seismic South Africa election confirm ANC has lost majority
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 18:56:10 GMT

ANC says demands that President Cyril Ramaphosa must step down is ‘no-go area’ as rival Jacob Zuma stokes fears of violence

Final results from Wednesday’s seismic South Africa elections have confirmed that the African National Congress (ANC) party has lost its majority for the first time in 30 years of full democracy, firing the starting gun on unprecedented coalition talks.

The ANC, which led the fight to free South Africa from apartheid, won just 159 seats in the 400-member national assembly on a vote share of just over 40%. High unemployment, power cuts, violent crime and crumbling infrastructure have contributed to a haemorrhaging of support for the former liberation movement.

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Mexico votes in election certain to bring country’s first female president
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 08:30:26 GMT

Claudia Sheinbaum is the presidential frontrunner, with 20,000 other posts up for grabs in the country’s biggest election ever

• She is poised to become Mexico’s first female president. Can she escape Amlo’s shadow?

Mexican voters go to the polls on Sunday in an election that seems certain to deliver the country’s first female president – and may also give her party enough power in congress to change the constitution and rewire the democracy of Latin America’s second-largest economy.

Frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum, a 61-year-old climate scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, has vowed to continue the policies of her populist predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who founded the Morena party and forged a bond with voters who had become disenchanted with democracy.

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Trump’s Online MAGA Army Calls Guilty Verdict a Declaration of War
Thu, 30 May 2024 23:04:37 +0000
Trump supporters, fringe extremists, right-wing pundits, and politicians have all posted incendiary rhetoric, including some calls for “war,” following former president Donald Trump’s felony conviction.
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‘He’s lost our vote’: Vaughan Gething scandals cut through before confidence test
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:49:55 GMT

In Cardiff there is criticism and some support for first minister who is facing a motion against him in Welsh parliament

There was no honeymoon period and precious little breathing room for Vaughan Gething to relish the historic achievement of becoming the first Black leader of a European country. Since he was chosen as Welsh Labour leader and first minister 11 weeks ago, Gething has faced a slew of allegations about donations, the deletion of messages during the pandemic and the sacking of a minister.

On Wednesday he faces his most uncomfortable test yet, a vote on a motion of no confidence tabled by the Conservatives in the Senedd, the Welsh parliament. UK Labour leaders and strategists dismiss it as mischief-making but there is growing evidence in polling and doorstep conversations that the scandals are cutting through to voters.

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Mexico fought for democracy. Could it slide back to a one-party state?
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:36:01 +0000
The election of Claudia Sheinbaum gives the ruling Morena party the opportunity to take greater control of the federal government.
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Seeing Like a Data Structure
2024-06-03T11:06:54Z

Technology was once simply a tool—and a small one at that—used to amplify human intent and capacity. That was the story of the industrial revolution: we could control nature and build large, complex human societies, and the more we employed and mastered technology, the better things got. We don’t live in that world anymore. Not only has technology become entangled with the structure of society, but we also can no longer see the world around us without it. The separation is gone, and the control we thought we once had has revealed itself as a mirage. We’re in a transitional period of history right now...

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Greens furious over 'outrageous' STV debate exclusion
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 09:54:35 GMT
The programme will only feature the SNP, Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats.
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Guantánamo Prosecutors Accused of “Outrageous” Misconduct for Trying to Use Torture Testimony
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Government prosecutors claimed they didn’t know a former detainee recanted his testimony in interviews with the government.

The post Guantánamo Prosecutors Accused of “Outrageous” Misconduct for Trying to Use Torture Testimony appeared first on The Intercept.

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Mexican peso, ETFs slammed after ruling party’s election win. Here’s what’s worrying investors.
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:32:00 GMT
Exchange-traded funds that track Mexican equities suffered their biggest daily decline in over four years on Monday, after Claudia Sheinbaum’s victory in Mexico’s presidential election sparked investor concerns that her party’s landslide win could lead to constitutional changes.
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S&P 500 to hit 5,700 in a postelection rally, says Wells Fargo
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:56:00 GMT
The stock market gained 41.8% on average around the past three U.S. presidential elections, according to Well Fargo’s investing unit
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‘Manterrupting’: anger as French PM speaks over female head of his party’s EU election list
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:12:03 GMT

Gabriel Attal unexpectedly interrupted a radio debate in which Valérie Hayer was taking part

France’s prime minister has been accused of deliberately seeking to eclipse the head of his party’s list in European elections when he unexpectedly appeared on a stage where she was taking part in a radio debate.

The prime minister, Gabriel Attal, strolled into France Info’s radio debate with lead candidates amid an exchange between the anchor and the head of the ruling party’s list for the 9 June polls, Valérie Hayer.

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Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans to hold a vote Wednesday on a bill...
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:37:11 +0000

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India elections: exit polls show Narendra Modi expected to win historic third term
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 03:50:16 GMT

Modi’s ruling BJP may gain a two-thirds majority, amid allegations of intimidation of opposition candidates and Muslim voter suppression

Voting has come to a close in India’s mammoth elections, as exit polls widely predicted prime minister Narendra Modi would win a historic third term in proceedings marred by allegations of irregularities.

The election, the longest and largest in India’s history with almost a billion eligible voters, began in mid-April. As it progressed over seven phases until 1 June, a deadly heatwave gripped the country, with temperatures almost touching 50C in areas, leading to deaths of dozens of voters and polling officials.

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A simple guide to the 4 July general election
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:44:15 GMT
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the UK general election will take place on 4 July.
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‘I’ll stay an MP for as long as I can’: Diane Abbott’s tumultuous political journey – podcast
Fri, 31 May 2024 04:00:30 GMT

Britain’s first black female MP faced hostility from the media and political establishment from the start. Nearly 40 years on, she is still not giving up. By Andy Beckett

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The Revisionist History of the Trump Trial Has Already Begun
Fri, 31 May 2024 13:35:09 +0000
The ex-President’s war on truth has an instant new target: his guilty verdict.
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Australia politics live: Bill Shorten defends $600,000 speechwriter fee; $5m top-up for food and emergency food relief
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:50:27 GMT

NDIS minister says Julianne Stewart does a ‘very good job’ but he did not negotiate deal. Follow today’s news headlines live

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Prison officers at Victoria’s largest maximum security jail are to walk off the job over a months-long pay negotiation impasse, AAP reports.

Up to 100 guards plan to stop work and gather outside the Port Phillip Prison in Truganina, about 20km west of Melbourne, from 7.30am to 1pm today.

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The Hunter Biden jury consists of seven men and five women.
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:41:40 +0000

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Analysis: Trump’s many dog whistles about unrest and violence
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:26:44 +0000

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A jury has been picked in Hunter Biden’s federal gun charge case. Opening statements are expected...
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:23:36 +0000

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The last thing Trump will do is rebuild trust in institutions
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:08:04 +0000
In an interview with Fox News, Trump was asked how he would rebuild confidence in institutions. Why would he try?
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Dozens of prospective jurors screened for Hunter Biden gun trial
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:48:37 +0000

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Biden expected to announce new asylum restrictions at border
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:33:33 +0000

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Analysis: A timeline of the tangled life, career and legal woes of Hunter Biden
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:33:06 +0000

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Dems weigh local ties, anti-Trump fame in primary for Spanberger seat
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:10:06 +0000

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Why this trial isn’t being televised
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 19:06:25 +0000

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Trump’s many dog whistles about unrest and violence
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:55:26 +0000
The former president’s post-conviction comment about a “breaking point” follows a long line of suggestive comments. The thrust is unmistakable.
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Trump falsely accuses Biden of trying to take him out ‘with deadly force’
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:50:27 +0000

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Hunter Biden also faces felony tax-related charges in California
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:13:30 +0000

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Manchin: No plans to run for office as independent
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:05:43 +0000

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Analysis: Two years later, obvious misinformation is finally taken down
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:38:44 +0000

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The judge and lawyers continue to work into the early afternoon without a lunch break so...
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:36:21 +0000

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Tester surrounded by military veterans in new ad
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:14:06 +0000

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Prosecutors plan to use highly personal evidence in Hunter Biden trial
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:07:09 +0000

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HMRC apologises for delayed payment of child benefit to about 500,000 people
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:56:10 GMT

Some parents say processing error has left them unable to buy food for family as others say they are now facing bank charges

About 500,000 people in the UK expecting child benefit payments did not receive them on Monday, with some parents saying the shortfall left them unable to buy food for their children or facing bank charges.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) apologised after about 30% of child benefit payments scheduled for 3 June did not arrive in claimants’ bank accounts. Late on Monday afternoon, it said those affected would now receive their money on Wednesday morning.

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Many prospective jurors know some, but not much, about Hunter Biden case
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:39:56 +0000

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Analysis: ‘Lock him up’? Americans say Trump is guilty but lean against prison.
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:21:39 +0000

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‘Lock him up’? Americans say Trump is guilty but lean against prison.
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:18:01 +0000
Polls show that incarcerating Donald Trump could push more voters away. But they could also decide it’s overkill.
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As Hunter Biden’s trial approached, President Biden increasingly expressed deep concerns about his son, worrying about...
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:18:34 +0000

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Two years later, obvious misinformation is finally taken down
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:14:06 +0000
“2000 Mules” is a case study in how appealing, lucrative falsehoods endure.
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Analysis: After the verdict, views of Trump’s N.Y. trial didn’t shift
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:01:10 +0000

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Ashley Biden, Hunter Biden’s younger sister, just exited the courthouse.
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:54:33 +0000

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Former police officer said he knows president, first lady
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:53:58 +0000

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Ohio governor signs law ensuring Biden can appear on ballot
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:45:01 +0000

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Some prospective jurors dismissed after saying they dislike Hunter Biden
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:25:03 +0000

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After the verdict, views of Trump’s N.Y. trial didn’t shift
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:14:15 +0000
The politics were baked in.
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How a fight over immunity unraveled a plea deal, setting this trial in motion
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:09:40 +0000

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Guardian Essential poll: two-thirds of voters support raising minimum age for social media to 16
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:00:50 GMT

Survey also shows increasing desire for government regulation of hate speech and artificial intelligence

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More than two-thirds of voters support raising the age limit for social media from 13 to 16, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll.

The poll of 1,160 voters, released on Tuesday, finds an increasing appetite for government regulation of hate speech, social media and artificial intelligence.

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President Biden congratulated Claudia Sheinbaum on being elected Mexico’s first female president Sunday and said he...
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:59:58 +0000

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Here’s who could be called to testify in Hunter Biden’s trial
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:41:05 +0000

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Biden’s science adviser explains the new hard line on China
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Questions so far for potential jurors focus on guns, drugs, personal schedules
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Hunter Biden’s trial begins after weeks of blanket media coverage of Donald Trump’s criminal trial involving...
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Lib Dems photobomb the PM in campaign boat
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:47:55 GMT
The Liberal Democrat's deputy leader Daisy Cooper sailed behind Rishi Sunak as he spoke to people in Henley-on-Thames.
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Biden expresses ‘boundless love for my son’ at start of Hunter’s gun trial
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:47:47 +0000

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‘I have boundless love for my son,’ President Biden says in statement
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Sheehy ad calls Trump’s conviction ‘state-sponsored political persecution’
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:18:36 +0000

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Biden, as president and patriarch, confronts his son’s trial
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:16:03 +0000

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Focusing on LGBTQ+ voters, Biden-Harris campaign kicks off a media blitz
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:00:57 +0000

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Here’s what to know about the Hunter Biden trial that starts Monday
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:40:29 +0000

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First lady Jill Biden just entered the courthouse.
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Hunter Biden and his family arrive at Delaware courthouse
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For Hunter Biden, a dramatic day with his brother’s widow led to charges
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:00:30 +0000

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Will President Biden attend the trial?
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Stormy Daniels says Donald Trump should go to jail
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:58:18 +0000

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The gun charges against Hunter Biden
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:57:05 +0000

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Biden and Trump share a faith in import tariffs, despite inflation risks
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Here’s what Biden is doing this week
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 11:20:05 +0000

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Trump falsely claims he never called for Hillary Clinton to be locked up
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:15:33 +0000

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Mark Latham refused to pay Alex Greenwich $20,000 to avoid defamation lawsuit over graphic tweet
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 09:25:33 GMT

Former NSW One Nation leader said he would ‘strenuously defend’ explicit tweet describing a sex act that MP claims was defamatory, court documents reveal

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Political firebrand Mark Latham did not hand over $20,000 to avoid an independent MP’s lawsuit over an explicit tweet, instead saying he would strenuously defend any defamation claims against him.

Court documents reveal that in a settlement offer made in April 2023, Alex Greenwich said he would not resort to litigation if the then New South Wales One Nation leader paid the money and issued a public apology.

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More than 100 artists tell Starmer to halt arms sales to Israel if he becomes PM
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 19:00:36 GMT

Letter signatories from Steve Coogan to Paloma Faith urge Keir Starmer to ‘take stand’ for human rights and international law

Actors including Steve Coogan, Miriam Margolyes and Juliet Stevenson have joined forces with musicians, writers and directors in calling on Keir Starmer to halt arm sales to Israel if elected prime minister.

The singer Paloma Faith, the film-maker Mike Leigh and the author Michael Rosen are among the more than 100 celebrities who have signed a joint letter, coordinated by Artists for Palestine UK, that urges the Labour leader to “take a stand against the ongoing atrocities committed by Israel” in Gaza.

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China’s defence chief repeats threat of force against Taiwanese independence
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 13:36:14 GMT

Dong Jun rails at length about democratic island’s ‘separatists’ during Shangri-La Dialogue defence conference in Singapore

The Chinese defence minister, Dong Jun, has warned that anyone who dares pursue independence for Taiwan will be “crushed to pieces” and face “destruction”, as he accused external forces of dragging the island into “a dangerous situation”.

In a speech to the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Asia’s biggest defence summit, Dong said Beijing was committed to “peaceful unification” with Taiwan, but that it was prepared “for all kinds of extreme situations” and that any attempts to seek independence would be futile.

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News site editor’s ties to Iran, Russia show misinformation’s complexity
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 13:05:00 +0000
Hacked records show news outlets in Iran and Russia made payments to the same handful of U.S. residents.
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Trump verdict vindicates N.Y. prosecutor who quietly pursued a risky path
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 21:38:55 +0000
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg made history with a legal case that federal prosecutors opted not to bring against former president Donald Trump.
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He Made a PowerPoint on Mothers Starving in Gaza. Then He Lost His Government Job.
Fri, 31 May 2024 23:28:44 +0000

A senior USAID adviser said he was pressured to resign days after the agency censored his presentation.

The post He Made a PowerPoint on Mothers Starving in Gaza. Then He Lost His Government Job. appeared first on The Intercept.

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Burnley voters: tell us which issues will decide this election
Tue, 28 May 2024 14:40:36 GMT

The Guardian is reporting from the constituency of Burnley to find out what issues people there care about most – and we want your help

The Guardian will be reporting from Burnley ahead of the general election. This will be part of a series of pieces from across the country focused on finding out what matters most to the people who live there.

In 2019, the Lancashire town elected its first Conservative MP in more than a century. If you live in the constituency of Burnley, can you tell us what will decide your vote? We’d like to understand the big issues facing you and your family and which policies matter to you. How happy are you with the state of housing, work, community relations, policing and health services? What local issues should we be looking at?

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The fake news divide: how Modi’s rule is fracturing India – video
Thu, 30 May 2024 09:31:48 GMT

India is in the final stages of a general election, and almost one billion people are registered to vote. The country's prime minister ,Narendra Modi, has been in power for more than 10 years, and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) is seeking a third term.

But critics of Modi and the BJP say his government has become increasingly authoritarian, fracturing the country along religious lines and threatening India’s secular democracy. At the same time, the space for freedom of speech has been shrinking while disinformation and hate speech has exploded on social media.

The Guardian’s video team travelled through India to explore how fake news and censorship might be shaping the outcome of the election

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Italy’s PM says fascism is ‘consigned to history’. Not everyone is so sure
Thu, 30 May 2024 05:01:43 GMT
With the far right set to gain in European elections, is the extreme becoming mainstream in Italy?
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British ambassador to Mexico sacked after pointing gun at embassy employee
Fri, 31 May 2024 18:35:59 GMT

Clip on social media showed Jon Benjamin aiming assault rifle at colleague in region rife with drug gangs

The British ambassador to Mexico was quietly removed from his post earlier this year after he pointed an assault rifle at a local embassy employee, it emerged when footage of the incident was posted on social media.

The Financial Times reported that Jon Benjamin was on an official trip to Durango and Sinaloa, two states with strong organised crime groups, when he looked down the gun’s sights at a colleague, who gestures uncomfortably in the five-second clip.

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My Father’s Fate, and India’s
Fri, 31 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
As Narendra Modi vies for a third straight term, an appraisal of the damage wrought by his Hindu-nationalist project—and the effort by ordinary Indians to reëmbrace the country’s founding ideals.
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Foreign Influence Campaigns Don’t Know How to Use AI Yet Either
Thu, 30 May 2024 22:15:00 +0000
OpenAI has released its first report, which details how bad actors in Russia, China, and beyond are using AI to spread propaganda. (Poorly.)
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Here’s how the dollar is tracking Biden’s chances of victory in November
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:59:00 GMT
Though the U.S. presidential election is still five months away, analysts are continuing to weigh in on how the race could impact financial markets.
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India ETF sees best day since 2022 as stock investors await election results
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:43:00 GMT
Shares of an exchange-traded fund focused on stocks in India climbed to a record peak Monday as investors await results from the country’s general election, amid expectations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will remain in power.
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Clacton reacts to Nigel Farage standing in election
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:56:09 GMT
Opinion is divided in Clacton as Nigel Farage says he will be standing there at the general election.
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Electioncast: Farage Runs (Again)
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:49:00 GMT
Nigel Farage to stand in election, and become leader of Reform UK
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First Rwanda flight delayed until at least 24 July
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:43:28 GMT
Government lawyers say the earliest deportations could take place is three weeks after the election.
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Abbott says she intends to run and win for Labour
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 06:35:14 GMT
The veteran politician says she intends to run for Labour at the election after a bitter selection row.
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Continuing coverage of the campaign
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 04:58:24 GMT
Continuing coverage of the 2024 General Election Campaign, from BBC News
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What election issues really matter to you? Let us know
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 02:19:21 GMT
At BBC News, we need your help to ensure we’re getting our election coverage right.
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TikTok users being fed misleading election news, BBC finds
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 21:12:32 GMT
A BBC project investigates the election content promoted by social media by tracking dozens of phones.
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BBC announces dates for election TV debates
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 21:00:55 GMT
A seven-party debate is to be held on Friday, before a Question Time special and head-to-head event.
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Starmer promises to cut net migration if Labour wins election
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 17:35:42 GMT
The party says better training can reduce migration, but it will not be setting an overall level.
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Swinney urges voters 'to put Scotland's interests first' as he launches SNP campaign
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 16:41:13 GMT
The SNP leader has formally launched his party's general election campaign at a rally in Glasgow.
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Election fraud claims being reviewed by police
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:40:30 GMT
Derbyshire Police says it received a "number of messages" related to claims of election fraud.
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Sir John Curtice: Undecided voters and poll swings... in 60 seconds
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:07:15 GMT
Our favourite number cruncher Sir John Curtice with his take on the polls, after the first full week of the election campaign.
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Will Mexico Decide the U.S. Election?
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Top officials from the two countries are wrangling over immigration policy. What they resolve will have huge implications on both sides of the border.
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This AIPAC Donor Funnels Millions to an IDF Unit Accused of Violating Human Rights
Thu, 23 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000

The battalion has a dedicated U.S. nonprofit to support its operations — whose president is supporting AIPAC’s political agenda.

The post This AIPAC Donor Funnels Millions to an IDF Unit Accused of Violating Human Rights appeared first on The Intercept.

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The woman feeding Liverpool from an ice-cream van – video
Tue, 28 May 2024 09:47:52 GMT

Michelle Roach bought a used ice-cream van in order to bring cheap, affordable food to Liverpool's struggling communities. She wanted a vehicle with freezers built in for frozen food, and also something cheerful that was able to break down stigmas around food poverty. Using a '10 items for £5' model, Michelle sources discount food from supermarket surplus and donations.

The Guardian's Christopher Cherry follows Michelle and the van on its rounds, with the service struggling to meet overwhelming demand as the cost of living crisis deepens, and the UK's general election fast approaches.

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Conditioning Aid to Israel Would Boost Support for Biden in Key States, New Poll Finds
Tue, 21 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000

In the survey of Democrats and independents in five battleground states, 2 in 5 voters said a ceasefire and conditioning aid would make them more likely to vote for Biden.

The post Conditioning Aid to Israel Would Boost Support for Biden in Key States, New Poll Finds appeared first on The Intercept.

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John Cuneo’s “A Man of Conviction”
Thu, 30 May 2024 22:06:20 +0000
The former President is found guilty on all thirty-four counts.
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Donald Trump Is Guilty in His New York Hush-Money Trial
Thu, 30 May 2024 21:22:47 +0000
The jury has convicted the former President of thirty-four felony counts in his New York hush-money trial. Now the American people will decide to what extent they care.
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‘There is nowhere to fish any more’: life in the shadow of Nigeria’s biggest industrial complex
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 06:00:24 GMT

The oil refinery and fertiliser plant just outside Lagos promised jobs and prosperity, but people complain of evictions, loss of livelihoods and health effects

On the outskirts of Lagos sits Africa’s largest oil refinery, and beside it, the continent’s biggest fertiliser plant. Armed men guard the gates and the perimeters are lined with floodlights and security cameras.

Owned by Dangote Industries, a multinational conglomerate founded by Aliko Dangote, Africa’s wealthiest person, the compounds are in the Lekki free trade zone, abutting the Atlantic Ocean about 30 miles outside Nigeria’s commercial capital. The zone was designated by the federal government to develop industry and jobs.

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The Little-Known Reason Counties Keep Building Bigger Jails: Architecture Firms
Fri, 31 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

All over the country, architecture firms make the case for bigger jails — then get hired to design them.

The post The Little-Known Reason Counties Keep Building Bigger Jails: Architecture Firms appeared first on The Intercept.

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This CEO caused a nearly $3.6 billion swing in market cap between chip rivals
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:35:00 GMT
Shares of Lattice Semiconductor Corp. tumbled Monday after the semiconductor company’s chief executive left to join chip-sector rival Coherent Corp. — which, in turn, saw its stock soar to its best day in four years.
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Lagniappe for June 2024
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:14:42 +0000
Explore the Lagniappe for June 2024 issue, featuring an innovative approach to infrastructure upgrades, how NASA Stennis has helped one family build a generational legacy and more!
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NASA’s Stennis Space Center Employees Receive NASA Honor Awards
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:57:26 +0000
NASA Stennis Space Center Director John Bailey and NASA Associate Administrator for Space Operations Kenneth Bowersox presented NASA Honor Awards to Stennis employees during an onsite ceremony May 15. Prior to presenting NASA Honor Awards to Stennis employees, Bailey received the Meritorious Senior Executive Presidential Rank Award. The award from the President of the United […]
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UK ‘robber baron’ company Melrose gives bosses £176m handout
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:28:34 GMT

Lion’s share will go to three former executives of company condemned for hostile takeover of engineering firm GKN in 2018

The UK engineering firm Melrose Industries has handed out a £176m reward pot to 21 of its current and former executives, with the lion’s share going to three of them.

In a move that is likely to further fuel the controversy over executive pay, the FTSE 100 company confirmed on Monday that the bosses had been issued with shares totalling £176m under a bonus scheme set up in 2020.

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Can State Supreme Courts Preserve—or Expand—Rights?
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000
With a lopsided conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court, progressive activists are seeking legal opportunities in state constitutions.
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Mother trees and socialist forests: is the ‘wood-wide web’ a fantasy? – podcast
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 04:00:23 GMT

In the past 10 years the idea that trees communicate with and look after each other has gained widespread currency. But have these claims outstripped the evidence? By Daniel Immerwahr

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How to live to 100 | podcast
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 02:00:19 GMT

We know more about extending our lifespans than ever before. After
decades spent drinking, eating and laughing at people with exercise regimes, what will it take for Phil Daoust to join the ranks of centenarians?

When he got to 60, Phil Daoust, the deputy editor of the Guardian’s G2 section, made a decision. He was happy, healthy and wanted to remain that way for as long as possible. As a young man he had been unconcerned with diet and exercise regimes, preferring long boozy lunches, pies and walking to the pub. Later, after a bout of depression, he began to get healthier, but he wanted more.

He realised he no longer feared old age and decided to try to live to be 100. He took inspiration from people nearing that age, such as John Starbuck, a 93-year-old who regularly spends his days at the gym and is a keen water polo player. With a strong community around him, he illustrates the importance of social connections in living longer.

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AI hardware firm Nvidia unveils next-gen products at Taiwan tech expo
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 16:28:00 GMT

CEO Jensen Huang tells packed stadium in Taipei ‘next Industrial Revolution has begun’

Nvidia has unveiled new products and plans to accelerate the advance of artificial intelligence, with the AI hardware company’s chief executive telling a packed stadium in Taipei on Sunday that “the next Industrial Revolution has begun”.

Jensen Huang is in Taiwan for the island’s leading tech expo, Computex, along with the CEOs of some of the world’s biggest semiconductor companies – including AMD, Intel and Qualcomm – and their plans for a tech industry dominated by AI are top of the agenda.

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Nice try Dortmund, but Real Madrid are kings of Europe again – Football Weekly
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 11:00:00 GMT

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson, Archie Rhind-Tutt and Jonathan Fadugba for the final pod of the domestic season

Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.

On the podcast today; Real Madrid are outplayed for large parts of the game as Borussia Dortmund miss chance after chance in the first half but none of that matters does it? Because Real Madrid always win.

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The Media Still Doesn’t Grasp the Danger of Trump
Sat, 25 May 2024 15:40:00 +0000

He tells the world he intends to be an authoritarian. So why won’t journalists repeat it?

The post The Media Still Doesn’t Grasp the Danger of Trump appeared first on The Intercept.

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Sterilization, Murders, Suicides: Bans Haven’t Slowed Abortions, and They’re Costing Lives
Sun, 26 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Is this what the “pro-life” movement wanted?

The post Sterilization, Murders, Suicides: Bans Haven’t Slowed Abortions, and They’re Costing Lives appeared first on The Intercept.

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Fauci says he got ‘credible death threats’ for overseeing US Covid-19 response
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 20:52:15 GMT

Doctor, who was head of infectious diseases unit during height of the pandemic, tells Congress he and his family still get harassed

Anthony Fauci, the former head of the US infectious diseases unit, has received “credible death threats” stemming from his time overseeing the nation’s fight against the Covid-19, he has told Congress.

Fauci, who was director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases during the height of attempts to halt the spread of the virus, told a hearing on Capitol Hill that the threats have continued until the present day, even though he retired in 2022.

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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: 182 Score: 10.00 source: www.wired.com age: 133 days
qualifiers: 4.29 politics, 3.57 election, 2.14 elections

Bonus Daily Cartoon: Constitutional Wishes
Wed, 29 May 2024 20:35:37 +0000
“Add ‘the right to a speedy trial.’ I hate waiting for a verdict.”
Match ID: 183 Score: 8.57 source: www.newyorker.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 8.57 constitution

Young people in the UK: what are the most important general election issues for you?
Fri, 24 May 2024 11:48:48 GMT

We’d like to hear from people under 30 in the UK about the things that will matter to them most when they go to the polls this July

We’re interested to hear from young people in the UK what matters to them the most when they think about voting in the 2024 general election.

If you are under 30 and live in the UK, tell us which issues are most important to you regarding the election, and whether you’re planning to vote on 4 July.

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Match ID: 184 Score: 7.86 source: www.theguardian.com age: 10 days
qualifiers: 4.29 politics, 3.57 election

What the Rise of Far-Right Politics Says About the Economy in an Election Year
2024-05-21T00:00:00Z
With voters taking to the polls in dozens of countries this year, could election outcomes lean conservative? Paula Rettl says a lack of social mobility and a sense of economic insecurity are some of the factors fueling far-right movements around the world.
Match ID: 185 Score: 7.86 source: hbswk.hbs.edu age: 13 days
qualifiers: 4.29 politics, 3.57 election

How to trade an election
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 11:10:12 +0000
It is becoming harder for investors to ignore politics
Match ID: 186 Score: 7.86 source: www.economist.com age: 74 days
qualifiers: 4.29 politics, 3.57 election

The VA Is Quietly Fast-Tracking MDMA Therapy for Veterans
Mon, 20 May 2024 18:21:43 +0000

With FDA approval on the horizon, an internal document lays out measures to treat PTSD and stanch the suicide crisis.

The post The VA Is Quietly Fast-Tracking MDMA Therapy for Veterans appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 187 Score: 6.43 source: theintercept.com age: 14 days
qualifiers: 2.86 federal government, 2.14 executive, 1.43 congress

Secrecy Concerns Mount Over Spy Powers Targeting US Data Centers
Tue, 14 May 2024 16:16:58 +0000
A coalition of digital rights groups is demanding the US declassify records that would clarify just how expansive a major surveillance program really is.
Match ID: 188 Score: 5.71 source: www.wired.com age: 20 days
qualifiers: 4.29 politics, 1.43 congress

‘Cringeworthy’: what people in Dover think of Labour and Keir Starmer – video
Fri, 10 May 2024 17:39:27 GMT

Keir Starmer appeared in Dover and Deal alongside the Labour party’s newest MP, the former Tory Natalie Elphicke, to announce the scrapping of the Rwanda deportation scheme if Labour is elected. The Guardian spoke to people in Dover to get their reaction

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Match ID: 189 Score: 4.29 source: www.theguardian.com age: 24 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: 190 Score: 4.29 source: www.economist.com age: 43 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: 191 Score: 4.29 source: www.wired.com age: 131 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: 192 Score: 4.29 source: www.wired.com age: 143 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: 193 Score: 4.29 source: techncruncher.blogspot.com age: 174 days
qualifiers: 4.29 democrat

Scarlett Johansson Isn’t Alone. The Intercept Is Getting Ripped Off by OpenAI Too.
Tue, 21 May 2024 21:46:07 +0000

The Intercept’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft shows how digital outlets are uniquely vulnerable.

The post Scarlett Johansson Isn’t Alone. The Intercept Is Getting Ripped Off by OpenAI Too. appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 194 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 12 days
qualifiers: 2.14 executive, 1.43 congress

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: 195 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 54 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: 196 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 85 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.

Match ID: 197 Score: 3.57 source: techncruncher.blogspot.com age: 834 days
qualifiers: 3.57 election

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