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‘There’s a lot of bullying’: the shocking life of a teenage elite swimmer
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 09:00:00 GMT

Training to be a champion swimmer, Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell spent her teenage years locked in a punishing world of long hours, body scrutiny, racism and bullying. So can the rewards of elite sport ever justify the sacrifices?

There’s a version of her story that Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell has learned to tell. One that’s abridged, and feels safe to share; blurred round the edges. “What I do for work today,” she begins, “requires a lot of public speaking. I’m used, therefore, to telling a light version of my history. One for inspiration, or whatever. How I’ve had a lot of experience of being the outsider: the only one, the first. I was the first Black woman to swim for Great Britain; the only Black person in my year doing my degree at Oxford University. I’m often the sole Black woman in the corporate rooms that I’m in today. That bit is easy – the top line, and quite divorced from me.”

It’s Friday lunchtime in her literary agent’s airy West End office. A copy of her new memoir, These Heavy Black Bones, sits on the table between us. It documents the dedication demanded of a young athlete; the sacrifice and strain that comes with competing at the highest of levels. It’s vulnerable and exposing. She’s 30 now. Half her lifetime ago, at the age of 15, Ajulu-Bushell was ranked as the top short-course 50m female breaststroker internationally, of any age. In the run up to London 2012, aged 17, at what should have been the pinnacle of her swimming career, Ajulu-Bushell walked away from her sport, never to return. She writes of the toll it took to be the first; the cost of chasing peak performance. “Speaking about the detail feels more like shaky ground,” she says, tentatively. “I’m still not sure I feel ready. Part of me just wants to run away.”

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Never write yourself off! 25 things I’ve learned about getting fit – after almost 60 years of sloth
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 13:00:04 GMT

For three quarters of my life, there was nothing to suggest I would ever get into shape. Then, bit by bit, I began to change. Here is how it happened

There’s no getting away from it: I come across as smug. In March, kicking off what I hope will be a very long series of articles, I wrote that I was in “great shape” for a 60-year-old, with plans to make it to 100. I ran 30-40km every week, I added, on top of yoga and high-intensity interval training. In April I celebrated my “freakishly strong” core; in May my “remarkably youthful” brain. And that’s just what I put in writing. At home, I can barely pass a mirror without pulling up my shirt to admire the faint beginnings of a six-pack. When I’m running and I overtake someone decades younger, I get such a bounce in my step that even I think I deserve a slap.

But here’s the thing: what’s mostly going through my mind is not: “I’m amazing!” but: “I’m amazed!” For three-quarters of my life there was nothing to suggest I might ever get into shape. I don’t come from a sporty family, and as for school (with its rugby, cricket, football, gymnastics, swimming, etc) I remember precisely one game that I played rather than endured: a hockey match at 14 or 15, when I was in goal and, for once, found myself blocking shot after shot instead of watching them whiz into the net. This was the only time any of my teammates looked at me with something other than sympathy or scorn.

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10 of the UK’s best outdoor yoga and activity retreats
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT

Meditation, foraging, surfing, swimming, yoga and more – find your own space at one of these wonderfully restorative destinations

Immerse yourself in the lush hills, heather-capped mountains and river valleys of the Bannau Brycheiniog national park (formerly known as the Brecon Beacons) with a three-night retreat that combines nature’s restorative powers with yoga. Located on a historic country estate, accommodation is in comfortable converted farm buildings – including the old grain silo, ideal for two, with the grounds perfect for restorative strolls. The package includes two guided hikes, delicious vegan food, paddleboarding down the River Wye or walking into the nearby book lover’s town of Hay-on-Wye.
Four-day retreat (various dates) from £649pp full-board; adventureyogi.com

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

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Viking trails to vineyard tours: 10 of the best cycle routes in Denmark
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 09:14:25 GMT

Freewheel around Scandinavia’s capital of cycling and discover the greenest way to see Denmark

Denmark is a haven for cyclists of all abilities, with 11,000km of marked cycle routes to ride. From adventurous cycling on multi-day trips that take in the country’s most varied scenery, to day trips and wine tours, these are the country’s best bike routes for everyone, from hobbyists to expert-level athletes.

To make it extra easy, accommodation options line the routes, including simple campsites and shelters, run by the Danish Nature Agency and offered for free or almost free, as well as B&Bs and hotels especially set up for cyclists, with bike rooms, e-bike charging stations and rooms made available for fixing your bike as you go. Aktiv Danmark has a list of bike-friendly accommodation and there is also a group of Danish Bike Hotels that have bike facilities. Bike rental is available in major cities and towns all over the country.

The Harbour Circle
Start in Denmark’s capital with this 13km cycling route around the main harbour. It’s easy to fit into a short break, and takes in Copenhagen’s harbour swimming spots, waterside wine bars such as Rosforth & Rosforth, major attractions such as the colourful Nyhavn waterfront, and off-the-beaten-track treasures such as Cafe Slusen, where you can eat sardines from the tin and sip beer with a calm view of the entire harbour.

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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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Ukraine war briefing: Kharkiv counts cost of Russian air strikes
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:14:39 GMT

Ukrainians hold 70% of Vovchansk, says army; Zelenskiy in Singapore for security forum. What we know on day 830

Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged a group of top defence officials at a Singapore security conference to attend the Swiss summit this month on ending the Russian war on Ukraine. Zelenskyy told the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum on Sunday that he was “disappointed” some world leaders had not yet confirmed attendance at the conference in about two weeks. The Ukrainian president did not specify any country by name, but the possible participation of China, Russia’s most important ally, has been seen as a key issue. The Chinese defence minister, Dong Jun, spoke earlier in the day at the Shangri-La conference but did not appear to be in the room when Zelenskyy made his appeal.

Zelenskiy said on Sunday that he met with the US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue. “We discussed what’s key: the defence needs of our country, the strengthening of the Ukrainian air defence system, the F-16 coalition and the preparation of a bilateral security agreement.”

A Russian missile strike on residences injured 13 people including eight children in Balakliia town, Kharkiv region, on Saturday, Ukrainian prosecutors said. Prosecutors also announced that recovery operations had concluded at the site of three missile strikes on Friday in the city of Kharkiv, with a death toll of nine, most in a badly damaged apartment building.

A military spokesperson, Nazar Voloshin, told national television on Saturday that Ukrainian forces controlled 70% of Vovchansk, 5km (three miles) inside the border, which Russian troops have been trying to capture.

Russian forces fired a combined 100 missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight into Saturday morning, hitting energy sites, Ukrainian officials said. The air force said it shot down 35 of the missiles and all but one of the drones. Two thermal power plants were damaged, said their operator, DTEK operator.

Mourners and soldiers have laid flowers at a statue over the St Petersburg grave of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner mercenary leader who sent his forces into Ukraine for Vladimir Putin but then staged a mutiny against the Russian government before being killed when his plane was blown up. Putin, who said grenade fragments were found in the plane’s wreckage, called him a “talented” man who had made “serious mistakes”.

The UK’s Ministry of Defence has estimated that the number of Russian troops killed or wounded since the war’s outbreak “has now likely reached 500,000”.

Estonia’s prime minister, Kaja Kallas, has told the BBC that “we have no Plan B for a Russian victory, because then we would stop focusing on Plan A” – helping Ukraine push back the Russian invasion. “We should not give in to pessimism. Victory in Ukraine is not just about territory. If Ukraine joins Nato, even without some territory, then that’s a victory because it will be placed under the Nato umbrella.” Estonia’s government has given more than 1% of its GDP for Ukraine’s defence – concerned that Vladimir Putin might also turn his attention to the Baltics to bring countries like Estonia back under Moscow’s control.

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Russia and China are using OpenAI tools to spread disinformation
Fri, 31 May 2024 13:47:06 +0000
Iran and Israel have been getting in on the action as well.
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U.S. and China lay out competing security visions for Asia-Pacific
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 12:06:58 +0000
Speeches by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese counterpart Dong Jun at the Shangri-La Dialogue heavily referenced Taiwan and underscored growing U.S.-China tensions.
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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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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 joins TikTok despite seeking to ban app as president
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 13:57:22 GMT

‘The campaign is playing on all fields,’ an adviser to Trump’s campaign tells Politico

Former president Donald Trump has joined social media platform TikTok and made his first post late Saturday night, a video featuring the Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO, Dana White, introducing Trump on the social media platform.

The move came despite that fact that as president Trump pushed to ban TikTok by executive order due to the app’s parent company being based in China. Trump said in March 2024 that he believed the app was a national security threat, but later reversed on supporting a ban.

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China’s Chang’e-6 probe lands on far side of the moon aiming to return first samples to Earth
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 13:02:31 GMT

Spacecraft to collect samples from rarely explored area before attempting unprecedented liftoff from ‘dark side’ for trip home

China has landed its uncrewed Chang’e-6 lunar probe on the far side of the moon, marking an important step in the country’s 53-day mission to retrieve rock and soil samples from the “dark” lunar hemisphere, in what would be a world first.

The landing elevates China’s space power status in a global rush to the moon, where countries including the US are hoping to exploit lunar minerals to sustain long-term astronaut missions and moon bases within the next decade.

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‘If I lost this flute, it would be pretty tragic’: Shabaka, Corinne Bailey Rae and Nilüfer Yanya on their favourite instruments
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 12:00:02 GMT

From a Japanese bamboo flute that is harvested and then cured to an unusual fretless zither and a blue Fender Strat, three performers tell the stories of the instruments they cherish

A central figure of the London jazz scene, Shabaka Hutchings, 40, has been a member of bands including Shabaka and the Ancestors, and the Mercury-nominated Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming. He announced last year that he would no longer be playing the saxophone live. For his solo debut album, Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace, released on Impulse! in April, he uses different types of flute and the clarinet. This summer and autumn Shabaka tours the US, Canada and Europe, including the Montreal international jazz festival. He is pictured here with a shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese bamboo flute

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Zelensky accuses Russia and China of undermining summit
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:42:55 GMT
Both countries are trying to dissuade others from attending the upcoming event, Ukraine's president says.
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The Shadow of Tiananmen Falls on Hong Kong
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000
The anniversary of the massacre coincides with verdicts in the trial of the pro-democracy activists known as the Hong Kong 47.
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Feeling flush: Japan's high-tech toilets go global
2024-06-02T08:19:54+00:00

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Chinese probe lands on ‘dark’ side of the moon to collect rare samples
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 06:33:43 +0000
The mission could be the first to retrieve samples from the far side of the moon, as a space rivalry between the United States and China heats up.
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China says spacecraft has landed on Moon's far side
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 04:35:52 GMT
The mission hopes to bring rocks back to earth from the far side of the Moon for the first time.
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‘We refuse to disappear’: the Hong Kong 47 facing life in jail after crackdown
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:17:19 GMT

Last week’s conviction of dissidents came in the biggest case since introduction of a new national security law

The verdict wasn’t surprising but outside room no 2 of the West Kowloon courthouse, people still wept. The panel of Hong Kong national security judges had set down two days for the hearing but dispensed with the core business in about 15 minutes. In the city’s largest ever national security trial – involving the prosecution of pro-democracy campaigners and activists from a group known as the “Hong Kong 47” – almost all the defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to commit subversion.

Their crime was trying to win an election, holding unofficial primaries in 2020 attended by an estimated 600,000 residents.

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Electric spoon that 'enhances salty taste of food and promotes healthier eating' launched in Japan
2024-06-01T16:31:33+00:00

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Here’s why a Japanese billionaire just canceled his lunar flight on Starship
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 14:10:57 +0000
"I feel terrible making the crew members wait longer."
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TikTok vaguely disputes report that it’s making a US-only app
Fri, 31 May 2024 18:23:23 +0000
TikTok has spent months separating code for US-only algorithm, insiders claim.
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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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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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Arrests, accusations and AI: India’s election unpacked
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 23:07:59 GMT
On 4 June, Indians will find out who governs their country for the next five years.
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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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Google lays off hundreds of 'Core' employees, moves some positions to India and Mexico
2024-06-01T17:11:13+00:00

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Sensor error means New Delhi heatwave record overstated by 3C
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 11:48:51 GMT

Meteorologists found 52.9C reading to be false, though new record does appear to have been set

A record temperature registered this week for the Indian capital of 52.9C (127.22F) was too high by 3C, the Indian government has said.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had investigated Wednesday’s reading by the weather station at Mungeshpur, a densely packed corner of New Delhi, “and found a 3C sensor error”, the earth sciences minister, Kiren Rijiju, said.

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What to know about India’s election, the world’s biggest democratic event
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 07:00:04 +0000
After 47 days of elections, Indians will get a new Parliament that the Bharatiya Janata Party is still expected to dominate.
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Columbia Coincidentally Rewrites Disciplinary Rules Just in Time to Screw Over Student Protesters
Fri, 31 May 2024 17:15:57 +0000

“It’s hard to see this wildly disproportionate response as anything other than an attempt to chill speech on this issue.”

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As Indian voting wraps up, reports of electoral irregularities mount
Fri, 31 May 2024 15:03:49 +0000
Opponents of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party have accused its supporters of suppressing turnout and intimidating candidates. The BJP denies the allegations.
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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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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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‘Unliveable’: Delhi’s residents struggle to cope in record-breaking heat
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:05:16 GMT

Temperatures of more than 45C have left population of 29 million exhausted – but the poorest suffer most

As the water tanker drove into a crowded Delhi neighbourhood, a ruckus erupted. Dozens of residents ran frantically behind it, brandishing buckets, bottles and hoses, and jumped on top of it to get even a drip of what was stored inside. Temperatures that day had soared to 49C (120F), the hottest day on record – and in many places across India’s vast capital, home to more than 29 million people, water had run out.

Every morning, Tripti, a social health worker who lives in the impoverished enclave of Vivekanand Camp, is among those who has to stand under the blazing sun with buckets and pots, waiting desperately for the water tanker to arrive.

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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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Xi Jinping’s surprising new source of economic advice
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:06:54 +0000
What China’s leader may learn from a pair of reform-minded academics
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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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‘Largest Botnet Ever’ Tied to Billions in Stolen Covid-19 Relief Funds
Wed, 29 May 2024 21:16:13 +0000
The US says a Chinese national operated the “911 S5” botnet, which included computers worldwide and was used to file hundreds of thousands of fraudulent Covid claims and distribute CSAM, among other crimes.
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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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2024 Is the Year of the Generative AI Election
Thu, 30 May 2024 11:30:00 +0000
AI is already being used and abused in elections around the world. From passive income scams to dead men endorsing their successors, fiction is proving stranger than reality.
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Foreign investors are rejecting Indian stocks
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:05:08 +0000
A roaring economy is not enough to entice them
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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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Delhi heatwave: officials investigating if temperature of 52.9C due to faulty sensor
Thu, 30 May 2024 06:04:03 GMT

Meteorological department examining data from Mungeshpur station amid soaring temperatures that came close to 50 degrees Celsius

• Record-breaking heat hits Delhi – in pictures

Authorities in India are investigating whether a faulty sensor may have been behind a reading that showed temperatures in Delhi soaring past 50 degrees for the first time, amid a scorching heatwave in the capital.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said it was examining the data and sensors at the Mungeshpur station after an unusually large variation in temperatures was recorded at the station compared to others.

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Weather tracker: Cyclone Remal lashes coast of Bangladesh and India
Mon, 27 May 2024 09:33:07 GMT

Hundreds of thousands of people evacuated while red alerts issued for unrelenting heat across north-western India and Pakistan

During the early hours of Saturday morning, an area of low pressure over the east-central Bay of Bengal intensified, and has been named Cyclone Remal.

Cyclone Remal made landfall between Sagar Island in West Bengal, India, and Bangladesh’s Khepupara region late on Sunday as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued warnings for heavy rain, strong winds, storm surges, and rough seas. Cumulative rainfall totals through the first half of this week could reach 200-300mm across the majority of Bangladesh, north-eastern states of India, and West Bengal. More than 150mm is also possible across southern parts of Bhutan and western Myanmar.

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Is turbulence getting worse? And where were the worst flight paths in 2023 – video
Wed, 29 May 2024 02:13:28 GMT

We know turbulence is a common part of flying – but are some routes more prone? And where is it the worst? Turbulence is the leading cause of in-flight injuries to crew and passengers and after the fatal Singapore Airlines incident and injuries to passengers above Turkey on a Qatar Airways flight, you might be wondering if flights are about to get bumpier. Incidents of severe turbulence are on the rise – increasing by 55% between 1979 and 2020 – and the climate crisis is thought to be a responsible factor

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• What causes turbulence on flights and which routes around the world are most affected?

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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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qualifiers: 11.43 china

Brazil, India and Mexico are taking on China’s exports
Thu, 23 May 2024 10:13:46 +0000
To avoid an economic shock, they are pursuing a strange mix of free trade and protectionism
Match ID: 42 Score: 10.71 source: www.economist.com age: 10 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china, 5.00 india

The Taiwanese civilians training for a Chinese invasion – video
Wed, 10 Jan 2024 09:05:28 GMT

Kuo Chiu, known as KC to his friends, teaches urban design at Tunghai University in Taiwan. He’s also one of many of the country's citizens who practises rifle skills in his spare time, in case of a Chinese invasion.

The population of Taiwan has long grown familiar with Beijing’s pledge to one day ‘unify’ what it claims is a breakaway province. But recently, there has been a significant increase in aggressive and intimidatory acts.

Taiwan’s 160,000 active military personnel are vastly outnumbered by China’s 2 million-member armed forces, leading many civilians to turn to voluntary medical and combat training to protect themselves.

The Guardian's video team spent time with KC to see how he is preparing

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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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The property firm that could break China’s back
Thu, 16 May 2024 10:04:20 +0000
If Vanke collapses, so might confidence in the state’s management of the economy
Match ID: 45 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 17 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Biden outdoes Trump with ultra-high China tariffs
Tue, 14 May 2024 16:23:33 +0000
The move, which hits electric vehicles, carries an environmental cost
Match ID: 46 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 18 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Could America and its allies club together to weaken the dollar?
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:58:40 +0000
China would not be happy
Match ID: 47 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 24 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

What would get China’s consumers spending?
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:57:49 +0000
Clues from a grocer in a fourth-tier city
Match ID: 48 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 24 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

What Xi Jinping gets wrong about China’s economy
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:57:57 +0000
Despite his protestations, the country does have an overcapacity problem
Match ID: 49 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 24 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Japan will struggle to rescue its plummeting currency
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:00:14 +0000
Expensive government intervention looks likely to provide only brief respite
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qualifiers: 5.71 japan

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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qualifiers: 5.71 china

Can the IMF solve the poor world’s debt crisis?
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:05:21 +0000
The fund will freeze out China if that is what it takes to offer relief
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qualifiers: 5.71 china

China’s better economic growth hides reasons to worry
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:33:05 +0000
The country’s leaders are too complacent about deflation
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qualifiers: 5.71 china

What China’s central bank and Costco shoppers have in common
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:02:17 +0000
Hint: it is not a fondness for cryptocurrencies
Match ID: 54 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 52 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

China’s state is eating the private property market
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:50:47 +0000
Pity those soon to buy a home
Match ID: 55 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 52 days
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How Xi Jinping plans to overtake America
Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:31:35 +0000
Digital twins, nuclear fusion and the small matter of fixing China’s economy
Match ID: 56 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 63 days
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China’s banks have a bad-debt problem
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:12:05 +0000
As is becoming increasingly obvious
Match ID: 57 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 67 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Japan ends the world’s greatest monetary-policy experiment
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:12:06 +0000
For the first time in 17 years, officials raise interest rates
Match ID: 58 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 75 days
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How China, Russia and Iran are forging closer ties
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:52:43 +0000
Assessing the economic threat posed by the anti-Western axis
Match ID: 59 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 75 days
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China’s economic bright spots provide a warning
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:55:00 +0000
What a visit to an optimistic port reveals
Match ID: 60 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 80 days
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China is churning out solar panels—and upsetting sand markets
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:37:33 +0000
The hunt for grains with a silica concentration of more than 99.9%
Match ID: 61 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 80 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

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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As the Nikkei 225 hits record highs, Japan’s young start investing
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:21:14 +0000
Will more now favour domestic stocks?
Match ID: 63 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 101 days
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Russia outsmarts Western sanctions—and China is paying attention
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:08:09 +0000
How the rise of middle powers helps America’s enemies
Match ID: 64 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 101 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

A Leak of Biometric Police Data Is a Sign of Things to Come
Thu, 23 May 2024 16:00:00 +0000
Thousands of fingerprints and facial images linked to police in India have been exposed online. Researchers say it’s a warning of what will happen as the collection of biometric data increases.
Match ID: 65 Score: 5.00 source: www.wired.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

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

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

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

Match ID: 66 Score: 5.00 source: theintercept.com age: 15 days
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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: 67 Score: 5.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 24 days
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Hedge funds make billions as India’s options market goes ballistic
Thu, 02 May 2024 10:14:54 +0000
The country’s retail investors are doing less well
Match ID: 68 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 31 days
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How fast is India’s economy really growing?
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:00:46 +0000
Statisticians take the country’s figures with a pinch of salt
Match ID: 69 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 52 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

How to build a global currency
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:55:08 +0000
India is the latest country to try. Painful reforms are required
Match ID: 70 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 59 days
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How India could become an Asian tiger
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:11:52 +0000
The world’s most selective bureaucracy is struggling to make it happen
Match ID: 71 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 67 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

Hundreds of Palestinian Doctors Disappeared Into Israeli Detention
Fri, 24 May 2024 11:48:00 +0000

Khaled Al Serr, a young surgeon, vanished from Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis two months ago. He hasn’t been heard from since.

The post Hundreds of Palestinian Doctors Disappeared Into Israeli Detention appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 72 Score: 4.29 source: theintercept.com age: 9 days
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Four kids left: The Thai school swallowed by the sea – video
Wed, 15 May 2024 10:47:18 GMT

Ban Khun Samut Chin, a coastal village in Samut Prakan province, Thailand, has been slowly swallowed by the sea over the past few decades. This has led to the relocation of the school and many homes, resulting in a dwindling population. Currently, there are only four students attending the school, often leaving just one in each classroom. The village has experienced severe coastal erosion, causing 1.1-2km (0.5-1.2 miles) of shoreline to disappear since the mid-1950s

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Match ID: 73 Score: 2.86 source: www.theguardian.com age: 18 days
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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 […]
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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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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.

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Match ID: 1 Score: 32.14 source: theintercept.com age: 4 days
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Revenge: analysis of Trump posts shows relentless focus on punishing enemies
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:00:02 GMT

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington documents former president’s threats against perceived political opponents

A major study of Donald Trump’s social media posts has revealed the scale of the former US president’s ambitions to target Joe Biden, judges and other perceived political enemies if he returns to power.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (Crew), a watchdog organisation, analysed more than 13,000 messages published by Trump on his Truth Social platform and found him vowing revenge, retaliation and retribution against his foes.

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‘We refuse to disappear’: the Hong Kong 47 facing life in jail after crackdown
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:17:19 GMT

Last week’s conviction of dissidents came in the biggest case since introduction of a new national security law

The verdict wasn’t surprising but outside room no 2 of the West Kowloon courthouse, people still wept. The panel of Hong Kong national security judges had set down two days for the hearing but dispensed with the core business in about 15 minutes. In the city’s largest ever national security trial – involving the prosecution of pro-democracy campaigners and activists from a group known as the “Hong Kong 47” – almost all the defendants were found guilty of conspiracy to commit subversion.

Their crime was trying to win an election, holding unofficial primaries in 2020 attended by an estimated 600,000 residents.

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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.

Match ID: 4 Score: 15.00 source: theintercept.com age: 1 day
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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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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.
Match ID: 6 Score: 15.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 2 days
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Focus turns to coalition talks as South Africa awaits final election results
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 14:30:03 GMT

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

The position of South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is a “no-go area” for coalition talks, the general secretary of the African National Congress has said, before the announcement of final results from last week’s election, in which the party lost its majority for the first time in 30 years of full democracy.

Ramaphosa’s bitter rival, the former president Jacob Zuma, whose new party came a surprise third, said the results announcement should not go ahead. Zuma said “people would be provoked”, raising the spectre of the deadly riots that broke out when he was sent to prison in 2021.

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Dems weigh local ties, anti-Trump fame in primary for Spanberger seat
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Eugene Vindman, known for the first Trump impeachment, faces several well-connected local officials in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District Democratic primary.
Match ID: 8 Score: 10.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
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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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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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Mexico’s presidential election: Meet the candidates
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 10:00:41 +0000
The vote Sunday pits a female Jewish engineer against an Indigenous female tech entrepreneur and a millennial congressman.
Match ID: 11 Score: 10.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 1 day
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Investors, worried they can’t beat lawmakers in stock market, copy them instead
Sat, 01 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0000
A loose alliance of investors, analysts and advocates is trying to let Americans mimic the trades elected officials make — but only after they disclose them.
Match ID: 12 Score: 10.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 1 day
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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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South Africa: Zuma’s new party upends election as ANC reels from vote collapse
Fri, 31 May 2024 15:55:29 GMT

Ex-president’s uMkhonto we Sizwe party erodes vote share of African National Congress, which has been in power for three decades

South Africa is facing the uncertain possibility of a coalition government after the former president Jacob Zuma’s new party upended the country’s elections, contributing to the African National Congress party’s vote share collapsing well below half, with 97% of voting stations counted.

By Saturday, the ANC, which has governed South Africa with a large majority since Nelson Mandela led it to power 30 years ago after the end of apartheid, had 40.14% of the vote.

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ANC looks set to lose majority in watershed moment for South Africa
Thu, 30 May 2024 17:29:25 GMT

Early election count puts African National Congress on 42% of the vote, compared with 57% in final tally in 2019

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party looks set to lose its majority for the first time since it swept to power at the end of apartheid, in a watershed moment for the country, as support for the former liberation movement collapsed below 50% in partial results.

With 41.1% of votes counted on Thursday night, South Africa was on the precipice of an era of national coalition government. The ANC had 42.6% of the vote, with the pro-business Democratic Alliance on 23.8%.

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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.

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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.

Match ID: 17 Score: 4.29 source: theintercept.com age: 7 days
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After Torturing Him, U.S. Breaks Guarantees of Safety to Former Guantánamo Detainee
Tue, 21 May 2024 14:30:00 +0000

The U.S. held Saeed Bakhouch at Guantánamo Bay for 20 years without charge, then sent him to have his rights violated in Algeria.

The post After Torturing Him, U.S. Breaks Guarantees of Safety to Former Guantánamo Detainee appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 18 Score: 2.14 source: theintercept.com age: 12 days
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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.

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WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Can Appeal His Extradition to the US, British Court Says
Mon, 20 May 2024 12:57:45 +0000
Two judges in London have ruled that WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the US on freedom of speech grounds.
Match ID: 20 Score: 2.14 source: www.wired.com age: 13 days
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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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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.

Match ID: 22 Score: 1.43 source: theintercept.com age: 12 days
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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: 23 Score: 1.43 source: theintercept.com age: 12 days
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The State Department Says Israel Isn’t Blocking Aid. Videos Show the Opposite.
Sat, 18 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

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

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

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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: 25 Score: 1.43 source: www.wired.com age: 18 days
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What MTG wants from Mike Johnson
Tue, 07 May 2024 06:08:09 EST
Marjorie Taylor Greene has a price in mind for calling off a vote on ousting the speaker.
Match ID: 26 Score: 1.43 source: www.politico.com age: 26 days
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Noem dog shooting sparks Congressional Dog Lovers Caucus
Thu, 02 May 2024 11:27:09 EST
“Given recent dog-related news, it’s evident that both sides of the aisle reject animal cruelty and support protecting man’s best friend," Rep. Jared Moskowitz said.
Match ID: 27 Score: 1.43 source: www.politico.com age: 30 days
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RNC chief implores Greene to stand down
Wed, 01 May 2024 06:08:38 EST
Inside the crash GOP effort to head off a motion to vacate.
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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.

Match ID: 0 Score: 28.57 source: theintercept.com age: 4 days
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Not Just Coastal Elites: Here’s How Three Rust Belt Colleges Protested Israel’s War in Gaza
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0000

The narrative that took hold ignored inland campuses, like in the Rust Belt and into Appalachia, where students formed their own encampments.

The post Not Just Coastal Elites: Here’s How Three Rust Belt Colleges Protested Israel’s War in Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.

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Tate director Maria Balshaw: ‘I still come into work feeling terrified’
Sun, 02 Jun 2024 08:30:26 GMT

The art gallery boss on the role of museums today, the politics of sponsorship and how Cornelia Parker influenced her decision-making

Maria Balshaw, 54, has been the director of Tate since 2017, the first woman to hold the position. She grew up in Northampton, and after university worked as an academic. In 2002, she switched careers, as the director of Creative Partnerships, a government programme that aimed to develop creativity in young people by bringing schools and artists together. In 2006, she became the director of the Whitworth in Manchester, where she oversaw a building project that doubled its space; in 2011, she took on the role of director of Manchester City Galleries as well. In 2015, she was made a CBE. Her new book, Gathering of Strangers: Why Museums Matter, is based on the lectures she gave in 2022 at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, when she was Slade professor of fine art.

Did you change your mind about anything while you were working on this book?
Yes. It helped me firm up my thoughts on things where our intention was good, but we didn’t get it right, like the Hogarth show [Hogarth and Europe, in 2022, widely criticised for its disapproving, culture wars tone]. We were too didactic, and we’ve learned from that. I’ve started to understand that the problem with the [museum] paradigm is that you’re supposed to be the authority. Actually, what’s more useful is not to be frightened of your expertise while also accepting that others will want different positions and views, too.

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