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The 50 best albums of 2024
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:00:02 GMT

Topped with Charli xcx’s swaggering yet vulnerable Brat, here are the year’s finest LPs as decided by 26 Guardian music writers
• More best music of 2024
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Banana bends and a well-timed coffee: 31 easy ways to jump-start your energy levels in the new year
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 15:00:12 GMT

From morning drinks to bedtime sounds – and don’t forget a mid-afternoon boogie – experts share tips to help you boost your energy levels

“A side bend stretches the intercostal muscles between the ribs, making more space for inhalation,” according to the psychologist Suzy Reading, author of Self-Care for Winter, “and when we breathe better we feel more lively. Either seated or standing, breathe in and stretch one arm up overhead, forming a banana shape for your side body. Breathe out to lower your arm back down and come back to centre. Repeat five times on each arm.”

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One in five Britons would use weight-loss drug if free on NHS, poll reveals
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 06:00:30 GMT

Survey also finds one in seven have either taken such jabs themselves or know someone who has

One in five Britons would use a weight-loss drug if it was free on the NHS, according to polling that also shows one in seven have either taken a jab themselves or know someone who has.

But almost one in four people would not tell others if they were using them, suggesting the growing popularity of weight-loss jabs is accompanied by persistent stigma about them.

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L’Oreal Professionnel AirLight Pro Review: Faster, Lighter, and Repairable
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 13:32:00 +0000
L'Oréal's first professional hair dryer combines infrared light, wind, and heat to drastically reduce your drying time.
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In Waning Senate Days, Kyrsten Sinema Screwed Workers and Spent Campaign Cash on Stay at French Castle
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The Arizona senator’s prodigious campaign spending in global wine hot spots can’t possibly be related to the campaign she’s not running, says an ethics complaint.

The post In Waning Senate Days, Kyrsten Sinema Screwed Workers and Spent Campaign Cash on Stay at French Castle appeared first on The Intercept.

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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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NASA Accelerates Space Exploration, Earth Science for All in 2024
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:54:15 +0000
With a look back at 2024, NASA is celebrating its many innovative and inspiring accomplishments this year including for the first time, landing new science and technology on the Moon with an American company, pushing the boundaries of exploration by launching a new mission to study Jupiter’s icy moon Europa; maintaining 24 years of continuous […]
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Sun Avoidance

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On the towering cliffs, my family found a sanctuary. It still pulls me back today | Kat Lister
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:00:35 GMT

My grandmother called it The Haven – a shack perched high above the beach. Years later, another special woman rekindled my love of that place

• In our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at home

In the 18th century, physicians went looking for a nostalgia bone, as though a person’s yearning for a past time or place could be assigned to a chunk of tissue. But for me, writing in the 21st, the stimulus can be found not in the body I’m in, but the memories I carry. And in particular, as I edge further into my 40s, the memories of coastland I visited in the 1980s: a four-mile stretch in south-east Cornwall where my family and I summered each year with my grandmother.

As a child, I would zigzag down the narrow cliff path with wild abandon, my mother nervously calling out to me as I sprinted down to the white sand below. This is where the roots of so many of my happy memories can be found. Not simply in the towering cliffs themselves, but in my fearless approach to them at that age, galloping towards the sea without any doubt that my legs would get me there.

Kat Lister is the author of The Elements: A Widowhood

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The gentle magic of walking in Somerset’s Mendip Hills
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:00:32 GMT

John Harris and family revisit the first serious hill-walk they made in a landscape that’s more comforting than challenging – just what they’re looking for at this time of year

I moved to Somerset in 2009, from a home in Wales between Bannau Brycheiniog (the Brecon Beacons) and the Black Mountains. The change took me closer to London and rid me of painfully long train journeys, but I really missed the landscape – and, more specifically, walking around it. The little I knew about my new home county was mostly centred on two attractions: the Glastonbury festival and Cheddar Gorge – that deep topographical crack that draws thousands of tourists to caves, overpriced cheese and the kind of shops and cafes that make it feel like a mid-level English coastal resort, without any sea. It didn’t seem to offer much of a substitute.

What I didn’t know about was the other 70-odd square miles of the Mendip Hills, all craggy outcrops, dry-stone walls, waterfalls and dizzyingly beautiful views. After I moved, the weekly walks I eventually started doing with my two kids took us to this part of Somerset again and again. And they still do, not least in the winter. The scenery is, of course, not nearly as spectacular as the landscape I’d left behind, but replete with its own charms: faint echoes of the Lakes and Yorkshire Dales, and walks that perfectly suit the cold months. Here, a proper outing can be done without being overly arduous, and if the weather doesn’t turn too hostile, a day outside can deliver a lovely cosiness: the landscape is friendly and comforting, rather than challenging.

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Why speech could be a target for the anti-abortion movement in 2025
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:00:09 GMT

The anti-abortion movement is looking at ways to control information about how and where to obtain abortions

The next front in the US abortion wars may be what people are allowed to say about it.

More than two years after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade in the case Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, US abortions are on the rise, thanks in large part to the spread of abortion pills and travel across state lines. This has infuriated anti-abortion advocates, who have proposed policies to help the incoming Trump administration curtail the mailing of abortion pills and targeted individuals and groups that help women get out-of-state abortions. In a sign of how the issue is pitting states against one another, Texas earlier this month sued a New York-based doctor who allegedly provided a telehealth abortion to a Texan woman.

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My family call it Old Lady Clubbing, but my giddy ‘nights out’ have lit up a dismal 2024 | Gaby Hinsliff
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:00:09 GMT

Dance till you drop, then home by 10pm – daytime events offer a glorious escape for those of us bogged down by responsibility

Last Saturday night, I went clubbing with friends. Once upon a time, this wouldn’t have been a remotely odd sentence to type, because it was what I did pretty much every weekend. But a lot has changed since then – let’s just say that in my peak raving years there was a Labour government in power, only it was actually popular – and like most people whose happy place was once on the dancefloor, inevitably with time comes the feeling that you no longer belong. Deep down, you still come to life when the bassline kicks in. But you morph from hardened raver to the kind of person who’s always up for dancing at parties and weddings, and then finally into the kind of person whose friends aren’t getting married any more and who spends their Saturday nights giving their children lifts to parties. So eventually you tell yourself sadly that those days are over now, and that clinging on would be a bit mutton-behaving-as-lamb.

Well, not any more. Enter what was almost certainly the cheeriest thing about an otherwise lousy 2024: the rise of what is now regrettably known in my house as Old Lady Clubbing, AKA daytime events specially laid on by music promoters for the over-30s. It’s like going back in time, but better: partly because this time round you have learned to wear the big coat, instead of going without and shivering glamorously to death in the queue, but mostly because it starts in the afternoon. The secret of middle-aged socialising, it transpires, is to do roughly what you always did – but earlier: hitting the club at 3pm means being home in time for the 10 o’clock news, and blissfully asleep by last orders. (Though the truly multitasking could do as one of the DJs at Day Fever, the over-35s night set up by the actor Vicky McClure and her promoter husband, Jonny Owen, reportedly sometimes does and cram in a big supermarket shop on the way back.) Even the bar staff love it, one told me, because unlike most nights there’s no hassle: everyone’s just too thrilled to be out of the house.

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The Paper Passport Is Dying
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Smartphones and face recognition are being combined to create new digital travel documents. The paper passport’s days are numbered—despite new privacy risks.
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Mechanical Systems TDT Support Reaches Across NASA Programs
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:04:05 +0000
The NESC Mechanical Systems TDT provides broad support across NASA’s mission directorates. We are a diverse group representing a variety of sub-disciplines including bearings, gears, metrology, lubrication and tribology, mechanism design, analysis and testing, fastening systems, valve engineering, actuator engineering, pyrotechnics, mechatronics, and motor controls. In addition to providing technical support, theTDT owns and maintains […]
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Home Is Where the Couch Is: Photos by Natcha Wongchanglaw
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000
Natcha Wongchanglaw’s Couchsurfing photos explore how travel turns transient encounters into meaningful—and vulnerable—moments.
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Celebrating the Holiday Season in Space
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:00:15 +0000
Crew members aboard the International Space Station celebrate the holiday season in a unique way while living and working at the orbiting laboratory. Each crew member, including the current Expedition 72, spends time enjoying the view of Earth from the space station, privately communicating with their friends and families, and sharing a joint meal with […]
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Assad’s Syria horror has ended, what’s next? – video
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 08:48:20 GMT

A new Syria is emerging from the shadow of the brutal Assad regime. The Guardian’s Bethan McKernan and Ayman Abu Ramouz meet people celebrating their hard-won freedom, but also those grappling with a traumatic past. The pair travel to the notorious Sednaya prison, where they meet a former prisoner who was liberated by his family just days before

• Resistance was not a choice’: how Syria’s unlikely rebel alliance took Aleppo

• 'The Syrian regime hit us with chemical weapons: only now can we speak out' – video

• Syria’s disappeared: one woman’s search for her missing father

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9 Best French Presses (2024): Plastic, Glass, Stainless Steel, Travel
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 13:04:00 +0000
The humble French press is affordable, effective, and hard to mess up. Here are our favorites to make your morning cup of coffee.
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Tell us about your favourite wonder of the world
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:04:00 GMT

Share a tip on a peerless architectural or sculptural creation, ancient or modern – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break

The Seven Wonders of the World was a list of peerless architectural and sculptural creations from the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East drawn up in the 2nd century BC by Greek travellers following Alexander the Great’s conquests. Only one is still standing – the Great Pyramid of Giza. In 2001, the Swiss-based New7Wonders Foundation came up with an updated list, which included Machu Picchu, Petra and the Taj Mahal. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so we would like you to tell us about your personal wonder of the world. It could be an ancient stone circle, a statue, a stately home, a temple or even a modern-day skyscraper.

If you have a relevant photo, do send it in – but it’s your words that will be judged for the competition.

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In Waning Senate Days, Kyrsten Sinema Screwed Workers and Spent Campaign Cash on Stay at French Castle
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The Arizona senator’s prodigious campaign spending in global wine hot spots can’t possibly be related to the campaign she’s not running, says an ethics complaint.

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America Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine: Drone Terror
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000

For more than two decades, the U.S. has flown drones over the heads of millions of people — watching, recording, and even killing some of them.

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U.S. Defied Spanish Embargo on Arms Bound for Israel by Making Enforcement More Difficult
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000

As the diplomatic row over the embargo escalates, the U.S. sent Israel millions of pounds of ammunition through Spanish territory.

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Charles Hall Insisted He Wanted the Death Penalty. Now He’s Asking Biden for Mercy.
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

The jurors that sent Hall to death row never heard critical evidence that could have convinced them to spare his life. Some of them now support his bid for clemency.

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NASA Accelerates Space Exploration, Earth Science for All in 2024
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:54:15 +0000
With a look back at 2024, NASA is celebrating its many innovative and inspiring accomplishments this year including for the first time, landing new science and technology on the Moon with an American company, pushing the boundaries of exploration by launching a new mission to study Jupiter’s icy moon Europa; maintaining 24 years of continuous […]
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NASA to Test Technology for X-59’s Unique Shock Wave Measurements
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 22:49:29 +0000
Lee esta historia en Español aquí. NASA will soon test advancements made on a key tool for measuring the unique “sonic thumps” that its quiet supersonic X-59 research aircraft will make while flying. A shock-sensing probe is a cone-shaped air data probe developed with specific features to capture the unique shock waves the X-59 will produce. […]
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Guardian Traveller newsletter: Sign up for our free holidays email
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 14:21:58 GMT

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

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

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Spyware Maker NSO Group Found Liable for Hacking WhatsApp
2024-12-24T12:04:24Z

A judge has found that NSO Group, maker of the Pegasus spyware, has violated the US Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by hacking WhatsApp in order to spy on people using it.

Jon Penney and I wrote a legal paper on the case.

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EU Officials Will Claim Ignorance of Israel’s War Crimes. This Leaked Document Shows What They Knew.
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:34:16 +0000

The internal EU document may strip European foreign ministers of “plausible deniability” in Israeli war crimes in Gaza, experts said.

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India mourns former PM Manmohan Singh with Delhi state funeral
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 06:22:00 GMT

Coffin flanked by honour guard and carried to Congress party headquarters in capital as Modi hails one of country’s ‘most distinguished leaders’

Mourners in India’s capital gathered on Saturday to pay their respects to former prime minister Manmohan Singh ahead of a state funeral for a leader who was key to the country’s economic liberalisation.

Singh, who held office from 2004 to 2014, died at the age of 92 on Thursday, after which seven days of state mourning were declared.

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Labour must ‘stick to its guns’ on UK employment rights bill, says TUC chief
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 05:00:30 GMT

In new year message, Paul Nowak says ministers must resist pressure from business groups to water down plans

Keir Starmer’s government has been urged to “stick to its guns” amid growing pressure from business leaders to water down its plans to improve workers’ rights as the UK economy grinds to a halt.

The head of the Trades Union Congress said company bosses were demanding concessions as a “quid pro quo” for accepting tax increases in Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget as they sounded the alarm over Britain’s flatlining economy.

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Janet Yellen issues warning to Congress as US nears debt limit
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:40:06 GMT

Treasury secretary says ‘extraordinary measures’ needed to avoid default, and urges lawmakers to raise borrowing limit

Janet Yellen, the Treasury secretary, said her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures”, or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling, as early as 14 January, in a letter sent to congressional leaders Friday afternoon.

“Treasury expects to hit the statutory debt ceiling between January 14 and January 23,” Yellen wrote in a letter addressed to House and Senate leadership, at which point extraordinary measures would be used to prevent the government from breaching the nation’s debt ceiling – which has been suspended until 1 January.

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US Senate report finds CIA mishandled employee cases of Havana syndrome
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 20:18:48 GMT

Workers who reported symptoms of the illness often faced delayed or denied care and struggled to access benefits

A newly declassified US Senate report found that the CIA’s handling of mysterious health incidents known as Havana syndrome has been flawed and marred by inconsistent medical care, delayed compensation and communication failures – all while foreign adversaries remain “very unlikely” to be responsible.

Many cases of the syndrome have been reported, mostly among US officials posted abroad, and the phenomenon has led to theories they had been targeted by a hitherto unknown weapon using directed energy of some sort wielded by a hostile power.

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Maga v Musk: Trump camp divided in bitter fight over immigration policy
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 18:50:06 GMT

Feud flared up when president-elect chose Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-born entrepreneur, as his AI adviser

Bitter in-fighting has broken out between the tech billionaire Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s hardline Make America great again (Maga) base after the US president-elect chose an Indian-born entrepreneur to be his adviser on artificial intelligence.

The row has pitted Musk and his fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy against diehard supporters including the far-right activist Laura Loomer and Matt Gaetz, the former Congress member and abortive nominee for attorney general. The spat threatens to open up a chasm among Trump’s supporters over immigration, a key issue in his election victory.

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Indiana’s Midnight Executions Are a Relic of Another Age
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Indiana wanted to kill Joseph Corcoran under the cover of darkness, but one journalist slipped in to witness.

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The G.O.P.’s Elon Musk Problem
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 21:48:57 +0000
The tech billionaire derailed a government-funding deal and made a shutdown more likely. His intervention signals the growing sway of wealth in politics, and its risks.
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Tell us about your favourite wonder of the world
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:04:00 GMT

Share a tip on a peerless architectural or sculptural creation, ancient or modern – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break

The Seven Wonders of the World was a list of peerless architectural and sculptural creations from the ancient Mediterranean and Middle East drawn up in the 2nd century BC by Greek travellers following Alexander the Great’s conquests. Only one is still standing – the Great Pyramid of Giza. In 2001, the Swiss-based New7Wonders Foundation came up with an updated list, which included Machu Picchu, Petra and the Taj Mahal. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so we would like you to tell us about your personal wonder of the world. It could be an ancient stone circle, a statue, a stately home, a temple or even a modern-day skyscraper.

If you have a relevant photo, do send it in – but it’s your words that will be judged for the competition.

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The Real Danger of ABC News Settling Its Lawsuit With Donald Trump
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000

The big news outlets used to say settlements would encourage more lawsuits. Trump is already targeting smaller newspapers.

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Charles Hall Insisted He Wanted the Death Penalty. Now He’s Asking Biden for Mercy.
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

The jurors that sent Hall to death row never heard critical evidence that could have convinced them to spare his life. Some of them now support his bid for clemency.

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In Waning Senate Days, Kyrsten Sinema Screwed Workers and Spent Campaign Cash on Stay at French Castle
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The Arizona senator’s prodigious campaign spending in global wine hot spots can’t possibly be related to the campaign she’s not running, says an ethics complaint.

The post In Waning Senate Days, Kyrsten Sinema Screwed Workers and Spent Campaign Cash on Stay at French Castle appeared first on The Intercept.

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Health Insurance Execs Should Live in Fear of Prison, Not Murder
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000

The U.S. political system is owned by corporations despised by the American people. Luigi Mangione is the result.

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EPA Staffers Demand Biden Release Climate Funds Withheld Over Gaza
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:16:12 +0000

“The funds to CJA are critical for building community resilience against climate change threats.”

The post EPA Staffers Demand Biden Release Climate Funds Withheld Over Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.

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Senate Approves Defense Bill Blocking Health Care for Thousands of Trans Youth
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:28:04 +0000

Biden appears ready to sign the NDAA, despite objections from advocates and some Democrats about an insidious anti-trans rider.

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Congress Again Fails to Limit Scope of Spy Powers in New Defense Bill
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:31:00 +0000
The National Defense Authorization Act passed today, but lawmakers stripped language that would keep the Trump administration from wielding unprecedented authority to surveil Americans.
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Top Senator Warns Sweeping New Surveillance Powers Will “Inevitably Be Misused” by Trump
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Everyone from janitors to the Geek Squad could be forced to help the NSA spy — and Democrats barely put up a fight.

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Federal Labor Unions Steel Themselves for Trump and DOGE’s Mass Firings
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Trump wants a bloodbath for the federal employees, but government workers aren’t the only ones who will suffer.

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Republicans Said the FTC Was Too Politicized. Now Trump’s FTC Pick Says It Should be Politicized — by Trump.
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:30:00 +0000

“When you imagine what the FTC is willing and able to do in the service of an authoritarian Trump administration, that takes you to some really terrifying places.”

The post Republicans Said the FTC Was Too Politicized. Now Trump’s FTC Pick Says It Should be Politicized — by Trump. appeared first on The Intercept.

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America Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine: Drone Terror
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000

For more than two decades, the U.S. has flown drones over the heads of millions of people — watching, recording, and even killing some of them.

The post America Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine: Drone Terror appeared first on The Intercept.

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Keeping Sanctions in Force Would “Pull the Rug Out From Under Syria”
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:46:24 +0000

Hours before Assad fell, Congress moved to extend sanctions. Despite presidential waivers, Syria won’t open up until they’re off the books.

The post Keeping Sanctions in Force Would “Pull the Rug Out From Under Syria” appeared first on The Intercept.

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NASA Accelerates Space Exploration, Earth Science for All in 2024
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:54:15 +0000
With a look back at 2024, NASA is celebrating its many innovative and inspiring accomplishments this year including for the first time, landing new science and technology on the Moon with an American company, pushing the boundaries of exploration by launching a new mission to study Jupiter’s icy moon Europa; maintaining 24 years of continuous […]
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Blair proposed SDLP Irish nationalists support England at World Cup, papers show
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 06:00:33 GMT

Unsealed documents show British PM’s idea in 2002 did not go down well with Northern Ireland politician

The 2002 World Cup had been a gruelling rollercoaster for the Republic of Ireland. Nine days before the team’s first match in the tournament, hosted by Japan and South Korea, its captain and talisman Roy Keane was on his way home before a ball had been kicked, after publicly berating his manager, Mick McCarthy.

Two draws and a victory against Saudi Arabia had taken Ireland through the group stages, but after a dramatic penalty shootout against Spain, they were knocked out of the competition.

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Rare earths: another reason we mustn’t allow Russia to win in Ukraine | Letters
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:11:44 GMT

Dictators in Russia and China should be denied further control of raw materials used in electronics, writes John E Havard. Plus a letter from Fawzi Ibrahim

A footnote to the excellent article by Timothy Garton Ash (What if Russia wins in Ukraine? We can already see the shadows of a dark 2025, 21 December). The so-called rare earths are essential raw materials for advanced electronics industries. China – with the world’s largest economically exploitable reserves – has a major strategic advantage in access to rare earths, underlined by the tight export controls that it has recently imposed. In Europe, it is eastern Ukraine that has the best reserves. To gain and maintain control of Ukraine’s reserves would be a major boost for Russia.

A defeat here for Ukraine, enabled by the failure of the west to provide the long-term support that it has promised, would signal to China that it should not be too concerned about western resolve in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Taiwan is a dominant supplier of the advanced electronics, incorporating rare earths, that will continue to be a major determinant of economic success.

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Trump Tries Saving TikTok After Targeting China-Owned Company
2024-12-28T03:49:00+00:00

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Driver behind China car ramming attack that killed 35 is sentenced to death
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 01:37:09 GMT

Fan Weiqiu, angry at his divorce settlement, caused ‘great social harm’ when he drove into people as they exercised in the city of Zhuhai, court says

A court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into a crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killings.

Fan Weiqiu was venting his anger because he was unhappy with his divorce settlement, the court in the southern city of Zhuhai said in handing down the sentence on Friday. The victims were exercising at a sports centre at the time of the attack. Fan pleaded guilty to endangering public safety by dangerous means, a court statement said.

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Trump asks US supreme court to pause ban-or-divest law for TikTok
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:38:19 GMT

Court will hear arguments in case that could see app banned in US if not sold to American firm by 19 January

President-elect Donald Trump has urged the US supreme court to pause implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale, arguing he should have time after taking office to pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.

The court is set to hear arguments in the case on 10 January.

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A year of mass attacks reveals anger and frustration in China
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:53:56 GMT
The killings have led to questions about what is driving people to murder strangers en masse.
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China unveils new futuristic fighter jets in surprise flyby
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 23:51:58 +0000
Viral images on Chinese social media show the sophisticated jets flying at low altitude. Analysts say it could mark a breakthrough in Beijing’s military modernization.
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Warren Upton, oldest survivor of Pearl Harbor attack, dies aged 105
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:07:10 GMT

Last surviving member of USS Utah, moored at the harbor when the attack took place, died after a bout of pneumonia

Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the last remaining survivor of the USS Utah, has died. He was 105.

Upton died on Wednesday at a hospital in Los Gatos, California, after suffering a bout of pneumonia, said Kathleen Farley, the California state chair of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors.

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A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a massive Chinese espionage campaign, the White House says
2024-12-27T18:05:23+00:00

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The Guardian view on arms control: essential to prevent the total devastation of nuclear war | Editorial
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:30:15 GMT

Over the holidays, this column will explore next year’s urgent issues. Today we look at why an unqualified belief in nuclear deterrence can’t keep us safe

Next November marks 40 years since the US president Ronald Reagan and the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev declared that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought”. The statement was striking – not least because their militaries were pouring billions into preparing for an unwinnable conflict.

A year later, at Reykjavik, the two came tantalisingly close to eliminating nuclear weapons entirely. That historic chance slipped away over Reagan’s insistence on his unproven “Star Wars” missile defence system. The moment passed, but its lesson endures: disarmament demands courage – and compromise.

Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here.

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Japan’s ‘cat island’ falls victim to demographic crisis
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:19:31 GMT

Famous for felines that outnumber its humans, Aoshima is also emblematic of a deeper trend afflicting the country’s rural and island communities

The reason for Aoshima’s nickname was clear before we had set foot on the island. As our tiny vessel slowed to a halt and its handful of passengers prepared to disembark, the quayside was alive with orangey-white blurs – a whiskered welcome party that forms as soon as its members hear the hum of an approaching motor.

The only human here to greet us is Naoko Kamimoto, appropriately dressed in a pinafore with feline designs, who secures the boat with a rope as half a dozen cats swirl around her feet.

Cats lazing in the sun among the Kamimoto’s fishing nets.

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Trump tells 37 people on death row with commuted sentences to ‘go to hell’
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:33:00 GMT

On Truth Social, president-elect also lashes out at Chinese troops in Panama Canal and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau

Donald Trump has told 37 people on death row who had their sentences commuted by Joe Biden to “go to hell” in a lacerating Christmas Day social media post.

The president-elect – long a vocal advocate of capital punishment – lashed out at Biden’s decision on his Truth Social platform, after wishing a merry Christmas to political opponents he addressed as “Radical Left Lunatics”.

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2024: The year AI drove everyone crazy
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 12:00:25 +0000
What do eating rocks, rat genitals, and Willy Wonka have in common? AI, of course.
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The Worst Hacks of 2024
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:30:00 +0000
From Chinese cyberspies breaching US telecoms to ruthless ransomware gangs disrupting health care for millions of people, 2024 saw some of the worst hacks, breaches, and data leaks ever.
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Temu’s Takeover Is Now Complete
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Despite the arrival of new competitors and growing political tensions between the US and China, the ecommerce juggernaut Temu proved in 2024 it’s here to stay.
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It’s Time to Move Past AI Nationalism
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000
Countries must collaborate if we’re going to create a less fearful future for artificial intelligence.
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'What has he done?!' - Pant dismissed after 'stupid' failed scoop
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:35:21 GMT
India's Rishabh Pant is caught by Nathan Lyon off the bowling of Scott Boland after a failed scoop shot on the third day of the fourth Test at the MCG, Melbourne.
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Nitish Kumar Reddy century leads India fightback to frustrate Australia on day three
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:12:29 GMT

• All-rounder joins Washington Sundar in critical 127-run stand
• Tourists trail by 116 runs with one wicket in hand in fourth Test

52nd over: India 180-5 (Pant 22, Jadeja 4) Smokes a pull shot! Pant moves along to the 20s by clattering Boland, then takes a single. Jadeja keeps blocking.

Guy Hornsby winds up the crank handle on the email machine. “Morning/evening Geoff. I’m somehow still up in darkest Sale in Manchester, full of port and cheese and wondering if Pant and Jadeja can actually save anything here. Their records suggest there’s a chance, but Pant is Cummins’ bunny of late and India must have felt an absolute gut punch after getting to 153-2 before the calamitous run-out. I’m not going to even attempt to apportion individual blame, just say it was a proper horlicks that took the wind out of India’s sails. Now it’s down to these two and a longish but bullish tail to see how much of a dent they can put into this huge Australian total. Perhaps Bumrah has made clear just how much of a rest he’d like after a mammoth series so far. We’ll find out soon enough!”

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Reddy's first Test ton gives India hope in Australia
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:03:05 GMT
Nitish Kumar Reddy hits a superb first Test century to keep India in the fourth Test - but Australia remain in a strong position at the end of day three.
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What links Blade Runner (35) and Gladiator (24)? The Saturday quiz
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:00:31 GMT

From brain rot and brat to “thumping a fellow in Wales”, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

1 Who predicted he’d be remembered for “thumping a fellow in Wales”?
2 What is the world’s most widely grown non-food crop?
3 Park and Street are the disciplines of which Olympic sport?
4 Pardoned in November, what are Peach and Blossom?
5 In India, what names are given to 100,000 and 10 million?
6 Which UK gull is named for its shrill cry?
7 Which artist brought his pet anteater on to a US talkshow in 1971?
8 In a limited company or partnership, what is limited?
What links:
9 Intermezzo; The Defense; The Lüneburg Variation; The Queen’s Gambit?
10 Brain rot; brat; enshittification; manifest?
11 Irving Berlin; Jimmy Carter; Bob Hope; Queen Mother; Leni Riefenstahl?
12 EX; EW; CR; EN; VU; NT; LC; DD; NE?
13 Babyface; Golf Bag; Legs; Machine Gun; Pretty Boy?
14 East Timor; Pendle Hill; River Avon; Sahara and Gobi deserts?
15 Top Gun and Beetlejuice (36); Blade Runner (35); Gladiator (24)?

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India mourns former PM Manmohan Singh with Delhi state funeral
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 06:22:00 GMT

Coffin flanked by honour guard and carried to Congress party headquarters in capital as Modi hails one of country’s ‘most distinguished leaders’

Mourners in India’s capital gathered on Saturday to pay their respects to former prime minister Manmohan Singh ahead of a state funeral for a leader who was key to the country’s economic liberalisation.

Singh, who held office from 2004 to 2014, died at the age of 92 on Thursday, after which seven days of state mourning were declared.

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Remembering the 'kind leader' who led India with a steely resolve
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:09:24 GMT
A man of few words, Manmohan Singh led the country from the front - but was deeply misunderstood along the way.
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Maga v Musk: Trump camp divided in bitter fight over immigration policy
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 18:50:06 GMT

Feud flared up when president-elect chose Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-born entrepreneur, as his AI adviser

Bitter in-fighting has broken out between the tech billionaire Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s hardline Make America great again (Maga) base after the US president-elect chose an Indian-born entrepreneur to be his adviser on artificial intelligence.

The row has pitted Musk and his fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy against diehard supporters including the far-right activist Laura Loomer and Matt Gaetz, the former Congress member and abortive nominee for attorney general. The spat threatens to open up a chasm among Trump’s supporters over immigration, a key issue in his election victory.

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The week around the world in 20 pictures
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 18:35:13 GMT

Russian airstrikes on Christmas Day, the aftermath of the fall of Assad, remembering the Indian Ocean tsunami and a Boxing Day swim in Scotland: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists

• Warning: this gallery contains images that some readers may find distressing

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Right-Wing Warfare Pits Big Tech Against MAGA Over H-1B Visas
2024-12-27T02:34:19+00:00

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Manmohan Singh, Indian PM who presided over dynamic change, dies at 92
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:53:29 +0000
His financial reforms helped transform India into an emerging power. But his legacy was tainted by allegations of government corruption during his second term.
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Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh dies aged 92
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:50:00 GMT

The ex-politician was admitted to hospital on Thursday after his health deteriorated

Manmohan Singh, India’s first Sikh prime minister and the architect of the big-bang economic reforms that set the stage for the country’s emergence as a global powerhouse, has died aged 92.

A hospital statement attributed Singh’s death to “age-related medical conditions”.

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Rushdie’s Satanic Verses returns to Indian bookshops after 36 years
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:01:14 GMT

Book banned since 1988 is ‘selling out’ after import bar was overturned due to missing paperwork

Salman Rushdie’s 1988 novel The Satanic Verses – which led to a fatwa threatening his life, forcing him into hiding for a decade – has finally returned to bookshops in India, the land of his birth.

The novel, inspired by the life of the prophet Muhammad, became the focus of a fierce global debate about freedom of speech when Iran’s then-supreme leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, placed a bounty on Rushdie’s head due to its supposed blasphemy. The book was banned in India by Rajiv Gandhi’s government in 1988 after riots erupted over its contents.

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Dirty water, sentient trees and hope in a climate crisis: 10 environmental long reads to digest over Christmas
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 14:00:43 GMT

In this week’s Down To Earth newsletter: These essential features – chosen by the Guardian’s Long Reads editors, cover everything from dirty water and sentient trees to how to find hope in a climate crisis
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This year the Guardian Long Read series celebrates its 10th anniversary. Since we launched in 2014, we’ve run more than 1,000 pieces, on everything from Algerian sheep fighting to the trials and tribulations of Durex’s chief condom guy. Over the years, we’ve also run plenty of great environment stories, and for this special edition of Down to Earth we want to highlight a few of our favourites from the archive.

Below we’ve picked 10 of our favourite climate pieces to dig into over the Christmas break – but first, this week’s most important reads.

CO2 emissions from new North Sea drilling sites would match 30 years’ worth from UK households

Ghosts of the landscape: how folklore and songs are a key to rewilding Finland’s reindeer

‘You won’t find the real criminals here’: a Just Stop Oil activist in jail at Christmas

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The best bubbly for New Year’s Eve: champagnes, crémants and cavas to ring in 2025, tested by our expert
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:55:40 GMT

Whether you prefer to pop the cork on prosecco, English fizz or alcohol-free, these sparkling wines are the best around

A celebratory bottle of bubbly doesn’t just mean champagne any more. Sure, it could be champagne, but it also could be méthode Tasmanoise, crémant or even English or Indian sparkling wine.

Whether it’s dryness, flavour, or a specific country of origin or you’re looking for, there is a fizz to fit the bill. Here’s a selection of the best supermarket, wine club and online picks to raise a glass with. Bottoms up!

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‘We need to be prepared’: China adapts to era of extreme flooding
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:05:36 GMT

While some residents take to building houses in trees, officials recognise need for national response to climate disasters

Every summer, Dongting Hu, China’s second-largest freshwater lake, swells in size as flood water from the Yangtze River flows into its borders. Dams and dikes are erected around the lake’s edges to protect against flooding. But this year, not for the first time, they were overwhelmed.

For three days in early July, more than 800 rescue workers in Hunan province scrambled to block the breaches. One rupture alone took 100,000 cubic metres of rock to seal, according to Zhang Yingchun, a Hunan official. At least 7,000 people had to be evacuated. It was one of a series of disasters to hit China as the country grappled with a summer of extreme weather. By August, there had been 25 large floods, the biggest number since records began in 1998, reported state media.

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Indonesia receives official request from France to transfer death row prisoner Serge Atlaoui
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 03:42:15 GMT

Minister says request regarding welder arrested in 2005 on drugs charges will be discussed in January amid spate of transfer of high-profile detainees

Indonesia has received an official request from France to transfer a French death row inmate imprisoned on drugs charges since 2005, a senior Indonesian minister said on Saturday.

“We have received a formal letter requesting the transfer of Serge Atlaoui on 19 December 2024. The letter was sent on behalf of the French minister of justice,” senior Indonesian law and human rights minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra told Agence France-Presse.

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South Korea greenlights the world's largest semiconductor hub — half the size of Beverly Hills to house six fabs, three power plans, and fab suppliers
2024-12-28T00:21:26+00:00

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Injured North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine has died, says South Korea
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 20:32:39 GMT

First of Kim Jong-un’s soldiers to be taken was detained in Kursk region of Russia, according to Ukrainian reports

• ‘I thought it was fake news’: secrecy around North Koreans fighting in Kursk

South Korea’s intelligence agency has reported that a North Korean soldier believed to have been the first to be captured while supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine has died after being taken alive by Ukrainian forces.

Seoul’s spy agency earlier on Friday confirmed Ukrainian reports that an injured North Korean soldier had been captured by Ukrainian forces, in what was likely to have been the first capture of its kind since Pyongyang sent combat forces to bolster Russian forces in the war.

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Biden administration pledges additional military aid to Ukraine amid Russia war
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:31:12 GMT

Security assistance package in works as North Korean troops are deployed in Kursk after Putin-Kim agreement

The Biden administration is pledging to approve fresh military aid to Ukraine in the coming days, including crucial air defense systems, as North Korean forces face mounting casualties in their first major deployment to a European conflict.

John Kirby, the US national security communications adviser, told reporters on Friday that in just the last week North Korean troops had suffered more than 1,000 casualties in what he referred to as failed “human wave” assaults near the Kursk border-region, which confirms similar figures reported by South Korea.

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South Korea’s second impeachment in two weeks is latest twist in political saga
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:02:41 GMT

Removal of acting president Han Duck-soo is part of a rancorous battle for the country’s constitutional future

For the fourth time this month, South Korea’s parliament has become the arena for a rancorous battle for the country’s political future.

Safeguarding the hard-won rights and freedoms South Koreans have enjoyed for almost four decades is a lofty aim – and supported by the vast majority of voters – but the scenes inside the national assembly have been a reminder of how thin the line can be between democracy and rule by force.

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South Korea lawmakers vote to impeach acting president two weeks after impeaching president – as it happened
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:20:05 GMT

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Events since Yoon’s martial law declaration on December 3 had ignited South Korea’s worst political crisis since 1987 when nationwide public demonstrations forced the ruling party of former military generals to accept the democratic election of the president.

On Friday, prosecutors indicted former Defence Minister Kim Yong-Hyun in the first move to put an official accused of insurrection on trial, Yonhap News said.

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A night of chaos: Inside South Korea’s six hours of martial law
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:06:05 +0000
Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s since-impeached president, had been planning for months to impose martial law and target political opponents, according to accounts.
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‘I thought it was fake news’: secrecy around North Koreans fighting in Kursk
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 05:00:05 GMT

As reports of battlefield casualties emerge, Russian locals say presence of soldiers sent by Pyongyang is barely noticed

At dusk one afternoon last week, two dozen wounded North Korean soldiers were brought to one of the main hospitals in the Russian city of Kursk.

They were ushered into a specially designated floor, guarded by police, with access limited to translators and medical personnel.

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Collaboration Is Key to A Strong Materials Discipline
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:33:43 +0000
NASA has a strong need for advanced materials and processes (M&P) across the realms of robotic- and crewed-spaceflight, as well as aeronautics, particularly when one acknowledges that all craft must be made of something. To meet that need, the materials discipline relies on collaboration—both between centers and across disciplines. Reaching the Agency’s Moon-to-Mars objectives will […]
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“And I Was Surprised”: On Federal Death Row, They Feared Biden Would Set Up Another Trump Killing Spree
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:21:04 +0000

Biden’s commutations for 37 of 40 people on death row brought relief for the men and their loved ones.

The post “And I Was Surprised”: On Federal Death Row, They Feared Biden Would Set Up Another Trump Killing Spree appeared first on The Intercept.

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2024: NASA Armstrong Prepares for Future Innovative Research Efforts
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:01:00 +0000
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is preparing today for tomorrow’s mission. Supersonic flight, next generation aircraft, advanced air mobility, climate changes, human exploration of space, and the next innovation are just some of the topics our researchers, engineers, and mission support teams focused on in 2024. NASA Armstrong began 2024 with the […]
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The 50 best TV shows of 2024
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 09:54:34 GMT

What a year of telly! A true story made for groundbreaking (and controversial) viewing, a chalk-and-cheese pair finally got it on – and a gorgeous Japanese epic became an instant classic
• More on the best culture of 2024

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After the show: what happened next to Olympic gender row boxers?
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:00:34 GMT

Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting won historic gold medals in Paris, but the future of both fighters remain in doubt

It was the full hero’s welcome for Imane Khelif on her return home from Paris to Algiers. An open-topped bus parade on a humid evening that had followed a meeting with president Abdelmadjid Tebboune in the El Mouradia Palace where she was granted the honorary title of major in the Algerian army.

The celebrations were only a little more muted on the other side of the world, where Lin Yu-ting, lauded as the “daughter of Taiwan” by its president, was the honoured guest at a sumptuous banquet put on by her sponsors Yumark Enterprises.

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Friday Squid Blogging: Squid on Pizza
2024-12-27T10:06:22Z

Pizza Hut in Taiwan has a history of weird pizzas, including a “2022 scalloped pizza with Oreos around the edge, and deep-fried chicken and calamari studded throughout the middle.”

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Indiana’s Midnight Executions Are a Relic of Another Age
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Indiana wanted to kill Joseph Corcoran under the cover of darkness, but one journalist slipped in to witness.

The post Indiana’s Midnight Executions Are a Relic of Another Age appeared first on The Intercept.

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Lee Chang-dong on South Korea in the Nineteen-Eighties and Today
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000
The author discusses his story “The Leper.”
Match ID: 46 Score: 17.14 source: www.newyorker.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 17.14 south korea

Mystery Drone Sightings Lead to FAA Ban Despite No Detected Threats
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: Google’s U-turn on creepy “fingerprint” tracking, the LockBit ransomware gang’s teased comeback, and a potential US ban on the most popular routers in America.
Match ID: 47 Score: 17.14 source: www.wired.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 17.14 china

The Father of Chinese Authoritarianism Has a Message for America
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000
Xiao Gongqin thought that, in moments of flux, a strongman could build a bridge to democracy. Now he’s not so sure.
Match ID: 48 Score: 17.14 source: www.newyorker.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 17.14 china

Charting the US-China Trade War: What Does 'Made in Vietnam' Mean?
2024-10-24T00:00:00Z
Chinese companies have been evading US tariffs by shipping goods through Vietnam, but not to the degree that the headlines would suggest. Ebehi Iyoha and Jaya Wen dig into trade microdata to illustrate Vietnam's strategic importance and why American policymakers should take note.
Match ID: 49 Score: 15.00 source: hbswk.hbs.edu age: 65 days
qualifiers: 7.14 china trade, 5.71 china, 2.14 vietnam

NASA Accelerates Space Exploration, Earth Science for All in 2024
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:54:15 +0000
With a look back at 2024, NASA is celebrating its many innovative and inspiring accomplishments this year including for the first time, landing new science and technology on the Moon with an American company, pushing the boundaries of exploration by launching a new mission to study Jupiter’s icy moon Europa; maintaining 24 years of continuous […]
Match ID: 50 Score: 10.71 source: www.nasa.gov age: 21 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan, 5.00 india

How Vladimir Putin hopes to transform Russian trade
Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:44:29 +0000
He believes the country’s future lies with China and India. What could go wrong?
Match ID: 51 Score: 10.71 source: www.economist.com age: 121 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china, 5.00 india

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: 52 Score: 10.71 source: www.economist.com age: 218 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china, 5.00 india

Power of the Pardon
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:10:00 +0000

Biden is running out of time to stop another Trump execution spree.

The post Power of the Pardon  appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 53 Score: 10.00 source: theintercept.com age: 7 days
qualifiers: 10.00 india

NASA, Notre Dame Connect Students to Inspire STEM Careers
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:09:24 +0000
High school students in Indiana are contributing to NASA’s groundbreaking research to develop quieter, more fuel-efficient aircraft engines. Their learning experience is a collaboration between aircraft noise researchers from NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and educators from the University of Notre Dame’s Turbomachinery Laboratory. The collaboration aims to encourage students’ interest in science, technology, […]
Match ID: 54 Score: 10.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 7 days
qualifiers: 10.00 india

Federal Labor Unions Steel Themselves for Trump and DOGE’s Mass Firings
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Trump wants a bloodbath for the federal employees, but government workers aren’t the only ones who will suffer.

The post Federal Labor Unions Steel Themselves for Trump and DOGE’s Mass Firings appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 55 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Stop Calling Online Scams ‘Pig Butchering,’ Interpol Warns
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000
Experts say the catchall term for online fraud furthers harm against victims and could dissuade people from reporting attempts to bilk them out of their money.
Match ID: 56 Score: 5.71 source: www.wired.com age: 10 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Microsoft’s AI Recall Tool Is Still Sucking Up Credit Card and Social Security Numbers
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: The US indicts North Koreans in fake IT worker scheme, file-sharing firm Cleo warns customers to patch a vulnerability amid live attacks, and more.
Match ID: 57 Score: 5.71 source: www.wired.com age: 13 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

What a censored speech says about China’s economy
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:09:08 +0000
If growth is on target, why is inflation so low?
Match ID: 58 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 15 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

The hidden cost of Chinese loans
Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:12:33 +0000
Governments that borrow from China must pay more to borrow from others
Match ID: 59 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 22 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

How China will strike back at Trump
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:45:27 +0000
Xi Jinping has set out his tariff red lines. What if America crosses them?
Match ID: 60 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 26 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Russia’s plunging currency spells trouble for its war effort
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:44:25 +0000
Supplies from China are about to become more expensive
Match ID: 61 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 26 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

China's giant sinkholes are a tourist hit - but ancient forests inside are at risk
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 01:22:23 GMT
These caves were unexplored for thousands of years, protected by swirling mists and terrifying tales.
Match ID: 62 Score: 5.71 source: www.bbc.com age: 35 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Will China step up if Trump takes a step back on climate change?
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:07:36 GMT
How future talks will play out if another superpower comes to the fore, just as the US steps back
Match ID: 63 Score: 5.71 source: www.bbc.com age: 35 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Is China really a nation of slackers?
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:54:55 +0000
A new survey raises the question
Match ID: 64 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 36 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Vladimir Putin is in a painful economic bind
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:53:16 +0000
Russia’s reliance on China is becoming a problem
Match ID: 65 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 39 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

The biggest losers from Trumponomics
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:39:40 +0000
America’s president-elect wants to reshape trade, capital and labour flows
Match ID: 66 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 43 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Why China needs to fill its empty homes
Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:03:24 +0000
The country’s economy is broken. A recovery requires a healthier property market
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qualifiers: 5.71 china

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:05:00 GMT

Match ID: 68 Score: 5.71 source: www.marketwatch.com age: 77 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan

China’s property crisis claims more victims: companies
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:25:56 +0000
Unsold homes are contributing to a balance-sheet recession
Match ID: 69 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 78 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

At last, China pulls the trigger on a bold stimulus package
Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:22:31 +0000
“Buy everything,” says an American hedge fund
Match ID: 70 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 91 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

China’s central bank tries to save the economy—and the stockmarket
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:19:59 +0000
But it will need more help from the government
Match ID: 71 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 94 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

How China’s communists fell in love with privatisation
Sun, 15 Sep 2024 15:33:09 +0000
Even though they are not very good at it
Match ID: 72 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 103 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

China’s government is surprisingly redistributive
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:00:52 +0000
That is despite a stingy tax-and-transfer system
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qualifiers: 5.71 china

China is suffering from a crisis of confidence
Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:53:31 +0000
Can anything perk up its economy?
Match ID: 74 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 113 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Can Japan’s zombie bond market be brought back to life?
Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:59:36 +0000
Ueda Kazuo begins on a dangerous mission
Match ID: 75 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 120 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan

What is behind China’s perplexing bond-market intervention?
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:19:41 +0000
The central bank seems to think the government’s debt is too popular
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qualifiers: 5.71 china

Why Japanese stocks are on a rollercoaster ride
Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:24:53 +0000
Volatility in global markets continues
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qualifiers: 5.71 japan

Why Japanese markets have plummeted
Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:21:56 +0000
The global rout continues, with the Topix experiencing its worst day since 1987
Match ID: 78 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 144 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan

Why fear is sweeping markets everywhere
Fri, 02 Aug 2024 19:41:12 +0000
American and Japanese indices have taken a battering. So have banks and gold
Match ID: 79 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 147 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan

China’s last boomtowns show rapid growth is still possible
Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:09:53 +0000
All it takes is for the state to work with the market
Match ID: 80 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 150 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Japan’s strength produces a weak yen
Thu, 18 Jul 2024 10:17:13 +0000
Currency meddling will prove futile
Match ID: 81 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 162 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan

China’s leaders face miserable economic-growth figures
Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:49:47 +0000
Reality intruded at the “third plenum”, intended to discuss long-term reforms
Match ID: 82 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 165 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

China’s currency is not as influential as once imagined
Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:38:25 +0000
Its share of international reserves has stalled
Match ID: 83 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 197 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

China is distorting its stockmarket by trying to prop it up
Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:14:09 +0000
State purchases of shares are bad enough, but other measures are far more destructive
Match ID: 84 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 200 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

China’s economic model retains a dangerous allure
Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:08:43 +0000
Despite the country’s current struggles, autocrats elsewhere see a lot to admire
Match ID: 85 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 207 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

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
Match ID: 86 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 211 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

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: 87 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 225 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: 88 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 227 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: 89 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 232 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: 90 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 232 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: 91 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 232 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
Match ID: 92 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 242 days
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
Match ID: 93 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 248 days
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
Match ID: 94 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 253 days
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
Match ID: 95 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 255 days
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: 96 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 260 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: 97 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 260 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

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: 98 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 271 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

China’s banks have a bad-debt problem
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:12:05 +0000
As is becoming increasingly obvious
Match ID: 99 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 275 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: 100 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 283 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan

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: 101 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 284 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

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: 102 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 288 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

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: 103 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 288 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
Match ID: 104 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 304 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Charles Hall Insisted He Wanted the Death Penalty. Now He’s Asking Biden for Mercy.
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

The jurors that sent Hall to death row never heard critical evidence that could have convinced them to spare his life. Some of them now support his bid for clemency.

The post Charles Hall Insisted He Wanted the Death Penalty. Now He’s Asking Biden for Mercy. appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 105 Score: 5.00 source: theintercept.com age: 12 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

India is undergoing an astonishing stockmarket revolution
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:12:08 +0000
Small investors, rejoice—and beware
Match ID: 106 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 50 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

Can markets reduce pollution in India?
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:55:05 +0000
An experiment in Gujarat yields impressive results
Match ID: 107 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 78 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

India’s economic policy will not make it rich
Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:58:55 +0000
A new World Bank report takes aim at emerging-market growth plans
Match ID: 108 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 148 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

Indian state capitalism looks to be in trouble
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:59:48 +0000
A weakened Narendra Modi is bad news for investors in government-controlled firms
Match ID: 109 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 190 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

Foreign investors are rejecting Indian stocks
Thu, 30 May 2024 10:05:08 +0000
A roaring economy is not enough to entice them
Match ID: 110 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 211 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

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: 111 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 239 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

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: 112 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 260 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: 113 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 267 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

How India could become an Asian tiger
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:11:52 +0000
The world’s most selective bureaucracy is struggling to make it happen
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qualifiers: 5.00 india

Will services make the world rich?
Mon, 24 Jun 2024 20:51:25 +0000
American fried chicken can now be served from the Philippines
Match ID: 115 Score: 2.14 source: www.economist.com age: 186 days
qualifiers: 2.14 philippines

The World Bank is struggling to serve all 78 poor countries
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:16:45 +0000
Bangladesh and Niger are very different places
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow says Kyiv plot to kill high-ranking officer with music speaker bomb foiled
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:32:17 GMT

Claim from FSB comes two weeks after Ukrainian assassination of senior Russian general Igor Kirillov

On 8 March 2023, International Women’s Day, Russian soldiers were handing out tulips and boughs of mimosa to women and girls in the city of Melitopol, southern Ukraine – a move designed to promote friendly relations between the occupiers and the inhabitants.

But the night before, someone had been discreetly sticking posters to walls and lamp-posts. They bore the image of a young Ukrainian woman, dressed in a traditional embroidered shirt, smashing a bouquet over a Russian soldier’s head. “I don’t want flowers,” read the slogan. “I want my Ukraine.”

Russia’s SVR foreign intelligence service accused American and British spies of trying to provoke attacks against Russian military bases in Syria in a bid to force the evacuation of the bases, the state-run RIA news agency said on Saturday. The SVR gave no evidence for its allegation.

North Korean troops deployed in Russia’s Kursk region are suffering heavy losses and being left unprotected by the Russian forces they are fighting alongside, according to Ukraine, while the US says Russian and North Korean generals see the soldiers as “expendable”. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that said Russian troops were sending the North Koreans into battle with minimal protection and that the North Koreans were taking extreme measures to avoid being taken prisoner. “Their losses are significant, very significant,” the Ukrainian president said in his nightly video address.

The Biden administration pledged to approve fresh military aid to Ukraine, including crucial air defence systems. John Kirby, the US national security communications adviser, said the promised US security assistance package was expected to be announced “in the next couple of days”, though it was unclear how much it will include.

Slovakia has confirmed its readiness to host any peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, despite Kyiv’s accusation that it is playing into the hands of Vladimir Putin. The Russian president on Thursday called it “acceptable” for the country to become a “platform” for dialogue over the conflict. The Slovak prime minister, Robert Fico, said on Facebook late on Friday: “If someone wants to organise peace talks in Slovakia, we will be ready and hospitable.”

Ukraine has received its first batch of liquefied natural gas from the US, a deal that Kyiv says will boost Ukrainian and European energy security as a major gas transit deal with Russia ends. “Dtek, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, has today taken delivery of its first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States,” the company said on Friday. The consignment was of about 100m cubic metres of gas, it told Agence France-Presse.

A Russian court has sentenced a singer who burned his passport in protest against Moscow’s Ukraine war to five-and-a-half years in prison. Eduard Sharlot, 26, was found guilty of “publicly insulting” the religious feelings of believers and “rehabilitating nazism” by a court in the Volga city of Samara in a case over videos he published online, the state news agency RIA Novosti reported.

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The Guardian view on arms control: essential to prevent the total devastation of nuclear war | Editorial
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:30:15 GMT

Over the holidays, this column will explore next year’s urgent issues. Today we look at why an unqualified belief in nuclear deterrence can’t keep us safe

Next November marks 40 years since the US president Ronald Reagan and the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev declared that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought”. The statement was striking – not least because their militaries were pouring billions into preparing for an unwinnable conflict.

A year later, at Reykjavik, the two came tantalisingly close to eliminating nuclear weapons entirely. That historic chance slipped away over Reagan’s insistence on his unproven “Star Wars” missile defence system. The moment passed, but its lesson endures: disarmament demands courage – and compromise.

Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here.

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Ukraine war briefing: ‘Human wave’ of North Korean troops being sent to their deaths, says US
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:57:24 GMT

Kyiv reports heavy casualties among Pyongyang’s soldiers in Russia while Washington accuses generals of seeing the troops as ‘expendable’. What we know on day 1,039

• Russia-Ukraine war live: latest news updates

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qualifiers: 20.00 russia, 20.00 korea

Injured North Korean soldier captured by Ukraine has died, says South Korea
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 20:32:39 GMT

First of Kim Jong-un’s soldiers to be taken was detained in Kursk region of Russia, according to Ukrainian reports

• ‘I thought it was fake news’: secrecy around North Koreans fighting in Kursk

South Korea’s intelligence agency has reported that a North Korean soldier believed to have been the first to be captured while supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine has died after being taken alive by Ukrainian forces.

Seoul’s spy agency earlier on Friday confirmed Ukrainian reports that an injured North Korean soldier had been captured by Ukrainian forces, in what was likely to have been the first capture of its kind since Pyongyang sent combat forces to bolster Russian forces in the war.

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Biden administration pledges additional military aid to Ukraine amid Russia war
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:31:12 GMT

Security assistance package in works as North Korean troops are deployed in Kursk after Putin-Kim agreement

The Biden administration is pledging to approve fresh military aid to Ukraine in the coming days, including crucial air defense systems, as North Korean forces face mounting casualties in their first major deployment to a European conflict.

John Kirby, the US national security communications adviser, told reporters on Friday that in just the last week North Korean troops had suffered more than 1,000 casualties in what he referred to as failed “human wave” assaults near the Kursk border-region, which confirms similar figures reported by South Korea.

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‘I thought it was fake news’: secrecy around North Koreans fighting in Kursk
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 05:00:05 GMT

As reports of battlefield casualties emerge, Russian locals say presence of soldiers sent by Pyongyang is barely noticed

At dusk one afternoon last week, two dozen wounded North Korean soldiers were brought to one of the main hospitals in the Russian city of Kursk.

They were ushered into a specially designated floor, guarded by police, with access limited to translators and medical personnel.

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Patagonia’s Ties to a Dark-Money Operation Bankrolling Democratic Candidates
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000

A mysterious group linked to Patagonia has been accused of making what appear to be illegal “straw donor” contributions.

The post Patagonia’s Ties to a Dark-Money Operation Bankrolling Democratic Candidates appeared first on The Intercept.

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Electric Vehicle Charging Is Going to Get Political
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000
The incoming Trump administration has signaled its hostility toward EVs. Will the red-state/blue-state divide come for public charging?
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McCarthyism stalked my family. Its paranoia contains a lesson for Trump’s second term | Richard Sennett
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:00:33 GMT

Trump’s eerily familiar evocations of the ‘enemy within’ may be harder to shake off than the man who targeted my parents

The rise of Donald Trump aroused in me an old fear of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Both McCarthy and Trump rose to power as demagogues who fed on the American public’s fear of “enemies within”. My family had cause to fear on the biggest of these counts: my parents were communists from an early age, although they had quit the party in 1939 after Hitler’s pact with Stalin. In the heyday of US power, families such as mine were persecuted for a cause in which they no longer believed. We developed ways to avoid or resist persecution that worked pretty well, and I think these help to illuminate the combat that is to come with Trumpism.

Some connections between McCarthy and Trump are straightforward, both having been charismatic performers with a base of willing believers, both exploiting patriotism, both making up “facts” on the spur of the moment. There is a personal bridge between the two men that is a little more complicated, and perhaps more revealing. The lawyer and fixer Roy Cohn served as McCarthy’s chief counsel and later as an adviser to the young Donald Trump. Cohn was an expert in the techniques of public humiliation, of firing people and of surveilling private lives. Cohn suggested to McCarthy, for instance, to wave lists of hundreds of foreign infiltrators and communist spies in front of a gullible press – lists that proved to be blank sheets of paper. Cohn counselled Trump on how to bribe and intimidate New York politicians when the young property mogul encountered rough weather in business. The Roy Cohn who later featured in Tony Kushner’s play Angels in America was an accurate picture of the real, combative but self-hating man. Though Cohn died of an Aids-related illness in 1986, he denied to the end that he was gay and seemingly sought to appease his inner demons by aggressing others.

Richard Sennett chairs the London Centre for the Humanities

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Trump urges US Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 06:47:39 GMT
Trump says that he could negotiate a 'political resolution' for TikTok if the high court intervenes.
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Trump Tries Saving TikTok After Targeting China-Owned Company
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Here’s how Trump can still defuse the ‘MAGA civil war’ over immigration
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:46:00 GMT
The Republican Party will have unified control of Washington starting next month, but fissures in the party’s coalition are already emerging even before President-elect Trump takes office.
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Trump asks US supreme court to pause ban-or-divest law for TikTok
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:38:19 GMT

Court will hear arguments in case that could see app banned in US if not sold to American firm by 19 January

President-elect Donald Trump has urged the US supreme court to pause implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale, arguing he should have time after taking office to pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.

The court is set to hear arguments in the case on 10 January.

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

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Trump asks the Supreme Court to let him rescue TikTok
2024-12-27T23:26:33+00:00

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‘Heart of cruelty’: Trump border chief condemned over migrant policy
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:18:56 GMT

Former housing secretary Julián Castro says Tom Homan embodies ‘dark heart’ of incoming administration

Julián Castro, the former US housing secretary, has accused Donald Trump’s incoming border enforcement chief of ushering in “cruelty part two” towards migrants arriving in America under the president-elect’s planned border policies.

Speaking on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Castro sharply criticised Tom Homan, Trump’s newly appointed “border czar”, over his comments about family detention centers and the separation of migrant families.

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How cracks are starting to appear in Trump administration over skilled worker visas
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 20:17:45 GMT
Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk argue for skilled visas, but not all Trump supporters are pleased with their immigration views
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Biden’s gift to Trump: a golden opportunity to supercharge the economy
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 19:21:00 GMT
Dismantling Biden’s industrial policies would greatly harm U.S. economic growth.
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Maga v Musk: Trump camp divided in bitter fight over immigration policy
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 18:50:06 GMT

Feud flared up when president-elect chose Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-born entrepreneur, as his AI adviser

Bitter in-fighting has broken out between the tech billionaire Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s hardline Make America great again (Maga) base after the US president-elect chose an Indian-born entrepreneur to be his adviser on artificial intelligence.

The row has pitted Musk and his fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy against diehard supporters including the far-right activist Laura Loomer and Matt Gaetz, the former Congress member and abortive nominee for attorney general. The spat threatens to open up a chasm among Trump’s supporters over immigration, a key issue in his election victory.

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Finding the light in this dark world | Letters
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:11:53 GMT

Readers respond to a piece by Jonathan Freedland in which he says a little deliberate optimism can go a long way

I was drawn to Jonathan Freedland’s article (‘How do we live in this terrible world?’ a reader asked me. Here’s the only answer I have, 20 December), as it is a question that’s continually on my mind. There’s much substance in his well-informed piece, though the ending’s quite simple and resonates with my own take: “Perhaps by accepting that it’s the only one we have and that it’s not always so terrible – that sometimes, even quite often, it can be rather beautiful.”

One of my responses to this ever-present question is to have gratitude for what I call “magic moments” in nature – like this morning catching sight of the heron, almost invisible, being so amazingly camouflaged among the reeds by a stream; I said “good morning, heron” softly, but didn’t linger because I’ve come to realise that they don’t like being looked at for long.

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‘Who knows what they’re going to do?’: US cannabis industry braces itself for Trump administration
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:00:14 GMT

The industry looks back wistfully on a past year of promise but little delivery, and wonders what next under Trump

For those awaiting the end of cannabis prohibition in the US, 2024 began on a hopeful note, but as the year comes to a close, many of those hopes remain unfulfilled.

“The big issue is rescheduling, and there was a lot of excitement about that, but it’s been sort of mired down,” said Alex Halperin, who has covered the cannabis industry in his newsletter WeedWeek since 2015. Rescheduling would mean that cannabis is no longer federally banned under the Controlled Substances Act.

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Hail the broligarchy: why 2024 was the year of the bro | Arwa Mahdawi
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:00:14 GMT

They’ve been around for ever; now they’re running the US. And beneath all the podcasts and punching lie questions of grievance, self-ownership and self-expression

A creature of various talents, and the owner of at least three types of shirt, the Great American Bro can take different forms.

The finance bro, for example, favours a Patagonia power vest over his button-ups. The brocialist still thinks Bernie would have won. The gym bro likes to wear the tightest vest he can find, and has biceps you can crack a walnut with. Whatever his particular vibe, however, the bro is a pack animal, most comfortable when surrounded with a group of people who look and act just like him.

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Why speech could be a target for the anti-abortion movement in 2025
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:00:09 GMT

The anti-abortion movement is looking at ways to control information about how and where to obtain abortions

The next front in the US abortion wars may be what people are allowed to say about it.

More than two years after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade in the case Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, US abortions are on the rise, thanks in large part to the spread of abortion pills and travel across state lines. This has infuriated anti-abortion advocates, who have proposed policies to help the incoming Trump administration curtail the mailing of abortion pills and targeted individuals and groups that help women get out-of-state abortions. In a sign of how the issue is pitting states against one another, Texas earlier this month sued a New York-based doctor who allegedly provided a telehealth abortion to a Texan woman.

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Nvidia and AMD rush to stockpile graphics cards ahead of Trump tariff that could raise prices by 40% | A $2,500 RTX 5090?
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UFC, boxing and golf: what is Donald Trump’s relationship with sport? – podcast
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 05:00:03 GMT

The US president-elect’s ties with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and boxing, as well as World Wrestling Entertainment, might tell us about the kinds of sport he appreciates. But then there’s golf …

As the US prepares to host the World Cup and the Olympics during Trump’s presidency, Jonathan Freedland and Karim Zidan walk through his history with sport to see if it explains more about him

Archive: BBC, WWE, Fox 9 Minneapolis, NBC 10 Philadelphia, PBS Newshour, TMZ, MSNBC

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Right-Wing Warfare Pits Big Tech Against MAGA Over H-1B Visas
2024-12-27T02:34:19+00:00

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The Weird New Normal of Donald Trump in 2024
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 23:03:33 +0000
Radical revisionism is a strong contender for the theme of this disruptive year, in which some unique property of political alchemy managed to transform a defeated and disgraced ex-President into a perfectly electable Republican candidate.
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Who controls Greenland, and why does Trump want to buy it?
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:34:51 +0000
The Arctic island is not for sale, its own government and that of Denmark continue to emphasize.
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Trump wants federal workers back in the office. It may be a tall task.
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:14:36 +0000
President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for a return-to-office mandate for federal workers will face stiff resistance and union contracts that guarantee remote work.
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As Ukraine marks Christmas, exhausted soldiers wonder if Trump can end the war
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 19:01:01 +0000
Asked for their thoughts about a potential ceasefire in 2025, Ukrainian soldiers said they’d welcome a reprieve but were skeptical one was coming soon
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Trump tells 37 people on death row with commuted sentences to ‘go to hell’
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:33:00 GMT

On Truth Social, president-elect also lashes out at Chinese troops in Panama Canal and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau

Donald Trump has told 37 people on death row who had their sentences commuted by Joe Biden to “go to hell” in a lacerating Christmas Day social media post.

The president-elect – long a vocal advocate of capital punishment – lashed out at Biden’s decision on his Truth Social platform, after wishing a merry Christmas to political opponents he addressed as “Radical Left Lunatics”.

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The Guardian view on digital media: the case for better regulation must be made | Editorial
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 18:30:47 GMT

Over the holidays, this column will explore next year’s urgent issues. Today we look at the crisis in western democracy, Donald Trump’s victory and the role played by digital media

In November 2020, shortly after Donald Trump’s defeat in the US presidential election, Barack Obama observed that America risked entering “an epistemological crisis”. The prospect of Mr Trump’s return to the White House in January validates his predecessor’s premonition.

Mr Obama was talking about media fragmentation and polarisation: different segments of society existing in discrete information spaces; arguments no longer drawn from a common reservoir of facts; no shared reality, no foundation of truth. “Then by definition the marketplace of ideas doesn’t work,” he said. “And by definition our democracy doesn’t work.”

Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here.

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Trump nominates Miami-Dade official as Panama ambassador amid canal row
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:50:28 GMT

Announcement comes as Trump has threatened to reassert control over canal, which US handed to Panama in 1999

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated the Miami-Dade county commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera to serve as ambassador to Panama.

Trump described Cabrera as “a fierce fighter for America First principles” who he said has been instrumental in driving economic growth and fostering international partnerships.

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After backing Trump, low-income voters hope he doesn’t slash their benefits
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 11:00:27 +0000
Voters in the struggling Pennsylvania city of New Castle backed Donald Trump hoping he’d curb inflation. But he’ll be under pressure to cut federal spending.
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Trump’s top border adviser says he will bring back family detention
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:00:56 +0000
Tom Homan oversaw implementation of the “zero tolerance” policy that separated more than 4,000 children from their parents during Trump’s first term.
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Trump Won—Get Over It, Charlie Brown!
Wed, 25 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000
You blockhead! We wanted something meme-able!
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“And I Was Surprised”: On Federal Death Row, They Feared Biden Would Set Up Another Trump Killing Spree
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:21:04 +0000

Biden’s commutations for 37 of 40 people on death row brought relief for the men and their loved ones.

The post “And I Was Surprised”: On Federal Death Row, They Feared Biden Would Set Up Another Trump Killing Spree appeared first on The Intercept.

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How NASA Might Change Under Donald Trump
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:30:00 +0000
The Trump transition team is looking for “big changes” at NASA—including some cuts.
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‘I don’t want flowers, I want my Ukraine’: women’s acts of resistance against Russian occupation
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:14:22 GMT

Zla Mavka movement – meaning ‘wicked forest spirit’ – drops fake rouble notes bearing pro-Ukrainian images and shares messages of solidarity

• Russia-Ukraine war live: latest news updates

On 8 March 2023, International Women’s Day, Russian soldiers were handing out tulips and boughs of mimosa to women and girls in the city of Melitopol, southern Ukraine – a move designed to promote friendly relations between the occupiers and the inhabitants.

But the night before, someone had been discreetly sticking posters to walls and lamp-posts. They bore the image of a young Ukrainian woman, dressed in a traditional embroidered shirt, smashing a bouquet over a Russian soldier’s head. “I don’t want flowers,” read the slogan. “I want my Ukraine.”

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Blair proposed SDLP Irish nationalists support England at World Cup, papers show
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 06:00:33 GMT

Unsealed documents show British PM’s idea in 2002 did not go down well with Northern Ireland politician

The 2002 World Cup had been a gruelling rollercoaster for the Republic of Ireland. Nine days before the team’s first match in the tournament, hosted by Japan and South Korea, its captain and talisman Roy Keane was on his way home before a ball had been kicked, after publicly berating his manager, Mick McCarthy.

Two draws and a victory against Saudi Arabia had taken Ireland through the group stages, but after a dramatic penalty shootout against Spain, they were knocked out of the competition.

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Will Russia release thousands of Ukrainians for New Year?
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 05:50:02 GMT
There have been just ten exchanges of prisoners of war in 2024 but families want their loved ones back.
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Five infamous incidents of commercial airplanes that were shot down
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:59:29 +0000
The downing of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight in Kazakhstan echoes tragic past instances in which civilian flights have been shot down.
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Russia may be responsible for downed Azerbaijani plane, says US
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:23:12 GMT
The Kremlin has refused to comment, but Russia's civil aviation agency said the situation in Chechnya was "very complicated" at the time.
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South Korea greenlights the world's largest semiconductor hub — half the size of Beverly Hills to house six fabs, three power plans, and fab suppliers
2024-12-28T00:21:26+00:00

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Russia-linked cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland ‘was loaded with spying equipment’
2024-12-27T20:17:38+00:00

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What we know about the Azerbaijan Airlines crash
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 20:09:30 GMT
The White House has said the flight may have been hit by missiles fired by a Russian air-defence system.
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White House sees ‘indications’ airliner was downed by Russia
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 18:46:40 +0000
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the evidence in the Azerbaijan Airlines crash goes beyond widely circulated images of the wreckage.
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The week around the world in 20 pictures
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 18:35:13 GMT

Russian airstrikes on Christmas Day, the aftermath of the fall of Assad, remembering the Indian Ocean tsunami and a Boxing Day swim in Scotland: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists

• Warning: this gallery contains images that some readers may find distressing

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Italian journalist arrested and held in solitary confinement in Iran
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:37:53 GMT

Il Foglio war correspondent Cecilia Sala taken in by police while reporting in Tehran, says Italy’s foreign ministry

An Italian journalist has been arrested while reporting in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and held in solitary confinement for a week, according to Italy’s foreign ministry.

Cecilia Sala, 29, a war correspondent and reporter who works for the newspaper Il Foglio and the podcast company Chora Media, was detained on 19 December, the ministry said, but her arrest was only made public on Friday.

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‘Let’s see who will be leaving’: Georgia’s presidential standoff nears crunch point
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:16:43 GMT

Georgian Dream government threatens pro-west president with jail if she refuses to leave office on Sunday

All eyes in Georgia are fixed on the elegant 19th-century Orbeliani Palace in Tbilisi, where a defining moment looms. Who will occupy its halls on 29 December?

On Sunday, Georgia’s pro-western president, Salome Zourabichvili, is supposed to hand over the keys to her successor, Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former football player turned far-right politician who is backed by the ruling and increasingly authoritarian Georgian Dream (GD) party.

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Rare earths: another reason we mustn’t allow Russia to win in Ukraine | Letters
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:11:44 GMT

Dictators in Russia and China should be denied further control of raw materials used in electronics, writes John E Havard. Plus a letter from Fawzi Ibrahim

A footnote to the excellent article by Timothy Garton Ash (What if Russia wins in Ukraine? We can already see the shadows of a dark 2025, 21 December). The so-called rare earths are essential raw materials for advanced electronics industries. China – with the world’s largest economically exploitable reserves – has a major strategic advantage in access to rare earths, underlined by the tight export controls that it has recently imposed. In Europe, it is eastern Ukraine that has the best reserves. To gain and maintain control of Ukraine’s reserves would be a major boost for Russia.

A defeat here for Ukraine, enabled by the failure of the west to provide the long-term support that it has promised, would signal to China that it should not be too concerned about western resolve in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Taiwan is a dominant supplier of the advanced electronics, incorporating rare earths, that will continue to be a major determinant of economic success.

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Azerbaijan Airlines says there was ‘external interference’ before crash
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:37:16 GMT

Carrier suspends flights to five Russian airports after early findings of investigation into crash on Christmas Day

The aircraft that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, killing 38 people, experienced “external physical and technical interference”, according to preliminary results of an investigation, Azerbaijan Airlines said on Friday.

The early findings led the carrier to suspend flights to five Russian airports, citing “potential risks to flight safety”, adding to the two routes that were suspended immediately after the crash.

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Iran arrests Italian reporter, Italy says
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 15:46:42 GMT
Cecilia Sala has been under arrest in Iran for more than a week, Italy's foreign ministry says.
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South Korea’s second impeachment in two weeks is latest twist in political saga
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:02:41 GMT

Removal of acting president Han Duck-soo is part of a rancorous battle for the country’s constitutional future

For the fourth time this month, South Korea’s parliament has become the arena for a rancorous battle for the country’s political future.

Safeguarding the hard-won rights and freedoms South Koreans have enjoyed for almost four decades is a lofty aim – and supported by the vast majority of voters – but the scenes inside the national assembly have been a reminder of how thin the line can be between democracy and rule by force.

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‘Everyone is crazy about tennis’: Sinner’s success inspires Italy to pick up rackets
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:44:36 GMT

Italians are taking to the court with factors including the pandemic and broadcasting also said to be fuelling enthusiasm

At the age of 47, diehard AC Milan fan Ninni Licata has hung up his football boots in exchange for a tennis racket.

Like thousands of Italians in recent years, Licata has been unable to resist the lure of a game that for years had been relegated to the sidelines of the country’s national sports, overshadowed by football and Formula One.

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South Korea lawmakers vote to impeach acting president two weeks after impeaching president – as it happened
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:20:05 GMT

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Events since Yoon’s martial law declaration on December 3 had ignited South Korea’s worst political crisis since 1987 when nationwide public demonstrations forced the ruling party of former military generals to accept the democratic election of the president.

On Friday, prosecutors indicted former Defence Minister Kim Yong-Hyun in the first move to put an official accused of insurrection on trial, Yonhap News said.

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A night of chaos: Inside South Korea’s six hours of martial law
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:06:05 +0000
Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s since-impeached president, had been planning for months to impose martial law and target political opponents, according to accounts.
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Finland seizes ship in probe of undersea cable damage
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 20:20:14 +0000
Damage to the power cable in the Baltic Sea is the latest in a spate of murky disruptions to undersea cables that have put European authorities on high alert.
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Finnish authorities board tanker suspected of damaging undersea cables — tanker is reportedly linked to Russia’s shadow fleet | This is the second such incident in a span of two months.
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Officials report 29 survivors and 38 killed as plane crashes in Kazakhstan
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:24:36 GMT

Aircraft carrying 62 passengers and five crew was en route from Baku to Grozny in Chechnya

Twenty-nine people have survived after a passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines burst into flames as it crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after veering hundreds of miles off its planned route.

The flight was carrying 62 passengers and five crew members with 38 killed in the crash, according to Kazakhstan’s deputy prime minister, Kanat Bozumbayev.

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Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck Azerbaijan Airlines plane, says US
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:23:00 GMT

Ukraine official also says crash caused by Russian air defence fire, while Russia plays down involvement

Russia and Kazakhstan have sought to play down speculation about the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, as a US official said there were early indications that a Russian anti-aircraft system may have struck the plane.

The assertion comes after a Ukrainian national security official and several sources in Azerbaijan claimed that the crash, which killed 38 people on Christmas Day, was caused by Russian air defence fire.

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Authorities investigate cause of Azerbaijan Airlines crash that killed 38
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:12:59 +0000
The flight was en route from the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to Grozny, in Russia’s south, when it diverted and attempted an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.
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The Worst Hacks of 2024
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 10:30:00 +0000
From Chinese cyberspies breaching US telecoms to ruthless ransomware gangs disrupting health care for millions of people, 2024 saw some of the worst hacks, breaches, and data leaks ever.
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This Was the Year Elon Musk Took Over Politics
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:16:48 +0000
The American public elected Donald Trump to run the federal government. His erratic patron seems to think the job is also his.
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Kash Patel Is the Hero QAnon Has Been Waiting For
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:39:37 +0000
Despite Q's long silence, QAnon beliefs have never been more prevalent—and as Donald Trump prepares to reenter the White House, excitement among the faithful is at an all-time high.
Match ID: 64 Score: 17.86 source: www.wired.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 17.86 trump

Collaboration Is Key to A Strong Materials Discipline
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:33:43 +0000
NASA has a strong need for advanced materials and processes (M&P) across the realms of robotic- and crewed-spaceflight, as well as aeronautics, particularly when one acknowledges that all craft must be made of something. To meet that need, the materials discipline relies on collaboration—both between centers and across disciplines. Reaching the Agency’s Moon-to-Mars objectives will […]
Match ID: 65 Score: 17.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 3 days
qualifiers: 17.14 russia

New year finances: a month-by-month UK guide to sorting out your money
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:00:32 GMT

A checklist of vital tasks throughout the year, from filing your tax return to making the most of your holiday cash

The new year is almost upon us and you may have started filling in your phone planner for 2025 or scribbling key dates on next year’s family calendar.

But it’s not just birthdays, weddings and get-togethers to keep in mind – there are various tasks and bits of life admin (some nice, others not-so-nice) to grapple with in 2025.

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Match ID: 66 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy

US Senate report finds CIA mishandled employee cases of Havana syndrome
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 20:18:48 GMT

Workers who reported symptoms of the illness often faced delayed or denied care and struggled to access benefits

A newly declassified US Senate report found that the CIA’s handling of mysterious health incidents known as Havana syndrome has been flawed and marred by inconsistent medical care, delayed compensation and communication failures – all while foreign adversaries remain “very unlikely” to be responsible.

Many cases of the syndrome have been reported, mostly among US officials posted abroad, and the phenomenon has led to theories they had been targeted by a hitherto unknown weapon using directed energy of some sort wielded by a hostile power.

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Match ID: 67 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy

Banana bends and a well-timed coffee: 31 easy ways to jump-start your energy levels in the new year
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 15:00:12 GMT

From morning drinks to bedtime sounds – and don’t forget a mid-afternoon boogie – experts share tips to help you boost your energy levels

“A side bend stretches the intercostal muscles between the ribs, making more space for inhalation,” according to the psychologist Suzy Reading, author of Self-Care for Winter, “and when we breathe better we feel more lively. Either seated or standing, breathe in and stretch one arm up overhead, forming a banana shape for your side body. Breathe out to lower your arm back down and come back to centre. Repeat five times on each arm.”

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Match ID: 68 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy

EU Officials Will Claim Ignorance of Israel’s War Crimes. This Leaked Document Shows What They Knew.
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:34:16 +0000

The internal EU document may strip European foreign ministers of “plausible deniability” in Israeli war crimes in Gaza, experts said.

The post EU Officials Will Claim Ignorance of Israel’s War Crimes. This Leaked Document Shows What They Knew. appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 69 Score: 14.29 source: theintercept.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 14.29 italy

The Invisible Russia-Ukraine Battlefield
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000
In Russia’s war against Ukraine, electronic warfare, including signal-jamming, anti-drone weapons, and innovative protections for critical military systems, has become a key piece of the conflict.
Match ID: 70 Score: 14.29 source: www.wired.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 14.29 russia

Stephen Miran is Trump's pick to lead Council of Economic Advisers
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 11:48:07 EST
Miran has called for a sweeping overhaul of the Fed to ensure greater political control over the central bank, including giving the president the power to fire board members at will.
Match ID: 71 Score: 14.29 source: www.politico.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 14.29 trump

Indiana’s Midnight Executions Are a Relic of Another Age
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Indiana wanted to kill Joseph Corcoran under the cover of darkness, but one journalist slipped in to witness.

The post Indiana’s Midnight Executions Are a Relic of Another Age appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 72 Score: 14.29 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 14.29 trump

“The Leper,” by Lee Chang-dong
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000
The prosecutor spoke without emotion: “Your father’s been charged with espionage. Spying under orders from the North Korean puppet regime.”
Match ID: 73 Score: 11.43 source: www.newyorker.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 11.43 korea

Lee Chang-dong on South Korea in the Nineteen-Eighties and Today
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000
The author discusses his story “The Leper.”
Match ID: 74 Score: 11.43 source: www.newyorker.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 11.43 korea

Sanctions are sinking Russia’s flagship gas project
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:09:08 +0000
Whether that lasts is up to Donald Trump
Match ID: 75 Score: 11.43 source: www.economist.com age: 50 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions, 3.57 trump, 2.86 russia

The G.O.P.’s Elon Musk Problem
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 21:48:57 +0000
The tech billionaire derailed a government-funding deal and made a shutdown more likely. His intervention signals the growing sway of wealth in politics, and its risks.
Match ID: 76 Score: 10.71 source: www.newyorker.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 10.71 trump

New Mexico’s Nuclear-Weapons Boom
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000
Los Alamos is growing at a pace not seen since J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project.
Match ID: 77 Score: 10.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 10.00 nuclear

Power of the Pardon
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:10:00 +0000

Biden is running out of time to stop another Trump execution spree.

The post Power of the Pardon  appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 78 Score: 7.14 source: theintercept.com age: 7 days
qualifiers: 7.14 trump

Keeping Sanctions in Force Would “Pull the Rug Out From Under Syria”
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 16:46:24 +0000

Hours before Assad fell, Congress moved to extend sanctions. Despite presidential waivers, Syria won’t open up until they’re off the books.

The post Keeping Sanctions in Force Would “Pull the Rug Out From Under Syria” appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 79 Score: 7.14 source: theintercept.com age: 14 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions, 2.14 energy

The Real Danger of ABC News Settling Its Lawsuit With Donald Trump
Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000

The big news outlets used to say settlements would encourage more lawsuits. Trump is already targeting smaller newspapers.

The post The Real Danger of ABC News Settling Its Lawsuit With Donald Trump appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 80 Score: 6.43 source: theintercept.com age: 11 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.86 russia

2024: NASA Armstrong Prepares for Future Innovative Research Efforts
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:01:00 +0000
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is preparing today for tomorrow’s mission. Supersonic flight, next generation aircraft, advanced air mobility, climate changes, human exploration of space, and the next innovation are just some of the topics our researchers, engineers, and mission support teams focused on in 2024. NASA Armstrong began 2024 with the […]
Match ID: 81 Score: 5.71 source: www.nasa.gov age: 7 days
qualifiers: 5.71 korea

In Waning Senate Days, Kyrsten Sinema Screwed Workers and Spent Campaign Cash on Stay at French Castle
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The Arizona senator’s prodigious campaign spending in global wine hot spots can’t possibly be related to the campaign she’s not running, says an ethics complaint.

The post In Waning Senate Days, Kyrsten Sinema Screwed Workers and Spent Campaign Cash on Stay at French Castle appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 82 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 7 days
qualifiers: 5.71 italy

EPA Staffers Demand Biden Release Climate Funds Withheld Over Gaza
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:16:12 +0000

“The funds to CJA are critical for building community resilience against climate change threats.”

The post EPA Staffers Demand Biden Release Climate Funds Withheld Over Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 83 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 8 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 energy

Republicans Said the FTC Was Too Politicized. Now Trump’s FTC Pick Says It Should be Politicized — by Trump.
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:30:00 +0000

“When you imagine what the FTC is willing and able to do in the service of an authoritarian Trump administration, that takes you to some really terrifying places.”

The post Republicans Said the FTC Was Too Politicized. Now Trump’s FTC Pick Says It Should be Politicized — by Trump. appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 84 Score: 5.71 source: theintercept.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump

How much oil can Trump pump?
Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:44:21 +0000
The president-elect wants to be the ultimate energy baron
Match ID: 85 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 18 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 energy

Trump wastes no time in reigniting trade wars
Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:24:15 +0000
Canada and Mexico look likely to suffer
Match ID: 86 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 31 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump

The biggest losers from Trumponomics
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:39:40 +0000
America’s president-elect wants to reshape trade, capital and labour flows
Match ID: 87 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 43 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump

The return of Trumponomics excites markets but frightens the world
Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:44:16 +0000
It may bring stronger growth, higher inflation and a global trade war
Match ID: 88 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 51 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump

Why investors’ “Trump trade” might be flawed
Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:37:43 +0000
Markets are betting Trump 2.0 would boost the dollar. It could fall instead
Match ID: 89 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 54 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump

Donald Trump’s trade hawk is plotting behind bars
Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:48:56 +0000
Peter Navarro’s dark vision of the global economy could shape Trump 2
Match ID: 90 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 199 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump, 2.14 trump

How vulnerable is Israel to sanctions?
Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:56:50 +0000
So far, measures have had little effect. That could change
Match ID: 91 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 134 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions

Would America dare to bring down a Chinese bank?
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:26:59 +0000
Janet Yellen promises sanctions for those supporting Vladimir Putin’s war
Match ID: 92 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 261 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions

Health Insurance Execs Should Live in Fear of Prison, Not Murder
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:00:00 +0000

The U.S. political system is owned by corporations despised by the American people. Luigi Mangione is the result.

The post Health Insurance Execs Should Live in Fear of Prison, Not Murder appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 93 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 8 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Congress Again Fails to Limit Scope of Spy Powers in New Defense Bill
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:31:00 +0000
The National Defense Authorization Act passed today, but lawmakers stripped language that would keep the Trump administration from wielding unprecedented authority to surveil Americans.
Match ID: 94 Score: 3.57 source: www.wired.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Top Senator Warns Sweeping New Surveillance Powers Will “Inevitably Be Misused” by Trump
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

Everyone from janitors to the Geek Squad could be forced to help the NSA spy — and Democrats barely put up a fight.

The post Top Senator Warns Sweeping New Surveillance Powers Will “Inevitably Be Misused” by Trump appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 95 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Federal Labor Unions Steel Themselves for Trump and DOGE’s Mass Firings
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Trump wants a bloodbath for the federal employees, but government workers aren’t the only ones who will suffer.

The post Federal Labor Unions Steel Themselves for Trump and DOGE’s Mass Firings appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 96 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

America Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine: Drone Terror
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000

For more than two decades, the U.S. has flown drones over the heads of millions of people — watching, recording, and even killing some of them.

The post America Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine: Drone Terror appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 97 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 10 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

The Top Cybersecurity Agency in the US Is Bracing for Donald Trump
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Staffers at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency tell WIRED they fear the new administration will cut programs that keep the US safe—and “persecution.”
Match ID: 98 Score: 3.57 source: www.wired.com age: 11 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Charles Hall Insisted He Wanted the Death Penalty. Now He’s Asking Biden for Mercy.
Sun, 15 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

The jurors that sent Hall to death row never heard critical evidence that could have convinced them to spare his life. Some of them now support his bid for clemency.

The post Charles Hall Insisted He Wanted the Death Penalty. Now He’s Asking Biden for Mercy. appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 99 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 12 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

The Federal Reserve takes on Trump—and stubborn inflation
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 11:12:20 +0000
Time for Jerome Powell to enter the octagon
Match ID: 100 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 15 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Biden: Trump’s tax and tariffs plans are a ‘major mistake’
Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:20:21 EST
Five weeks after the election, the president took his sharpest swing at Trump’s policy plans.
Match ID: 101 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 17 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

How China will strike back at Trump
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 16:45:27 +0000
Xi Jinping has set out his tariff red lines. What if America crosses them?
Match ID: 102 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 26 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Why everyone wants to lend to weak companies
Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:58:45 +0000
An unanticipated side-effect of Donald Trump’s election victory
Match ID: 103 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 29 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Trump voters feel very differently about things now that he’s won, our new poll shows
Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:47:39 EST
A pair of POLITICO|Morning Consult polls, one conducted in the final days of the election and the other conducted after Trump won, show how public opinion has changed.
Match ID: 104 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 30 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

How Trump, Starmer and Macron can avoid a debt crunch
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 16:25:06 +0000
With deficits soaring, their finance ministers will have to be smart
Match ID: 105 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 33 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

What Scott Bessent’s appointment means for the Trump administration
Sat, 23 Nov 2024 10:56:21 +0000
The president-elect’s nominee for treasury secretary faces a gruelling job
Match ID: 106 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 34 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Will China step up if Trump takes a step back on climate change?
Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:07:36 GMT
How future talks will play out if another superpower comes to the fore, just as the US steps back
Match ID: 107 Score: 3.57 source: www.bbc.com age: 35 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

What Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders get wrong about credit cards
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:05:10 +0000
Forget interest rates. Rewards are the real problem
Match ID: 108 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 36 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Donald Trump’s gas war is about to begin
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:52:57 +0000
It could annoy some of his most loyal supporters
Match ID: 109 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 36 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Is nuclear power gaining new energy?
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:03:04 GMT
Countries around the world are building new nuclear power stations.
Match ID: 110 Score: 3.57 source: www.bbc.com age: 37 days
qualifiers: 2.14 energy, 1.43 nuclear

Why crypto mania is reaching new heights
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:49:32 +0000
Are bitcoin bros right to be so thrilled by Donald Trump’s victory?
Match ID: 111 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 45 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

America’s strengthening dollar will rattle the rest of the world
Sun, 10 Nov 2024 15:53:02 +0000
Donald Trump’s policies could send the greenback soaring
Match ID: 112 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 47 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

What betting markets got right and wrong about Trump’s victory
Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:50:03 +0000
They might have simply been lucky, or biased
Match ID: 113 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 50 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

It’s still the economy: What TV ads tell us about each campaign’s closing message
Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:00:00 EST
The final paid messages: Economy, culture wars and character.
Match ID: 114 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 52 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Donald Trump would leave Asia with only bad options
Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:16:07 +0000
The continent’s policymakers are too relaxed about the risks
Match ID: 115 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 58 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Harris is pounding Trump on fascism. Some Dems think that’s a mistake.
Mon, 28 Oct 2024 20:53:07 EST
Harris has ratcheted up her warnings about the dangers of a second Trump term in recent weeks.
Match ID: 116 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 60 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Trump’s trillion-dollar tax cuts are spiralling out of control
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:59:12 +0000
His zany promises would blow up the deficit
Match ID: 117 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 71 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

An American sovereign-wealth fund is a risky idea
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:04:28 +0000
Donald Trump’s latest proposal has worryingly broad support
Match ID: 118 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 106 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Gary Gensler is the most controversial man in American finance
Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:18:55 +0000
Donald Trump is just the latest to take a swing. In an interview with The Economist, the SEC chair defends his record
Match ID: 119 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 148 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Donald Trump wants a weaker dollar. What are his options?
Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:41:16 +0000
All come with their own drawbacks
Match ID: 120 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 155 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Trumponomics would not be as bad as most expect
Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:35:08 +0000
Opposition would come from all angles
Match ID: 121 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 169 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Is America approaching peak tip?
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:05:29 +0000
The country’s gratuity madness may soon calm, so long as Donald Trump does not get his way
Match ID: 122 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 190 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Biden outdoes Trump with ultra-high China tariffs
Tue, 14 May 2024 16:23:33 +0000
The move, which hits electric vehicles, carries an environmental cost
Match ID: 123 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 227 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Why a stronger dollar is dangerous
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:00:59 +0000
It sets the stage for a nasty new Trump-China clash, among other things
Match ID: 124 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 248 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Even without war in the Gulf, pricier petrol is here to stay
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:59:46 +0000
Expensive oil could put Donald Trump in the White House
Match ID: 125 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 254 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Europe’s economy is under attack from all sides
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:00:46 +0000
First Putin, now Xi. Next Trump?
Match ID: 126 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 276 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

The world is in the midst of a city-building boom
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:22:29 +0000
Everyone, from Donald Trump and Peter Thiel to Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, is getting involved
Match ID: 127 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 295 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

How Trump and Biden have failed to cut ties with China
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:46:06 +0000
It is hard to overcome economic incentives
Match ID: 128 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 304 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

This VPN Lets Anyone Use Your Internet Connection. What Could Go Wrong?
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000
A free VPN app called Big Mama is selling access to people’s home internet networks. Kids are using it to cheat in a VR game while researchers warn of bigger security risks.
Match ID: 129 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 8 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

Ukraine is winning the economic war against Russia
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:51:43 +0000
Whether that lasts depends on its ability to overcome acute shortages of power, men and money
Match ID: 130 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

Microsoft’s AI Recall Tool Is Still Sucking Up Credit Card and Social Security Numbers
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 11:30:00 +0000
Plus: The US indicts North Koreans in fake IT worker scheme, file-sharing firm Cleo warns customers to patch a vulnerability amid live attacks, and more.
Match ID: 131 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 13 days
qualifiers: 2.86 korea

Syria: What Comes Next?
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000

On The Intercept Briefing, Syrian journalist Rami Jarrah discusses the fall of the Assad family’s decadeslong brutal regime.

The post Syria: What Comes Next? appeared first on The Intercept.

Match ID: 132 Score: 2.86 source: theintercept.com age: 14 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

As the Mastermind of Far-Right ‘Active Clubs’ Goes to Prison, His Violent Movement Goes Global
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000
The white supremacist Robert Rundo faces years in prison. But the “Active Club” network he helped create has proliferated in countries around the world, from Eastern Europe to South America.
Match ID: 133 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 14 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

Russia’s plunging currency spells trouble for its war effort
Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:44:25 +0000
Supplies from China are about to become more expensive
Match ID: 134 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 26 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

Vladimir Putin is in a painful economic bind
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 18:53:16 +0000
Russia’s reliance on China is becoming a problem
Match ID: 135 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 39 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

How Vladimir Putin hopes to transform Russian trade
Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:44:29 +0000
He believes the country’s future lies with China and India. What could go wrong?
Match ID: 136 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 121 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

Vladimir Putin spends big—and sends Russia’s economy soaring
Sun, 11 Aug 2024 15:58:18 +0000
How long can the party last?
Match ID: 137 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 138 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

How Vladimir Putin created a housing bubble
Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:39:56 +0000
Prices have risen by 172% in Russia’s biggest cities over the past three years
Match ID: 138 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 158 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

European banks are making heady profits in Russia
Thu, 06 Jun 2024 09:56:28 +0000
But for how much longer?
Match ID: 139 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 204 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

Russia’s gas business will never recover from the war in Ukraine
Thu, 02 May 2024 10:04:48 +0000
Hopes of a Chinese rescue look increasingly vain
Match ID: 140 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 239 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

Frozen Russian assets will soon pay for Ukraine’s war
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:54:20 +0000
And America now hopes to convince others to make better use of the stash
Match ID: 141 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 253 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

Ukrainian drone strikes are hurting Russia’s oil industry
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:51:54 +0000
The world’s third-largest producer is now an importer of petrol
Match ID: 142 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 260 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

How China, Russia and Iran are forging closer ties
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:52:43 +0000
Assessing the economic threat posed by the anti-Western axis
Match ID: 143 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 284 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

Russia’s economy once again defies the doomsayers
Sun, 10 Mar 2024 14:39:48 +0000
As an election nears, Vladimir Putin now looks to have inflation under control
Match ID: 144 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 292 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

What do you do with 191bn frozen euros owned by Russia?
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:21:18 +0000
The question that now confronts Western policymakers
Match ID: 145 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 303 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

NASA Accelerates Space Exploration, Earth Science for All in 2024
Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:54:15 +0000
With a look back at 2024, NASA is celebrating its many innovative and inspiring accomplishments this year including for the first time, landing new science and technology on the Moon with an American company, pushing the boundaries of exploration by launching a new mission to study Jupiter’s icy moon Europa; maintaining 24 years of continuous […]
Match ID: 146 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 21 days
qualifiers: 2.14 energy

Europe faces an unusual problem: ultra-cheap energy
Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:53:05 +0000
The continent is failing to adapt to a renewables boom
Match ID: 147 Score: 2.14 source: www.economist.com age: 190 days
qualifiers: 2.14 energy

Fusion Sparks an Energy Revolution
Wed, 19 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000
After hitting a power-output milestone, fusion technology is ready to graduate from small-scale lab experiment to full-sized power plant.
Match ID: 148 Score: 2.14 source: www.wired.com age: 191 days
qualifiers: 2.14 energy

Global Emissions Could Peak Sooner Than You Think
Wed, 17 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000
Global deployment of solar and wind power, plus a surge in EV sales, means emissions from fossil-fuel-derived energy will finally hit the downward slope.
Match ID: 149 Score: 2.14 source: www.wired.com age: 345 days
qualifiers: 2.14 energy

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

Match ID: 150 Score: 1.43 source: www.marketwatch.com age: 39 days
qualifiers: 1.43 nuclear

How Xi Jinping plans to overtake America
Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:31:35 +0000
Digital twins, nuclear fusion and the small matter of fixing China’s economy
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qualifiers: 1.43 nuclear

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