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Government-Made Comic Books Try to Fight Election Disinformation
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 21:35:10 +0000

Another federal government program to fight foreign disinformation falls flat.

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With Germany legalising cannabis, Europe is reaching a tipping point. Britain, take note | Steve Rolles
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 07:00:32 GMT

Regulating cannabis use is no longer radical but an increasingly normalised strategy. The ‘tough on drugs’ approach is archaic

Germany’s cannabis reforms were approved this week, overcoming the final legislative hurdle when the Bundesrat, Germany’s upper house, voted through the bill that passed with a huge majority in the Bundestag (lower house) last month. Germany is a significant addition to the growing list of countries defecting from the drug war consensus that had held for more than half a century. More than half a billion people now live in jurisdictions establishing legal adult access to cannabis for recreational use.

When Germany’s new law comes into force on 1 April, it will decriminalise possession of up to 25g of cannabis for personal use (and up to 50g in the home), allow requests to remove criminal records for past possession offences, legalise home growing of up to three cannabis plants for personal use, and establish a regulatory framework for not-for-profit associations within which cannabis can be grown and supplied to members.

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You be the judge: should my girlfriend preheat the oven before cooking?
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 08:00:34 GMT

Adam says if you put food in a cold oven it won’t cook evenly. Cathleen says it makes no difference. You decide whose argument is half-baked
Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a juror

Recipes tell us to preheat for a reason – so that food will cook the way it’s supposed to

We did a pizza taste test once and I couldn’t tell the difference. I don’t think Adam could either

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‘Famine is setting in’: UN court orders Israel to unblock Gaza food aid
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 23:01:10 GMT

Judges issue unanimous decision and say Palestinians are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance

The international court of justice has ordered Israel to allow unimpeded access of food aid into Gaza, where sections of the population are facing imminent starvation, in a significant legal rebuke to Israel’s claim it is not blocking aid deliveries.

A panel of judges at the UN’s top court, which is already considering a complaint from South Africa that Israel is committing genocide in the Palestinian territory, issued the ruling after an emergency measure in January obliging Israel to admit emergency aid.

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‘He knew it was wrong’: Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison over FTX fraud
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:38:29 GMT

Judge orders disgraced crypto mogul to forfeit $11bn in assets and says he showed no remorse for his crimes

Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced cryptocurrency mogul who perpetrated one of the largest financial frauds in history, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $11bn in assets. His lawyer reiterated a pledge to appeal the sentence the same day.

The judge, Lewis Kaplan, issued the penalty in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday. Bankman-Fried, the former chief executive of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was convicted of fraud and conspiracy to launder money late last year.

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GOP official who claimed 2020 was stolen voted illegally nine times, judge rules
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:57:34 +0000

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GOP official who claimed 2020 election was stolen voted illegally 9 times, judge rules
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:37:50 +0000
Brian Pritchard, first vice chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine, as well as investigative costs and be publicly reprimanded.
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FTX fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:54:48 +0000
SBF had asked for sentence of just 5 or 6 years. Prosecutors sought 40 to 50.
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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:52:10 +0000
A US judge has sentenced Sam Bankman-Fried, one-time crypto wunderkind, to 25 years behind bars.
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Judge recommends conservative lawyer John Eastman be disbarred in California
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:40:08 +0000

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Anti-Abortion Doctors Struggle to Explain Mifepristone Harms Before Supreme Court
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:25:52 +0000

The justices didn’t seem to buy the tenuous theory that would allow the doctors to sue the FDA over medication abortion.

The post Anti-Abortion Doctors Struggle to Explain Mifepristone Harms Before Supreme Court appeared first on The Intercept.


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University Teams Selected as Finalists to Envision New Aviation Responses to Natural Disasters
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:12:46 +0000
Eight teams participating in the 2024 Gateways to Blue Skies: Advancing Aviation for Natural Disasters Competition have been selected to present their design concepts to a panel of industry experts at the 2024 Blue Skies Forum, May 30 and 31, 2024 at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.   Sponsored by NASA’s Aeronautics Research […]
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Judges Block US Extradition of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange—for Now
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:53:47 +0000
A high court in London says the WikiLeaks founder won’t be extradited “immediately” and the US must provide more “assurances” about any extradition.
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Elon Musk Fought Government Surveillance — While Profiting Off Government Surveillance
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:16:42 +0000

Musk made hay of his legal battle against secret surveillance but continued selling X user data to a company that facilitates government monitoring.

The post Elon Musk Fought Government Surveillance — While Profiting Off Government Surveillance appeared first on The Intercept.


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Organizing Aid to Gaza Led Me to a Harsh Truth: Biden Is on Board for Ethnic Cleansing
Sat, 23 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

I helped with airlifts in Afghanistan, aid to the Ukrainian front, and building roads in Rwanda. None of it prepared me for the challenges of Gaza.

The post Organizing Aid to Gaza Led Me to a Harsh Truth: Biden Is on Board for Ethnic Cleansing appeared first on The Intercept.


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Russia-Ukraine war live: Romania finds ‘drone fragments’ on farm near Ukraine border
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:40:54 GMT

Nato member says it finds fragments of what appears to be a drone on farm near river Danube and border with Ukraine

Ukraine has received a $1.5 billion tranche of funding under a World Bank programme, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Friday, helping it pay for its budget and social spending as it defends itself against the Russian invasion.

Ukraine is reliant on financial aid from its Western partners but foreign financing dwindled in the first two months of this year, and a U.S. aid package has been blocked by Republicans in Congress for months.

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How the Gaza War Is Reshaping Social Media
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

As reports of Gaza censorship on Instagram and Facebook raises alarms, Congress targets TikTok while X profits from government surveillance.

The post How the Gaza War Is Reshaping Social Media appeared first on The Intercept.


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South Carolina latest state to use congressional map deemed illegal
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 23:25:02 +0000
The Supreme Court heard arguments on the redistricting case in October but has yet to rule, essentially running out the clock for this year’s election.
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South Carolina to use congressional map deemed unconstitutional
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:42:52 +0000

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GOP congressman balks at Biden’s call for Congress to fund bridge repair
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:00:41 +0000

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Pentagon Ignores Law Calling for Report on How It Trained So Many African Coup Leaders
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:00:22 +0000

The Defense Department blew the deadline for a mandatory briefing to Congress on coups by U.S.-trained African military officers.

The post Pentagon Ignores Law Calling for Report on How It Trained So Many African Coup Leaders appeared first on The Intercept.


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How Andy Kim Took on New Jersey’s Political Machine
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000
In his bid for the Senate, the third-term congressman had to overcome a challenge from the state’s First Lady—and a Democratic Party system that favors the powers that be.
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New Hampshire Democratic Rep. Ann Kuster to retire from Congress
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:43:24 +0000
Kuster, who was first elected to Congress in 2012 and has served six terms on the Hill, said in a statement Wednesday that she will not seek reelection.
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Squeezed by African Coups, Biden Cozies Up to the World’s Worst Dictator
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:11:27 +0000

Famous for its repression and torture, Teodoro Obiang’s Equatorial Guinea got an aid delivery from U.S. Special Operations forces.

The post Squeezed by African Coups, Biden Cozies Up to the World’s Worst Dictator appeared first on The Intercept.


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Delhi chief minister to be held for six days after arrest on corruption charges
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:54:02 GMT

Judge says Arvind Kejriwal can be held until next Thursday, as his party’s leaders condemn accusations as politically motivated

An Indian court has ruled that Delhi’s chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, will be kept in custody for six days after his dramatic arrest on corruption charges.

Kejriwal, the top elected official for the Indian capital, was taken in by police on Thursday night as part of an investigation into an alleged scam involving kickbacks for alcohol licensing deals.

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U.S. Doubles Down on Defunding UNRWA — Despite Flimsy Allegations
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 21:19:12 +0000

Congress passed a one-year ban on UNRWA funds even as several Western countries have resumed funding for the U.N. agency that aids Palestinians.

The post U.S. Doubles Down on Defunding UNRWA — Despite Flimsy Allegations appeared first on The Intercept.


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Prosecute a Cop? You’ll Face Removal From Office
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:34:01 +0000

Reform-minded district attorneys like Minnesota’s Mary Moriarty are facing backlash for prosecuting police shootings and misconduct.

The post Prosecute a Cop? You’ll Face Removal From Office appeared first on The Intercept.


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Havana Syndrome: How the Biden Administration Is Driving Cubans Into Misery
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Protesters have taken to the street on the island, decrying power blackouts and food shortages.

The post Havana Syndrome: How the Biden Administration Is Driving Cubans Into Misery appeared first on The Intercept.


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House Republicans Want to Ban Universal Free School Lunches
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:06:47 +0000

The Republican Study Committee’s annual budget also calls to permanently defund UNRWA and eliminate the National Labor Relations Board.

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Anti-War Veterans Groups Echo Aaron Bushnell’s Demand for a Ceasefire in Gaza
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:47:20 +0000

Anger over the civilian carnage in Gaza has galvanized some veterans who experienced disastrous U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan up close.

The post Anti-War Veterans Groups Echo Aaron Bushnell’s Demand for a Ceasefire in Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.


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2024 Dream with Us Design Challenge
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:41:22 +0000
February 28–April 30, 2024 Challenge Theme Responding to Natural Disasters with New Aviation A natural disaster is a type of severe weather with the potential to pose significant threat to human health and safety. Natural disasters, especially wildfires, affect everyone around the world. Some are affected directly and others indirectly. NASA’s Advanced Capabilities for Emergency […]
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Evergrande’s liquidation is a new low in China’s property crisis
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:04:03 +0000
A judge in Hong Kong surprises the mainland
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Tech Official Pushing TikTok Ban Could Reap Windfall From U.S.–China Cold War
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

From his perch on a government commission, Jacob Helberg fearmongered about TikTok in Congress. He also works for a giant defense contractor.

The post Tech Official Pushing TikTok Ban Could Reap Windfall From U.S.–China Cold War appeared first on The Intercept.


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GOP Megadonor’s PAC Fires Off First Ads in Summer Lee’s Democratic Primary
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 21:23:23 +0000

Moderate PAC, funded by Republican megadonor Jeff Yass, became the first outside group to run ads in a contested Democratic primary.

The post GOP Megadonor’s PAC Fires Off First Ads in Summer Lee’s Democratic Primary appeared first on The Intercept.


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US Lawmaker Cited NYC Protests in a Defense of Warrantless Spying
Tue, 12 Mar 2024 19:14:20 +0000
A closed-door presentation for House lawmakers late last year portrayed American anti-war protesters as having possible ties to Hamas in an effort to kill privacy reforms to a major US spy program.
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Oppenheimer finally released in Japan - what do people in Hiroshima think?
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:50:41 GMT
The BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil spoke with Hiroshima residents who saw the film for the first time today.
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‘There wasn’t enough about the horror’: Oppenheimer finally opens in Japan to mixed reviews
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:00:11 GMT

People in Hiroshima react to first screening of the film, which was delayed after outrage at ‘Barbenheimer’ memes

It is hard to think of a more emotionally charged venue than Hatchoza for the first screening in Japan of the Academy Award-winning film Oppenheimer. The cinema in Hiroshima is located less than a kilometre from the hypocentre of the first atomic bombing in history – the devastating culmination of the American physicist’s work.

The film finally premiered in Japan on Friday, more than eight months after it opened in the US, to reviews that ranged from praise for its portrayal of J Robert Oppenheimer – the “father of the atomic bomb” – to criticism that it omitted to show the human misery it caused in Hiroshima and, days later, Nagasaki, in the final days of the Pacific war.

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China is all in on green tech. The U.S. and Europe fear unfair competition.
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:00:17 +0000
China dominates global production of solar panels, electric vehicles and wind turbines, but the United States and Europe say it’s not competing fairly.
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Danish ex-minister claim China hacked his phone
2024-03-29T06:06:48+00:00
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Ireland’s smoking ban 20 years on: how an unheralded civil servant triumphed against big tobacco
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 05:00:31 GMT

Tom Power led an alliance that brought about the pioneering health initiative which has since been adopted by more than 70 countries – and has saved countless lives

Exactly 20 years ago an Irish civil servant named Tom Power won a remarkable battle against the tobacco industry when Ireland enacted the world’s first ban on smoking in bars, restaurants and workplaces.

TV crews from Japan, the US and elsewhere flocked to Dublin to record the events of 29 March 2004. No one knew what would happen. Would smokers revolt? Would pubs flout the law? Would a bold experiment go up in smoke?

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Western governments struggle to coordinate response to Chinese hacking
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 04:30:29 GMT

Experts say UK-imposed sanctions will make no difference when hacking is part of ecosystem of dealing with Beijing

With the announcement that the UK government would be imposing sanctions on two individuals and one entity accused of targeting – without success – UK parliamentarians in cyber-attacks in 2021, the phrase “tip of the iceberg” comes to mind. But that would underestimate the iceberg.

James Cleverly, the home secretary, said the sanctions were a sign that “targeting our elected representatives and electoral processes will never go unchallenged”.

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China decries U.S. ‘bullying.’ But, to many, China is the bully.
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 04:00:00 +0000
Beijing says it wants Asia to “jointly” manage its own security. Some countries in China’s neighborhood are not likely to be convinced.
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China has a big problem with super gonorrhea, study finds
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:12:31 +0000
Drug-resistant gonorrhea is a growing problem—one that doesn't heed borders.
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Why didn’t New Zealand impose sanctions on China?
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 02:02:32 GMT

New Zealand did not follow the US and UK in imposing financial restrictions after accusing Beijing of links to cyber-attacks

Politicians, journalists and critics of Beijing were among those targeted by cyber-attacks run by groups backed by China, western intelligence services said this week.

The separate cyber-attacks hit the US, UK and New Zealand – all members of the Five Eyes alliance. The network of five countries, which also includes Canada and Australia, share security related intelligence.

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The Oxford English Dictionary’s latest update adds 23 Japanese words
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:22:26 GMT

More than half of the borrowed words relate to cooking, while Kintsugi, the increasingly popular art of repairing broken pottery with gold lacquer is also included

Katsu, donburi and onigiri are among 23 Japanese words added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its latest update.

More than half of the borrowed words relate to food or cooking. Santoku, a knife with a short, flat blade that curves down at the tip, and okonomiyaki, a type of savoury pancake, were both added. Okonomiyaki is derived from okonomi, meaning “what you like”, combined with yaki, meaning “to fry, to sear”.

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UK Libor trader Tom Hayes loses appeal against rate-rigging conviction – as it happened
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:20:46 GMT

The former star UBS and Citigroup trader was convicted of conspiracy to defraud by manipulating financial benchmark and served 5 1/2 years in prison

Britain’s financial regulator has identified shortcomings in how some motor insurance firms are valuing written-off or stolen vehicles.

A review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found evidence that suggests some firms are offering their customers less than their written-off or stolen vehicle is worth and, in some cases, are only increasing that offer when a customer complains.

Having your vehicle written off or stolen can be intensely stressful and we expect firms to offer the right support to help their customers.

We expect all motor insurers to take note of our findings and we are engaging directly with those that have issues that need to be addressed.

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China’s banks have a bad-debt problem
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:12:05 +0000
As is becoming increasingly obvious
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Six killed after suicide bomber rams convoy of Chinese engineers in Pakistan
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:00:11 GMT

Five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver killed while en route from Islamabad to dam construction site

Six people have been killed after a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into a convoy of Chinese engineers working on a dam project in north-west Pakistan, in the third significant attack on Chinese interests in the country in a week.

The first two attacks targeted a Pakistani naval airbase and a strategic port used by China in the south-west province of Balochistan where Beijing is investing billions in infrastructure projects.

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Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar review – an antihero in search of meaning
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:00:35 GMT

The Iranian-American poet’s debut novel tells the tale of a bereaved writer – but struggles with too much angst

In Martyr!, the debut novel by Iranian-American poet Kaveh Akbar, a troubled young man is searching for a reason to live. Cyrus, the son of an Iranian migrant factory worker in Indiana, lost his mother in an infamous 1988 air disaster, when a US missile cruiser mistakenly shot down an Iranian civilian airliner in the final months of the Iran-Iraq war. This formative trauma has left a terrible legacy: when we meet him, in his late 20s, he’s a recovering alcoholic, struggling with fragile mental health and an unhealthy dependency on pharmaceutical sedatives; he “often wept for no reason, bit his thumbs till they bled”.

An aspiring but unproductive writer, Cyrus has a fixation with martyrdom, and is researching a book on the subject. “It’s not an Islam thing,” he clarifies, “[it’s] about secular, pacifist martyrs. People who gave their lives to something larger than themselves.” To this end he travels to New York and interviews an older, terminally ill Iranian artist, Orkideh, who is exhibiting herself in a Marina Abramović-style exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. They strike up a tender rapport, and Cyrus gradually begins to work through his issues.

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Fired Americans Say Indian Firm Gave Their Jobs to H-1B Visa Holders
2024-03-29T07:23:38+00:00
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Indian politics roiled as huge donations are linked to investigated firms
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:00:51 +0000
A court ruling revealed the buyers and recipients of “electoral bonds,” which had allowed companies to secretly give unlimited campaign contributions.
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It takes a village: the Indian farmers who built a wall against drought
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 05:00:30 GMT

In rural Rajasthan, villagers have taken action against climate damage by constructing water-saving walls, trenches and dams to revive their farmland

The villagers of Surajpura have built a wall: a 15ft (4.5 metre) mud bulwark that snakes through barren land for nearly a mile, with an equally long trench dug beneath it. It might not look like it, but for the 650 residents who toiled on it for six months in 2022, it is an architectural marvel.

The wall passed its strength test last year when it stopped rainwater runoffs, and the trench channelled the water to parched farms in the drought-prone region of Rajasthan in north-west India, reviving them for the first time in more than two decades.

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India summons envoy after US criticises Delhi chief minister’s arrest
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:57:02 GMT

Calls for fair legal process for opposition figure Arvind Kejriwal amid claims rivals to Modi are being targeted before elections

Arvind Kejriwal: the Delhi chief minister jailed by Modi’s government

The chief minister of Delhi has been remanded in custody for a further four days amid international criticism of his arrest on corruption charges last week.

A Delhi court ruled on Thursday that a powerful central government agency could keep Arvind Kejriwal in jail until 1 April as part of a corruption investigation his party decried as a “political conspiracy” before national elections beginning next month.

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Pro-Israel Advocates Are Weaponizing “Safety” on College Campuses
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:08:00 +0000

Some schools are acting on the misbegotten notion that Palestinian freedom is a threat to Jewish safety.

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Arvind Kejriwal: the Delhi chief minister jailed by Modi’s government
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:10:52 GMT

Leader of India’s Common Man party has spent his career rooting out everyday corruption and is now in jail weeks before general election begins

When Arvind Kejriwal emerged on to India’s political scene in 2011, he was an outsider with over a decade of activism behind him. Today he is one of the country’s most recognised opposition leaders and his political party governs two powerful states.

Yet Kejriwal’s swift rise from newcomer to political heavyweight, standing up against the might of the Narendra Modi government, has appeared to come at a cost. Last week, Kejriwal, who is the longstanding face of India’s anti-corruption movement, was detained on corruption charges – becoming the first sitting chief minister to be arrested. He will be held in custody for at least 10 days.

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NASA, Partners Select Universities for CubeSat Summer Program
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:43:14 +0000
Eight university teams have been selected to work with NASA and the U.S. military to improve their small satellite proposals, ultimately increasing the possibility of flying their technology in space, and potentially launching their own careers in the space industry. NASA’s CSLI (CubeSat Launch Initiative) is partnering with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space […]
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How India could become an Asian tiger
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:11:52 +0000
The world’s most selective bureaucracy is struggling to make it happen
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The Aftermath of China’s Comedy Crackdown
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Standup flourished during the pandemic. Now performers fear the state—and audience members.
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Government-Made Comic Books Try to Fight Election Disinformation
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 21:35:10 +0000

Another federal government program to fight foreign disinformation falls flat.

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Match ID: 23 Score: 34.29 source: theintercept.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 34.29 japan

Chinese Hackers Charged in Decade-Long Global Spying Rampage
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 18:22:10 +0000
US and UK officials hit Chinese hacking group APT31 with sanctions and criminal charges after they targeted thousands of businesses, politicians, and critics of China.
Match ID: 24 Score: 34.29 source: www.wired.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 34.29 china

Squeezed by African Coups, Biden Cozies Up to the World’s Worst Dictator
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 14:11:27 +0000

Famous for its repression and torture, Teodoro Obiang’s Equatorial Guinea got an aid delivery from U.S. Special Operations forces.

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Match ID: 25 Score: 34.29 source: theintercept.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 34.29 china

South Korea’s ambassador to Australia resigns after four weeks amid corruption probe
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 07:30:58 GMT

Lee Jong-sup is being investigated over allegations he tried to improperly influence an inquiry into death of marine while he was defence minister

South Korea’s ambassador to Australia resigned on Friday as questions about his appointment while he is under a corruption investigation battered President Yoon Suk Yeol’s ruling party less than two weeks from a closely fought parliamentary election.

Lee Jong-sup, who was appointed ambassador to Australia just four weeks ago, is being investigated over allegations he tried to improperly influence a probe into the death of a marine last year while he was defence minister.

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Match ID: 26 Score: 30.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 30.00 south korea

Elon Musk Fought Government Surveillance — While Profiting Off Government Surveillance
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:16:42 +0000

Musk made hay of his legal battle against secret surveillance but continued selling X user data to a company that facilitates government monitoring.

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Match ID: 27 Score: 30.00 source: theintercept.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 30.00 india

Havana Syndrome: How the Biden Administration Is Driving Cubans Into Misery
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Protesters have taken to the street on the island, decrying power blackouts and food shortages.

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Match ID: 28 Score: 30.00 source: theintercept.com age: 7 days
qualifiers: 11.43 china, 8.57 south korea, 5.71 taiwan, 4.29 vietnam

Biden Decries Civilian Deaths in Gaza as Pentagon Fails With Its Own Safeguards
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:00:40 +0000

The Pentagon’s own program to minimize civilian harm is stalled, the Government Accountability Office’s audit says.

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Match ID: 29 Score: 23.57 source: theintercept.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 17.14 china, 6.43 vietnam

From a graceful turn to a dangerous toy: the World Nature Photography awards 2024 – in pictures
Thu, 28 Mar 2024 03:04:42 GMT

The World Nature Photography award winners have been announced from a pool of entries from all corners of the globe – including a baby elephant in Kenya and an owl-like plant in Thailand. The top award and cash prize of $1,000 went to Tracey Lund from the UK for her image of two gannets under the water off the coast of the Shetland Islands. Lund and her fellow winners were drawn from thousands of images

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Match ID: 30 Score: 20.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 1 day
qualifiers: 20.00 thailand

Apple Chip Flaw Leaks Secret Encryption Keys
Sat, 23 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Plus: The Biden administration warns of nationwide attacks on US water systems, a new Russian wiper malware emerges, and China-linked hackers wage a global attack spree.
Match ID: 31 Score: 17.14 source: www.wired.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 17.14 china

Delhi chief minister to be held for six days after arrest on corruption charges
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:54:02 GMT

Judge says Arvind Kejriwal can be held until next Thursday, as his party’s leaders condemn accusations as politically motivated

An Indian court has ruled that Delhi’s chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, will be kept in custody for six days after his dramatic arrest on corruption charges.

Kejriwal, the top elected official for the Indian capital, was taken in by police on Thursday night as part of an investigation into an alleged scam involving kickbacks for alcohol licensing deals.

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Match ID: 32 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 15.00 india

Tech Official Pushing TikTok Ban Could Reap Windfall From U.S.–China Cold War
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

From his perch on a government commission, Jacob Helberg fearmongered about TikTok in Congress. He also works for a giant defense contractor.

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Match ID: 33 Score: 13.57 source: theintercept.com age: 8 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china, 5.00 south china sea, 2.86 taiwan

“Man-Made Hell On Earth”: A Canadian Doctor on His Medical Mission to Gaza
Sat, 23 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000

“I saw scenes that were horrific and I never want to see again,” said Yasser Khan, a surgeon from Toronto.

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Match ID: 34 Score: 12.86 source: theintercept.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 12.86 indonesia

Public AI as an Alternative to Corporate AI
2024-03-21T11:03:18Z

This mini-essay was my contribution to a round table on Power and Governance in the Age of AI.  It’s nothing I haven’t said here before, but for anyone who hasn’t read my longer essays on the topic, it’s a shorter introduction.

 

The increasingly centralized control of AI is an ominous sign. When tech billionaires and corporations steer AI, we get AI that tends to reflect the interests of tech billionaires and corporations, instead of the public. Given how transformative this technology will be for the world, this is a problem.

To benefit society as a whole we need an ...


Match ID: 35 Score: 5.71 source: www.schneier.com age: 8 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: 36 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 9 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: 37 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 10 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: 38 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 15 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: 39 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 15 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: 40 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 30 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

As the Nikkei 225 hits record highs, Japan’s young start investing
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:21:14 +0000
Will more now favour domestic stocks?
Match ID: 41 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 36 days
qualifiers: 5.71 japan

Russia outsmarts Western sanctions—and China is paying attention
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:08:09 +0000
How the rise of middle powers helps America’s enemies
Match ID: 42 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 36 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

China’s stockmarket nightmare is nowhere near over
Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:35:54 +0000
The situation ought to worry Xi Jinping
Match ID: 43 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 50 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

China’s leaders are flailing as markets drop
Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:10:43 +0000
The government is not used to being bullied
Match ID: 44 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 57 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Evergrande’s liquidation is a new low in China’s property crisis
Mon, 29 Jan 2024 13:04:03 +0000
A judge in Hong Kong surprises the mainland
Match ID: 45 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 59 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

The false promise of friendshoring
Thu, 25 Jan 2024 11:14:50 +0000
America, China and Europe appear to be trading less with their geopolitical rivals
Match ID: 46 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 64 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

As China’s markets suffer, what alternatives do investors have?
Mon, 22 Jan 2024 21:13:53 +0000
Optimism about the world’s second-largest stockmarket is a distant memory
Match ID: 47 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 66 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

China’s population is shrinking and its economy is losing ground
Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:14:24 +0000
The “peak China” narrative is proving difficult to shift
Match ID: 48 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 71 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Xi Jinping risks setting off another trade war
Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:27:54 +0000
Why Western politicians should prepare for a second “China shock”
Match ID: 49 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 79 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Hong Kong’s problems trace back to China. And also America
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:42:15 +0000
The “superconnector” suffers the worst of both worlds
Match ID: 50 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 99 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Is China understating its own export success?
Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:23:12 +0000
The $230bn puzzle at the heart of the country’s trade figures
Match ID: 51 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 106 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

How to sneak billions of dollars out of China
Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:21:40 +0000
A new era of capital flight has begun
Match ID: 52 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 106 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

Will China leave behind its economic woes in 2024?
Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:26:14 +0000
Xi Jinping must decide whether to set an ambitious growth target
Match ID: 53 Score: 5.71 source: www.economist.com age: 113 days
qualifiers: 5.71 china

How strong is India’s economy under Narendra Modi?
Mon, 15 Jan 2024 20:40:33 +0000
It has neither boomed nor slumped. But growth may be taking off
Match ID: 54 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 73 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

How to put boosters under India’s economy
Thu, 14 Dec 2023 10:55:43 +0000
With the right policies, growth could be astonishing
Match ID: 55 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 106 days
qualifiers: 5.00 india

The false promise of Indonesia’s economy
Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:10:49 +0000
Presidential candidates vow to deliver 7% growth. Voters have heard it before
Match ID: 56 Score: 4.29 source: www.economist.com age: 50 days
qualifiers: 4.29 indonesia

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