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UK’s new dangerous cycling offence will achieve pretty much nothing
Tue, 21 May 2024 08:00:33 GMT

Move reflects wider state of politics around active travel – arguing around the margins and doing little to change lives for better

In the six days since a law to prosecute dangerous cyclists was announced, somewhere close to 30 people will have been killed on UK roads, none of them struck by bikes. About 500 more will have suffered serious, potentially life-changing injuries, with pretty much all connected to motor vehicles.

Again, going on the statistical averages, over those same six days, slightly more than 1,600 people across the UK will have died due to illnesses associated with physical inactivity. Riding a bike cuts your likelihood of developing such conditions by about half.

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‘Moai designs are getting lost’: extreme weather chips away at Easter Island statues
Tue, 21 May 2024 06:00:32 GMT

Experts call for conservation action as the features on Rapa Nui’s famous monoliths are eroded by fire and rain

The Ahu Tahai moai, on the east side of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is an impressive 4.5 metres high. Carved from a soft volcanic rock, the statue looks out solemnly over the island, with its back to the bay.

The Tahai (“where the sun sets”) and the island’s other thousand or so moai were erected roughly between 1100 and 1700 as a representation of Rapa Nui’s ancestors.

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Walking the ‘outdoor capital of Scotland’: 25 years of the Cateran Trail
Tue, 21 May 2024 06:00:32 GMT

Straddling Perthsire and Angus, the five-day, 64-mile hiking route takes in soaring mountains, golden glens and some beaver-curated rewilding

The carved face of a cateran stares out of the waymarker before me. Deriving from the Gaelic word ceatharnach, meaning a lightly armed warrior, “cateran” later came to denote the cattle raiders particularly active here in Strathardle, Glenshee and Glen Isla up to the 18th century.

The signpost directs me through plantation forest to an undulating moor, darkened by heather and lightened by grassland. The bushy auburn of a fleet-footed fox stands out like a light tumbling down the glen. There is a rough grandeur to Perthshire landscapes such as this, ringed off from the world by mountains – in this case the snow-sprinkled bulk of Ben Earb and ridgelines of Creag an Dubh Shluic and Meall Uaine.

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New Caledonia unrest: Australia and New Zealand sending evacuation flights for stranded tourists
Tue, 21 May 2024 05:14:11 GMT

France gives clearance for several planes to bring home travellers stuck in French Pacific territory in wake of violent protests

Australia and New Zealand said they will send government planes to New Caledonia on Tuesday to evacuate nationals from the French territory which has experienced a week of deadly riots, sparked by electoral changes imposed by the French government in Paris.

Foreign minister Penny Wong confirmed Australia had received clearance for two flights after the international airport was shut down, and the government would “continue to work on further flights”.

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Milky Way photographer of the year 2024 – in pictures
Tue, 21 May 2024 05:00:29 GMT

The travel photography site Capture the Atlas has published the seventh edition of its Milky Way photographer of the year collection. The Milky Way season ranges from February to October in the northern hemisphere and from January to November in the southern hemisphere. The best time to see and photograph the Milky Way is usually between May and June, when hours of visibility are at their maximum on both hemispheres – away from light-polluted areas such as cities, and preferably at higher elevation

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My summer of love and lust: I fell for a Ukrainian rocker – but was I just a groupie?
Tue, 21 May 2024 04:00:29 GMT

For one memorable season in the 90s, I travelled with a group called Colney Hatch. It gave me a fleeting but fascinating window into the treatment of women who are ‘with the band’

‘Everyone knows you would do absolutely anything for him. You can do this, surely?” In 1993, I was living in St Petersburg in the former Soviet Union for a year as part of my university course, studying Russian. I had fallen wildly in love (by which I mean in lust) with the lead guitarist of a Ukrainian punk rock band, Colney Hatch. And here was the band’s manager asking me to do just this one little thing: break the band in the west.

It was true that this was a Meat Loaf situation: I would do anything for love. Still, the only music industry names I had even heard of were Stock, Aitken and Waterman. When the band’s manager sensed reluctance – based on the fact that I was a clueless 21-year-old, had no contacts in the world of rock and had been to London only once, to go to John Lewis when I was eight – he said: “You want them to succeed, don’t you? Or are you just a groupie?”

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Can a U.S. Ally Actually Be Held Accountable for War Crimes in the ICC?
Mon, 20 May 2024 20:20:13 +0000

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

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


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55 Years Ago: Two Months Until the Moon Landing
Mon, 20 May 2024 19:13:15 +0000
The march to the first Moon landing took a giant leap forward in May 1969 with the successful completion of Apollo 10, essentially a dress rehearsal for the landing mission. During their eight-day flight, the all-veteran Apollo 10 crew of Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young, and Eugene A. Cernan rehearsed nearly every aspect of […]
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The race up a Hong Kong tower covered in 40 feet of steamed buns
Mon, 20 May 2024 18:26:41 +0000
An annual Bun Festival turns the fishing island of Cheung Chau into a staging ground for a traditional parade and a climb up a tower lined with steamed buns.
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Blue Origin resumes human flights to suborbital space, but it wasn’t perfect
Mon, 20 May 2024 17:16:17 +0000
Blue Origin's space capsule safely landed despite a problem with one of its parachutes.
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Beautiful beach retreat or vulgar hellhole: is Skegness really the worst seaside town in the UK?
Mon, 20 May 2024 16:15:04 GMT

Which? readers have consigned the Lincolnshire town to the bottom of the list of beach resorts – despite its affordability, unspoilt coastline and clean water

Name: Skegness.

Age: Inhabited since the iron age.

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Evacuation flights unable to reach tourists stranded in New Caledonia amid unrest
Mon, 20 May 2024 08:53:54 GMT

Hundreds of Australian and New Zealand travellers are stuck in the French Pacific territory where protests and violence are preventing access to the airport

Hundreds of Australian and New Zealand tourists stranded in New Caledonia amid deadly unrest are anxiously waiting on French authorities to allow air travel out of the territory, as their governments stand by to bring them home.

French security forces are working to retake control of the highway to the international airport in New Caledonia, shuttered because of violent unrest in the French Pacific territory.

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No signs of life at President Raisi’s helicopter crash site, state media says
Mon, 20 May 2024 03:59:19 +0000
President Ebrahim Raisi was traveling back to Iran from Azerbaijan. Rescuers were struggling to reach the area due to foggy conditions and mountainous terrain.
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Friday Squid Blogging: Emotional Support Squid
2024-05-17T21:04:39Z

When asked what makes this an “emotional support squid” and not just another stuffed animal, its creator says:

They’re emotional support squid because they’re large, and cuddly, but also cheerfully bright and derpy. They make great neck pillows (and you can fidget with the arms and tentacles) for travelling, and, on a more personal note, when my mum was sick in the hospital I gave her one and she said it brought her “great comfort” to have her squid tucked up beside her and not be a nuisance while she was sleeping.

As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered...


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NASA’s X-59 Passes Milestone Toward Safe First Flight
Wed, 15 May 2024 18:14:56 +0000
NASA has taken the next step toward verifying the airworthiness for its quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft with the completion of a milestone review that will allow it to progress toward flight.  A Flight Readiness Review board composed of independent experts from across NASA has completed a study of the X-59 project team’s approach to safety […]
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Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin on Disrupting the U.S. War Machine
Wed, 15 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000

The 71-year-old veteran peace activist discusses the war on Gaza, the Biden administration, and shaking up Congress.

The post Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin on Disrupting the U.S. War Machine appeared first on The Intercept.


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Pentagon Compensated Zero Civilian Victims in 2022 — Despite Evidence That the U.S. Killed a Mom and Child in Somalia
Mon, 13 May 2024 21:30:00 +0000

The 22-year-old woman and her child were civilian casualties of a U.S. drone strike, but the Pentagon won't return the family's messages.

The post Pentagon Compensated Zero Civilian Victims in 2022 — Despite Evidence That the U.S. Killed a Mom and Child in Somalia appeared first on The Intercept.


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American Medical Missions Trapped in Gaza, Facing Death by Dehydration as Population Clings to Life
Mon, 13 May 2024 17:54:57 +0000

“We’re continuing to work around the clock with the government of Israel and with the government of Egypt to work on this issue,” the State Department said.

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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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The 43 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (May 2024)
Fri, 17 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000
City Hunter, Suzume, and Spaceman are just a few of the movies you should watch on Netflix this month.
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Jane Schoenbrun Wants to Blow Up Your TV
Thu, 16 May 2024 16:37:56 +0000
Growing up, director Jane Schoenbrun escaped into shows like The X-Files and Twin Peaks. Their new movie is about the relief, and danger, of getting lost in screens.
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The 46 Best Shows on Netflix Right Now (May 2024)
Fri, 17 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000
Dead Boy Detectives, Chicken Nugget, and Ripley are just a few of the shows you need to watch on Netflix this month.
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The 35 Best Shows on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now
Thu, 16 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000
Hacks, The Jinx, and Conan O’Brien Must Go are just a few of the shows you need to be watching on Max this month.
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Ivan Boesky, Wall Street financier who coined ‘greed is good’, dies aged 87
Tue, 21 May 2024 01:13:41 GMT

Known as ‘Ivan The Terrible’, the risk arbitrage maven fell from glory in one of the biggest insider trading scandals of the 1980s

Ivan Boesky, the financier who gave birth to the “greed is good” mantra before going to prison in one of the biggest Wall Street insider trading scandals of the 1980s, has died at the age of 87, the New York Times reported on Monday.

Boesky, who partly inspired the Gordon Gekko character in the 1987 movie Wall Street, was considered a genius at risk arbitrage – the business of speculating in takeover stocks – and his wealth was estimated at $280m.

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Sols 4188-4190: Aurora Watch on Mars
Mon, 20 May 2024 23:02:51 +0000
Earth planning date: Friday, May 17, 2024 During the night of May 10, Earth experienced a fantastic display of aurorae (Northern and Southern Lights) which extended all the way to tropical latitudes, courtesy of the strongest geomagnetic storm since 2003. The enormous solar active region 3664, which produced the X-class flares and powerful coronal mass […]
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Scarlett Johansson says Altman insinuated that AI soundalike was intentional
Mon, 20 May 2024 22:45:39 +0000
OpenAI pauses use of "Sky" voice after threat of legal action.
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AppleTV+ Wants to Pay Actors Based on How Many People Watch Their Movies
2024-05-20T10:22:36+00:00
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What George Miller Has Learned in Forty-five Years of Making “Mad Max” Movies
Sun, 19 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
In a series of conversations, the director of “Furiosa” explains why silent films have the best action, audiences are seldom wrong, and his wife is always right.
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Netflix Isn’t About Flicks Anymore
Fri, 17 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000
And it’s not just Netflix—Max, Disney+, and even YouTube are also turning their attention to series, sports, and shorts.
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The Madly Captivating Urban Sprawl of Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis”
Fri, 17 May 2024 00:18:40 +0000
After a thirteen-year absence, a great American director returns with an ambitious vision of a city—and a world—in need of renewal.
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NASA’s Commitment to Safety Starts with its Culture
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000
NASA works on projects that often have never been done, or perhaps the way they are being done has never been tried. Living on the edge of innovation requires a high degree of risk. After organizational silence led to the loss of space shuttle Challenger and its crew in 1986, NASA vowed to change the […]
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Most Frequently Asked Questions About NFTs(Non-Fungible Tokens)
Sun, 06 Feb 2022 10:04:00 +0000

 

NFTs

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

1) What is an NFT?

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

2) What is Blockchain?

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

3) What makes an NFT valuable?


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

4) How do NFTs work?

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

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

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

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

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

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

6) How to validate the authencity of an NFT?

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

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

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

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

8) Can NFTs be used as an investment?

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

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

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

10) How do we buy an NFTs?

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

11) Can i mint NFT for free?

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

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

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

12) Why are people investing so much in NFT?


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

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

Final Saying

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






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Taiwan’s new president takes office and calls on China to cease hostile actions
Mon, 20 May 2024 08:30:21 GMT

Lai Ching-te uses inauguration speech to push for peace in the region and says future of Taiwan important to future of the world

Lai Ching-te has been sworn in as Taiwan’s new president, urging China to “cease their political and military intimidation against Taiwan” and to keep the world free from the fear of more war.

Lai was inaugurated on Monday morning at the Japanese colonial-era presidential office in central Taipei, taking over from Tsai Ing-wen, whose eight years in power saw a deterioration in relations with Beijing.

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Taiwan swears in new president, stands up to Chinese aggression
Mon, 20 May 2024 08:45:19 +0000
Lai Ching-te vowed to continue Taiwan’s defense and foreign policy of avoiding tensions with China while also standing up for the island democracy’s freedoms.
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Life in Taiwan is rowdy and proud, never mind China’s threats
Mon, 20 May 2024 00:30:37 +0000
As Lai Ching-te takes office, these photos show how this island democracy revels in the vibrant society its people have created.
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Taiwan's steely leader rewrote the book on how to deal with China
Sat, 18 May 2024 22:24:57 GMT
Taiwan's outgoing president says boosting her country's military was the only way to defy China's threat.
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University Professors Are Losing Their Jobs Over “New McCarthyism” on Gaza
Thu, 16 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000

As brutal police repression sweeps campus encampments, schools have been cutting ties with pro-Palestine faculty members without tenure.

The post University Professors Are Losing Their Jobs Over “New McCarthyism” on Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.


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Japan blocks iconic Mt Fuji view to deter tourists
Tue, 21 May 2024 05:21:00 GMT
A big barrier is erected as local residents accuse tourists of dropping litter and parking illegally.
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Japan scientists mass-generate cells for sperm, eggs using human iPS
2024-05-21T00:29:49+00:00
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U.S. Fears Undersea Cables Are Vulnerable to Espionage From Chinese Repair Ships
2024-05-20T22:14:21+00:00
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Astronaut Exercise
Mon, 20 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000
Science in Space: May 2024 Future missions to the Moon and Mars must address many challenges, including preventing loss of bone and muscle tissue in astronauts. Research on the International Space Station is helping to address this challenge. Without Earth’s gravity, both bone and muscle atrophy, or become smaller and weaker. Early on, scientists realized […]
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UK cannot afford to give ‘cold shoulder’ to China, says City minister
Mon, 20 May 2024 15:06:59 GMT

Bim Afolami’s comments distance British government from protectionist moves by US

The UK cannot afford to give the “cold shoulder” to China, the City minister said on Monday, in comments that will distance the British government from the Biden administration’s protectionist crackdown.

Addressing financial services bosses at the City Week conference in London’s Guildhall, Bim Afolami said it was “crucial” to engage with strategic competitors such as Beijing, and that the UK risked losing control of its economic future if it failed to find common ground.

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Russia-Ukraine war: Russia to make further bid to carve out ‘buffer zone’ in coming weeks, warns US defence secretary – as it happened
Mon, 20 May 2024 14:55:24 GMT

Lloyd Austin, speaking at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, praises troops’ courage in ‘hard and dangerous fight’. This live blog has closed

Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana, the Russian state news Tass agency reported on Monday.

It said the ministers were meeting to discuss the implementation of Russian-Chinese agreements reached during Vladimir Putin’s state visit to China last week, and events in Iran, whose president and foreign minister were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

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What Asian America Meant to Corky Lee
Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
A new anthology by Chinatown’s omnipresent documentarian, who captured half a century of shifting identities, activism, and daily life.
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Delhi orders schools to close early for holidays as temperatures hit 47.4C
Tue, 21 May 2024 07:56:38 GMT

Authorities cut short school term as weather bureau warns of severe heatwave conditions this week

Authorities in the Indian capital, have ordered schools to shut early for the summer holiday, after temperatures in Delhi hit 47.4C (117F).

City officials told schools to shut with “immediate effect” due to the blistering heat, according to a government order quoted by the Hindustan Times on Tuesday, cutting the term by a few days.

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Nairobi to New York and back: the loneliness of the internationally educated elite
Tue, 21 May 2024 04:00:28 GMT

Every year, hundreds of Kenyans head off to study at elite universities in the US and UK. On graduating, many find themselves in a strange position: unable to fit in abroad, but no longer feeling like they belong back home

It was 30 December and the girls were all in Kilifi. Bottles on the table, music piping through a speaker, the beach and the Indian Ocean less than 200 metres away from the villa. Some of the girls had partied together in New York and Miami and Ibiza, and now they were on the Kenyan coast.

Like thousands of other young people across Africa who belong to a very specific social class, they had attended top universities in the UK and the US. After graduation, some had gone back to their countries and walked into fancy jobs in finance or consulting. Others had stayed abroad and lived in London, New York, Paris and the world’s other financial centres. Every December, they would go back home to visit.

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Johnson Celebrates AA and NHPI Heritage Month: Anima Patil-Sabale
Mon, 20 May 2024 18:00:14 +0000
Anima Patil-Sabale has been shooting for the stars since she was a little girl growing up in India. Inspired by books about the Apollo-era space program, Patil-Sabale decided she would be an astronaut one day. For the first step on her journey to space, Patil-Sabale hoped to become a fighter pilot, but India did not […]
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Tech Today: From Spacesuits to Racing Suits
Mon, 20 May 2024 17:27:16 +0000
For spacewalks to even be possible, spacesuits need insulation and temperature controls to withstand temperature swings between 250 and minus 250 degrees Fahrenheit. This extreme environment made NASA innovators look beyond everyday materials to find something unique to keep explorers comfortable and safe.  In the 1980s, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston entered into a […]
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Revealed: Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence | India
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Revealed: Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence
Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:02 GMT

Exclusive: Ads containing AI-manipulated images were submitted to Facebook by civil and corporate accountability groups

The Facebook and Instagram owner Meta approved a series of AI-manipulated political adverts during India’s election that spread disinformation and incited religious violence, according to a report shared exclusively with the Guardian.

Facebook approved adverts containing known slurs towards Muslims in India, such as “let’s burn this vermin” and “Hindu blood is spilling, these invaders must be burned”, as well as Hindu supremacist language and disinformation about political leaders.

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Indian Voters Are Being Bombarded With Millions of Deepfakes. Political Candidates Approve
Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
India’s elections are a glimpse of the AI-driven future of democracy. Politicians are using audio and video deepfakes of themselves to reach voters—who may have no idea they’ve been talking to a clone.
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As India votes, a streetwise pol proves pragmatism often trumps ideology
Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:21 +0000
Tapas Ray defected from his centrist, secular party for the right-wing, Hindu nationalist BJP, and his “vote bank” of backers has stuck with him.
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‘Modi builds highways but where are our jobs?’: rising inequality looms over India’s election
Mon, 20 May 2024 02:00:52 GMT

While the number of Indian billionaires soars, growing unemployment has become a big problem for the BJP as it campaigns for a third term

It wasn’t even the real wedding, just the pre-wedding party. But that didn’t stop India’s richest billionaire, Mukesh Ambani, whose son is set to marry the daughter of a millionaire, from throwing an affair so ostentatious that no one could question just how wealthy they are.

The pop star Rihanna was paid about $8m to perform. The catering alone cost $25m and the final bill for the glittering soiree, held in March, reportedly came in at about $150m.

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Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ ubiquitous in Great Lakes basin, study finds
Sat, 18 May 2024 18:06:03 GMT

PFAS chemicals present in air, rain, atmosphere and water in basin, which holds nearly 95% of US freshwater

Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” are ubiquitous in the Great Lakes basin’s air, rain, atmosphere and water, new peer-reviewed research shows.

The first-of-its-kind, comprehensive picture of PFAS levels for the basin, which holds nearly 95% of the nation’s freshwater, also reveals that precipitation is probably a major contributor to the lakes’ contamination.

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

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

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The Race to Buy TikTok Is On—but There Might Not Be a Winner
Fri, 17 May 2024 15:50:05 +0000
Investors are interested in buying TikTok so that it can avoid a US ban. But even if ByteDance accepts, a takeover will be far from simple.
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Putin and Xi no longer have a partnership of equals
Fri, 17 May 2024 15:41:03 GMT
Vladimir Putin’s visit to China was a show of strength, but in reality he needs Beijing's support for his war in Ukraine.
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South Korea bans viral song glorifying Kim Jong-un due to ‘psychological warfare’ link
Tue, 21 May 2024 04:50:15 GMT

Song about North Korean leader titled Friendly Father includes lines like ‘let’s brag about Kim Jong-un’

South Korea’s media regulator has banned access to a North Korean propaganda music video that it said idolised and glorified leader Kim Jong-un as a “great leader”.

The catchy tune titled Friendly Father has become an unlikely social media hit around the world, going viral on short-form video app TikTok and other platforms.

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South Korea bans TikTok hit 'idolising' Kim Jong Un
Tue, 21 May 2024 02:29:24 GMT
The boppy propaganda tune extols Kim Jong Un as a "friendly father" and "great leader".
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The property firm that could break China’s back
Thu, 16 May 2024 10:04:20 +0000
If Vanke collapses, so might confidence in the state’s management of the economy
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Republicans Can’t Decide: Do They Hate Prosecutors Because of Bail Reform or Abortion?
Thu, 16 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Since Dobbs, state-level Republicans have sought to strip power from DAs elected in Democratic cities who won’t prosecute abortion care.

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23-year-old man accused of running $100 million online narcotics marketplace
Tue, 21 May 2024 00:28:13 +0000
The dark web's Incognito Market allowed people to buy and sell narcotics worldwide.
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Remembering Fu Pei-mei, who taught a generation to cook Chinese food
Mon, 20 May 2024 11:00:21 +0000
Fu Pei-mei has been called “the Julia Child of Chinese cooking,” but in Taiwan, where she is famous, many see Child as the Fu Pei-mei of French cooking.
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Biden outdoes Trump with ultra-high China tariffs
Tue, 14 May 2024 16:23:33 +0000
The move, which hits electric vehicles, carries an environmental cost
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Iran’s president was flying in U.S.-designed helicopter when it crashed
Mon, 20 May 2024 19:51:10 +0000
The Bell 212 aircraft is a widely used civilian version of the Vietnam-era Huey military helicopter, operated by armed forces and businesses around the globe.
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Four kids left: The Thai school swallowed by the sea – video
Wed, 15 May 2024 10:47:18 GMT

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

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American Medical Missions Trapped in Gaza, Facing Death by Dehydration as Population Clings to Life
Mon, 13 May 2024 17:54:57 +0000

“We’re continuing to work around the clock with the government of Israel and with the government of Egypt to work on this issue,” the State Department said.

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Meet NASA Women Behind World’s Largest Flying Laboratory
Mon, 13 May 2024 20:30:48 +0000
NASA’s DC-8 aircraft – the world’s largest flying science laboratory – began its science missions in 1987 and since then, has flown in service of the science community over places like Antarctica, Greenland, and Thailand. Aircraft like the DC-8 have enabled scientists to ask questions about life on Earth and explore them in a way […]
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Microsoft Deploys Generative AI for US Spies
Sat, 11 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: China is suspected in a hack targeting the UK’s military, the US Marines are testing gun-toting robotic dogs, and Dell suffers a data breach impacting 49 million customers.
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Could America and its allies club together to weaken the dollar?
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:58:40 +0000
China would not be happy
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What would get China’s consumers spending?
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:57:49 +0000
Clues from a grocer in a fourth-tier city
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What Xi Jinping gets wrong about China’s economy
Thu, 09 May 2024 09:57:57 +0000
Despite his protestations, the country does have an overcapacity problem
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Japan will struggle to rescue its plummeting currency
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:00:14 +0000
Expensive government intervention looks likely to provide only brief respite
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Why a stronger dollar is dangerous
Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:00:59 +0000
It sets the stage for a nasty new Trump-China clash, among other things
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Can the IMF solve the poor world’s debt crisis?
Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:05:21 +0000
The fund will freeze out China if that is what it takes to offer relief
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China’s better economic growth hides reasons to worry
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:33:05 +0000
The country’s leaders are too complacent about deflation
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What China’s central bank and Costco shoppers have in common
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:02:17 +0000
Hint: it is not a fondness for cryptocurrencies
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China’s state is eating the private property market
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:50:47 +0000
Pity those soon to buy a home
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How Xi Jinping plans to overtake America
Sun, 31 Mar 2024 12:31:35 +0000
Digital twins, nuclear fusion and the small matter of fixing China’s economy
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China’s banks have a bad-debt problem
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:12:05 +0000
As is becoming increasingly obvious
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Japan ends the world’s greatest monetary-policy experiment
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 13:12:06 +0000
For the first time in 17 years, officials raise interest rates
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How China, Russia and Iran are forging closer ties
Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:52:43 +0000
Assessing the economic threat posed by the anti-Western axis
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China’s economic bright spots provide a warning
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:55:00 +0000
What a visit to an optimistic port reveals
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China is churning out solar panels—and upsetting sand markets
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:37:33 +0000
The hunt for grains with a silica concentration of more than 99.9%
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How Trump and Biden have failed to cut ties with China
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:46:06 +0000
It is hard to overcome economic incentives
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As the Nikkei 225 hits record highs, Japan’s young start investing
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 07:21:14 +0000
Will more now favour domestic stocks?
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Russia outsmarts Western sanctions—and China is paying attention
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:08:09 +0000
How the rise of middle powers helps America’s enemies
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China’s stockmarket nightmare is nowhere near over
Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:35:54 +0000
The situation ought to worry Xi Jinping
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NASA Licenses 3D-Printable Superalloy to Benefit US Economy
Thu, 09 May 2024 12:14:04 +0000
NASA’s investment in a breakthrough superalloy developed for the extreme temperatures and harsh conditions of air and spaceflight is on the threshold of paying commercial dividends. The agency is licensing its invention, dubbed “GRX-810,” to four American companies, a practice that benefits the United States economy as a return on investment of taxpayer dollars. GRX-810 […]
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A New Surveillance Tool Invades Border Towns
Sat, 04 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: An assassination plot, an AI security bill, a Project Nimbus revelation, and more of the week’s top security news.
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Hedge funds make billions as India’s options market goes ballistic
Thu, 02 May 2024 10:14:54 +0000
The country’s retail investors are doing less well
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How fast is India’s economy really growing?
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 10:00:46 +0000
Statisticians take the country’s figures with a pinch of salt
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How to build a global currency
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:55:08 +0000
India is the latest country to try. Painful reforms are required
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How India could become an Asian tiger
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:11:52 +0000
The world’s most selective bureaucracy is struggling to make it happen
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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
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine ‘urgently’ needs more air defences against ‘rain of Russian missiles’, says German minister
Tue, 21 May 2024 08:44:58 GMT

Annalena Baerbock says situation in Ukraine has ‘dramatically deteriorated’ as Volodymyr Zelenskiy calls for Nato states to help intercept Russian missiles

As we mentioned in the opening summary, the US treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, has urged German bank executives to step up efforts to comply with sanctions against Russia.

Here are some of her comments at the start of a meeting with bankers in Frankfurt:

Russia continues to procure sensitive goods and to expand its ability to domestically manufacture these goods. We must remain vigilant and be more ambitious.

I urge all institutions here to take heightened compliance measures and to increase your focus on Russian evasion attempts …

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Can a U.S. Ally Actually Be Held Accountable for War Crimes in the ICC?
Mon, 20 May 2024 20:20:13 +0000

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

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The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Is Constitutional, After All
Thu, 16 May 2024 23:34:55 +0000

And for some reason Justice Samuel Alito can’t stop talking about this witch trial judge.

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Israel Wants Endless War Without the Politics. Biden’s Going Along for the Doomed Ride.
Wed, 15 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000

This isn’t “politics by other means,” it’s never-ending conflict.

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Trump trial continues after key defense witness admonished by judge
Tue, 21 May 2024 07:00:33 GMT

Judge Juan Merchan asks Robert Costello, called by defense to try to discredit Michael Cohen, ‘Are you staring me down right now?’

Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial is to enter its 20th day on Tuesday with continued cross-examination of Robert Costello, whom the defense has used to try to discredit the ex-president’s one-time consigliere, Michael Cohen.

The former president, who is all but guaranteed to be the Republican presidential nominee, is charged with falsifying business records related to paying the adult film star Stormy Daniels $130,000 for her silence about an alleged sexual liaison.

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Trump trial judge clears court to scold witness: From the transcript
Tue, 21 May 2024 06:50:50 +0000
Judge Merchan told Robert Costello not to roll his eyes, stare him down, talk over objections or sigh “jeez.” At one point, he cleared the room of reporters.
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Tuesday briefing: What the death of Ebrahim Raisi means for Iran’s political future
Tue, 21 May 2024 05:44:41 GMT

In today’s newsletter: Uncertainty surrounds the country’s succession and foreign policy after a shocking crash which killed the president and six others

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Good morning. The death of a president is always an enormously consequential moment – but in Iran, where five days of mourning are under way after Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, the exact nature of those consequences is difficult to parse.

Raisi had been described as a likely successor to Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei – but also as a figure of limited influence, often by the same analysts. His passing has led some to suggest that nothing will change at all, and others to say that, with a presidential election now due within 50 days, this could be a turning point.

Contaminated blood scandal | Thousands of victims of the infected blood scandal and their families are to learn how ministers plan to compensate them after Rishi Sunak pledged to pay “whatever it costs”. The details of the scheme will be set out on Tuesday after the publication of Sir Brian Langstaff’s report yesterday, which said that the calamity could “largely, though not entirely, have been avoided”.

WikiLeaks | Julian Assange has been granted leave to mount a fresh appeal against his extradition to the US on charges of leaking military secrets. Two judges accepted that there was an arguable case that he could be discriminated against, after being told that an US prosecutor has said the first amendment may not protect foreigners’ freedom of speech over national security issues.

Israel-Gaza war | The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court has said he is seeking arrest warrants for senior Hamas and Israeli officials for war crimes and crimes against humanity. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his defence minister, Yoav Gallant, are among them.

UK news | A nursery worker has been found guilty of killing a nine-month-old baby girl who died after being strapped face down to a beanbag for more than 90 minutes. Genevieve Meehan suffocated after being placed in “mortal danger” by Kate Roughley, the deputy manager of Tiny Toes nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, the trial heard.

Trump trial | Prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney’s office rested their case on Monday after Michael Cohen – whose $130,000 hush money payment to the adult film star Stormy Daniels is at the heart of the criminal case against Donald Trump – testified that he knew the payment violated federal election law.

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Trump tops Biden in April fundraising, but Biden keeps cash advantage
Tue, 21 May 2024 03:57:15 +0000
The Trump campaign and RNC reported that they jointly raised about $25 million more than the Biden campaign said it raised across all its committees in April.
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The Apprentice: Trump campaign threatens legal action over biopic that depicts him as a rapist
Tue, 21 May 2024 00:29:08 GMT

Campaign spokesperson called Ali Abbasi’s film, which premiered at Cannes on Monday, ‘pure fiction which sensationalises lies that have been long debunked’

The Trump campaign has come out swinging against The Apprentice after the film, which depicts the former president raping his first wife, shocked audiences at Cannes, with a spokesperson saying that they will be “filing a lawsuit to address the blatantly false assertions from these pretend filmmakers”.

Speaking to Variety on Monday after the world premiere of Ali Abbasi’s film, the Trump campaign’s chief spokesperson Steven Cheung confirmed they would take legal action.

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Prosecutors rest in Trump trial, and Judge Merchan erupts at a witness
Tue, 21 May 2024 00:21:52 +0000
After sending reporters out of the courtroom, Justice Juan Merchan threatened to hold Robert Costello in contempt if the witness continued to stare at him.
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‘Don’t roll your eyes’ and an entourage: Trump trial takeaways, day 19
Mon, 20 May 2024 22:29:19 GMT

The ex-president walked into the courtroom with a phalanx of supporters as the defense’s witness prompted near-chaos

Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial entered its 19th day on Monday in Manhattan with what has become a routine procession. Trump walked into the hallway, and then the courtroom, with a phalanx of supporters that included his son, Eric, and Republicans of varying prominence.

This morning, some of Trump’s guests included Kash Patel and the law professor Alan Dershowitz, whose reputation has waned due to his past association with Jeffrey Epstein. Others present included: a former leader of the New York Hells Angels chapter, and a disgraced former NYPD commissioner.

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‘What’s happening is not genocide’: Biden criticizes ICC for seeking arrest warrants for Israeli officials – as it happened
Mon, 20 May 2024 22:15:15 GMT

This live blog is now closed. For the latest on the fallout from ICC seeking arrest warrants, read our full report:

The Republican leaders of the US House of Representatives are reportedly weighing a legislative response to the decision by the international criminal court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, to seek arrest warrants for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Punchbowl News has reported that House Republican leadership, which is very supportive of the Israeli government and its war in Gaza, are considering a response, but what the measure looks like and whether they can pull it off before the upcoming Memorial Day holiday remains unclear.

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A busy week ahead for Biden; Trump’s trial nears end
Mon, 20 May 2024 22:14:35 +0000
Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail, with the latest news on presidential candidates, polls, primaries and more.
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Donald Trump has repeatedly proclaimed that he wants to testify in his criminal trial, sometimes saying...
Mon, 20 May 2024 21:59:14 +0000

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In dinging Cohen for stealing, Trump’s lawyers undercut their own premise
Mon, 20 May 2024 21:58:21 +0000
Trump’s lawyers landed a significant credibility blow when Michael Cohen admitted he “stole” from the Trump Organization. But at what cost?
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Prosecution rests in Trump hush money trial
Mon, 20 May 2024 21:23:27 +0000
Prosecutors rested their case after Michael Cohen finished testifying Monday in Donald Trump’s trial on allegations of business fraud related to a hush money payment.
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Justice Juan Merchan said he would reserve his decision on the defense motion to dismiss, and...
Mon, 20 May 2024 21:03:03 +0000

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Trump’s Social Media Company Posts Q1 Revenue of $770,500 and Net Loss of $327.6 Million
2024-05-20T21:01:16+00:00
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Donald Trump has been closely listening to his lawyer Todd Blanche’s argument for throwing out the...
Mon, 20 May 2024 20:53:53 +0000

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The jury has been sent home for the day. The defense is now making its motion...
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Defense lawyer Emil Bove said they do not expect to call any more witnesses after Robert...
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The jury is being sent home for the day. Robert Costello has not finished his testimony.
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The courtroom has been reopened, and testimony from lawyer Robert Costello is resuming.
Mon, 20 May 2024 20:16:19 +0000

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The row of Donald Trump’s supporters, including several lawyers who are not officially part of the...
Mon, 20 May 2024 20:12:43 +0000

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Lawyer says Cohen told him he had nothing on Trump
Mon, 20 May 2024 19:59:10 +0000

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Robert Costello is not yet on the witness stand. The jury is out of the room...
Mon, 20 May 2024 19:36:00 +0000

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The analyst is off the stand and the defense is calling Robert Costello, a lawyer who...
Mon, 20 May 2024 19:30:14 +0000

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An analyst from Trump lawyer Todd Blanche’s office is the first defense witness. His name is...
Mon, 20 May 2024 19:15:23 +0000

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“The people rest,” said prosecutor Joshua Steinglass.
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Michael Cohen has finished his testimony in Donald Trump’s trial.
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Binoculars and batteries: What it’s like covering Trump’s hush money trial
Mon, 20 May 2024 18:53:57 +0000

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Merchan says the Trump trial will be dark for most of the week
Mon, 20 May 2024 18:52:48 +0000

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Cooler heads appear to have prevailed in a sudden unexpected standoff over whether the trial would...
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We are now on a 10-minute break during which prosecutors have to try to reach a...
Mon, 20 May 2024 18:30:05 +0000

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Defense lawyer Todd Blanche says it’s possible that both the prosecution and the defense may rest...
Mon, 20 May 2024 18:24:11 +0000

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Donald Trump and his lawyers have reentered the courtroom. The judge and jury have not yet...
Mon, 20 May 2024 18:12:56 +0000

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Doug Burgum’s primary run was short-lived. Now he’s everywhere with Trump.
Mon, 20 May 2024 18:04:55 +0000

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The Guardian view on Julian Assange: time to dial this process down | Editorial
Mon, 20 May 2024 17:50:59 GMT

The high court decision to allow an appeal against extradition is good news. But a political resolution to this saga needs to be sought

Given the real possibility of his extradition within days to face espionage charges in the United States, Monday’s high court decision granting Julian Assange leave to appeal was a last-ditch victory for good sense. Mr Assange and his lawyers now have some months of breathing space, during which the search for a political resolution to his case can continue. Fourteen years into this protracted saga, that would be by far the most desirable outcome.

Handing Mr Assange a legal lifeline, the high court rightly judged US assurances that Mr Assange could “seek” to rely in court on first amendment protections to be less than a guarantee. Its decision, though related to Mr Assange’s status as a non-US national, underlined the broader risks of pursuing a trial on the basis of charges put together by Donald Trump’s justice department in 2019.

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Why are Trump’s supporters allowed in the courtroom?
Mon, 20 May 2024 17:40:35 +0000

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Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice depicts him as a rapist
Mon, 20 May 2024 17:22:59 GMT

Ali Abbasi’s film, starring Sebastian Stan, presents a fictionalised account of an incident recorded in Ivana Trump’s 1990 divorce deposition, and since retracted

Donald Trump is depicted as a rapist who assaulted his first wife, Ivana, in a new biopic, The Apprentice, which has its world premiere in competition at this year’s Cannes film festival on Monday. Directed by the Iranian-Danish film-maker Ali Abbasi, the drama provides a fictionalised account of a 1989 incident that was previously detailed in the couple’s divorce proceedings.

The scene, which occurs near the end of The Apprentice, depicts Trump reacting with fury after Ivana disparages his physical appearance. “You have a face like a fucking orange,” she tells him. “You’re getting fat, you’re getting ugly, and you’re getting bald.” The future president is then shown forcing his wife to the floor and raping her. “Did I find your G-spot?” he asks in the film.

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On the Trump Trials: Sidebar podcast, it’s Take a Friend to Court Day
Mon, 20 May 2024 17:16:50 +0000

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Prosecutors and defense lawyers argued about whether the jury can be shown images of Donald Trump...
Mon, 20 May 2024 16:58:14 +0000

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The parties are now leaving for the lunch break. Donald Trump has left the courtroom.
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The jury has gone on an early lunch break and we are hearing some legal arguments...
Mon, 20 May 2024 16:49:01 +0000

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As prosecutor Susan Hoffinger re-questions Michael Cohen, there have been repeated breaks for lawyers to have...
Mon, 20 May 2024 16:28:10 +0000

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Trump hired company to manipulate a poll, then didn’t pay bill, Cohen testifies
Mon, 20 May 2024 16:26:42 +0000

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Trump makes congressional endorsements ahead of next primaries
Mon, 20 May 2024 16:21:55 +0000

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Cohen says he stole Trump money as ‘self-help’
Mon, 20 May 2024 16:16:49 +0000

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Blanche tries to get Cohen to admit he would profit from Trump conviction
Mon, 20 May 2024 16:08:10 +0000

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Donald Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche just finished his cross-examination of Michael Cohen, and redirect examination by...
Mon, 20 May 2024 16:00:31 +0000

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Donald Trump Jr. will attend his father’s trial on Tuesday, according to a person familiar with...
Mon, 20 May 2024 15:54:39 +0000

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Analysis: The inverted reality of the Trump VP shortlist
Mon, 20 May 2024 15:37:24 +0000

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Michael Cohen said a television show is being pitched around Hollywood about his life and times...
Mon, 20 May 2024 15:30:51 +0000

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Tracking the Trump criminal cases and where they stand
Mon, 20 May 2024 15:13:59 +0000
Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has been indicted in four criminal cases. Here is the latest news on each.
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Donald Trump says if he wins a second term, he would consider nominating Texas Attorney General...
Mon, 20 May 2024 15:03:24 +0000

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Cohen actually stole $60,000 from the Trump Organization
Mon, 20 May 2024 15:01:35 +0000

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Cohen says Trump helped him land $50,000-a-month AT&T consulting gig
Mon, 20 May 2024 14:57:00 +0000

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Marco Rubio and the inverted reality of the Trump VP shortlist
Mon, 20 May 2024 14:43:18 +0000
If you want to be vice president to the guy who rejects reality, there’s an important job qualification.
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Analysis: Would a guilty verdict in Trump’s trial reshape the election?
Mon, 20 May 2024 14:30:12 +0000

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Cohen admits stealing from the Trump Organization
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Daily Cartoon: Monday, May 20th
Mon, 20 May 2024 14:12:36 +0000
“I don’t remember anything so bad about the Trump Presidency, and also who are you and what are we talking about?”
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Donald Trump does not appear intensely engaged as Michael Cohen begins his third day on the...
Mon, 20 May 2024 13:54:26 +0000

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What science tells us about Biden, Trump and evaluating an aging brain
Mon, 20 May 2024 13:49:03 +0000

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Why is Michael Cohen allowed to testify about Trump, his former client?
Mon, 20 May 2024 13:39:54 +0000

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Michael Cohen is back on the witness stand. We are awaiting the jury’s arrival.
Mon, 20 May 2024 13:34:37 +0000

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Donald Trump is back in the courtroom.
Mon, 20 May 2024 13:33:15 +0000

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Justice Juan Merchan denied a bid by Donald Trump’s lawyer to have an expert witness discuss...
Mon, 20 May 2024 13:09:57 +0000

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Before entering the courtroom in New York, Donald Trump reiterated his complaint that the hush money...
Mon, 20 May 2024 13:06:45 +0000

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Before entering the courtroom, Donald Trump reiterated his complaint that the trial was taking him away...
Mon, 20 May 2024 13:03:47 +0000

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Proceedings have started, right on time. As planned, court is beginning 45 minutes early.
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The Guy on Trial for the Same Thing as Trump
Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
At 100 Centre Street, another man charged with falsifying business records had a good day in court.
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As India votes, a streetwise pol proves pragmatism often trumps ideology
Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:21 +0000
Tapas Ray defected from his centrist, secular party for the right-wing, Hindu nationalist BJP, and his “vote bank” of backers has stuck with him.
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Donald Trump’s Abortion Problem at the Polls
Sun, 19 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, G.O.P. efforts to ban abortion have backfired with voters in many states—and they could do so again in November.
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The Most Profoundly Not-Normal Facts About Trump’s 2024 Campaign
Sat, 18 May 2024 02:00:00 +0000
In Donald Trump’s run for the White House, the former President is, again, breaking political norms.
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Donald Trump and Michael Cohen Deserve Each Other
Fri, 17 May 2024 19:05:28 +0000
At the former President’s hush-money trial, Trump’s ex-lawyer is using his old boss’s playbook to help the prosecution.
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The Boy in the Woods review – boys’ own tale of Holocaust fugitive forced to fend for himself
Tue, 21 May 2024 08:00:33 GMT

True story of Jewish boy in flight from the Nazis and hiding in the forest is told here with a fair amount of sentiment

This sweet if somewhat sentiment-and-string-section-forward Canadian film tells the true story of Max (Jett Klyne, impressive), a Jewish boy aged 12 from Warsaw, trying to evade capture during the second world war. Max’s mother (Berkley Silverman), aware that there’s only a little time left and she and her baby daughter won’t make it, manages to bundle Max off to go stay with a Polish family deep in the forest who will be paid for their troubles. Jasko (Richard Armitage) and Kasia (Masa Lizdek) are basically good souls, but when the authorities start coming round looking for hiding Jews and Max only just manages to convince them he’s Kasia’s little brother, the Polish couple feel they can’t risk endangering their own and their child’s lives for Max. So they send him out to fend for himself in the forest. At least Jasko shows Max before he goes how to snare rabbits and gives him some top foraging advice about only eating mushrooms that grow on trees, not the ground. Also, avoid the yellow ones.

The rest of the film becomes a sort of boys’ own adventure story but with the pitch-black cloud of the Holocaust hanging over it. Max encounters soldiers trying to kill him and others, namely a gaggle of Russians running away from the front, who warn him the fighting is headed his way, towards the forest. When he meets up with another, younger Jewish boy, Yanek (David Kohlsmith), like himself an orphan, Max almost feels like he has a family again with someone else to look out for.

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In Italy, we live to eat. But tasty NHS fare puts our boring hospital food to shame | Viola Di Grano
Tue, 21 May 2024 06:00:33 GMT

I was brought up to think sick people must do dietary penance. Then I tasted the delicious tikka masalas of a London hospital

I was born into a family with little love for food, and therefore scarcely Italian: I grew up with salads and overcooked pasta and two parents who looked at eating as nothing more than a necessary compromise to survive. Only as an adult did I discover that food was indeed a source of satisfaction, and that in Italy in particular it was associated with hospitality, conviviality and good feelings in general. As one of our most noted writers, Elsa Morante, put it: “The truest display of affection, the only one indeed, is ‘Have you eaten?’” That’s right: not the decrepit, abstract “I love you”, but a concerned question about your dear one having had a meal or not.

There is only one place where this food-cherishing narrative fails, and it’s the hospital. As every Italian knows, as soon as you’re admitted as a patient, the opulence of tastes is replaced with miserable food worthy of a medieval jail. The meals served to patients not only lack variety (you can count on one hand the available options throughout the year) but are chewy, hard and strictly devoid of any taste or seasoning. So widespread is this practice, with no exceptions (even, as far as I know, in expensive private clinics) that no one has ever wondered where it came from. In fact, I hadn’t, either until last summer.I was admitted to a London hospital for a chest infection. To my surprise, a very nice member of staff came round every day to show me a menu and let me choose between different options: all complex, tasty dishes drawing on different culinary traditions. While stuffing myself with scrumptious tikka masalas and delicious Asian sweet-and-sour dishes, I started questioning why, in my home country, the experience for me (and everyone else) had been so different.

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More control, less deniability: what next for Russia in Africa after Wagner?
Tue, 21 May 2024 05:00:30 GMT

Moscow has stricter say over efforts to influence since Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death as western militaries exit the Sahel

On 3 May, as top US officials confirmed the presence of Russian security forces in the same airbase as American troops in Niger, a popular Telegram channel reportedly run by Moscow-based officials posted a message with an audio clip of the Soviet-era rock band Nautilus Pompilius’s 1985 cult song Goodbye America.

Two weeks later, last Thursday, US officials and Nigerien leaders agreed to a phased withdrawal of American forces from Niger that would take place as soon as feasible in the coming months.

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South Korea bans viral song glorifying Kim Jong-un due to ‘psychological warfare’ link
Tue, 21 May 2024 04:50:15 GMT

Song about North Korean leader titled Friendly Father includes lines like ‘let’s brag about Kim Jong-un’

South Korea’s media regulator has banned access to a North Korean propaganda music video that it said idolised and glorified leader Kim Jong-un as a “great leader”.

The catchy tune titled Friendly Father has become an unlikely social media hit around the world, going viral on short-form video app TikTok and other platforms.

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My summer of love and lust: I fell for a Ukrainian rocker – but was I just a groupie?
Tue, 21 May 2024 04:00:29 GMT

For one memorable season in the 90s, I travelled with a group called Colney Hatch. It gave me a fleeting but fascinating window into the treatment of women who are ‘with the band’

‘Everyone knows you would do absolutely anything for him. You can do this, surely?” In 1993, I was living in St Petersburg in the former Soviet Union for a year as part of my university course, studying Russian. I had fallen wildly in love (by which I mean in lust) with the lead guitarist of a Ukrainian punk rock band, Colney Hatch. And here was the band’s manager asking me to do just this one little thing: break the band in the west.

It was true that this was a Meat Loaf situation: I would do anything for love. Still, the only music industry names I had even heard of were Stock, Aitken and Waterman. When the band’s manager sensed reluctance – based on the fact that I was a clueless 21-year-old, had no contacts in the world of rock and had been to London only once, to go to John Lewis when I was eight – he said: “You want them to succeed, don’t you? Or are you just a groupie?”

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Germany coup plot trial to begin amid high security
Tue, 21 May 2024 04:00:31 GMT

Self-styled Prince Heinrich XIII among alleged ringleaders of plan for violent overthrow of state

The most spectacular of a trio of trials of a sprawling group of far-right conspiracists who plotted to violently overthrow the German state is to take place in Frankfurt on Tuesday amid high security and huge media interest.

On trial are the group’s alleged ringleader, a self-styled aristocrat estate agent known as Prince Heinrich XIII, his Russian girlfriend, and seven other founding members including a former policeman and a former judge who is now an MP for the far-right AfD party.

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South Korea bans TikTok hit 'idolising' Kim Jong Un
Tue, 21 May 2024 02:29:24 GMT
The boppy propaganda tune extols Kim Jong Un as a "friendly father" and "great leader".
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US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising, and utilities need to do more to stop them
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Scarlett Johansson says Altman insinuated that AI soundalike was intentional
Mon, 20 May 2024 22:45:39 +0000
OpenAI pauses use of "Sky" voice after threat of legal action.
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Russia-Ukraine war: Russia to make further bid to carve out ‘buffer zone’ in coming weeks, warns US defence secretary – as it happened
Mon, 20 May 2024 14:55:24 GMT

Lloyd Austin, speaking at the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, praises troops’ courage in ‘hard and dangerous fight’. This live blog has closed

Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana, the Russian state news Tass agency reported on Monday.

It said the ministers were meeting to discuss the implementation of Russian-Chinese agreements reached during Vladimir Putin’s state visit to China last week, and events in Iran, whose president and foreign minister were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to Iran over the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, one...
Mon, 20 May 2024 11:20:18 +0000

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Russia plans to send two planes and 50 mountain rescuers to assist in the East Azerbaijan...
Mon, 20 May 2024 00:30:44 +0000

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US Official Warns a Cell Network Flaw Is Being Exploited for Spying
Sat, 18 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Plus: Three arrested in North Korean IT workers fraud ring, Tesla staffers shared videos from owners’ cars, and more.
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On Trump and the Elusive Fantasy of a 2024 Election Game Changer
Thu, 16 May 2024 23:27:59 +0000
With a general-election debate and the ex-President’s criminal verdict looming, can anything move the immovable American electorate?
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Outside Groups Spent $285,000 Backing Jamaal Bowman. AIPAC Alone Just Dropped Nearly $2 Million to Attack Him.
Thu, 16 May 2024 21:08:07 +0000

With Bowman’s challenger handpicked by AIPAC, the Israel lobby is cementing its status as the biggest player in Democratic primary politics.

The post Outside Groups Spent $285,000 Backing Jamaal Bowman. AIPAC Alone Just Dropped Nearly $2 Million to Attack Him. appeared first on The Intercept.


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Republicans Can’t Decide: Do They Hate Prosecutors Because of Bail Reform or Abortion?
Thu, 16 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Since Dobbs, state-level Republicans have sought to strip power from DAs elected in Democratic cities who won’t prosecute abortion care.

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Stormy Daniels’s Biggest Role Yet
Thu, 16 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Naomi Fry on the “epic battle of wills” she witnessed between Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump during Trump’s criminal trial.
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Centrepay scandal: Labor to reform debit scheme to combat ‘predatory behaviour’
Tue, 21 May 2024 07:18:37 GMT

Review follows Guardian Australia investigation identifying deep and ongoing failures with voluntary bill-paying service for Centrelink recipients

The Albanese government has pledged to reform the Centrepay debit system and has referred three energy companies to the regulator for using the system to wrongly take money from welfare recipients.

The announcement on Tuesday afternoon follows a Guardian Australia investigation identifying deep and ongoing failures with the Centrepay system, including its use by the major energy retailers AGL and Origin to wrongly take money from the welfare payments of former customers.

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Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds
Tue, 21 May 2024 06:00:34 GMT

Oil Change International says plans do not stand up to scrutiny and describes US fossil-fuel corporations as ‘the worst of the worst’

Major oil companies have in recent years made splashy climate pledges to cut their greenhouse gas emissions and take on the climate crisis, but a new report suggests those plans do not stand up to scrutiny.

The research and advocacy group Oil Change International examined climate plans from the eight largest US and European-based international oil and gas producers – BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Eni, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Shell and TotalEnergies – and found none was compatible with limiting global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels – a threshold scientists have long warned could have dire consequences if breached.

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Migratory freshwater fish populations ‘down by more than 80% since 1970’
Tue, 21 May 2024 04:00:29 GMT

‘Catastrophic’ global decline due to dams, mining, diverting water and pollution threatens humans and ecosystems, study warns

Migratory fish populations have crashed by more than 80% since 1970, new findings show.

Populations are declining in all regions of the world, but it is happening fastest in South America and the Caribbean, where abundance of these species has dropped by 91% over the past 50 years.

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Match ID: 94 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy

Electricity grids creak as AI demands soar
Tue, 21 May 2024 01:03:48 GMT
Data centre electricity demand is forecast to double in four years, putting energy grids under pressure.
Match ID: 95 Score: 15.00 source: www.bbc.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy

BLM ends future coal mining on Powder River Basin federal lands
Mon, 20 May 2024 18:33:43 +0000
The move compounds pressure on coal communities to diversify their economies.
Match ID: 96 Score: 15.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy

When smart meters save money – and the overheating planet | Letters
Mon, 20 May 2024 17:00:58 GMT

Michael Wilkinson has had a good experience using a smart meter when charging his electric car and using a heat pump. But other readers remain unconvinced about their benefits

Recent letters about smart meters (14 May) reported some readers’ bad experiences, but it’s not all negative – our smart meter is allowing our household to cut carbon and save money. In combination with our electric vehicle charger, the smart meter allows us to automatically charge our car at times when there is less demand on the grid and higher renewable-energy generation. This helps balance the grid, and I only pay 7p per kWh to charge the car. This works out at about 1.5p per mile to drive.

The smart meter also works with our heat pump and allows me to pay 15p per kWh for electricity to heat my home. The heat pump’s efficiency means that this works out at about half the price of gas for the same amount of heat.

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Match ID: 97 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy

Why unions are lobbying Labour over a ‘just transition’ to cleaner energy
Mon, 20 May 2024 16:08:26 GMT

Jobs and communities dependent on oil and gas sector must be considered in plan to ban North Sea licences, say GMB and Unite

Peace may have broken out between Labour and its union backers over workers’ rights, but shadow ministers face fierce lobbying in another key policy area: how to make the switch from fossil fuels without causing deep economic scarring.

Unions representing tens of thousands of oil and gas workers – in particular GMB and Unite – are demanding urgent answers about what will happen to members’ jobs as the UK switches to cleaner energy sources.

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Match ID: 98 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy

I invented a pedal-powered home office. Now I exercise – and save energy – at my desk
Mon, 20 May 2024 14:00:11 GMT
  • Read more from the DIY Climate Changers, a new series on everyday people’s creative solutions to the climate crisis

Jim Gregory, 59, loves to cycle. More than a decade before the work-from-home revolution, the Iowa business owner was grappling with a conundrum now faced by many: how to stay active while spending so much of his day at the computer.

Jim wondered if he could combine the joy of cycling with a desire to reduce his energy consumption. Thus was born the PedalPC, a machine built from a repurposed bicycle trailer that generates enough electricity to run his computer, printer, phone chargers and home wifi.

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Match ID: 99 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 energy

Russian Disinfo Campaign Blames Ukraine for Shooting of Slovakia’s Prime Minister
Thu, 16 May 2024 18:03:51 +0000
A seemingly coordinated campaign playing out across X, Telegram, and state-run media blames Ukraine for the attempted assassination of Robert Fico—something for which there is no evidence.
Match ID: 100 Score: 14.29 source: www.wired.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 14.29 russia

University Professors Are Losing Their Jobs Over “New McCarthyism” on Gaza
Thu, 16 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000

As brutal police repression sweeps campus encampments, schools have been cutting ties with pro-Palestine faculty members without tenure.

The post University Professors Are Losing Their Jobs Over “New McCarthyism” on Gaza appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 101 Score: 14.29 source: theintercept.com age: 5 days
qualifiers: 14.29 trump

Tesla’s Controversial Factory Expansion Is Approved
Thu, 16 May 2024 18:43:56 +0000
After anti-Tesla activists clashed with police in Germany last week, local councillors today backed Elon Musk’s plan to make Tesla’s only European Gigafactory even bigger.
Match ID: 102 Score: 10.71 source: www.wired.com age: 4 days
qualifiers: 10.71 energy

This U.S. Attorney Resigned Amid an Ethics Investigation. Yet He Wound Up Overseeing Judges’ Ethics.
Tue, 14 May 2024 23:57:58 +0000

After inquiries from The Intercept, Duane Kees stepped down from his ethics panel position.

The post This U.S. Attorney Resigned Amid an Ethics Investigation. Yet He Wound Up Overseeing Judges’ Ethics.  appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 103 Score: 10.71 source: theintercept.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 10.71 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: 104 Score: 10.71 source: www.economist.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 10.71 trump

Ali Bagheri Kani, a deputy foreign minister and nuclear negotiator for Iran, has been named the...
Mon, 20 May 2024 18:55:34 +0000

Match ID: 105 Score: 10.00 source: www.washingtonpost.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 10.00 nuclear

Clashes at Georgian parliament as 'foreign agents bill' passes – video
Tue, 14 May 2024 16:56:59 GMT

Georgian protesters opposed to a 'foreign influence' bill picketed the Georgian parliament amid a major police presence during the third, and final reading of the bill. Police attempted to disperse demonstrators and people were seen being detained. The 84-30 vote has cleared the way for the bill to become law. The draft now goes to the president, Salome Zourabichvili, who has said she will veto it, but her decision can be overridden by another vote in parliament, which is controlled by the ruling party and its allies. Government critics and western countries have criticised the new bill as authoritarian and Russian-inspired

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Match ID: 106 Score: 8.57 source: www.theguardian.com age: 6 days
qualifiers: 8.57 russia

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: 107 Score: 7.86 source: www.economist.com age: 89 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions, 2.86 russia

NASA Teammates Recall Favorite Memories Aboard Flying Laboratory
Tue, 14 May 2024 15:00:00 +0000
After flying more than three decades and 158 science campaigns, just one flight remains. NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory will make its final flight May 15 to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, where it will be used to train future aircraft technicians by providing real-world experience in the college’s Aircraft Maintenance Technology Program. Before […]
Match ID: 108 Score: 6.43 source: www.nasa.gov age: 6 days
qualifiers: 6.43 energy

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: 109 Score: 5.00 source: www.economist.com age: 40 days
qualifiers: 5.00 sanctions

Neither Candidate Has Much to Say About Israel. So Why Is AIPAC Pouring Money Into This Race?
Sat, 11 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The powerful lobbying group is going against a Capitol Police officer who fended off January 6 insurrectionists.

The post Neither Candidate Has Much to Say About Israel. So Why Is AIPAC Pouring Money Into This Race? appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 110 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

October 7 Survivors Sue Campus Protesters, Say Students Are “Hamas’s Propaganda Division”
Fri, 10 May 2024 18:44:33 +0000

Four lawsuits alleging Hamas ties against Students for Justice in Palestine, the AP, UNRWA, and a cryptocurrency exchange share many of the same plaintiffs.

The post October 7 Survivors Sue Campus Protesters, Say Students Are “Hamas’s Propaganda Division” appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 111 Score: 3.57 source: theintercept.com age: 10 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: 112 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 27 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Trump Is Misleading You With Covid-Era Statistics. So Is Biden.
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EST
Biden and Trump are both campaigning on warped economic statistics, cherry-picking weird data from the Covid crisis.
Match ID: 113 Score: 3.57 source: www.politico.com age: 32 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: 114 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 33 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: 115 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 55 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: 116 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 74 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: 117 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 83 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Trump wants to whack Chinese firms. How badly could he hurt them?
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:41:31 +0000
History provides a guide
Match ID: 118 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 88 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Bankers have reason to hope Trump triumphs
Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:06:55 +0000
Will they now spend big on his campaign?
Match ID: 119 Score: 3.57 source: www.economist.com age: 102 days
qualifiers: 3.57 trump

Microsoft Deploys Generative AI for US Spies
Sat, 11 May 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: China is suspected in a hack targeting the UK’s military, the US Marines are testing gun-toting robotic dogs, and Dell suffers a data breach impacting 49 million customers.
Match ID: 120 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

A (Strange) Interview With the Russian-Military-Linked Hackers Targeting US Water Utilities
Wed, 08 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Despite Cyber Army of Russia’s claims of swaying US “minds and hearts,” experts say the cyber sabotage group appears to be hyping its hacking for a domestic audience.
Match ID: 121 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 12 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: 122 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 18 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

Inside Ukraine’s Killer-Drone Startup Industry
Thu, 02 May 2024 06:00:00 +0000
Ukraine needs small drones to combat Russian forces—and is bootstrapping its own industry at home.
Match ID: 123 Score: 2.86 source: www.wired.com age: 19 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: 124 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 32 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: 125 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 39 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: 126 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 63 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: 127 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 71 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: 128 Score: 2.86 source: www.economist.com age: 82 days
qualifiers: 2.86 russia

The Ukraine war offers energy arbitrage opportunities
Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:15:12 +0000
It also provides a glimpse at the future of European gas supplies
Match ID: 129 Score: 2.14 source: www.economist.com age: 95 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: 130 Score: 2.14 source: www.wired.com age: 124 days
qualifiers: 2.14 energy

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: 131 Score: 1.43 source: www.economist.com age: 50 days
qualifiers: 1.43 nuclear

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The World Is Ignoring the Other Deadly Kind of Carbon
Tue, 21 May 2024 06:00:00 +0000
Not only is black carbon terrible for human health, but ever-fiercer wildfires are covering the Arctic with the dark particles, accelerating melting.
Match ID: 0 Score: 30.00 source: www.wired.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 climate change, 15.00 carbon

'It felt like children were droids at toxic school'
Mon, 20 May 2024 23:19:59 GMT
Teachers speak out anonymously about standards enforced by a trust at four of its secondary schools.
Match ID: 1 Score: 15.00 source: www.bbc.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 toxic

Sols 4188-4190: Aurora Watch on Mars
Mon, 20 May 2024 23:02:51 +0000
Earth planning date: Friday, May 17, 2024 During the night of May 10, Earth experienced a fantastic display of aurorae (Northern and Southern Lights) which extended all the way to tropical latitudes, courtesy of the strongest geomagnetic storm since 2003. The enormous solar active region 3664, which produced the X-class flares and powerful coronal mass […]
Match ID: 2 Score: 15.00 source: science.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

Aurorasaurus Roars During Historic Solar Storm
Mon, 20 May 2024 21:20:34 +0000
The largest geomagnetic storm in 21 years lit up the sky last weekend, and NASA’s volunteers were ready. Between May 10th and 12th 2024, NASA’s Aurorasaurus project received an unprecedented number of reports from around the world. It also helped eager aurora chasers get a better view.
Match ID: 3 Score: 15.00 source: science.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

NASA Selects BAE Systems to Develop Ocean Color Instrument for NOAA
Mon, 20 May 2024 20:00:31 +0000
NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected BAE Systems (formerly known as Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation) of Boulder, Colorado, to develop an instrument to analyze ocean data as part of NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program. This cost-plus-award-fee contract is valued at approximately $450 million. It includes […]
Match ID: 4 Score: 15.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

55 Years Ago: Two Months Until the Moon Landing
Mon, 20 May 2024 19:13:15 +0000
The march to the first Moon landing took a giant leap forward in May 1969 with the successful completion of Apollo 10, essentially a dress rehearsal for the landing mission. During their eight-day flight, the all-veteran Apollo 10 crew of Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young, and Eugene A. Cernan rehearsed nearly every aspect of […]
Match ID: 5 Score: 15.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

More than third of Amazon rainforest struggling to recover from drought, study finds
Mon, 20 May 2024 19:00:17 GMT

‘Critical slowing down’ of recovery raises concern over forest’s resilience to ecosystem collapse

More than a third of the Amazon rainforest is struggling to recover from drought, according to a new study that warns of a “critical slowing down” of this globally important ecosystem.

The signs of weakening resilience raise concerns that the world’s greatest tropical forest – and biggest terrestrial carbon sink – is degrading towards a point of no return.

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Match ID: 6 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

Astronaut Exercise
Mon, 20 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000
Science in Space: May 2024 Future missions to the Moon and Mars must address many challenges, including preventing loss of bone and muscle tissue in astronauts. Research on the International Space Station is helping to address this challenge. Without Earth’s gravity, both bone and muscle atrophy, or become smaller and weaker. Early on, scientists realized […]
Match ID: 7 Score: 15.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

Tech Today: From Spacesuits to Racing Suits
Mon, 20 May 2024 17:27:16 +0000
For spacewalks to even be possible, spacesuits need insulation and temperature controls to withstand temperature swings between 250 and minus 250 degrees Fahrenheit. This extreme environment made NASA innovators look beyond everyday materials to find something unique to keep explorers comfortable and safe.  In the 1980s, NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston entered into a […]
Match ID: 8 Score: 15.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

When smart meters save money – and the overheating planet | Letters
Mon, 20 May 2024 17:00:58 GMT

Michael Wilkinson has had a good experience using a smart meter when charging his electric car and using a heat pump. But other readers remain unconvinced about their benefits

Recent letters about smart meters (14 May) reported some readers’ bad experiences, but it’s not all negative – our smart meter is allowing our household to cut carbon and save money. In combination with our electric vehicle charger, the smart meter allows us to automatically charge our car at times when there is less demand on the grid and higher renewable-energy generation. This helps balance the grid, and I only pay 7p per kWh to charge the car. This works out at about 1.5p per mile to drive.

The smart meter also works with our heat pump and allows me to pay 15p per kWh for electricity to heat my home. The heat pump’s efficiency means that this works out at about half the price of gas for the same amount of heat.

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Match ID: 9 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

NASA Study Provides New Look at Orbital Debris, Potential Solutions
Mon, 20 May 2024 17:00:00 +0000
New data analysis indicates that NASA and its partners could have more cost-effective methods for dealing with the growing issue of orbital debris than previously thought.  A new report from NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy provides agency leadership with new insight about how to measure the risks presented by orbital debris.   “Growing activity […]
Match ID: 10 Score: 15.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

East Coast has a giant offshore freshwater aquifer—how did it get there?
Mon, 20 May 2024 16:23:06 +0000
For water-stressed cities, undersea aquifers could be a submerged solution.
Match ID: 11 Score: 15.00 source: arstechnica.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 climate change

I invented a pedal-powered home office. Now I exercise – and save energy – at my desk
Mon, 20 May 2024 14:00:11 GMT
  • Read more from the DIY Climate Changers, a new series on everyday people’s creative solutions to the climate crisis

Jim Gregory, 59, loves to cycle. More than a decade before the work-from-home revolution, the Iowa business owner was grappling with a conundrum now faced by many: how to stay active while spending so much of his day at the computer.

Jim wondered if he could combine the joy of cycling with a desire to reduce his energy consumption. Thus was born the PedalPC, a machine built from a repurposed bicycle trailer that generates enough electricity to run his computer, printer, phone chargers and home wifi.

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Match ID: 12 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 climate change

Is “Love Is Blind” a Toxic Workplace?
Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Reality-TV contestants are barely paid, and the experience can feel like abuse. Former cast members of Netflix’s megahit are speaking out—and calling for solidarity.
Match ID: 13 Score: 15.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 toxic

How 3M Discovered, Then Concealed, the Dangers of Forever Chemicals
Mon, 20 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
The company found its own toxic compounds in human blood—and kept selling them.
Match ID: 14 Score: 15.00 source: www.newyorker.com age: 0 days
qualifiers: 15.00 toxic

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ ubiquitous in Great Lakes basin, study finds
Sat, 18 May 2024 18:06:03 GMT

PFAS chemicals present in air, rain, atmosphere and water in basin, which holds nearly 95% of US freshwater

Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” are ubiquitous in the Great Lakes basin’s air, rain, atmosphere and water, new peer-reviewed research shows.

The first-of-its-kind, comprehensive picture of PFAS levels for the basin, which holds nearly 95% of the nation’s freshwater, also reveals that precipitation is probably a major contributor to the lakes’ contamination.

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Match ID: 15 Score: 15.00 source: www.theguardian.com age: 2 days
qualifiers: 15.00 toxic

NASA to Start Designing More Sustainable Jet Engine Core
Sat, 18 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
NASA, alongside industry, will soon begin designing a new jet engine concept for the next generation of ultra-efficient airliners — officially graduating to the project’s next phase. As part of NASA’s goal to make the aviation industry more sustainable, the agency is developing a small core for a hybrid-electric turbofan jet engine that could reduce fuel […]
Match ID: 16 Score: 15.00 source: www.nasa.gov age: 2 days
qualifiers: 15.00 carbon

The Precarious Future of Big Sur’s Highway 1
Fri, 17 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
How climate change is threatening one of the country’s most famous roadways.
Match ID: 17 Score: 12.86 source: www.newyorker.com age: 3 days
qualifiers: 12.86 climate change

Aviary: A New NASA Software Platform for Aircraft Modelling
Fri, 17 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000
NASA has created a new digital modelling tool for aeronautical engineers to innovate new aircraft designs, building on decades of experience using highly advanced computer code for aviation. Using this tool, researchers can create simulations of conceptual aircraft featuring never-flown technology and receive detailed data about how it would work. Named “Aviary” for enclosures where […]
Match ID: 18 Score: 12.86 source: www.nasa.gov age: 3 days
qualifiers: 12.86 carbon

NASA Teammates Recall Favorite Memories Aboard Flying Laboratory
Tue, 14 May 2024 15:00:00 +0000
After flying more than three decades and 158 science campaigns, just one flight remains. NASA’s DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory will make its final flight May 15 to Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho, where it will be used to train future aircraft technicians by providing real-world experience in the college’s Aircraft Maintenance Technology Program. Before […]
Match ID: 19 Score: 12.86 source: www.nasa.gov age: 6 days
qualifiers: 6.43 climate change, 6.43 carbon

NASA’s X-59 Passes Milestone Toward Safe First Flight
Wed, 15 May 2024 18:14:56 +0000
NASA has taken the next step toward verifying the airworthiness for its quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft with the completion of a milestone review that will allow it to progress toward flight.  A Flight Readiness Review board composed of independent experts from across NASA has completed a study of the X-59 project team’s approach to safety […]
Match ID: 20 Score: 8.57 source: www.nasa.gov age: 5 days
qualifiers: 8.57 carbon

Meet NASA Women Behind World’s Largest Flying Laboratory
Mon, 13 May 2024 20:30:48 +0000
NASA’s DC-8 aircraft – the world’s largest flying science laboratory – began its science missions in 1987 and since then, has flown in service of the science community over places like Antarctica, Greenland, and Thailand. Aircraft like the DC-8 have enabled scientists to ask questions about life on Earth and explore them in a way […]
Match ID: 21 Score: 8.57 source: www.nasa.gov age: 7 days
qualifiers: 4.29 climate change, 4.29 carbon

NASA Uses Small Engine to Enhance Sustainable Jet Research
Mon, 29 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000
Located inside a high-tech NASA laboratory in Cleveland is something you could almost miss at first glance: a small-scale, fully operational jet engine to test new technology that could make aviation more sustainable.  The engine’s smaller size and modestly equipped test stand means researchers and engineers can try out newly designed engine components less expensively […]
Match ID: 22 Score: 4.29 source: www.nasa.gov age: 21 days
qualifiers: 2.14 climate change, 2.14 carbon

NASA, FAA Partner to Develop New Wildland Fire Technologies
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:47:24 +0000
NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have established a research transition team to guide the development of wildland fire technology.  Wildland fires are occurring more frequently and at a larger scale than in past decades, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Emergency responders will need a broader set of technologies to prevent, monitor, and […]
Match ID: 23 Score: 4.29 source: www.nasa.gov age: 31 days
qualifiers: 2.14 climate change, 2.14 carbon

Neither Candidate Has Much to Say About Israel. So Why Is AIPAC Pouring Money Into This Race?
Sat, 11 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000

The powerful lobbying group is going against a Capitol Police officer who fended off January 6 insurrectionists.

The post Neither Candidate Has Much to Say About Israel. So Why Is AIPAC Pouring Money Into This Race? appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 24 Score: 2.14 source: theintercept.com age: 9 days
qualifiers: 2.14 climate change

AIPAC and Republican Donors Raising Big Money for Maxine Dexter Against Susheela Jayapal in Oregon
Fri, 10 May 2024 18:08:57 +0000

A donor to Dexter in the Portland congressional race tells The Intercept: “I give all my contributions through AIPAC.”

The post AIPAC and Republican Donors Raising Big Money for Maxine Dexter Against Susheela Jayapal in Oregon appeared first on The Intercept.


Match ID: 25 Score: 2.14 source: theintercept.com age: 10 days
qualifiers: 2.14 toxic

NASA Licenses 3D-Printable Superalloy to Benefit US Economy
Thu, 09 May 2024 12:14:04 +0000
NASA’s investment in a breakthrough superalloy developed for the extreme temperatures and harsh conditions of air and spaceflight is on the threshold of paying commercial dividends. The agency is licensing its invention, dubbed “GRX-810,” to four American companies, a practice that benefits the United States economy as a return on investment of taxpayer dollars. GRX-810 […]
Match ID: 26 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 11 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

ARMD Solicitations
Fri, 03 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000
This ARMD solicitations page compiles the opportunities to collaborate with NASA’s aeronautical innovators and/or contribute to their research to enable new and improved air transportation systems. A summary of available opportunities with key dates requiring action are listed first. More information about each opportunity is detailed lower on this page. University Leadership InitiativeKey date: May […]
Match ID: 27 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 17 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

NASA’s Commitment to Safety Starts with its Culture
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000
NASA works on projects that often have never been done, or perhaps the way they are being done has never been tried. Living on the edge of innovation requires a high degree of risk. After organizational silence led to the loss of space shuttle Challenger and its crew in 1986, NASA vowed to change the […]
Match ID: 28 Score: 2.14 source: www.nasa.gov age: 20 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

How NIMBYs increase carbon emissions
Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:59:08 +0000
Opposition to new buildings has unfortunate consequences
Match ID: 29 Score: 2.14 source: www.economist.com age: 67 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

Hottest February marks ninth new monthly record
Thu, 07 Mar 2024 03:06:49 GMT
It's the ninth month of global temperature records in a row, driven by climate change and El Niño.
Match ID: 30 Score: 2.14 source: www.bbc.co.uk age: 75 days
qualifiers: 2.14 climate change

Why firms are racing to produce green ammonia
Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:04:21 GMT
Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production but producing it is carbon intensive.
Match ID: 31 Score: 2.14 source: www.bbc.co.uk age: 84 days
qualifiers: 2.14 carbon

A New Way to See Your Climate Anxiety
Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000
The climate crisis has become a mental health crisis. But eco-anxiety isn’t necessarily a pathology.
Match ID: 32 Score: 2.14 source: www.wired.com age: 119 days
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Global Emissions Could Peak Sooner Than You Think
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Ahrefs vs SEMrush: Which SEO Tool Should You Use?
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SEMrush and Ahrefs are among the most popular tools in the SEO industry. Both companies have been in business for years and have thousands of customers per month.

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

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

What is SEMrush?

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

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

Features

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

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

Ahrefs

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

Features

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

Direct Comparisons: Ahrefs vs SEMrush

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

User Interface

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

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

AHREFS

ahrefs interface


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

Additional features of the Ahrefs platform include:

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

SEMRUSH

semrush domain overview


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

You'll also find some other options like

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

WHO WINS?

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

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

Rank Tracking

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

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

Ahrefs

ahrefs rank tracking


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

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

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

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

SEMRUSH

semrush position tracking


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

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

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

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

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

WHO WINS?

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

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

Keyword Research

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

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

AHREFS



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

Ahrefs supports several features, including:

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

SEMRUSH



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

The Keyword Magic Tool also lets you to:

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

WHO WINS?

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

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

Competitor Analysis

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

AHREFS



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

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

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

SEMRUSH



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

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

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

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

WHO WINS?

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

Pricing

Ahrefs

  • Lite Monthly: $99/month
  • Standard Monthly: $179/month
  • Annually Lite: $990/year
  • Annually Standard: $1790/year

SEMRUSH

  • Pro Plan: $119.95/month
  • Guru Plan:$229.95/month
  • Business Plan: $449.95/month

Which SEO tool should you choose for digital marketing?

When it comes to keyword data research, you will become confused about which one to choose.

Consider choosing Ahrefs if you

  • Like friendly and clean interface
  • Searching for simple keyword suggestions

  • Want to get more keywords for different search engines like Amazon, Bing, Yahoo, Yandex, Baidu, and more

 

Consider SEMrush if you:

  • Want more marketing and SEO features
  • Need competitor analysis tool
  • Need to keep your backlinks profile clean
  • Looking for more keyword suggestions for Google

Both tools are great. Choose the one which meets your requirements and if you have any experience using either Ahrefs or SEMrush let me know in the comment section which works well for you.

 

 


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