World Issues & Politics: 8 of 10
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Death and Destruction in Gaza
I do not believe that anything I say about what is happening in Gaza will affect Israeli or American policy in that conflict. But I want to be on record so that when historians look back on this moral calamity, they will see that some Americans were on the right side of history.
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Nine months after scandal, publishers are still sorting out a plagiarism mess
Ghostwriter Kristin Loberg and many of her clients have apologized for misusing authors’ words without attribution. But publishing firms have been largely quiet.
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Why the hovercraft's time might have finally arrived
Hovercraft were a quick way to zip across the world's waterways but were noisy and expensive to operate. Could they be about to enjoy a second wind?
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The Copia Institute Tells The Copyright Office Again That Copyright Law Has No Business Obstructing AI Training
A little over a month ago we told the Copyright Office in a comment that there was no role for copyright law to play when it comes to training AI systems. In fact, on the whole there’s little for c…
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American passenger bites flight attendant forcing plane to return to Tokyo, airline says | CNN
An American airline passenger allegedly bit a female cabin crew member mid-flight on Tuesday, forcing an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight bound for Seattle to return to Tokyo, an airline spokesperson said.
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Ukraine war: The frontline city Russia could seize again
People in Kupiansk say they "live in fear of death" as Ukrainian troops run low on ammunition.
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New York just installed its first offshore wind turbine
The first wind turbine installation at South Fork Wind, New York State's first offshore wind farm, is complete.
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One of The Biggest Hunter-Gatherers Myths Is Finally Getting Debunked
The enduring idea that men evolved to hunt and women evolved to gather is a relatively baseless assumption that is facing greater academic resistance than ever before.
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Check out the NDA Jeff Bezos' housekeeper was forced to sign before she could clean his toilets
A lawsuit has uncovered the non-disclosure agreement required to to clean Bezos' properties — and his obsession with privacy.
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David Lynch's Wife Emily Stofle Files for Divorce After 14 Years of Marriage
David Lynch's wife Emily Stofle filed for divorce from the director and is asking for sole legal and physical custody of their 11-year-old daughter.
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AI won’t kill crime writing, but crime writers will kill anyone
Crime writers have been out and about discussing the challenges of AI and the things they will and won’t do in their fiction
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7 Unusual Writing Systems From Around the World & How They Developed
Over the millennia, human language has produced a variety of beautiful, unusual, and weird forms of writing. Here are 7 of them.
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‘Nazi Town, USA’: It Did Happen Here
A PBS documentary about the German-American Bund in the 1930s has some startling lessons for the present day.
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Belgium introduces animal-friendly labelling on food products
Around 60 per cent of people say they would be prepared to spend more for products from welfare-friendly farming systems.
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Google agrees to pay publishers in Canada and drops plans for blocking news
One report says it will pay $100 million annually.
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Holocaust Survivor destroys Israel's façade
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Marty Krofft Dies: ‘H.R. Pufnstuf’, ‘Brady Bunch Hour’ & ‘Land Of The Lost’ Producer Was 86
Marty Krofft, producer of shows like H.R. Pufnstuf, The Brady Bunch Hour, The Banana Splits and Land of the Lost, has died. He was 86. Krofft, who produced many classic shows for children alongside…
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Cities with soda taxes saw sales of sugary drinks fall as prices rose, study finds
Soda taxes are meant to discourage people from drinking too much sugar, which is linked to a host of bad health outcomes. Cities that imposed the taxes saw a 33% decrease in the sale of sugary drinks.
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China and cybercriminals are targeting American AI companies, FBI Director Wray says
U.S. companies are currently leading the AI race, and cybercriminals and nation-states are targeting those firms for their IP and other innovations.
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Meta: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content
Meta’s content moderation policies and systems have increasingly silenced voices in support of Palestine on Instagram and Facebook in the wake of the hostilities between Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups.