World Issues & Politics: 1 of 10
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Oil Companies Are Still Determined to Burn the Planet Down
The big energy firms have largely stopped denying the scientific consensus about climate change. But behind their rhetoric about “net zero emissions,” there’s an unflinching determination to keep profiting from oil and gas, whatever the cost.
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In fear of more user protests, Reddit announces controversial policy change
Moderators now need Reddit's permission to turn subreddits private, NSFW.
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Hurricane Helene barreled through a crucial chip mining area in North Carolina
The potential damage could affect the entire chip industry.
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The US Empire Isn’t A Government That Runs Nonstop Wars, It’s A Nonstop War That Runs A Government
It clears up a lot of confusion when you understand that the US empire is not a national government which happens to run nonstop military operations, it’s a nonstop military operation that happens …
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Switzerland now requires all government software to be open source
The United States remains reluctant to work with open source, but European countries are bolder.
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Israeli inquest into alleged abuse of Palestinian detainees sparks far-right fury
Arrest of IDF reservists suspected of abuse prompts confrontation at notorious detention base and outcry from MPs
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Teen Builds His Own Nuclear Fusion Reactor At College
Cesare Mencarini’s recent extended project qualification (EPQ) earned him an “A” for his studies in the United Kingdom—and became, it is believed, the first nuclear reactor built in a school environment.
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Pro-Israel Group Censoring Social Media Led by Former Israeli Intelligence Officers
CyberWell has pushed to censor accurate social media posts about IDF and Hamas conduct in the Gaza war by claiming such speech is tantamount to Holocaust denial
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State of Tennessee tells U.S. Navy veteran he's not an American citizen and cancels his driver's license
The state of Tennessee says a Navy veteran who has lived in the U.S. for more than seven decades is not an American citizen and has canceled his driver's license.
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Running Amok
The conduct on display in Gaza is part psychological warfare, part colonial theatre, part occupation soldiers having fun, and none of it is new. By Mary Turfah
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Do You OWN Your Creative Works? ADOBE Says NO
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The MTV News website is gone
Over 20 years of history is gone.
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Belarus endures Russification as native language fades away in schools
Belarus, which has created a political and military alliance with Moscow, is being further Russified as schools ditch the Belarusian language.
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Why Doesn’t International Law Apply to the West?
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Israel is deliberately targeting journalists in Gaza: Experts
Press freedom groups point to a pattern of killing clearly identified journalists.
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JULIAN ASSANGE IS A FREE MAN
He shouldn't be in prison in the first place.
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New Jersey mother says she drowned her children in a bathtub for ‘religious purposes’
Naomi Elkins said she ‘counted to 50 multiple times to ensure she held them underwater for enough time’
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CEOs Could Easily Be Replaced With AI, Experts Argue
Impartial, data driven AI models could be an appealing replacement for biased , egotistical CEOs — and cheaper, too.
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The FBI's Repatriation of Stolen Heritage
When the FBI Art Theft Program investigated one man’s collection, it began a project to return objects and remains to their rightful homes.
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Rocket company develops massive catapult to launch satellites into space without using jet fuel: '10,000 times the force of Earth's gravity'
SpinLaunch is developing a large rotating arm that uses kinetic energy to fling 440-pound satellites into low orbit.