World Issues & Politics: 10 of 10
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Apple admits third-party App Stores in Europe are inevitable
Apple's latest financial filings show that the company expects to be forced into allowing third-party App Store across Europe, starting in 2024.
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Unpacking Google’s new “dangerous” Web-Environment-Integrity specification
Why Vivaldi browser thinks Google’s new proposal, the Web-Environment-Integrity spec, is a major threat to the open web and should be pushed back.
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Is Ghostwriting Ruining Literature?
Ghostwriting is a tradition that has been around since the 5th century, and has carried into the present day. But does it delegitimize a work?
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Libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books and seek new state laws in fight with publishers
Libraries across the U.S. are struggling to cover the cost of e-books, which have grown in popularity.
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A Ghostwriter’s Guide for Invisible Women
Do you feel overlooked or overtalked at the office? Don’t get mad, get tactical. Here’s how.
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For years, Japan tried to keep their existence a secret. But the Ainu people refuse to disappear
Japan's Ainu people have their own history, languages and culture. But, as the victims of colonialism, assimilation and discrimination, much of that identity has been lost. This is the story of their fight to be recognised.
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Runestone Revelation Hints The Most Famous Viking Was a Woman
Harald Bluetooth is the most famous of Viking leaders, celebrated for unifying the people of Denmark during his reign from 958 to around 985 CE.
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TV Actors Getting Back To Work After SAG-AFTRA Strike As Series Start Setting Return To Production Dates
Film and TV cameras are finally set to roll again as SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP have reached a tentative agreement. The strike is officially over at 12:01 AM tonight, ending a six-month production pause d…
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Live From Best Kept Secret (June 9, 2018)
The National
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Biden’s Gaza Double Talk with Akbar Shahid Ahmed
Another [Long Reads] special episode about the Israeli war on Gaza
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X Is The Biggest Source Of Fake News And Disinformation, EU Warns
The EU also called upon Google, TikTok, Microsoft and Meta to do more to tackle disinformation—much of it coming from Russia—ahead of upcoming elections on the continent.
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Apple pays out over claims it deliberately slowed down iPhones
The tech giant is compensating US customers and faces similar allegations in the UK.
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It's Google versus the US in the biggest antitrust trial in decades
Google will confront a threat to its dominant search engine beginning Tuesday when federal regulators launch an attempt to dismantle its internet empire in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century.
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Frank Borman, who commanded the first Apollo mission to the moon, dies at 95
Borman commanded the Apollo 8 Christmas 1968 flight, which circled the moon 10 times and paved the way for the lunar landing the next year. He died Tuesday, NASA said.
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CNN staff say network’s pro-Israel slant amounts to ‘journalistic malpractice’
Insiders say pressure from the top results in credulous reporting of Israeli claims and silencing of Palestinian perspectives
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Five former Ubisoft execs arrested following sexual harassment investigation
French police have arrested five former Ubisoft executives after an investigation into sexual assault and harassment at the company. Among those taken into custody was former Chief Creative Officer Serge Hascoët.
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Israel now ranks among the world’s leading jailers of journalists. We don’t know why they’re behind bars
New statistics show a spike in the amount of journalists jailed in the country. To protect its democracy, Israel needs to be transparent about why members of the media are arrested.
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Net neutrality: What it is and why we're talking about it again
The Federal Communications Commission finally has all five members - and the first thing on its agenda is the restoration of net neutrality.
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Coaching legend Bob Knight, famous for both victories and outbursts, dies at 83
Bob Knight was an American original and a cultural touchstone with oversized impact — both good and sometimes less so.
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Why Robespierre Chose Terror
The American attitude toward the French Revolution has been generally favorable—naturally enough for a nation itself born in revolution.