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+35France urged to repay billions of dollars to Haiti for independence ‘ransom’
Coalition of civil society groups says Paris should return harsh reparations imposed on Caribbean state two hundred years ago
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+29Open and Closed: Alex Odeh’s Murder Four Decades On
Alex Odeh’s story is more than an unsolved murder case
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+53Apple Watch ban: everything you need to know
Catch up with all the news on the Apple Watch import ban.
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+61Maryland will hand out 133,000 Chromebooks to the public
Gov. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced a $27 million initiative to provide the public with devices, ensuring everyone has internet access.
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+32Kent State shootings: The 1970 student protests that shook the US
Fifty-four years ago, four students were shot by the National Guard during an anti-Vietnam War protest at Kent State university in Ohio – a tragedy that still resonates today.
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+54A man blew up his apartment while trying to kill a single cockroach with way too much insecticide, police say
The explosion shattered a balcony window and left the man with minor injuries, per the newspaper Mainichi Shimbun.
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+36‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human oversight and a permissive policy for casualties, +972 and Local Call reveal.
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+28‘My 50-year puzzle of the East Lothian hill where ancient fires burned’
Leading archaeologist Professor Ian Ralston has rewritten the story of Doon Hill in East Lothian, with his long career set to be honoured
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+29Robocaller behind AI Biden deepfake faces charges and hefty FCC fine
A political consultant who admitted to using a deepfake of President Joe Biden's voice in a robocall scheme is facing dozens of charges, as well as a $6 million FCC fine.
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+50Delusions of Grandeur: The Scandalous Crime of a Los Angeles Millionaire
The bizarre, bloody story behind L.A.'s Griffith Park
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+27The 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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+19Oil 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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+27Rocket 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.
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+48When Will Queer Bravery Become Part of the World War II Narrative?
There is still much work to be done to uncover queer narratives from WWII’s shadows and to add them into our history books.
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+48Conservationists take UK to court for ‘illegally squandering’ fish stocks
Blue Marine Foundation is challenging government for ignoring scientific advice on limits and giving a green light to overfishing
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+48With Offices Sitting Empty, Landlords Are ‘Handing Back the Keys’
Office landlords, hit hard by the work-from-home revolution, are resorting to a desperate measure in the real estate world: “handing back the keys.” When this happens, the landlord stops paying the mortgage on the office building or declines to refinance it.
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+53New 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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+32The dairy industry really, really doesn’t want you to say "bird flu in cows"
How industrial meat and dairy trap us in an infectious disease cycle.
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+36Artificial Intelligence Act: MEPs adopt landmark law
On Wednesday, Parliament approved the Artificial Intelligence Act that ensures safety and compliance with fundamental rights, while boosting innovation.
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+27Should We Kill Some Wild Creatures to Protect Others?
Two new books take up the ethics of killing some animals to protect others. By Elizabeth Kolbert




















