World Issues & Politics: 9 of 10
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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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Is the Web-DRM Proposal Over?
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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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Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America's Ruling Class, Finally Dies
Henry Kissinger has died at age 100, his consulting firm said in a statement on Wednesday.
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US links Indian official to murder plot that India calls 'contrary to policy'
The charges come after a senior Biden administration official last week said US authorities had thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh separatist in the United States.
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Lego fans told to change their passwords right now following serious cyberattack
Someone has been selling other people's Lego assets on BrickLink
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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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We smashed the windows of a major bank. A jury acquitted us. This is why | Gully Bujak
I think people everywhere, even on juries, have had enough of our leaders’ failure to tackle the climate crisis, says activist Gully Bujak
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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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Opioids don't relieve acute low back or neck pain – and can result in worse pain, new study finds
Opioids are the one of the most prescribed pain-relief for people with low back and neck pain. But new research shows they don’t effectively relieve low back or neck pain and can result in worse pain.
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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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Holocaust Survivor destroys Israel's façade
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Could the genocide case against Israel have an impact on the war in Gaza?
International law experts say South Africa's genocide case against Israel could put political pressure on Israel and its allies, forcing a change of tactics in the Gaza war.
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When Israel says it doesn't commit a genocide, it's time to check some numbers
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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.
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Cable lobby and Ted Cruz are disappointed as FCC bans digital discrimination
FCC will investigate ISP practices that discriminate by income level or race.
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German court upholds wiretaps of climate activists to press
A court in Bavaria has ruled that police were right in wiretapping phone calls between members of the Last Generation climate activist group and journalists.
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This megacity is the latest to shut down as pollution chokes swathes of South Asia | CNN
Lahore has become the latest megacity to shut down as pollution chokes swathes of South Asia, where nearly 50 million people have been breathing toxic air for nearly a week.
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Model says her face was edited with AI to look white: ‘It’s very dehumanizing’
Shereen Wu says leading designer uploaded altered picture, amid fears AI could ‘turn back the clock’ on progress in the industry
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Texas Board of Education urged to reject climate-accurate textbooks
Republican state official pans scientific consensus as a “woke environmental agenda.”