Missouri couple faces gut-wrenching loss after storms tear through region
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Thames Water: Challenge to £3bn rescue deal dismissed
The funding allows the company to continue operating and attempt to restructure its massive debt pile.Simon Jack & Faarea Masud (BBC News)
Brown University warns students about travel abroad after doctor deported
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How President Trump is testing executive power
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Texas midwife and associate arrested for allegedly performing illegal abortions
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Active Super ordered to pay $10.5 million penalty in ASIC’s third greenwashing court action
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#auspol #auslaw #greenwashing #superannuation #ASIC
25-042MR Active Super ordered to pay $10.5 million penalty in ASIC’s third greenwashing court action | ASIC
Fair, strong and efficient financial system for all Australians.asic.gov.au
Europe courts US scientists fleeing Trump crackdown
Cambridge university among institutions seeing chance to hire talent unsettled by US spending cutsGloria Li (Financial Times)
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#VOA #RFERL
Chinese state media hails Trump cuts to Voice of America
State newspaper gloated that the network has "now been discarded by its own government like a dirty rag".Kelly Ng (BBC News)
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Modi: India PM joins Trump-owned platform Truth Social
The Indian prime minister is one of the few world leaders on Trump's social media platform.Meryl Sebastian (BBC News)
Bidzina Ivanishvili, the billionaire dividing Georgians
Some adore Bidzina Ivanishvili for defending Georgian traditions. Others see him as a Russian ally.Rayhan Demytrie (BBC News)
As younger athletes enter professional sports, what protections do they have?
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Trump entzieht Bidens Kindern Secret-Service-Personenschutz
Bis zum Sommer sollten die Kinder des ehemaligen US-Präsidenten Biden vom Secret Service beschützt werden. Nun hat Trump die Agenten abgezogen. Auch die Begnadigungen seines Vorgängers stellt er infrage.
At least 330 killed after Israel launches extensive strikes on Gaza, Hamas-run ministry say
#Gaza
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At least 330 killed by Israeli air strikes on Gaza, Hamas-run ministry says, Hamas-run ministry says - live updates
The strikes across Gaza Strip end two months of relative calm since a ceasefire began on 19 January.BBC News
Gaza is Burning; Gazans are Dying.
Upd: 310 Gazans Dead!
Israel notified Trump and he gave the green light for the air strikes
For now, it’s just an air campaign, but that can change
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Israel #gaza #Hamas #BreakingNews #Breaking
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Belarus forces accused of raping women fleeing to Poland
Testimonies are emerging of sexual violence against women and girls attempting to enter Poland from Belarus, in a wider report on illegal pushbacks of prospective asylum seekers.Nikolaj Nielsen (EUobserver)
USA bitten Deutschland um mehr Eier-Exporte
Das Ei wird in den USA zunehmend zum raren und vor allem teuren Gut. Nun bitten die USA auch Deutschland um mehr Exporte, wie zuvor bereits andere EU-Länder. Doch die Voraussetzungen für die gewünschte Hilfe sind schwierig.
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#USA #Eier #Vogelgrippe
Europe and European governments can no longer rely on American clouds. A European alternative won’t emerge on its own. That’s why it’s time for industrial policy—but it won’t be easy.
In this post, I explore the challenges and immodestly propose a coherent strategy to develop European alternatives: berthub.eu/articles/posts/now-…
But how to get to that European cloud? - Bert Hubert's writings
The very short version: It has now become clear that European governments can no longer rely on American clouds, and that we lack good and comprehensive alternatives.Bert Hubert's writings
(Paywall free link) nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/poli…
Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex
Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.Maggie Haberman (The New York Times)
Claude #Shannon about his mouse Theseus' "singing condition":
#Cybernetics #Maze #Robot #psychology #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
Washington Post’s turnaround on its opinion pages is returning journalism to its partisan roots − but without the principles
The editorial section of a newspaper is a way for society to have a conversation with itself. Should news outlets limit these conversations?The Conversation
Important #UK #petition to sign: "Ban behavioural data extraction for advertising"
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If you are a UK citizen or UK resident PLEASE SIGN THIS 🙏🏼
We need the #government to take this seriously so creeps like this #databroker don't get more data:
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And #democracy is undermined by the #microtargeting from #socialmedia - #Trump /Brexit/Romania etc
#surveillancecapitalism #dataprivacy #advertising #RTB #databreach #infosec #uspol #data #selfhosting
Data Broker Brags About Having Highly Detailed Personal Information on Nearly All Internet Users
The advertising industry is immensely powerful, and disturbingly opaque.Lucas Ropek (Gizmodo)
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DIY Your Own Red Light Therapy Gear
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DIY Your Own Red Light Therapy Gear
There are all kinds of expensive beauty treatments on the market — various creams, zappy lasers, and fine mists of heavily-refined chemicals. For [Ruth Amos], a $78,000 LED bed had caught her…Hackaday
A possible infestation by the Insects from Shaggai was spotted in Thuringia in 1454.
#Germany #folktale #folklore #Devil #CthulhuMythos #CallOfCthulhu @germany @folklore
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Every day’s a something day and apparently today is Global Recycling Day.
When done properly recycling is a key part of the circular economy, helping to protect our natural resources.
Step R in my A-Z of simple steps to a better world is all about reusing, recycling and repurposing things.
Do you have a good story of when you’ve repurposed something and used it for something other than what it was first made for? Let me know if so!
🥾->🪴 Boots -> Flower Pots
📚->👨🌾 Bookcase -> Raised Beds
🧤->🪢 Rubber Gloves -> Elastic Bands
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#GlobalRecyclingDay #CircularEconomy
Reuse & Recycle - Ethical Revolution
Join me in taking step R, “Reuse & Recycle”, in the A-Z of simple steps to a better world: Reusing and recycling in ways you may not expect!Ethical Revolution
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Tech-Takeback - Circular Solutions for Tech Reuse & Recycling
Tech-Takeback - Circular Solutions for Tech Reuse & RecyclingTech-Takeback - Circular Solutions for Tech Reuse & Recycling
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Scientists at Antarctic base rocked by alleged assault
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"Incidents in Antarctica are rare" unless you're a woman - a report in 2022 found Antarctic bases rife with sexism, sexual harassment, stalking and assault
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Scientists at Antarctic Sanae IV base rocked by alleged assault
A spokesperson for the South African government told the BBC there had been an assault at the station.Mark Poynting and Justin Rowlatt (BBC News)
It appears former USMC folks are leading the charge against the travesty in DC. 👏
“As a United States Marine Corps combat veteran stationed overseas their entire enlistment, this is the exact situation we are trained to look for and not participate in”
He then asked for whoever is reading the email to maintain the culture he was taught in the Marine Corps: “Honor, Courage and Commitment.”
George Lopez : Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
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Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: AI can't do your job; and more!
Archived at: pluralistic.net/2025/03/18/asb…
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Trump-Zölle: Diese Massnahme könnte die USA in die Knie zwingen
Donald Trump terrorisiert die Weltwirtschaft mit seinen Zöllen. Nun hat ein Schweizer Jurist eine Idee, wie man der US-Regierung begegnen könnte.Alberto Silini (watson)
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@macst derStandard also reported that the EU commission is even considering measures to invalidate US patents.
This is, however, treated as a last-resort option, that also might be very hard to realize, given that it would need an unanimous vote and Hungary is unlikely to agree.
AI can't do your job, but an AI salesman (Elon Musk) can convince your boss (the USA) to fire you and replace you (a federal worker) with a chatbot that can't do your job:
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Amid Job Cuts, DOGE Accelerates Rollout of AI Tool to Automate Government Tasks
Workers who remain at the General Services Administration can use the GSAi chatbot to draft emails, summarize texts, or write code.Jibin Joseph (PCMag)
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’The role of this "human in the loop" isn't to prevent errors. That human's is there to be blamed for errors’
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'Anora' is the wild rom-dramedy we didn't know we wanted : Pop Culture Happy Hour
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The U.S. measles outbreak is growing. Here's what to know : Short Wave
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in reply to Matthew Rimmer • • •An Australian super fund has been hit with a $10.5 million penalty for greenwashing.
The Federal Court found Active Super, formerly known as Local Government Superannuation Scheme, misled members and potential members by saying it had eradicated investments in gambling, coal mining and oil tar sands.
The fund also claimed to have eliminated Russian investments following the country's invasion of Ukraine.
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Justice David O'Callaghan found that between February 2021 and June 2023, Active Super actually held investments in these types of assets, including coal miners Whitehaven Coal and Coronado Global Resources. #greenwashing #auslaw #auspol #superannuation
Super fund slapped with $10.5 million greenwashing fine
Poppy Johnston (9News)