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Protesters target Tesla showrooms in US over Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 16 16
Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election
From theguardian.com, on Oct 14, 14 14
Macron convenes European leaders for Ukraine summit amid tension with US
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 11 11
Prayer and prosecutions: the US ‘hate group’ waging war over Britain’s abortion clinic buffer zones
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 11 14
Starmer ready to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if peace deal reached
From theguardian.com, on Feb 18, 10 10
Ukraine not invited to US-Russia peace talks in Saudi Arabia, source says
From bbc.com, on Feb 17, 10 10
UK hopes to be a ‘bridge’ between Europe and Trump’s US, minister says
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 9 9
‘This is so vile’: Young Republicans face backlash after racist chats leaked
From theguardian.com, on Oct 15, 8 8
Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know | Arwa Mahdawi
From theguardian.com, on Oct 15, 8 8
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#1091: on May 28
From bbc.com
‘Stop using my voice' - ScotRail's new announcer is my AI clone
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Voiceover artist Gayanne says an AI used on ScotRail trains was trained using her voice.
on May 27
#1092: on May 28
From theguardian.com
Anti-Musk sentiment runs high in Australian city as 95% of submissions oppose land sale to Tesla
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Council in Adelaide censors strong language in some of the nearly 1,000 submissions that called for proposal to be struck down
on May 27
#1093: on May 27
From theguardian.com
Trump administration orders US embassies to stop student visa interviews
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Directive could severely delay visa processing and hurt universities that rely on foreign students for revenue
on May 27
#1094: on May 27
From theguardian.com
Trump pardons Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery – US politics live
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President claimed that Scott Jenkins, who was convicted of accepting $75,000 in bribes, was a victim of a ‘corrupt and weaponized Biden DOJ’
on May 27
#1095: on May 27
From theguardian.com
A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king | Robert Reich
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The bill could stop federal courts from enforcing their rulings, eliminating any restraint on Trump
on May 27
#1096: on May 27
From theguardian.com
Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes
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Yaqeen Hammad offered tips for surviving life under bombardment and is just one of dozens of minors who have died
on May 27
#1097: on May 27
From theguardian.com
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Exiled Soviet-era dissident tells the Guardian that for the US to turn its back on the territory would be ‘shameful’
on May 27
#1098: on May 27
From theguardian.com
UK must impose sanctions on Israel to meet legal obligations, say more than 800 lawyers
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Exclusive: Letter to PM signed by retired supreme court justices among others says lack of action will imperil international legal system
on May 27
#1099: on May 27
From theguardian.com
Thousands of Israelis join violent, racist march through Jerusalem’s Muslim quarter
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State-backed flag day march shut down Palestinian life in Old City to celebrate Israel’s 1967 occupation of East Jerusalem
on May 27
#1100: on May 26
From bbc.com
The people who believe that AI might become conscious
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With a leap in the evolution of large language models, some leading thinkers are questioning whether AI might become sentient
on May 26