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2025-09-05 19:01:11 UTC

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Critics argue that exaggerating crime statistics undermines public trust and local governance. The push for federal control has sparked debate over the use of crime data in political narratives, especially when trends show significant improvement.
For context, DC’s homicide rate in 2023 was high but not unprecedented—it was lower than rates in the 1990s and early 2000s.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/10/trump-crime-data-federal-takeover/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-trumps-claims-about-homicides-in-d-c #Politics #LocalAutonomy #CrimeTrends

2025-09-05 18:58:37 UTC

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Preliminary 2025 data shows further declines: homicides are down 12% year-over-year, and carjackings—once a major concern—have fallen 37% compared to 2023. The DOJ confirmed in January 2025 that violent crime in DC is down 35% from 2023, marking the lowest rate in over three decades.
Trump’s rhetoric focuses on the 2023 spike, which was the highest in 20 years but has since reversed sharply.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/12/fact-checking-trumps-claim-that-crime-in-washington-is-out-of-control
#CrimeData #DC #FactCheck

2025-09-05 18:56:38 UTC

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#DonaldTrump has repeatedly asserted that crime in #WashingtonDC is "out of control," using this claim to justify deploying the National Guard and federal intervention. He pointed to 2023 as a year of record homicides and carjackings, framing the city as unsafe.
However, official data from DC’s Metropolitan Police and the FBI tell a different story. Violent crime in 2024 reached its lowest level in 30 years, with homicides dropping 32% from 2023.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8600x7dnn4o

2025-08-25 15:59:46 UTC

Shares in Ørsted plunged to a new record low on Monday after the Trump administration halted one of the Danish wind farm developer’s almost-completed projects in a move that shocked investors.
> Friday’s order from the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to stop work on the $1.5bn Revolution Wind project, which is 80 per cent complete, sent Ørsted’s shares down 18 per cent in early trading on Monday to a record low of DKr175.
https://archive.is/2025.08.25-081304/https://www.ft.com/content/6e660aac-e88a-42b8-91fe-8099b5f13b96 #Denmark #DonaldTrump #MAGA #Danmark

2025-08-10 00:02:32 UTC

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4/6.
> Johnson told settlers that their country is the “rightful owner” of the Palestinian territory, which “must remain an integral part” of Israel.
> “Even if the world thinks otherwise, we stand with you.”
#Settlers #Israel #RightfulOwner #IntegralPart #Israel #GazaWar #StandWithYou

2025-08-10 00:00:33 UTC

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3/6.
> Johnson’s private trip was hosted by a pro-Israel organization and was not part of an official delegation from Congress, Axios reported.
> He was joined by Republicans Michael McCaul, Nathaniel Moran and Michael Cloud of Texas, as well as Claudia Tenney of New York.
#Congress #Republicans #ProIsrael #Axios #MichaelMcCaul #NathanielMoran #MichaelCloud #ClaudiaTenney #Israel #GazaWsr

2025-08-09 23:57:06 UTC

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Johnson met Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar before his visit to the Palestinian territory.
The last high-profile American visit to the West Bank was in 2020, when then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to Psagot, an Israeli settlement near the Palestinian city of Ramallah.
#USPolitics #MiddleEast #IsraelKatz #GideonSaar #Pompeo #Psagot #Ramallah #Israel #GazaWar

2025-08-09 23:56:17 UTC

1/6.
US house speaker condemned over West Bank visit
> LONDON: US House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republican officials visited the occupied West Bank on Monday in support of Israeli settlements, The Guardian reported.
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2610621/middle-east
#MikeJohnson #TheGuardian #WestBank #IsraeliSettlements #Israel #GazaWar
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2025-07-10 07:59:30 UTC

Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariff, in part due to trial of ally Jair Bolsonaro
> "The way Brazil has treated former President Bolsonaro ... is an international disgrace," Trump wrote.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/trump-hits-brazil-50-percent-tariff-citing-ex-president-jair-bolsonaro-rcna217859 #MAGA #Brazil #Brasil #trade #tariffs #JairBolsonaro

2025-06-29 19:56:52 UTC

President #DonaldTrump threatened to cut New York City’s federal funding if Democratic candidate #ZohranMamdani wins the upcoming mayoral election.
> Mamdani, a progressive candidate who identifies as a democratic socialist, has floated a tax hike on incomes over $1 million and a rise in corporate taxes to match those in New Jersey. [..] Speaking on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” Trump called Mamdani a “communist” and said he needs to “do the right thing.” https://www.salon.com/2025/06/29/not-getting-any-money-trump-says-hell-pull-nycs-federal-funding-if-mamdani-wins-mayorship/

2025-06-29 16:08:04 UTC

US energy groups spend record sums on power plants to feed data centres
> US energy companies are pouring record sums into building power plants and transmission lines to meet electricity demand from data centres, raising concerns that the costs may be passed on to consumers.
https://archive.is/2025.06.29-140719/https://www.ft.com/content/051f2361-de09-4744-814f-0de4b9b6c0d0 #AI
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2025-06-29 10:33:01 UTC

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Good point on affordability thresholds. Most OECD countries do offer refundable tax credits to help low-income families - like the US EITC, Canada's Working Income Tax Benefit, UK's Working Tax Credit, Australia's Low Income Tax Offset, and similar programs in France, Germany, Netherlands, and others. These credits can provide cash payments even when no tax is owed, helping ensure basic needs remain affordable.

2025-06-28 19:01:14 UTC

'Alligator Alcatraz' provides a political 'boon' for Ron DeSantis and his top allies
> Fundraising for Florida #Republicans has spiked as the Everglades-based detention facility for undocumented immigrants — which is facing a lawsuit — has taken shape. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/alligator-alcatraz-ron-desantis-top-allies-rcna215647 #Florida #immigration #Ron DeSantis

2025-06-28 18:02:33 UTC

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Virtually all countries enforce property tax payment by placing liens on the property and ultimately seizing and selling it if taxes go unpaid—

2025-06-28 17:22:43 UTC

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Consider this: we're all renters — because there's no such thing as free land.
Even if you "own" your home, you're still paying rent in the form of land taxes, and you're only able to enjoy that land because others are excluded from it. The value of land comes from its location — built by public infrastructure, community, and scarcity — not from anything the "owner" created. So land ownership is, in a way, rent extraction from everyone else.
That's the argument.

2025-06-28 17:15:15 UTC

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Neighborhood quality absolutely affects property values. However...
> "rental values had nothing whatsoever to do with it"
Consider: identical 4BR house next door that you need to rent urgently. The cost difference + neighborhood quality = property value calculation.
This basic supply/demand relationship drives real estate pricing.

2025-06-28 12:02:53 UTC

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2/2 The main challenge of a land tax is the transition. A sudden tax could cause a drop in house prices. A better solution is a low starting rate of 0.06% (£300/year on a £1m property) that rises over time. This would solve the budget gap gradually and minimize the impact on property prices. The long-term benefits could be huge, with a land tax eventually replacing income tax and stimulating the economy. #PropertyTax #Economy #CostOfLiving

2025-06-28 11:58:29 UTC

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#UK - Rachel Reeves has the best chance since Lloyd George to reform property tax. If the government had to raise £22bn from a clean slate, the most obvious solution would be a tax on the returns from land ownership.
Why? Because land can't move abroad to avoid tax, and its value is largely due to its location and community efforts—not the owner's.
https://archive.ph/dCO1v
#UKPolitics #TaxReform #LandTax

2025-06-28 02:16:52 UTC

Europe: Scorching heat grips the continent
> The first heatwaves of the summer are hitting Europe, triggering wildfires and health warnings. Weather forecasters say the phenomenon is becoming more common each year.
https://www.dw.com/en/europe-scorching-heat-grips-the-continent/a-73070873 #weather

2025-06-27 09:48:17 UTC

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Mamdani, a New York Assemblymember and son of filmmaker Mira Nair, has not yet responded. But Ogles' push for denaturalization is one of the most aggressive right-wing escalations in recent memory. A warning sign for immigrant politicians across the U.S.

2025-06-27 09:47:35 UTC

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Ogles is no stranger to inflammatory politics. He once falsely claimed to be an #economist and has made headlines for promoting #conspiracytheories. His call to deport Mamdani is part of a broader trend of targeting left-wing immigrants, especially #Muslims.

2025-06-27 09:46:51 UTC

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“The federal government must uphold public trust by ensuring that citizenship is not granted under false pretenses,” writes Ogles. He insists the DOJ investigate whether Mamdani’s naturalization involved “willful misrepresentation.”

2025-06-27 09:46:25 UTC

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Ogles argues the key issue isn’t Mamdani’s current speech, which is protected, but whether he was honest on his citizenship application. If he concealed affiliations with banned groups or failed to disclose “sympathies,” Ogles says that may be grounds for denaturalization.

2025-06-27 09:45:54 UTC

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The letter focuses on Mamdani’s past support for the Holy Land Five, a group convicted in 2008 for funneling money to Hamas. Mamdani, in a rap lyric, once said: “Free the Holy Land Five / My guys.” Ogles claims this is evidence of “material support for terrorism.”

2025-06-27 09:45:19 UTC

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Ogles refers to Mamdani as “antisemitic, socialist, communist” and blames him for seeking to "destroy New York." He says Mamdani must be investigated for possibly lying during his naturalization process — and wants his U.S. citizenship revoked under 8 U.S.C. §1451(a).

2025-06-27 09:44:15 UTC

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Rep. Andy Ogles (R–TN), a far-right Congressman from #Tennessee known for his anti-immigrant and pro-Trump positions, is now targeting NYC mayoral candidate #ZohranMamdani. In a public letter to AG #PamBondi, he calls for Mamdani to be denaturalized and deported. He claims Mamdani is a threat to national security.
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2025-06-27 09:07:15 UTC

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A public alpha is planned for November 2025, and Creative Commons is currently inviting feedback. You can follow progress or contribute via their GitHub or official site: https://creativecommons.org/ai-and-the-commons/cc-signals/implementation
This initiative could set a foundation for responsible #AIreform and equitable data-sharing in the #digitalcommons.

2025-06-27 09:06:38 UTC

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At its core, #CCSignals allows creators to communicate how they want their data reused. The optional signal elements include:
• Credit – attribution required
• Direct Contribution – support through funding or services
• Ecosystem Contribution – benefit the broader open data space
• Open – encourages use of transparent #AI models
This gives stakeholders flexibility within a shared ethical standard. #openaccess

2025-06-27 09:06:04 UTC

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Creative Commons has introduced #CCSignals, a proposed framework to help dataset owners define how their content may be used by AI systems. With AI development accelerating, this initiative aims to preserve openness while addressing concerns about ethical and transparent data use. It’s not a license per se, but a signaling layer for responsible #AI adoption and #datagovernance.

2025-02-01 14:21:44 UTC

🚨 The Dumbest Trade War in History 🚨
This is the WSJ!
#DonaldTrump is set to launch a 25% tariff against its neighbors and allies, #Mexico and #Canada, starting today. Meanwhile, #China, a real adversary, faces only a 10% tariff. 🤔
> How this North American trade war is shaping up to be one of the dumbest in history
https://archive.is/SQGqY #TradeWar #Economics #TrumpTariffs #InternationalRelations #DonaldTrump #Canada #Mexico #US #CANpoli #CDNpoli #economy

2024-10-28 10:45:40 UTC

#Indonesia's Prabowo wants key buildings in new capital ready in 4 years
> #Indonesia's new leader #PrabowoSubianto wants to complete key government and parliamentary buildings in the country's US$32 billion new capital city in the next four years, according to a Cabinet minister.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-prabowo-key-buildings-new-capital-nusantara-4-years-4706951 #SouthEastAsia #TootSEA
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2024-10-25 13:15:48 UTC

Germany approves over $100m worth of arms for Israel
> German Foreign Ministry data that was revealed yesterday indicated that Berlin has approved military exports to Israel worth more than $100 million over the past three months.
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241025-germany-approves-over-100m-worth-of-arms-for-israel/ #Germany #Israel #Gaza
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2024-10-25 11:15:38 UTC

#Canada #India - Recalled envoy cautions students going to Canada says many returned in body bags after suicide
> Indians hoping to study in Canada should think twice because many students have ended up in substandard colleges with no job prospects despite spending lakhs of rupees, resulting in depression and suicide, India's top envoy there says.
"At one point of time in my tenure, at least two bodies of students were being sent to India in body bags per week," https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2024/10/25/del34-canada-envoy-students.html
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2024-10-25 09:23:17 UTC

Putin confidently declares ‘new world order’ after a good week
> Surrounded by the leaders of the expanding group of countries known as #BRICS, #VladimirPutin didn’t just look comfortable in declaring “a new world order,” he looked smug
https://archive.is/2024.10.25-091638/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-putin-confidently-declares-new-world-order-after-a-good-week/ #Russia
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2024-10-24 15:42:08 UTC

#Canada - Trudeau says 'we didn't get the balance quite right' on immigration
> “In the tumultuous times, as we emerged from the pandemic, between addressing labour needs and maintaining population growth, we didn’t get the balance quite right. With the plan we’re announcing today, along with previously announced measures, we’re making our #immigration system work better,” https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/trudeau-immigration-cuts-balance-right #JustinTrudeau #CANpoli #CDNpoli #housingcrisis
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2024-10-24 13:27:21 UTC

Billionaires vs Democracy
> The richest man in the world is trying to buy the U.S. presidential election in order to bestow it, like a burnt offering, upon his preferred candidate.
https://fpif.org/billionaires-vs-democracy/ #US #corruption #ElonMusk #DonaldTrump #election2024
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2024-10-24 11:29:09 UTC

X's India revenue falls 90%, filing shows
> It remains unclear why X’s revenue declined so dramatically in the country, but it coincides with widespread local and global layoffs. The downturn also mirrors the platform’s global struggles to retain advertisers.
#X didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/23/xs-india-revenue-falls-90-filing-shows/ #socialmedia #ElonMusk #India
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2024-10-24 10:30:07 UTC

Trump win could extend U.S. conservatives’ control over Supreme Court
> Conservatives already have a supermajority on the Supreme Court as a result of Mr. Trump’s first stint.
> Justices Clarence Thomas, 76, and Samuel Alito, 74, are the two oldest members of the court. Either, or both, could consider stepping down knowing that Mr. Trump, a #Republican, would nominate replacements who might be three decades younger.
https://archive.fo/2024.10.24-050253/https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-elections/trump-win-could-extend-us-conservatives-control-over-supreme-court/article68789915.ece #election2024 #DonaldTrump #SCOTUS
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2024-10-24 07:02:33 UTC

New Delhi chokes as ‘hazardous’ air pollution returns
> New Delhi is home to more than 30 million people and is regularly ranked as one of the most polluted urban areas on the planet. https://www.dawn.com/news/1867303 #NewDelhi #India #pollution
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2024-10-24 04:36:49 UTC

McDonald's zeroes in on onions as the likely source of deadly E. coli outbreak
> The onions in question come from a single source, which neither #McDonalds representatives nor federal health officials named.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/mcdonalds-zeroes-onions-likely-source-deadly-e-coli-outbreak-rcna176851 #Ecoli
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2024-10-23 18:00:01 UTC

Billionaires vs Democracy
> The rich are trying to buy #elections all over the world and consign democracy to the trash bin of history.
https://fpif.org/billionaires-vs-democracy/ #Billionaires #Democracy
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2024-10-23 08:45:39 UTC

Indian capital's 'hazardous' air pollution season starts
> New Delhi is blanketed in acrid £smog each year, primarily blamed on stubble burning by farmers seeking to clear their fields for ploughing in the neighbouring regions
https://www.rte.ie/news/asia/2024/1023/1476934-india-smog-climate/ #India #pollution #NewDelhi #airquality
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2024-10-23 03:00:09 UTC

Thousands of creatives sign petition against #AI data scraping
> What do the actor Kevin Bacon, the novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, the musician Robert Smith, and the journalist and historian Sidney Blumenthal have in common? They are among the 11,500 signatories of a petition against unlicensed use of creative works for #AI training https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/22/thousands-of-creatives-sign-petition-against-ai-data-scraping/ #ArtificialIntelligence
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2024-10-22 22:21:02 UTC

Toronto announces winter plan for homeless shelters, but says more needs to be done
> A housing advocate is calling the City of #Toronto’s winter plan to support homeless people “disappointing,” saying it doesn’t go far enough for thousands who are currently on the streets and fails to address the city’s worsening #housingcrisis
https://globalnews.ca/news/10824801/toronto-winter-homeless-plan/ #TOpoli #ONpoli #poverty #homelessness
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2024-10-22 06:17:37 UTC

FTC's rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect
> A federal rule banning fake online reviews is now in effect.
> The Federal Trade Commission issued the rule in August banning the sale or purchase of online reviews. The rule, which went into effect Monday, allows the agency to seek civil penalties against those who knowingly violate it.
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/ftcs-rule-banning-fake-online-reviews-effect-115009299 #FTC #US

2024-10-21 17:41:29 UTC

Trump Promises to Fix Schools By Ending Fictional Problem
> No transgender, no operations. You know they take your kid. There are some places your boy leaves the school, comes back a girl. Okay. Without parental consent. What is that all about? That’s like. That’s– when they talk about a threat to democracy. They’re a threat. Could you imagine without parental consent?
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/trump-promises-to-fix-failing-schools-in-the-bronx-by-stopping-sex-change-operations-in-schools-it-happens/ #DonaldTrump #election2024 #LGBTQ+ #education

2024-10-21 16:01:46 UTC

Supreme Court rejects Michael Cohen's civil rights claim against Trump over tell-all book
> The justices left in place lower court rulings that said Cohen could not pursue his allegation that then-President Trump and other officials violated his rights by putting him in solitary confinement for writing a tell-all book
> In 2020, Cohen was serving a three-year sentence on various charges relating to the work he had carried out for Trump https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rejects-michael-cohens-civil-rights-claim-trump-rcna176094 #SCOTUS #DonaldTrump #MichaelCohen
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2024-10-21 11:23:25 UTC

Intense rainfall triggers floods across B.C., threatens safety of residents
> A tremendous amount of rain that fallen on Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island. Some communities saw upward of 170 millimetres – more than half a foot of rain – in a matter of hours.
#canada #flooding #climatecrisis
https://globalnews.ca/video/10821492/intense-rainfall-triggers-floods-across-b-c-threatens-safety-of-residents

2024-10-21 07:19:50 UTC

Nova festival survivor takes own life; family blames state for ignoring PTSD
> A 22-year-old woman who survived the #Hamas massacre at the Nova music festival near Kibbutz Re’im on October 7, 2023, took her own life after a year-long struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder, her family said Sunday.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/nova-festival-survivor-takes-own-life-family-blames-state-for-ignoring-ptsd/ #PTSD #Israel #Hamas #GazaWar
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2024-10-20 16:21:35 UTC

The story behind the Netherlands' empty prisons
> The #US, #China, #Turkey and #Brazil are just some of the countries that are putting more and more people behind bars. But in the #Netherlands, it's a different story. Some empty #prisons there have now been re-purposed as hotels or cultural centers.
https://www.dw.com/en/the-story-behind-the-netherlands-empty-prisons/a-70544397
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2024-10-20 10:29:26 UTC

TSMC likely to reclaim lead in sales over Samsung
> #Samsung Electronics’ chip division is likely to be dethroned by #TSMC, the world's largest foundry company that manufactures #Nvidia #chips, in terms of the latest quarterly sales, according to industry sources on Sunday. https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20241020050100 #semiconductors
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2024-10-20 08:01:19 UTC

Trump talks about Arnold Palmer's genitalia
> Donald Trump's campaign suggested he would begin previewing his closing argument Saturday night with Election Day barely two weeks away. But the former U.S. president kicked off his rally with a detailed story about #ArnoldPalmer, at one point even praising the late, legendary golfer's genitalia.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/trump-kicks-off-a-pennsylvania-rally-by-talking-about-arnold-palmer-s-genitalia-1.7080077 #election2024 #DonaldTrump

2024-10-20 01:11:38 UTC

North Korea redefines South Korea as a 'hostile' state
> After North Korea blew up key roads and rail links to South Korea on Tuesday, tensions between the two countries reached new heights as #Pyongyang announced on Thursday that new revisions to its constitution qualify the South a "hostile" state.
https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20241017-south-korea-considered-a-hostile-state-after-north-korea-revises-constitution #SouthKorea #DPRK #NorthKorea
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2024-10-19 20:18:21 UTC

The Archdiocese of #LosAngeles has agreed to pay $880 million to hundreds of victims of #clergy #sexualabuse dating back decades
> The settlement with 1,353 people who allege that they were abused by local Catholic #priests is the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a #Catholic archdiocese, [..] The accusers were able to sue after #California approved a law that opened a three-year window in 2020 for cases that exceeded the statute of limitations.
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-10-17/what-to-know-about-the-los-angeles-catholic-church-880m-settlement-with-sexual-abuse-victims #US
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2024-10-19 19:18:23 UTC

Penguin Random House is adding an AI warning to its books' copyright pages
> Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publisher, will be adding language to the copyright pages of its books to prohibit the use of those books to train AI. https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/19/penguin-random-house-is-adding-an-ai-warning-to-its-books-copyright-pages/ #AI #publishing #copyright #intellectualproperty #artificialintelligence
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2024-10-18 11:01:04 UTC

A blaze burns down a brand-new fire station in Germany that lacked fire alarms
> A brand-new fire station in #Germany, which was destroyed in a fire, causing millions of euros in damage and destroyed equipment did not have a fire alarm system, local media reported Thursday.
https://apnews.com/article/germany-fire-station-fire-alarm-system-blaze-f5abcb52a75886705a77fca5bc6bfd9b
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2024-10-17 20:32:07 UTC

Zelenskyy says N. Korea is preparing 10,000 troops to help Russia
> Ukrainian President Volodymyr #Zelenskyy said Thursday that #NorthKorea is preparing to send around 10,000 soldiers to #Russia to support its war against #Ukraine, calling the development "a big problem." https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20241017050781 #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar
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2024-10-13 21:27:05 UTC

'Totally illegal': Trump escalates rhetoric on outlawing political dissent and criticism
> “This is out of the autocratic playbook. As autocrats consolidate their power once they’re in office, anything that threatens their power ... becomes illegal,” historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/totally-illegal-trump-escalates-rhetoric-outlawing-political-dissent-c-rcna174280 #elections #election2024 #DonaldTrump
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