Nicolette 💜
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Sexual predators target women and girls in mixed sex changing room…….police data reveals……https://t.co/uEwhvbrrAU
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/12/09/sexual-predators-target-girls-mixed-changing-rooms-wrn-uk/
t.co
December 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Sexual predators target women and girls in mixed sex changing room…….police data reveals……https://t.co/uEwhvbrrAU
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WIRED first reported in April that the Trump administration had been pooling data—sometimes leading to incomplete or inaccurate data—from across the government in its push to surveil and track immigrants, and it’s only continued from there.
DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants
DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, an IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.
www.wired.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
WIRED first reported in April that the Trump administration had been pooling data—sometimes leading to incomplete or inaccurate data—from across the government in its push to surveil and track immigrants, and it’s only continued from there.
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"If you fit the demographic profile that they're targeting and you are a citizen, [authorities] view the 30 minutes or three hours or three days that you spend in custody as just a necessary cost,” says Jared McClain, an attorney representing a US citizen who was detained.
The DHS Data Grab Is Putting US Citizens at Risk
As the US government rapidly merges data from across agencies in service of draconian immigration policies, citizens increasingly risk being caught up as well.
www.wired.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
"If you fit the demographic profile that they're targeting and you are a citizen, [authorities] view the 30 minutes or three hours or three days that you spend in custody as just a necessary cost,” says Jared McClain, an attorney representing a US citizen who was detained.
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The EU Commission is probing both Google and YouTube to see if the platforms are breaching the bloc's competition law by forcing publishers' content into search ‘AI Overviews’ and the video platform training its AI with user-content.
EU opens investigation into possible AI-related breaches from Google
The EU Commission is probing both Google and YouTube to see if the platforms are breaching the bloc's competition law by forcing publishers' content into search ‘AI Overviews’ and the video platform training its AI with user-content.
euobserver.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The EU Commission is probing both Google and YouTube to see if the platforms are breaching the bloc's competition law by forcing publishers' content into search ‘AI Overviews’ and the video platform training its AI with user-content.
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This is the reality of Trump's trade war
Ed Conway travels to the heart of the US car industry and finds that rather than benefiting from the president's America First agenda, companies are grappling with higher costs and red tape.
news.sky.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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The stories in the Museum of Austerity serve as a stark reminder of the human cost of pushing through cost-cutting legislation.
The Museum of Austerity exhibition brings home the human cost of benefit cuts
www.bigissue.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The stories in the Museum of Austerity serve as a stark reminder of the human cost of pushing through cost-cutting legislation.
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It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future
It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future
Tapanuli orangutans survive only in Indonesia’s Sumatran rainforest where a mine expansion will cut through their home. Yet the mining company says the alternative will be worse
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:28 AM
It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future
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A Beijing court has ruled Malaysia Airlines must pay 2.9 million yuan ($410,000) each to the families of eight passengers who went missing in the disappearance of Flight 370 more than a decade ago.
Beijing court orders Malaysia Airlines to pay damages to families of MH370 victims
A Beijing court has ruled Malaysia Airlines must pay $410,000 each to the families of eight passengers who went missing in the disappearance of Flight 370 more than a decade ago.
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
A Beijing court has ruled Malaysia Airlines must pay 2.9 million yuan ($410,000) each to the families of eight passengers who went missing in the disappearance of Flight 370 more than a decade ago.
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New York Catholic Church agrees to mediation for 1,300 sexual abuse claims reut.rs/48FtQ5d
New York Catholic Church agrees to mediation for 1,300 sexual abuse claims
The Roman Catholic Church in New York and more than 1,300 accusers on Monday announced they have agreed to mediation to settle sexual abuse claims that could result in one of the largest payouts ever by the church in the United States.
reut.rs
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
New York Catholic Church agrees to mediation for 1,300 sexual abuse claims reut.rs/48FtQ5d
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Miss Universe contestant remains in ICU after falling off stage during evening gown competition
Miss Universe contestant remains in ICU after falling off stage during evening gown competition
Miss Jamaica Universe 2025, Dr. Gabrielle Henry, remains in intensive care after falling during the preliminary competition in November.
www.1011now.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Miss Universe contestant remains in ICU after falling off stage during evening gown competition
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Naijil Paul, who was jailed for seven years and nine months, told one victim that she could lose her job if she told anyone about her ordeal ⬇️
Nurse jailed for raping and assualting colleagues in care home
Naijil Paul, who was jailed for seven years and nine months, told one victim that she could lose her job if she told anyone about her ordeal
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Naijil Paul, who was jailed for seven years and nine months, told one victim that she could lose her job if she told anyone about her ordeal ⬇️
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What do you want to happen to your data when you die? Danny Snow’s digital donor card is meant to start a conversation about ownership and possible futures of social media, photos, health data, and more.
What do you want to happen to your data when you die?
Danny Snow’s digital donor card is meant to start a conversation about ownership and possible futures of social media, photos, health data, and more.
www.dublininquirer.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
What do you want to happen to your data when you die? Danny Snow’s digital donor card is meant to start a conversation about ownership and possible futures of social media, photos, health data, and more.
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NUJ members at STV have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action (94% on turnout on 82%) and for action short of strike (98%) over plans for compulsory redundancies and to cut the STV North edition of the News at 6. Strike action is not yet planned www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
NUJ members at STV vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action
NUJ members at STV have voted overwhelmingly to take industrial action over the Scottish broadcaster’s plans to make compulsory redundancies and to axe the STV North edition of the News at 6.
www.nuj.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
NUJ members at STV have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action (94% on turnout on 82%) and for action short of strike (98%) over plans for compulsory redundancies and to cut the STV North edition of the News at 6. Strike action is not yet planned www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...
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Chemical pollution affects sperm. Obesity affects testosterone. Age matters. But experts say the main driver of lower birth rates isn't male biology, it's women making informed decisions about careers, housing costs, and when to have kids.
Is Male Infertility Contributing to Falling Birth Rates?
Although the science is unsettled, the White House has embraced core tenets of the 'sperm count decline hypothesis.'
f.mtr.cool
December 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Chemical pollution affects sperm. Obesity affects testosterone. Age matters. But experts say the main driver of lower birth rates isn't male biology, it's women making informed decisions about careers, housing costs, and when to have kids.
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No irregularities were reported at nuclear power plants in the region run by Tohoku Electric Power and Hokkaido Electric Power, the utilities said. Tohoku Electric did say, however, that thousands were without power reut.rs/4aAc1qH
Powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's northeast
A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan late on Monday, prompting tsunami warnings and orders for about 90,000 residents to evacuate.
reut.rs
December 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
No irregularities were reported at nuclear power plants in the region run by Tohoku Electric Power and Hokkaido Electric Power, the utilities said. Tohoku Electric did say, however, that thousands were without power reut.rs/4aAc1qH
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A charming market town boasts one of Britain's finest independent high streets.
Tiny market town packed with independent shops has one of UK's best high streets
www.mirror.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A charming market town boasts one of Britain's finest independent high streets.
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Thanks for asking, the X account is TheOfficial1984. There's details here in this article from Steven Monacelli:
Revealed: the Operators Behind Four Major Neo-Nazi X Accounts
Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online pseudonyms.
www.texasobserver.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Thanks for asking, the X account is TheOfficial1984. There's details here in this article from Steven Monacelli:
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M.F. Husain was driven out of his home country by Hindu nationalists
India’s best-known artist gets his own museum—in Qatar
M.F. Husain was driven out of his home country by Hindu nationalists
econ.st
December 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
M.F. Husain was driven out of his home country by Hindu nationalists
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Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia as both sides accused the other of attacking first.
Thailand launches airstrikes along border with Cambodia as tensions reignite
Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of attacking first.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia as both sides accused the other of attacking first.
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A young mum almost died in bed in front of her children - when a 'winter flu' turned out to be a deadly infection.
'I went to bed with what felt like flu and nearly died - kids saved my life'
www.mirror.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM
A young mum almost died in bed in front of her children - when a 'winter flu' turned out to be a deadly infection.
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Increased rates of autism, ADHD, and other mental health conditions are evidence of decades of unmet need. Wes Streeting is missing the point, writes Rowan Humphries-Massey
Why Wes Streeting is wrong about autism and ADHD 'over-diagnosis'
www.bigissue.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Increased rates of autism, ADHD, and other mental health conditions are evidence of decades of unmet need. Wes Streeting is missing the point, writes Rowan Humphries-Massey
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This spiced wine has been drunk in Britain since the Romans introduced it.
A brief history of mulled wine – from health tonic to festive treat
This spiced wine has been drunk in Britain since the Romans introduced it.
tcnv.link
December 6, 2025 at 6:26 AM
This spiced wine has been drunk in Britain since the Romans introduced it.
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The fines were due to the platform's misleading use of blue check marks to identify verified users and a lack of transparency over ads and data access for researchers. n.pr/3KutCpG
EU hits Elon Musk's X with $140 million fine over business practices
The fines were due to the platform's misleading use of blue check marks to identify verified users and a lack of transparency over ads and data access for researchers.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
The fines were due to the platform's misleading use of blue check marks to identify verified users and a lack of transparency over ads and data access for researchers. n.pr/3KutCpG
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More pets have been rescued from the Wang Fuk Court housing complex, nine days on from last Wednesday's deadly blaze. In full: buff.ly/Rpvg9Mk
Tai Po fire: Almost 400 pets rescued from Wang Fuk Court | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
More pets have been rescued from the Wang Fuk Court housing complex, nine days on from last Wednesday’s deadly blaze. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) said late on Thursday...
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
More pets have been rescued from the Wang Fuk Court housing complex, nine days on from last Wednesday's deadly blaze. In full: buff.ly/Rpvg9Mk