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In India, the government wants more than a billion people to embrace Hindi. One scholar—who has been working on a survey of the country’s motley splurge of languages for over a decade—thinks that would be a loss.
Should a Country Speak a Single Language?
In India, one of the world’s most polyglot countries, the government wants more than a billion people to embrace Hindi. One scholar thinks that would be a loss.
nyer.cm
April 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
In India, the government wants more than a billion people to embrace Hindi. One scholar—who has been working on a survey of the country’s motley splurge of languages for over a decade—thinks that would be a loss.
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Breaking News: The Trump administration again delayed a deadline for TikTok to be separated from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, or face a ban in the U.S. The app had faced a Saturday deadline for a deal and now has until mid-June.
Trump Extends Deadline for a TikTok Deal
The app was facing a Saturday deadline to change its ownership or face a ban in the United States.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Breaking News: The Trump administration again delayed a deadline for TikTok to be separated from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, or face a ban in the U.S. The app had faced a Saturday deadline for a deal and now has until mid-June.
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Under a soccer field in Vienna, archaeologists have found a mass grave dating to the era when the Roman Empire was battling Germanic tribes almost 2,000 years ago, experts announced this week.
Mass Grave From Roman Empire Found Under Vienna Soccer Field
Archaeologists found the remains of at least 129 people, many of them bearing the injuries of battle, dating to when Rome battled Germanic people nearly 2,000 years ago.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Under a soccer field in Vienna, archaeologists have found a mass grave dating to the era when the Roman Empire was battling Germanic tribes almost 2,000 years ago, experts announced this week.
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"For this international economic system was a crucial part of an international political system that, over the last 80 years, produced less war and more peace, less conflict and more cooperation, less hatred and more progress, less dictatorship and more freedom." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-call...
Trump Calls It Liberation. It’s Destruction.
The only thing we’re being liberated from is our prosperity.
www.thebulwark.com
April 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"For this international economic system was a crucial part of an international political system that, over the last 80 years, produced less war and more peace, less conflict and more cooperation, less hatred and more progress, less dictatorship and more freedom." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-call...
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I'm watching CNBC. These anchors are so angry. They really didn't believe he'd do it. They're actually just now, 10 years into this shit, realizing he's a maniac hellbent on revenge and there's no grand plan for the markets. Better late than never but holy shit.
April 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I'm watching CNBC. These anchors are so angry. They really didn't believe he'd do it. They're actually just now, 10 years into this shit, realizing he's a maniac hellbent on revenge and there's no grand plan for the markets. Better late than never but holy shit.
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❗ Al menos cinco heridos en un apuñalamiento múltiple en Ámsterdam
Al menos cinco heridos en un apuñalamiento múltiple en Ámsterdam
La policía ha detenido al sospechoso del ataque en la céntrica plaza Dam de la capital neerlaandesa
www.eldiario.es
March 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
❗ Al menos cinco heridos en un apuñalamiento múltiple en Ámsterdam
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One of the best photos I have seen in response to “why don’t you wear a suit”
March 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
One of the best photos I have seen in response to “why don’t you wear a suit”
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This is what a fascist takeover looks like.
Now is a time for all of us — and every institution in America — to stand up to the Trump regime's tyranny.
Now is a time for all of us — and every institution in America — to stand up to the Trump regime's tyranny.
Homan: "We're not stopping. I don't care what the judges think. I don't care what the left thinks. We're coming."
March 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This is what a fascist takeover looks like.
Now is a time for all of us — and every institution in America — to stand up to the Trump regime's tyranny.
Now is a time for all of us — and every institution in America — to stand up to the Trump regime's tyranny.
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1/ The Trump Administration's apparent intention to destroy Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty leads to a bleak conclusion: the United States is no longer interested in promoting democracy, because it's no longer interested in democracy.
March 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
1/ The Trump Administration's apparent intention to destroy Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty leads to a bleak conclusion: the United States is no longer interested in promoting democracy, because it's no longer interested in democracy.
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Trump's overhaul of the federal government has left tens of thousands in Washington without a job. That’s threatening a key economic engine of America's capital city — consumer spending. With signs of strain already showing, Moody’s economists say DC could slip into a recession as soon as this year.
Washington DC’s economy is headed for a recession as Trump slashes federal workforce | CNN Business
Tyler Wolf was laid off last week (March 14) as an employment attorney at the US Department of Health and Human Services. The 32-year-old had been saving up to buy a home and planned to move in with h...
cnn.it
March 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Trump's overhaul of the federal government has left tens of thousands in Washington without a job. That’s threatening a key economic engine of America's capital city — consumer spending. With signs of strain already showing, Moody’s economists say DC could slip into a recession as soon as this year.
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The US's postwar role as guarantor of Europe’s security is over — and may even turn adversarial.
But Europe has an overlooked trump card: When it comes to manufacturing, Europe blows the US out of the water.
But Europe has an overlooked trump card: When it comes to manufacturing, Europe blows the US out of the water.
Heavy Industry Is Europe’s Trump Card
The continent has an upper hand in its looming security competition with the United States.
foreignpolicy.com
March 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The US's postwar role as guarantor of Europe’s security is over — and may even turn adversarial.
But Europe has an overlooked trump card: When it comes to manufacturing, Europe blows the US out of the water.
But Europe has an overlooked trump card: When it comes to manufacturing, Europe blows the US out of the water.
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Of course, China is often quite unique. I say this as I look at a boat designed to look like a kitch car in the foreground of a massive orb-shaped building an hour and a half outside of central Beijing
March 8, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Of course, China is often quite unique. I say this as I look at a boat designed to look like a kitch car in the foreground of a massive orb-shaped building an hour and a half outside of central Beijing
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The chain, which has over 45,000 stores worldwide, has attracted customers with cheap ice cream and bubble tea.
$1 ice cream and billionaire brother founders: Welcome to the biggest fast food chain in the world
The chain, which has over 45,000 stores worldwide, has attracted customers with cheap ice cream and bubble tea.
www.businessinsider.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The chain, which has over 45,000 stores worldwide, has attracted customers with cheap ice cream and bubble tea.
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Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona this week with tech leaders coming together from 3 to 6 March to explore the trends and technologies shaping the mobile industry in 2025.
MWC Barcelona: What trends will shape the future mobile economy?
Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona this week with tech leaders coming together from 3 to 6 March to explore the trends and technologies shaping the mobile industry in 2025.
l.euronews.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona this week with tech leaders coming together from 3 to 6 March to explore the trends and technologies shaping the mobile industry in 2025.
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🚨 BREAKING: European leaders rallied to defend Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance subjected him to a tirade of withering and infantilizing abuse in the Oval Office.
Full story:
Full story:
‘Free world needs a new leader’: Europe defends Zelenskyy after Trump attack
France, Germany and Poland all make prompt declarations of support, as Europe fears Trump’s alignment with Putin.
www.politico.eu
February 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
🚨 BREAKING: European leaders rallied to defend Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance subjected him to a tirade of withering and infantilizing abuse in the Oval Office.
Full story:
Full story:
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This was a disgusting display by the soft, uninformed VP Vance trying to school Zelensky, the man who has led his country through the most surprisingly resilient and effective fight for sovereignty against a global superpower.
Every negative stereotype about America is confirmed in this exchange.
Every negative stereotype about America is confirmed in this exchange.
ZELENSKYY: Putin broke the ceasefire. What kind of diplomacy, JD, are you speaking about?
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media
February 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This was a disgusting display by the soft, uninformed VP Vance trying to school Zelensky, the man who has led his country through the most surprisingly resilient and effective fight for sovereignty against a global superpower.
Every negative stereotype about America is confirmed in this exchange.
Every negative stereotype about America is confirmed in this exchange.
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Trump is now proposing to sell a $5 million "gold card" that will provide a fast-track to citizenship for the ultra-wealthy.
He's doing this as he tries to place restrictions on certain forms legal immigration, including pausing admission to refugees displaced by violence.
He's doing this as he tries to place restrictions on certain forms legal immigration, including pausing admission to refugees displaced by violence.
February 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Trump is now proposing to sell a $5 million "gold card" that will provide a fast-track to citizenship for the ultra-wealthy.
He's doing this as he tries to place restrictions on certain forms legal immigration, including pausing admission to refugees displaced by violence.
He's doing this as he tries to place restrictions on certain forms legal immigration, including pausing admission to refugees displaced by violence.
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“As Mr. Trump alienates our neighbors through threats and ultimatums, Beijing stands ready to step into the void,” writes Eric Jacobstein, who served in the Biden administration.
Opinion | An Opening for China, Made in America
Trump’s long and growing list of shortsighted actions in Latin America has created an opening there for America’s adversaries, most notably China.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 6:57 AM
“As Mr. Trump alienates our neighbors through threats and ultimatums, Beijing stands ready to step into the void,” writes Eric Jacobstein, who served in the Biden administration.
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⚡️Ukraine and Moldova sign cooperation memorandum on EU accession.
Ukraine and Moldova have signed a memorandum of cooperation to strengthen their efforts toward European Union integration and accession, Ukraine’s government press service reported on Feb. 18.
Ukraine and Moldova have signed a memorandum of cooperation to strengthen their efforts toward European Union integration and accession, Ukraine’s government press service reported on Feb. 18.
Ukraine and Moldova sign cooperation memorandum on EU accession
Ukraine and Moldova have signed a memorandum of cooperation to strengthen their efforts toward European Union integration and accession, Ukraine’s government press service reported.
kyivindependent.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:55 AM
⚡️Ukraine and Moldova sign cooperation memorandum on EU accession.
Ukraine and Moldova have signed a memorandum of cooperation to strengthen their efforts toward European Union integration and accession, Ukraine’s government press service reported on Feb. 18.
Ukraine and Moldova have signed a memorandum of cooperation to strengthen their efforts toward European Union integration and accession, Ukraine’s government press service reported on Feb. 18.
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A 30-year-old man in Bengaluru won Rs 65,000 in compensatory damages after he sued PVR Cinemas, INOX and BookMyShow for "wasting" 25 minutes of his time by running lengthy commercials before the screening of a movie and causing "mental agony".
Read more: www.ndtv.com/bangalore-ne...
#PVR #INOX
Read more: www.ndtv.com/bangalore-ne...
#PVR #INOX
February 19, 2025 at 5:02 AM
A 30-year-old man in Bengaluru won Rs 65,000 in compensatory damages after he sued PVR Cinemas, INOX and BookMyShow for "wasting" 25 minutes of his time by running lengthy commercials before the screening of a movie and causing "mental agony".
Read more: www.ndtv.com/bangalore-ne...
#PVR #INOX
Read more: www.ndtv.com/bangalore-ne...
#PVR #INOX
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🌊 Ocean Literacy Gaps Among Youth🧪
A new study finds many young people lack basic ocean knowledge—from currents to carbon storage. Experts warn this gap could hinder future conservation efforts.🌍
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
#Ocean #MarineScience #ClimateChange #Education #wildlife
A new study finds many young people lack basic ocean knowledge—from currents to carbon storage. Experts warn this gap could hinder future conservation efforts.🌍
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
#Ocean #MarineScience #ClimateChange #Education #wildlife
Young people lack awareness of dangers to ocean health, study finds
The survey found little demand amongst young people for significant action or accountability from ocean stakeholders.
www.euronews.com
February 6, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🌊 Ocean Literacy Gaps Among Youth🧪
A new study finds many young people lack basic ocean knowledge—from currents to carbon storage. Experts warn this gap could hinder future conservation efforts.🌍
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
#Ocean #MarineScience #ClimateChange #Education #wildlife
A new study finds many young people lack basic ocean knowledge—from currents to carbon storage. Experts warn this gap could hinder future conservation efforts.🌍
www.euronews.com/green/2025/0...
#Ocean #MarineScience #ClimateChange #Education #wildlife
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Billionaire Elon Musk is tightening his control over broad swaths of the US gov't, prompting growing alarm from Democrats and constitutional scholars.
🔗: aje.io/vy3sje
🔗: aje.io/vy3sje
February 4, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Billionaire Elon Musk is tightening his control over broad swaths of the US gov't, prompting growing alarm from Democrats and constitutional scholars.
🔗: aje.io/vy3sje
🔗: aje.io/vy3sje
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🐀🌆 Rats on the rise in cities
A new study finds that urban rat populations are increasing in most major cities - driven by climate warming, urbanisation, and human density.
As cities get hotter and more crowded, rats thrive.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm 🧪 #ClimateChange
A new study finds that urban rat populations are increasing in most major cities - driven by climate warming, urbanisation, and human density.
As cities get hotter and more crowded, rats thrive.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm 🧪 #ClimateChange
Increasing rat numbers in cities are linked to climate warming, urbanization, and human population
Most cities are seeing increases in rat numbers, linked to climate warming, urbanization, and human population densities.
www.science.org
February 2, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🐀🌆 Rats on the rise in cities
A new study finds that urban rat populations are increasing in most major cities - driven by climate warming, urbanisation, and human density.
As cities get hotter and more crowded, rats thrive.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm 🧪 #ClimateChange
A new study finds that urban rat populations are increasing in most major cities - driven by climate warming, urbanisation, and human density.
As cities get hotter and more crowded, rats thrive.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm 🧪 #ClimateChange