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Europe faces a pincer attack from White House ideologues backed by Silicon Valley and its far-right proxies | Armida va Rij
Europe faces a pincer attack from White House ideologues backed by Silicon Valley and its far-right proxies | Armida va Rij
US tech bosses are exerting leverage on EU regulators via Trump and Vance. But Europe isn’t powerless, and it isn’t alone, says the Centre for European Reform’s Armida van Rij
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January 8, 2026 at 5:19 AM
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"Resuming nuclear testing looks weak and petulant, not strong and confident," writes Tom Nichols. "No American president should ever let the Kremlin get under his skin—especially not where nuclear weapons are concerned."
Trump Is Very Confused About Nuclear Weapons
The president says he wants to resume nuclear testing but doesn’t seem to know why.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Chipmaker Marvell's weak data center forecast prompts AI investors to dump its stock reut.rs/4lM2jUb
Chipmaker Marvell's weak data center forecast prompts AI investors to dump its stock
Chipmaker Marvell Technology forecast quarterly revenue below market estimates on Thursday, disappointing investors who are accustomed to strong results from artificial intelligence-facing firms and sending its shares down 12% after hours.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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A wildfire broke out on Arthur's Seat, the extinct volcano overlooking Scotland's capital Edinburgh, spreading extensively across the landmark which is popular with walkers and tourists and producing smoke visible from miles around.

#wildfire #arthursseat #edinburgh #scotland #smoke
August 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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It seems that despite the auto industry’s obsession with software-defined vehicles, many car purchasers would forego any number of digital doohickeys, so long as there was enough room in their new cars for multiple Big Gulps.
What Makes a Car Lovable? It's Not the Tech, It's the Cup Holders
Frustration with the size, location, and design of cup holders in new cars is on the rise—and it holds enormous influence on whether we buy a ride or not.
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July 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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World's top copper producer Chile in wait-and-see mode after Trump tariff bombshell reut.rs/4lfqJGb
World's top copper producer Chile in wait-and-see mode after Trump tariff bombshell
Chile, the world's No. 1 copper producer, is in wait-and-see mode after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a surprise 50% tariff on imports of the red metal, with the Andean nation blindsided while its top miner held out hope of exemptions.
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July 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Trump escalates trade war with plans for 50% copper tariff https://on.ft.com/4lHGOnZ
Donald Trump escalates trade war with plans for 50% copper tariff
President also says he will impose levies of up to 200% on drug imports after a transition period
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July 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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In Japan, homes where murders or suicides have occurred are classified as ‘jiko bukken’ or ‘misfortunate properties’ that may provoke distress for new owners or tenants. But with rising real estate prices, people have begun considering these as an option reut.rs/3G2V5g1
Japan's 'death-tainted' homes gain appeal as property prices soar
The house that property consultant and ghost investigator Kazutoshi Kodama regularly surveys has a grim history: seven years ago, an elderly woman hanged herself in the bathroom and last year her son died alone, his body undiscovered for roughly 10 days.
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June 30, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said late on Sunday that trade talks with the U.S. have resumed after Canada rescinded its plan to tax U.S. technology firms.
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Canada rescinds tax hitting U.S. tech firms, to resume trade talks, says Prime Minister Carney
Canada rescinds digital services tax, resumes trade talks with U.S. after Trump suspends negotiations over tech tax.
www.thehindu.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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2 out-of-state hikers struck by lightning on Colorado mountain https://trib.al/S97D9GA
2 out-of-state hikers struck by lightning on Colorado mountain
Two men were struck by lightning on a Colorado mountain last week, prompting one of the highest helicopter rescues on record in the state.
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June 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Large crowds across the U.S. gathered on Saturday to protest the Trump administration. See photos from the “No Kings” rallies here. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...
June 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Minnesota lawmaker killed on Saturday served with compassion, governor says reut.rs/43LMt6k
Minnesota lawmaker killed on Saturday served with compassion, governor says
Melissa Hortman - the senior Democratic state assemblywoman and former assembly speaker in Minnesota who was fatally shot along with her husband on Saturday - was remembered by Governor Tim Walz as someone with "grace, compassion, and tirelessness."
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June 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Photos from Houston Chronicle journalists show Houston's "No Kings" protest where thousands gathered at City Hall and marched through downtown.
Photos: Thousands of No Kings protesters march through downtown Houston
Photos from Houston Chronicle journalists show Houston's "No Kings" protest where thousands gathered at City Hall and marched through downtown.
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June 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Exclusive: One of the new vaccine advisers picked by US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has earned thousands of dollars as an expert witness in litigation against Merck’s Gardasil vaccine, court records show reut.rs/4mYupNX
Exclusive: Kennedy's new vaccine adviser was expert witness against Merck vaccine
One of the new vaccine advisers picked by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has earned thousands of dollars as an expert witness in litigation against Merck’s Gardasil vaccine, court records show.
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June 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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HHS Secretary RFK Jr. has named new members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel to replace the experts he fired this week. One adviser, Robert Malone, claims to have invented mRNA technology. So why, Tom Bartlett asked in 2021, has he also tried to undermine it?
The Vaccine Scientist Spreading Vaccine Misinformation
Robert Malone claims to have invented mRNA technology. Why is he trying so hard to undermine its use?
bit.ly
June 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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It could take months or years to determine the cause of Air India’s crash on Thursday in which at least 204 people were killed. But the type of plane involved, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, has been under scrutiny for years.
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Raised Safety Concerns But Had Never Crashed Before
There are more than 1,100 of the jets in service today. Air India flies nearly three dozen of them.
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June 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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LIVE: Prayer vigiI in Los Angeles calling for peace and solidarity

Prayer vigil held in downtown Los Angeles, calling for peace and solidarity with immigrants.

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LIVE: Prayer vigiI in Los Angeles calling for peace and solidarity | REUTERS
YouTube video by Reuters
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June 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Gold rises as US-China trade uncertainty persists, investors eye inflation data reut.rs/43E4OCo
Gold rises as US-China trade uncertainty persists, investors eye inflation data
Gold prices edged higher on Wednesday as uncertainty surrounding the finalisation of a U.S.-China trade agreement weighed on sentiment and fuelled some safe-haven buying, with investors awaiting key U.S. inflation data for further market direction.
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June 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Chinese carriers in Pacific show country's 'expansionist' aims, Taiwan says reut.rs/3ZWkC0S
Chinese carriers in Pacific show country's 'expansionist' aims, Taiwan says
The two Chinese aircraft carriers spotted conducting simultaneous operations in the Pacific for the first time send a political message about the country's "expansionist" aims, Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Wednesday.
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June 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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In a prime time address, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California sharply criticized President Trump for sending in the military to handle the protests in Los Angeles. Read a transcript of his full remarks. https://trib.al/hufkabG
Transcript: Read Gavin Newsom’s Speech Criticizing Trump Over Protests
In a prime time address, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California sharply criticized President Trump for sending in the military to handle the protests in Los Angeles.
trib.al
June 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM