Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.

Where did Elon Musk’s epic ambitions begin? In search of clues we return to his sheltered youth in apartheid South Africa, a world engineered for white supremacy. Along the way, we connect the dots between a bizarre White House ambush of South African president Cyril Ramaphosa to teenage Elon’s ego-powered quests in video games. Finally, was his “draft dodge” from military service a moral act or an opportunist’s exit? Know more, now. Understood is an anthology podcast from the CBC that takes you out of the daily news cycle and inside the events, people, and cultural moments you want to know more about. You can find Understood wherever you get your podcasts, and here: https://link.mgln.ai/FBxMoM [https://link.mgln.ai/FBxMoM]

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Roberta Metsola says the coalition that has traditionally controlled Brussels may no longer always be able to pass legislation.

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Spokesperson calls journalists who refused to agree to new rules ‘self-righteous media who chose to self-deport’

A new crop of conservative media and influencers signed an agreement with the Pentagon, including the Gateway Pundit, the Post Millennial, Human Events and the National Pulse.

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