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Gerry Condon recalls the years of determined resistance and organizing that led the late president to pardon draft resisters. By Gerry Condon The passing of Jimmy Carter has been duly noted in ubiquitous remembrances and commentaries on his four-year presidency, 1977-1981.…

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Tech billionaire Elon Musk has been using his platform X/Twitter to launch a barrage of attacks on the Labour government over the grooming gangs scandal

Having lost twice in a row, a handful of Missouri state clerks will now be using taxpayers’ money to pay a former government employee who had the temerity to recommend a mask mandate during the height of the COVID pandemic. (via Short Circuit) The plaintiff, Tad Mayfield, had been a well-regarded staffer, serving as a […]

Hoteliers welcome tunnel providing winter access to Sonamarg tourist spots; part of effort to connect Kashmir to Ladakh along with Asia’s longest tunnel, the Zojila tunnel, now under construction

As wildfires rage across Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass faces backlash for her funding cuts and handling of emergency communications. Discover the unfolding crisis and her controversial response.

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Chimpanzees bear genetic adaptations that help them thrive in their different forest and savanna habitats, some of which may protect against malaria, according to a study by an international team led by UCL researchers.

Donald Trump's co-president, Elon Musk, admitted on Wednesday that he probably can't cut $2 trillion from the federal budget as he had promised, running into the political reality everyone told him existed but that he refused to accept because he’s a billionaire who thinks he knows better than everyone else.

As three major fires continue to burn in the Los Angeles area, 17 million residents are affected by the drifting smoke. An air purifier with a HEPA filter can help.

A research team led by the University of Oxford has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems. The results demonstrate that logging and conversion have significantly different and cumulative environmental impacts. The results were published 10 January in Science.

Last year, much of the world's largest coral reef system was transformed into a white boneyard, featuring ghostly silhouettes of horns, brains and lettuces. The threat of sudden biodiversity loss from climate change had been realized through what's known as a mass bleaching event.

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First up this week, as preprint publications ramped up during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, so did media attention for these pre–peer-review results. But what do the readers of news reports based on preprints know about them? Associate News Editor Jeff Brainard joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss studies that look at the public perception of preprints in the news and how to inject skepticism into stories about them.   Next, placing tiny tags on bats to follow them across central Europe.... Читать дальше...

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To effectively reduce fraud, banks must transition to proactive, integrated strategies encompassing robust risk management and asset liability management.

Since the pandemic, financial scams have surged dramatically. The solutions to rampant fraud are clear; what's missing is the urgency.

The last thing you want to see after a trip is a phone bill full of roaming fees. Here's how to use your phone stress-free while abroad.

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Tottenham Hotspur are now edging closer to an interesting Premier League record that was set by Manchester United during Sir Alex Ferguson’s spell in charge.... The post Tottenham edge closer to weird all-time Premier League record set by Man Utd appeared first on Spurs Web.

As we remember the long, distinguished life of President Jimmy Carter we ought to acknowledge not only his incredible accomplishments but some of his serious and prescient warnings. In 2015, soon after the Supreme Court took off all limits from corporate donations in its decision in Citizens United, the president told Oprah Winfrey, “We’ve become, now, an oligarchy instead of a democracy. I think that’s been the worst damage to the basic moral and ethical standards to the American political system... Читать дальше...