Links 07/11/2024: Facebook Scams, Journalists on Strike
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Leftovers
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Stuart Langridge: My Keys
I have a problematic relationship with keys.
Well, that's not true. I have a problematic relationship with key rings. For some reason, my pockets are a violently hostile environment for things I put in them. I don't really understand why this is, but it's true. Keyrings bend out of shape; the concentric rings separate, and my actual keys fall off of them. People have expressed scepticism about this in the past, and they've been wrong and I've been right. The last time I complained about this, I thought I'd come up with a solution where I bought a keyring which was a tiny padlock.
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Science
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The Conversation ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] Apophis: a new European space mission could get up close with a large asteroid that’s set to brush by Earth
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The Conversation ☛ 2024-10-31 [Older] It all started with a Big Bang – the quest to unravel the mystery behind the birth of the universe
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The Conversation ☛ 2024-11-04 [Older] The evolutionary benefits of being forgetful
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Hardware
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CNX Software ☛ Rikomagic RKM MK42 defective chip maker Intel N100 mini PC targets business applications such as digital signage
Rikomagic RKM MK42 is yet another defective chip maker Intel Processor N100 mini PC but geared towards business applications such as digital signage, retail kiosks, or IoT gateway rather than home use.
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Silicon Angle ☛ Supermicro’s stock falls on revenue miss and uncertainty over annual filing, increasing fears of a delisting
Shares of the server maker Super Micro Computer Inc. plunged more than 14% in extended trading after the company delivered worse-than-expected financial results for its latest quarter and delayed the publication of a key report, exacerbating investors’ fears of a stock delisting.
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WhichUK ☛ Five things I'd never do as a smartphones expert
Find out how to maintain your handset in good condition, keep your personal data safe and avoid a bad deal on your next device
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-02 [Older] US Regulators Reject Amended Interconnect Agreement for Amazon Data Center
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Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
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ADF ☛ Rwanda Contains Marburg Outbreak but Preaches Need for Vigilance
Rwanda’s first-ever Marburg virus outbreak was brought under control quickly and produced substantially fewer deaths than outbreaks elsewhere, in part thanks to the government’s rapid, well-organized response, according to observers.
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Pro Publica ☛ How ProPublica Has Covered Abortion Bans, Immigration and More Issues at Stake in the 2024 Election
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Rlang ☛ Paper: ‘Right to be forgotten for mortgage insurance issued to cancer survivors: critical assessment and new proposal’
I am happy to announce that our paper entitled “Right to be forgotten for mortgage insurance issued to cancer survivors: critical assessment and new proposal” has been accepted for publication in European Actuarial Journal.
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-04 [Older] French Families Sue TikTok Over Alleged Failure to Remove Harmful Content
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Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Bleeping Computer ☛ Microsoft confirms backdoored Windows Server 2025 blue screen, install issues
Microsoft has confirmed several bugs causing install and Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) issues impacting backdoored Windows Server 2025 systems with more than 256 logical processors.
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Game World Observer ☛ Games industry layoffs surpass 13k for 2024 so far, with over 400 jobs cut in October
Game companies have been cutting costs this entire year, and October was no exception. Even the most conservative estimates show that there were over 400 layoffs last month.
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GeekWire ☛ Outreach cuts 9% of workforce in latest layoffs at Seattle sales automation startup
Outreach is trimming its headcount, laying off 9% of staff in another cost-cutting move.
A company spokesperson confirmed the latest layoffs, which impacted more than 65 employees globally, mainly in go-to-market roles.
Outreach is offering impacted employees severance, benefits, and career counseling.
The company is not closing any offices. It now has 680 employees.
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Security
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Integrity/Availability/Authenticity
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Digital Music News ☛ Facebook Marketplace Is The Biggest Source of Ticket Scams, Lloyds Study Claims — With Oasis Fans Accounting for 70% of Scams Since Late-August
Ticket reseller scams are a tale as old as time. Now a new report suggests social control media is used to facilitate 90% of these ticket scams. A Lloyds report focusing on analysis of scam reports made by its own customers discovered the Oasis Live ‘25 tickets are a favorite for scammers.
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Privacy/Surveillance
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WhichUK ☛ Smart device brands must put privacy over profits
From air fryers sharing data with Fentanylware (TikTok) to smart TVs demanding to know your postcode, we're calling on smart device brands to do better at protecting your privacy
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Defence/Aggression
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Defence Web ☛ Sudan’s civil war has left at least 62,000 dead by our estimate − but the true figure could be far higher
The ongoing war in Sudan has often been overlooked amid higher-profile conflicts raging across multiple continents. Yet the lack of media and geopolitical attention to this 18-month-long conflict has not made its devastation in terms of human lives any less stark.
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New York Times ☛ Israel Strikes Syria for Second Day, Targeting Hezbollah Weapons Facilities
The military said the attacks were meant to reduce the transfer of weapons and intelligence from Iran through Syria to Hezbollah, the armed group in Lebanon.
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The Conversation ☛ 2024-11-05 [Older] Elon Musk has gone all in for Trump – here’s what’s at stake for the world’s richest man in the US election
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-05 [Older] North Korean Test of ICBM Is Condemned by Two-Thirds of UN Security Council
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Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine
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Meduza ☛ Russian war veteran who replaced exiled Navalny ally as local lawmaker becomes Tomsk City Duma speaker — Meduza
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Atlantic Council ☛ Putin’s 2022 ‘peace proposal’ was a blueprint for the destruction of Ukraine
New details of talks between Russia and Ukraine during spring 2022 confirm that Putin’s alleged peace proposal was in fact a call for unconditional surrender and a blueprint for the destruction of the Ukrainian state, writes Peter Dickinson.
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CBC ☛ 2024-11-05 [Older] Canada expresses concerns to Russia after reports of plot to put incendiary devices on planes
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CBC ☛ 2024-11-05 [Older] Canadian linked to Russian influence campaign refuses to answer MPs' questions
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-05 [Older] FBI: Russia Poses ‘Most Active Threat’ on Election Day
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-05 [Older] Hoax Bomb Threats Linked to Russia Target Polling Places in Battleground States, FBI Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-05 [Older] FBI Says Fake Bomb Threats Made to US Polling Stations, Sees Russia Link -Statement
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-05 [Older] Exploding Parcels in Europe Part of Plot to Target U.S. Flights, Officials Say
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-05 [Older] Russian Tank Factory Employee Jailed for 16 Years in Ukraine Treason Case
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-05 [Older] Western Officials Suspect Russia Was Behind a Plot to Put Incendiary Packages on Cargo Planes
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-11-04 [Older] Indonesia and Russia hold first joint naval exercises
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-04 [Older] EU and S.Korea Urge Withdrawal of N.Korean Troops From Russia's War With Ukraine
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-04 [Older] German Prosecutor Drops Probe Against Russian-Uzbek Billionaire Usmanov, Lawyers Say
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-04 [Older] Indonesian, Russian Navies Hold First Joint Drills in Java Sea
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-04 [Older] Russia to Launch Two Iranian Satellites on Nov. 5, Tehran's Moscow Envoy Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-04 [Older] South Korea and EU Worry About Russia's Technology Transfer in Return for North Korea Troops
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CBC ☛ 2024-11-03 [Older] Moldova re-elects pro-West president in vote marred by Russian meddling claims, bomb threats
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-11-03 [Older] Russian drone strikes cause destruction in Kyiv
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-03 [Older] Russian Drone Attack on Kyiv Damages Buildings, Power Lines, Ukraine Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-03 [Older] Moldova's Pro-Western Sandu Claims Election Win After Meddling Allegations
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-03 [Older] Ukraine 'Holding Back' Powerful Russian Offensive, Kyiv Top Commander Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-03 [Older] Moldova’s Pro-Western President Wins 2nd Term in Runoff Overshadowed by Russian Meddling Claims
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-03 [Older] Russian Forces Capture New Village in Donetsk Region, Ukraine Acknowledges Fighting
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-03 [Older] Russia Bombs Kharkiv, Ukraine's Second-Largest City, Governor Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-03 [Older] Russia Sends Nearly 100 Drones Into Ukraine, as Zelenskyy Urges Tougher Sanctions Against Moscow
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CBC ☛ 2024-11-02 [Older] Butter prices soar in Russia amid surging inflation in war economy
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-11-02 [Older] Fleeing Ukraine war, Russian deserters find home in France
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-11-02 [Older] Fleeing Ukraine war, Russian deserters find refuge in France
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-02 [Older] North Korea, Russia Reaffirm Commitment to Partnership Accord
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-02 [Older] Russia Says Ukraine Is Sabotaging Prisoner of War Exchanges
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-02 [Older] Russia Targets Kyiv in Hours-Long Drone Attack
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-02 [Older] US Citizen Who Helped Russia From Ukraine Appears in Moscow
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Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] Russia-Ukraine conflict Emerging trends in warfare
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] Gagauzia: Moldova's overwhelmingly pro-Russian region
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] Ukraine, allies say North Korean soldiers to join Russia
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty in Smuggling Scheme Intended to Aid Russia's War Effort
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] Frenchman and German Arrested at Russian Space Site in Kazakhstan
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] North Korea Will Back Russia Until Victory in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] Russia Attacked Ukraine With More Than 2,000 Drones in October, Kyiv Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] Russia Is Monitoring Moldova's Elections but Is Not Interfering in Them, Says Kremlin
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] Russia Jails Ex-US Consular Employee on Security Charges
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] Russia Says Two Killed in Ukrainian Drone Attack on Convent
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] US Envoy Sees Some 'Concerning Signals' in Russia-China Military Cooperation in Arctic
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CBC ☛ 2024-10-31 [Older] How will North Korea's 'wild card' troops perform in a modern conflict? The world could soon find out
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-10-31 [Older] Russian oil tankers threaten Baltic Sea environment
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-10-31 [Older] Kremlin, Asked if Russia Is Helping North Korea With Missile Technology, Declines Comment
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-10-31 [Older] Kremlin Says Google Should Lift Its YouTube Block on Russian Broadcasters
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-10-31 [Older] North Korean Troop Deployment in Russia Is Key Topic as US and South Korean Leaders Meet
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-10-31 [Older] Russian Air Defence Systems Intercept 10 Ukrainian Drones, Russian Ministry Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-10-31 [Older] Russia's 'Comprehensive' Treaty With Iran Will Include Defence, Lavrov Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-10-31 [Older] Russia Shifts More Funds to Military in Budget Draft
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-10-31 [Older] US Calls on a Silent China to Use Its Sway Over Russia and North Korea
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Scheerpost ☛ 2024-10-30 [Older] BRICS Grows, Adding 13 New ‘Partner Countries’ at Historic Summit in Kazan, Russia
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Business Insider ☛ 2024-10-30 [Older] Russian Court Hits Google With a Fine Larger Than the World’s GDP
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-10-30 [Older] Central Europe struggling to kick its Russian energy habit
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-10-30 [Older] Moldovan Police explain how Russia meddled in recent polls
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-10-30 [Older] US election: What's at stake for Ukraine and Russia
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International Business Times ☛ 2024-10-30 [Older] Russia Fines Google A Shocking $2.5 Decillion (That's 33 Zeros After The 2.5) For Blocking Pro-Kremlin Media Content
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-10-30 [Older] North Korea Deployment Could Lengthen, Broaden Ukraine War, US Warns
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-10-30 [Older] Russian Bomb Hits Residential Building in Ukraine's Kharkiv, at Least 7 Injured
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-10-30 [Older] Russia Says It Captures Village of Kruhliakivka, Ukraine Reports Fighting in the Area
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-10-30 [Older] Russia Tells UN: Cooperation With North Korea Does Not Violate International Law
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-05 [Older] Ukraine's Zelenskiy Says Clashes With North Korean Troops Are Next Step to 'Instability'
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-11-04 [Older] Germany, Ukraine congratulate Moldovan President Maia Sandu
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-11-04 [Older] Ukraine updates: Germany's Baerbock back in Kyiv
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-11-04 [Older] Ukraine updates: Germany's Baerbock pledges more aid in Kyiv
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-04 [Older] German Foreign Minister Assures Kyiv of Support on Visit Ahead of U.S. Vote
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-04 [Older] Germany's Top Diplomat Is in Kyiv as Ukraine Girds for Impact of US Election on the War
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-04 [Older] Ukraine Not Opposed to Qatar Negotiating Energy Security, Kyiv Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-03 [Older] Germany's Upstart Leftists Chip at Pro-Ukraine Consensus
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-03 [Older] Hungary's Orban Says Trump Victory Would Force Europe to Rethink Support for Ukraine
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Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-11-02 [Older] Ukraine’s Pursuit of Long-Range Missiles: Strategic Ambitions or tactical Necessity?
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-11-02 [Older] Ukraine updates: Dozens wounded in lengthy strike on Kyiv
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-02 [Older] Ukraine's Zelenskyy Urges Allies to Act Before North Korean Troops Reach the Front
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] In Ukraine, Hopes of War Breakthrough Slim Whoever Wins US Election
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] North Korea's Top Diplomat Holds Talks in Moscow as Pyongyang Sent Troops to Help the War on Ukraine
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] Ukraine's Mortar Shell Production Surge Stymied by Explosives Shortage
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] Ukraine's Zelenskiy Urges Allies to Stop Watching, Start Acting on North Korea
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-10-31 [Older] EU boosts energy aid to Ukraine ahead of harsh winter
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-10-31 [Older] Ukraine throws up cracks in South Africa's unity government
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-10-31 [Older] Ukraine updates: US calls on North Korea to withdraw troops
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-10-31 [Older] Ukraine Confident of Continued US Support After Election, Says Foreign Minister
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-10-31 [Older] Ukraine Rolls Out Dozens of AI Systems to Help Its Drones Hit Targets
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-10-31 [Older] Ukraine's 2025 Budget Allocating $53 Billion for Defence Clears First Hurdle
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-10-31 [Older] Ukraine Steps up Wartime Anti-Graft Push With Payouts for Whistleblowers
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-10-30 [Older] Ukraine updates: South Korea mulls sending team to Ukraine
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Environment
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New York Times ☛ Lightning Strikes Soccer Team in Peru, Killing Player
A video of the incident shows a flash of light and then several players instantly dropping to the ground.
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Wildlife/Nature
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] Brazilian State Law Overturns Soy Moratorium That Helped Curb Amazon Deforestation
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AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
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JURIST ☛ Texas reaches election day agreement with DOJ over federal poll monitors
Following 11th-hour efforts to prevent federal observers from monitoring Texas polling stations, the state reached an agreement Tuesday with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), permitting its monitors to conduct their work, albeit subject to strict limitations.
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ACLU ☛ Why Counting the Vote Can, and Should, Take Time
Everyone remembers the four days it took to officially call the 2020 presidential race for Joe Biden. While that election seemed to take an inordinate amount of time, it’s normal for it to take several days to process all of the ballots.
Vote counting takes time, especially when the race is as close as the 2024 election appears to be. This year’s election is projected to have fewer mail-in ballots, and thus may take less time to call than the 2020 race, but each state still has its own election administration procedures on how, and when, to process ballots. These are standard processes that, yes, can cause the election results to take more time. They also are part of the system of checks and verifications that keep our elections fair and free.
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Censorship/Free Speech
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TikTok deletes videos related to Uyghur human rights violations
Uyghurs living abroad report posts being taken down by censors.
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Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press
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AccessNow ☛ Joint statement: refusal to license Fakartany’s website is an attack on independent journalism in Egypt
We condemn the decision issued by the Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) on 8 September refusing to grant a license to the Fakartany website.
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Silicon Angle ☛ Bad timing for the New York Times as its tech union goes on strike
The New York Times today said it was “disappointed” as its tech union went on strike just one day before one of the most blustery U.S. presidential elections in recent history.
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Pro Publica ☛ What ProPublica Reporters Will Be Watching on Election Day
Reporters at ProPublica live and work in 26 states across the country, from California to Minnesota, Texas to New York. Many have covered key election issues and how they are resonating at national, state and local levels. On Election Day, our reporters will be on the ground in many of these locations, on the lookout for what’s going right and what isn’t. The topics we’re watching include how extremist groups react to the election, the actions of newly recruited poll workers who were mobilized on the basis of their distrust of election administration, and how well embattled election boards and commissions handle potential challenges to voting processes.
Some are paying attention to the defining cultural debates of today. In Missouri, a reliably red state, we’ll be watching whether a voter-initiated constitutional amendment aimed at restoring abortion rights passes. We’re also looking at whether voters in states opt to expand school voucher programs or elect legislators who will do so.
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Civil Rights/Policing
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CS Monitor ☛ Boeing was losing $50 million per day. Then the air machinists ended their strike.
After weeks of strikes and three rejected deals, Boeing’s air machinist union voted to accept a new agreement. The machinists are set to resume working on Nov. 6. Union President Jon Holden told members, “You stood strong and you stood tall and you won.”
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New York Times ☛ Mexico’s Top Court Dismisses Proposal to Invalidate Judicial Overhaul
The move spares the country’s new president from having to choose between recognizing a court decision to strike down the overhaul or aligning with her party’s leaders and ignoring it.
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Net Media Europe ☛ Amazon Boss Denies Return To Office Mandate Is ‘Backdoor Layoff’
The fractious mood among corporate staff at Amazon over the recent 5-day in-office mandate was on display again this week.
CNBC reported that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy at an all-hands meeting Tuesday had denied speculation that the company’s five-day in-office mandate was made to further reduce head count or appease city officials.
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Amazon CEO Defends Full-Time RTO Policy As ‘Strengthening’ Its ‘Culture’
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has defended the company’s recently announced full-time return to office (RTO) mandate as “strengthening” its “culture” while stating it doesn’t represent a “backdoor layoff”.
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Trademarks
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TTAB Blog ☛ TTAB Reverses 2(d) Refusals of "SUN CHLORELLA" for Noodles Due to Crowded Field
The Board reversed Section 2(d) refusals of the mark SUN CHLORELLA, in standard character and design form, for "Udon noodles made in whole or significant part of chlorella" [CHLORELLA disclaimed], finding confusion unlikely with the registered mark SUN NOODLE for, inter alia, noodles [NOODLE disclaimed]. Sixteen third-party, use-based registrations for mark containing the word SUN for noodles, and 18 more for arguably related goods, convinced the Board that the cited mark merits only a narrow scope of protection. In re Sun Chlorella Corp., Serial Nos. 97350448 and 97350457 (October 29, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Peter W. Cataldo).
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Copyrights
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] Ed Sheeran Beats Copyright Appeal Over 'Thinking Out Loud' Song
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IP Kat ☛ 2024-11-01 [Older] Infringing [computer]: Liability for [computer]-generated outputs under international, EU, and UK copyright law
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IP Kat ☛ 2024-11-04 [Older] [Guest Post] Book review: NFTs, Creativity and the Law – Within and beyond copyright [Ed: Review or promotion?]
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Monopolies/Monopsonies
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