Links 20/04/2025: Many Data Breaches and Growing Censorship Wave
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Leftovers
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Computers Are Bad ☛ 2025-04-18 white alice
When we last talked about Troposcatter, it was Pole Vault. Pole Vault was the first troposcatter communications network, on the east coast of Canada. It would not be alone for long. By the time the first Pole Vault stations were complete, work was already underway on a similar network for Alaska: the White Alice Communication System, WACS.
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Ruben Schade ☛ Heading out for long service leave
I’m heading off for a long service leave trip. Tickets are booked, bags are packed, anxiety about whether we’ve missed anything is once again running rampant. We’ve had to postpone this four times owing to factors outside our control, so we can’t believe it’s finally happening.
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Science
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Science Alert ☛ Hubble Revisits Magnificent Sombrero Galaxy in Stunning New Image
Hola! *hat tip*
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Science Alert ☛ Vagus Nerve Stimulation Has Lasting Effects in People With Severe Depression
A possible breakthrough?
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Science Alert ☛ Hailstorms on Jupiter Pelt Giant Slushee Balls of Ammonia And Water
If you thought Earth weather was bad...
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France24 ☛ ‘Choose Europe!’: Macron invites scientists to work in France amid US funding cuts
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday invited international scientists to work in France or elsewhere in Europe. The country's newly launched "Choose France for Science" platform comes as US President The Insurrectionist slashes funding for universities and research centres in the US.
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Career/Education
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] PHOTO COLLECTION: US Universities Federal Grants and Contracts Withheld
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University of Michigan ☛ 2025-04-14 [Older] University’s programs offer life preserver to U.S. shipbuilding
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CBC ☛ 2025-04-17 [Older] Special watches, eye-tracking glasses will help a Hamilton university gauge voter interest during tonight's election debate
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Hardware
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France24 ☛ 🌟The Bright Side: Robots race alongside humans in China half-marathon
A half-marathon in Beijing pitted 21 humanoid robots against flesh-and-blood runners on Saturday, showcasing Chinese manufacturers' growing prowess in robotics.
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Hackaday ☛ Hydroplaning RC Jet Boat Steers Clear Of Convention
[CovaConcepts], who has a background in motorsports, has been busy designing an unconventional radio-controlled watercraft she calls the HydraJet.
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Tom's Hardware ☛ New chip cooling technique is 7X more more effective than standard approaches
Researchers built a 3D capillary system that allows water and steam to flow freely within it to dissipate heat efficiently.
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPUs will seemingly use a new LGA1954 socket
Next-generation Nova Lake CPUs from defective chip maker Intel will reportedly require a new motherboard, shifting to an LGA1954 socket.
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Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] Syrian doctors leave Germany to work for free at home
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Science Alert ☛ Here's How to Interpret The Concerning Link Between Cooking Oil And Cancer
Balance is the key.
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NYPost ☛ Enoki mushroom packages recalled for possible listeria contamination
A New York company is recalling some packages of its mushrooms because of possible listeria contamination.
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Hackaday ☛ Frankenflair 58: Manual Roots, Advanced Brew
The user interface of things we deal with often makes or breaks our enjoyment of using a device. [Janne] from Fraktal thinks so, he has an espresso machine he enjoys but the default controls were not what he was looking for and so in true hacker fashion he took what was and made it his own.
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TruthOut ☛ 2025-04-16 [Older] Facebook Whistleblower: Breaking Meta’s Monopoly Would Improve Children’s Safety
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CBC ☛ 2025-04-17 [Older] Fentanyl-stuffed rotisserie chicken found by police in Ontario
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CBC ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] Alberta introduces controversial involuntary addictions treatment bill
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Proprietary
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OMG Ubuntu ☛ Parallels Desktop 20.3 Brings GNU/Linux VM Fixes to Mac Users
The fourth major release in the Parallels Desktop 20 series has been released, bringing a stack of fixes for running Windows, macOS and GNU/Linux virtual machines on macOS. Yes, I did say macOS. I know; at first blush it seems odd for an Ubuntu blog to cover macOS app updates. But, Parallels is virtualisation software. It lets macOS users run Windows, macOS and GNU/Linux distributions as virtual machines so they can …Do whatever it is they need to.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Hackaday ☛ Will It Run Llama 2? Now DOS Can [Ed: Slop retrofitted for DOS, as slop has nothing of value left to show others than useless gimmicks?]
Will a 486 run Crysis? No, of course not. Will it run a large language model (LLM)? Given the huge buildout of compute power to do just that, many people would scoff at the very notion. But [Yeo Kheng Meng] is not many people.
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Social Control Media
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Project Censored ☛ 2025-04-17 [Older] Framing the Feed: How Social Control Media Shapes Our Interpretation of Reality
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CBC ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] This AI-generated action figure trend is all over social media. But is it just harmless fun? [Ed: CG of slop, not "AI-generated"]
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Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets
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Security
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2025-04-17 [Older] Edmond cybersecurity CEO accused of planting malware on hospital computers
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2025-04-17 [Older] Enterprise Linux Security Episode 113 - Black Basta Exposed
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2025-04-15 [Older] BakerHostetler’s 2025 Data Security Incident Response Report Finds Less Malware Used in 2024
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WSLS TV ☛ 2025-04-11 [Older] Preservation notice sent to Radford University in widening data leak case
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2025-04-11 [Older] Patient data leaked from cyberattack on Brunswick Medical Center
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The Wall Street Journal ☛ 2025-04-11 [Older] In Secret Meeting, China Acknowledged Role in U.S. Infrastructure Hacks
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CNBC ☛ 2025-04-12 [Older] UnitedHealth is demanding some struggling doctors immediately repay loans issued after last year’s cyberattack
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2025-04-12 [Older] SK.com allegedly hacked by Qilin
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2025-04-14 [Older] Queensland has a new breach notification law going into effect July 1, 2025
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India Times ☛ 2025-04-14 [Older] IAF jet on Myanmar relief operation faced cyber attack in air
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The Star MY ☛ 2025-04-14 [Older] Dialysis firm DaVita hit by ransomware attack
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2025-04-14 [Older] Another entity reports the Nationwide Recovery Service data breach of 2024
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Wired ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] The Most Dangerous Hackers You’ve Never Heard Of
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Cybernews ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] The art of restraint: why not every system should be owned
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CBC ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] B.C. health-care workers' CRA accounts hacked after 28,000 social insurance numbers stolen in data breach
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2025-04-15 [Older] Kyiv Region Police Expose Hackers Who Infected Notaries’ Computers with Viruses and Changed Data in State Registries
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Yahoo News ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] China accuses US of launching ‘advanced’ cyberattacks, names alleged NSA agents
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2025-04-15 [Older] 4chan hacked, internal data leaked on rival image board
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Bleeping Computer ☛ 2025-04-17 [Older] CISA warns of increased breach risks following Oracle Clown leak
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The Record ☛ 2025-04-17 [Older] British law firm fined after ransomware group publishes confidential client data
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Integrity/Availability/Authenticity
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Privacy/Surveillance
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Don Marti ☛ Don Marti: Surveillance Giant Google Ads Shitshow Report 2024
Google ads are full of crime and most web users should block them. If you don’t believe the FBI, or Malwarebytes, believe Google. Their 2024 Ads Safety Report is out (Search Engine Land covered it) and things do not look good. The report is an excellent example of some of the techniques that big companies use to misrepresent an ongoing disaster as somehow improving, so I might as well list them.
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2025-04-14 [Older] Smiley calls for data sharing once Providence gets its schools back from state
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Project Censored ☛ 2025-04-14 [Older] Eyes Everywhere: Tech Tyranny and the Profiteers of Control
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Confidentiality
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2025-04-11 [Older] No need to hack when it’s leaking: SavantCare edition
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2025-04-14 [Older] Psychiatric documents with sensitive patient info found ‘loosely blown about’ near Regina medical clinic
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Covington & Burling LLP ☛ 2025-04-16 [Older] South Africa Introduces Mandatory e-Portal Reporting for Data Breaches
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NPR ☛ 2025-04-17 [Older] A whistleblower’s disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
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2025-04-16 [Older] Nude photos and names: KU Health and Kansas hospital sued for data breach
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Defence/Aggression
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-04-13 [Older] After 2 years of war, Sudan no closer to peace
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-04-13 [Older] Algeria protests to France over detaining consular official
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Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2025-04-16 [Older] Geopolitics meet Digital Security in ASEAN’s Maritime Domain
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Defence Web ☛ 2025-04-16 [Older] Vandalism costs Eskom R221 million despite improvement
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-16 [Older] Serbia Expels Croatian Doctor Married to Serb Over Security Threat
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Counter Punch ☛ 2025-04-14 [Older] The Bearded and Masked Face of Power in Syria
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-14 [Older] Saudi Arabia Plans to Pay off Syria's World Bank Debts, Sources Say
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-13 [Older] Syria's New Leader Makes His First Visit to the United Arab Emirates
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-13 [Older] Syria's Sharaa Heads to UAE for Second Visit to a Gulf Country as Leader
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-12 [Older] Syrian Officials Plan to Attend IMF, World Bank Meetings in Washington DC, Sources Say
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-11 [Older] In a Turbulent Time, Turkey Lays Claim to a Role of Stability for Europe, Syria and Global Trade
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-04-11 [Older] Turkey: Istanbul's jailed opposition mayor appears in court
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-14 [Older] European Rights Watchdog Says It's Worried About Turkey After Mayor's Jailing
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-17 [Older] Immigration Judge Denies Bond for Tufts University Student From Turkey, Her Lawyers Say
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-04-13 [Older] Turkey: Popular TV actors slip into the crosshairs of politics
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-04-11 [Older] Why hasn't EU acted against Turkey's increasing repression?
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TechCrunch ☛ 2025-04-17 [Older] Former CISA director Chris Krebs vows to fight back against Cheeto Mussolini-ordered federal investigation
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-04-13 [Older] Berlin station stabbing: Suspect dies from injuries
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The Straits Times ☛ Japanese warships dock at Cambodia's Chinese-renovated naval base
Cambodia has repeatedly denied the base would be used exclusively by China.
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New York Times ☛ What Convicted Felon Isn’t Telling You About His Trade War With China
What happens if we run out of rare-earth metals or bond prices collapse?
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New York Times ☛ How China and the E.U. Are Reacting to Convicted Felon’s Tariffs
Ana Swanson, who covers trade and international economics for The New York Times, talks to Jeanna Smialek, The Times’s Brussels bureau chief, and Keith Bradsher, The Times’s Beijing bureau chief, about how Convicted Felon’s tariffs are playing out in Europe and China.
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The Straits Times ☛ Malaysia’s trade minister heading to US, seeks to avert tariff war ‘that benefits none’
Tengku Zafrul Aziz hopes to talk Washington down from tariffs on Malaysian and Asean imports.
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New York Times ☛ Israeli Attacks Kill Dozens in Gaza, Health Ministry Says
Israel was keeping up its intense bombing campaign in the enclave, which has exacted a heavy price on civilians struggling to find safe places to shelter.
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France24 ☛ Israeli strikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in two days
Israel’s army killed more than 90 people in the past 48 hours, including women and children, the healthy ministry in Gaza said on Saturday. Many of those killed were sheltering in areas designated as humanitarian zones by Israel.
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NYPost ☛ Israel still weighing strikes against Iran nuclear facilities, despite US diplomacy efforts
Israel is considering a limited attack on Iran's nuclear facilities without help from the US as the Convicted Felon administration pushes diplomacy amid continued talks with Tehran, according to reports.
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France24 ☛ More than 70 killed in deadliest US attack on Yemen, Huthis say
US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 70 people, Huthi rebels said on April 18, in the deadliest attack of Washington's 15-month campaign against the Iran-backed group.
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Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine
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RFERL ☛ Zelenskyy Says Will Observe Easter Truce But Accuses Russia Of Immediate Violations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country will abide by a 30-hour Easter cease-fire called by Moscow, but he accused Russia of already violating the truce by launching drone and artillery attacks on Ukrainian cities.
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JURIST ☛ Russia court sentences 19-year-old activist for poetic protest of Ukraine conflict
The Petrogradsky District Court of St. Petersburg in Russia sentenced activist Daria Kozyreva to two years and eight months in prison for “discrediting the armed forces” by using 19th-century Ukrainian poetry and graffiti in protest of Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to local media sources. Kozyreva began her anti-war activism in 2022.
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New York Times ☛ Can Convicted Felon Really Negotiate Peace in Ukraine, Russians Wonder
Many thought Hell Toupée would be able to finish the war. Now they are not so sure.
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New York Times ☛ Putin Declares Easter Truce, Drawing Skeptical Ukrainian Response
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said that he had ordered his forces to “stop all military activity” from Saturday evening through Sunday. Ukraine’s leader said Putin was trying to “play with people’s lives.”
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France24 ☛ Russia's Putin announces an Easter ceasefire in Ukraine until end of Sunday
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his troops to halt hostilities from Saturday evening until Sunday midnight.
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France24 ☛ Russia's Putin declares unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering his forces to end hostilities at 6 p.m. Moscow time on Saturday until the end of Sunday. France 24's Douglas Herbert tells us more.
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France24 ☛ Ukraine accuses Russia of breaching Easter ceasefire with ongoing attacks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that Russia broke its ceasefire promise and continues to carry out attacks “on several frontline sectors” despite a one-day ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The truce was meant to start on Saturday evening and last until midnight on Sunday.
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France24 ☛ Putin announces an Easter ceasefire as Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of POWs
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine starting on April 19, citing humanitarian reasons, as Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds of captured soldiers in the largest exchange since Moscow's full-scale invasion started over three years ago. France 24's Douglas Herbert, Fraser Jackson and Emmanuelle Chaze tell us more.
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France24 ☛ Putin's Easter ceasefire will be ‘cautiously observed’ by Ukrainians
Residents of Kyiv erred on the side of caution on Saturday after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a one-day ceasefire in Ukraine. "It will be cautiously observed", said FRANCE 24's Emmanuelle Chaze reporting live from the ground. "Let's not forget that on the US proposal, Ukraine had agreed to a temporary ceasefire provided that Russia would also agree," she added. "But Russia didn't want to abandon any of its own conditions for peace".
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France24 ☛ Zelensky commits to Easter truce, accuses Russia of breaking it
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said Ukraine would reciprocate any genuine ceasefire by Moscow but added that Russian forces were continuing to carry out attacks on its soil. Russian President Vladimir Putin had earlier announced a surprise one-day ceasefire in Ukraine for Easter, meant to last until Sunday evening.
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Environment
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Copenhagen Post ☛ 2025-04-17 [Older] Richest people in Denmark leave four times the climate footprint of poorest
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Renewable Energy World ☛ 2025-04-17 [Older] Appliance efficiency standards save consumers billions, reduce pollution and fight climate change
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NL Times ☛ 2025-04-16 [Older] Climate change: Chance of Elfstedentocht conditions drops to once every 32 years
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Vox ☛ 2025-04-16 [Older] The fate of this beloved American creature is in Cheeto Mussolini’s hands
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] Amid EU climate shift, cities face more floods, extreme heat
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] US Judge Blocks Cheeto Mussolini's Freeze on Climate, Infrastructure Grants
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The Local SE ☛ 2025-04-14 [Older] Climate activists continue fight to sue the Swedish state in court
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CBC ☛ 2025-04-12 [Older] Canada will no longer cover travel costs of experts it nominates to UN's climate science body
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TruthOut ☛ 2025-04-11 [Older] Cheeto Mussolini on Shaky Legal Ground With Executive Order Targeting State Climate Laws
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CBC ☛ 2025-04-11 [Older] Canadian mayors call for action on climate from federal leaders, instead of pipelines
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Vox ☛ 2025-04-11 [Older] The freaky part of allergy season that no one warned you about
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CBC ☛ 2025-04-17 [Older] Quebec recycler shows what happens to scrap appliances left on the curb
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Energy/Transportation
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Hackaday ☛ They Hacked A Nuclear Power Plant! Whoops! Don’t Make A Sound!
What do you do with an unused nuclear reactor project? In Washington, one of them was hacked to remove sound, all in the name of science.
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Hackaday ☛ China’s TMSR-LF1 Molten Salt Thorium Reactor Begins Live Refueling Operations
Although uranium-235 is the typical fuel for commercial fission reactors on account of it being fissile, it’s relatively rare relative to the fertile U-238 and thorium (Th-232). Using either of these fertile isotopes to breed new fuel from is thus an attractive proposition. Despite this, only India and China have a strong focus on using Th-232 for reactors, the former using breeders (Th-232 to U-233) to create fertile uranium fuel. China has demonstrated its approach — including refueling a live reactor — using a fourth-generation molten salt reactor.
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-16 [Older] Dozens of Employees Leaving US EIA, Putting Crucial Energy Data at Risk, Sources Say
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Bridge Michigan ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] Natural gas plants in UP are 'clean' energy sources, House bills contend
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-14 [Older] US Universities Sue Energy Department Over Research Cuts
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-13 [Older] Saudi Arabia, US on 'Pathway' to Civil Nuclear Agreement, US Energy Secretary Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-11 [Older] Wholesale Inflation Unexpectedly Falls as Energy Prices Slump
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-11 [Older] US Energy Secretary Says We Can Stop Iran's Oil Exports
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Wildlife/Nature
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Finance
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New York Times ☛ The Forrest Dump Billionaires Who Run the Economy and the Things They Say
“You have to laugh to keep from crying,” one Republican pollster said about recent comments by the billionaires on the stock market, retirement funds and Social Security.
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HRW ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] German Coalition’s Troubling Plans on Social Security
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-04-14 [Older] US remains by far the top market for German exports
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CBC ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] Ontario throne speech condemns 'chaos and uncertainty' caused by U.S. tariffs, economic threats
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CBC ☛ 2025-04-16 [Older] Bank of Canada holds interest rate at 2.75%, says trade war could cause a recession
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Mexico News Daily ☛ 2025-04-16 [Older] Honda denies plans to shift Mexico, Canada production to US despite tariff rumors
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International Business Times ☛ 2025-04-17 [Older] How Much Did The Playstation Plus Price Increase In Canada And Is The US Next?
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-04-13 [Older] Fact check: Will Bulgarians lose their savings once they join the euro?
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-04-16 [Older] Biden attacks Cheeto Mussolini on Social Security in rare public speech
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] Biden Re-Emerges to Defend Social Security as Cheeto Mussolini Cuts Agency Staff
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] Joe Biden Will Speak About Social Security in His Return to the National Stage
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US News And World Report ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] Cheeto Mussolini Signs Memo Barring Undocumented Immigrants From Receiving Social Security Benefits
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-04-14 [Older] Cheeto Mussolini tariffs: Xi says 'no winners' in trade war
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-04-12 [Older] US tariffs could be a boon for Turkey, exporters say
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CBC ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] Inflation in Canada cooled slightly to 2.3% in March as gas prices fell
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AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
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The Age AU ☛ 2025-04-15 [Older] Campaign security concern as Albanese ambushed by alt-right media at Melbourne hotel
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CBC ☛ 2025-04-17 [Older] 'I don't blame you': U.S. tourism hot spots mourn Canadian travel cancellations
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CBC ☛ 2025-04-17 [Older] I didn't vote for 21 years. Cheeto Mussolini's attacks on my homeland and Canada changed everything
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Censorship/Free Speech
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JURIST ☛ Poland president asks constitutional tribunal to review criminal amendment on LGBTQ+ hate crime
Polish President Andrzej Duda sent a bill to the Constitutional Tribunal Thursday for review. The bill seeks to expand on hate crimes provisions by adding sexual orientation, gender and others to the list of protected groups from hate crimes.
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Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2025-04-09 [Older] Donald Cheeto Mussolini Is Doubling Down on All of Joe Biden’s Failures
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Off Guardian ☛ 2025-04-17 [Older] Bitchute, the UK and modern censorship in action
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TruthOut ☛ 2025-04-16 [Older] Rubio Brags He’s “Championing Free Speech” as He Hand-Picks Protesters to Deport
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Civil Rights/Policing
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JURIST ☛ US appeals court upholds protections for Venezuelans facing deportation
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday rejected a bid by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to strip deportation safeguards from roughly 350,000 Venezuelans who live and work in the US under Temporary Protected Status (TPS), according to the plaintiffs.
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2025-04-14 [Older] US: Meta faces landmark antitrust trial
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The Verge ☛ 2025-04-16 [Older] Meta Botches Redaction of Slides in Antitrust Trial, Angering Google, Apple, and Snap
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Patents
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IP Kat ☛ 2025-04-11 [Older] Driscoll's strawberry plant patent infringement claim finally squashed [Ed: Well, patents must never be granted on nature in the first place, but EPO is corrupt and defunct]
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Kangaroo Courts
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Monopolies/Monopsonies
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