France Bans PFAS in Many Products, but Not Cookwar... New York Times
France Bans PFAS in Many Products, but Not Cookware

A new French ban on “forever chemicals” allows their use in nonstick pans after industry opposition, including a rally by employees of Tefal, a cookware maker.

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Severance opens up a new kind of terror in latest ... The Verge
Severance opens up a new kind of terror in latest episode

Severance has always been a horror story, albeit one set in a mostly generic office. That blandness is a large part of what makes it so scary: underneath the corporate …

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Europeans rally around Zelenskyy but will struggle... Financial Times
Europeans rally around Zelenskyy but will struggle to formulate a plan to defend Ukraine

The showdown in the Oval Office has exposed the huge rift between the US and Europe

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Rose Girone, oldest known Holocaust survivor, dies at 113
Rose Girone, oldest known Holocaust survivor, dies at 113

Rose Girone, the woman believed to be the oldest known Holocaust survivor, has died, her family and a Jewish organization that secures compensation for Holocaust survivors said Thursday.

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Android 0-day sold by Cellebrite exploited to hack Serbian student’s phone
Android 0-day sold by Cellebrite exploited to hack Serbian student’s phone

Android users who have installed Google's February patch batch should do so ASAP.

Source: Ars Technica

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Israel threatens a second Nakba, yet denies the fi... Al Jazeera
Israel threatens a second Nakba, yet denies the first ever happened

Israel has long denied the 1948 Nakba ethnic cleansing, even as it calls for carrying out a second Nakba today.

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UN says South Sudan leaders fuelling violence and ... France 24
UN says South Sudan leaders fuelling violence and instability

In tonight's edition, South Sudan's leaders are fueling violence and instability in the young nation, a United Nations report said. Also, After recent promises of job opportunities in Spain, thousands …

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Ceasefire talks resume between Israel and Hamas as... NBC News
Ceasefire talks resume between Israel and Hamas as the first phase deadline looms

As the deadline for the first phase of the ceasefire approaches on Sunday, Egypt said intensive discussions between Israel and Hamas have begun in Cairo. Hamas stated they were ready …

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Dozens missing in Indian Himalayas avalanche... BBC
Dozens missing in Indian Himalayas avalanche

At least 25 people are still missing in a remote part of the country's north.

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Friday’s ‘economic blackout’ is a fool’s errand — and gives ‘woke’ a bad name
Friday’s ‘economic blackout’ is a fool’s errand — and gives ‘woke’ a bad name

Just because the national media covers this “economic boycott” and gives publicity and airtime to its well-meaning founder does not make it a success.

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Denmark: Major grocery chain to distinguish Europe... Deutsche Welle
Denmark: Major grocery chain to distinguish European from US goods

Billed as promoting European products rather than boycotting US ones, a Danish supermarket chain has a special label for goods from Europe. The move comes as many seek to protest …

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DOGE's Misplaced War on Software Licenses... Wired
DOGE's Misplaced War on Software Licenses

DOGE claims that a government agency has nearly three times as many software licenses as employees. Experts say there are plenty of good reasons for that.

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