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The Odds of a City-Killing Asteroid Hitting Earth Keep Rising

The likelihood of 2024 YR4 colliding with the our planet in 2032 have ticked up to over 3 percent. Is it time to start …

Wired
Feb 20, 2025
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Republican proposals to cut Medicaid could be politically fraught

Republicans are proposing deep cuts to Medicaid to finance tax cuts and other priorities. Pushback is coming not only f…

NPR
Feb 20, 2025
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President Trump calls Ukraine's Zelenskyy a "dictator," sparking bipartisan backlash

President Trump drew bipartisan criticism after he called Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "dictator without e…

CBS News
Feb 20, 2025
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Julianne Moore's book banned in the USA following executive order by president Trump

In the United States, a children’s picture book by the actress Julianne Moore is on a list of library books suspended f…

France 24
Feb 20, 2025
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Passengers on crashed Toronto plane offered US$30,000 each

The gesture to the affected travellers - all of whom survived - comes with no strings attached, the airline says.

BBC
Feb 20, 2025
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Work Has Given Me Tech Neck. This Device Is Helping Undo the Damage

Hours of screen time lead to stiffness, pain, and brain fog. I tested the Chirp Wheel to see if it could help—and the r…

Wired
Feb 20, 2025
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The Economist
Feb 20, 2025
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Marco Rubio: A traditionalist hawk in the age of Trump

The 'might makes right' worldview and ambitions that drive the top US diplomat spearheading Trump's fore…

Al Jazeera
Feb 20, 2025
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Reality of war clashes with Trump’s demand for Ukraine vote, analysts say

As Trump joins Russia in tying national elections to any peace deal, analysts question Moscow's true motives.

Al Jazeera
Feb 20, 2025
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Spain’s ex-football chief Luis Rubiales found guilty of sexual assault

Rubialies found guilty of sexually assaulting footballer Jenni Hermoso by forcibly kissing her and ordered to pay fine.

Al Jazeera
Feb 20, 2025
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Anglo American writes down value of diamond firm De Beers by $2.9bn

Sale of the miner, which is now valued at $4bn, may be delayed following ‘really, really difficult’ marketBusiness live…

The Guardian
Feb 20, 2025
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UK accusers of influencer Tate urge US to stay away from case

Four British women who have accused notorious influencer Andrew Tate of rape they were "concerned" by reports the US go…

France 24
Feb 20, 2025
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