politics politics House Defeats Johnson’s Spending Plan With Shutdown Looming | Both Reps and Dems opposed stopgap funding bill, which was tied to new rules requiring proof of US citizenship to register to vote
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    What consequences could the government shutdown have for these elections?

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  • politics politics Joe Biden is bailing out Papaw's steel plant in JD Vance’s hometown. Vance is trying to stop him.
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    How curious, it is almost always the other way around.

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  • politics politics 'Trump was never in danger': Shooting reported near ex-president's Florida golf club
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    It was the work of Haitians and democrats /s

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  • politics politics Trump is ‘safe following gunshots in his vicinity,’ campaign says in statement
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    How can the NRA justify this?

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    US satellite-TV providers DirecTV and Dish are in talks to merge again, source says https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/directv-dish-are-talks-again-merge-satellite-tv-businesses-bloomberg-news-2024-09-13/

    elecom operator AT&T (T.N), opens new tab and its joint-venture partner TPG (TPG.O), opens new tab are in early-stage talks to merge their DirecTV satellite TV service with EchoStar (SATS.O), opens new tab owned Dish, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. The two companies first attempted to merge back in 2002 when the U.S. Justice Department blocked the tie-up. The combined entity would create the largest pay-TV service provider in the U.S. at about 16 million subscribers, if the talks are successful. The potential deal would likely attract antitrust scrutiny again although it might be able to clear regulatory hurdles this time as the industry has expanded substantially since then and DirecTV and Dish now compete against the likes of Comcast (CMCSA.O), opens new tab, Charter (CHTR.O), opens new tab, Amazon Prime, YouTube TV, and Netflix (NFLX.O), opens new tab.

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    Chinese courier delivery firm BingEx files for US IPO https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/chinese-courier-delivery-firm-bingex-files-us-ipo-2024-09-13/

    Several high-profile companies are trying to test investor appetite for IPOs following a prolonged downturn due to rising interest rates and geopolitical turmoil. The number of Chinese companies that have pursued stock market flotations in the United States has dropped in the past few years, after ride-hailing giant Didi Global was forced to delist its shares in late 2021 following a backlash from China's regulators. EV maker Zeekr's (ZK.N), opens new tab debut on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this year was the first big listing by a Chinese company in the U.S. since Didi's delisting.

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    South Korea summit to target 'blueprint' for using AI in the military https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-summit-target-blueprint-using-ai-military-2024-09-09/

    South Korea convened an international summit on Monday seeking to establish a blueprint for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the military, though any agreement is not expected to have binding powers to enforce it. More than 90 countries including the United States and China have sent government representatives to the two-day summit in Seoul, which is the second such gathering. The first summit was held in The Hague last year, where the United States, China and other nations endorsed a modest "call to action, opens new tab" without legal commitment.

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    asklemmy Ask Lemmy In what videogame you're currently stuck and you gave up or drop it for a while?
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    Cookie Clicker

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  • politics politics Trump says he would deport Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, "back to Venezuela"
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    Why to Venezuela?

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  • news News Republicans dismayed by Trump’s ‘bad’ and ‘unprepared’ debate performance
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    Well it seems that Trump was a Biden 2.0 in this debate

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  • politics politics Billionaire Mark Cuban Puts Name Up for Top Job in Harris Administration
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    What if Kamala puts that guy in charge of the SEC?

    I ask out of curiosity

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  • politics politics Tuesday 9/10 Presidential Debate Megathread!
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    How likely is Trump to show signs of being a Biden in this debate?

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  • politics politics Kamala Harris has a secret weapon for energizing Gen Z
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    In short, more housing must be built.

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  • technology Technology Dutch government retakes export control over two ASML tools from US
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    Are you referring to the Chinese, American or Dutch government to whom the subsidies will be offered?

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  • news News Kamala Harris’ Donors Privately Urge Firing of FTC’s Khan, SEC’s Gensler
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    The country exerts influence directly and indirectly throughout the world, it is obvious that they are going to spend a lot of money, whether it is companies, organizations, countries or others.

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  • politics politics Harris unveils plan for 28% capital gains tax, softening Biden's proposal for 40% rate
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    I think that tax would actually end up being 16%.

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    Harris Says Privatizing Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Could Add $1,200 To Mortgage Costs: Is She Right? finance.yahoo.com

    Vice President Kamala Harris has rolled out several initiatives as part of her housing plan. She wants to incentivize builders to create 3 million units of affordable housing and develop a $25,000 housing credit for first-time homebuyers. Harris's housing goals have been widely dissected by the media, showing that the nationwide housing problem is top of mind for many people. Harris believes that former president Trump has it all wrong when it comes to solving the housing crunch. In her Aug. 16,2024, political rally, she stated, "If his Project 2025 agenda is put into effect, it will add around $1,200 a year to the typical American mortgage. He's got it backward. We should be doing everything we can to make it more affordable to buy a home, not less."

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    technology Technology Microsoft formally deprecates the 39-year-old Windows Control Panel
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    In fact, they are going to remove third-party printer drivers and replace them with universal drivers. Link

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    Steam has a somewhat inconsistent interface in some aspects, but for some reason it is acceptable.

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  • news News Harris puts housing at center of economic pitch to US voters
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    Lower regulations for building houses and encourage the construction of houses. Also build a subway near the suburbs to reduce car use.

    There is a lot of unused land because there are no basic services or they do not meet demand. This should also be encouraged.

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  • politics politics Democratic convention second-night ratings far surpass Trump’s RNC following speeches from Obamas
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    Obamium is still powerful

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    It is a trap that is hidden in the details

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    Youth unemployment in China jumps to 17.1% in July www.voanews.com

    Youth unemployment in China ticked up to 17.1% in July, official figures showed, the highest level this year as the world's second-largest economy faces mounting headwinds. China is battling soaring joblessness among young people, a heavily indebted property sector and intensifying trade issues with the West. Chinese Premier Li Qiang, who is responsible for economic policy, called Friday for struggling companies to be "heard" and "their difficulties truly addressed," according to the state news agency Xinhua. The unemployment rate among 16- to 24-year-olds released Friday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) was up markedly from June's 13.2%.

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    Anthropic asks court to dismiss music publishers' AI claims https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/anthropic-asks-court-dismiss-music-publishers-ai-claims-2024-08-16/

    Artificial-intelligence company Anthropic asked a California federal court on Thursday to dismiss some copyright claims brought by a group of music publishers over the alleged misuse of song lyrics to train its AI-powered chatbot Claude. Anthropic said that the court [should reject the publishers' allegations](https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/lgpdobjyevo/ANTHROPIC%20COPYRIGHT%20LAWSUIT%20mtd.pdf) that the company induced Claude users to infringe their copyrights or committed other copyright-related violations. The company did not address the core claim from the publishers - Universal Music Group (UMG.AS), opens new tab, ABKCO and Concord Music Group - that the use of their lyrics to train AI violates their rights or the key defense that such training makes fair use of copyrighted work. "Anthropic's latest motion is completely without merit and is yet another example of an AI company seeking to avoid taking responsibility for its massive infringement of copyrights," the publishers' attorney Matt Oppenheim of Oppenheim + Zebrak said in a statement on Friday.

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    Second US judge blocks FTC ban on worker noncompete agreements https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/second-us-judge-blocks-ftc-ban-worker-noncompete-agreements-2024-08-15/

    A federal judge in Florida has temporarily blocked a U.S. Federal Trade Commission rule that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers' rivals or launch competing businesses, becoming the second judge to rule that the ban is likely invalid. During a hearing on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Timothy Corrigan in Ocala, Florida, blocked the FTC from applying the rule to real estate developer Properties of the Villages, pending the outcome of the company's lawsuit claiming the commission lacked the power to adopt the ban earlier this year. Corrigan at the hearing said the rule implicated a question of "extraordinary economic and political significance" that Congress did not empower the FTC to address, according to a court transcript. Corrigan cited the "major questions doctrine," a legal theory embraced in recent years by conservative lawyers and judges - including the U.S. Supreme Court - in challenges to many Democratic and progressive policies. The doctrine says that federal agencies can only issue rules with broad societal impacts with Congress' explicit permission.

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    news News Lebanon completely loses power – energy company
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    RT News...

    No comments

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    White woman convicted of manslaughter in fatal shooting of Black neighbor www.usatoday.com

    A white woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor through a locked door amid a neighborhood feud in Florida has been convicted by a jury of manslaughter. The jury took less than three hours Friday to find 60-year-old Susan Lorincz guilty in the death of Ajike "AJ" Shantrell Owens, a 35-year-old single mother who was shot once in the right side of her chest with a .380-caliber handgun while standing outside Lorincz's front door in June 2023. Owens' death drew national attention and put a new spotlight on race, gun violence and Florida's controversial "stand your ground" law. The defense team offered no comment after the verdict, citing respect for the victim's family. In a news conference outside the courthouse, Anthony Thomas, an attorney representing Owens' family, called on Circuit Judge Robert Hodges to impose the maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.

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    Tim Walz's home state rally in Nebraska spotlights competitive state swing district www.usatoday.com

    Democratic vice presidential pick and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz flexed his Midwestern roots during a rally in Nebraska on Saturday as Democrats attempt to court voters. Less than two weeks after Democratic front runner Vice President Kamala Harris announced him as her vice presidential pick, Walz held the first solo rally of the presidential campaign in Nebraska near the state's competitive Second Congressional District surrounding Omaha, which both campaigns are eyeing to grab. Walz is no stranger to the Cornhusker state. Before becoming the governor of Minnesota, he grew up in Nebraska, went to Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska, served in the Nebraska Army National Guard, and met his wife, Gwen, while teaching in Alliance, Nebraska. On Saturday, he reminded rallygoers that he is the only candidate on both presidential tickets with those roots, making multiple references to Nebraska culture, from cinnamon rolls and chili to college football.

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    politics politics 'Is Trump ok?' Observers erupt after Trump appears to 'confuse the state he's in' at rally
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    Trump is Biden 2

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  • news News Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of all Americans. Here's what to know.
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    I think there should be an amendment allowing the creation of a Unique Population Registry Key that uses numeric and alphabetic characters.

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    BlackRock, Vanguard big purchasers of Trump Media shares in Q2, filings show https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/blackrock-vanguard-big-purchasers-trump-media-shares-q2-filings-show-2024-08-14/

    A handful of institutional investors bought large positions in former President Donald Trump’s media company in the second quarter ahead of the company's inclusion in two Russell indexes, regulatory filings released on Wednesday showed. Among the biggest purchasers of shares of Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT.O), opens new tab, the parent company of the Truth Social platform, were asset managers Vanguard, State Street and BlackRock, which are known for their passive investing businesses. Those include exchange traded funds that buy shares of companies included in a wide range of indexes that they track. Vanguard Group initiated a new position with the purchase of nearly 2.9 million shares of Trump Media, with a market value of approximately $94.3 million at the end of the quarter, the filings showed. BlackRock initiated a new position with the purchase of nearly 2.2 million shares, while State Street initiated a new position with just over 440,000 shares.

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    technology Technology Justice Department considering push for historic break up of Google after landmark antitrust ruling: report
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    Well, something, but that action is only temporary because those companies that were the result of the division are reunited to form or are acquired by other large companies.

    Obviously they will no longer be what they were in the original company. But something is something.

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    Will cooperatives really be able to offer good services or will they become corrupt sooner or later?

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    South Korea urges automakers to disclose EV battery brands after fires https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/south-korea-advise-automakers-disclose-battery-information-evs-2024-08-13/

    South Korea will urge automakers operating in the country to identify batteries used in their electric vehicles, the government said on Tuesday, as authorities seek to calm public safety concerns after a series of fires involving EVs. The government said it would advise car makers to voluntarily disclose the information to reduce fears after an EV fire ripped through an underground parking lot in the city of Incheon, west of the capital Seoul, on Aug. 1, and caused extensive damage. "Such battery information has not been available to the public so far and the measure is to reduce EV owners' fire anxiety," the office of government policy coordination said in a statement.

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    world World News People leave New Zealand in record numbers as economy bites
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    Could Gabe Newell leave New Zealand?

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  • technology Technology Exclusive: Google-backed software developer GitLab explores sale, sources say | Reuters
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    Let's explore the scenarios

    Scenario 1: GitLab is acquired by Google

    Scenario 2: GitLab is acquired by Apple

    Scenario 3: GitLab is acquired by a State government

    Scenario 4: Gitlab is acquired by Amazon

    Scenario 5: Gitlab is acquired by the Linux Foundation

    Scenario 6: Gitlab is acquired by the Federal Government

    Scenario 7: Gitlab is acquired by IBM

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    Domino's India franchisee Jubilant reports two-fold surge in Q1 profit https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/dominos-india-franchisee-posts-higher-q1-profit-offers-sway-customers-2024-08-09/

    Jubilant FoodWorks (JUBI.NS), opens new tab, Domino's Pizza's (DPZ.N), opens new tab Indian franchisee, reported a near two-fold increase in first-quarter profit on Friday, as value meals attracted budget-conscious customers. Consolidated net profit rose to 558 million rupees ($6.65 million) for the quarter ended June 30, from 289.2 million rupees a year earlier, it said in an exchange filing. Persistently high inflation has been prompting consumers to pare back spending on dining out or ordering in. India's retail inflation hovered around 5% throughout the quarter amid high food prices, increasing cost pressure on the quick-service restaurant sector. To spur demand Jubilant offered free home delivery and value deals such as meals for 99 rupees ($1.18), in a quarter that coincided with the T20 Cricket World Cup and school summer vacations.

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    Hindenburg alleges India market regulator chief held stake in offshore funds used by Adani Group www.reuters.com

    U.S. based short-seller Hindenburg Research alleged on Saturday that the head of India's market regulator, Madhabi Puri Buch, previously held investments in offshore funds also used by the Adani Group. In a late night press statement, Buch said the report's allegations were baseless. A personal statement from Buch on Sunday said that all disclosure requirements had been followed diligently and that investments in the fund referred to in the Hindenburg report were made in 2015 in a private capacity, two years before she joined the Securities and Exchange Board of India. India's markets regulator also asked investors to remain calm and exercise due diligence before reacting to such reports.

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    Russian Economic Growth Dips in Second Quarter as Inflation Rises www.themoscowtimes.com

    The pace of Russia's economic growth slowed in the second quarter of 2024, official data showed Friday, amid concerns over stubborn inflation and warnings of "overheating." Gross domestic product (GDP) dipped from 5.4% in the first quarter to 4% from April to June, the lowest quarterly result since the start of 2023 but still a sign the economy is expanding. Inflation meanwhile showed no signs of easing, with consumer prices rising 9.13% year-on-year in July — up from 8.59% in June and the highest figure since February 2023, according to data from the Rosstat statistics agency.

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    EXCLUSIVE: Ex-deputy who killed Sonya Massey had history of complaints involving women www.usatoday.com

    The sheriff's deputy charged with fatally shooting Sonya Massey in the face has been the subject of several complaints alleging belligerent behavior toward women, a USA TODAY review of public records shows. Despite the complaints, Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean P. Grayson was never prohibited from working in law enforcement and moved from one police agency to another, the records show, calling into question how he got the job he held when Massey was shot. The July 6 killing of Massey has sparked national outcry over police brutality, coast-to-coast demonstrations and a federal probe by the Justice Department. The hiring practices of the sheriff's department have also been under fire from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who earlier this week formally called for Sangamon Sheriff Jack Campbell to resign, expressing frustration with how the sheriff has responded to Massey's death. Amid the growing pressure and questions about Grayson's hiring, Campbell said on Friday he will step down and retire.

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    technology Technology TSMC Arizona struggles to overcome vast differences between Taiwanese and US work culture
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    It is inherent risk and it is present everywhere. Just because there are bugs every now and then doesn't mean there is a crash and you should also know that Linux was almost screwed by a backdoor that XZ Utils had, it doesn't save open source.

    The only thing you can do is to reduce it and if you don't take precautions you will increase that risk.

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  • technology Technology Almost all Windows 10 systems can be upgraded to the new version — so why are businesses holding back?
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    According to the official Microsoft website, the Windows 11 LSTC version still gives a 10-year license.

    Link

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    I don't think there will be a collapse just because there is no meticulous maintenance or development. Most likely, in the future there will just be an accident or tragedy that will improve standards and safety.

    If you want a collapse you have to pray that all the factors attack at the same time, because if only one does the attack they only strengthen humanity see Late Bronze Age collapse.

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    The debate will be interesting

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  • technology Technology YouTube Not Accessible Across Russia.
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    RT and RFE/RF are state media, but there is a difference. The former does not enjoy freedom and the latter does because of its firewall that prevents political interference.

    Although the Trump administration tried to remove firewalls and introduce its inference that could have been harmful during that period.

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    Would-be owners of Woodbury office building seek 20 years of tax breaks for $32 million project www.newsday.com

    The prospective owners of a Woodbury office building that’s nearly 40% vacant due to the popularity of remote work are seeking 20 years of tax breaks to turn around the property, officials said. Investors Ric Clark and Dennis Friedrich plan to purchase 1000 Woodbury Rd. for $23.5 million from commercial real estate giant RXR. The pair then would spend $8 million on renovations to about half of the 288,000-square-foot building. “This building from an interior standpoint is unfortunately very dated,” said Friedrich, founding principal of TKF Real Estate Investment LLC in Manhattan. He added that much of the office space hasn’t been improved in 20 years. “But this is a great location and I think coming in … with some fresh ideas we can get back to” 85%-95% occupancy in three years, Friedrich told the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency last week.

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    It is a double-edged sword, because it would leave them blind to certain news without propaganda. Which could have direct and indirect consequences.

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    July ends 13-month streak of global heat records as El Nino ebbs, but experts warn against relief www.newsday.com

    Earth’s string of 13 straight months with a new average heat record came to an end this past July as the natural El Nino climate pattern ebbed, the European climate agency Copernicus announced Thursday. But July 2024 ’s average heat just missed surpassing the July of a year ago, and scientists said the end of the record-breaking streak changes nothing about the threat posed by climate change. “The overall context hasn’t changed,” Copernicus deputy director Samantha Burgess said in a statement. “Our climate continues to warm.”

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    technology Technology Some subreddits could be paywalled, hints Reddit CEO
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    Elon comes to make Reddit worse

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    With Harris gaining in the polls, a look at how the electoral map has changed www.pbs.org

    As the two newly-cemented tickets continue to make their case to voters, the recent shake-ups in the race have led to a reshuffling of the electoral math to win. The Cook Political Report is out with updated ratings for the presidential race, moving the three battleground states of Arizona, Georgia and Nevada from lean Republican to toss-up. Amna Nawaz discussed the latest with Amy Walter.

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    technology Technology Anthropic was supposed to be the good guy. It can’t be — unless government changes the incentives in the industry.
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    They became what they swore to destroy.

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  • technology Technology The Google antitrust ruling could be an existential threat to the future of Firefox | Financials show 86% of Mozilla's revenue came from the agreement keeping Google as Firefox's default search engine
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    Do you mean the other software projects or the other non-software projects?

    If the former, there is the Open Technology Fund (OTF), but it is affiliated with USAGM which is part of the government.

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    Henry Schein announces layoffs as part of plan to save $75M to $100M www.newsday.com

    [Link](https://archive.ph/VYdtn) to Archive .ph --- Henry Schein Inc., Long Island’s largest public company by revenue, announced plans Tuesday to lay off an unspecified number of workers as part of a broader restructuring plan. The company, a distributor of branded and private-label products for dentist and physician offices, said in a release announcing its second quarter financial results that the restructuring plan would save the company $75 million to $100 million annually. In a statement, the company said the plan would also make the business more efficient and would help with recent acquisitions. "Our announcement today reflects the continuation of Henry Schein’s ongoing companywide restructuring efforts to further increase efficiencies as well as to integrate recent acquisitions," a Henry Schein spokesperson said in a statement.

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    technology Technology The Google antitrust ruling could be an existential threat to the future of Firefox | Financials show 86% of Mozilla's revenue came from the agreement keeping Google as Firefox's default search engine
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    Servo is now being looked after by the Linux Foundation in Europe, but is only maintained by volunteers. But another project has arrived that is not based on Chromium, Webkit or Firefox, which may be a hope in this somewhat confusing situation.

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    There is already the Ladybird project, which is a fork of the SerenityOS browser. We can say that it is a spiritual successor, although its license is more permissive than the Firefox browser.

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    Don't worry, we have a possible replacement for Mozilla, meet Ladybird

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    Russian ultranationalists have gone on vacation until further notice.

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  • politics politics Republicans start tearing down Walz by going after his military record
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    I find it inconsistent that Vance would criticize Walz for his military record, because he also has a military record.

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    “I’m just sitting here like, why are you acting like we are all 100 percent brand new? There are politically active disabled people. It bothered me that this was going on this weird assumption that we don’t know how to vote. That’s a completely different thing from talking about the candidate and the platform and why we should be for Harris,” Hudson said.

    This is not the time to talk about politics because Trump could take advantage of the disabled.

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    Thai court dissolves progressive Move Forward Party, which won election but was blocked from power www.newsday.com

    A court in Thailand on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward Party, which finished first in last year's general election, saying it violated the constitution by proposing an amendment of a law against defaming the country’s royal family. The Constitutional Court said it voted unanimously to dissolve the party because its campaign proposal to amend the law amounted to an attempt to overthrow the nation's constitutional monarchy. The Move Forward Party was unable to form a government after topping the polls because members of the Senate, at that time a conservative military-appointed body, refused to endorse its candidate for prime minister. The Election Commission had filed a petition against the party after the Constitutional Court ruled in January that it must stop advocating changes to the law, known as Article 112, which protects the monarchy from criticism with penalties of up to 15 years in jail per offense. Move Forward has insisted that it wants to keep the monarchy above politics and not be exploited as a political tool.

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    Healey on MBTA’s new tap-to-go payments: ‘You don’t have to hunt for change anymore.’ www.bostonglobe.com

    Governor Maura Healey descended the flight of stairs at Park Street Station on Thursday morning to try the MBTA’s new “tap-to-go” payment method for buses and subways. She was holding a press conference at the station where the occasional T worker or rider passed by the crowd. Healey said the contactless payment modernized the T and made it easier to use and more accessible for riders. “You don’t have to hunt for change anymore,” she said.

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    Champagne found on 19th-century shipwreck off Sweden is declared off limits www.cbsnews.com

    No one will be allowed to fish out any of the nearly 100 bottles of 19th-century Champagne and mineral water nestled in a shipwreck off southern Sweden without proper authorization, officials said Wednesday. Though the wreck's location has been known since 2016 and is registered in Sweden's National Antiquities Office's cultural environment, it was only on July 11 that Polish scuba divers found the precious cargo. The wreck, which sits at about 190 feet deep off the coast of the southern Sweden county of Blekinge, was found by the divers while they were checking spots of interest about 20 nautical miles south of the Swedish Baltic Sea island of Oeland.

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    Fossil discovery in Greenland ice sheet reveals increased risk of sea level rise www.cbsnews.com

    Greenland has melted before, and as the climate warms, it will melt again — this time leading to what scientists warn could be 20 to 25 feet of sea-level rise. During one of the warm periods within the last 1.1 million years, the center, not just the edges, of Greenland's massive ice sheet melted away, new research has found, giving way to a dry and barren "tundra landscape" that was home to various insects and plant life. The findings were shared in a new paper published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. When the ice sheet initially melted, there were lower levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere than there are today. Now with more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, scientists say Greenland's ice sheet is more susceptible to melting than previously thought.

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    Data centers got a huge tax break to create WA jobs. Is it paying off? www.seattletimes.com

    In 2010, as the country still reeled from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, tech companies, real estate developers and rural lobbyists went to the state Capitol in Olympia to press for a tax break for data centers. Turning it down, supporters argued, would mean rejecting high-paying, long-term and environmentally friendly jobs in distressed parts of rural Washington. Owners of data centers — gargantuan facilities filled with computer servers that power the internet — were scouting Washington and other states for new homes. “In the end,” then-state Sen. Rodney Tom, D-Medina, who advocated for the tax break, told his Senate colleagues, “we get the clean jobs that all the states are competing with, as far as the jobs it takes to run these things long term.” State lawmakers nearly unanimously passed the special exemption and have kept the benefits flowing to the industry ever since. But the tax break has strayed from its original promises, and the state failed to fully scrutinize whether the sacrifices were worth it, a deep examination of legislative archives, public tax disclosures and utility data by The Seattle Times and ProPublica revealed.

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    North Dakota voters will decide whether to abolish property taxes apnews.com

    North Dakota voters will decide this fall whether to eliminate [property taxes](https://apnews.com/article/property-taxes-home-values-assessments-780631c8a0d3dce9f5c56249cc0e3ab9) in what would be a first for a state and a major change that officials initially estimate would require more than $1 billion every year in replacement revenue. Secretary of State Michael Howe’s office said Friday that backers submitted more than enough signatures to qualify the [constitutional initiative](https://www.sos.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/elections/measures/property-tax-approved-petition-packet-29jun23.pdf) for the November general election. Voters rejected a similar measure in 2012. Property taxes are the base funding for numerous local government services, including sewers, water, roads, jails, deputies, school building construction and teacher salaries — “pretty much the most basic of government,” said North Dakota Association of Counties Executive Director Aaron Birst.

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    Government shelves £1.3bn UK tech and AI plans www.bbc.com

    The new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for tech and Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, the BBC has learned. It includes £800m for the creation of an exascale supercomputer at Edinburgh University and a further £500m for AI Research Resource, which funds computing power for AI. Both funds were unveiled less than 12 months ago. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) said the money was promised by the previous administration but was never allocated in its budget. Some in the industry have criticised the government's decision. Tech business founder Barney Hussey-Yeo posted on X that reducing investment risked "pushing more entrepreneurs to the US." Businessman Chris van der Kuyl described the move as "idiotic."

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    Mexico president asks cartels not to fight each other after arrest of drug lords www.theguardian.com

    Mexico’s president has taken the unusual step of issuing a public appeal to drug cartels not to fight each other following last week’s detention of the top Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said at his daily press briefing that he trusted that drug traffickers knew they would only suffer if they stepped up the internal wars that already plague the Sinaloa cartel.

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    Russian commander killed in sandstorm ambush in Mali www.bbc.com

    The military regime in the West African state had turned to the notorious Wagner group in 2021, seeking support in fighting jihadist and separatist forces. On Monday the Russian outfit - which has now morphed into a group named Africa Corps - said it had joined Mali's military in "fierce battles" against separatist rebels and jihadist militants last week. However, the separatists launched a major attack, killing an estimated 20 to 50 mercenaries, sources close to Africa Corps told the BBC.

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    An AI walks into a bar... Can artificial intelligence be genuinely funny? www.bbc.com

    Karen Hobbs was more nervous than usual before this particular gig. A well-known circuit comedian, she's accustomed to the UK's often bruising stand-up comedy scene. It's eclectic, unpredictable and famously short on pity-laughs. Hobbs has tackled some of the most unforgiving rooms in Britain, from major London theatres to the back rooms of rural pubs. She has even triumphed within the dreaded competition circuit, in which a merciless audience votes in a gladiatorial popularity contest for the funniest gags. But this Thursday night in late June, above the Covent Garden Social Club bar in Central London, Hobbs was about to attempt something totally new. She would take to the stage equipped not with her usual material, but with a stand-up set written for her by the AI platform ChatGPT. Most daunting of all, she would follow three comedians doing their actual, human material.

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    Where do Trump and Harris stand on cryptocurrency? abcnews.go.com

    Former President Donald Trump told the audience at a cryptocurrency conference in Nashville, Tennessee, over the weekend that he wants to turn the U.S. into the “crypto capital of the planet.” The remarks thrust digital currency into the forefront of a presidential campaign in which both major candidates are seeking to draw contrasts on hot-button issues. The political attention comes during an upswing for bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency, which has surged 60% in value this year. Trump, who opposed crypto as president, has recently undertaken a campaign blitz in support of digital assets. By contrast, likely Democratic nominee Kamala Harris has remained quiet on the issue since President Biden ended his reelection bid more than a week ago and endorsed the vice president in his place.

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    Growing National Debt Gets Silent Treatment From Candidates www.bloomberg.com

    News also available in Archive today [Link](https://archive.ph/LBrfe) --- America has a debt problem. And it’s not getting much attention from the contenders for the White House. There is $27.8 trillion in debt held by the public. And this year the US is expected to run one of the largest deficits in history, which will only make the debt bigger. Though everyone knows that spending on entitlement programs, including Social Security, is a big part of the problem, the 2024 presidential nominees are tiptoeing around the issue on the campaign trail. They’ve barely mentioned the deficit, much less offered any substantive solutions. Spending on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid could reach 10.3% of gross domestic product in 2024, according to projections from the Office of Management and Budget. That compares with an 8.2% average between 1984 and 2023.

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    Google Begins Testing 50 Gig Fiber Internet www.howtogeek.com

    Researchers from Nokia and GFiber Labs (the experimental arm of Google Fiber) successfully achieved 41.89 Gbps download speeds on a live Google Fiber network. This marks the first time that Nokia's 50G PON (passive optical network) technology has been used on a Google-owned network, and its one of the only examples of live 50 Gig networking in the United States.

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    House Majority Vote Saves Millions in Funding for NEA and NEH hyperallergic.com

    United States Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of protecting funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) during a House floor session yesterday evening, July 23. Republican Josh Brecheen had proposed two amendments to the Fiscal Year 2025 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act that would have slashed funding for both agencies by nearly a quarter, cutting $48 million each from their proposed budgets. The Oklahoma representative has requested some $50 billion in cuts to “woke, weaponized, and wasteful” government spending in acknowledgment of the nation’s purported debt of approximately $34 trillion, targeting environmental and endangered animal conservation efforts, the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, and funding for Ukraine as well as the World Health Organization, among other recipients.

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    An AI-controlled fighter jet took the Air Force leader for a historic ride. What that means for war apnews.com

    With the midday sun blazing, an experimental orange and white F-16 fighter jet launched with a familiar roar that is a hallmark of U.S. airpower. But the aerial combat that followed was unlike any other: This F-16 was controlled by artificial intelligence, not a human pilot. And [riding in the front seat](https://apnews.com/article/ai-military-jet-air-force-test-307be2e5153f883aed032cb6676d08f2) was Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. [AI marks one of the biggest advances](https://apnews.com/hub/artificial-intelligence) in military aviation since the introduction of stealth in the early 1990s, and the Air Force has aggressively leaned in. Even though the technology is not fully developed, the service is planning for an AI-enabled fleet of more than 1,000 unmanned warplanes, the first of them operating by 2028.

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    [Original article in Spanish] 33 Medical Aspirants Reportedly Cheated on Admission Exam in Querétaro www.nmas.com.mx

    The authorities of the Autonomous University of Querétaro are investigating the results of 33 applicants to the Faculty of Medicine who obtained one hundred percent correct answers in an exam, which made them suspicious and they began to investigate.

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    Episode 1 - Mujico Original (MO)

    The Mujico, where all its variants including the AVM, originated in reddit as the cool version that everyone loves and that left r/Mexico some time ago. The times were good in the beginning because new users were coming who were dissatisfied with the community and the mods of r/Mexico, but the dark period of r/Mujico began, where they already had conflicts with the mods of reddit, until they made the Bender style due to the current situation of reddit. They built their own social network with gambling and sluts, yes they made it compared to bender who just said the word and never did it like a latam politician. So far Mujico has been hosted on Mujico.org with its communities and few users moved because they could not leave their families and friends they made on reddit, it is understood. So far it is in a peaceful moment and its future is promising, although uncertain. However, after an error caused all the information to leave as if a hurricane had come, but still they did not give up and went on with their great willpower.

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    Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a ‘measure of good news’ apnews.com

    The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as an improving economy has contributed to changed projected depletion dates, according to the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report Monday. Still, officials warn that policy changes are needed lest the programs become unable to pay full benefits to retiring Americans.

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