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"Because I decided to speak up, I am jobless. I was ostracized and frustrated to accept the norm. To remain silent is to be complicit..."
The judiciary’s dilemma: Protecting Nigeria’s whistleblowers without legislation
"Because I decided to speak up, I am jobless. I was ostracized and frustrated to accept the norm. To remain silent is to be complicit..."
globalvoices.org
September 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
"Because I decided to speak up, I am jobless. I was ostracized and frustrated to accept the norm. To remain silent is to be complicit..."
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A study tracking 2.4 million children found no link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism.
Paracetamol, pregnancy and autism: what the science really shows
A study tracking 2.4 million children found no link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism.
tcnv.link
September 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A study tracking 2.4 million children found no link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism.
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Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert … who is the next to be silenced? | Moira Donegan
Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert … who is the next to be silenced? | Moira Donegan
When a regime can use the power of the law to punish speech because it does not like that speech’s content, then speech is not free
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert … who is the next to be silenced? | Moira Donegan
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As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) promotes DeepSeek abroad, making cutting-edge AI technology accessible to the Global South, this comes with hidden risks and human-rights-related consequences.
DeepSeek and the digital battleground: China’s AI influence abroad
As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) promotes DeepSeek abroad, making cutting-edge AI technology accessible to the Global South, this comes with hidden risks and human-rights-related consequences.
globalvoices.org
September 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) promotes DeepSeek abroad, making cutting-edge AI technology accessible to the Global South, this comes with hidden risks and human-rights-related consequences.
Marianne Camerer | Hani’s warning came true: Liberators became elitists, but hope remains
September 13, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Marianne Camerer | Hani’s warning came true: Liberators became elitists, but hope remains
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Africa meets Bach by way of Angélique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma
Review: Africa meets Bach by way of Angélique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma
Singer Angélique Kidjo and cellist Yo-Yo Ma explore the intersections between Bach and African music at the Hollywood Bowl in a partnership they've long shared.
www.latimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Africa meets Bach by way of Angélique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma
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Trump will force colleges to disclose more student admissions data as he seeks to crack down on the use of race in the higher education application process.
Trump plans to force new disclosure of college admissions data
The president's directive would intensify scrutiny of schools and their admissions process.
www.politico.com
August 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Trump will force colleges to disclose more student admissions data as he seeks to crack down on the use of race in the higher education application process.
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Some of the world’s most prominent researchers are laying off young researchers and shelving years, or even decades, of research into everything from opioid addiction to cancer.
Funding freeze could set research back years, Harvard scientists say
“It's like we have been creating a state-of-the-art telescope to explore the universe, and now we don’t have money to launch it.”
to.pbs.org
August 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Some of the world’s most prominent researchers are laying off young researchers and shelving years, or even decades, of research into everything from opioid addiction to cancer.
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The Rule of Law is officially dead in the US. How do we know? Here, @elienyc.bsky.social explains what the rule of law actually means and how we know it’s stopped functioning.
The Rule of Law Is Dead in the US
The rule of law presupposes that there are rules that provide a consistent, repeatable, and knowable set of outcomes. That’s no longer the case.
www.thenation.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The Rule of Law is officially dead in the US. How do we know? Here, @elienyc.bsky.social explains what the rule of law actually means and how we know it’s stopped functioning.
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Nelson Mandela’s life was one with multiple implications. His life conditions changed, and he altered as a human being at various phases of his life. He spoke of undergoing a series of journeys. Part one of a five-part series on Nelson Mandela’s leadership.
MADIBA’S LEGACY: Revisiting Nelson Mandela’s many journeys in leadership (Part one)
www.dailymaverick.co.za
July 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Nelson Mandela’s life was one with multiple implications. His life conditions changed, and he altered as a human being at various phases of his life. He spoke of undergoing a series of journeys. Part one of a five-part series on Nelson Mandela’s leadership.
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The President is trying to ransack the Constitution, and the Supreme Court often seems complacent. Class-action lawsuits may be one remedy, Amy Davidson Sorkin writes.
What to Do When the Supreme Court Rules the Wrong Way
The blows have been coming weekly, as Trump tries to ransack the Constitution Yet recent Court history shows that what feels like the end can be a beginning.
www.newyorker.com
July 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The President is trying to ransack the Constitution, and the Supreme Court often seems complacent. Class-action lawsuits may be one remedy, Amy Davidson Sorkin writes.
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US AI Action Plan
AI Action Plan
Explore President Trump's AI Action Plan, America's roadmap to win the AI race focused on Three Pillars: Accelerating Innovation, Building AI Infrastructure, and Leading in International diplomacy and...
www.ai.gov
July 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
US AI Action Plan
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Our DOJ whistleblower client Erez Reuveni who has just been featured on @nytimes.com's The Daily podcast—listen to the full interview below: whistleblower.org/in-the-news/...
July 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Our DOJ whistleblower client Erez Reuveni who has just been featured on @nytimes.com's The Daily podcast—listen to the full interview below: whistleblower.org/in-the-news/...
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DOJ Whistleblower interview with NY Times. Such courage amid tyranny. 35 minutes. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/p...
A D.O.J. Whistleblower Speaks Out
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
DOJ Whistleblower interview with NY Times. Such courage amid tyranny. 35 minutes. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/p...
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DOJ Whistleblower: "This is really a canary in the coal mine moment for the rule of law. I come back to my hope that others will see the moment, see what is right, and speak up."
July 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
DOJ Whistleblower: "This is really a canary in the coal mine moment for the rule of law. I come back to my hope that others will see the moment, see what is right, and speak up."
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The arrival of A.I. means that college students can now bypass the process, and the difficulty, of learning altogether. Hua Hsu reports on how A.I. has prompted us to question the point of higher education.
What Happens After A.I. Destroys College Writing?
The demise of the English paper will end a long intellectual tradition, but it’s also an opportunity to reëxamine the purpose of higher education.
www.newyorker.com
July 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The arrival of A.I. means that college students can now bypass the process, and the difficulty, of learning altogether. Hua Hsu reports on how A.I. has prompted us to question the point of higher education.
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Former Sen. Bob Menendez — the onetime powerful chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — reports to prison for 11-year sentence.
Former Sen. Bob Menendez reports to prison for 11-year sentence
The onetime powerful chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is now at Federal Correctional Institution Schuylkill in Minersville, Pennsylvania.
www.politico.com
June 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Former Sen. Bob Menendez — the onetime powerful chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — reports to prison for 11-year sentence.
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As President Trump’s war on Harvard University intensifies, he is shifting his message in a seeming bid for new allies — apart from punishing the institution, he’s also promising to elevate the working class.
Trump's latest salvo against Harvard: Pitting the Ivy League against the working class
The president proposed on social media to redirect $3 billion from Harvard University to U.S. trade schools.
nbcnews.to
May 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
As President Trump’s war on Harvard University intensifies, he is shifting his message in a seeming bid for new allies — apart from punishing the institution, he’s also promising to elevate the working class.
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The taxi industry is the backbone of South Africa’s public transport system, yet it operates in a legal and economic grey zone. Drivers endure brutal hours, poverty wages and constant insecurity.
SOCK-FULL OF DEFIANCE OP-ED: Silent resistance in South Africa’s taxi ranks — the hidden economy of ‘imali yesokisi’
www.dailymaverick.co.za
May 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The taxi industry is the backbone of South Africa’s public transport system, yet it operates in a legal and economic grey zone. Drivers endure brutal hours, poverty wages and constant insecurity.
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Israel’s breaches of international law in Gaza risk setting ‘anarchy’ loose upon the world, a signatory says.
More than 800 lawyers, judges call for UK sanctions on Israel over Gaza war
Israel’s breaches of international law in Gaza risk setting ‘anarchy’ loose upon the world, a signatory says.
bit.ly
May 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Israel’s breaches of international law in Gaza risk setting ‘anarchy’ loose upon the world, a signatory says.
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If the Trump administration succeeds in barring international students from enrolling at Harvard, it will benefit U.S. competitors such as China, experts say.
Overseas schools are eager to take international students affected by Trump's Harvard ban
If the Trump administration succeeds in barring international students from enrolling at Harvard, it will benefit U.S. competitors such as China, experts say.
nbcnews.to
May 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
If the Trump administration succeeds in barring international students from enrolling at Harvard, it will benefit U.S. competitors such as China, experts say.
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Some signs of AI model collapse begin to reveal themselves
Some signs of AI model collapse begin to reveal themselves
Prediction: General-purpose AI could start getting worse
Opinion I use AI a lot, but not to write stories. I use AI for search. When it comes to search, AI, especially Perplexity, is simply better than Google.…
dlvr.it
May 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Some signs of AI model collapse begin to reveal themselves
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Thanks to drastic policy changes in the US and Big Tech’s embrace of the second Trump administration, many people are moving their digital lives abroad. Here are a few options to get you started. www.wired.com/story/the-pr...
The Privacy-Friendly Tech to Replace Your US-Based Email, Browser, and Search
Thanks to drastic policy changes in the US and Big Tech’s embrace of the second Trump administration, many people are moving their digital lives abroad. Here are a few options to get you started.
www.wired.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Thanks to drastic policy changes in the US and Big Tech’s embrace of the second Trump administration, many people are moving their digital lives abroad. Here are a few options to get you started. www.wired.com/story/the-pr...
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Using a handful of sharp analysts, a dedicated team of police officers and a network of security cameras, law enforcement finally brought an end to a spate of thefts from motor vehicles that had been plaguing Nelson Mandela Bay’s beachfront.
CRIME-FIGHTING: Watchful eyes of ‘Dung Beetles’ help put Gqeberha criminals behind bars
www.dailymaverick.co.za
May 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Using a handful of sharp analysts, a dedicated team of police officers and a network of security cameras, law enforcement finally brought an end to a spate of thefts from motor vehicles that had been plaguing Nelson Mandela Bay’s beachfront.