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He and his party have spent a year relentlessly opposing the release of the Epstein files.
Now, suddenly, he's demanding their release.
The fix is in...
Now, suddenly, he's demanding their release.
The fix is in...
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
He and his party have spent a year relentlessly opposing the release of the Epstein files.
Now, suddenly, he's demanding their release.
The fix is in...
Now, suddenly, he's demanding their release.
The fix is in...
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Donald Trump wants to end the American dream of home ownership. With a 50 year mortgage, most home buyers will never pay off their homes, will remain in debt to the banks and will be forced to work until the day they die.
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Donald Trump wants to end the American dream of home ownership. With a 50 year mortgage, most home buyers will never pay off their homes, will remain in debt to the banks and will be forced to work until the day they die.
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🔴TUC Chief Warns Labour to Stop ‘Slippery Slope’ Towards Nigel Farage’s Anti-Migrant Politics
Paul Nowak tells Byline Times that Keir Starmer’s Government must stop seeking to ‘out-Farage Farage’, as Shabana Mahmood faces backlash over her asylum plans
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
Paul Nowak tells Byline Times that Keir Starmer’s Government must stop seeking to ‘out-Farage Farage’, as Shabana Mahmood faces backlash over her asylum plans
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
TUC Chief Warns Labour to Stop 'Slippery Slope' Towards Nigel Farage’s Anti-Migrant Politics
Paul Nowak tells Byline Times that Keir Starmer's Government must stop seeking to 'out-Farage Farage' on migration, as Shabana Mahmood faces backlash from Labour MPs over her asylum plans
bylinetimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🔴TUC Chief Warns Labour to Stop ‘Slippery Slope’ Towards Nigel Farage’s Anti-Migrant Politics
Paul Nowak tells Byline Times that Keir Starmer’s Government must stop seeking to ‘out-Farage Farage’, as Shabana Mahmood faces backlash over her asylum plans
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
Paul Nowak tells Byline Times that Keir Starmer’s Government must stop seeking to ‘out-Farage Farage’, as Shabana Mahmood faces backlash over her asylum plans
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
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Apparently Trump is now calling for the release of the Epstein files, which of course means that they have finished deleting all the evidence that he was complicit.
November 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Apparently Trump is now calling for the release of the Epstein files, which of course means that they have finished deleting all the evidence that he was complicit.
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Ecuadorians have decisively rejected a series of referendum measures, including plans for U.S. military bases and constitutional changes, handing President Daniel Noboa a major political setback amid rising gang violence. n.pr/4nZx6y4
Ecuador rejects U.S. military bases in major defeat for President Noboa
Ecuadorians have decisively rejected a series of referendum measures, including plans for U.S. military bases and constitutional changes, handing President Daniel Noboa a major political setback amid rising gang violence.
n.pr
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Ecuadorians have decisively rejected a series of referendum measures, including plans for U.S. military bases and constitutional changes, handing President Daniel Noboa a major political setback amid rising gang violence. n.pr/4nZx6y4
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The Trump administration has said that the U.S. passports of transgender people must now reflect the sex on their original birth certificate, reversing a decades-old practice under both Democratic and Republican administrations of allowing Americans to change the “F” and “M” markers.
New Passport Rule Sends Blunt and Sweeping Message to Trans Americans
The Trump administration has said that the U.S. passports of transgender people must now reflect the sex on their original birth certificate, reversing a decades-old policy.
nyti.ms
November 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The Trump administration has said that the U.S. passports of transgender people must now reflect the sex on their original birth certificate, reversing a decades-old practice under both Democratic and Republican administrations of allowing Americans to change the “F” and “M” markers.
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As European leaders take part in COP30, claims that the controversial Avenida Liberdade — a four-lane 13km highway which cuts across the Amazon — was constructed specifically for the climate summit have spread online.
Fact check: Did Brazil chop down 100,000 trees for COP30?
As European leaders take part in COP30, claims that the controversial Avenida Liberdade — a four-lane 13km highway which cuts across the Amazon — was constructed specifically for the climate summit have spread online.
l.euronews.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
As European leaders take part in COP30, claims that the controversial Avenida Liberdade — a four-lane 13km highway which cuts across the Amazon — was constructed specifically for the climate summit have spread online.
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Then there’s CoreWeave’s co-founders and insiders, who dumped billions of dollars of shares at the first opportunity — that doesn’t bode well for the earth-shattering growth the company would need to stay afloat.
Meet CoreWeave, the AI industry’s ticking time bomb
The debt-laden AI compute company has been boosted by Nvidia.
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Then there’s CoreWeave’s co-founders and insiders, who dumped billions of dollars of shares at the first opportunity — that doesn’t bode well for the earth-shattering growth the company would need to stay afloat.
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Energy is another issue. CoreWeave gets power from Core Scientific, a formerly bankrupt Bitcoin miner. Core Scientific doesn’t make money, but that hasn’t stopped CoreWeave from trying to buy it (twice).
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Energy is another issue. CoreWeave gets power from Core Scientific, a formerly bankrupt Bitcoin miner. Core Scientific doesn’t make money, but that hasn’t stopped CoreWeave from trying to buy it (twice).
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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CoreWeave is more than a data center company – it’s a tool to hedge other companies’ risks and juice their profits as the AI bubble grows ever larger. It gets worse from there.
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
CoreWeave is more than a data center company – it’s a tool to hedge other companies’ risks and juice their profits as the AI bubble grows ever larger. It gets worse from there.
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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There is new evidence of global pain stemming from Trump's trade policy, which single-handedly scrambled the world economy.
Trump's tariffs hit the global economy
Even with trade deals, the levies imposed on their goods are still well above pre-Trump norms.
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
There is new evidence of global pain stemming from Trump's trade policy, which single-handedly scrambled the world economy.
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Timber trespass, as the crime of killing trees on someone else’s property is known, has roiled east-coast elites in America in recent years. Such acts fit neatly into the theory of rational crime
Tree murders and the economics of crime
Rich people can’t stop cutting down each other’s woodland
econ.st
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Timber trespass, as the crime of killing trees on someone else’s property is known, has roiled east-coast elites in America in recent years. Such acts fit neatly into the theory of rational crime
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Israa and Mohammad struggle daily to feed their five daughters, including triplets born in Israel's war on Gaza.
The mothers, children suffering Israel’s engineered starvation in Gaza
Israa and Mohammad struggle daily to feed their five daughters, including triplets born in Israel's war on Gaza.
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Israa and Mohammad struggle daily to feed their five daughters, including triplets born in Israel's war on Gaza.
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Geothermal energy is essentially carbon-free, it is available at any time of day and in any weather, and it leaves a small footprint on the landscape. New approaches to harnessing it may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/0-UeER
Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy
It used to be that drawing heat from deep in the Earth was practical only in geyser-filled places such as Iceland. But new approaches may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Geothermal energy is essentially carbon-free, it is available at any time of day and in any weather, and it leaves a small footprint on the landscape. New approaches to harnessing it may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/0-UeER
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It can be a struggle to communicate with emotionally immature people: they never listen, they get defensive, and they constantly deflect blame. Psychology experts share how to identity them — and avoid sounding like one.
People who are 'emotionally immature' always use these 12 phrases, say communication experts
It can be a struggle to communicate with emotionally immature people: they never listen, they get defensive, and they constantly deflect blame. Psychology experts share how to identity them — and avoid sounding like one.
cnb.cx
November 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It can be a struggle to communicate with emotionally immature people: they never listen, they get defensive, and they constantly deflect blame. Psychology experts share how to identity them — and avoid sounding like one.
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The industrialized West is rapidly scaling back investment in soft power — slashing foreign aid and shrinking diplomatic networks — even as it diverts resources to defense.
The trend is clear: Many leaders have decided it’s time to sell peace and buy war.
The trend is clear: Many leaders have decided it’s time to sell peace and buy war.
The West’s new arms race: Selling peace to buy war
Military spending is rising faster than at any time since the end of the Cold War, but the retreat from diplomacy and foreign aid will come at a price.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The industrialized West is rapidly scaling back investment in soft power — slashing foreign aid and shrinking diplomatic networks — even as it diverts resources to defense.
The trend is clear: Many leaders have decided it’s time to sell peace and buy war.
The trend is clear: Many leaders have decided it’s time to sell peace and buy war.
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Leaving Legacies demonstrated krump dancing, a form of street dance originating from Los Angeles, outside the governor’s mansion in downtown Jackson, Miss., during the 82nd National Folk Festival.
Photos: National Folk Festival Brings Music, Culture to Downtown Jackson - Mississippi Free Press
A week ago, the National Folk Festival launched its first of three iterations to take place in Jackson, Mississippi. The free, three-day event featured more than 300 performing artists representing…
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Leaving Legacies demonstrated krump dancing, a form of street dance originating from Los Angeles, outside the governor’s mansion in downtown Jackson, Miss., during the 82nd National Folk Festival.
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Law firms Ashurst, Perkins Coie agree merger to create global top-20 outfit reut.rs/4ok9pRn
Law firms Ashurst, Perkins Coie agree merger to create global top-20 outfit
London-headquartered law firm Ashurst and U.S.-based Perkins Coie on Monday announced they have agreed a merger which would create a combined firm of 3,000 lawyers with $2.7 billion in revenue, putting it in the top 20 worldwide.
reut.rs
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Law firms Ashurst, Perkins Coie agree merger to create global top-20 outfit reut.rs/4ok9pRn
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Quebec’s proposed regulation would ban 31 invasive plant species and impose fines of up to $3 million for violations. #quebec #climate
Climate organizations across the country disappointed at PM Carney’s 2025 Federal Budget
Mark Carney's budget invests in fossil fuels and the military while pulling back on green intiatives.
rabble.ca
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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OPINION: "In the slaveholding South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. For abolitionists and African Americans, biblical Egypt served as a symbol of bondage and liberation," Charles Vanthournout writes.
Opinion | How America Used Egypt to Justify Racism and Slavery
Charles Vanthournout writes about how ancient Egypt shaped slavery and liberation in the American South.
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
OPINION: "In the slaveholding South, ancient Egypt and its pharaohs became a way to justify slavery. For abolitionists and African Americans, biblical Egypt served as a symbol of bondage and liberation," Charles Vanthournout writes.
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Amazon joins Big Tech bond rush with $12bn debt sale on.ft.com/4pgKbUO
Amazon joins Big Tech bond rush with $12bn debt sale
Ecommerce giant’s first US bond in three years comes as it cranks up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure
on.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Amazon joins Big Tech bond rush with $12bn debt sale on.ft.com/4pgKbUO
I DO NOT TRUST OIL COMPANIES. ANYWHERE. EVER.
While Alberta considers how to allow oilsands companies to release treated wastewater into the Athabasca River, the federal government has yet to table its own law around clean drinking water for First Nations. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oils...
‘Unacceptable’: Alberta wants to treat and release oilsands waste | The Narwhal
Alberta is working on plans to treat and release oilsands wastewater into the Athabasca River. First Nations downstream don’t want that to happen
thenarwhal.ca
November 17, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I DO NOT TRUST OIL COMPANIES. ANYWHERE. EVER.
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Prepare your face to assume and remain in the stank position. It's about to get funky. n.pr/47Ko96R
Ghost-Note: Tiny Desk Concert
Prepare your face to assume and remain in the stank position. It's about to get funky.
n.pr
November 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Prepare your face to assume and remain in the stank position. It's about to get funky. n.pr/47Ko96R
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Canada was on track to eliminate cervical cancer. Now doctors are alarmed by what they are seeing
Canada was on track to eliminate cervical cancer. Now doctors are alarmed by what they are seeing
New figures from Canadian Cancer Society confirm a troubling trend. “It’s frustrating to see this happen for a cancer that is completely preventable.”
www.thestar.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Canada was on track to eliminate cervical cancer. Now doctors are alarmed by what they are seeing