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Deportation fears have turned one of Chicago's busiest shopping hubs into a ghost town. Local leaders worry it's just the start
Threat of Immigration Raids Turns Chicago Hub Into Ghost Town
The second busiest retail corridor in Chicago is typically a bustling area dotted with taquerias and Mexican grocery stores in the southwestern part of the city. By Monday afternoon it had turned into...
www.bloomberg.com
January 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Deportation fears have turned one of Chicago's busiest shopping hubs into a ghost town. Local leaders worry it's just the start
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Leaders of far-right militia groups and other US Capitol rioters who were convicted of violently assaulting police were freed from prison by Trump’s mass pardons and commutations, as Elon Musk threatened the new administration might prosecute officials if they slow down more inmate releases.
Violent US Capitol rioters and far-right militia leaders set free by Trump, with Elon Musk’s support | CNN Politics
Leaders of far-right militia groups and other US Capitol rioters who were convicted of violently assaulting police were freed from prison overnight by President Donald Trump’s mass pardons and commuta...
www.cnn.com
January 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Leaders of far-right militia groups and other US Capitol rioters who were convicted of violently assaulting police were freed from prison by Trump’s mass pardons and commutations, as Elon Musk threatened the new administration might prosecute officials if they slow down more inmate releases.
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President Donald Trump is granting temporary, six-month security clearances to incoming White House officials who have not completed the vetting process typically required before being allowed to access highly-classified information, blaming a backlog of background checks that he helped cause.
Trump grants temporary security clearances to officials who have not been fully vetted | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump is granting temporary, six-month security clearances to incoming White House officials who have not completed the vetting process typically required before being allowed to acce...
www.cnn.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
President Donald Trump is granting temporary, six-month security clearances to incoming White House officials who have not completed the vetting process typically required before being allowed to access highly-classified information, blaming a backlog of background checks that he helped cause.
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lots of devastation and negativity on the feed today.
i know this won’t solve anything, but maybe it’ll make someone smile and just forget for a small moment.
the beauty of the cosmos 🌌
i know this won’t solve anything, but maybe it’ll make someone smile and just forget for a small moment.
the beauty of the cosmos 🌌
January 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
lots of devastation and negativity on the feed today.
i know this won’t solve anything, but maybe it’ll make someone smile and just forget for a small moment.
the beauty of the cosmos 🌌
i know this won’t solve anything, but maybe it’ll make someone smile and just forget for a small moment.
the beauty of the cosmos 🌌
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Chinese health authorities said they had detected the new mutated mpox strain clade Ib as the viral infection spreads to more countries after the World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency last year reut.rs/40qbdiH
China discovers cluster of new mpox strain
Chinese health authorities said on Thursday they had detected the new mutated mpox strain clade Ib as the viral infection spreads to more countries after the World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency last year.
reut.rs
January 9, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Chinese health authorities said they had detected the new mutated mpox strain clade Ib as the viral infection spreads to more countries after the World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency last year reut.rs/40qbdiH
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The conversation in Brussels has swiftly moved from “Will Donald Trump defend Europe?” to “Will Donald Trump invade it?”
But the Commission seems to be taking a head-in-sand approach to the US president-elect's threats.
Brussels Playbook digs deeper 👇
But the Commission seems to be taking a head-in-sand approach to the US president-elect's threats.
Brussels Playbook digs deeper 👇
EU watches MAGA set the agenda
Presented by G42 By EDDY WAX with ZOYA SHEFTALOVICH PRESENTED BY Send tips here | Tweet @NicholasVinocur @swheaton @EddyWax | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser BIDEN CANCELS ITALY TRIP: J…
www.politico.eu
January 9, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The conversation in Brussels has swiftly moved from “Will Donald Trump defend Europe?” to “Will Donald Trump invade it?”
But the Commission seems to be taking a head-in-sand approach to the US president-elect's threats.
Brussels Playbook digs deeper 👇
But the Commission seems to be taking a head-in-sand approach to the US president-elect's threats.
Brussels Playbook digs deeper 👇
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Emmanuel Macron denounces Elon Musk's "unacceptable interference" in European democracies by supporting "a new reactionary international".
Macron is the 4th European leader in the last 24 hours to speak against Musk, following Olaf Scholz, Keir Starmer & Jonas Gahr Støre.
Action must follow words.
Macron is the 4th European leader in the last 24 hours to speak against Musk, following Olaf Scholz, Keir Starmer & Jonas Gahr Støre.
Action must follow words.
January 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Emmanuel Macron denounces Elon Musk's "unacceptable interference" in European democracies by supporting "a new reactionary international".
Macron is the 4th European leader in the last 24 hours to speak against Musk, following Olaf Scholz, Keir Starmer & Jonas Gahr Støre.
Action must follow words.
Macron is the 4th European leader in the last 24 hours to speak against Musk, following Olaf Scholz, Keir Starmer & Jonas Gahr Støre.
Action must follow words.
Dinner for One with Freddie Frinton and May Warden
YouTube video by Retro TV
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January 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Rung in the new year in Denmark. Turns out it's tradition in a whole host of northern European countries to watch a 1960s recording of a 1930s English theatre sketch, which is practically unknown in the UK. It's a funny old world! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinner_...
Dinner for One - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
January 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Rung in the new year in Denmark. Turns out it's tradition in a whole host of northern European countries to watch a 1960s recording of a 1930s English theatre sketch, which is practically unknown in the UK. It's a funny old world! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinner_...
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This is the star Sirius! It is the brightest star in the night sky. Sirius is almost twice as bright as Canopus, the next brightest star! It is also twice as massive as the sun! It is located 8.6 light years away. #astronomy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This is the star Sirius! It is the brightest star in the night sky. Sirius is almost twice as bright as Canopus, the next brightest star! It is also twice as massive as the sun! It is located 8.6 light years away. #astronomy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
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Georgians ring in New Year with mass pro-EU rally
Georgians ring in New Year with mass pro-EU rally
On New Year's Eve, tens of thousands gathered in central Tbilisi waving EU and Georgian flags -- the latest outpouring of popular unity in the face of the government's authoritarian pro-Russian tilt.
The post Georgians ring in New Year with mass pro-EU…
dlvr.it
January 1, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Georgians ring in New Year with mass pro-EU rally
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December 31, 2024 at 1:13 PM
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Does Putin turn into a pumpkin at midnight?
Read all about it in our final Brussels Playbook of 2024.👇
Read all about it in our final Brussels Playbook of 2024.👇
Does Putin turn into a pumpkin at midnight?
Presented by TikTok By GABRIEL GAVIN PRESENTED BY Send tips here | Tweet @NicholasVinocur @swheaton @EddyWax | Listen to Playbook and view in your browser GOOD TUESDAY MORNING. I’m Gabriel Gavin, b…
www.politico.eu
December 31, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Does Putin turn into a pumpkin at midnight?
Read all about it in our final Brussels Playbook of 2024.👇
Read all about it in our final Brussels Playbook of 2024.👇
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Moscow's campaign of hybrid warfare against NATO countries is getting close to the point of causing "substantial" casualties, a senior official at the defense alliance warned.
Russia’s hybrid warfare could cause ‘substantial’ casualties, senior NATO official says
Moscow has ramped up unconventional attacks against the West since it invaded Ukraine in 2022.
www.politico.eu
December 29, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Moscow's campaign of hybrid warfare against NATO countries is getting close to the point of causing "substantial" casualties, a senior official at the defense alliance warned.
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AI data centers are multiplying across the US and sucking up huge amounts of power. An exclusive analysis shows they may also be distorting the normal flow of electricity for millions of Americans
AI Needs So Much Power, It’s Making Yours Worse
There’s a strong link between proximity to AI data centers and higher levels of distorted power in residential areas
www.bloomberg.com
December 29, 2024 at 4:22 PM
AI data centers are multiplying across the US and sucking up huge amounts of power. An exclusive analysis shows they may also be distorting the normal flow of electricity for millions of Americans
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In his first comments on a possible timeline for key phases of the country’s political transition, Ahmed al-Sharaa said 'any valid elections will require a comprehensive population census' www.ft.com/content/bf11...
December 29, 2024 at 3:36 PM
In his first comments on a possible timeline for key phases of the country’s political transition, Ahmed al-Sharaa said 'any valid elections will require a comprehensive population census' www.ft.com/content/bf11...
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Pourquoi la Méditerranée est au premier poste du réchauffement climatique
Pourquoi la Méditerranée est au premier poste du réchauffement climatique
Vagues de chaleurs mortelles, canicules océaniques, inondations dévastatrices : les pays des rives de la mer Méditerranée sont très exposés au réchauffement climatique et à ses conséquences. Explications en cartes et graphiques.
www.lemonde.fr
December 29, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Pourquoi la Méditerranée est au premier poste du réchauffement climatique
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En Afghanistan, les talibans interdisent les fenêtres qui permettent de voir les femmes
En Afghanistan, les talibans interdisent les fenêtres qui permettent de voir les femmes
« Le fait de voir des femmes travaillant dans des cuisines, dans des cours ou collectant de l’eau dans des puits peut engendrer des actes obscènes », précise un document diffusé par Zabihullah Mujahid, porte-parole des talibans.
www.lemonde.fr
December 29, 2024 at 1:23 PM
En Afghanistan, les talibans interdisent les fenêtres qui permettent de voir les femmes
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People ask me what my hobbies are.
One of them is definitely Books.
Not just reading books and getting lost in them but the smell of books, going to (used)bookstores and libraries.
Who’s with me?
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookThrifting
One of them is definitely Books.
Not just reading books and getting lost in them but the smell of books, going to (used)bookstores and libraries.
Who’s with me?
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookThrifting
December 27, 2024 at 8:26 PM
People ask me what my hobbies are.
One of them is definitely Books.
Not just reading books and getting lost in them but the smell of books, going to (used)bookstores and libraries.
Who’s with me?
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookThrifting
One of them is definitely Books.
Not just reading books and getting lost in them but the smell of books, going to (used)bookstores and libraries.
Who’s with me?
#BookSky 💙📚 #Books #BookThrifting
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A passage from the Tao that’s frequently worth revisiting.
December 27, 2024 at 10:15 PM
A passage from the Tao that’s frequently worth revisiting.
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I wouldn't trust Bob Kennedy with a blender, let alone the health of our children. You have got to be kidding me with this joker. He is beyond unfit and unqualfied. Let's make it clear to our Senators that Kennedy shouldn't be in charge of anything.
Tell your Senators: Oppose Kennedy for Health and Human Services Secretary
Please contact Congress now!
actionnetwork.org
December 27, 2024 at 9:09 PM
I wouldn't trust Bob Kennedy with a blender, let alone the health of our children. You have got to be kidding me with this joker. He is beyond unfit and unqualfied. Let's make it clear to our Senators that Kennedy shouldn't be in charge of anything.
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Salome Zourabichvili’s term in office ends on Sunday — but Georgia’s pro-Western president says she’s not going anywhere.
Showdown in Georgia as pro-EU president refuses to step down
Salome Zourabichvili says she will continue to do her job, calling the inauguration of a new president “not valid.”
www.politico.eu
December 28, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Salome Zourabichvili’s term in office ends on Sunday — but Georgia’s pro-Western president says she’s not going anywhere.
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India is building a makeshift city beside its holy rivers for a Hindu religious festival expected to be so vast it will be seen from space.
India readies for 400 million pilgrims at mammoth festival
The Kumbh Mela, a millennia-old festival, is held once every 12 years at the site where the holy Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers meet.
buff.ly
December 27, 2024 at 8:34 PM
India is building a makeshift city beside its holy rivers for a Hindu religious festival expected to be so vast it will be seen from space.