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Katie Miller held large stake in Elon Musk’s xAI as she slammed ChatGPT online

Conservative podcaster Miller, a former top aide to Musk, is the latest political influencer to comment on public issues without fully disclosing financial ties.

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New York Times politics
San Francisco Mayor to Declare Rent Emergency Amid A.I. Housing Frenzy (Gift Article)

Mayor Daniel Lurie wants to combat evictions in the city, which has the nation’s highest rent increases.

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Heat Kills Hundreds of Workers Each Year. A Postal Carrier Was One. (Gift Article)

About half a dozen states explicitly protect workers from excessive heat. And some others, like Texas, prevent local governments from passing their own laws.

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The Atlantic worldpoliticsbusiness
Trump Is Preparing for a Long War

The military is doing long-term planning for its force in the Persian Gulf, risking further strain on the Navy.

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New York Times legalpolitics
Supreme Court Again Blocks Republican-Backed Missouri Voting Map (Gift Article)

The ruling deferred to Missouri’s state Supreme Court, which had invalidated G.O.P.-friendly district lines, saying voters must first have an opportunity to approve the map in a statewide referendum.

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D66 en Pro willen weten wat het kabinet doet om internetdienstverleners te beschermen tegen Amerikaanse sancties

Kamerleden van regeringspartij D66 en oppositiepartij Pro willen dat het kabinet zich uitspreekt over de gevolgen van Amerikaans sancties voor internetdienstverleners in Nederland. Barbara Kathmann va...

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Oil Prices Surge as Fighting in Middle East Escalates (Gift Article)

The cost of crude oil hit its highest levels in months, as investors worried about diminishing energy supplies after reports that the Iranian-backed Houthi militia had captured a port city in Yemen.

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Carney, at a Cabinet Retreat, Considers Further Trade Strikes Against the U.S. (Gift Article)

Canada’s retaliation this week against President Trump’s tariffs was met with more American tariffs and a closed U.S. border on some Canadian products.

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New York Times politics
How Fighting Fires Became an All-of-Europe Project (Gift Article)

The European Union isn’t known for firefighting expertise. But with the continent ablaze, Brussels is playing a growing role.

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On the First Day of School, a Test for Mamdani’s 2-K Program (Gift Article)

The rollout of 2-K has been mired in funding delays, stressing New York City’s child care operators at a pivotal moment.

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Bloomberg politics
Can Trump Really Pay Every Adult American a $5,000 ‘Dividend’?

During his keynote speech at the first Republican midterm convention, US President Donald Trump made an extraordinary announcement: He said he would pay every American adult a $5,000 “Trump dividend” ...

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Did 9/11 Really Change Everything? (Gift Article)

Were the terrorist attacks that day the end of an idyllic era? The beginning of our current dystopia? Or just a middle chapter?

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NRC politicsworldculture
Defensie wil een eigen geavanceerd verkenningsvliegtuig kopen en inzetten tegen spionage en drones

Defensie: Nederland wil met Zweden een verkennings- en spionagevliegtuig kopen. Deze GlobalEye heeft infraroodsensoren, geavanceerde communicatieapparatuur en kan Russische militaire activiteit en dro...

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Opinion | What’s the Worst Thing Trump Can Do in the Midterms? (Gift Article)

President Trump could accomplish on Jan. 3, 2027, what he failed to do on Jan. 6. 2021.

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San Francisco Chronicle politics
Few California Republicans flocked to Trump’s Texas convention. His speech drove home why

OPINION: President Trump committed a predictable but fatal error: He made the event about himself at his least popular moment.

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European Central Bank Raises Rates in Bid to Quell Inflation (Gift Article)

The bank, fighting price pressures spurred by the war in the Middle East, raised its benchmark rate to 2.5 percent.

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New York Times politics
Can JD Vance Win Over Skeptical Jewish Voters? (Gift Article)

The vice president is attempting to unite conservative Jews with their antagonists in one coalition, as one appearance in Nevada on Monday showed. Some are uneasy about it.

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Russian Drone Incursion Delayed Zelensky Flight to Oslo, Moldova Says (Gift Article)

An airspace closure delayed the Ukrainian leader’s trip between Moldova and Norway, officials said. They did not confirm a claim by Norway’s prime minister that a drone had “almost hit” the plane.

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After a Difficult Loss, Nigeria Has Become a Source of Pain for Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Gift Article)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has moved countless readers with her novels about Nigerians at home and abroad. After the death in Lagos of her toddler son, her homeland no longer feels as much like home.

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Trump Wants to Give Out $5,000 Checks. Is That Possible? (Gift Article)

The president’s pledge to hand every American adult a “dividend” if Republicans keep control of Congress in the midterm elections raises questions.

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Medium politics
Apple Finally Made A Device for Nerds Like Me — 7 Reasons The iPhone Duo Won Me Over

An E-Reader, a Notepad with Pencil Support, A Multi-tasking iPad — these are not three different devices… not anymore

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National Observer politicsscience
Environment minister defends low-profile release of ‘really important’ climate report

Federal environment minister Julie Dabrusin says the report, warning of disaster if the current climate direction holds, "was not a political exercise."

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Trump Dangles $5,000 Payments if Republicans Win, and Deportees Are Stranded in Haiti (Gift Article)

Plus, the secretive operation to move a 900-year-old masterpiece.

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National Observer politicsworldtechnology
EU envoy says a 'unique' new partnership with Canada forming ahead of Carney's speech

The bloc's ambassador to Canada says that while the finer details are still being worked out, the partnership won't resemble existing arrangements the EU has with neighbours such as Switzerland, Norwa...

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National Observer businesspoliticsworld
The gas tax holiday can’t outpace global oil greed

Ironically, gasoline and diesel prices in Canada today are higher, even with the tax break, than on April 19, before it came into effect. It seems that the government can’t outrun the petroleum market...

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National Observer politicsworldscience
Quebecers want major polluters to pay for climate damages

As climate change is increasingly having serious repercussions in the province, a new survey finds the majority of Quebecers across the political spectrum support a polluter-pays policy.

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National Observer transportationpoliticsbusiness
This convoy has no trucks and a vastly different message

Instead of middle-aged white folks piloting diesel trucks, this convoy — or caravan, as they call it — is composed of seniors in electric vehicles driving to Ottawa to fight for a clean economy.

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The Times (UK) politicslegalsports
‘Bearded trans patient on women’s psychiatric ward exposed himself’

The patient, who identifies as female, was returned to an all-female ward despite multiple complaints about his behaviour

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EPA Removes Online Scope 3 Emissions Guidance for Companies

As the Trump administration rolls back environmental rules, it’s also taking down resources that help corporations understand their environmental risk.

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National Observer businesspoliticstechnology
Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments

The change comes as part of a suite of amendments to Canada's impact assessment laws passed by the Carney government early Wednesday morning.

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New York Times legalpolitics
Denver Sues to Block Armed ICE Agents at Voting Sites (Gift Article)

The City of Denver and civil rights groups argued that sightings of ICE agents at polling places are having a chilling effect.

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The Times (UK) politicslegal
The Proclaimers: trans rights activists are ‘truth-phobic’

The lifelong SNP supporters say they could no longer vote for the party after Nicola Sturgeon backed easier legal gender recognition

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Gander Welcomed Americans in 2001. Now, U.S.-Canada Tensions Hit Home (Gift Article)

The Newfoundland town welcomed thousands of frightened airline passengers on Sept. 11, but 25 years later, mixed emotions run through anniversary plans amid an escalating trade war.

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The ‘Forever War’ in Afghanistan: 25 Years in Pictures (Gift Article)

TK great summary will go here

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The Atlantic politics
The Election Deniers’ Long Game

Right-wing activists have slowly taken control of a significant part of America’s local election apparatus. The country isn’t prepared for what they might do.

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The Atlantic politicscultureopinion
A Playbook for Defeating MAGA

The Bulwark’s Sarah Longwell, the author of How to Eat an Elephant, on what voters want to hear

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New York Times politics
Opinion | Crypto, Gold and Foreign Money: Is This What the Presidency Is Now? (Gift Article)

And how Trump gets away with it.

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New York Times politicsworld
With Messaging That Mirrors Putin’s, Germany’s Far-Right Party Gains Ground (Gift Article)

Embracing positions extolled by the Kremlin, the Alternative for Germany party may govern for the first time in a German state.

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The Atlantic politics
What the Aftermath of 9/11 Taught Me

Government should be about producing results for people.

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New York Times businesspolitics
Why Is 5 World Trade Center Still Not Built? Politics and Money. (Gift Article)

The site of the former Deutsche Bank building was to be the only residential project in the World Trade Center redevelopment, but the plans are now in flux.

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New York Times culturepolitics
The Most Iconic American Artwork Is the Hardest to See (Gift Article)

The Statue of Liberty is caught between the sublime and the souvenir, our critic Jason Farago explains. Look again: She’s much stranger than you think.

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D.O.J. Escalates Threats to States in Battle for Election Records (Gift Article)

The department sent letters to at least 30 states demanding they retain election records, an outgrowth of President Trump’s baseless claims of widespread election fraud.

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The Times (UK) politics
Philip Selway on Radiohead: ‘I hope we go on touring for a long time’

The band’s drummer talks about the ‘uplifting’ reunion concerts — and why he has spent the past four decades volunteering for the Samaritans

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25 Years After 9/11, Al Qaeda Still Has a Home in Afghanistan (Gift Article)

The Taliban claim that Afghanistan is no longer a sanctuary for terrorist groups, but Al Qaeda and others are still present, reviving old fears.

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Down in the Polls, Republicans Embrace a Familiar Tool: Fear (Gift Article)

At an unusual midterm gathering, President Trump and his allies painted Democrats as dangerously un-American.

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The Times (UK) legalpoliticsbusiness
London’s housing crisis? It hasn’t even hit yet, says developer

Ballymore, the firm behind some of the capital’s largest regeneration schemes, says the city is no longer an attractive option for residential investment

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Spain Declassifies Warning to Morocco About Migrant Crossing Plans (Gift Article)

Spain’s intelligence service had alerted Morocco about social media calls for a border exodus into Ceuta, which led to more than 100 deaths and a political crisis in Spain.

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The Times (UK) businesspolitics
Tourist taxes can boost economic growth across the UK

Visitor levies would be a first step towards devolving taxes and rewarding local authorities for being ambitious

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The Times (UK) politicsbusiness
Anti-immigration protesters mistake Pakistan U19 team for asylum seekers

Reform councillor said he told activists to stand down after speaking to hotel manager in Portsmouth

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