Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says 2024 is going to be a 'very good' year for the US economy (abcnews.go.com)
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Chinese music student convicted in US of threatening pro-democracy activist (www.reuters.com)
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Valve Made About A Billion Dollars On Counter-Strike Loot Boxes In 2023 (kotaku.com)
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Asbestos in drinking water: What does it mean for human health? (www.bbc.com)
Hundreds of thousands of miles of pipes made from asbestos cement deliver drinking water to people around the world, but are reaching the end of their lifespan and starting to degrade. Scientists are now debating whether this could pose a risk to human health....
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‘Anti-European’ populists on track for big gains in EU elections, says report (www.theguardian.com)
Populist “anti-European” parties are heading for big gains in June’s European elections that could shift the parliament’s balance sharply to the right and jeopardise key pillars of the EU’s agenda including climate action, polling suggests....
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Mozilla’s ”Platform Tilt” Shows How Firefox Is Harmed by Apple, Microsoft (www.howtogeek.com)
Mozilla’s ”Platform Tilt” Shows How Firefox Is Harmed by Apple, Microsoft::The new Platform Tilt database shows how other web browsers have an unfair advantage over Firefox.
Palworld’s success is partially born from Pokémon fans’ discontent (www.polygon.com)
Palworld is an alternate take on Pokémon at a time when the colossal franchise feels stagnant and slow
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United Airlines CEO says the airline will consider alternatives to Boeing's next airplane (apnews.com)
The United Airlines CEO says he is “disappointed” in ongoing manufacturing problems at Boeing that have led to the grounding of dozens of United jetliners, and the airline will consider alternatives to buying a future, larger version of the Boeing 737 Max....
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New CIA video appeals to Russians disillusioned with Moscow elite (www.nbcnews.com)
The CIA released another video Monday appealing to Russians disillusioned with the country’s leaders, offering them a way to pass secrets to the American spy agency....
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EU foreign policy chief says Israel failed to engage with Brussels peace summit (www.theguardian.com)
One of the EU’s most senior diplomats has criticised the Israeli foreign minister for not properly engaging with a summit in Brussels designed to pave the way for a peace plan in the Middle East....
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Middle school removes bathroom mirrors to stop kids from making TikToks (www.the-express.com)
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Why Dragon's Den's latest episode was so damaging (www.digitalspy.com)
It's caused backlash among the chronic illness community....
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Hamas refuses Russia’s request to release its dual citizens from captivity in Gaza (www.timesofisrael.com)
Video shows aftermath of a summary execution of 15 Palestinian men in a Gaza apartment (www.aljazeera.com)
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Experts Confirm: Icelandic Faultline Has Awakened After 800 Years (www.sciencealert.com)
A volcanic eruption that has engulfed homes in an Icelandic fishing port confirms that a long-dormant faultline running under the country has woken up, threatening to belch out lava with little warning for years to come, an expert warned on Tuesday....
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South Korea says number of North Korean defectors nearly triples in 2023, including ‘elite’ diplomats | CNN (www.cnn.com)
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Leaked Military Docs Say Russia Could Go to War With NATO in 2024 (www.businessinsider.com)
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US says 'no way' to solve Israel security, Gaza war without Palestinian state (www.reuters.com)
There is “no way” to solve Israel’s long-term security challenges in the region and the short-term challenges of rebuilding Gaza without the establishment of a Palestinian state, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Thursday....
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Coinbase tells judge that buying crypto is just like collecting Beanie Babies (finance.yahoo.com)
Coinbase tells judge that buying crypto is just like collecting Beanie Babies::The SEC argued that unlike collectibles, when a crypto token is purchased, the owner is invested in the network or enterprise behind the token.
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Google confirms it just laid off around a thousand employees (www.theverge.com)
But there may be more, and it’s possible that Google is attempting to spread out the bad news instead of having it hit all at once.
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YouTube to eliminate 100 employees as layoffs at Google continue (techcrunch.com)
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American passenger bites flight attendant forcing plane to return to Tokyo, airline says | CNN (www.cnn.com)
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OpenAI CEO Altman: future AI depends on energy breakthrough (www.reuters.com)
Speaking at a Bloomberg event on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Altman said the silver lining is that more climate-friendly sources of energy, particularly nuclear fusion or cheaper solar power and storage, are the way forward for AI....
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Electric vehicles will need 'battery passports' to enter EU from 2027 (www.autocar.co.uk)
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