High-ranking corrupt officials in China earn eight to fourteen times their regular salary by profiting from corruption, study based on official data says (www.zew.de)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/610385...
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The battle over J&J’s bankruptcy plan to end talc lawsuits (www.reuters.com)
After being rebuffed twice by federal courts, the $350 billion healthcare giant is attempting again to end the litigation in a so-called “Texas two-step” bankruptcy. The maneuver involves offloading its talc liability onto a newly created subsidiary, which then declares Chapter 11. The goal is to use the proceeding to force...
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Extreme Wildfires Have Doubled in Frequency and Intensity in the Past 20 Years (www.wired.com)
A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution shows that the number and intensity of the most extreme wildfires on Earth have doubled over the past two decades....
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The U.S. President Ordered a Board to Probe a Massive Russian Cyberattack. It Never Did. (www.propublica.org)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/612786...
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House Freedom Caucus drops two members in one night (www.axios.com)
A spokesperson for the Freedom Caucus declined to comment on the vote, telling Axios: “HFC does not comment on membership or internal proceedings.”...
Sigma Star Saga Returns: Modern Console & PC Release in 2025 (www.retronews.com)
Sigma Star Saga, a shoot ’em up RPG by WayForward, released on the Game Boy Advance in 2005, is returning to modern consoles and PC in 2025...
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‘I’m bored, so I shoot’: The Israeli army’s approval of free-for-all violence in Gaza (www.972mag.com)
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‘Will you stop exploring yours?’: Latin America forges ahead on new oil frontier (www.theguardian.com)
About half the countries in the region are experiencing a rush in oil exploration that threatens the global drive to achieve net zero. But many argue that they have a right to enrich themselves in the same way the west has...
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US to expand security review of land purchases near military installations, Treasury says (www.reuters.com)
Cross-posted from sh.itjust.works/post/21971374...
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MRI scans show age-specific changes in the brains of kids with ADHD (healthimaging.com)
cross-posted from: midwest.social/post/14297998...
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The US president ordered a board to probe a massive Russian cyberattack. It never did. (arstechnica.com)
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Indian Prime Minister Modi makes first visit to Russia since the start of its war on Ukraine (apnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17752927
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Magnus archives, fan community (lemmy.world)
I saw someone else has posted here previously but it seems to be pretty dead and I can’t really get in touch with the person over it so I started another one and I plan on doing some weekly content on there if anyone is interested :)
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South Sudan hosts Sudan Armed Forces units after fall of Meram (sudantribune.com)
Final Fantasy 7: An oral history (www.polygon.com)
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Massive car dealer ransom attack is mostly over after 2 weeks of work-arounds (arstechnica.com)
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Purgatory in paradise: how a shipwreck off Diego Garcia led to three years of hell and horror (www.theguardian.com)
It was 10 days into the journey when the boat sprang a leak. Dozens of men, women and children were crowded on to a fishing boat, all Tamils fleeing persecution in their home country, Sri Lanka. They had hoped to reach sanctuary in Canada....
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Devs should not be "forced to run on a treadmill until their mental or physical health breaks", says publisher of Manor Lords, citing how gamers seem to be trained to expect endless content work now (www.eurogamer.net)
This really does not sound healthy. The game is released, for a certain amount of money. If people don’t like what they get for their money, they simply should not buy it....
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Why am i Blue? (youtube.com)
China Outspends the U.S. on Fusion in the Race for Energy’s Holy Grail - [WSJ] (archive.md)
July 7, 2024...
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Russian court jails theatre figures over IS wives play (www.bbc.com)
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Reform UK under pressure to prove all its candidates were real people (www.theguardian.com)
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Georgia accused of stopping defense lawyers visiting ‘Cop City’ protest site (www.theguardian.com)
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Hungary's Orban unexpectedly visits China, backs Xi's peace plan (www.reuters.com)
China sat out the Swiss meeting – “The international community should create conditions for the resumption of direct dialogue and negotiations between the two sides and provide assistance,” Xi told Orban, according to Chinese state media.
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