Social platforms are not, and can not, be neutral in a context of authoritarianism, and …
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The EPA weighed two LA beachfront sites for toxic waste sorting. These ‘hippies and hicks’ revolted
Residents in Topanga Canyon – an area of Indigenous heritage and artists – mobilized against …
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Pluralistic: Ad-tech targeting is an existential threat (20 Feb 2025)
Today’s links Ad-tech targeting is an existential threat: Targeting people with chronic illnesses, parents of …
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Critics say Trump’s NIH orders are a ‘sledgehammer’ that ‘will kill’ Americans
Trump administration’s reshaping of premier medical research agency has resulted in delayed projects and frozen …
Read MoreAI Now Coauthors Report on Surveillance Prices and Wages
Today, AI Now—along with a group of experts and civil society organizations—released a report outlining …
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What is nerve flossing and does it help with nerve pain?
It can help relieve pain and tension, especially for patients recovering from injury or nerve …
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Trump Eyes Medicaid Cuts To Pay for Border, Defense, Tax Cuts
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday urged Americans throughout the country who rely on …
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Injections for back pain not such a good idea, say experts
If you’re thinking of getting an injection for back pain, you might want to think …
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DR Congo violence has pushed 35,000 to Burundi, says UN refugee agency
Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands …
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From suits to social justice: World’s top human rights forum turns stage over
The iconic multi-hue ceilinged UN Human Rights Council chamber in Geneva got a generational make-over …
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UN chief condemns ‘abhorrent and appalling’ treatment of hostages’ remains by Hamas
The UN Secretary-General on Thursday condemned the “parading” of coffins earlier in the day containing …
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Post-war order facing ‘greatest test since its creation’: UN relief chief
The international system set up among the ashes of the Second World War which established the …
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Norovirus hospital cases reach highest level ever
More than 1,100 patients a day ill in hospital with vomitting bug last week in …
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Doctored by Charles Piller review – the scandal that derailed Alzheimer’s research
A dogged account of how the quest for a treatment may have been set back …
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‘If not fire, we’ll be killed by hunger’: villagers continue to feel fallout from Bolivia’s worst wildfires
Residents battle food shortages and health issues after vast areas of forest and farmland burned …
Read MoreOffshore Financial Law as Freedom-Promoting?
This post concludes a mini-series on the invisibilized power of trusts in modern financial capitalism. …
Read MoreHow Europe is funding its solar boom
The EU has doubled its solar capacity in the last three years. How have subsidies …
Read MoreRecord number of norovirus patients in hospital
Hospitals in England have been hit by a storm of norovirus infections as the number …
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The chances of this asteroid hitting Earth keep rising. But there are four reasons I’m not worried yet | Carrie Nugent
Scientists are closely monitoring 2024 YR4 – and while it’s relatively small, it reminds us …
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Meta Says it Made Sure Not to Seed Any Pirated Books
Over the past two years, rightsholders of all ilks have filed lawsuits against companies that …
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