Voices, The Peoples News
February 13, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. – Northern states see record surge in illegal border crossings, Border Patrol says: “2023 saw a 41% increase of Northern border encounters from 2022,” Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., wrote. “The reality is that the Northern border remains unprotected and overexposed under the Biden-Mayorkas border crisis.” Northern cities appear to be struggling to accommodate migrants.
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Who’s Funding Illegal Immigration? You Are: AG Paxton: Illegal Immigration Costs Texas Taxpayers Over $850 Million Each Year: Attorney General Paxton uncovered hundreds of millions of dollars that Texas taxpayers involuntarily spent on illegal aliens every year.
. Texans pay between $579 million and $717 million each year for public hospital districts to provide uncompensated care for illegal aliens.
. Texans paid $152 million to house illegal criminal aliens for just one year.
. Texans pay between $62 million and $90 million to include illegal aliens in the state Emergency Medicaid program.
. Texans paid more than $1 million for The Family Violence Program to provide services to illegal aliens for one year.
. Texans pay between $30 million and $38 million per year on perinatal coverage for illegal aliens through the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
. Texans pay between $31 million and $63 million to educate unaccompanied alien children each year.
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‘A privacy nightmare’: the $400m surveillance package inside the US immigration bill: Experts issue warning over bipartisan measure’s funding for towers and DNA tests that would ‘hyper-amplify what’s already happening.’ The lion’s share of funding will go to two main tools: $170m for additional surveillance towers and $204m for “expenses related to the analysis of DNA samples”, which includes those collected from migrants detained by border patrol.
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Colorado Draws Line in the Sand, Says “No” to Migrant Sanctuary: Officials in Colorado are telling their constituents that they have no plans to ever become a sanctuary for migrants.
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An Infuriating Poll Finding About Trump Should Galvanize Democrats: Trump killed the border deal, but Biden is getting blamed. Here’s what Democrats need to do to turn that around. Trump is exerting a level of influence over his party in a way that’s unprecedented in a former president
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
CDC Drafted, Held Back Myocarditis Alert on COVD Vaccines: Co-author of the Illusion of Consesus Substack Rav Arora weighs in on an alleged CDC alert on COVID-19 vaccines and myocarditis that was never sent.
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# Education / Schools
Culture wars are raging on US campuses: Academics in the United States worry that growing political pressure on universities could limit research and teaching. In the past few years, laws in some right-leaning states have put restrictions on diversity initiatives, in what conservatives say is an effort to protect academic freedom.
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# Employment / Labor
Affirmative Action Is Dead, and Inequality Is Still Crushing Workers: The most recent numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal that in the United States, who we are too often determines what we get to do for a living.
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Democratic senators call on federal regulators to crack down on “responsible” and “certified” natural gas claims, saying the selling of low-emissions methane is a “dangerous greenwashing scheme” that undermines the clean energy transition.
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Two Major Oil Companies Set to Merge in $26-Billion Deal: Diamondback Energy has agreed to buy Endeavor Energy Resources, which will make it the Permian Basin’s third-largest producer, putting out around 816,000 barrels of oil-equivalent daily
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Trinidad and Tobago faces historic environmental crisis with massive oil spill: The spill, emanating from a ship named Gulfstream, has wreaked havoc on over 25 miles of pristine coastline, endangering the coral reefs, Atlantic beaches, and the livelihoods dependent on these natural resources.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2024/02/13/trinidad-and-tobago-faces-historic-environmental-crisis-with-massive-oil-spill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KCGdP_Xu$
# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure GOP presidential candidates avoid discussing climate change on campaign trail: There are a lot more Republicans who care about climate change than you think. Every four years, they get shut out of the conversation. Despite a summer of record-setting heat, new polling shows that Republican voters still don’t see a warming planet as a concern. As William Brangham reports, neither do the GOP candidates who want to lead them.
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# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / Global Greenland is turning green again for the first time since medieval times. Why it matters: In addition to its local impacts on people, flora and fauna, “the loss of ice mass in Greenland is a substantial contributor to global sea level rise, a trend that poses significant challenges both now and in the future,” said study lead author Michael Grimes, also of the University of Leeds. If all the ice on Greenland melted, global seas would rise by about 23 feet, according to NASA,
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# General News
Hunter Biden friend tells Congress how first family’s name scored Chinese deal worth millions: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today released a video and bank records memorandum revealing how Joe Biden received $40,000 in laundered China money from the account of his brother, James Biden, and his sister-in-law, Sara Biden, in the form of a personal check.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-reveals-how-joe-biden-received-laundered-china-money/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KF5_uEKz$
The American Consulting Firms That Live in Fear of Their Murderous Clients: What keeps companies like McKinsey in the business of whitewashing the regimes of bloodthirsty dictators? Increasingly, it’s the consequences of crossing them.
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# Gov / Politics / Global
Satellite Images Point to Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Gaza’s Health Care Facilities: New research finds that Israel’s attacks on Gaza damaged hospitals and other medical facilities at the same rate as other buildings, potentially in violation of international law.
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Destroying Gaza’s Health Care System Is a War Crime: “Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s health care system is not only an important part of the genocide charges—it is also a blatant war crime that should be prosecuted outright by the International Criminal Court (ICC)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/09/israel-gaza-health-care-hospitals-genocide-icj/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KNVfVmMD$
Russia Just Declared a Western Leader a ‘Wanted Person’: Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas was declared a “wanted” person by Russia’s interior ministry on Tuesday. The ministry listed Kallas on a database as “wanted under the criminal code,” marking the first time Russia has brought a criminal case against the head of a foreign government.
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# Gov / Politics
Biden Had His Worst Week, Then Trump Made Him Look Competent: For three days all we were talking about was “Is Joe Biden Senile?” But Trump’s desperate need for attention put the spotlight back on him ,and not in a good way.
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Trump Is Telling Us He’s an Enemy of the American People: The ex-president said he’d destroy our most important alliances and “encourage” attacks on our allies. His words are traitorous, plain and simple.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-is-telling-us-hes-an-enemy-of-the-american-people__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KAKiFfZt$
Wisconsin Elections Commission clarifies absentee ballot rules: Wisconsin’s election managers say as long as there is a house number and a street name, absentee voting witness slips don’t need a city, the state, a zip code or anything else. The commission told clerks to error on the side of counting ballots and issued five specific clarifications as to when ballots are not to be rejected.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/wisconsin/article_c0ca097e-c9e2-11ee-a26b-6f351c07c1d0.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KPyqc1aF$
Arizona bill would heighten some fentanyl deaths to first degree murder: Senate Bill 1344, introduced by state Sen. Anthony Kern, would make certain fentanyl drug deaths classified as first-degree murder. This means someone could face life behind bars or the death penalty if they are found guilty, according to a state law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eacourier.com/free-access/bill-would-heighten-some-fentanyl-deaths-to-first-degree-murder/article_59b09c38-c9f8-11ee-bc61-a333c1b8fe96.html*:*:text=Senate*20Bill*201344*2C*20introduced*20by,according*20to*20a*20state*20law__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KFCPVQZn$
Johnson dismisses Senate foreign aid bill without border reform: ‘America deserves better’: “In the absence of having received any single border policy change from the Senate, the House will have to continue to work its own will on these important matters,” Johnson said in a statement. “America deserves better than the Senate’s status quo.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/12/house-ukraine-johnson-senate/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KLvY4NvQ$
Senate Passes $95.3 Billion Aid Package For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan After Rare All-Night Session: Fate in the House is uncertain. The vote came after a small group of Republicans opposed to the $60 billion for Ukraine held the Senate floor through the night, using the final hours of debate to argue that the U.S. should focus on its own problems before sending more money overseas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-aid-congress-senate-5fdcf8cb1964681dcce0f4fe7b9a0f86__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KPRPrsOm$
The Biden Campaign Is Officially Trolling on TikTok Now: Though TikTok is banned on most government devices, President Joe Biden’s campaign has signed on. The move comes after Axios first reported in November that the Biden campaign has been weighing joining the app to reach younger voters on the platform, despite data security concerns surrounding the Chinese-owned company.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2024/02/12/biden-campaign-tiktok-account-first-video__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KFnBoR2T$
Trump’s latest NATO rhetoric shows why alliance has reason to fear his reelection: Former President Donald Trump’s statement over the weekend that he would encourage Russia to attack NATO allies that don’t spend enough on defense exposes critical vulnerabilities that a second Trump term would bring for the 75-year-old alliance.
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GOP Congressman stands by accusation some fellow members have been compromised: Rep.Tim Burchett of Tennessee said that blackmail would explain some of his colleagues’ votes. ” And when asked if he believed there were House members who had decided how to vote based on compromising material about them held by foreign powers, Burchett said, “Absolutely. And other powers. It doesn’t have to be foreign powers.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tim-burchett-stands-by-allegation-members-blackmailed_n_65a1bd3fe4b06444b222dee3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KJRmGDA5$
Republicans Seem Completely OK With Trump’s Alarming Russia Comments: Republicans are defending Donald Trump’s terrifying remarks that Russia can do “whatever the hell it wants.” Conservatives once again fell in line behind Donald Trump on Monday, signing off on comments the GOP front-runner made over the weekend that read more like veiled threats against nations he deems are failing NATO’s guidelines. Tom Cotton echoes fellow GOP senators, saying former president was ‘simply ringing the warning bell’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/12/trump-nato-russia-comments-republicans__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KDlei5K2$
Dem senator calls Israeli leadership “war criminals,” votes to send them $14 billion anyway
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AIPAC’s Surprising Salvo in Orange County: A swing seat in California is seeing a flurry of attack ads from pro-Israel forces. Why? A pro-Israel super PAC is making a six-figure splash in a toss-up Orange County House race, prompting fierce pushback from its target, Democratic state Sen. Dave Min.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/05/pro-israel-super-pac-california-house-election-00139786__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KHyRYOHx$
Influential lawmaker urges House GOP to expand Biden impeachment to border after Mayorkas vote: “I hope we’ll impeach Secretary Mayorkas tonight, but the buck stops with Joe Biden,” Rep. Jim Banks says. “All of the reasons that you’re impeaching Secretary Mayorkas are doubly important to impeaching Joe Biden.”
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# Law Enforcement
States are cracking down on private companies’ prison-phone price gouging by making prison calls free and barring the government kickbacks that perpetuated the scheme. Incarcerated people pay about 5 dollars for a 30-minute phone call. A new bill wants to change that. Those fees can place a serious financial burden on incarcerated people and their loved ones looking to maintain regular contact, which research suggests can reduce recidivism.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/01/01/1146370950/prison-phone-call-cost-martha-wright-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KObImWCq$
House Republicans unveil bill to address warrantless surveillance powers: It bars law enforcement from using opposition research or media reports as a basis for a warrant, an effort to avoid repeat incidents. Some controversial measures, including a provision to screen any noncitizen “ being processed for travel to the United States,” have been removed from the latest bill. Some controversial measures, including a provision to screen any noncitizen “ being processed for travel to the United States,” have been removed from the latest bill.
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A Backroom Deal Looms Over a High-Stakes US Surveillance Fight: Top congressional lawmakers are meeting in private to discuss the future of a widely unpopular surveillance program, worrying members devoted to reforming Section 702. The White House and congressional backers of the National Security Agency’s electronic surveillance program are warning that ending the massive collection of phone records from millions of Americans would put the nation at risk from another terrorist attack.
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# Legal / DOJ
Trump Lawsuit Dismissed As Judges Conclude There’s “No Compelling Reason” To Proceed: The lawsuit, categorized as a Data Protection Lawsuit, alleged that Orbis violated British data protection laws by releasing false and damaging information. However, the judge ruled that there were no compelling reasons to allow the case to proceed to trial, citing the expiration of the Statute of Limitations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://original.newsbreak.com/@legallyspeaking-world-1779352/3329273423223-trump-lawsuit-dismissed-judges-find-no-compelling-reason-to-proceed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KKecYtYQ$
GOP’s Star Witness in Biden Probe Has Russian Oligarch Ties: Bobulinski has been cast as the star witness. House Republicans want voters to take Tony Bobulinski’s word over everyone else in Hunter Biden’s orbit, except Bobulinski has some unsavory connections of his own. Business records and materials that House Republicans have provided in their own investigation show that, back in 2017, Bobulinski was in cahoots with a Russian oligarch long before “Burisma” became national shorthand for vague Biden family shadiness.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/gops-star-witness-tony-bobulinski-in-hunter-biden-probe-has-ties-to-russian-oligarch__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KNNb5C17$
Hunter Biden, Burisma, and Corruption; The Impact on U.S. Government Policy and Related Concerns: On April 16, 2014, Vice President Biden met with his son’s business partner, Devon Archer, at the White House. Five days later, Vice President Biden visited Ukraine, and he soon after was described in the press as the “public face of the administration’s handling of Ukraine.”
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Trump Takes His Claim Of ‘Total Immunity’ From Prosecution To Supreme Court: The coup-attempting former president’s filing keeps the criminal case against him from moving forward in trial court until the high court decides in what appears to be yet another effort to delay the trial.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-immunity-scotus_n_65c67d40e4b093b2e783a1e1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KAQ5xMlh$
The judge presiding over the Georgia election subversion case against Donald Trump and several co-defendants said Monday that the district attorney who brought the case could be disqualified if she financially benefitted from a personal relationship with her lead prosecutor on the case.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/12/politics/fulton-county-fani-willis-trump-hearing/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KOOCe97t$
Tony Bobulinski’s closed-door interview may answer key questions central to impeachment inquiry: A key figure in Hunter Biden’s early relationship with CEFC China Energy, Bobulinski is set to appear before the House Oversight Committee at 10AM on Tuesday for an interview as part of the ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Biden.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/tony-bobulinskis-interview-may-provide-answers-key-questions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KJDVNO4Y$
Trump asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block a scathing and unanimous decision from the DC Circuit handed down last week that flatly rejected his claims of immunity from election subversion charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/02/12/Trump-Supreme-Court-block-decision-rejecting-immunity-claims/5161707785336/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KG3Ikl3N$
Threats Against Judges, Prosecutors Double Since Election: The U.S. Marshals Service has a growing concern about these threats, which are linked to violent rhetoric on social media and political polarization.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-02-13/exclusive-threats-to-u-s-federal-judges-double-since-2021-driven-by-politics__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KIdAPBJ2$
# Medical / Health
FDA Removes Informed Consent Protections from Some Human Clinical Trials: FDA issued a final rule providing an exception from the requirement to obtain informed consent when a clinical investigation poses no more than minimal risk to the human subject and includes appropriate safeguards to protect the rights, safety, and welfare of human subjects
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/21/2023-27935/institutional-review-board-waiver-or-alteration-of-informed-consent-for-minimal-risk-clinical__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Vqv8wpllRtWNhgljrAJGy2imOwKEkANWtQdB5kgwR0Oij9-0EgDT0_11wpJUJh2Ds7ciZ8yKyX5iOncU85BQ6d6KPB9O2Ud$
# Military / DOD
Half of Nuclear Carriers Headed to the Korean Peninsula, What’s the Plan? There is speculation that five carriers of the total US nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (11 vessels) could gather around the Korean Peninsula for the first time in April and May.
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# Military / Global
Russian Bombers Approach Alaska Airspace: The U.S. intercepted Russian aircraft flying off Alaska in international airspace as they approached an identification zone for two straight days this week, according to officials. Planes are required to identify themselves when they approach the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ.
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The Wagner Group has confirmed its new role in Russia: The Wagner Group is back in action but its role in Russia may have changed drastically according to a new video message from the mercenary organization’s latest leader. Putin orders former Wagner commander to take charge of ‘volunteer units’ in Ukraine
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Kim Jong Un’s support for Russia sparks warnings from the West: US says it ‘won’t hesitate’ to impose more sanctions on Russia and North Korea if they conclude any new arms deal. It was troubling that Russia and North Korea were discussing increased cooperation that could violate UN Security Council resolutions
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# Technology
Amazon Prime Video removes more features, and asks users to pay to get them back: Prime Video caused controversy at the end of last year when it announced that it would start injecting ads into its videos. If users wanted to avoid them, they needed to pay $2.99 per month, or similar in other currencies, the company said.
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# Water
The City of Tomorrow Will Run on Your Toilet Water: Researchers are finding better ways to extract drinking water, compost, and even energy from wastewater. It’s not gross. It’s science. Researchers are applying the same technology to wastewater solids, which would essentially turn sludge into a solid product. “If you do pyrolysis – because it’s thermochemical, it’s a hot process – you kill these bacteria, kill these pathogens, kill these viruses. “It’s very clean,” says Fengqi Yu, an engineer who studies wastewater at Cornell University.
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