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Trade war escalates as Trump metal tariffs take effect
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Joo da SilvaBusiness reporter, BBC News Flat 25% duty on steel and aluminium imports is major hit for some of the US's top trading partners Tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on imports ...[Continue Reading]
BBC News
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A Trump-Appointed Judge Quashes a Subpoena Aimed at Validating the President's Stolen-Election Fantasy
Jacob Sullum
On Tuesday, a federal judge in Georgia quashed a grand jury subpoena aimed at validating President Donald Trump's counterfactual claim that massive fraud deprived him of his rightful victory in the 2 ...[Continue Reading]
Yahoo Entertainment
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UK's Virgin Media fined $28m for hanging up on people calling to cancel
Rob Beschizza
Virgin Media was fined $28m by regulators in the U.K. for preventing customers from canceling contracts. The method was not especially sophisticated: its agents would simply hang up on customers who ...[Continue Reading]
Boing Boing
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The Spiritual Meaning of Dragonflies
Eden Gordon
Dragonflies have a delicate mystique all their own. On transparent wings, they whiz through summer gardens, and their wiry little bodies shine in various glossy shades of the rainbow. Upon a closer g ...[Continue Reading]
Mental Floss
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Watch: Nato chief asked if there really is 'unity' in Nato
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Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte insisted there is "unity" among the member nations, but the BBC's Frank Gardner questioned whether this is the case if Trump is still throwing "verbal grenades". At ...[Continue Reading]
BBC News
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6 Best Image Upscalers Tested: Photo Upscaling Without the Plastic Look
Aiarty
Over the last few years, image upscalers powered by AI have become remarkably good at making photos larger. The challenge is no longer whether an image can be enlarged to 4K or even 8K, its whether ...[Continue Reading]
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