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Strait of Hormuz Demining May Involve Europe

“Iran is considering allowing European nations to remove mines from the Strait of Hormuz, a potential climbdown that could form part of a deal to normalize shipping in the waterway and ease peace negotiations with the U.S,” Bloomberg reports. “In public, Iran has repeatedly said it won’t allow foreign countries to join demining efforts in […]

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Big Oil’s Soaring Profits in Democrats’ Sights if House Flips

“Democrats plan to scrutinize soaring profits in the oil sector if they take control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, raising the specter that companies could face congressional investigations and hearings,” Bloomberg reports.

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The Past Catalog Archive is a throwback to fun & modest...

The Past Catalog Archive is a throwback to fun & modest personal projects on the web. “There is no reason to keep these old catalogs to myself, or only allow them to be viewed. Share them and let everyone take a trip down memory lane.”

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Apple Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against OpenAI in Trade Secrets Case

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Reuters: Apple on Monday asked a U.S. judge for a preliminary injunction barring two former employees ​and OpenAI from accessing, acquiring, using or disclosing alleged confidential information as it moves ahead with its trade secrets case. [...] The iPhone maker also f...

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Trump-Driven Insider Trading Scandal Causes MAGA Star To Come Unglued

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Congress's most vocal crusader against insider trading, now threatens to sue a newspaper and prosecute a federal source over allegations she calls a fabricated smear. The Wall Street Journal reported July 18 that Luna tipped off MAGA infl...

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Tom DeLay helped create TV ownership cap—he says Trump FCC has no authority to repeal it

Tom DeLay helped create TV ownership cap—he says Trump FCC has no authority to repeal it

Congress set ownership limit at 39%, but FCC claims authority to kill the rule.

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Subaru’s new Trailseeker EV is already outselling its other electric vehicles

The Trailseeker is already outselling the Solterra and Subaru’s other electric vehicles just months after its launch.

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Europe is betting big on a battery that runs for four days

Long-duration energy storage startup Ore Energy has landed what it says is the largest iron-air battery deal in continental Europe so far – and now it’s raised Series A funding. [update]

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Upside Down

The world is, I mean. Bottom-up. Maybe that’s just me not understanding? It doesn’t surprise me that there are people who are stupid and/or evil. The surprise is, the others not voting them out of office, passing legislation outlawing what they’ve been doing, and sending the ones who don’t stop to prison

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Election mistrust runs high. Your newsroom can help.

When it comes to building public trust in the November elections, state and local newsrooms have their work cut out for them.  The discovery in New Jersey that the state […]

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Composition with Grid VII, 1919 #neoplasticism #pietmondrian

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Hide and Seek, 1873 #morisot #impressionism

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North Carolina Republicans have signed a secret deal with Amazon to green light construction of a $10 billion data center.

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Soulver 4 casts a wider calculating net

The almost-natural-language notepad calculator Soulver’s latest release adds better tools for calculating durations or intervals between dates and times, planning travel itineraries, tracking inflation, finding distances, performing bandwidth math, and splitting restaurant bills or other expenses.…

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House House’s Big Walk out now

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I played the first hour of the game with three friends at Panic HQ last month and it’s brilliant

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The Vessel at Hudson Yards Is the Stage for This Drama (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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Immigrant Kids Deserve to Keep Their Lawyers (bloomberg.com)

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Volunteer network born during immigration crackdown becomes DFL organizing force (startribune.com)

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Why Boy George’s Pro-Israel Song Feels Like a Stab in the Back (medium.com)

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Basketball is about magical things that happen on the court, not just trades and draft picks (Gift Article) (nytimes.com)

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