As the president pressed for an Iran nuclear deal, he approved Israel’s new war. Will America’s own military soon be directly involved?
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CHAIR: This meeting will come to order. Will the secretary please call roll.
SECRETARY: Single Unit Homes?
SUH: Here.
SECRETARY: Duplexes?
DUPLEXES: Here here.
SECRETARY: Triplexes?
TRIPLEXES: Here here here.
SECRETARY: Mom and Pops?
M&P: Oh yeah, present.
SECRETARY: Conglomerates?
CONGLOMERATES: Thanks for your question. I am out of the office for the remainder of the week. In the event of an emergency, call the after-hours number.
CHAIR: Is he ever here?
SECRETARY: (rustles papers) Not when we are.
(…)
CHAIR: Any ongoing business from our prior session?
SECRETARY: We ended by tabling the vote on enacting longer delays for even the most basic of maintenance.
Pharmaceutical manufacturers are exploiting patent law to extend their brand-name drug monopolies for years past their original expiration date.
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The first career-spanning book from Bay Area artist Tucker Nichols, Mostly Everything: The Art of Tucker Nichols attempts to capture, in one extravagant volume, decades of the artist’s varied work, from drawings with words, drawings without words, paintings, and sculpture, to large- and medium-scale public works, editorial illustrations, picture books, doodles, notes, charts, lists, and more.
Nigel Farage's party is culling anything to do with tackling climate change, including local planning for rising sea levels
Courts couldn’t issue injunctions or restraining orders against the government unless plaintiffs pay for a security bond.
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Doctor Who companion Sophie Aldred has launched the charity book Ace's Jacket: The Inside Story, with proceeds going to deserving causes.
We may be approaching a time when the illusion of selfhood is strengthened, not weakened, because we are surrounded by machines enacting it.
At a time when many may feel that good news has gone the way of the dodo, look no further than the homeland of that long-extinct bird — Mauritius — for a dose of encouragement. There, among the islands of the Indian Ocean, news can be found about the power of resistance and the ability of small groups of people to band together to overcome the powerful. Amid ongoing slaughter from Gaza and Ukraine to Sudan and the Congo, the news also offers a victory for resolving conflicts through diplomacy rather than force. It’s a victory for decolonization and international law. And it’s a victory for Africa, the African diaspora, and indigenous and other displaced peoples who simply want to... Read more
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An upcoming BBC podcast about the reporter's disappearance in August 2012 has unearthed new details of his case - some of which his family has dismissed
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“Even if they rebuild all of Syria, Yarmouk will remain destroyed,” said one Palestinian refugee.
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Through mindful eating and a shift in mindset, you can alleviate unwarranted negative feelings and embrace the joy of food
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For Emil Cioran, ‘true contact’ with another is the deep intimacy that emerges through mute togetherness
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The forgotten janitor who discovered the logic of the mind
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The answer is blowing in the (stellar) wind
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The story of how Keir Starmer's chief adviser hoodwinked Labour party members tells us a lot about how power really works, argues Neal Lawson
A secret group chat reveals that Democratic strategists plan to support the pro-crypto GENIUS Act for political gain, despite acknowledging it’s a Trump corruption giveaway.
On 14 August 2024, Nadeem Crowe, an emergency doctor at Royal Free Hospital in London, received an email while at work informing him, without explanation, that he had been suspended from duties. He was subsequently sent home. In the days that followed, it was revealed that the reason for the suspension was his sharing on […]