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Work disincentives hit the near-poor hardest. Why and what to do about it.
In many ways, America’s social safety net falls short of those of our liberal democratic peers, yet we have no shortage of policies intended to provide social protections. Why is that, and how can we fix it? The post Work disincentives hit...
Right to repair: serious solutions for an unserious age
It’s clear that the anti-Big Tech right is out for blood. But if they are sincerely interested in putting a dent in the bottom line of their political enemies in a way that benefits a broader swath of Americans, they would bone up on the technical...
Lessons from the pandemic: the mistakes that led to uncontrolled spread
The disastrous beginning of the U.S. pandemic response stemmed from fighting the last war: Previous efforts at pandemic planning focused heavily on an influenza pandemic in which rapidly ramping up testing would not have been such an important...
Opinion | The Guardian
Martin Rowson on a poor showing by the Tories in the local elections – cartoon
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The Guardian view on the May elections: Labour did well, but not well enough | Editorial
The reconfiguration of British politics post-Brexit has exposed Boris Johnson’s Tory party as being out of touchThe council elections in England reveal that not all politics is local. On the doorstep, voters brought up the cost of living...
The Guardian view on guerrilla gardening: go forth and grow | Editorial
Requiring councils to list neglected public land on which to plant fruit and vegetables would be a good thingThe weakening of the human connection to nature might be good for economic growth but is bad for people. A tipping point was reached...
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Ukrainians get patriotic tattoos as Russia targets civilians
Ukrainians are marking their patriotism with new tattoos as more evidence emerges of how Russian forces have targeted civilians.
Mattea Roach’s 'Jeopardy!' streak comes to an end after losing by $1
“Jeopardy!” champion Mattea Roach’s 23-game win streak came to an end Friday night.
IKEA Canada confirms data breach involving personal information of approximately 95,000 customers
IKEA says that it has notified Canada’s privacy watchdog following a data breach involving the personal information of approximately 95,000 customers.
Tallbloke's Talkshop
Use of ‘too hot’ climate models exaggerates impacts of global warming
We’ve been hearing this for years, but here it is again. It seems hard to get climate science to follow best practice and discard models that perform poorly against observational data, or at least the worst ones. Time’s up now as it’s getting...
EU officials being trained to meditate to help fight climate crisis
Take a deep breath…Sometimes there’s not much difference between a satirical spoof and a climate ‘crisis’ article. – – – Exclusive: Early results from ‘applied mindfulness’ courses suggests they have helped overcome...
Ned Nikolov & Karl Zeller: Exact Calculations of Climate Sensitivities Reveal the True Cause of Recent Warming
I’m delighted Ned Nikolov and Karl Zeller have chosen the Talkshop as the venue for the publication of this new open peer review paper on climate sensitivity. Scientific advance at the cutting edge has always been the most important aim of...
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WhatsApp Users Alert! Now you can react to messages, add up to 512 people in groups and share up to 2GB files
WhatsApp's message reactions feature has apparently been in development for some months. Only a few emoji reactions were supposed to be included at first, but more will be added in the future.
iPhone 14 series launch may get delayed due to THIS reason
Due to the current COVID-19 outbreak in China and other countries, many Apple suppliers' factories have been forced to close or curtail output, therefore making timely delivery of components for the iPhone 14 series extremely challenging...
Bill Gates doubts Elon Musk's Twitter buy: Report
According to CNN, Gates sounded a note of caution on Musk's $44 billion takeover deal of Twitter, saying Musk "actually could make it worse".
Zee News :Sci-Tech
MYSTERIOUS new auroras discovered on Mars in UAE's Hope probe
Auroras are dancing waves of light like the northern lights seen on Earth. They appear on a planet when solar activity disturbs its atmosphere.
First US private astronaut mission to space station to return on Sunday
The four-person multinational crew is composed of Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Pilot Larry Connor of the United States, Mission Specialist Eytan Stibbe of Israel, and Mission Specialist Mark Pathy of Canada...
Solar eclipse on Mars: NASA's Perseverance captures amazing cosmic event- Watch
According to NASA, millions of years from now, the Phobos, one of the two moons of Mars, will collide with the Red Planet as it is slowly moving towards it.
Zee News :World
Ukraine-Russia war: Vladimir Putin's alleged girlfriend in European Union's proposed sanction list
Alina Kabaeva, who was born in 1983, was first linked to Putin more than a decade ago, while she was a medal-winning gymnast. She is included in the sixth proposed package of EU sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. ...
US announces new $150 million weapons package for Ukraine, evacuation restarts in Mariupol
US president Joe Biden said that new package of security assistance will provide additional artillery munitions, radars, and other equipment to Ukraine.
Dead shark found hanging from rafters outside school in US
A group of five high school students gutted a shark and hung it on the rafters of the school courtyard in the US.
Zee News :India National
Odisha cyclone update: Low-pressure area forms over South Andaman Sea, to intensify into cyclone by May 8, says IMD
The low-pressure area over the South Andaman Sea and neighbouring South-East Bay of Bengal will intensity into a cyclonic storm around May 8, informed the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar.
Shashi Tharoor turns poet again for Kochi Airport`s `egg water dosa`, read his VIRAL tweet
It all started when a Twitter user named Manish Jain took to the platform to complain that the dosa served to him at the Earth Lounge at Kochi airport was made with egg water.
Lack of mass base, complex caste web: Why Prashant Kishor has a thorny road to Patna throne
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor announced a 3,000-km padayatra in Bihar, in what is being considered a trial run before the launching of a political outfit.
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Hong Kong chief executive election: Dual accountability system fraught with challenges
Philippine presidential race tests Filipinos' belief in democracy, but surveys show 1 in 2 voters prefer dictator's son
‘It’s a real industry’: Disinformation campaigns at the heart of Philippine presidential polls
Political campaigners are using sophisticated and organised methods to mislead the public, getting them to buy into messages crafted by advertising experts, influencers and trolls.
Channel NewsAsia Front Page News
Singapore’s world champion and oldest competitor at upcoming SEA Games gunning for 7th straight billiards gold
In the third part of a series featuring Singaporean athletes headed for the SEA Games, Matthew Mohan speaks to an athlete with a remarkable track record which stretches back more than a decade.
Commentary: We need to push back against pushy sales tactics at beauty and nail salons
Rather than sit through aggressive up-selling or worse, give in and sign up for packages worth hundreds, we should be brave and ask them to back off, says Tracy Lee.
IN FOCUS: A couple's love story, their neighbourhood bakery and the difficult decision to call it quits
“All good things must come to an end”: With the popular Tiong Bahru Galicier Pastry bakery set to close later this year, owners Mr Tan Yong Siang and Madam Jenny Soh look back on the memories of a lifetime...
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