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Human Thought Is Far Slower Than Your Internet Connection
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Christmas Market Attack Suspect Left a Decadelong Trail of Red Flags
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Dozens feared dead as Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan
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Toxic spill fears follow deadly Brazil bridge collapse
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Biden signs $895B Defense bill despite transgender care provision
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Europe's far right taps into fears over German market attack — despite the suspect's Islamophobic views
When a Saudi Arabian national was accused of ramming a car into a German Christmas market, members of the frequently anti-Muslim European far right said it proved their point.NBC News - 2d -
Sorting Fact From Fiction as Fear Engulfs Bangladesh’s Hindus
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Magdeburg attack has cast ‘dark shadow’ over Christmas, says German president in call for unity
Frank-Walter Steinmeier seeks to convey message of healing four days after the brutal attack in Magdeburg killed five people and injured more than 200. A deadly car-ramming attack on a Christmas ...The Guardian - 2d -
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CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty in state case
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Suspect in NYC Subway Fire Is Charged With Murder in Woman’s Death
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German Christmas market attack offers far-right fertile ground despite suspect's support
There is deep sadness in the city - and also anger directed at the government and migrants.BBC News - 2d -
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Defense fund established by supporters of suspected CEO killer nears $200K
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The Guardian view on the tenacity of hope: a necessary virtue in troubled times | Editorial
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Saudi Arabia ‘had asked for extradition’ of suspect in Magdeburg attack
Riyadh warned Germany many times about danger posed by Taleb Jawad al-Abdulmohsen, source says. A source close to the Saudi government has told Agence France-Presse that Saudi authorities ...The Guardian - 2d -
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Eli Lilly looks to extend its winning streak over the broader market to 6 years
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Even as Magdeburg mourns, the AfD is trying to cynically exploit the Christmas market attack | Thomas Vorreyer
For years I’ve watched the far-right party mobilise in my home town. Friday’s terrible events could galvanise it further. On Saturday afternoon in Magdeburg a man stood outside Johanniskirche (St ...The Guardian - 2d
