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AI Will Understand Humans Better Than Humans Do
Or so says a controversial Stanford researcher, who finds that the latest systems have, against all odds, mastered a high-level cognitive skill.Tech - Wired - November 1 -
Bouncy '80s pop takes root in 'New Wave,' a film about Vietnamese Americans' glam glory days
A labor of love for debuting director Elizabeth Ai, the documentary charts an uprooted generation of young people and the dance music that made them feel seen.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 23 -
How Canada soured on immigration
Canada is one of the world's most welcoming countries. So why is it now scaling back immigration?Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Workplace immigration crackdowns
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump 'border czar' floats workplace immigration raids Incoming “border czar” Tom ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
‘Death trap’ Channel boats traded by smugglers in Germany, BBC investigation finds
A €15,000 package deal for a dinghy, engine and 60 life jackets was offered to our reporter in Essen.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Smuggler selling ‘fast track’ Channel crossing speaks to BBC undercover reporter
More migrants from Vietnam than any other nation are taking small boats to the UK.Top stories - BBC News - October 28 -
4 dead in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced passengers overboard
Greece’s coast guard says the bodies of four people have been recovered from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of RhodesWorld - ABC News - November 6 -
Man suspected of supplying boats to people smugglers arrested in Amsterdam
Turkish national accused of supplying engines and boats to cross-Channel smugglers in Belgium and northern France. A suspected major supplier of small boats used by people smugglers to transport ...World - The Guardian - November 14 -
Smugglers Urge Migrants to Rush to U.S. Before Trump Takes Power
Many anticipate the president-elect will dismantle legal pathways to entry, including a U.S. government app that is the main portal to claim asylum in the U.S.World - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago -
Pimpinero: Blood and Oil review – road thrills with South American border smugglers
The brutal petrol trade between Venezuela and Colombia in 2012 is the backdrop to Andrés Baiz’s starry if slow-paced tale of brothers navigating the future. It’s called the “ caravan of death ” – ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
What Are Anti-Personnel Mines?
The Biden administration has agreed to send the weapons to Ukraine, despite their reputation for killing and maiming civilians.World - The New York Times - Yesterday -
The Roots of Trump’s Nativist Rhetoric on Immigrants
In the former president’s pitch to voters, historians hear echoes of the nation’s inescapable xenophobic history.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
Roche Increases Dividend on Higher Sales
Roche said it would increase its dividend after its hemophilia injection Hemlibra and multiple sclerosis treatment Ocrevus lifted sales in the first nine months of the year.Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 23 -
IRS Increases Standard Deductions for 2025
Inflation pushes up the deductions to $15,000 for single taxpayers and married individuals filing separately and $30,000 for couples who file jointly.Business - Inc. - October 23 -
Boardmasters organisers increase security measures
Organisers of the Newquay music festival announce increases in security measures for the 2025 event.Top stories - BBC News - November 6 -
Military suicide rates increased in 2023
Suicide rates in the military increased in 2023, a slight uptick from 2022 that adds to a larger, troubling rise over the past decade. The annual report shows 523 service members died by suicide in ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
Action demanded over surge in illegal meat imports
The government is warned of a "foot-and-mouth" level crisis over potentially diseased meat flooding into the UK.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
EU to pursue Temu for alleged sale of illegal products
Consumer groups have raised concerns about toxic goods sold on platformWorld - Financial Times - October 30 -
The EU Is Investigating Temu for Illegal Products and Addictive Design
Toys, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics are suspected to be among the noncompliant products available to the Chinese shopping platform’s 90 million European users.Tech - Wired - October 31 -
Judge rules Biden's program for undocumented spouses is illegal
On Thursday, Judge J. Campbell Barker ruled in favor of the Republican-led effort to dismantle the Biden administration's programTop stories - ABC News - November 8 -
Canucks' Boeser out indefinitely after illegal hit
Canucks forward Brock Boeser is out indefinitely after he absorbed a hit to the head from Tanner Jeannot of the Kings on Thursday.Sports - ESPN - November 10 -
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Silver linings for anti-Trump conservatives
Can anything positive come out of this? Call me an optimist, but I’d argue that the answer is a cautious “yes.”Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
The Anti-Fluoride Movement Vaults Into the Mainstream
With the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, a formerly fringe opinion suddenly gets wide attention.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Pep: Haaland goal 'not normal for a human being'
Pep Guardiola said Erling Haaland's outrageous goal in Manchester City's 5-0 win over Sparta Prague should "not be normal for a human being."Sports - ESPN - October 25 -
A human is not designed to see what I saw
A former Welsh Guard describes having a "catastrophic breakdown" after returning from Helmand Province.Top stories - BBC News - October 30