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Because we read better together. 📡 News as a question 🤝 Current events shared by artists 🖼 Archive as art 💡 Founded by Max Rippon

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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 6h
South Korean killer’s drone escape from Philippine prison foiled by test footage | @scmpnews.bsky.social
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South Korean killer’s drone escape from Philippine prison foiled by test footage
Convicted killer Park Wang-yeol reportedly spent some US$74,000 on his planned drone-assisted prison break.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 16h
Investigators hunt hackers who heated French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food | @nbcnews.com
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Investigators hunt hackers who heated French supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food
The Paris prosecutor’s office said that a “large-scale” attack was “affecting connected refrigerators in several major food retailers across France,” leading to food losses and fires.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Did Ukraine’s strikes on data centers really silence Russian bots? | @mashable.com
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Did Ukraine’s drone strikes on Yandex data centers silence Russian bots?
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says bot activity dropped after his country attacked Russian data centers.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
“They try to kill the poets”: Meredith Whittaker on art in the age of AI | @meredithmeredith.bsky.social
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"They try to kill the poets": Meredith Whittaker on art in the age of AI - A Rabbit's Foot
Chiara Towne in conversation with Meredith Whittaker is president of the Signal Foundation.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Trump rigs kids’ piggy banks so billionaires can dump falling stock on them: analyst | @rawstory.com
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Trump rigs kids’ piggy banks so billionaires can dump falling stock on them: analyst
A quiet change to President Donald Trump's namesake savings program for children amounts to a gift for billionaires, according to an economic analyst.In an article for The Bulwark on Thursday, economi...
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Hubble Sees a Smiling Lens
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Hubble Sees a Smiling Lens - NASA Science
In the center of this image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the galaxy cluster SDSS J1038+4849 — and it seems to be smiling. You can make out its two orange eyes and white button n...
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Scientists have just mapped all the nerves of the clitoris for the first time
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Scientists have just mapped all the nerves of the clitoris for the first time | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Researchers hope their new study will act as the “starting point of clitoris science” and help us better understand female sexual organs.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Man named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru
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Man named Hitler Mussolini elected mayor in Peru
The left-wing candidate won a narrow victory in a remote district in the Peruvian Andes, exit polls show.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Streaming service bot farmer sentenced to prison in criminal streaming fraud case in US | @residentadvisor.bsky.social
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Streaming service bot farmer sentenced to prison in criminal streaming fraud case in US · News ⟋ RA
54-year-old Michael Smith will serve 18 months in prison and forfeit $8 million earned royalties.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“Scientists are unsure how many exist or how rare they are.” Drone captures elusive animal the length of a shipping container hunting in Indonesia
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"Scientists are unsure how many exist or how rare they are." Drone captures elusive animal the length of a shipping container hunting in Indonesia | Discover Wildlife
Omura’s whales are filter feeders that snack on enormous mouthfuls of tiny krill.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
One of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data Center
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One of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data Center
A rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Squeezing a Leg Bone Helped Animals Recover From Brain Injury
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Squeezing a Leg Bone Helped Animals Recover From Brain Injury
At first glance, searching for a way to heal an injured brain in the leg makes little sense.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
American chestnut trees return to Bronx Zoo 122 years after blight discovery | @abc7ny.bsky.social
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American chestnut trees return to Bronx Zoo 122 years after blight discovery
More than a century after a disease first spotted at the Bronx Zoo helped wipe out billions of American chestnut trees across the eastern United States, the iconic species is making a comeback.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Horde of Obsolete Humanoid Robots Made to Hurl Themselves Into Vat of Liquid Steel for Total Obliteration | @futurism.com
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Horde of Obsolete Humanoid Robots Made to Hurl Themselves Into Vat of Liquid Steel for Total Obliteration
A company's promo features humanoid robots programmed to jump off an industrial catwalk straight into a vat of molten steel.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two Heads Are Better Than One: Rare, Double-Headed Turtle Hatchling Discovered on Cape Cod | @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
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Two Heads Are Better Than One: Rare, Double-Headed Turtle Hatchling Discovered on Cape Cod
The tiny diamondback terrapin was brought to a wildlife center on September 17. At the time, the creature weighed about as much as a nickel
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ARE PUBLIC SPACES REALLY FOR THE PUBLIC?
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Are Public Spaces Really for the Public?
A group of locals is trying to reclaim city spots for the people—including lobbying to turn vacant lots into gardens and fighting the event venue Guastavino’s over a courtyard.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Open AI attacked Australia’s health system – and then doubled down on its negligence. The time for ‘wait and see’ is over | @theguardian.com
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Open AI attacked Australia’s health system – and then doubled down on its negligence. The time for ‘wait and see’ is over | Kate Crawford and Edward Santow
Human hackers face serious consequences, and so must AI companies. There is no excuse for what happened
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New Study Shows Promise in Restoring Brain’s Defenses Against Alzheimer’s | @newsweek.com
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New study shows promise in restoring brain's defenses against Alzheimer's
Researchers have uncovered a surprising immune-system switch in the brain that could open a new avenue in the fight the disease.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
British chess prodigy, 11, becomes youngest woman grandmaster
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Bodhana Sivanandan: British schoolgirl becomes youngest woman grandmaster
The 11-year-old has broken another chess record after a remarkable performance representing England.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Traces of betel nut in 25,000-year-old teeth earliest-known evidence of human drug use | @abcaustraliarss.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy
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Oldest known evidence of human drug use discovered in fossil teeth
Archaeologists find evidence in Indonesia of a human who appeared to use betel nut for its psychoactive properties up to 25,000 years ago.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Mathematician discovers rare eight-faced shape | @newscientist.com
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Mathematician discovers rare eight-faced shape | New Scientist
It isn't easy to demonstrate that a new geometric shape can actually exist in the real world, but one researcher argues that the genus-3 polyhedron can
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why the First Drawings of Neurons Were Defaced | @quantamagazine.org
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Why the First Drawings of Neurons Were Defaced | Quanta Magazine
Every exquisite drawing by Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the founder of modern neuroscience, is marred by a curious mark. Here is the little-known story behind it.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We Regret to Inform You Chipotle Is Now Working With Palantir | @newrepublic.com
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We Regret to Inform You Chipotle Is Now Working With Palantir
Guacamole is extra, but a side of Palantir is free.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years
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Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years
A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Stanford researchers create viruses not found in nature using genomes designed by artificial intelligence | @news.abc.net.au
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AI models design viruses not found in nature for first time
Researchers from Stanford University have synthesised brand-new, self-replicating viruses using genomes designed by artificial intelligence for the first time, raising the possibility of significant m...
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
US acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space | @apnews.com
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz Link With Bonhams to Launch Royalty Award Program for Artists
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Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz Link With Bonhams to Launch Royalty Award Program for Artists
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz link with Bonhams to launch r...
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Blind man sentenced for 150-mile drive while drunk
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Blind Huddersfield man sentenced for 150-mile drive while drunk
Anthony Hall, 50, took his partner's car and drove at night from Huddersfield to near Carlisle.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Satellite Images Contradict Border Agency on Construction in Big Bend | @nytimes.com
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Video: Satellite Images Contradict Border Agency on Construction in Big Bend
Customs and Border Protection claimed that construction on a border security project in Big Bend National Park in Texas was limited to “survey and design” work. Visual Investigations’ satellite specia...
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Sinkhole appears outside Malibu home thought to belong to Nicolas Cage
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Sinkhole appears outside Malibu home thought to belong to Nicolas Cage
The driveway of the beach-front house collapsed on Tuesday morning, according to local authorities.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
U.K. PRIME MINISTER RETRACTS SUPPORT FOR RETURN OF PARTHENON MARBLES TO GREECE | @artforum.com
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U.K. Prime Minister Retracts Support for Return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has withdrawn support for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Scientists Are Making Concrete With Human Poop – And It Gets 42% Stronger | @sciencealert.com.web.brid.gy
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Scientists Are Making Concrete With Human Poop – And It Gets 42% Stronger
Concrete is, quite literally, the foundation of the modern world.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Greece rejects Parthenon marbles loan request from Frankfurt due to British Museum involvement, reports say | @theartnewspaper.bsky.social
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Greece rejects Parthenon marbles loan request from Frankfurt due to British Museum involvement, reports say
The British Museum has agreed to loan two marble fragments to the Liebieghaus exhibition, which recreates the east pediment of the temple for the first time
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Ancient Rome's biggest fresco and mosaic opens to visitors three decades after discovery | @apnews.com
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Ancient Rome's biggest fresco and mosaic opens to visitors three decades after discovery
Authorities in Rome have unveiled what is believed to be the largest fresco and mosaic complex of ancient Rome.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
UN human rights chief warns AI poses 'existential' risk to humanity | @news.abc.net.au
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Autonomous drones and AI called out by UN human rights chief
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has addressed a council in Geneva saying AI posed a threat to humanity among the use of autonomous drones and US deaths in immigration custody.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
‘Extremely rare event:’ Miles-long microalgae bloom knocks out most of Israel’s desalination plants | @cnn.com
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Miles-long microalgae bloom knocks out most of Israel’s desalination plants | CNN
Microalgae in the Mediterranean has been blamed for temporarily shutting five of Israel’s six coastal desalination plants, threatening its main source of drinking water.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The Scandal That Could Break the Latin American Far Right | @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social
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The Scandal That Could Break the Latin American Far Right
Fernando Cerimedo built the disinformation machine behind the far right’s wins from Argentina to Bolivia to Honduras — with technology and money from Trump’s own operatives. Now he’s in a Bolivian jai...
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
LAUSD adopts moratorium on student AI use, another big move to limit classroom computer time | @latimes.com
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LAUSD adopts moratorium on student AI use, another big move to limit classroom computer time
LAUSD has restricted generative AI access for all students on district devices, while allowing teacher use. Learn how this new policy affects classroom learning.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
FBI loosens hiring standards on bestiality and workplace theft | @pinknews.bsky.social
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FBI loosens hiring standards on bestiality and workplace theft
The FBI has loosened some hiring standards, so applicants with histories that would have automatically disqualified them may be considered
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Spanish PM Sanchez says Israel and Russia spread disinformation on Ceuta migrant crisis | @france24.com
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Spanish PM Sanchez says Israel and Russia spread disinformation on Ceuta migrant crisis
Centre-left Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday alleged that social networks linked to Israel and Russia had spread disinformation about the July migrant crisis in the Spanish exclave of Ce...
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold to UK from US and Canada, citing 'geopolitical unrest' | @theguardian.com
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Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold to UK from US and Canada, citing ‘geopolitical unrest’
Bank says gold reserves held in London could be traded more easily and the move will allow it to respond more rapidly in a ‘crisis situation’
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Judges rule AI child abuse images are protected in your own home | @techlicious.bsky.social
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Judges rule AI child abuse images are protected in your own home
A federal appeals court ruled that privately possessing AI-generated child sexual abuse material is protected speech and urged Supreme Court review.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Scientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter | @reuters.com
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Scientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter
Scientists have made a possible breakthrough in the hunt for dark matter — observing hints of it during an experiment about a mile (1.6 km) underground in South Dakota — though they stopped short of ​...
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Trump's EPA Approves More Hazardous Pesticides
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Center for Food Safety | Press Releases | | Trump's EPA Approves More Hazardous Pesticides
New Pesticide Approvals May Pose Serious Risks to Human Health and the Environment
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
California bans paraquat, highly toxic herbicide outlawed in more than 70 countries | @theguardian.com
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California bans paraquat, highly toxic herbicide outlawed in more than 70 countries
State is US’s largest user of pesticide that is virtually proven to cause Parkinson’s disease
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
An island mysteriously appeared — then disappeared — on B.C.'s largest reservoir | @cbcnews.ca
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An island mysteriously appeared — then disappeared — on B.C.'s largest reservoir | CBC News
B.C. Hydro says it's monitoring for the reappearance of a mysterious island first spotted by boaters 100 kilometres from the W.A.C. Bennett Dam in northeastern B.C.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Texas drag ban shut down as judge cites Dolly Parton in ruling: ‘Just don’t go’ | @pinknews.bsky.social
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Judge blocks Texas drag ban, citing free speech and Dolly Parton
A judge blocked a drag ban ruling in Texas, citing Dolly Parton and telling people offended by drag shows to just avoid them.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Former Pussy Riot member says she was recruited by Russian security service to spy on dissident artists | @theartnewspaper.bsky.social
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Former Pussy Riot member says she was recruited by Russian security service to spy on dissident artists
Rita Flores, in a new video interview, claims she was pressured by FSB agents who threatened to kill her family
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist | @nytimes.com
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Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Artist News Network @artistnewsnetwork.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games | @apnews.com
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Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games
Chinese humanoid robots have set records including beating Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.
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