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Cristina Rusu

@copykat.bsky.social
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Artist and art lover, UK copyright person for Loughborough University, and all round cat person. Also, certified Librarian. Views are my own.

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CREATe @create-glasgow.bsky.social · 7h
📚 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 Join the launch of this new open-access Handbook, featuring a chapter by CREATe’s Ula Furgał and Martin Kretschmer on bargaining between press publishers and digital platforms. 📅 8 Oct, 2–4pm (UK) 📍 Amsterdam & online
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Loughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 7h
A new blog post is available on archiving research project websites. Have a read here: blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/10/... #Archiving #Websites
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Obi-Wan Kenobi: The Archives
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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 17h
It’d be more satisfying to read this if we could just get what we’re supposed to be paid from the feckin’ Anthropic Settlement, instead of being sent more forms to fill out to prove we wrote our own fucking books.
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Loughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
To complete our display in the library for Black History Month, here is a blog post. Have a read: blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/10/... #BlackHistoryMonth #LoughboroughUniversityArchives #LoughboroughUniversityLibrary
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National Library of Scotland @natlibscot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Did you know that reading for just six minutes can reduce stress? 📖 Join us for the Wee Read this Wednesday! Drop in to hear six minutes of a book read by Library staff in our Rain exhibition. Readings every hour from 10:30am to 4:30pm.
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WWF Scotland @wwfscotland.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Will you be going on forest walks this autumn? Keep an eye out for red squirrels! They’re busy little creatures at this time of year as they forage & cache food. 🐿️ If you spot one, you can report it to Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels & take part in #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey! #Nature #Wildlife
A close-up of a red squirrel surrounded by a forest floor of autumn leaves. It's stood upright, holding and nibbling on a seed head.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
📌 ICYMI — Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Pledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded 'a plan for poor housing and high bills' by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think…
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Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use
Pledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded 'a plan for poor housing and high bills' by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think again
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 05/10/2026
Olivia Dean is accused of copying the melody of Bill Withers’ Grammy-winning hit song “Just the Two of Us” for the closing track of her latest album.
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Olivia Dean’s ‘I’ve Seen It’ copied melody of Bill Withers classic ‘Just the Two of Us,’ lawsuit alleges
Mattie Music Group, which controls Withers’ catalog, says it used a musicologist who compared the two songs and found “substantial similarities.”
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Andres Guadamuz @technollama.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Our article entitled 'Preserving balance in the EU digital single market: How Like Company could reframe copyright and innovation in the generative AI era' is now published in the Journal of World Intellectual Property. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Euronews @euronews.com · 02/10/2026
A year-long study has observed millions of birds migrating across the North Sea to measure the threat of offshore wind farms.
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New cameras show how many birds are killed by offshore wind turbines
A year-long study has observed millions of birds migrating across the North Sea to measure the threat of offshore wind farms.
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Loughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This month we are celebrating Black History Month with a display of archival material in the Library. We are honouring some of the noteworthy Black students from the Loughborough community. 1/2 #LoughboroughUniversityLibrary #Archives #BlackHistoryMonth
Image of a display for Black History Month featuring archival material and posters
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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#RecipeOfTheDay is warming, filling and tastes gorgeous! I don’t deny it requires a fair bit of peeling and chopping, but it’s so worth it. Plus you do nothing while it cooks. It’s my Moroccan-Inspired Vegetable Pot with Couscous! www.nigella.com/recipes/moro...
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Moroccan Vegetable Pot and Couscous with Pine Nuts and Dill
This warmly-spiced vegetable stew, sweet with parsnips and carrots and tangy with preserved lemons and dried apricots is the perfect winter warmer. I should probably change its name, as it is Moroccan...
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Jane @janecornwell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Shocked to learn #labour has prioritised AI data centres #1 power from national grid, above hospitals & other industry, 3 hour rolling blackouts planned for domestic users to enable data centres a constant power supply. My elec bill going up £300 in January🤯
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Loughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Have you subscribed to our blog yet? Why not? See link below or scan QR code blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/subscribe/ #OpenResearch #Copyright #Archives #LoughboroughUniversity
Want to know more about Open Research, Archives and Copyright? Stay up to date on open research, copyright & archives, Scan to subscribe to our blog
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Euronews @euronews.com · 01/10/2026
Etihad Rail launched the new route on 30 September, with more stations set to open in the coming months.
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You can now travel between Abu Dhabi and Dubai by train
Etihad Rail launched the new route on 30 September, with more stations set to open in the coming months.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📌 ICYMI — Times Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán’s Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr Allegations — Samantha Asumadu The publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán's government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK…
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Times Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán’s Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr Allegations
The publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán's government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK policy chief whose foundation receives Hungary-linked funding
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Andres Guadamuz @technollama.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Before the 5.5 video look goes out of style like Ghiblification, I thought it would be fun to generate a music video on copyright originality in the UK for my upcoming class. I'm delighted with the result, filled with fun copyright Easter eggs.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/09/2026
Menopause supplements costing more than £400 a year ‘no better than cheap multivitamin’
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Menopause supplements costing more than £400 a year ‘no better than cheap multivitamin’
Many products aimed at women over 45 lack meaningful quantities of key nutrients, consumer watchdog Which? found
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 30/09/2026
The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels like
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The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels like
If more cities start regulating outdoor lighting, we humans could make the environment better for all living creatures
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Cristina Rusu @copykat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When you are stupid and you don't know it: www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...
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Donald Trump’s ambassador to Greece causes stir in Romania
Kimberly Guilfoyle told embassy dinner in Athens ‘we can do that to any country’, in reference to Romanian government’s fall
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Don't let Kennedy off the hook for participating in this laughable episode He's just as disgraceful as Eric Schmitt
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Loughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Welcome one and all to a new academic year! If you are struggling to make heads or tails about copyright and how it applies to your role, why not have a look at our blog post: blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2025/09/... #Copyright #University #Teaching
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Tom & Jerry: Jerry Enseña en el Pizarrón
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European Greens @europeangreens.eu · 29/09/2026
Legislations & restrictions exist, but we need the AI companies to actually follow them. AI needs to stay in the hands of humans and not be allowed to develop unguarded, that would put at risk human rights and the future of our planet.
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Loughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A new blog post is available, written by our Student Library Curator: blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/09/... #StudentLibraryCurator #BlackCaribbean
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Tobias Becker @tobiasbecker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Publication Day! Seit heute ist “Heimweh nach gestern: Eine Geschichte der Nostalgie in Deutschland” lieferbar. Von den 1960er Jahren bis heute, von Retro, “Nazi-Nostalgie”, “Ost-“/“Westalgie” bis Rechtspopulismus. Bei @suhrkamp.de oder überall, wo es Bücher gibt! www.suhrkamp.de/buch/tobias-...
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Heimweh nach gestern. Buch von Tobias Becker (Suhrkamp Verlag)
Warum wir glauben, dass früher alles besser war | Buch von Tobias Becker versandkostenfrei & direkt vom Verlag kaufen
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says UK high court. Profitable for developers, misery for buyers/residents. Problems with insurance, reselling, quality of life. Too many defective homes built. Get a private survey before buying a new home. Must change laws.
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Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says high court
Decision to allow 190 controversial new homes in north Somerset sparks campaign for change in the law
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purepapua.bsky.social @purepapua.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WEST PAPUA’S “ETERNAL SNOW” IS DYING — AND AN INDIGENOUS SACRED WORLD IS DISAPPEARING WITH IT
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Indonesia Carstensz Pyramid: Papua's 'eternal snow' on Puncak Jaya is about to disappear forever
Climate change is transforming Papua's snowy peaks, which hold scientific value and spiritual significance.
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Andres Guadamuz @technollama.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Another court in China has awarded copyright to an AI-generated work, this time a video. The work had several elements that were generated using AI tools, but the court found that there was enough human intellectual investment, in the work. natlawreview.com/article/wuha...
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Wuhan Court Considers AI Token Costs in Calculating Damages for Copyright Infringement of AI-Generated Work
On September 23, 2026, the Jiang’an District People’s Court in Wuhan, China announced the first case in Hubei Province involving copyright infringement of an AI-assisted short drama, holding that AI-g...
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BRAC Institute of Governance and Development - BIGD @bigd-bracu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Prof. Naila Kabeer (Professorial Fellow, BIGD) has won the 2026 ACLS Open Access Book Prize in Pol. Science for "Renegotiating Patriarchy," a study of how ordinary women drove Bangladesh's social progress. 📖 doi.org/10.31389/lse... @acls1919.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social @lseid.bsky.social
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Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk · 25/09/2026
Last chance for submissions to #OxFOS 2027! Propose a talk, panel or workshop for this free, University-wide conference (8–11 March 2027) exploring how research can be more open, transparent and accessible. Submit by 14 October 2026. Details at www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/open-research…
Aerial view of the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford, with a sign overlay reading, "Last chance for submissions. OxFOS 2027, Oxford's open research conference." The OxFOS logo is in the bottom right corner.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 25/09/2026
Six hand soap products were recalled due to possible bacterial contamination. - @nbcselected.bsky.social
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Check your bathroom: This hand soap was just recalled in 15 states
There are six different types of impacted hand soaps.
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Anjiolina Nakaya @anjiolina.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Venus is an independent woman. Other planets need moons, Venus doesn't.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Says it all. @jvp.bsky.social
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miezikatze 2 @miezi-katze.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Warum nimmt sich unsere Bundesbauministerin nicht ein Beispiel an Wien+fördert solche Vorhaben? Es gibt zwar gestiegene Baugenehmigungen, aber genehmigt ist noch lange nicht gebaut+sie sagen nix aus über erschwingliche Mietpreise Die Wut in Berlin ist berechtigt! www.tagesschau.de/ausland/euro...
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Wie Wien erfolgreich gegen Wohnungsnot und hohe Mieten vorgeht
In vielen europäischen Hauptstädten herrscht Wohnungsnot. Österreich geht seit mehr als 100 Jahren in seiner Hauptstadt mit Gemeindebauten dagegen vor. Die Mieten dort sind vergleichsweise günstig. Wi...
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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Loughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
September Copyright Reads are out now: blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/09/... #Copyright #September #CopyrightReads
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Linus & Snoopy Play in Fall Leaves
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Luiza Jarovsky, PhD @luizajarovsky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"It is so soul-sucking." The current state of software engineering:
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Loughborough Open Research Team @lboroor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
From patents and design rights to trademarks, copyright and licensing deals with Star Wars, Harry Potter and Marvel, LEGO is a fascinating example of how IP evolves over time. 🔗 Read more: blog.lboro.ac.uk/rdm/2026/09/... #IntellectualProperty #Copyright #Trademark #Patents #LEGO #IPLaw
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Lego Star Wars Clone Troopers Dancing
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Cliff PervoSCARY @pervocracy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is a canary resuscitator, which miners would use to revive canaries that had passed out from toxic gas, because ideally not only do you care, you don't even leave the bird behind. just a little mining history and not at all a furious scream
A canary in a sealed box attached to an oxygen tank
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 22/09/2026
European lawmakers are pushing to expand the EU’s flagship AI regulations to hold American tech companies liable for the risks their most advanced models pose to humanity, according to correspondence seen by POLITICO.
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EU lawmakers float product liability rules to help avert AI disaster
Top US tech firms would be held responsible for harm caused by their most advanced models.
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European University Association (EUA) @eua.eu · 21/09/2026
Students are calling for a staff development system that gives priority to practical, regularly updated pedagogical skills, robust assessment and feedback techniques 🔗 bit.ly/47gNtAT #EUALearnTeach #STAFFDEV_EU
The image is a cover page for a report by the European University Association titled "Ensuring the quality and impact of staff development in teaching." It is labelled as "Learning & Teaching Paper #28" and marked as a "Thematic Peer Group Report" for March 2026. The cover includes a logo of the organization, the European Union flag, and a "STAFF DEV" graphic. There is a photo showing two individuals engaged in a conversation.
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Born #onthisday in 1866, the "father of science fiction" H. G. Wells. Read our essay by Peter J. Bowler on the writer's many musings on the future of humanity: publicdomainreview.org/essay/h-g-we… #otd
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Virtual Classroom @almacollege.online · 20/09/2026
Google's consumer AI model Gemini hacked multiple systems by guessing login credentials, the company told AFP on Friday, the latest case of rogue AI cybersecurity transgressions raising safety concerns.
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Google's Gemini AI carried out cyberattacks, guessed passwords
Google's consumer AI model Gemini hacked multiple systems by guessing login credentials, the company told AFP on Friday, the latest case of rogue AI cybersecurity transgressions raising safety concern...
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Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The story of Jason Arday is the story of James Orr. Of the ideology which has found a foothold in Cambridge University, fostering the sorts of ideas that formed the undercurrents – sometimes explicit; sometimes unconscious – against Arday. I returned to my alma mater for an in-depth exploration 👇
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The Two Professors and a ‘War On Ideas’
The different stories of the Cambridge academics Jason Arday and James Orr reveal the wider cultural and ideological forces around hierarchies and structural power – and who gets to belong in our inst...
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Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Scotland imposes mandatory environmental assessments on new datacentres - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... now require renewal energy too
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Scotland imposes mandatory environmental assessments on new datacentres
Government announces before vote on moratorium that any projects above 50MW must submit assessments in planning process
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Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
European Union invites Canada to become first ever ‘associate member’ - www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... underlines self-harming stupidity of #brexit
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European Union invites Canada to become first ever ‘associate member’
Commission president says EU must ‘urgently reimagine our partnerships’ as she makes unprecedented offer
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 16/09/2026
An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit released this month reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services.
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Staffing problems stall federal investigations of missing and killed Native people
An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit released this month reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services.
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Cristina Rusu @copykat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
@seatsixtyone.bsky.social this looks interesting.
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Bari Weiss has plunged CBS News into ratings calamity. —"Evening News" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —"CBS Mornings" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —And now "60 Minutes" has posted worst ratings of 21st century More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...
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Bari’s ‘60’ Bust
Bari Weiss blew up “60 Minutes," ostensibly to create a better show. Instead, her revamped premiere just suffered its worst debut ratings of the 21st century—what one longtime TV executive told Status...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10/09/2026
Diagnosing endometriosis is often a challenge. The painful condition causes tissue similar to the lining of the uterus to grow on other parts of the body. What to know about the disease and new ways to find it:
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Endometriosis can elude diagnosis for years. What to know about the disease and new ways to find it
Diagnosing endometriosis is often a challenge. The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists says people can wait a decade or more after the onset of symptoms to receive a diagnosis.
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