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NairaMetrics @nairametrics.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Feels like every new piece of software wants a monthly subscription? You are not imagining it. Streaming services. Productivity apps. Photo editors. Password managers. And now, AI coding assistants. The latest flashpoint is Anthropic’s Claude Code. Enter Goose. substack.com/@cloudatg/no...
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The $200-a-Month AI Subscription Backlash Has Begun
If you’ve started feeling like every new piece of software wants a monthly subscription, you’re not imagining it.
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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
⚠️ #CyberAlert Fake Windows 24H2 update steals passwords & payment data. Only update via Settings > Windows Update — never third-party sites. 167 real fixes available. 🔒 #Microsoft #Cybersecurity www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...
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Dangerous Microsoft Windows Update Confirmed—Do Not Download
As security researchers warn about a dangerous Microsoft Windows update that isn’t, users must pay close attention to what they are actually downloading.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
#France to ditch #Windows for #Linux to reduce reliance on US tech The French government said it also plans to migrate its health data platform to a new trusted platform by the end of the year. techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/f...
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France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech | TechCrunch
France's move to ditch Windows for Linux is its latest effort to reduce its reliance on American tech giants.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
TechCrunch| Why #OpenAI really shut down #Sora - the app was burning through roughly $1 million every day — not because people loved it but because video generation is so costly to run. Every - - - fantastical scene was drawing down a finite supply of #AI chips. techcrunch.com/2026/03/29/w...
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Why OpenAI really shut down Sora | TechCrunch
OpenAI's decision last week to shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, just six months after releasing it to the public raised immediate suspicions. The app had invited users to upload their own...
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Commentary @commentary.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
#WAR.IS.HERE #AJEnglish - Could Iran be using China’s highly accurate BeiDou navigation system? www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
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Could Iran be using China’s highly accurate BeiDou navigation system?
Intelligence experts have suggested China has made its satellite navigation system available to Iran.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Users are ditching ChatGPT for Claude — here’s how to make the switch techcrunch.com/2026/03/02/u...
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Users are ditching ChatGPT for Claude — here’s how to make the switch | TechCrunch
Following controversies surrounding ChatGPT, many users are ditching the AI chatbot for Claude instead. Here's how to make the switch.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
ChatGPT is pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia It was cited on …. topics, including claims about Sir Richard Evans that the Guardian had previously debunked. (Anthropic’s Claude also appears to be citing Grokipedia to answer some queries.) techcrunch.com/2026/01/25/c...
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ChatGPT is pulling answers from Elon Musk’s Grokipedia | TechCrunch
Information from the conservative-leaning, AI-generated encyclopedia developed by Elon Musk’s xAI is beginning to appear in answers from ChatGPT.
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HBCU @hbcu.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
#Wegmans is scanning your face at some stores. It’s not the only company #Walmart, #Kroger and #HomeDepot rely on it, according to their privacy policies #RiteAid- - the FTC found that the chain falsely accused customers of crimes and unfairly targeted people of color. www.cnn.com/2026/01/12/b...
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Wegmans is scanning your face at some stores. It’s not the only company | CNN Business
Wegmans, the supermarket chain known for its cult-like following, angered some loyalists after revealing it uses facial recognition technology at New York City stores.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
#AI #AIbubble #SFO
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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
#Techcrunch - #GlobalX, airline used for #Trump #deportations, gets hacked: Report On Monday, 404 Media first reported news of the breach, based on a defacement message on the airline’s official website and stolen data that the hackers shared with the news website. techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/g...
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GlobalX, airline used for Trump deportations, gets hacked: Report | TechCrunch
Hackers claiming to be part of the hacktivist group Anonymous claimed the data breach.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Intel stock surges as chipmaker reportedly plans to cut 20% of workforce #Intel — the only US chip manufacturer capable of producing leading-edge semiconductors at scale — has struggled over the past several years to keep up in an increasingly AI-dominated market. finance.yahoo.com/news/intel-s...
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Intel stock surges as chipmaker reportedly plans to cut 20% of workforce
Intel stock rallied early Wednesday following a report that said the company is preparing to cut up to 20% of its workforce.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
#Techcrunch - Tesla profits drop 71% on weak sales and anti-Elon Musk sentiment At this time last year, #Tesla was grappling with some gloomy numbers. In case you forgot, the company’s profits fell 55% to $1.13 billion in the first quarter of 2024 from the same period in 2023. tinyurl.com/5xwr2jmt
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Tesla profits drop 71% on weak sales and anti-Elon Musk sentiment | TechCrunch
Tesla’s flailing sales figures have put the company closer to the red than it has been in years, according to financial results released Tuesday,
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NairaMetrics @nairametrics.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
#IBDinvestors | Federal Judge Rules Against #Google In Advertising Antitrust Case The Department of Justice had claimed Google's dominance of the digital ad market has damaged advertisers and content creators. Some analysts call it the "DoubleClick trial." www.investors.com/news/technol...
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Federal Judge Rules Against Google In Advertising Antitrust Case. Trade Desk Gains.
A federal judge ruled that Alphabet has used classic monopoly-building tactics to dominate online advertising. Google stock fell amid the news.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
#BBC | Nigerians fear savings lost as investment app #CBEX freezes them out The company had promised that investors would double their money every month. #Nigeria is currently facing straitened economic times and many are desperate to find a way to boost their income. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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CBEX accounts in Nigeria: People fear savings lost as investment app freezes them out
People share videos of themselves crying, saying that they cannot withdraw their money on CBEX.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
#Reuters | Selloff resumes on Wall Street as markets weigh tariff risks #WallStreet nosedives after Wednesday rally on tariff reversal Stocks surged in Asia & Europe Thursday EU pauses countermeasures against US #tariffs Wall Street bosses fear #anti-American backlash www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
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Trump U-turns on tariffs but keeps trade war heat on China
Trump's turnabout, which came less than 24 hours after steep new tariffs kicked in on most trading partners, followed the most intense episode of financial market volatility since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
#APnews | #Dow drops 1,100 as US stock market leads a worldwide sell-off following Trump’s #tariff announcement Little was spared as fear flared globally about the potentially toxic mix of higher #inflation and weakening economic growth that tariffs can create. apnews.com/article/stoc...
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Dow drops 1,100 as US stock market leads a worldwide sell-off following Trump's tariff announcement
Financial markets around the world are reeling following President Donald Trump’s latest and most severe volley of tariffs, and the U.S. stock market may be taking the worst of it.
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Commentary @commentary.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Elon Musk’s Family History in South Africa Reveals Ties to #Apartheid & #Neo-Nazi Movements How Musk’s upbringing shaped his worldview-as well as that of his South African-raised colleague #PeterThiel, a right-wing billionaire who cofounded #PayPal alongside Musk www.democracynow.org/2025/3/27/el...
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Elon Musk’s Family History in South Africa Reveals Ties to Apartheid & Neo-Nazi Movements
Elon Musk was born in 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and raised in a wealthy family under the country’s racist apartheid laws. Musk’s family history reveals ties to apartheid and neo-Nazi politic...
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
#DWnews - #Boxing legend #GeorgeForeman dies aged 76 George Foreman, one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, has died at the age of 76. Foreman won an #Olympic gold medal at just 19-years-old before going on to become a two-time world #heavyweight #champion. www.dw.com/en/boxing-le...
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Boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76 – DW – 03/22/2025
George Foreman, one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, has died at the age of 76. Foreman won an Olympic gold medal at just 19-years-old before going on to become a two-time world heavywe...
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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
#BBC - Almost 70,000 South Africans interested in US asylum Some white South Africans say they are discriminated against.. Simultaneously, South Africa's white minority possess the vast majority of privately held land and wealth in the country www.bbc.com/news/article...
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US-South Africa relations: Almost 70,000 South Africans interested in US asylum
This follows President Donald Trump's February executive order offering Afrikaners refugee status.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
#AP | #Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position Country rankings were based on answers people give when asked to rate their own lives. The study was done in partnership with the analytics firm #Gallup and the U.N. apnews.com/article/worl...
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Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position
A new global report says that people in Finland are the happiest in the world. The northern European country is leading the world in happiness for the eighth year in a row.
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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
#AP - #NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans -encourages consumers to “buy-in” on companies that back their values. People of all backgrounds are encouraged to use the Black Consumer Advisory. ## naacp.org/campaigns/bl... ## apnews.com/article/blac...
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NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
The NAACP wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward corporations that haven’t pulled back from diversity programs under conservative pressure.
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Payadox.com @payadox.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
#reuters - What is #DeepSeek and why is it disrupting the #AI sector? DeepSeek's launch of its latest AI models,••are on a par or better than industry-leading models in the United States at a fraction of the cost, is threatening to upset the #technology world order. www.reuters.com/technology/a...
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What is DeepSeek and why is it disrupting the AI sector?
Chinese startup DeepSeek's launch of its latest AI models, which it says are on a par or better than industry-leading models in the United States at a fraction of the cost, is threatening to upset the technology world order.
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ThisDay @thisday.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
The recent decision by the #Trump administration to terminate all memberships of advisory committees within the Department of Homeland Security #DHS has significant implications for Company Executives open.substack.com/pub/thisdaya...
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Trump Terminates DHS Advisory Committee Memberships, Disrupting Cybersecurity Review
The recent decision by the Trump administration to terminate all memberships of advisory committees within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has significant implications for Company Executives
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
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This 501(c)(3) #Non-Profit is dedicated to empowering the #Disabled and #Underserved 
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
#reuters | #UnitedHealth executive killed in #Manhattan in targeted attack In May, a firefighters pension fund in Hollywood, Florida, sued the company and three executives, including #Thompson, accusing them of selling a combined $120 million in company shares- - www.reuters.com/world/us/uni...
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UnitedHealthcare executive fatally shot in Manhattan, reports say
Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth's insurance unit, was fatally shot in the chest on Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan, the NY Post and Bloomberg reported, citing police sources.
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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
#bbcnews - #Niger junta takes control of #French uranium mine The country accounts for about 5% of global #uranium output, making it one of the world's top 10 producers of a vital raw material in the generation of #nuclear power. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Niger junta takes control of French uranium mine, Orano says
Since the coup last year, the junta has been trying to reduce French influence in the country.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
#reuters - Commodities trading giant #Cargill plans to cut around 8,000 jobs #Minnesota-based Cargill has more than 160,000 employees, which implies that a 5% cut in staff would hit about 8,000 jobs. www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
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Commodities trading giant Cargill plans to cut around 8,000 jobs
Global trading house Cargill said on Tuesday it plans to cut around 5% of its staff, or about 8,000 jobs after revenue slumped in its most recent fiscal year as crop prices hit multi-year lows.
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Polls @polls.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
#Poll - When will #Bitcoin hit $100k? 1- Before January- 2025 2- Before December- 2024 ##### Context: Bitcoin to top $100,000 before year-end, according to bettors on Kalshi www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/11/...
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Bitcoin to top $100,000 before year-end, according to bettors on Kalshi
Sixty percent of bettors on the Kalshi platform now believe that bitcoin could top the $100,000 mark before the end of 2024.
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FOREXmarket @forexmarket.bsky.social · 16/09/2024
#Zambian #Copper Mines Desperate for Power Find an Unlikely Savior #Eskom’s transmission unit has a deal to supply 250 megawatts of power to Zambia, and has been doing so since August, the utility said in reply to questions this week. norvanreports.com/zambian-copp...
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Zambian Copper Mines Desperate for Power Find an Unlikely Savior
Zambian Copper Mines Desperate for Power Find an Unlikely Savior  Zambia’s biggest mines are turning to a surprising power source
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 16/09/2024
China’s Grip on Rare Earths Undercuts Projects From US to Japan “China’s influence over the global rare earths market is pervasive,” Iluka-CEO Tom O’Leary said in May. -It is this monopolistic production, combined with interference in pricing, that is resulting in market failure tinyurl.com/y8429tm7
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China’s Grip on Rare Earths Undercuts Projects From US to Japan
A couple hours outside Houston, in a remote field near a Dow Chemical Co. plant, America’s bid to undercut China’s grip on the global supply of rare earth minerals critical to high technology has yet ...
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 28/08/2024
@reuters - Warren Buffett's #BerkshireHathaway tops $1 trillion market value Berkshire joined six other companies, mainly from the technology sector, above $1 trillion: Apple-Nvidia-Microsoft-Google parent Alphabet-Amazon.com and Facebook www.reuters.com/markets/us/w...
@reuters - Warren Buffett's #BerkshireHathaway tops $1 trillion market value
Berkshire joined six other companies, mainly from the technology sector, above $1 trillion: Apple-Nvidia-Microsoft-Google parent Alphabet-Amazon.com and Facebook
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-tops-1-trillion-market-value-2024-08-28/
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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · 05/08/2024
@cnn.com - Global #stockmarkets plunge #Japanese stocks suffered their biggest ever daily loss Monday as fears about a US economic #slowdown sent shock waves through global markets. www.cnn.com/business/liv...
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Live updates: Global stock markets plunge | CNN Business
Japanese stocks crash in biggest one-day drop ever as global market rout intensifies. Follow the latest news here.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 01/05/2024
@pluralistic.net - Boeing's deliberately defective fleet of flying sky-wreckage (01 May 2024) #Boeing CEO #DavidCalhoun likely successor is #PatrickShanahan CEO of #Spirit Aerospace, who made the door-plug that fell out of the #AlaskaAirlines #737Max. pluralistic.net/2024/05/01/b...
@pluralistic.net - Boeing's deliberately defective fleet of flying sky-wreckage (01 May 2024)
#Boeing CEO #DavidCalhoun likely successor is #PatrickShanahan CEO of #Spirit Aerospace, who made the door-plug that fell out of the #AlaskaAirlines #737Max.
https://pluralistic.net/2024/05/01/boeing-boeing/#mrsa
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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · 24/04/2024
@thehill | Senate passes #Ukraine, #Israel funding after months-long stalemate And it includes language to force the #Chinese owner of #TikTok to divest from the popular app, which is used by more than 140 million #Americans, or otherwise face a ban within the US. thehill.com/homenews/461...
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Senate passes Ukraine, Israel funding after months-long stalemate
The Senate on Tuesday passed a $95 billion emergency foreign aid package, ending months of bitter fighting over $61 billion for the war in Ukraine that had deeply divided the Republican Party. The …
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 24/04/2024
@npr.org - U.S. bans #noncompete #agreements for nearly all jobs The ban, which will take effect later this year carves out an exception for existing noncompetes that companies have given their senior #executives, on the grounds that these are more likely to have been negotiated tinyurl.com/4cjf6ujd
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U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs
The Federal Trade Commission has voted to ban employment agreements that typically prevent workers from leaving their companies for competitors, or starting competing businesses of their own.
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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · 14/04/2024
@npr.org | #Israel shoots down missiles and drones after Iran launches unprecedented attack #Tehran warned #Washington that any backing of Israeli retaliation would result in U.S. bases being targeted. www.npr.org/2024/04/13/1...
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Israel shoots down missiles and drones after Iran launches unprecedented attack
Sirens sounded across Israel overnight as Israeli officials urged residents to take shelter. The attack follows a vow of retaliation from Iran after an earlier strike on an Iranian consulate in Syria.
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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · 12/04/2024
@AJEnglish | #France, #India, #Russia, #UK issue travel warnings over Israel-Iran tensions Countries including France, India, Russia, #Poland and the United Kingdom have warned their citizens against travelling to #Israel, the occupied #Palestinian territories www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/...
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Several countries issue travel warnings over Israel-Iran tensions
Warnings come as Tehran promises reprisals against Israel for deadly April 1 attack on Iranian consulate in Syria.
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MarketWatch @marketwatch.bsky.social · 11/04/2024
@bbcnews | #Zambia uncovers 'sophisticated' #Chinese #cybercrime syndicate Two firearms and about 78 rounds of ammunition were confiscated and two vehicles, belonging to a Chinese national linked to the business, have been impounded. www.bbc.com/news/world-a...
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Zambia uncovers 'sophisticated' Chinese cybercrime syndicate
Young people were recruited as call-centre agents in a
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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · 11/04/2024
@axios - #Arizona #Republicans block attempt to repeal #abortionban #GOP lawmakers blocked a legislative attempt to repeal the state's ban on nearly all abortions, one day after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that it's the law of the land. www.axios.com/2024/04/10/a...
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Arizona Republicans blocked an attempt to repeal the state's abortion ban Wednesday
The push came one day after the state Supreme Court said a pre-Roe ban is the law of the land
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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · 25/03/2024
@AJEnglish | #Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down as part of leadership shake-up #Calhoun has been under pressure since a near-catastrophic incident in January when a panel on a #737MAX9 #AlaskaAirlines jet blew out 5,000 metres (16,000ft) above the ground. www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/...
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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down as part of leadership shake-up
The announcement is part of a series of top-level staff changes at embattled US plane maker.
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FOREXmarket @forexmarket.bsky.social · 25/03/2024
@Nairametrics | NSA confirms escape of #Binance executive from custody using smuggled passport Recall that #Nigeria- - has been investigating #moneylaundering and #terrorism financing transactions perpetrated on the Binance currency exchange platform. nairametrics.com/2024/03/25/n...
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NSA confirms escape of Binance executive from custody using smuggled passport
The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has confirmed the escape of a top executive of the cryptocurrency trading platform, Binance, Nadeem Anjarwalla, from lawful custody.
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NewsCenter @newscenter.bsky.social · 20/12/2023
@cpr.org | #Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies #Trump from ballot The Justices’ 4-3 ruling concludes that Trump engaged in an #insurrection with his words and actions around the January 6th attack on the U.S. #Capitol and - -cannot hold the nation’s highest office again. www.cpr.org/2023/12/19/c...
@cpr.org | #Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies #Trump from ballot
The Justices’ 4-3 ruling concludes that Trump engaged in an #insurrection with his words and actions around the January 6th attack on the U.S. #Capitol and - -cannot hold the nation’s highest office again.
https://www.cpr.org/2023/12/19/colorado-supreme-court-disqualifies-trump-from-ballot/
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