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The Internet’s Future Is Looking Bleaker by the Day

Wired

This is proving to be a monumental week on the tech and politics beat. On Tuesday, Meta announced that it would be ending its third-party fact-checking program and cutting down its rules barring hate speech in a move clearly targeted at appeasing one person—incoming president Donald Trump. Reel-ing Into a Second Trump Administration There’s a reason why mean-spirited TikTok users …

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3 days, 11 hours ago

Mark Zuckerberg ends fact-checking program, possibly as he tries to appease Donald Trump: Story in 5 points

India Today

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made a big decision to end the company’s long-standing fact-checking program, a move that has sparked debates across the tech and political verticals. The impact of this decision is wide-ranging, from how misinformation will be managed on platforms like Facebook and Instagram to the future of third-party fact-checking organisations that rely on Meta’s support. Meta …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Conservative Pundit Spots Deliciously Ironic Twist Plaguing Trump’s ‘Populist Yahoos’

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Conservative commentator Jonah Goldberg this weekend said it would “take a heart of stone not to laugh at the situation” that the various factions of Donald Trump’s allies have gotten themselves into, just weeks before the president-elect returns to the White House. Trump is currently “stuck in this hard place” and not “quite yet figured out” how …

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1 week, 6 days ago

'Totally perverse': How MAGA’s revolt against Johnson could lead to 'meltdown and anarchy'

Raw Story

House Speaker Mike Johnson's decision to stay in Washington D.C. to push a bill keeping the government open for three more months across the finish line meant he missed a scheduled appearance in front of MAGA activists. Egger noted that on Sunday, the Florida Republican was met with enthusiasm from the crowd at far-right group Turning Point USA's annual "AmericaFest" …

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1 week, 6 days ago

'Totally perverse': How MAGA’s revolt against Johnson could lead to 'meltdown and anarchy'

Raw Story

House Speaker Mike Johnson's decision to stay in Washington D.C. to push a bill keeping the government open for three more months across the finish line meant he missed a scheduled appearance in front of MAGA activists. Egger noted that on Sunday, the Florida Republican was met with enthusiasm from the crowd at far-right group Turning Point USA's annual "AmericaFest" …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Italy approves 2025 budget focusing on tax cuts and debt control measures

Hindustan Times

Italy's parliament on Saturday approved the 2025 budget, aiming to both appease EU demands to lower the eurozone nation's deficit and honour Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's pledge to cut taxes. Giancarlo Giorgetti, Italy's finance minister, speaks during a World Savings Day event in Rome, Italy, on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023 Over half of the package, worth some 30 billion euros, …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

BJP claims ‘incorrect India map’ on Congress posters: ‘Mohabbat ki Dukaan always open for China’

Hindustan Times

A major controversy erupted on Thursday over alleged misrepresentation of the map of India, displayed by the Congress to mark the centenary of the 1924 Congress session in Karnataka's Belagavi. They'll do it again.” The BJP Karnataka unit termed the "incorrect depiction" of the Indian map as a way to appease its "vote bank". “The publication of an incorrect map …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Mozambique’s controversial election result upheld: What to know

Al Jazeera

The top electoral court in Mozambique has largely upheld the results of the country’s disputed October elections, re-affirming the governing Frelimo party’s decades-long hold on power, and leading to fears of more violence in a country already rocked by weeks of deadly protests. Mondlane had threatened “chaos” before the court’s announcement, and urged his supporters to “shut down” the country …

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3 weeks ago

'House Democrats are doing something I've never seen before' amid chaos: Congress reporter

Raw Story

As Republicans try to work out a deal to both appease Donald Trump and fund the government, Democrats are taking unprecedented steps, according to one reporter. Axios congressional reporter Andrew Solender, who previously reported on U.S. Capitol Police evacuating the Cannon House Office Building, flagged a novel notice on Democrats' Friday congressional agenda. "House Democrats are doing something I’ve never …

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Trudeau cutting nose off to spite face

China Daily

These are not easy days for embattled Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The departure of Freeland, a key ally, not only dealt a heavy blow to Trudeau's political survival, which was already in the balance, but, perhaps more importantly, revealed the divisive potential of the subject of how to cope with the imminent second term of Donald Trump as leader …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

How Mexico is trying to avoid a migrant crisis under Trump

Raw Story

Mexico is scrambling to prevent a crisis at its border with the United States ahead of another Donald Trump presidency during which he has vowed mass deportations. A rush to the border by migrants trying to enter the United States before the start of Trump's second term predicted by some activists has failed to materialize. - Negotiation - AFP Venezuelan …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Mexico cracks down on migrants ahead of Trump's return to White House

Firstpost

Trump, who takes office on January 20, threatened last month to impose steep 25-percent tariffs on imports from Mexico over the influx of migrants as well as drug trafficking View of the border between El Paso, Texas, United States, and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Trump, who takes office on January 20, threatened last month to impose steep 25-percent tariffs on …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Panchamasalis back to square one

The Hindu

Last week, Lingayat-Panchamasali activists protested before the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi of north Karnataka, where the winter session of the legislature was being held. The protest demanding the community’s inclusion under the 2-A category of the Other Backward Classes reservation list turned violent. The then Secretary of Backward Classes filed an affidavit in this petition before the Karnataka High …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

What the Sydney Sweeney photos really prove about women

The Independent

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

US Fed to play ‘cut-and-pause’ for meeting dual mandate of growth & inflation; Fewer rate cuts eyed in 2025: Experts

Live Mint

The US Federal Reserve will begin its deliberations for the latest monetary policy decisions on Tuesday, December 17, and will announce its new benchmark interest rate decision on December 18. The US central bank will conduct its two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting amid Wall Street bets that will likely stay on course towards delivering another rate cut even after …

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1 month ago

Kash Patel's top enemy probably isn't who you think it is

Raw Story

I’d like to congratulate every member of the Washington press corps who decided to play along with Donald Trump’s campaign. Because some reporters chose to report Trump’s bad faith as if it were good faith, or chose to smuggle into mainstream political discourse rightwing lies and smears to such a degree that all discourse is now “ right-coded,” what used …

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1 month ago

Create more jobs instead of only providing free ration: Supreme Court to Centre

India Today

The Supreme Court on Monday, while hearing the matter pertaining to providing food under the Food Security Act, called on the Centre to focus on employment generation instead of only providing free ration to poor people. The top court said that if the ongoing practice of providing ration at such a large level continues, the state governments may keep on …

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1 month ago

Mayawati accuses Congress, SP of exploiting Sambhal violence

Hindustan Times

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Saturday accused the Congress and the Samajwadi Party of exploiting the issue of violence in U.P.’s Sambhal for political gain, particularly to appease the Muslim vote bank. During a press conference in Lucknow, Mayawati asserted that these parties had remained silent on atrocities faced by Dalits and Hindus, including those in Bangladesh, and were …

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France no-confidence vote: Lawmakers vote to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier, plunging country into chaos

CNN

Paris CNN — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier submitted his resignation Thursday, after losing a vote of no confidence that triggered the collapse of the government and deepened the country’s political turmoil. His is the first French government to be defeated in a no-confidence motion since 1962, and Barnier is now set to become France’s shortest-serving prime minister in history. …

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France no-confidence vote: Lawmakers vote to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier, plunging country into chaos

CNN

Paris CNN — French Prime Minister Michel Barnier submitted his resignation Thursday, after losing a vote of no confidence that triggered the collapse of the government and deepened the country’s political turmoil. His is the first French government to be defeated in a no-confidence motion since 1962, and Barnier is now set to become France’s shortest-serving prime minister in history. …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Trump picked Patel for FBI after some aides warned it could backfire

Live Mint

Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s top advisers in recent weeks warned him it would be problematic to nominate Kash Patel, one of his most loyal foot soldiers, to lead the FBI, even as it became increasingly clear Trump was leaning in that direction. “He’s coming from outside the system," said Michael Spivack, who worked with Patel when he was a …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

UK spies ‘watching’ Russia amid cyber warfare fears, minister to warn

The Independent

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Utpanna Ekadashi 2024: Do These Auspicious Things According To Your Zodiac Sign To Bring Prosperity

ABP News

Utpanna Ekadashi 2024: According to the Hindu Panchang, Ekadashi fast is observed twice a month on the eleventh day of the Krishna Paksha and Shukla Paksha. Libra : Chant 'Om Shri Dhananjay Namah' and donate milk or curd for Lord Vishnu’s blessings. Chant 'Om Shri Dhananjay Namah' and donate milk or curd for Lord Vishnu’s blessings. Capricorn : Chant the …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Amid unpopularity & poor polls, Trudeau announces tax break, freebies

Firstpost

In a desperate move to counter unpopularity amid rising cost-of-living crisis, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a temporary tax break and freebies In a desperate bid to appease voters amid deep unpopularity ahead of elections, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced tax cuts and freebies. Amid such a crisis, Trudeau has announced he would remove goods and …

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The Internet’s Future Is Looking Bleaker by the Day

Mark Zuckerberg ends fact-checking program, possibly as he tries to appease Donald Trump: Story in 5 points

Conservative Pundit Spots Deliciously Ironic Twist Plaguing Trump’s ‘Populist Yahoos’

'Totally perverse': How MAGA’s revolt against Johnson could lead to 'meltdown and anarchy'

'Totally perverse': How MAGA’s revolt against Johnson could lead to 'meltdown and anarchy'

Italy approves 2025 budget focusing on tax cuts and debt control measures

BJP claims ‘incorrect India map’ on Congress posters: ‘Mohabbat ki Dukaan always open for China’

Mozambique’s controversial election result upheld: What to know

'House Democrats are doing something I've never seen before' amid chaos: Congress reporter

Trudeau cutting nose off to spite face

How Mexico is trying to avoid a migrant crisis under Trump

Mexico cracks down on migrants ahead of Trump's return to White House

Panchamasalis back to square one

What the Sydney Sweeney photos really prove about women

US Fed to play ‘cut-and-pause’ for meeting dual mandate of growth & inflation; Fewer rate cuts eyed in 2025: Experts

Kash Patel's top enemy probably isn't who you think it is

Create more jobs instead of only providing free ration: Supreme Court to Centre

Mayawati accuses Congress, SP of exploiting Sambhal violence

France no-confidence vote: Lawmakers vote to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier, plunging country into chaos

France no-confidence vote: Lawmakers vote to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier, plunging country into chaos

Trump picked Patel for FBI after some aides warned it could backfire

UK spies ‘watching’ Russia amid cyber warfare fears, minister to warn

Utpanna Ekadashi 2024: Do These Auspicious Things According To Your Zodiac Sign To Bring Prosperity

Amid unpopularity & poor polls, Trudeau announces tax break, freebies