Blunder in, abandon allies and court a dictator: it’s the Trump doctrine, now playing out in Myanmar | Steve Bloomfield
The US condemned the genocide and military rule there, but now that Trump craves its rare earths, that’s all changed. For democracy activists, that’s a disasterMarco Rubio was once adamant that the US had to do everything in its power to end what he…
Saudi OpenAI Employee’s Arrest Revives Fears US Tech Companies Are Hiring Spies
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Woman Arrested After Blocking Delivery Robot to Protest Job Displacements
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Pope Leo set to speak at Vatican after cancer surgery
Pope Leo was released from the hospital Saturday, days lung cancer surgery. The Pope is set to give a prayer and blessing at the Vatican on Sunday. NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports.
Does a Universal Basic Income Bring Long-Term Changes?
For more than a year, The New York Times followed recipients of a universal basic income program who received $1,330 a month for an entire year. There were benefits, but also the everyday challenges of being poor, and turning their life around "did not…
Oregon governor Tina Kotek reacts to Silver Rail Elementary school shooting
NPR's Joel Rose talks with Oregon Governor Tina Kotek about the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon.
Court Agrees with EFF: Utah’s VPN Law Demands a Technical Impossibility
"When state lawmakers attempt to rewrite how the internet works," argues an EFF blog post, "users rely on courts to recognize that laws can't make technical impossibilities a reality." "That's why we were happy to see that a court has blocked Utah's…
MapQuest Shows Location of Flock (and Other ALPR) Cameras
MapQuest creates a new layer (that can be toggled on and off), Gizmodo reports: After promising not to comply with the Trump administration's "Lake America" gimmick, the platform announced a new "Surveillance Layer" that displays the locations of…
If Trump becomes a lame duck, surely countries like Australia can say what we really think? | Zoe Daniel
For years everyone has been dancing around Trump’s unpredictability, his bullying and his threats. It’s past time to reassert our valuesIn two weeks, Donald Trump faces his moment of truth; transformational midterm elections that will drastically…
France’s Macron vows to hold accountable those who ‘sought to bring down the Republic’
Police arrested at least 1,800 people across France after violent groups clashed with officers and looted shops during nationwide demonstrations that drew hundreds of thousands of people.