Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate primary in defining race for Democrats

Progressive candidate will face Republican Mike Rogers in race to represent midwestern purple state in the Senate

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‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them

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SpaceX rocket thought to have crashed into the moon in unintentional collision

Four-tonne piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket believed to have hit lunar surface on Wednesday at 5,400 miles an hour

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Yes, Trump Will Attempt a Coup - The American Prospect

If we are vigilant, he won’t pull it off.

prospect.org

Drone found at German airport after cargo plane collides with object mid-air

Investigators looking into whether incidents at Leipzig are linked after DHL plane forced to make emergency landing

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It was ‘most likely’ a Russian cruise missile that crashed in Poland, defence minister says – Europe live

Inspector of the Polish Air Force says as part of Russia’s attack on Ukraine last night two missiles were identified as posing direct threat to Poland

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The Ukrainian startup taking the missile fight deep into Russia

Fire Point makes 100 long-range missiles and thousands of drones a month and is vital to Kyiv’s deep-strike capability, says CEO Iryna Terekh

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French model recruiter with close ties to Jeffrey Epstein found dead

Under investigation in France, Daniel Siad was accused of helping Epstein to traffic and abuse women.

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Pulitzer-prize winner issues ‘would-be American Nero’ Trump blistering takedown

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen marked the United States' 250th anniversary with a scathing essay arguing the nation's defining trait isn't liberty or opportunity, but cruelty, and pla...

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White Nationalists March in Washington Amid 250th Anniversary Celebrations

The group, wearing clothing associated with the organization Patriot Front, assembled near Capitol Hill before leaving the district.

nyti.ms

Three abandoned children, two missing parents and a 40-year mystery

The long read: Elvira and her brothers, Ricard and Ramón, were left at a train station in Barcelona aged two, four and five. As an adult, when Elvira decided to look for her parents, she discovered a ...

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I spent my life fighting Russian spies. They haven’t been this reckless for years

Former CIA station chief says the West is ‘wilfully unprepared’ for Moscow’s hybrid war of sabotage and assassination plots

telegraph.co.uk

Elites Could Push Putin to Either End the War or to Escalate It - Jamestown

Executive Summary: Independent researchers have more frequently noted a clear rift emerging among Russian elites, while hawks in Russia that are demanding “war to a final victory” are losing influence...

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Venezuela earthquakes latest: Nearly 50,000 unaccounted for as death toll climbs

Nearly 50,000 people remain unaccounted for in the wake of Venezuela's powerful earthquakes as the death toll continues to climb, officials said.

abcnews.com

Putins 'superyacht' sejler forbi Danmark efter mere end tre år under radaren

Mandag over middag er lystyachten på vej forbi Danmark.

dr.dk

Moscow Is Attacked by Dozens of Drones, Its Mayor Says

nytimes.com

First the Kennedy Center, Now the Smithsonian

How long can the museum system’s leader, Lonnie Bunch, survive?

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Russia preparing possible ‘provocation’ in Baltic states or Poland, sources say

Kremlin may attempt to test Nato cohesion as Russia comes under growing pressure from Ukraine, according to sources from two countries

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Senate votes to halt Iran war despite Trump’s push for peace deal

Both the Senate and House have approved anti-war measures, dealing a stinging political blow to Trump.

dlvr.it

The Warrior-Witches of Ukraine’s Resistance

An underground intelligence network uses subterfuge and honey traps to direct drone strikes deep inside Russian-occupied territory.

theatlantic.com

AI models that can take down governments and business months away, rare Five Eyes statement warns

Signal agencies in Australia, the US, the UK, New Zealand and Canada sound alarm after Trump blocks foreign nationals from Anthropic’s Fable AI model

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Science Has a Name for What’s Plaguing the Reflecting Pool

Testing reveals that efforts to suppress one algal bloom seem to be fueling another.

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