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- More Signs Russia’s Internet Crackdown Is Backfiring
Russia has shut down the internet, causing a rift in Putin's inner circle and growing discontent amongst the public. Russia's pounding of Kiev is another distraction.
- Nonprofit fraud isn’t surging. Enforcement is
The $6.8 billion enforcement push from the Department of Justice is exposing things like the charges about $250 million gone missing in Minnesota.
- The quiet $8 billion crisis: long COVID costs keep rising as Washington looks away
NIH grants canceled, the federal office shuttered, clinics closing — the government is turning its eyes elsewhere as 44 million suffer.
- From Hobbes to the 14th amendment: the ancient and modern cases against Trump’s $1.8 billion fund
In the Roman world, the Latin phrase “Nemo iudex in causa sua” meant “no one should be a judge in their own cause.”
- Republicans Attack Each Other Over Possible Iran Deal: What We Know
Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas, said he was “deeply concerned” about what he has heard on a potential peace deal with Iran, suggesting it would empower the Iranian government.
Technology
- Whatever the mirror test tells us, beluga whales pass it
The white whales join the short, contested list of animals that see themselves.
- SpaceX's Starship V3—still a work in progress—mostly successful on first flight
SpaceX has more to prove before flying Starship all the way to low-Earth orbit.
- Two space shuttle-era spacewalkers enter Astronaut Hall of Fame
"Two astronauts whose careers embody excellence, leadership, and service."
- China’s shark finning could lead to US seafood sanctions
A formal petition to the US government calls for sanctions on Chinese seafood imports.
- Four Russian satellites are now within striking distance of an ICEYE radarsat
"This capability is not common for satellites conducting typical missions."
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