• 03/17/2025

Congressman George Santos Indicted on Fraud Charges

Wall Street Journal Republican from Long Island surrendered to authorities Wednesday morning https://www.wsj.com/articles/congressman-george-santos-indicted-on-fraud-charges-9755064c

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Diplomat slams Ukrainian intel chief’s remark about plans to keep killing Russians

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Maria Zakharova was surprised at the lack of a clear reaction from the West https://tass.com/politics/1615529

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People from elite backgrounds increasingly dominate academia, data shows

Washington Post A new analysis shows that two thirds of new U.S.-born PhDs in economics have parents with graduate degrees, up from around 20 percent a few decades ago. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/07/08/dept-of-data-academia-elite/

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Will data privacy concerns kill ChatGPT?

Jerusalem Post A data privacy expert weighs in on the concerns raised by ChatGPT’s rampant data collection, and explains what safeguards should be implemented to the platform. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/article-742632

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French expert in Russian history wins Spanish award

Washington Post Ninety-three-year-old French historian Hélène Carrère d’Encausse, an eminence in Russian and Central Asian history, has won Spain’s Princess of Asturias Award for Social Science for 2023 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/spain-carrere-dencausse-asturias-history-soviet-union-russia/02075092-ef3a-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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Microsoft Employees Are Hooked on the Company’s Training Videos

Wall Street Journal Instead of a finger-wagging snoozer about corporate misbehavior, ‘Trust Code’ has flawed characters, dramatic cliffhangers and fans worldwide https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-employees-are-hooked-on-the-companys-training-videos-c8684a1

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Russian forces strike three Ukrainian army brigades in past day

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In the Krasny Liman area, artillery units of Russia’s battlegroup Center delivered strikes on the areas of the amassed enemy manpower and equipment, Alexander Savchuk said https://tass.com/politics/1615523

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Diplomat condemns Ukrainian lawmaker’s attack on Russian delegation member in Turkey

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The incident occurred at the Ankara hotel serving as the venue for a two-day summit of parliamentary speakers from member states of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) and the 61st PABSEC General Assembly https://tass.com/defense/1615521

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Food Prices Hold Steady for Second Straight Month

Wall Street Journal Food prices in April stayed at roughly the same level as in February and March, offering some relief for consumers after two years of sharply rising prices for groceries and dining out. https://www.wsj.com/articles/food-prices-hold-steady-for-second-straight-month-14834ff4

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Tributes pour in for AFP journalist killed in Ukraine

Washington Post Colleagues of Arman Soldin, the Agence France-Presse journalist slain Tuesday in Ukraine, have gathered solemnly at the press agency’s Paris headquarters Wednesday to remember him https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/ukraine-journalist-killed-arman-soldin/23999226-ef33-11ed-b67d-a219ec5dfd30_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

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