• 02/04/2025

Facial Recognition Spreads as Tool to Fight Shoplifting

New York Times British merchants are increasingly using the technology to combat shoplifting, raising questions about its spread as artificial intelligence rapidly improves it. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/technology/facial-recognition-shoplifters-britain.html

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In Russia, Wagner Rebellion Echoes Another Coup Attempt in 1917

New York Times Amid a flagging war effort, a popular commander turned his troops toward Russia’s own capital, undermining the government. It happened last weekend — and in 1917. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/world/europe/russia-rebellion-prigozhin-1917-kornilov.html

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What to Know About Kevin Spacey’s UK Trial

New York Times The actor will appear in a London courtroom on Wednesday to face a four-week trial over allegations of sexual assault. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/arts/kevin-spacey-trial-uk.html

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Your Wednesday Briefing

New York Times Prigozhin’s whereabouts. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/briefing/prigozhin-belarus-russia-greece.html

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German Defense Minister Vows Stronger Geopolitical Role Ahead of U.S. Visit

New York Times In an interview before his first official trip to Washington, Boris Pistorius made clear he is intent on helping the United States by taking a more assertive stance. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/world/europe/german-defense-minister-pistorius-stronger-geopolitical-role.html

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Putin Casts Rebellion as Proof of Russian Solidity as Belarus Takes Prigozhin In

New York Times Belarus said it had taken in the mercenary boss Yevgeny V. Prigozhin and might welcome his Wagner troops, while Russia dropped a criminal investigation of him for the weekend uprising. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/prigozhin-putin-lukashenko-wagner.html

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E.U. Border Agency Considers Pulling Out of Greece Over Migrant Abuses

New York Times Days after the deadliest shipwreck in the Mediterranean in years, an E.U. official said that Greek authorities continue violating the rights of migrants. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/greece-migrants-eu.html

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Russian Missile Strike Hits Kramatorsk Restaurant, Killing At Least 4

New York Times More than 40 people were wounded in the strike, which hit a popular restaurant in Kramatorsk’s city center at dinnertime. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/missile-kramatorsk-ukraine-restaurant.html

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A Proto-Pizza Emerges from a Fresco on a Pompeii Wall

New York Times That doughy disc with delectable toppings seen in a 2,000-year-old painting is not a pizza, experts insist. But can we get one delivered anyway? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/pizza-mural-pompeii.html

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Klimt’s ‘Lady With a Fan’ Brings $108.4 Million, Auction Record for the Artist

New York Times The price was the highest for a public sale in Europe, beating the $104.3 million that a Giacometti sculpture brought in 2010. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/arts/design/klimt-lady-with-a-fan-auction.html

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