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German government dismisses calls to delay the shutdown of country’s last 3 nuclear power plants

Fox News The German government dismissed calls Wednesday for a last-minute delay in shutting down the country’s last three nuclear power plants this weekend. Opposition politicians and even some members of the Free Democrats, a libertarian party that’s part of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing alliance, have demanded a reprieve for the remaining reactors, which were…

Alicia Keys reimagines iconic hit for ‘Bridgerton’ prequel

Washington Post At the famous Abbey Road Studios in London to present a special selection of songs recorded in spatial audio for Apple Music, Alicia Keys revealed another upcoming project https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/alicia-keys-bridgerton-queen-charlotte/1928e1cc-d95b-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Teachers’ union urges schools to promote drag queen story hours to help further ‘inclusive atmosphere’

Fox News The largest teachers’ union in the United Kingdom passed a motion last week urging schools to publicly support initiatives such as drag queen story time to develop a more inclusive atmosphere for LGBTQ students. Motion 34, which the National Education Union (NEU) passed during its annual conference in Harrogate, England, is titled “Raising…

French investigative site claims Depardieu groped extras

Washington Post A French investigative news website claims that the actor Gerard Depardieu has been accused of harassing, groping or sexually assaulting, mainly film extras https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/gerard-depardieu-actor-sexual-assault-cinema-mediapart/9e4cc858-d958-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Hikers in England rescued after getting high on magic mushrooms, falling ill on mountain trail

Fox News A group of hikers in England got high on magic mushrooms during a mountain trek and had to be rescued after some of them fell ill over the weekend, officials said. The hikers, identified as a group of young adult males, were walking along the Lake District National Park in the Stoneycroft, Newlands…

France’s Macron argues protests are a social price that governments have to pay to push reforms

Fox News President Emmanuel Macron argued Wednesday that protests in France and the Netherlands are a social price that has to be paid as governments in the two countries push ahead with reforms. “We must sometimes accept controversy,” Macron said. “We must try to build a path for the future.” He was speaking to members…

What if A.I. Sentience Is a Question of Degree?

New York Times A conversation with Nick Bostrom, a philosopher at Oxford, who has spent decades preparing for the day artificial intelligence is capable of anything the human brain can do. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/12/world/artificial-intelligence-nick-bostrom.html

School massacres are no longer just an American problem

Washington Post Brazil, which has suffered 11 attacks in the past eight months, worries that the carnage is only beginning. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/brazil-school-shootings-columbine-effect/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

C.I.A leak, sanctions highlight strained relations between U.S. and Hungary

Washington Post U.S. Ambassador David Pressman expressed concerns over Hungary’s “eagerness” to continue ties with Russia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/hungary-bank-sanctions-orban/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Video of alleged beheading of Ukrainian soldier draws condemnation

Washington Post An unverified video that appeared to show Russian soldiers beheading a Ukrainian prisoner of war was condemned by President Volodymyr Zelensky. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/beheading-ukraine-video-russia-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world