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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

Missing woman rescued from submerged Jeep, Texas police say

Washington Post Law enforcement in east Texas say a missing woman was rescued from a submerged vehicle, and taken to a nearby hospital https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/jeep-woman-rescued-texas-lake/0046f2c4-d952-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

3 Mount Everest climbers go missing after falling into deep crevasse

Fox News Three Sherpa climbers were missing Wednesday after they fell into a deep crevasse on a treacherous section of Mount Everest just above the base camp, a Nepalese mountaineering official said. They fell into the crevasse, thought to be about 160 feet deep, on Wednesday morning as they were moving toward the first camp…

Former British PM blames ‘woke culture’ for Western economic woes

Fox News Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss’ speech to an American think tank on Wednesday will slam “woke culture,” among other factors, for economic troubles in the U.K. and U.S. “The sad truth is that we have seen stagnation, redistributionism and woke culture taking hold in businesses and the economy in the U.K. and…