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Toxic smog in New Delhi way worse than previously thought

“Do you know how bad the situation is? People have to wear masks even at home,” Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said, grilling government officials.   The court said central and state officials must make “an emergency decision” and present plans to fight the smog on Monday. Ramana suggested that authorities should …

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R.I.P. ‘Dislike,’ YouTube’s best button

YouTube’s recent decision to remove dislike counts on all its videos seems to be yet another indicator that critique, discussion and feedback are slowly becoming things of the past. All to appease those who require complete conformity, and get triggered into a hysterical frenzy anytime someone disagrees with their opinion, …

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Apple’s labor breach results in huge payments for employees

On Friday, lawyers representing 14,683 Apple workers asked a federal judge to approve the settlement, which was reached after eight years of litigation. Employees of 52 Apple Store outlets filed the class-action lawsuit back in 2013, alleging that the tech giant was breaching California law by not compensating staff for …

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Pulitzer-winning WaPo ‘corrects’ Russiagate stories

In a statement on Friday, the Washington Post announced that it had removed “large portions” of two articles covering the discredited Steele dossier – a political opposition report commissioned by Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign which claimed to have evidence of a conspiracy between President Donald Trump and Russia. Washington …

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Britney Spears finally freed

“As of today, effective immediately, the conservatorship has been terminated as to both the person and the estate,” Mathew Rosengart, the pop star’s attorney, told reporters outside the courthouse on Friday. “This is a monumental day for Britney Spears.” Spears thanked her fans on Instagram, calling the end of conservatorship …

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Australia will pay a price for its shambolic foreign policy

On Wednesday, the former prime minister delivered an important and provocative speech at the National Press Club in Canberra. Keating, undoubtedly Australia’s last political leader of real intellectual stature and vision, left office in 1996. Since then, he has occasionally spoken out on political issues affecting Australia. His speech this …

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Yale researchers detect ‘Remdesivir-resistant’ Covid mutation

In research published earlier this week ahead of peer review, scientists at Yale and the University of Washington School of Medicine said they found the mutation in a woman aged in her 70s, who was severely immunocompromised at the time she received Remdesivir due to cancer treatments.  Though such mutations …

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Luxury hotel boots famous chef who sought to turn restaurant vegan

In a statement on Friday, Claridge’s announced that it had “mutually agreed” to separate with Daniel Humm, the chef and owner at its award-winning, Michelin-star restaurant Davies and Brook. “We completely respect and understand the culinary direction of a fully plant-based menu that Daniel has decided to embrace and champion …

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