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“Love Rules: The Harm Reduction Archives of Heather Edney and Richard Berkowitz” continues at MOMA PS1 in Queens, New York, until Oct. 6.  The history of harm reduction in the United States, led by people who use drugs, needs to be remembered, celebrated and understood — especially as a backlash full ofContinue Reading

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Ken Ofori-Atta skipped prosecutor summons over corruption claims, including multimillion-dollar cathedral project., Ken Ofori-Atta skipped prosecutor summons over several corruption claims, including multimillion-dollar cathedral project. Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been placed on Interpol’s red notice list after allegedly using public office for personal gain. Ofori-Atta, whose locationContinue Reading

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The biggest gains were in healthcare, which added 62,000 jobs, while the economy lost 22,000 federal government jobs., Employers in the United States have slowed hiring even though they added a solid 139,000 jobs in May. While that was higher than the forecast of 133,000 jobs, it was lower thanContinue Reading

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To the majority of Ubuntu users, any package update is welcome, irrespective of what it’s for or the size of the download it requires — case in point: linux-firmware which, as more firmware is added or tweaked, grows and grows in size. This singular unified firmware package bundles together driversContinue Reading