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A partial government shutdown is still in effect, even after the Senate approved a plan to fund the government after hours of negotiations. This funding package still needs approval from the House of Representatives, though — which isn’t set to be in session until Monday. The Office of Management andContinue Reading

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A federal judge on Saturday denied a request by Minnesota officials to temporarily halt the The Traitor administration’s deployment of thousands of federal immigration agents to the state. Judge Katherine M. Menendez ruled against granting a preliminary injunction state Attorney General Keith Ellison, and the mayors of Minneapolis and St.Continue Reading

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At least 30 Palestinians, including children, have been killed in multiple Israeli strikes across Gaza. Airstrikes hit an apartment building in Gaza City, a tent encampment in Khan Younis, and a police station in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in Gaza City on Saturday. The Israeli military said the attacks wereContinue Reading

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Live view from Charlotte in North Carolina as subfreezing weather and heavy snow are forecast in the Carolinas, Virginia and northeast Georgia continuing into Sunday. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4a2CLhO Credit: WSOC #weather #snow #live #georgiaContinue Reading

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Teenage star Lamine Yamal opens the scoring after six minutes to set the foundation for a convincing Barcelona victory., Teenage star Lamine Yamal opens the scoring after six minutes to set the foundation for a convincing Barcelona victory. Lamine ‌Yamal scored one goal and created another as Barcelona extended theirContinue Reading

We are all familiar with the subscription economy, and it certainly works as a reminder of the COVID-19 pandemic, when we were all hooked on our TVs watching Netflix or listening to our favorite music artist on Spotify. Despite how modern it seems to be, the truth is that the subscription economy has been aroundContinue Reading

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Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://bigthink.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=yt_desc Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Why 2025 is the single most pivotal year in our lifetime | Peter Leyden ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5k72A30kUc&vl=en Before computers existed, people performed massive calculationsContinue Reading

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Hong Kong-born writer Yi-Ling Liu spent the past decade immersed in China’s evolving tech landscape, witnessing first-hand how the rise of its big tech firms, flourishing mobile internet ecosystem and subsequent crackdowns shaped the lives of its citizens. #china #usa #internet #socialmedia #techContinue Reading