Taxi and ambulance drivers have lowest Alzheimer’s disease mortality rate MedPage Today
First baby born with New Atlas’ breakthrough infertility treatment technology
Small human brains launched into space flourished in unexpected ways, science warns
Climate/Environment
Biden’s LNG export probe poses ‘speed bump’ for Trump BNN Bloomberg
Developers focus on ocean carbon storage on Louisiana and Texas coasts
When did throwaway culture become big business? Atmos
pandemic
Influenza surveillance in Delaware suggests possible H5 avian influenza CIDRAP
India
India-Russia energy deal underlines PM Modi’s multi-foreign policy
Japan
Honda and Nissan i discuss merger to establish world’s third largest automobile group Kyodo News
China?
Chinese astronaut completes world record-breaking spacewalk in 9 hours South China Morning Post
Chinese factories seek ways to compete with President Trump in globalization The Business Times
China dominates global container ship building as South Korean shipyards face decline
Why anti-China economies fail undiplomatically
Crater Impact: Chinese Missile Threat to U.S. Air Force Bases in the Indo-Pacific Stimson Center
old blighty
Prince Andrew’s spying scandal rocks Britain’s ruling class Politico
Hundreds of websites to be shut down under UK’s ‘appalling’ internet laws The Telegraph
Private equity is making huge profits from Britain’s most vulnerable Bloomberg
discord in europe
Groups from Slovakia, Hungary, Austria and Italy sign declaration supporting continued gas transit through Ukraine Bne Intellinews
syrakistan
Western countries expand engagement with Syria’s new leadership The New Arab
US Veteran: Wasn’t there a reason we fought Al Qaeda terrorists? responsible national strategy
Reporter: Is the $10 million to Jolani still valid?
Miller: That’s right.
Reporter: So if someone were to arrest him and extradite him to the United States, he would be out of $10 million.
Miller: I’m not going to deal with hypotheticals.
Matt Lee: Government officials can’t claim compensation… pic.twitter.com/Z1H5ka10pv
— Assal Rad (@AssalRad) December 17, 2024
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Israeli forces will occupy Syria buffer zone ‘for the foreseeable future’ Associated Press
Hezbollah without Damascus: Adapting in the wake of supply line disruptions
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Turkiye sends troops to Syrian border, invasion ‘imminent’: Report the Cradle
President Trump comments on Turkey’s ‘unfriendly takeover’ of Syria using proxy forces: Regular troops sent to Aleppo Military Monitor
Von der Leyen gives Turkey another $1 billion for refugee response. President Erdogan calls for promotion of EU membership eunews
Turkish government bans metalworkers’ strike as Middle East war escalates WSWS
Turkey has one of the world’s most dangerous workplaces and one of the most hostile countries to unions Equal Times
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Israel launches first domestically produced quantum computer Globes
Israeli spyware company Paragon sold to US, expands President Trump’s digital arsenal Haaretz
To succeed in defense technology, Israeli startups must stake a claim on US integrated technology
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Ireland’s support for Palestinians remains strong despite Israeli anger Al Jazeera
Illegal ammunition shipments to Israel continue to transit through Irish territory
A new war that’s not so cold war
Trump says Biden was ‘stupid’ in allowing U.S. weapons to be used in Ukraine to attack Russia deeply Associated Press
The story is cheap news forensics
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FSB arrests terrorist scouted by Ukraine for bombing that killed General Kirillov Sputnik
Throwing gasoline on fire, Ukraine kills Russian general and aide with bomb Larry Johnson, Sonar21
Russia – Will you agree to be provoked or will you fall in love with Lucy’s soccer? alabama moon
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Zelenskiy insists on direct relations with the US during President Orbán’s remarks KBN
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will take over coordinating military aid to Kiev from the US, officials say Reuters
There are no concrete plans yet to send Western troops to Ukraine — Berlin The New Voice of Ukraine
If the US is forcing Kiev to lower the draft age, why isn’t Ukraine drafting young men into the military? Kiev Independent
south of the border
Prime Minister denies sending troops to ‘Venezuela conflict’; US and Trinidad and Tobago renew military agreement Venezuela Analysis
Or Canada
Canadian Dimension is no longer a centrist
Trump administration transition
Is Trump playing for a keep? american conservative
big brother is watching over you
Surveillance cameras are everywhere and are changing how the brain works ZME Science
boeing
NASA astronauts board Boeing spacecraft to stay in space longer NBC News
imperial collapse watch
Ukraine and Syria, Western plans fail Larry Johnson, Sonar21
A.I.
Character.ai lets you role-play with a school shooter-based chatbot Gizmodo
Uber for Nursing: How the AI-Powered Gig Model Threatens Healthcare Roosevelt Institute
health care?
NBC Governor to eliminate medical debt for 23,000 residents
Los Angeles County announces $2 billion medical debt relief program CBS News
guillotine watch
Luigi Mangione charged with murder in ‘act of terrorism’ for killing insurance CEO Common Dreams
UnitedHealth’s Luigi Mangione T-shirt removed for copyright infringement Gizmodo Japan
Four Luigi Mangione documentaries in production (so far) Vulture
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Giant corporations secretly paid to allow free flow of opioids New York Times
The end of Endo: How America’s largest opioid maker avoided a $7 billion federal fine ProPublica
Experts marvel as ‘unprecedented’ decline in teen drug use continues Ars Technica
our famous free news agency
NYT panics over insurance company outrage FAIR
The New York Times ignored sources’ suspicions about Hamas documents provided by Israeli drop site
Therefore, CNN is now no longer claiming that it freed him. https://t.co/iV5ZawpGuK pic.twitter.com/0LqWwCAkn4
— Gathara (@gathara) December 17, 2024
basil
Tesla has major problems with the self-driving computer in its new Electrek
Trump campaign to repeal car accident disclosure rules opposed by Tesla – Report GlobalData
Scotland’s driverless bus service to be withdrawn due to lack of interest The Guardian
class war
Interviews with boxers who are paying the price
Meet my friend, the ancient philosopher Nautilus
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