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How China keeps tabs on foreigners
New York Times: Mr. Hofer, 46, was doing his usual scan earlier this year when he came across something called “Dynamic Control Platform for Overseas…

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US might lose AI race to China. Should Americans care?
Vox: “People’s relationship with AI is becoming foundational to how they live their lives, so the choices people make about whose model they…
With four vacant ridings, why did Carney call just three byelections?
Global: The answer is a bit complicated, but the bottom line is that Liberal strategists would clearly have advised the prime minister that,…
Europe should not learn wrong lessons from Ceuta
Rafael Bardajl/The Spectator: A civilisation can be multiracial. History offers countless examples of societies composed of people of…
‘Voters have had it’: Influence of pro-Israel lobby group sparks backlash in US
Financial Times: “I really do think candidates that take money from Wall Street, and crypto, and AI and Aipac — voters have had it with that,”…
German carmakers flood jobs market with managers after wielding axe
Financial Times: Manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen were “squeezing out managers like mad”, said Magnus Tessner, automotive…
Larry Ellison bet it all on A.I. boom. Will he be face of A.I. bubble?
New York Times: A year and a half after his triumphant trip to the White House, Ellison may be poised to become something else: a cautionary…
How top law firm went from standing up to Trump to bending knee
New York Times: Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then…
Trump says Iran war talks to resume Monday after he called off strikes
CNN: US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran will resume on Monday, a day after he said he was canceling a planned attack…
Nigel Farage struck Reform comeback deal long before election
Times: Supervised by the convicted fraudster George Cottrell, the agreement undermines Farage’s claim about when he decided to return to politics…
Why prosecuting Fauci is off limits
John Leake: Discovery and prosecution of the former NIAID director would expose the entire rotten edifice of the US government. The…
Beijing’s next play for South China Sea
Lynn Kuok/Foreign Affairs: Individually, China’s quieter acts might seem inconsequential. Collectively, they could alter the strategic…
Capital One cites money laundering review in Trump-related suit
Bloomberg: Capital One Financial Corp. said it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump’s real estate company in 2021 for…
Trump dings longtime ally Jeanine Pirro for dropping Reflecting Pool vandalism case
Politico: The president said he disagreed “100%” with the top Washington prosecutor after her office abandoned vandalism charges for the…
Data centers have politics problem — and industry knows it
Politico: As opposition to the AI projects gains momentum, industry supporters say they have ceded the narrative to their critics…
Trump threatens to revive $1.8 billion fund for allies over Blanche standoff
New York Times: The president vowed to push for the payout fund if Senate Republicans fail to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general,…
Trump’s fixation on Arctic ships led to billions in no-bid contracts
New York Times: The president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s president. Experts say it’s far from…
Migrants say hunger, hostility drove them back from Spain’s Ceuta to Morocco
Reuters: “We came to make progress, not to be fooled,” said Brahim, a bakery worker from Fez who left his job and crossed the border after…
US Treasury undertakes historic intervention in yen market
Financial Times: The US Treasury intervened in yen exchange rates on Friday, marking the first time Tokyo and Washington joined forces to…
Massive US tungsten discovery could run into Nasa roadblock
Financial Times: The tungsten discovery is detailed in a resource report seen by the FT following a recent drilling programme by critical…
Last day of factory in Trump country, as its work moves to China
Washington Post: Managers had informed Klima and other union leaders in January that Conn Selmer was closing its Eastlake plant. Some…
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