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- US unprepared for an electrical grid collapse, but it costs only $300M https://www.themoneyillusion.com/sunday-morning-quarterbacking/ 255 comments
- Legal marijuana cuts violence says US study, as medical-use laws see crime fall https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/14/legal-marijuana-medical-use-crime-rate-plummets-us-study 66 comments politics
- Legal marijuana cuts violence says US study, as medical-use laws see crime fall https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/14/legal-marijuana-medical-use-crime-rate-plummets-us-study 25 comments worldnews
- From all non-US internet users; f#%k you Joe Lieberman; proposes US government implement "internet kill switch", as the web is a US "national asset" http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/obama-internet-kill-switch-proposed-20100618-yln6.html 636 comments politics
- The terror spreads: US army confirms Arlington cemetery worker ‘pushed aside’ and bullied as Trump staff breaks the law. Same staff now calling employee "mentally ill" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/29/arlington-cemetery-altercation-trump-visit 49 comments politics
- Micron set to get $6 billion in chip grants from US, Bloomberg reports https://www.reuters.com/technology/micron-set-get-6-billion-chip-grants-us-bloomberg-reports-2024-04-17/ 18 comments wallstreetbets
- German companies flock to US with record pledges of capital investment https://www.ft.com/content/bca7837a-6ac4-4ed1-ab73-18fbdfa5f1da 3 comments europe
- US Slashes Planned Drilling to Push Offshore Eind https://energy-oil-gas.com/news/us-slashes-planned-drilling-to-push-offshore-eind/ 2 comments technology
- ‘Everything is ahead of us’: Ukraine breaks Russian stronghold’s first line of defence | Ukraine https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/02/everything-is-ahead-of-us-ukraine-breaks-russias-first-line-of-defence-in-stronghold 13 comments worldnews
- US Lock Down, CA today ..US next week? https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/fln4m7/us_lock_down_ca_today_us_next_week/ 43 comments investing
- US intel indicates Taliban does not plan to honor deal: report https://thehill.com/policy/defense/486370-us-intel-indicates-taliban-does-not-plan-to-honor-deal-report 59 comments politics
- US increasingly believes Iran shot down Ukrainian airliner by accident https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/09/politics/is-iran-ukraine-plane/index.html 48 comments politics
- The ability to change ourselves is crucial to what it means to be human, and using technology to help us do this is old news: think of vaccines or prescription glasses. We should see advanced human enhancements as a continuation of a centuries-old co-evolution of humans and technology https://iai.tv/video/brave-new-horizon?access=all&utmsource=reddit 3 comments philosophy
- ISRO launches GSLV Mk-III (Part of Chandrayaan-2) which carries 14 crucial payloads. This will help us understand the lunar topography/exosphere, mineralogy & look out for signs of hydroxyl/water ice. If successful, Chandrayaan-2 will be the first ever mission to soft land near the lunar south pole. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isro-chandrayaan-2-launch-live-updates-rocket-scheduled-to-lift-off-at-2-43-pm/liveblog/70323231.cms 5 comments space
- Top secret locations of 150 US nukes hidden in Europe are accidentally leaked in Nato report sparking major security fears https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9525421/locations-of-150-us-nuclear-europe-accidentally-leaked-nato-report/ 16 comments worldnews
- France will not back down on digital tax despite US legal threats - Finance minister hopes to agree global action on tech giants at G7 meeting this week https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/16/france-will-not-back-down-on-digital-tax-despite-us-legal-threats 136 comments worldnews
- 'This Is Historic': US Senate Passes War Powers Resolution to cut off American military support for the Saudi-led coalition's assault on Yemen https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/03/13/historic-us-senate-passes-war-powers-resolution-end-complicity-worlds-worst 4 comments worldnews
- 'When the aid stops, God help us': U.S. cuts aid to Gaza's 1.3 million refugees https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/when-the-aid-stops-god-help-us-us-cuts-aid-to-gazas-13-million-refugees/2018/11/12/713733b4-c81c-11e8-9c0f-2ffaf6d422aa_video.html?utm_term=.b487c2a1cd10 21 comments worldnews
- Pompeo seeking progress in North Korea as US struggles to craft strategy https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/05/politics/trump-pompeo-north-korea-pressure/index.html 5 comments politics
- After Trump tweets, US to announce plans to cancel aid to Pakistan http://abcnews.go.com/international/trump-tweets-us-announce-plans-cancel-aid-pakistan/story?id=52125905&cid=social_twitter_abcn 9 comments politics
- Iran protests latest: US says it will call for emergency UN meetings over unrest http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/iran-protests-latest-us-un-nikki-haley-emergency-meetings-tehran-news-updates-a8138746.html 7 comments politics
- Google faces new discrimination charge: paying female teachers less than men | US news | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/03/google-childcare-center-teachers-women-pay-pay-discrimination?cmp=share_iosapp_other 4 comments politics
- Fiance’s Loans vs Saving for Us https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/7nwqw4/fiances_loans_vs_saving_for_us/ 20 comments personalfinance
- Trump warns Palestinian Authority it may lose US aid money https://apnews.com/3aea7c32cc6c4cb7bbabe3b507db97a8/trump-warns-palestinian-authority-it-may-lose-us-aid-money 4 comments politics
- Russia Says US Can't Criticize Iran Because It Crushed Occupy Wall Street and Ferguson http://www.newsweek.com/russia-tells-us-back-iran-and-focus-ferguson-riots-and-occupy-wall-street-768949 6248 comments worldnews
- China dismissed a report on a US conservative news website that the Communist Party has a secret plan to provide increased aid and military support to North Korea. “Anyone with common sense can see that the document is fake.” http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2126692/china-rejects-fake-news-secret-plan-boost-aid-north 3 comments worldnews
- Pakistan approves Chinese yuan for bilateral trade & investment, replacing the US Dollar http://wap.business-standard.com/article/international/pakistan-approves-chinese-yuan-for-bilateral-trade-investment-activities-118010300167_1.html 43 comments worldnews
- Why doesn't US President Donald Trump just unequivocally condemn white supremacists? http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/why-wont-trump-condemn-white-nationalism/news-story/9b93b60d3346e590793affad04b89627 43 comments worldnews
- Time-zones are an accepted fact of life today. But how did the world initially see and come to accept the concept that e.g when it is daytime in the US, it's nighttime in Asia? What was the 'turning point' & was there resistance to this idea initially? https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/6sreg6/timezones_are_an_accepted_fact_of_life_today_but/ 12 comments history
- Please, Mozilla, let us see how much time is left below the download button again in version 57! https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/6lmclr/please_mozilla_let_us_see_how_much_time_is_left/ 25 comments firefox
- US Senate votes 98-2 on An Act to Provide Congressional Review and to Counter Iranian and Russian Governments' Aggression. The 2 Nos: Rand Paul (R-KY) Bernie Sanders (I-VT) https://www.senate.gov/legislative/lis/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=115&session=1&vote=00147#position 24 comments politics
- US Navy moves second aircraft carrier near North Korea http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/18/politics/uss-ronald-reagan-duel-carrier-training-korea/index.html 9 comments worldnews
- US Ethics Office 'have lost contact' with Donald Trump's transition team http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-latest-office-of-government-ethics-transition-team-lost-contact-walter-shaub-a7514751.html 138 comments politics
- Sweden wins 4 billion dollar jet fighter contract with Brazil, a deal that would have been with American company Boeing. The reason the US lost the 5 year negotiations? The Snowden documents revealing the extensive nature of US spying using built in surveillance equipment. http://defense-update.com/20141027_gripen_brazil.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=feedblitzrss&utm_campaign=feedburner/defenseupdate#.ve7gr3-9ksn 8 comments politics
- There Could Be A Security Hole In Samsung Galaxy Phones That The US Government Wants To Use http://www.toikee.com/website_deploy/blog/post/toikee/53/there-could-be-a-security-hole-in-samsung-galaxy-phones-that-the-us-government-wants-to-use/ 64 comments technology
- US says would consider staying in Iraq beyond 2011 http://www.activistpost.com/2011/08/us-says-would-consider-staying-in-iraq.html 6 comments politics
- "What NASA and its various flights have done more than anything else is keep us dreaming of what could be, what tomorrow could bring and how man can improve life on earth by continuing to search the sky for concepts and innovations that -- for now -- remain beyond his understanding." http://www.independentmail.com/news/2011/may/17/nothing-routine-about-it/ 5 comments technology
- This scares me more than domestic terrorism -- Government under pressure to open US skies to unmanned drones despite safety concerns http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-us-drones-over-america,0,1052446.story 4 comments reddit.com
- The US has a higer infant mortality rate and lower life expectancy than both the UK and France, don't believe me? See the link. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8201711.stm 11 comments politics
- Russia seizes US vehicles http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-seizes-us-vehicles-902432.html 7 comments worldnews