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Nearly 900 mn poor people exposed to climate shocks, UN warns
Nearly 80% of the world’s poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing a “double and deeply unequal burden,” the United Nations warned Friday. ⌘ Read more

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Erlang Solutions: Immersive Esports: The Technology Behind Competitive Gaming
Esports has outgrown local tournaments and now runs on global platforms linking millions of players and fans, powered by immersive esports technology. Communities form around games, teams, and streamers, blending competition, entertainment, and social connection. At this scale, reliability and low latency are non-negotiable to keep matches fair and audiences engaged during spikes.

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Analysis of 4.4-million-year-old ankle exposes how earliest ancestors moved and evolved
For more than a century, scientists have been piecing together the puzzle of human evolution, examining fossil evidence to understand the transition from our earliest ancestors to modern humans. ⌘ Read more

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Trump considers massive bailout of at least $10 billion for American farmers hurt by his trade war
Alayna Treene and Bryan Mena,  Reporters  -  CNN

_Stephan: You and I are about to spend over 10 billion dollars of our tax dollars to bail out the farmers whose economies have been put in a tailspin by the stupidity of Trump’s tariff madness. It surprises me that millions of Americans still support this psychopath, but that is alw … ⌘ Read more

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Rural US town outraged as only hospital forced to shut: ‘I would have died without it’
Dani Anguiano,  West Coast Breaking News Reporter  -  The Guardian (U.K.)

_Stephan: As I have been telling you repeatedly, what Trump and the Republicans are doing to healthcare is not only blatantly nasty, consider the coming outrageous monthly premium increases, it is also harmful to the wellbeing of millions of Americans. Rural healthcare is becoming do … ⌘ Read more

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Man sentenced, fined over medicinal cannabis company insider trading
A Melbourne man found guilty of insider trading during a $20 million capital raise by a medicinal cannabis company has been ordered to pay more than $225,000. ⌘ Read more

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Abuse survivor ‘kicked in the guts’ as WA government appeals $2.85m payout
An appeal against a $2.85 million compensation payout to a man who suffered child sexual abuse while in state care should be abandoned, a prominent Perth lawyer and the state opposition says. ⌘ Read more

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Housing charity linked to 17-storey high rise run by investment firm
A Victorian housing charity awarded more than $200 million in taxpayer funds for a proposed 17-storey tower is controlled by a for-profit investment firm, the ABC can reveal. ⌘ Read more

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Alcaraz to take on amateurs in Million Dollar One Point Slam
World number one Carlos Alcaraz will headline the new Million Dollar One Point Slam, which pits amateurs against professionals before January’s Australian Open. ⌘ Read more

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Shutdown Threatens Food Aid Program Relied on By Millions of Families
Associated Press Reporters,    -  MedPage Today | Associated Press

_Stephan: Trump is a psychopath, and so are a number of his vassals like Stephen Miller. They demonstrate their mental illness every day, and it just gets nastier. They obviously care nothing for the wellbeing of American families as this report details. And, meanwhile, the Republican Congressmembers just docilely watch … ⌘ Read more

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WA Government appeals $2.8m compensation for foster care abuse survivor
The WA government is appealing a record $2.8 million compensation payment awarded to Dion Barber, who suffered repeated sexual abuse while in foster care during the 1980s and 1990s. ⌘ Read more

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Mining giants enter arbitration over collapse of $5.7b deal in Queensland
Peabody Energy demands Anglo American return its $113.6 million deposit more than a month after the collapse of a deal to buy five mine sites in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. ⌘ Read more

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Outback water project unlikely due missing $30m, minister says
After decades of lobbying and design controversy, the New South Wales government says it needs another $30–40 million to proceed with the Wilcannia Weir upgrade. ⌘ Read more

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Relief for fruit producers as SA declared free from brown rugose virus
More than a year since South Australia’s $230 million tomato and capsicum sector was plunged into turmoil by the first discovery of the tomato brown rugose fruit virus in Australia, the state has been declared free of the exotic disease. ⌘ Read more

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Far north of WA sees 2.7 million hectares burnt, double the size of Sydney
This year’s northern bushfire season has been dubbed “one of the toughest on record”, with blazes having burnt through about 2.7 million hectares of land in WA’s Kimberley region. ⌘ Read more

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Future of Australia’s last paper mill hangs in balance ahead of key energy talks
Aurora Energy is seeking a $7 million bank guarantee to cover energy costs for the Boyer Mill in southern Tasmania, but the paper mill’s owner says the request is “obscene”. ⌘ Read more

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German chemical giant to release Roundup alternative in Australia
We’ve been spraying it on our farms, gardens and roadsides for 50 years, but the world’s most used weedkiller is starting to run out of steam. But after 10 years and hundreds of millions of dollars in R&D, Roundup’s owner says it has an alternative. ⌘ Read more

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The project cost blow-out rivalling Snowy Hydro 2.0 and Hobart stadium
It’s taken 10 years, blown out by hundreds of millions of dollars, and is still nowhere near becoming operational. Now there are calls for the Darwin ship lift project to be scrapped. ⌘ Read more

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Massive system of rotating ocean currents in the North Atlantic is behaving strangely — and it may be reaching a tipping point
Sascha Pare ,  Staff Writer  -  Live Science

_Stephan: If you read SR regularly, you know I have been tracking the scientific research pertaining to ocean currents for years now, because it is going to have an enormous impact on the wellbeing of hundreds of millions of people, … ⌘ Read more

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NZ does ‘the right thing’ in $5.3m payout after sinking navy ship on Samoan reef
The New Zealand government says it has done “the right thing” in offering a $5.3 million compensation payout to the Samoan government after its navy sunk a ship on a pristine reef off the Pacific island. ⌘ Read more

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War on America, Chicago Theater of Operations
Ruth Ben-Ghiat ,  Professor of History New York University  -  Reader Support News | Lucid Substack

_Stephan: Ruth Ben-Ghiat is an American history professor and political commentator. She is a scholar on fascism and authoritarian leaders, and a professor of history and Italian studies at New York University. She is absolutely correct. What amazes and saddens me is that millions of Americans sit at home basically reading social media … ⌘ Read more

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Éoliennes, taxes anti-Shein, FiDA : profiteurs de connivence
Un article de Henry Bonner Des économistes ou chefs d’entreprises promettent plus de croissance à l’avenir, comme solution aux déficits. Ainsi, le patron des E. Leclerc affirme par exemple : « Il faut investir pour notre croissance : l’éducation, les nouvelles mobilités, la transition énergétique, la transition numérique, la décarbonation, les 2,5 millions de logements sociaux à construire… » […] ⌘ Read more

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Millions of buildings at risk from sea level rise, analysis finds
Sea level rise could put more than 100 million buildings across the Global South at risk of regular flooding if fossil fuel emissions are not curbed quickly, according to a new McGill-led study published in npj Urban Sustainability. ⌘ Read more

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There are 19 million legal residents of the U.S. Southwest who are of Hispanic ancestry. If we include legal residents who have not been in the continental United States for more than a year or two, we may add the 1,169,000 Cubans in New York and Florida, and the 800,000 Puerto Ricans in New York, for a total of 20,611,000.

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In-reply-to » Discover the OPUS OP4 TLX: The Perfect off-road Camper for Families Kind of thinking about this now hmmm 🤔

I think I understand now. Americans do not go camping, we do recreational activities. I don’t think campers are a thing here, but RVs (Recreational Vehicles) are. That’s why it would never cross my mind to get anything with fabric, that folds. No mate, we get a house on wheels, with a million miles engine. 🤣

Other than that, it looks nice!

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South Korea’s new president vows to ‘restore democracy’
Reuters Editorial Staff,    -  Reuters

_Stephan: I am leading today’s SR with this story because it represents exactly how the population of a country can end a fascist authoritarian coup. First, millions go into the streets for nonviolent demonstrations, then citizens overwhelmingly vote for democracy. As Trump tries to stir up violence in the Los Angeles demonstrations so he can claim it is an insurrection and susp … ⌘ Read more

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Gut fossil from Aussie dinosaur ‘Judy’ first to show what sauropods ate
The first reported fossilised stomach contents from a sauropod, belonging to a Diamantinasaurus that lived 95 million years ago, has confirmed a long-held theory of herbivorous behaviour. ⌘ Read more

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More than 40 drink drivers caught each day on average in Queensland
Police have undertaken more than 700,000 breath tests across the state since January, and are on track to conduct more than 2 million tests in a year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. ⌘ Read more

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Earth’s Atmosphere Contains More CO2 Than It Has in Millions of Years
Cristen Hemingway Jaynes,  Contributing Writer  -  EcoWatch

_Stephan: While fascist, aspiring dictator Trump and his administration are doing everything in their power to keep the United States committed to carbon energy because he is beholden to the carbon energy oligarchs, scientists are screaming in alarm. Humanity is destroying Earth’s ecosystem, as this latest report on CO2 in Earth … ⌘ Read more

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Live: Kangaroos host Eagles in lucrative $1 million WA home game
North Melbourne and West Coast face off in Bunbury in a rare home game in Perth. Later, Carlton faces Essendon in a blockbuster at the MCG. Follow live. ⌘ Read more

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$384m contingency to keep Whyalla steelworks afloat
The South Australian government has set aside another $384 million to keep the Whyalla steelworks running next financial year — doubling the amount already allocated to keep the plant operating during administration. ⌘ Read more

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Gold Coast residents slugged one-off $10 payment for cyclone clean-up
Households on the Gold Coast have been hit with a special levy in their rates to cover the $50 million cost of recovering from the natural disaster in the city’s budget. ⌘ Read more

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The curious case of South Australia’s law and order budget
Despite saying South Australia doesn’t have a law and order problem, the Malinauskas government has delivered a budget which spruiks funding for law and order, including a $172 million spend to increase the state’s police force. ⌘ Read more

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‘No solar, no problem’: Trial allows trading between solar homes and those without
For all Australia’s success in adopting rooftop solar, millions of people are missing out. Now a new trial is aiming to overcome that divide through trading. ⌘ Read more

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Doctors flee Trump’s America: ‘It’s no longer safe or sane to practice here’
Brett Kelman,  Kaiser Family Foundation Health News  -  Kaiseer Family Foundation | Raw Story

_Stephan: It is not only that the Republicans and Trump are trying to terminate the healthcare of millions of Americans. All of this dismantlement of the medical system in the U.S. is also causing a significant number of physicians to just leave the country, as this article describes. … ⌘ Read more

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‘Tip of the iceberg’: First round of job cuts announced by ANU
As the Australian National University grapples with its dire financial position, the first of several rounds of job cuts has been announced as the institution seeks to save $250 million by the end of the year, including $100 million from salaries. ⌘ Read more

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Zahl der Reichen noch nie so hoch wie heute
Die Zahl der Reichen war noch nie so hoch wie heute. Zugleich war ihr gesamtes Vermögen noch nie so groß. Das geht aus dem am Mittwoch veröffentlichten „World Wealth Report“ des Beratungsunternehmens Capgemini hervor. Geschätzt 23,4 Millionen Menschen und damit 2,6 Prozent mehr als 2023 verfügten im vergangenen Jahr über ein anlagefähiges Vermögen von mindestens einer Million Dollar. In Österreich ging die Zahl dagegen zurück. ⌘ Read more

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Farmers urge gardeners to check tomato plants as virus plans scrapped
Fearing hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, farmers are pleading with industry and home gardeners to help them limit the spread of a highly contagious tomato virus. ⌘ Read more

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‘A shemozzle’: NT museum chair resigns amid fallout of CBD gallery plan
The long-standing chair of the Museum and Art Gallery of the NT has quit her position, just weeks after an announcement that a planned $150 million Darwin CBD art gallery may not be going ahead. ⌘ Read more

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Almost $3m in unclaimed deceased estates transferred to Queensland government
Queensland has received nearly $3 million from unclaimed estates in recent years. Experts say outdated inheritance laws are partly to blame. ⌘ Read more

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‘It’s fake: How police busted illegal tobacco, drugs ring
Police allege the audacious plan to smuggle almost half a tonne of drugs and 20 million illegal cigarettes was masterminded by a cleanskin western Sydney man with no criminal record. ⌘ Read more

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More than four million refugees have fled Sudan, UN says
The world’s most “damaging displacement crisis” is now in its third year, with many survivors facing lack of shelter due to funding shortages, the organisation says. ⌘ Read more

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Breaking: Minimum and award wages to rise 3.5 per cent from July
Millions of Australian workers will get a 3.5 per cent pay rise from July 1, following the Fair Work Commission’s annual review of the minimum wage and award agreements. Inflation is currently at 2.4 per cent annually. ⌘ Read more

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Comparison site Choosi sued for allegedly only comparing single insurer
ASIC is suing insurance comparison provider Choosi for allegedly accepting $61 million in commissions to solely advertise services from one insurance company, Hannover. ⌘ Read more

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Older Australians are losing millions in scams involving crypto ATMs
Australians are losing millions of dollars each year to scams involving cash deposits at cryptocurrency ATMs — machines authorities warn are increasingly being exploited by criminals for money laundering. The rapid rise of crypto ATMs has outpaced regulation, creating opportunities for criminal misuse. ⌘ Read more

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Intense Culture of Fear”: Behind the Scenes as Trump Destroys the EPA From Within
Akela Lacy,  Staff Writer  -  The Intercept

_Stephan: The Trump and Congressional fascist coup is dismantling the government agencies that were designed to help America prepare for climate change and assist Americans when they experience some kind of climate crisis. Trump is gutting EPA, as well as FEMA, and I feel very sad for the millions of Americans who are goi … ⌘ Read more

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10 Unbelievably Bizarre Blunders
Mistakes are a universal part of life. Some are harmless slip-ups we laugh off, others spiral into chaos, triggering consequences we never imagined. A missed keystroke might cost a fortune. A wrong turn could lead to marriage with the wrong bride. A simple distraction might accidentally win someone $10 million. Whether they spark panic, legal […]

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