PBS News Hour - World - How Russia used Brazil as a ‘spy factory’ for global espionage
Consider This from NPR - What do we know about what’s driving political violence?
The US Capitol Police threat assessment cases have risen for the second year in a row, with the total number more than doubling since 2017.
At times political violence is starting to feel as pervasive as school shootings. But what do we know about what's driving this anger?
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Katherine Keneally, from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, about her threat analysis research and recommendations for countering a rise in political violence.
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PBS News Hour - Science - ‘Slow motion crisis’: Why some of the most populous cities in the U.S. are sinking
Newshour - Ten Palestinians killed at water point in Gaza
Israel says what it called a technical error led to the airstrike that's reported to have killed ten Palestinians - mostly children - in Gaza. It said a munition missed its target by dozens of metres.
Also in the programme: Nigeria's former president Buhari dies; and the origins of Superman.
(Picture: Blood stains some containers at the site of an Israeli strike that killed Palestinians, gathered to collect water from a distribution point, according to medics, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip. Credit: Reuters)
African Tech Roundup - Andrew Hall of Paratus Namibia: Building Networks Serving Small Populations Across Vast Distances
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Motley Fool Money - Data Scientist Hilary Mason on AI and the Future of Fiction
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Newshour - Russia’s top diplomat visits North Korea
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, has offered Moscow his full support on the war in Ukraine during talks with the visiting Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov. The Russian Foreign Ministry has posted video of the meeting in the resort city of Wonsan. Analysts say North Korea may be preparing to send additional troops to aid Russia's campaign.
Also, eyewitnesses in Gaza say an Israeli missile has hit a water distribution point killing at least 10 people, most of them children.
And a fusion of Chinese and old-time Appalachian music!
(Photo: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomed Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to Wonsan, North Korea. Credit: Reuters)
WSJ What’s News - Robinhood Goes All In on Crypto
With President Trump eager to promote the U.S. as the “crypto capital of the world,” the industry has the wind at its back, and online brokerage Robinhood is racing to see how far a friendly regulatory environment can carry it. Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev speaks to host Luke Vargas and WSJ markets reporter Caitlin McCabe about the company’s “tokenization” of a range of assets, building out an edgier product suite and pursuing a rapid global expansion as part of its CEO’s vision of crypto serving as the rails of the global financial system. Luke Vargas hosts.
Further Reading:
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Robinhood Launches New Tools to Woo Traders
Businesses Are Bingeing on Crypto, Dialing Up the Market’s Risks
The Big Loser From the ‘Genius Act’ Is $156 Billion Crypto Giant Tether
More Men Are Addicted to the ‘Crack Cocaine’ of the Stock Market
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