However, the United States might also benefit from looking inward and possibly even learning from China. China’s ascent was driven by strict mandates and targets—strategies currently unfeasible in the United States due to a politically charged environment where lobby groups can easily overturn sound industrial policy following a change in administration.
That is unfortunate, as such mandates have proved effective; for example, the EU’s target for 25 percent of its critical minerals demand to be met through recycling by 2030 has significantly bolstered the industry.
All that oil lobbying and the regressive politics it promotes is now visibly harming the USA while other countries advance. It's a failure across the (very narrow) US political spectrum, engendered by a corrupt system that serves entrenched business interests.
It looks like the USA is about to embark on another 4 years of reality denial and protectionism, after which it will be even further behind. Republicans have made it clear that they will make it as difficult as possible to run sustainable energy businesses while pushing hard for more fossil fuels. This will do not only environmental damage but also economic and political damage to the country.
Some Canadian provinces have logged a jump in unclaimed dead bodies in recent years, with next of kin citing funeral costs as a growing reason for not collecting loved ones' remains....
It's crazy that it's up to individuals whether they can afford to have their relatives buried. It should be one of the first basic things a civilized country takes care of.
In a statement to The New York Times, Alito did not dispute the image. He said he had no involvement in its flying, saying the flag was placed by his wife Martha-Ann Alito, who had been offended by a neighbor's yard signs.
"I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag," Justice Alito said in an emailed statement to the New York Times. "It was briefly placed by Mrs. Alito in response to a neighbor's use of objectionable and personally insulting language on yard signs."
The Times reported that the yard signs were anti-Donald Trump.
Well that certainly dispels any sense that he might be biased. It's just that his family feels personally insulted when someone criticizes Donald Trump.
far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir told a rally of thousands that the only way to defeat Hamas is to “return home” to Gaza and encourage “voluntary emigration” of its Palestinian population—a euphemism for ethnic cleansing.
And "ethnic cleansing" is in turn a euphemism for genocide. Netanyahu and his government's plan for Palestine is simply genocide.
New research predicts a rise in life expectancy worldwide over the next three decades, particularly in Africa. Meanwhile, obesity and other factors are also set to play a larger role in poor health....
The headline says "by 2050" and the first line of the article says "by 2025". Is it me or is this confused?
And it's not at all clear from this article whether they took into account factors such as food and water shortages and wars arising from climate change, pollution-related health issues, and health problems arising from climate change and other environmental change, including the probability of new pandemics.
In 1991, Look of the Year was hosted by real-estate mogul Donald Trump at the Plaza Hotel in New York, which he owned. Former US President Trump and Copperfied were among the 10 judges.
Trump sat alongside him in the front row, with his then nine-year-old daughter Ivanka, who would later work for Elite as a model, perched on his knee. Naomi Campbell, then an Elite supermodel, co-hosted the black-tie gala with Casablancas.
Aimee Bendio, a 15-year-old American contestant, says she believes Copperfield also showed an interest in her during the 1991 competition. Footage from the contest shows Aimee being interviewed by the panel of judges in her swimsuit. Immediately after, the camera cuts to Trump and Copperfield leaning back in their chairs to talk to one another.
He went missing in the middle of a civil war when lots of people were being kidnapped and/or killed. Maybe because of this they didn't look as hard as they otherwise would.
The legislation, along with two other bills Mr. DeSantis signed on Wednesday, “will keep windmills off our beaches, gas in our tanks, and China out of our state,” the governor wrote on the social media platform X. “We’re restoring sanity in our approach to energy and rejecting the agenda of the radical green zealots.”
The Republican Party truly is a party for the dumb and the mentally damaged.
Whichever technology you use to recognize AI-generated content will get repurposed quickly to help generate AI content that can't be recognized. So it's an arms race, and at some point the generation may get good enough that there is no effective way to recognize it.
I was in a rush and I needed to pick up a quick snack that I could eat during class. I chose these Nature Valley bars which said they had ten bars inside. What I failed to notice is the tiny print at the bottom where it says 5 x 2, i.e., 5 packets with two bars....
Personally I think we should be giving kids a lot more support in not transitioning. And by transitioning, I mean transitioning from a girl to a woman or from a boy to a man. If the child isn't 100% certain they want to go through with massive irreversible hormonal changes, they shouldn't.
I think you're underestimating the care and caution with which these decisions are approached. No one is rushing kids into transitioning. No one is imposing it on young people who are not sure. There are many safeguards to make sure transitioning only happens where it's appropriate and the person fully understands and agrees to it.
Because they find gay sex unappealing, seems to be the main reason. If you point out that that is simply because they're not gay, they are unable to understand the point.
This applies when you're a pedestrian waiting to cross too. There are always those drivers who think they're doing you a favor by stopping one of the lanes of traffic so you can walk out into the other. They smile and wave and look baffled when you don't take the bait.
If you trust every driver to follow the rules exactly and have their eyes open, you can risk your life by walking out. Otherwise you might wait anyway. And the rules about right of way depend on your country and state.
I use the one that gets auto-suggested. Sometimes I miss that it doesn't quite match the headline in the article, and sometimes they change the headlines later. I don't make up my own.
Unfortunately the rest of the world doesn't, yet still has to suffer it. Right when we need to be doing everything we can to save the planet, this guy will deliberately accelerate its destruction out of sheer pettiness.
And the majority of the USA still doesn't like him or want him, even if he wins the election.
*What rights do you have to the digital movies, TV shows and music you buy online? That question was on the minds of Telstra TV Box Office customers this month after the company announced it would shut down the service in June. Customers were told that unless they moved over to another service, Fetch, they would no longer be...
The only difference between Steam and the streaming companies is that Steam seems to have managed to create a lasting profitable business. If this changed and Steam faced more challenges, they'd put the screws on the users just like the TV and music services do.
Once the company goes out of business (or they focus on a different business) they tell you to get your tires or they will be discarded if you don’t. So you have to get them from them and you stop paying for the storage.
That's where there's no analogy for media purchased through streaming services. When streaming services withdraw content, the analogy would be the tire shop sending you an email saying "Just so you know, we're burning your tires next week. No, you can't come and get them."
Yes, I saw that, but there was also a section in the Wikipedia page entitled "Anti-war protests", and some of those look like they are motivated by concern over the slaughter.
Schools in England send police to homes of absent pupils with threats to jail their parents ( www.theguardian.com )
The U.S. Should Stop Playing the Victim Over China Trade ( foreignpolicy.com )
In Canada, bodies go unclaimed as costs put funerals out of reach ( www.reuters.com )
Some Canadian provinces have logged a jump in unclaimed dead bodies in recent years, with next of kin citing funeral costs as a growing reason for not collecting loved ones' remains....
Google declares the end of the World Wide Web ( unherd.com )
AI 'godfather' says universal basic income will be needed ( www.bbc.com )
Are all Linux vendor kernels insecure? A new study says yes, but there's a fix ( www.zdnet.com )
Photo of upside-down flag at Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's house raises concerns: Report ( abcnews.go.com )
"I had no involvement whatsoever in the flying of the flag," Justice Alito said.
High levels of weedkiller (glyphosate/e.g. Roundup) found in more than half of sperm samples, study finds ( www.theguardian.com )
The levels (of glyphosate that the) French researchers found in sperm were four times higher than in the men’s blood...
Republicans want a database of pregnant people. In many ways, abortion surveillance is already here ( www.salon.com )
Self-balancing commuter pods ride old railway lines on demand ( newatlas.com )
The Israeli Defense Establishment Revolts Against Netanyahu ( www.theatlantic.com )
cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/13856220...
Global life expectancy set to grow by nearly 5 years by 2050 ( www.dw.com )
New research predicts a rise in life expectancy worldwide over the next three decades, particularly in Africa. Meanwhile, obesity and other factors are also set to play a larger role in poor health....
Spain denies port of call to ship carrying arms to Israel ( www.theguardian.com )
cross-posted from: https://leminal.space/post/6656708...
Great Mystery of How Ancient Egyptians Built The Pyramids Finally Appears Solved ( www.sciencealert.com )
Former teen models accuse magician David Copperfield of misconduct ( www.theguardian.com )
Some allege harassment, one claims she was sexually assaulted. His lawyers deny the allegations...
Algerian man found alive after 26 years in neighbour’s cellar ( www.bbc.com )
Officials have arrested a 61-year-old man suspected of keeping him prisoner....
Joe Biden to raise solar import tariffs in bid to protect US industry ( www.ft.com )
DeSantis Signs Law Deleting Climate Change From Florida Policy ( www.nytimes.com )
US intelligence spotted Chinese, Iranian deepfakes in 2020 aimed at influencing US voters ( www.cnn.com )
Shoppers Drug Mart Recruiting Volunteers to Staff Stores ( www.linkedin.com )
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Nature Valley: 10 bars in 5 packs ( lemmy.world )
I was in a rush and I needed to pick up a quick snack that I could eat during class. I chose these Nature Valley bars which said they had ten bars inside. What I failed to notice is the tiny print at the bottom where it says 5 x 2, i.e., 5 packets with two bars....
Gina Rinehart demands National Gallery of Australia remove her portrait ( www.theguardian.com )
Schools won't be allowed to teach children that they can change their gender ID, reports say ( news.sky.com )
"Portal" Between Dublin and NYC Shut Down After OnlyFans Model Flashes It ( ca.news.yahoo.com )
Upstreaming Linux kernel support for the Snapdragon X Elite ( www.qualcomm.com )
Extreme solar storms sweeping the Earth, shocking at the same time worrying ( www.infoterkiniviral.com )
Weather experts warn of potential disruptions to the electricity and communications networks as the sunlight continues in the coming days
xkcd #2932: Driving PSA ( imgs.xkcd.com )
https://xkcd.com/2932...
Sleepy Fox Kit ( www.youtube.com )
Punk rock band Trophy Eyes fan left paralyzed after singer jumped on her at concert ( www.independent.co.uk )
Trump pledges to scrap offshore wind projects on ‘day one’ of presidency ( www.theguardian.com )
‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services ( www.theguardian.com )
*What rights do you have to the digital movies, TV shows and music you buy online? That question was on the minds of Telstra TV Box Office customers this month after the company announced it would shut down the service in June. Customers were told that unless they moved over to another service, Fetch, they would no longer be...
He was evicted and his home was later listed on Airbnb. Meanwhile, his landlord hosted a charity event to end homelessness ( www.thestar.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/21108234...
He was evicted and his home was later listed on Airbnb. Meanwhile, his landlord hosted a charity event to end homelessness ( www.thestar.com )
The Landlord and Tenant Board found the landlord's conduct 'deplorable,' saying they clearly took advantage of a vulnerable tenant.
'My family doctor just fired me': Ontario patients frustrated with de-rostering ( toronto.ctvnews.ca )
Thousands protest in Israel amid anger at Netanyahu over hostages held in Gaza ( www.theguardian.com )