EU leaders to loan €90bn to Ukraine - but fail to agree on using Russian assets
Ukrainian had wanted the EU to use €200 billion of frozen Russian assets but Belgium opposed the move.Chris Graham (BBC News)
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The old shaman said carefully, "You didn't just see two men go through upside down on a broomstick, shouting and screaming at each other, did you?" The boy looked at him levelly. "Certainly not," he said. The old man heaved a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness for that," he said. "Neither did I."
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Japan hikes interest rate to highest level since 1995 as inflation bites
It comes as new PM Sanae Takaichi is keen for inflation to fall but also needs low government borrowing costs.Peter Hoskins (BBC News)
Sri Lanka police arrest three for allegedly burning wild elephant
Police said villagers used flaming torches to drive away the elephant, which later died.Koh Ewe (BBC News)
Judge Convicted of Obstructing Agents as They Sought Undocumented Immigrant (Julie Bosman/New York Times)
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Judge Convicted of Obstructing Agents as They Sought Undocumented Immigrant
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Live Updates: Suspect in Brown University Shooting Is Found Dead in New Hampshire (New York Times)
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Live Updates: Suspect in Brown University Shooting Is Found Dead in New Hampshire
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EU to Use Joint Bonds to Give Ukraine a €90 Billion Loan (Bloomberg)
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EU to Use Joint Bonds to Give Ukraine a €90 Billion Loan
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Merry Christmas, America! The Checks Are in the Mail! (Susan B. Glasser/New Yorker)
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Merry Christmas, America! The Checks Are in the Mail!
By Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker. View the full context on memeorandum.memeorandum
Automatically Remove AI Features From Windows 11
It seems like a fair assessment to state that the many ‘AI’ features that Microsoft added to Windows 11 are at least somewhat controversial. Unsurprisingly, this has led many to …read more
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Automatically Remove AI Features From Windows 11
It seems like a fair assessment to state that the many ‘AI’ features that Microsoft added to Windows 11 are at least somewhat controversial. Unsurprisingly, this has led many to wonder …Hackaday
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4743-4749: Polygons in the Hollow
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New York Times columnist David Brooks appears in latest Epstein photos (Jeremy Barr/The Guardian)
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New York Times columnist David Brooks appears in latest Epstein photos
Brooks, who dismissed Epstein scandal as ‘stupid story’, wrote column expressing lack of interest in developmentsJeremy Barr (The Guardian)
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The Undersea Tube by L. Taylor Hansen
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EU Weighs Using Joint Debt to Loan up to $106 Billion to Ukraine (Bloomberg)
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EU Weighs Using Joint Debt to Loan up to $106 Billion to Ukraine
The European Union is considering a plan to use joint debt to loan as much as €90 billion ($106 billion) to Ukraine, according to a draft proposal seen by Bloomberg.Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg)