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Australia is getting free electricity - will other countries follow?
As one of the most advanced solar nations in the world, Australia is well placed to experiment with giving people free power - and if it succeeds, other countries may look to copy its approachJames Woodford (New Scientist)
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OpenWrt (from open wireless router) is an open-source project for embedded operating systems based on Linux, primarily used on embedded devices to route network traffic. The main components are Linux, util-linux, musl, and BusyBox. All components have been optimized to be small enough to fit into the limited storage and memory available in home routers.
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Claim about foldable homeless pods in Iceland falls apart under scrutiny
While there have been real projects to prototype solar-powered pods to shelter homeless people on cold nights, this particular claim isn't true.
Were Social Security payments renamed 'Federal Benefit Payments'?
The Social Security Administration has long classified its disbursements as "benefits."
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Sydney Sweeney is an actress who is probably more famous now for being hot and doing hot stuff than being an actress. Was it her plan all along to use her hotness to become famous? I think it's...Troll Kingdom
10 rumors we've investigated about Zohran Mamdani
Did he propose ending all misdemeanor charges? Did the Islamic State endorse him? Get caught up on the next mayor of New York.
Another reason to be #vegetarian !
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openDesk is the customisable office and collaboration suite designed specifically for your needs in public administration.
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Unpacking reports ICE agents shot US citizen Carlos Jimenez during California stop
News reports said Jimenez asked agents to move away from a bus stop where children would be gathering. Authorities said he reversed toward an agent.
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ProPublica - Supreme Connections
Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people. Using ProPublica's new database, you can now search for organizations and people that have paid the justices, reimbursed them for travel, given them gifts and more.
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Did Einstein say, 'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results'?
Online users have for years — "over and over again" — shared the quote with the famous physicist's name and image.
Adam Sandler stunned billionaires with speech on wealth?
An article described a purported incident similar to a scene from a 2002 Sandler movie.
Federal judge hasn't ordered Mike Johnson to swear in Adelita Grijalva
The representative-elect and the state of Arizona sued Johnson in October 2025 over his refusal to swear her in.