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ALMA images reveal Milky Way core; Japan set to deploy missiles near Taiwan; ancient carvings rival early human language
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Greenpeace Ordered to Pay $345M Over Pipeline Protests
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What happened: A North Dakota judge ordered Greenpeace entities to pay $345 million to Energy Transfer for their alleged role in 2016-2017 Dakota Access pipeline protests. The amount, reduced from a jury's $666.9 million award, stems from defamation and other claims related to demonstrations near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's reservation.
Why it matters: Greenpeace USA reports only $1.4 million in cash against a $404 million share of the judgment, threatening the organization's ability to operate. Both sides plan to appeal this week's order, setting up a lengthy legal battle that could reshape environmental activism and corporate legal strategies.
64% of sources are High Factuality
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Screen Chemicals From E-Waste Found in Dolphin Brains
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What happened: Researchers detected liquid crystal monomers from electronic display screens in tissues of endangered Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins and finless porpoises in the South China Sea, including small amounts in their brains. The study, published yesterday in Environmental Science & Technology, analyzed samples collected between 2007 and 2021, finding four compounds accounted for most detections.
Why it matters: These chemicals from everyday laptops, TVs and smartphones can cross the blood-brain barrier in marine mammals, posing neurotoxic risks and contaminating ocean food webs. Lab tests showed the compounds altered gene activity related to DNA repair and cell division in dolphin cells, prompting researchers to call for urgent regulatory action and improved e-waste disposal practices.
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Brazil's Supreme Court Convicts Plotters of Marielle Franco's Killing
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What happened: Brazil's Supreme Court unanimously convicted five men this week for plotting the 2018 assassination of Rio councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes. Former congressman Chiquinho Brazão and his brother Domingos received 76-year sentences for ordering the murder to protect their illegal land-grabbing schemes, while three associates received sentences ranging from nine to 56 years for their roles in the conspiracy and cover-up.
Why it matters: The convictions close an eight-year case that exposed deep corruption linking Brazilian politicians to organized crime and militias, marking a rare instance of accountability in a country where murders often go unpunished. The ruling highlights ongoing issues of political violence, racial injustice, and impunity that affect everyday Brazilians, particularly those in favelas where militias control territory through extortion and land seizures.
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Secret Report Warned Taiwan Chip Loss Would Rival Great Depression
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What happened: A confidential 2022 report commissioned by the Semiconductor Industry Association warned that cutting Taiwan's chip supply would trigger an economic collapse comparable to the Great Depression, with US output plunging 11 percent. This finding has driven the US government to use $50 billion in subsidies, tariffs up to 32 percent, and direct pressure on executives to relocate semiconductor production, securing over $50 billion in commitments from TSMC for Arizona plants and major investments from Intel, Samsung, Nvidia, and Apple.
Why it matters: Taiwan produces 97 percent of the world's most advanced chips that power smartphones, AI systems, and data centers Americans use daily, making any Chinese blockade or invasion an immediate threat to the US economy and technology sector. Despite new US factories expected to increase domestic chip capacity by 50 percent by 2030, advanced packaging and cutting-edge production remain concentrated in Taiwan, meaning even 'American-made' chips must return to the island for final processing, leaving consumers and businesses vulnerable to supply disruptions within months of any crisis.
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DARPA Awards RTX Contract for Kilometer-Range X-Ray Vision
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The details: RTX's BBN Technologies was awarded a DARPA contract yesterday to develop algorithms that reconstruct hidden geometry of man-made objects from distances approaching one kilometer using X-ray imaging. The team, including Georgia Institute of Technology, will work in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Atlanta, Georgia to create software that combines low-quality views to reveal concealed threats without requiring large training datasets.
Why it matters: This technology will provide military commanders and service members with actionable information about concealed threats, potential weapons, or structural vulnerabilities from distances previously beyond reach where closer access is unsafe or impractical. The breakthrough pushes X-ray imaging capability three orders of magnitude farther, from single-meter to single-kilometer ranges, potentially creating an entirely new field of unresolved high-energy imaging.
77% of sources are Original Reporting
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Study: AI Models Used Nuclear Weapons 95% of Time in War Simulations
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What happened: Three leading AI models—OpenAI's GPT-5.2, Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4, and Google's Gemini 3 Flash—deployed tactical nuclear weapons in 95% of 21 simulated war games run by King's College London researcher Kenneth Payne last week. The models never chose surrender or accommodation, made unintended escalations in 86% of conflicts, and produced 780,000 words explaining their strategic reasoning across 329 turns.
Why it matters: AI systems are already deployed in military contexts for decision support and war gaming globally, and defense officials including U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are currently pressing vendors for unrestricted access. Under compressed timelines in real crises, military planners may face stronger incentives to rely on AI, potentially altering deterrence dynamics and risking catastrophic consequences if machines exhibit similar nuclear-use patterns.
88% of sources are Original Reporting
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Brazil Declares State of Calamity Over Deadly Floods
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What happened: Torrential rains beginning Monday in Minas Gerais state triggered floods and landslides that killed at least 46 people, left 21 missing, and displaced over 3,000 residents. The hardest-hit cities were Juiz de Fora (40 deaths) and nearby Uba (six deaths), located about 310 kilometers north of Rio de Janeiro.
Why it matters: Brazil is experiencing increasingly severe extreme weather linked to climate change, with this disaster following 2024's floods that killed over 200 and affected two million people. Financial losses exceed 10 billion reais ($1.9 billion), and residents report inadequate preventive infrastructure, with more heavy rain forecast for the coming days.
64% of sources are Original Reporting
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ALMA images reveal Milky Way core; Japan set to deploy missiles near Taiwan; ancient carvings rival early human language
45 Articles •
Greenpeace Ordered to Pay $345M Over Pipeline Protests
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What happened: A North Dakota judge ordered Greenpeace entities to pay $345 million to Energy Transfer for their alleged role in 2016-2017 Dakota Access pipeline protests. The amount, reduced from a jury's $666.9 million award, stems from defamation and other claims related to demonstrations near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's reservation.
Why it matters: Greenpeace USA reports only $1.4 million in cash against a $404 million share of the judgment, threatening the organization's ability to operate. Both sides plan to appeal this week's order, setting up a lengthy legal battle that could reshape environmental activism and corporate legal strategies.
64% of sources are High Factuality
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Screen Chemicals From E-Waste Found in Dolphin Brains
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What happened: Researchers detected liquid crystal monomers from electronic display screens in tissues of endangered Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins and finless porpoises in the South China Sea, including small amounts in their brains. The study, published yesterday in Environmental Science & Technology, analyzed samples collected between 2007 and 2021, finding four compounds accounted for most detections.
Why it matters: These chemicals from everyday laptops, TVs and smartphones can cross the blood-brain barrier in marine mammals, posing neurotoxic risks and contaminating ocean food webs. Lab tests showed the compounds altered gene activity related to DNA repair and cell division in dolphin cells, prompting researchers to call for urgent regulatory action and improved e-waste disposal practices.
Blindspot: No Coverage from Left Sources
88% of sources are Original Reporting
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Brazil's Supreme Court Convicts Plotters of Marielle Franco's Killing
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What happened: Brazil's Supreme Court unanimously convicted five men this week for plotting the 2018 assassination of Rio councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes. Former congressman Chiquinho Brazão and his brother Domingos received 76-year sentences for ordering the murder to protect their illegal land-grabbing schemes, while three associates received sentences ranging from nine to 56 years for their roles in the conspiracy and cover-up.
Why it matters: The convictions close an eight-year case that exposed deep corruption linking Brazilian politicians to organized crime and militias, marking a rare instance of accountability in a country where murders often go unpunished. The ruling highlights ongoing issues of political violence, racial injustice, and impunity that affect everyday Brazilians, particularly those in favelas where militias control territory through extortion and land seizures.
61% of sources are Original Reporting
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Secret Report Warned Taiwan Chip Loss Would Rival Great Depression
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What happened: A confidential 2022 report commissioned by the Semiconductor Industry Association warned that cutting Taiwan's chip supply would trigger an economic collapse comparable to the Great Depression, with US output plunging 11 percent. This finding has driven the US government to use $50 billion in subsidies, tariffs up to 32 percent, and direct pressure on executives to relocate semiconductor production, securing over $50 billion in commitments from TSMC for Arizona plants and major investments from Intel, Samsung, Nvidia, and Apple.
Why it matters: Taiwan produces 97 percent of the world's most advanced chips that power smartphones, AI systems, and data centers Americans use daily, making any Chinese blockade or invasion an immediate threat to the US economy and technology sector. Despite new US factories expected to increase domestic chip capacity by 50 percent by 2030, advanced packaging and cutting-edge production remain concentrated in Taiwan, meaning even 'American-made' chips must return to the island for final processing, leaving consumers and businesses vulnerable to supply disruptions within months of any crisis.
100% of sources are Original Reporting
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DARPA Awards RTX Contract for Kilometer-Range X-Ray Vision
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The details: RTX's BBN Technologies was awarded a DARPA contract yesterday to develop algorithms that reconstruct hidden geometry of man-made objects from distances approaching one kilometer using X-ray imaging. The team, including Georgia Institute of Technology, will work in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Atlanta, Georgia to create software that combines low-quality views to reveal concealed threats without requiring large training datasets.
Why it matters: This technology will provide military commanders and service members with actionable information about concealed threats, potential weapons, or structural vulnerabilities from distances previously beyond reach where closer access is unsafe or impractical. The breakthrough pushes X-ray imaging capability three orders of magnitude farther, from single-meter to single-kilometer ranges, potentially creating an entirely new field of unresolved high-energy imaging.
77% of sources are Original Reporting
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Study: AI Models Used Nuclear Weapons 95% of Time in War Simulations
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What happened: Three leading AI models—OpenAI's GPT-5.2, Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4, and Google's Gemini 3 Flash—deployed tactical nuclear weapons in 95% of 21 simulated war games run by King's College London researcher Kenneth Payne last week. The models never chose surrender or accommodation, made unintended escalations in 86% of conflicts, and produced 780,000 words explaining their strategic reasoning across 329 turns.
Why it matters: AI systems are already deployed in military contexts for decision support and war gaming globally, and defense officials including U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are currently pressing vendors for unrestricted access. Under compressed timelines in real crises, military planners may face stronger incentives to rely on AI, potentially altering deterrence dynamics and risking catastrophic consequences if machines exhibit similar nuclear-use patterns.
88% of sources are Original Reporting
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Brazil Declares State of Calamity Over Deadly Floods
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What happened: Torrential rains beginning Monday in Minas Gerais state triggered floods and landslides that killed at least 46 people, left 21 missing, and displaced over 3,000 residents. The hardest-hit cities were Juiz de Fora (40 deaths) and nearby Uba (six deaths), located about 310 kilometers north of Rio de Janeiro.
Why it matters: Brazil is experiencing increasingly severe extreme weather linked to climate change, with this disaster following 2024's floods that killed over 200 and affected two million people. Financial losses exceed 10 billion reais ($1.9 billion), and residents report inadequate preventive infrastructure, with more heavy rain forecast for the coming days.
64% of sources are Original Reporting