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US & Canada · Washingtonresident Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color.See the Story
Biden to pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession
53% Center coverage: 357 sources
Europe · New YorkPresident Joe Biden said Thursday that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of the possibility of using tactical nuclear weapons after suffering massive setbacks in the eight-month invasion of Ukraine. Speaking at a fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin was “a guy I know fairly well” and the Russian leader was “not joking when he talks about the use of tactical nuclear weapons or biological or chemical weapons.”See the Story
Biden: Nuclear 'Armageddon' risk highest since '62 crisis
49% Center coverage: 197 sources
Europe · OsloHuman rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties have won the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.See the Story
Ukraine, Russia, Belarus rights activists win Nobel Peace Prize
41% Left coverage: 90 sources
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US & Canada · Los AngelesJada Pinkett Smith will release a memoir in fall 2023. The untitled book "chronicles lessons learned in the course of a difficult but riveting journey" Smith will recount her unconventional upbringing in Baltimore, Md., and her rise to fame alongside her late friend 2Pac.See the Story
Jada Pinkett Smith to Publish First Memoir
62% Left coverage: 26 sources
Europe · BrusselsEU leaders converge on Prague Castle to try to bridge differences over a natural gas price cap. Russia has reduced or cut off natural gas to 13 member nations, leading to surging gas and electricity prices. Price cap is one of several measures the 27-nation bloc is preparing to contain an energy crisis.See the Story
EU leaders struggle to bridge gas price cap divide
60% Center coverage: 20 sources
Travel · SantiagoA forest fire that tore through part of Chile’s Easter Island has charred some of its fabled monumental carved stone figures, known as moai. The UNESCO World Heritage-listed island lies some 3,500 km (2,174 miles) off the coast of Chile.See the Story
Easter Island statues suffer 'irreparable' damage in fire
44% Center coverage: 16 sources
Business · San FranciscoElon Musk is the world's richest person with a net worth of $219 billion according to Forbes. Musk said earlier this week he would buy Twitter for $54.20 per share, the price that was agreed in April. Musk has pledged to provide $46.5 billion in equity and debt financing for the acquisition.See the Story
Explainer: How will Elon Musk pay for Twitter?
37% Center coverage: 11 sources
Europe · LondonHackers have stolen around $100 million worth of cryptocurrency from a Binance-linked blockchain. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said the tokens were stolen from a "bridge." Bridges are tools used to transfer cryptocurrencies between different applications. Blockchain bridges have in recent month increasingly become the target of thefts.See the Story
Hackers steal around $100 million cryptocurrency from Binance-linked blockchain
42% Center coverage: 7 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin has given the go ahead to alter the names of some 1,111 military installations and facilities related to the Confederacy, according to a new memo released Thursday.
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Pentagon chief gives go ahead to change military bases named after Confederate generals
67% Center coverage: 9 sources
War · KhersonRussian-installed authorities in the region said the strike took place as the bus drove civilians across a bridge. The Daryivskiy bridge, which spans nearly 100 metres (yards), is one of the only Russian-controlled crossings across the Inhulets river, a tributary of the vast Dnipro.See the Story
Five killed by Ukrainian strike on bus in Kherson region
Coverage: 7 sources
Europe · New DelhiU.K. Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) had not "worked very well" India says it has initiated action on all cases raised with it under the agreement. India awaits "demonstrable progress" on certain commitments undertaken by the U.S. government under the MMP.See the Story
'Action in all cases': India responds to UK home secretary's claim on visa overstayers
67% Left coverage: 6 sources
