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China's worrying plan for 2022 revealed

China's worrying plan for 2022 revealed : Plenum of the party's Central Committee was a seminal event in the Chinese Communist Party's 100-year history. The History Resolution he proclaimed there was only the third time such a core ideolo
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Full text: 2022 New Year address by President Xi Jinping

Full text: 2022 New Year address by President Xi Jinping : BEIJING -- On New Year's eve, President Xi Jinping delivered his 2022 New Year Address through China Media Group and the Internet. The following is the full text of the address: My greetings to you all. The year 2022 is approaching. From Beijing, I extend New Year wishes to all of you! The past year has been a year of exceptional significance. We have lived through landmark events in the history of our Party and our country. At the historical convergence of the Two Centenary Goals, we have set out on a new journey of building a modern socialist country in all respects and are making confident strides on the path toward the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. From the beginning to the end of the year, the Chinese people have been hard at work in the fields, enterprises, communities, schools, hospitals, barracks and research institutes, among other places. Throughout the year, we have put in our efforts, contributed
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Even%20in%20secret%2C%20China%u2019s%20leaders%20speak%20in%20code%20%7C%20The%20Economist

Even%20in%20secret%2C%20China%u2019s%20leaders%20speak%20in%20code%20%7C%20The%20Economist I n november  2022 Xi Jinping will have served for ten years as China’s leader. In the coming months, state media will be filled with fawning tributes to his decade in power. Yet they will give little inkling of how he makes decisions or interacts with colleagues. Even more than his predecessors, Mr Xi operates in the shadows. China has published many volumes of excerpts from his speeches. Only recently, however, has a rare leak of secret versions offered a glimpse of how Mr Xi communicates behind the scenes at a time of crisis, and how the bureaucracy responds. Listen to this story Enjoy more audio and podcasts on  iOS  or  Android . The cache comprises four talks, all delivered in 2014. They relate to the party’s campaign against the “three evil forces” of terrorism, separatism and religious extremism in the far-western region of Xinjiang, where nearly half of the population of 26m people—which
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National Basketball Association criticisms and controversies - Wikipedia

National Basketball Association criticisms and controversies - Wikipedia : 2020%20NBA%20Finals%20ratings%5Bedit%5D%0AThe%20record-low%20ratings%20for%20the%202020%20NBA%20Finals%2C%20which%20saw%20the%20Los%20Angeles%20Lakers%20defeat%20the%20Miami%20Heat%20in%20six%20games%2C%20were%20widely%20panned%20by%20apolitical%20pundits%5B138%5D%5B139%5D%20and%20conservative%20critics%2C%5B140%5D%5B141%5D%20with%20myriad%20theories%20given%20as%20to%20why%20the%20ratings%20for%20the%20event%20dropped%2065%25%20from%202019.%20Some%20cited%20the%20NBA%27s%20embrace%20of%20the%20Black%20Lives%20Matter%20movement%2C%20while%20others%20cited%20the%20league%27s%20struggles%20in%20the%20ratings%20as%20playing%20at%20an%20abnormal%20time%20of%20year%2C%20especially%20with%20the%20MLB%20postseason%20and%20the%20NFL%20regular%20season%u2014two%20traditional%20fall%20events%u2014undercutting%20casual%20fan%20interest%2C%20as%20opposed%20to%20the%20traditionally%20robust%20numbers%20the%20NBA%27s%20final%
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Meta Unveils New AI Supercomputer - WSJ

Meta Unveils New AI Supercomputer - WSJ : Eventually%20the%20supercomputer%20will%20help%20Meta%u2019s%20researchers%20build%20AI%20models%20that%20can%20work%20across%20hundreds%20of%20languages%2C%20analyze%20text%2C%20images%20and%20video%20together%20and%20develop%20augmented%20reality%20tools%2C%20the%20company%20said.%20The%20technology%20also%20will%20help%20Meta%20more%20easily%20identify%20harmful%20content%20and%20will%20aim%20to%20help%20Meta%20researchers%20develop%20artificial-intelligence%20models%20that%20think%20like%20the%20human%20brain%20and%20support%20rich%2C%20multidimensional%20experiences%20in%20the%20metaverse.%0A%0A
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Tesla Driver Survived a 14-Hour Traffic Jam in Snowy Weather

Tesla Driver Survived a 14-Hour Traffic Jam in Snowy Weather : "While fellow drivers burned gasoline running their engines to stay warm, my EV intelligently directed power solely to temperature regulation," Dan Kanninen, a former White House liaison at the Environmental Protection Agency, said in a blog post. "As other drivers then fretted about their dwindling gas reserves, my EV intuitively monitored my power supply, giving me the peace of mind that other drivers did not have."
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Fifa president: more World Cups could save African migrants from death in the sea | Gianni Infantino | The Guardian

Fifa president: more World Cups could save African migrants from death in the sea | Gianni Infantino | The Guardian : Infantino%20was%20discussing%20his%20strategy%20known%20as%20the%20Future%20of%20Football%2C%20which%20to%20this%20point%20has%20concentrated%20on%20doubling%20the%20frequency%20of%20Fifa%u2019s%20flagship%20competition.%0A%0AHe%20told%20the%20assembly%3A%20%u201CThis%20topic%20is%20not%20about%20whether%20we%20want%20a%20World%20Cup%20every%20two%20years%2C%20but%20about%20what%20do%20we%20want%20to%20do%20for%20the%20future%20of%20football.%0A%0A%u201CIf%20we%20think%20about%20rest%20of%20world%2C%u201D%20he%20continued%2C%20%u201Cand%20the%20vast%20majority%20of%20Europe%2C%20then%20we%20have%20to%20think%20about%20what%20football%20brings.%20Football%20is%20about%20opportunity%2C%20about%20hope%2C%20about%20the%20national%20teams.%20We%20cannot%20say%20to%20the%20rest%20of%20world%20give%20us%20your%20money%2C%20but%20watch%20us%20on%20TV.%20We%20need%20to%20include
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Robert%20J.%20Sigg%u2019s%20Real%20America%u2019s%20Voice%20gives%20platform%20to%20Steve%20Bannon%u2019s%20pro-Trump%20War%20Room%20-%20The%20Washington%20Post

Robert%20J.%20Sigg%u2019s%20Real%20America%u2019s%20Voice%20gives%20platform%20to%20Steve%20Bannon%u2019s%20pro-Trump%20War%20Room%20-%20The%20Washington%20Post : The%20coverage%20came%20from%20an%20upstart%20network%20run%20by%20a%20little-known%20media%20mogul%20in%20Colorado%2C%20a%20felon%20with%20a%20record%20of%20unpaid%20taxes%20and%20a%20family%20history%20marked%20by%20tragedy%20and%20violence.%20The%20mogul%2C%20Robert%20J.%20Sigg%2C%20found%20news%20value%20in%20Bannon%u2019s%20mission%20to%20the%20desert%2C%20which%20ultimately%20resulted%20in%20fraud%20charges.%0AWhen%20Bannon%20launched%20his%20own%20talk%20show%20in%20the%20fall%20of%202019%2C%20calling%20it%20%u201CWar%20Room%2C%u201D%20he%20quickly%20handed%20over%20its%20distribution%20to%20Sigg.%0A
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Melania Trump auctioned off her hat, and became the latest victim of the cryptocurrency crash - The Washington Post

Melania Trump auctioned off her hat, and became the latest victim of the cryptocurrency crash - The Washington Post : Selling%20significant%20items%20of%20clothing%20worn%20as%20first%20lady%20is%20also%20bucking%20tradition.%20Although%20they%u2019re%20under%20no%20obligation%20to%20do%20so%2C%20typically%2C%20first%20ladies%20donate%20iconic%20items%20either%20the%20Smithsonian%u2019s%20First%20Ladies%20collection%2C%20or%20to%20their%20husband%u2019s%20libraries%20and%20museums%2C%20as%20a%20way%20of%20preserving%20history%20for%20the%20public.%0AThe%20hat%20was%20custom-made%20for%20the%20occasion%20by%20Herv%E9%20Pierre%2C%20the%20French-born%2C%20New%20York-based%20designer%20who%20became%20her%20White%20House%20stylist%20after%20making%20her%20inaugural%20gown.%20%28That%20one%20is%20in%20the%20Smithsonian.%29%20%u201CMrs.%20Trump%20recognized%20this%20important%20moment%20for%20the%20country%2C%20and%20accordingly%2C%20a%20great%20deal%20of%20consideration%20went%20into%20the%2
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Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Special Prize at Strange, Shambolic FIFA Awards

Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Special Prize at Strange, Shambolic FIFA Awards : PSG%20star%20Stephanie%20Labbe%20and%20Manchester%20City%27s%20Janine%20Beckie%20both%20hit%20out%20at%20the%20line-up.%0A%0A%22This%20is%20a%20prime%20example%20of%20why%20we%20need%20more%20investment%2C%20media%20coverage%20and%20visibility%20for%20women%27s%20soccer%2C%22%20tweeted%20Labbe.%0A%0A%22Popularity%20shouldn%27t%20win%20awards.%20Performances%20to%20win%20club%20and/or%20international%20championships%20should%20be%20rewarded%20but%20if%20you%20don%27t%20see%20it%20you%20can%27t%20award%20it.%22%0A%0ABeckie%20tweeted%3A%20%22How%20does%20the%20player%20who%20won%20the%20Ballon%20D%27Or%20%26%20FIFA%20Best%20not%20make%20this%20team%3F%3F%3F%20No%20Canadian%20players%2C%20won%20the%20Olympics%u2026%20No%20Barca%20players%2C%20won%20the%20champions%20league%u2026%20If%20we%27re%20gonna%20say%20this%20is%20the%20BEST%2011%20from%202021%u2026%20that%20doesn%27t%20make%20sense.%22%0A%0A
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Ghislaine Maxwell Ends Fight to Keep 8 'John Does' Secret in Giuffre Lawsuit

Ghislaine Maxwell Ends Fight to Keep 8 'John Does' Secret in Giuffre Lawsuit : A review of court filings from MailOnline found that six of the "John Does" have objected to unsealing court documents that would make their identities public. One of them, John Doe 17, wishes to keep their identity secret to avoid "annoyance and embarrassment," the media outlet reported. Another, "John Doe 151," said that the disclosure of his name would lead to him being "hounded" by the media, and added that he wishes to maintain a "private life," MailOnline said.
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Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Lead to 'Open Confrontation' With NATO: Experts

Russian Invasion of Ukraine Could Lead to 'Open Confrontation' With NATO: Experts : But even though the US and its allies are unlikely to go to war on Ukraine's behalf, an invasion could still trigger "an era of more open confrontation" between Russia and NATO, Lohsen added. "We are entering into a time when conflicts are probably going to appear more often or could be more deadly because we no longer have agreed rules of what is acceptable behavior," Lohsen said. "This brings us back to an era of expansionist conflicts and basically rewinds the clock."
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Fabrizio Romano: Soccer's Prophet of the Deal - The New York Times

Fabrizio Romano: Soccer's Prophet of the Deal - The New York Times : Currently%2C%20Romano%20has%206.5%20million%20followers%20on%20Twitter%2C%20two%20and%20a%20half%20times%20as%20many%20as%2C%20say%2C%20Inter%20Milan%2C%20the%20team%20that%20featured%20in%20Romano%u2019s%20breakthrough%20moment%2C%20or%20Bruno%20Fernandes%2C%20the%20Manchester%20United%20star%20who%20inadvertently%20made%20Romano%20a%20global%20phenomenon.
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Fabrizio Romano: Soccer's Prophet of the Deal - The New York Times

Fabrizio Romano: Soccer's Prophet of the Deal - The New York Times : Once%20the%20paperwork%20on%20the%20deal%20had%20been%20completed%2C%20and%20the%20player%20had%20successfully%20passed%20his%20physical%2C%20the%20club%20contacted%20Romano%20and%2C%20with%20the%20blessing%20of%20Borja%20Couce%2C%20Marcos%20Andr%E9%u2019s%20agent%2C%20asked%20if%20he%20might%20like%20to%20be%20a%20part%20of%20the%20announcement.%20He%20agreed%2C%20and%20filmed%20a%20short%20video%20to%20tease%20the%20deal.%20It%20concluded%2C%20of%20course%2C%20with%20his%20catchphrase.
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Fight Club gets a new ending in China - and the authorities win | Film | The Guardian

Fight Club gets a new ending in China - and the authorities win | Film | The Guardian : In%202019%2C%20multiple%20scenes%20in%20the%20film%20Bohemian%20Rhapsody%20referencing%20iconic%20musician%20Freddie%20Mercury%u2019s%20sexuality%20%u2013%20a%20pivotal%20part%20of%20his%20biography%20%u2013%20were%20dropped%20in%20its%20China%20release.%0A%0AUnder%20president%20Xi%20Jinping%2C%20Chinese%20authorities%20have%20pushed%20to%20purge%20society%20of%20elements%20deemed%20unhealthy%2C%20including%20scenes%20within%20movies%2C%20television%20and%20video%20games.%0A%0AThey%20have%20also%20launched%20sweeping%20state%20crackdowns%20on%20tax%20evasion%20and%20perceived%20immoral%20behaviour%20in%20the%20entertainment%20industry%2C%20a%20tightening%20that%20has%20already%20targeted%20some%20of%20the%20country%u2019s%20biggest%20celebrities.%0A%0AOn%20Tuesday%2C%20the%20Cyberspace%20Administration%20of%20China%20announced%20it%20was%20launching%20a%20month-long%20%u201Cclean%u201D%20web%20campa
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Four people killed in shooting at house party near Los Angeles | US news | The Guardian

Four people killed in shooting at house party near Los Angeles | US news | The Guardian : The%20two%20men%20who%20were%20killed%20have%20been%20identified%20in%20news%20reports%20as%20Teron%20Whittiker%2C%2021%2C%20Jayden%20Griffin%2C%2021.%20The%20two%20women%20who%20were%20shot%20and%20killed%20are%20Breahna%20Stines%2C%2020%2C%20and%20Marneysha%20Hamilton%2C%2025%2C%20two%20sisters%20who%20were%20celebrating%20Stines%u2019s%20birthday%20that%20night.%20The%20home%20was%20reportedly%20rented%20through%20Airbnb.%0A%0ASunday%u2019s%20shooting%20comes%20as%20homicides%2C%20mostly%20with%20guns%2C%20have%20increased%20sharply%20since%20the%20onset%20of%20the%20pandemic.%20Across%20the%20US%20homicides%20increased%20by%2030%25%20between%202019%20and%202020%2C%20the%20largest%20single-year%20jump%20in%20the%2060%20years%20that%20the%20FBI%20has%20been%20tracking%20such%20data.%20In%20California%2C%20homicides%20increased%20by%2030%25%2C%20with%20523%20more%20homicides%20happening%20in%2020
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Bataclan survivor shocked as surgeon tries to sell her X-ray as NFT | France | The Guardian

Bataclan survivor shocked as surgeon tries to sell her X-ray as NFT | France | The Guardian : A%20French%20woman%20who%20survived%20the%202015%20attack%20on%20the%20Bataclan%20concert%20hall%20in%20Paris%20was%20%u201Cextremely%20shocked%u201D%20after%20learning%20that%20her%20surgeon%20was%20attempting%20to%20sell%20an%20X-ray%20of%20her%20injuries%20online%2C%20her%20lawyer%20has%20said.%0A%0AA%20senior%20orthopedic%20surgeon%20at%20the%20Georges%20Pompidou%20hospital%20in%20Paris%20was%20revealed%20at%20the%20weekend%20to%20be%20offering%20an%20image%20of%20the%20woman%u2019s%20forearm%2C%20showing%20a%20Kalashnikov%20bullet%20lodged%20near%20the%20bone%2C%20as%20an%20NFT%20digital%20artwork.%0A%0A
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Australian%20Open%20reverses%20its%20ban%20on%20%u2018Where%20is%20Peng%20Shuai%3F%u2019%20T-shirts%20%7C%20Australian%20Open%202022%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : In%20the%20two%20days%20since%20the%20situation%20was%20made%20public%20by%20Brisbane%20activist%20Drew%20Pavlou%2C%20high-profile%20figures%20have%20pushed%20back%20on%20Tennis%20Australia%u2019s%20insistence%20that%20Peng%u2019s%20safety%20is%20its%20%u201Cprimary%20concern%u201D%20despite%20its%20decision%20to%20classify%20the%20banner%20and%20T-shirts%20as%20%u201Ccommercial%20or%20political%u201D%20material.%0A%0A
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Sinead O'Connor Reportedly Taken to Hospital Days After Son's Death

Sinead O'Connor Reportedly Taken to Hospital Days After Son's Death : "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that. I am with cops now on way to hospital. I'm sorry I upset everyone. I am lost without my kid and I hate myself. Hospital will help a while. But I'm going to find Shane. This is just a delay," the Irish singer posted to Twitter Thursday, according to the Post. Shane O'Connor's body was found on January 7 after going missing while on suicide watch in a hospital, Insider previously reported. He was hospitalized for two prior failed suicide attempts.�
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German navy chief Kay-Achim Sch�nbach resigns over 'ill-considered' Ukraine-Russia comments | Euronews

German navy chief Kay-Achim Sch�nbach resigns over 'ill-considered' Ukraine-Russia comments | Euronews : What the Russian president wants "is to be respected", Sch�nbach said at a meeting in New Delhi on Friday. "It is easy to accord him the respect he wants, and which he also probably deserves," the navy chief added, describing the idea that Russia wanted to invade part of Ukraine as "an absurdity". Sch�nbach was also called upon at home to explain his views. These declarations "do not correspond at all to the position of the German ministry of defence," a spokesperson told AFP. The German government has insisted that it stands united with its NATO allies on the issue of Russia's military threat to Ukraine, warning that Moscow will pay a high price if it makes any military moves against its neighbour.
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Kanye West wants to approve final edit of Netflix documentary Jeen-Yuhs | Kanye West | The Guardian

Kanye West wants to approve final edit of Netflix documentary Jeen-Yuhs | Kanye West | The Guardian : Speaking%20to%20Variety%20this%20week%2C%20Simmons%20said%20that%20West%20told%20him%20he%20trusted%20him%20%u201C100%25%u201D%20with%20the%20cut%20of%20the%20film%2C%20but%20acknowledged%3A%20%u201CWhen%20his%20team%20and%20the%20businesspeople%20have%20gotten%20involved%2C%20they%u2019re%20of%20course%20going%20to%20have%20their%20say.%20But%20I%20needed%20to%20tell%20this%20story.%20It%u2019s%20not%20about%20making%20Kanye%20likable%20or%20not.%20The%20footage%20doesn%u2019t%20lie.%20What%20makes%20the%20film%20special%20is%20that%20it%u2019s%20not%20something%20definitive%3B%20it%u2019s%20his%20journey%20through%20my%20vision.%u201D
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Kanye West wants to approve final edit of Netflix documentary Jeen-Yuhs | Kanye West | The Guardian

Kanye West wants to approve final edit of Netflix documentary Jeen-Yuhs | Kanye West | The Guardian : Writing%20on%20Instagram%2C%20he%20said%3A%20%u201CI%u2019m%20going%20to%20say%20this%20kindly%20for%20the%20last%20time.%20I%20must%20get%20final%20edit%20and%20approval%20on%20this%20doc%20before%20it%20releases%20on%20Netflix.%20Open%20the%20edit%20room%20immediately%20so%20I%20can%20be%20in%20charge%20of%20my%20own%20image.%20Thank%20you%20in%20advance.%u201D
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Two-thirds of passengers on first flight to Covid-free Kiribati diagnosed with virus | Kiribati | The Guardian

Two-thirds of passengers on first flight to Covid-free Kiribati diagnosed with virus | Kiribati | The Guardian : After%20remaining%20Covid-free%20for%20the%20entirety%20of%20the%20pandemic%2C%20Kiribati%20has%20reopened%20its%20borders%20%u2013%20only%20for%20two%20thirds%20of%20the%20passengers%20on%20the%20first%20international%20flight%20to%20arrive%20in%20ten%20months%20to%20test%20positive%20for%20the%20virus.%0A%0AThe%20island%20nation%20is%20now%20set%20to%20impose%20a%20four-day%20lockdown%20from%20Monday%20after%20the%20virus%20was%20found%20to%20have%20spread%20into%20the%20community.%0A%0AAll%2054%20passengers%2C%2036%20of%20whom%20were%20diagnosed%20with%20Covid%20after%20arriving%20from%20Fiji%20last%20Friday%2C%20have%20now%20been%20quarantined%20and%20are%20recovering%20well%2C%20according%20to%20authorities.%0A%0ABut%20after%20a%20security%20guard%20at%20the%20quarantine%20centre%20also%20tested%20positive%20on%20Tuesday%2C%20the%20island%20nation%20introduced%20a%20two
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Elon Musk offers to send terminals to restore internet to volcano-hit Tonga | Tonga volcano | The Guardian

Elon Musk offers to send terminals to restore internet to volcano-hit Tonga | Tonga volcano | The Guardian : Replying%20on%20Twitter%20to%20a%20Reuters%20story%20that%20Tonga%20could%20be%20without%20internet%20connection%20for%20a%20month%2C%20the%20billionaire%20entrepreneur%20wrote%3A%20%u201CCould%20people%20from%20Tonga%20let%20us%20know%20if%20it%20is%20important%20for%20SpaceX%20to%20send%20over%20Starlink%20terminals%3F%u201D%0A%0AThe%20tweet%20soon%20went%20viral%20as%20Tongans%20from%20all%20over%20the%20world%20replied%20with%20pleas%20for%20help%20to%20reestablish%20communication%20to%20contact%20families%20and%20coordinate%20assistance.%0A%0A%0ATongan%20politician%20Lord%20Fusitu%u2019a%20responded%20by%20saying%3A%20%u201CYes%20we%20need%20them%20to%20get%20liquidity%20in%20to%20purchase%20much-needed%20goods.%20Voice%20and%20data%20completely%20down%20with%20undersea%20cable%20severed.%u201D
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The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens - Scientific American

The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens - Scientific American : but it is difficult to see any one passage in the context of the entire text. As an analogy, imagine if Google Maps allowed people to navigate street by individual street, as well as to teleport to any specific address, but prevented them from zooming out to see a neighborhood, state or country.
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Erika Lust's Alternative Porn Vision - The New York Times

Erika Lust's Alternative Porn Vision - The New York Times : %u201CThere%u2019s%20not%20just%20one%20type%20of%20porn%2C%u201D%20Lust%20said%20in%20an%20interview%20at%20her%20office%20in%20Barcelona%2C%20where%20she%20has%20lived%20since%202000.%20%u201CPeople%20see%20it%20as%20one%20monolithic%20entity%2C%20but%20it%u2019s%20not.%u201D%0A
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Russia and US to meet in Geneva as Ukraine war fears grow | Ukraine | The Guardian

Russia and US to meet in Geneva as Ukraine war fears grow | Ukraine | The Guardian : Diplomats%20from%20Russia%20and%20the%20US%20are%20to%20hold%20crucial%20talks%20as%20a%20weeks-long%20standoff%20over%20Ukraine%20teeters%20on%20the%20cusp%20of%20a%20pivotal%20and%20potentially%20violent%20phase%2C%20with%20rising%20concerns%20that%20Europe%20may%20again%20be%20beset%20by%20war.%0A%0AIntelligence%20services%20in%20Ukraine%20claimed%20to%20have%20evidence%20that%20Russia%20was%20secretly%20moving%20weapons%20and%20oil%20into%20eastern%20Ukraine.%0A%0AThe%20US%20secretary%20of%20state%2C%20Antony%20Blinken%2C%20and%20Russia%u2019s%20foreign%20minister%2C%20Sergey%20Lavrov%2C%20will%20meet%20in%20Geneva%20%u2013%20once%20a%20key%20cold%20war%20crossroads%20%u2013%20in%20an%20attempt%20to%20avert%20a%20possible%20Russian%20invasion%20of%20Ukraine%20amid%20Moscow%u2019s%20demands%20for%20concessions%20from%20Nato%20over%20its%20relationship%20with%20the%20former%20Soviet%20republic.%0A%0A
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