Economy

The American credit cycle is at a dangerous point

The celebrated tome “Capital in the Twentieth Century”, by Thomas Piketty, a French economist, runs to 204,000 words—longer even than Homer’s “Odyssey”. But the book’s central argument can be distilled to a […]

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Economy

The American credit cycle is at a dangerous tipping point

The celebrated tome “Capital in the Twentieth Century”, by Thomas Piketty, a French economist, runs to 204,000 words—longer even than Homer’s “Odyssey”. But the book’s central argument can be distilled to a […]

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Ireland issue €1.2B fine against Meta Ireland for violating EU data protection law – JURIST

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced the conclusion of its inquiry into Meta Ireland, issuing the Facebook parent company with a €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) fine. DPC ordered Meta to stop transferring […]

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Ethiopia protesters gather in Tigray to demand their land back, removal of ‘invading forces’ – JURIST

Thousands of individuals displaced by the conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia Tuesday took to the streets in demonstrations, demanding a prompt return to their homes and the withdrawal of what they perceive as […]

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Security

Intelligence Agencies Have Used AI Since the Cold War – But Now Face New Security Challenges

By Dr. Dafydd Townley Recent publicity around the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT has led to a great deal of public concern about its growth and potential. Italy recently banned the latest version, citing concerns about […]

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Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

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Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

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Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

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Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]

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