Iran arrests leading reformist politicians Financial TimesIranian authorities said to arrest reformist figures for ‘working in favor of the Zionist regime’ The Times of Israel‘It’s Collective Punishment’: Iran Exacts Heavy Price o…
Who Decides Who Gets to Be Real?
Almost every finding in a BBC article called “How where you grow up affects your personality” is about how culture shapes you. Almost. Buried deep is another finding. Your political identity shapes your perception of someone else’s au…
Steve Bannon fires warning shot to Trump over midterms: ‘There is a massive lack of enthusiasm among the base’
Trump’s former adviser cited polling that suggests that Republicans could be in trouble come November
99% of jobs could vanish by 2027 – only 5 types may survive, warns AI expert
AI researcher Dr. Roman Yampolskiy warns that artificial general intelligence could automate nearly all jobs by 2027, driving unprecedented unemployment. Unlike past revolutions, few human roles would remain, limited to oversight, AI intermediaries, co…
Should Lindsey Vonn have even been at the Winter Olympics?
Lindsey Vonn, 41, said she was willing to risk everything to become the oldest Alpine skiing medallist.
Petition calls for federal party leaders to get top-secret security clearance
An electronic petition on the parliament website calls on…
Russian officials are warning Putin that a financial crisis could arrive this summer, report says – Fortune
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Canada bolsters Arctic security and Inuit ties with new Nuuk consulate: Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand wrapped up a three-day…
WA police increase patrols, warn drivers to stay sober ahead of Super Bowl
Fatal crashes involving a drunk driver increase by nearly 40% on Super Bowl Sundays, one national study found. Seattle-area police are on alert this weekend.
Iran sentences Nobel laureate Mohammadi to seven more years in prison
Women’s rights activist Narges Mohammadi was arrested in December while attending a memorial ceremony in Mashhad.