Semafor • Dec 5, 2025
Oman joins other Gulf powers in African renewables race
Omani renewable energy specialist O-Green said it would develop up to three gigawatts of solar and wind power projects in Botswana.
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Semafor • Dec 5, 2025
EU opens antitrust investigation into Meta over AI use
The probe covers whether integrating Meta’s AI platform into the messaging app blocks competitors.
Democracy Now • Dec 5, 2025
Rigging Democracy: Supreme Court Approves Racial Texas Gerrymander, Handing Trump Midterm Advantage
The conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a gerrymandered congressional map in next year’s midterm elections that a lower court found racially discriminatory. The 6-3 ruling is another political win for President Donald Trump and his allies, who have gotten a number of favorable rulings from the justices after being stymied by lower courts. Trump has asked Republican-led states to redraw their maps in order to preserve the narrow GOP majority in Congress when voters head to the polls in November 2026. The Texas effort could flip as many as five seats for the party. Ari Berman, voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones magazine, calls it a “catastrophic ruling” that further normalizes extreme partisan gerrymandering. “This whole exercise made a complete mockery of democracy.”
Semafor • Dec 5, 2025
Chinese chip firm makes strong stockmarket debut
Investors are hoping Moore Threads could turn out to be "China's Nvidia."
Mother Jones • Dec 5, 2025
Your Private Data Is Building Trump’s Voter Purge Machine
It was National Voter Registration Day, and Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows was on her way to a small liberal arts college for a voter registration event. That’s when she learned the US Department of Justice was suing her over how she manages Maine’s voter registrant list. While the DOJ appearing as the official […]
Mother Jones • Dec 5, 2025
Donald Trump’s Restitution Scheme Is Among the Greatest Heists in US History
This story was originally published by The Watch, Radley Balko’s substack publication, to which you can subscribe here. In the 15 years from 2010 through 2024, 375 people in Texas were exonerated after being imprisoned for crimes they did not commit. Of those, 97 received some form of compensation or settlement from the state. Collectively, those 97 people spent more […]
Semafor • Dec 5, 2025
White House outlines new security vision
The new national security strategy was quietly published overnight.
Semafor • Dec 5, 2025
US military ramps up strikes in Pacific
The attack comes as questions intensify over the legality of the US campaign.
Semafor • Dec 5, 2025
Nuclear energy poised to rise sharply in Africa’s power mix: Report
The Rockefeller Foundation estimated growth in the use of nuclear power in Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, and South Africa.
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Israel Backed Rioters fail regime change operation – Interview with Dr. Mohammad Marandi
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No, Antidepressants Do Not Cause Mass Shootings
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This Is What Happens When Trump Declares You an Enemy Of the State
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Israel’s new national consensus: Returning to October 6
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Your brain can be trained, much like your muscles – a neurologist explains how to boost your brain health
The Conversation •
Dogs can need more than kibble, walks and love − consider the escalating expenses of their medical care before you adopt
The Conversation •
Doing things alone is on the rise, and businesses should pay more attention to that – even on Valentine’s Day
The Conversation •
Is being virtuous good for you – or just people around you? A study suggests traits like compassion may support your own well-being
The Conversation •
Feeling unprepared for the AI boom? You’re not alone
The Conversation •
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