Within days of Vladimir Putin’s 2022 full-blown invasion of Ukraine, Zara owner Inditex announced “the termination” of its Russian operations in what appeared to be a clean break from its largest market by stores outside Spain.
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#Ukraine #Russia #EU #Spain #Zara #Lebanon
How Zara’s unorthodox Russian exit left it primed for a return
Inditex put cash into subsidiary before sale for ‘not significant’ sum to company now selling near-identical productsCourtney Weaver (Financial Times)
Sales Teams Struggle With Using AI – A CEO Tells Us Why | TechRepublic
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YouTube Crackdowns on AI-Generated Fake Movie Trailers - Slashdot
YouTube has suspended ad revenue for two additional channels -- Screen Trailers and Royal Trailer -- as part of an ongoing effort to combat fake movie trailers using AI-generated content.news.slashdot.org
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he's coming back
Police say two people were killed in massive wildfire in central Canadian province of Manitoba
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Police say two people were killed in massive wildfire in central Canadian province of Manitoba
The central province of Manitoba has declared a state of emergency in its eastern regions to intensify firefighting, evacuation and relief efforts to all affected people and areas.Malek Fouda (Euronews.com)
The Americans Who Quit the Church to Become Witches—Among Other Things
While millions are leaving the organized Christian faiths, they’re not abandoning spirituality. Instead, they’re seeking practices outside old institutions.The New Republic
S&P 500 Rises as Fed-Cut Bets Sink Treasury Yields | Bloomberg: The Close 05/15/2025
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ミスチが北海道のエスコンフィールドに夏だけ登場！選手とコラボしたカップチーズケーキが気になる - isuta（イスタ） -私の“好き”にウソをつかない。- NPBHUB - Nippon Professional
「Mr. CHEESECAKE（ミスターチーズケーキ）」が、北海道日本ハムファイターズの新球場『ES CON FIELD HOKKAIDO（エスコンフィールド 北海道）』に5月30日（金）から期間限定でポップアップストアを出店。NPBHUB (NPBHUB - Nippon Professional Baseball Fanbase)
NYU Withholds Diploma After Student Speaks Out For “Genocide In Gaza” (Video 23mins)
The speech is towards the beginning of the video followed by commentary.
Just the speech:
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Field Solutions share price
Field Solutions (ASX:FSG) is an asset listed on the ASX, and part of the Communication Services sector. Grafa’s asset page shows Field Solutions’s share price, chart, trading volume, earnings per share, dividends per share and P/E ratio.Field Solutions
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Blue Ridge Parkway near Buchanan Virginia, 7am this morning.
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Noem Plots Reality Show Where Migrants Fight for Citizenship
Kristi Noem Wants Migrants to Compete for Citizenship on New Reality Show
A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.Julia Ornedo (The Daily Beast)
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Google Algorithm Slashes Reddit Traffic: What It Means for UGC Platforms
A wave of Google algorithm changes in 2025 has hit Reddit hard, cutting deep into its organic traffic, but its core user base remains stable - For now!Owais Sultan (Hack Read)
Why Cloud Phone Systems are The Future of Business Communication
Cloud phone systems eliminate costs. Instead, acquiring a modern phone line is as simple as creating an account with your chosen provider.Owais Sultan (Hack Read)
Montana became the first US state to close a data broker loophole that let police buy users' geolocation data and other digital info without a judge's warrant (Matthew Guariglia/Electronic Frontier Foundation)
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Montana Becomes First State to Close the Law Enforcement Data Broker Loophole
Montana has done something that many states and the United States Congress have debated but failed to do: it has just enacted the first attempt to close the dreaded, invasive, unconstitutional, but easily fixed “data broker loophole.Electronic Frontier Foundation
Launch HN: Tinfoil (YC X25): Verifiable Privacy for Cloud AI
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Iran will never bow to threats, pressure, Pezeshkian tells Trump
The Iranian president says the country will never bow to threats and pressure.PressTV
The way they are rigging things, I'll have no income or benefits if I outlive my spouse. With no other family or friends to turn to for help, I'll end up homeless, then I'll either be jailed for that, or end up dead.
God bless America!
No proof of work could mean no Medicaid — and women stand to lose the most
Congressional Republicans want to impose work requirements aimed at “able-bodied” adults. But data shows it would actually target poor middle-aged women who have left the workforce.
Meanwhile in "liberal" institutions
"On the evening of April 30, dozens of police officers raided an outdoor film screening on the UCLA campus. Wearing riot gear & holding projectile weapons, they stormed into an enclosed plaza circled by dormitories. As a helicopter hovered overhead, 2 officers rode motorcycles into this pedestrian-only area filled with students who scattered, panicked...the police confiscated a screen that was literally a sheet strung between 2 poles."
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UCLA Is Now Nearly Unrecognizable as a University | The Nation
A police attack on a documentary film screening is just one of the assaults on student freedoms that have turned UCLA into more of a fortress than a place of higher learning.The Nation
🇦🇺 Australia: "Australia's childhood vaccination rates are declining, sparking fears about risk to herd immunity"
"Vaccination rates among children and teens have reached "critical" levels, according to experts, who are warning deaths are inevitable if Australia does not do more to turn around a steady decline in immunisation rates."
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ABC News
ABC News provides the latest news and headlines in Australia and around the world.Alison Branley (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
My Wife told me at Christmas, once I finished enough I could make another order. Results - Dining and Cooking
My wife told me if I finished 50 bottles I could make another order of sauce. She didn’t want to give me any more space in the fridge. This is the results.Food (Dining and Cooking)
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BREAKING: “I don’t want to be responsible for killing 400 people.”
Veteran air-traffic controller Jonathan Stewart reveals how he averted a midair collision & took stress leave over FAA failures. Meanwhile, Denver controllers lost radio contact for 2 mins.—now under investigation.
Oregon Suit Muddies Crypto Regulatory Landscape - LexBlog
On April 18, 2025, the State of Oregon brought a civil enforcement action against Coinbase Global, Inc. (“Coinbase”) for the alleged sale of unregistered securities.Christopher Bosch (LexBlog)
Viajando a Cachemira… solo para encontrar a alicia en el País de las maravillas
Pepe Escobar- Sean bienvenidos a ‘El Soberano del Mundo’ recorriendo su particular País de las Maravillas, al compás del hipnótico riff de ‘Kashmir’ [1].thealtworld (TheAltWorld’s Newsletter)
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Through the Lens: Wedding Photography Explored
Wedding photography captures some of life’s most special moments, and this month we’re celebrating its timeless beauty in our latest installment of Through the Lens: Wedding Photography…Flickr Blog
Sen. Murphy blasts Trump’s Middle East trip as a blatant “public corruption tour.” Foreign powers funnel cash into Trump’s pockets—luxury jets, real estate deals—while U.S. interests take a backseat. This is corruption,plain and simple. Congress must act NOW. #Corruption www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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Sen. Murphy calls President Trump's trip a 'public corruption tour' | Here & Now
President Trump is in Qatar on Wednesday, the second stop on his trip in the Middle East. He's also getting criticism for considering accepting a luxury jet from Qatar as a gift.Asma Khalid (WBUR)
From AlterNet; highlights in the alt or read it here----->
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“It may be risky, but it’s also pretty pathetic that we essentially have world leaders treating the president of the United States like a toddler who needs to be placated with a shiny toy,” said Polgreen. “The latest shiny toy, of course, being a $400 million plane that the government of Qatar is apparently donating — whatever that means — to the United States.”
'Frankly pathetic': World leaders treat Trump like a 'toddler' who needs a 'shiny toy'
International columnists Lydia Polgreen and Nick Kristof discussed with the New York Times how the world is coming to terms with an international superpower run by what they perceive to be a "toddler.Adam Lynch (Alternet.org)
Colorful seashells I found on St. George Island, Florida, several years ago
#Photography #Photo #Nature #NaturePhotography #Beach
Springsteen didn’t just criticize — he exposed the rotten core: Trump and Musk are corrupt, incompetent traitors destroying America from the inside. They weaponize lies and chaos for power. Enough enabling. They must be stopped. #Corruption #Treason #NoMore www.politico.eu/article/corr...
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‘Corrupt, incompetent and treasonous’: Springsteen eviscerates Trump and Musk
The heartland rock icon has thoughts about the U.S. president.Elena Giordano (POLITICO)
It’s funny because the US is first world definitionally and using the “vibes” version of the term is an insult to a huge number of countries who do way better at treating their own people than this shithole
From: @felipeB
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@Cederborg@mastodon.social how old were you when you realize the US is a 3rd world country?Hachyderm.io
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South Africa says Trump's aid cuts stripped more than 8,000 health workers from its HIV program
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Mike Johnson’s defense of Trump’s open corruption is a disgrace and an insult to every American who demands accountability. Defending theft and lies isn’t leadership—it’s enabling a criminal. This madness has to stop. #Corruption #Accountability #TrumpWatch www.yahoo.com/news/mike-jo...
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