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AI Can Distinguish Between A Conspiracy And True Conspiracy - What Does This Say About Humans?
WorldNews.com 30 Nov 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Reports that Artificial Intelligence (AI)-computing systems that are designed to work like a brain, learning progressively by connecting inputs of information with outputs - can decipher outright conspiracy theories cannot arrive at a more important time ... They can work faster and never require rest....
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NATO mulls Afghan dilemma as US draws down, attacks mount
The Independent 30 Nov 2020
Most of the personnel are from Europe and other NATO partner countries. But the alliance relies heavily on the United States armed forces for air support, transport and logistics ... Or stay, and risk a longer mission, with renewed violence,” Stoltenberg told reporters on the eve of a videoconference between NATO foreign ministers ... Sign up ... ....
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Exiled bookseller: 'If they can take Hong Kong back, the next place is Taiwan'
The Observer 30 Nov 2020
Lam Wing-kee leans forward in his chair, answering quickly and sharply to issue a warning to the people of his new home, Taiwan. “Be ready now,” he says. “We should be more alert as citizens, we should get ready,” says the 64-year-old Hongkonger. “If they can take Hong Kong back, the next place, I feel, is Taiwan.” ... Photograph ... Photograph ... Read more ... ....
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Iran says Israel remotely killed military nuclear scientist
Stars and Stripes 30 Nov 2020
State TV’s English-language Press TV earlier reported a weapon recovered from the scene of the attack bore “the logo and specifications of the Israeli military industry.” State TV’s Arabic-language channel, ......
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Trump Senior Aide Kushner and Team Heading to Saudi Arabia, Qatar
The Algemeiner 30 Nov 2020
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman escorts White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his wife White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump at the Global Center for Combatting Extremist Ideology, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 21, 2017. Photo. Reuters / Jonathan Ernst / File ... 20 ... November 30, 2020 9.08 am. 0 ... ....
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Rita Ora Says Sorry for Lockdown-Breaching Birthday Party
NBCBayArea 30 Nov 2020
British singer Rita Ora apologized Monday for breaking lockdown rules by holding a birthday party, saying it was “a serious and inexcusable error of judgment.” ... Local. 49ers 2 hours ago. 49ers' Week 16 Game at Arizona Set for Saturday, Dec. 26. NFL. Livermore 11 hours ago ... Reports of the party attracted widespread criticism ... ___ ... ....
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Togo's first female presidential candidate arrested
Graphic 30 Nov 2020
Two Togolese opposition leaders are being held by the authorities after they were arrested over the weekend ... The party has condemned the arrests, as a "manoeuvre whose goal is nothing less than to decapitate the movement", AFP news agency reports ... ....
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Nemonte Nenquimo: The indigenous leader named 'environmental hero'
BBC News 30 Nov 2020
An indigenous leader from the Ecuadorean Amazon is one of the winners of the Goldman environmental prize, which recognises grassroots activism. Nemonte Nenquimo was chosen for her success in protecting 500,000 acres of rainforest from oil extraction ... The Waorani people ... Reporting by News Online's Latin America editor Vanessa Buschschlüter ... ....
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Pompeo likely discussed the scientist assassination with Netanyahu: Journalist
Press TV 30 Nov 2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo very likely discussed the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin during his recent visit to Israel, according to Patrick Lawrence, an American political analyst and foreign affairs journalist ... Sanders slams 'reckless, illegal' killing of Iranian scientist ... ....
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Trump concedes he faces ‘very hard’ challenge to reverse Joe Biden victory
Irish Independent 30 Nov 2020
Donald Trump has admitted he faces an uphill struggle to persuade the Supreme Court to overturn his defeat by Joe Biden in the presidential election. In his first full interview since the November 3 vote, Mr Trump said it was “very hard” to get to the Supreme Court, albeit “that’s what everyone is fighting for” ... ....
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Moderna Covid-19 vaccine may offer 100% protection against severe cases
ITV 30 Nov 2020
The Moderna coronavirus vaccine may offer very high levels of efficacy - with 100% protection against severe Covid-19 cases ... Vaccine efficacy against the disease was 94.1%, and vaccine efficacy against severe Covid-19 was 100%, the company reported ... Moderna reports that efficacy was consistent across age, race and ethnicity, and gender demographics ... ....
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Al-Qaeda attacks three French military bases in Mali
Middle East Online 30 Nov 2020
The camps were hit by "indirect fire", although no deaths or injuries were reported, said Thomas Romiguier, a spokesman for French forces, who have more than 5,100 personnel spread across the region. The only damage was to a United Nations base in Kidal, which is next to the French base, Romiguier said ... (0530 GMT) ... ....
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Bitcoin Breaks New All-Time Highs Targeting $23,000
Crypto Briefing 30 Nov 2020
Bitcoin rose to a new all-time high for the first time since mid-December 2017. While speculation mounts about further gains on the horizon, multiple on-chain metrics point to a steep decline. Breaking New All-Time Highs. Bitcoin managed to recover all the losses incurred after the 17% retracement of Nov. 25 ... 26 to hit a new all-time high of $19,860....
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French Republican hypocrisy and the long slow descent into reaction
Open Democracy 30 Nov 2020
Macron’s shift to the right appears to have been a long time coming. But recent events show how quickly a slide towards authoritarianism can take place. Aurelien Mondon. 30 November 2020. Ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at his trial on corruption charges at Paris' courthouse on November 26, 2020. Mehdi Taamallah/PA. All rights reserved. Share this ... ....
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Five factors that helped US democracy resist Trump's election onslaught
The Observer 30 Nov 2020
People vote locally, in thousands of jurisdictions; ballots are tallied locally; and the results are reported locally, and then added up in the public eye ... In 2020, Trump’s tally was building toward 74m – while Biden had surpassed the incredible total of 80m, with many ballots from the majority-Democrat New York state yet to be reported....
