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    Blinken tells CNN the US has seen evidence of China attempting to influence upcoming US elections

    CNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US has seen evidence of Chinese attempts to “influence and arguably interfere” with the upcoming US elections, despite an earlier commitment from leader Xi Jinping not to do so. Blinken made the comments to CNN’s Kylie Atwood in an interview

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    Blinken tells CNN the US has seen evidence of China attempting to influence upcoming US elections

    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US has seen evidence of Chinese attempts to “influence and arguably interfere” with the upcoming US elections, despite an earlier commitment from leader Xi Jinping not to do so. Blinken made the comments to CNN’s Kylie Atwood in an interview Friday at the close of a three-day to trip to China, where the top American diplomat spent hours meeting with top Chinese officials including Xi, as the two countries navigated a raft of contentious issues from...

  • Travelers despair as Alaska Airlines grounds flights for an hour, American Airlines pilots warn of safety failures and Boeing whistleblowers tell Americans not to trust the planes

    A rash of safety concerns at carriers like Alaska Airlines and American Airlines, compounded by manufacturing problems at Boeing, have left travelers fearful.

  • What fossils tell us about crocodiles

    A massive asteroid struck the Earth 66 million years ago, dramatically affecting marine and terrestrial environments, and causing the mass extinction of numerous animal and plant species. The sebecosuchians, a highly-adaptable group of reptiles belonging to the Crocodilian order, were one of the lineages that survived the impact. In a bid to characterise the diet of these ancient species and the environment in which they lived, a team from the LGL-TPE laboratory in Lyon (southeastern France) ...

  • TELL US: How did you get your job in Denmark?

    Finding a job in Denmark as an international can be a long and difficult process for many. Sharing tips and hearing success stories can be a great boost for those currently job-seeking.

  • Tell us: how do you make your commute fun or productive?

    Whether it’s working out or being creative, we’d like to know how active you are with your commuteCommuting isn’t normally associated with being fun or energetic, but some people have been taking a different approach to their journey to work by cycling, running or skiing.We would like to know how you make your commute productive or fun. Do you run or rollerblade into the office even though it takes longer than public transport? What prompted you to change how you commute? How does it improve...

  • Tell us: what’s your favourite everyday gadget?

    We would like to hear about your favourite, most useful everyday utensilWhat’s your favourite, most useful everyday gadget? It could be a much-used kitchen gizmo, a tool for your daily beauty routine that you can’t live without, or a piece of kit that makes your day-to-day life easier: anything small, genuinely useful, and inexpensive to buy (nothing over £20). Continue reading

  • A cosmic coincidence: What eclipses tell us about Earth

    It was a long shot to trust the northern New England weather in early April, especially after a strange winter of warm spells followed by massive snowstorms. But hundreds of thousands of people gambled, or trusted their weather apps, and, as the atmospheric gods would have it, we were all in for a spectacular celestial treat. Clear blue skies, low humidity, great visibility. I drove for about 2.5 hours from Hanover to the north of New Hampshire with my two sons to an iconic mountain outcrop...

  • Broke in the US: Americans relocating to affordable destinations

    "The longing to move abroad will likely be unsurprising to anyone who has recently gasped over their weekly grocery bill or chipped in on an acquaintance's medical GoFundMe with a six-figure goal," writes Kelli María Korducki in her Insider article, titled, "Priced out of America." — Read the rest

  • Liz Truss's pitiful book advance leaked

    Ten Years to Save the West is published by Biteback in the UK, which is owned by major Tory donor Lord Ashcroft.

  • A new book tells you why, and how, to consume coconut (and other ‘superfoods’)

    An excerpt from ‘Superfoods, Super Life: 20 Indian Ingredients to Prevent Disease and Uplift Your Health’, by Madhur Kotharay.

  • How the US Media Failed to Tell the Story of the Occupation of Palestine

    Dave Zirin A Q&A with the creators of The Occupation of the American Mind, a documentary analyzing media coverage of the occupation of Palestine.