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Новости за 03.01.2025

TheSpursWeb 

Supercomputer predicts where Tottenham will finish this season

Tottenham Hotspur fans have endured a rollercoaster season so far, and now a supercomputer has weighed in on where the team is expected to finish—the... The post Supercomputer predicts where Tottenham will finish this season appeared first on Spurs Web.

The New Republic 

We’ll Miss DEI When It’s Gone

As millions took to the streets in June of 2020 to protest racial injustice following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon decided that it was time for his company to take a stand. 

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The New Republic 

John Roberts Is Imagining Things

Chief Justice John Roberts wrapped up 2024 by once again issuing his annual year-end report. Though often brief and dry, it is often notable because it is one of the only times that he speaks ex cathedra outside the court’s usual work. Roberts rarely writes concurring or dissenting opinions compared to his colleagues; he has written a solo dissent from an 8-1 decision just once in his nearly two decades on the court; he rarely gives interviews or lectures on anything newsworthy.

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The New Republic 

Medicare Advantage Is Scamming You

Donald Trump promises he will “not cut one penny” of Medicare, but like most elected Republicans he’s a strong proponent of Medicare privatization. During his first administration, Trump issued an executive order that said Medicare Advantage, the privatized version of Medicare, “delivers efficient and value-based care through choice and private competition.” Mehmet Oz, the TV doctor Trump nominated to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, disparages traditional Medicare and has called... Читать дальше...

The New Republic 

The Battle for Birth Control Could Have Gone Differently

On its face, The Icon and the Idealist is not a book about abortion. Thanks to advances in technology and medical knowledge, Americans have become accustomed to an ideological separation between contraception and termination, sensible planning and irresponsible destruction. What Stephanie Gorton’s exhaustive history of the fight to legalize birth control makes clear, however, is that we maintain that separation at our peril. The fights share a history and a rhetoric: “dichotomies of choice against fate... Читать дальше...

Vox 

Never pay a medical bill without asking these questions first

Your doctor orders blood work or requests you get a biopsy, or maybe your kid broke a bone and you need to rush to the emergency department. A few months later, a bill arrives in the mail with an astounding figure. Despite the federal No Surprises Act made into law in 2022 — which prevents […]

The Atlantic  

The Rise of John Ratcliffe

A partisan loyalist with a history of politicizing intelligence will soon be running the CIA.

Esa.int 

Robot rock at LUNA

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ESA's robots get ready to rock at LUNA.

Also known as the Moon on Earth, the LUNA facility near the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, was unveiled in September 2024, a simulated lunar environment that prepares our return to the Moon. To celebrate, ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer joined forces with our robotics experts to showcase their cutting-edge machines Interact and Spot, and the potential of human-robot teamwork for space exploration. 

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