Wayne Osmond, singer with The Osmonds, dies at 73
Getty Images Wayne Osmond, a founding member of family band The Osmonds, who had a string of hits in the 1970s, has died at the age of 73. Wayne was…
Apple to pay $95m to settle Siri listening case
Getty Images Apple has agreed to pay $95m (£77m) to settle a court case alleging some of its devices were listening to people without their permission. The tech giant was…
Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol
Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, and alcoholic beverages should carry a warning label as packs of cigarettes do, the U.S. surgeon general said on Friday. It is the…
Links 1/3/2025 | naked capitalism
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Just Like Clockwork, the Propaganda Push for Digital ID Kicks Into Gear in the UK | naked capitalism
After avoiding the issue for years, the legacy media are now trying to manufacture public complacency and consent for the government’s digital identity — and by extension, CBDC — agenda.…
European Ministers Visit Syria to Strengthen Ties With New Government
Syria’s new leaders are set to meet the French and German foreign ministers in the capital, Damascus, on Friday in one of the highest-level Western diplomatic visits since the fall…
When History Rhymes
A once-defeated president is headed back to the White House. He’s a populist New Yorker who won a popular-vote plurality and scored an Electoral College landslide. He flipped states he…
How Congress Could Find Itself Paralyzed, and New Orleans Attack Update
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Johnson Grasps for Support to Remain as Speaker Ahead of House Vote
Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday was still grasping for the votes he needs to be re-elected hours before a vote on the House floor, continuing discussions with hard-line conservatives who…
Why Doesn’t the News Media Talk About the Real Issues in Life? | naked capitalism
Yves here. Richard Murphy makes a critical point about the focus of media, that its notion of what amounts to news has become more divorced than ever from the concerns…