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Our automated cultural landscape: Netflix shapes who we are

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Our automated cultural landscape: Netflix shapes who we are

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Netflix's dystopian Korean drama Squid Game has become the streaming platform's biggest-ever series launch, with 111 million viewers watching at least two minutes of an episode.

Philippines is set for a fiery election, even without any Dutertes

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Philippines is set for a fiery election, even without any Dutertes

Great power competition with Russia, China is a fallacy

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Great power competition with Russia, China is a fallacy

U.S. default on debt could cause dollar -- and standard of living -- to fall

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U.S. default on debt could cause dollar -- and standard of living -- to fall

Even in exile, Belarus' Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya fights authoritarianism

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Even in exile, Belarus' Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya fights authoritarianism

Oct. 11 (UPI) -- If the elections hadn't been rigged, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya would have become president of Belarus in August 2020. Perhaps she would have won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Chang'e-5 samples reveal youngest moon rocks ever seen

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Chang'e-5 samples reveal youngest moon rocks ever seen

Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Lava was still flowing on the surface of the moon 1.97 billion years ago -- and now we have the rocks to prove it.

Case before Supreme Court could topple gun restrictions

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Case before Supreme Court could topple gun restrictions

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The stakes in one of the most significant Second Amendment cases in U.S. history are high.

Black Sea poses a contradiction for NATO

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Black Sea poses a contradiction for NATO

CONSTANTA, Romania, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The Black Sea poses a fundamental contradiction for NATO, but it could become a vital geostrategic asset.

Russia building a sovereign Internet -- with help from Apple, Google

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Russia building a sovereign Internet -- with help from Apple, Google

Oct. 5 (UPI) -- On the first day of Russia's parliamentary elections, Apple and Google agreed to demands from the Russian government to remove a strategic voting app developed by opposition leader Alexei Navalny from the app stores.

Albania shines a light in the darkness, offering safe haven to Afghan refugees

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Albania shines a light in the darkness, offering safe haven to Afghan refugees

Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The tiny Balkans enclave of Albania has shown the rest of the world what it means to offer a haven of safety and security to men, women and children fleeing from terror and repression by taking in Afghan refugees.

Joe Biden's solar power expansion could be tweaked to expand benefits

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Joe Biden's solar power expansion could be tweaked to expand benefits

Oct. 1 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden's proposal to produce 45% of the nation's electricity from solar energy by 2050 seeks to transform the power sector from problem child into child prodigy.

North Korean 'first sister' Kim Yo Jong's star is rising

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North Korean 'first sister' Kim Yo Jong's star is rising

Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The profile of Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea's supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, is rising.

Tough week in Congress: debt ceiling, infrastructure bills, Afghanistan hearing

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Tough week in Congress: debt ceiling, infrastructure bills, Afghanistan hearing

Members of Congress are describing this week as one from hell, with the debt ceiling crisis that can shut government down; two very contentious infrastructure bills; and hearings on the Afghanistan withdrawal.

New drives to counter China risk escalating Indo-Pacific arms race

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New drives to counter China risk escalating Indo-Pacific arms race

Sept. 28 (UPI) -- An accelerating arms race in the Indo-Pacific is all but guaranteed now that China finds itself a target of new security arrangements -- AUKUS and the Quad -- aimed at containing its power and influence.

Lawyers could prevent eviction crisis from getting a lot worse

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Lawyers could prevent eviction crisis from getting a lot worse

Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Lawyers may be the only thing standing in the way of eviction for millions of renters.

As U.S. shifts Arctic strategy to counter Russia, allies offer valuable info

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As U.S. shifts Arctic strategy to counter Russia, allies offer valuable info

Sept. 24 (UPI) -- The Arctic has received relatively little military attention since the Cold War, but U.S. strategy is shifting toward a renewed focus on the region, reflecting increasing Russian military activity there.

Arctic sea ice hits lowest point of the year as planet warms

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Arctic sea ice hits lowest point of the year as planet warms

Sept. 23 (UPI) -- September marks the end of the summer sea ice melt season and the Arctic sea ice minimum, when sea ice over the Northern Hemisphere ocean reaches its lowest extent of the year.

What Sept. 11 really wrought: an era of disruption

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What Sept. 11 really wrought: an era of disruption

Sept. 11 wrought the final demise of the Westphalian state-centric system that had dominated international politics since 1648.

China's global development projects pose risks for environment

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China's global development projects pose risks for environment

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- China is shaping the future of economic development through its Belt and Road Initiative, a multibillion-dollar international push to better connect itself to the rest of the world through trade and infrastructure.

Taliban's windfall from U.S. withdrawal: $83B in weapons

Voices // 3 weeks ago

Taliban's windfall from U.S. withdrawal: $83B in weapons

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. left behind $83 billion worth of weapons in Afghanistan, including 208 aircraft, 2,000 armored vehicles, 600,000 small arms, 32,000 grenades, mortars, rockets and bombs and 30 million rounds of ammunition.

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