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Declassified tapes give new insight into inner workings of East German Stasi Berlin Wall

Declassified tapes give new insight into inner workings of East German Stasi

The release of a series of top-secret Stasi tapes is shedding light on the inner workings of the once-feared German police agency. The 14 highly classified recordings were once held by the agency’s elite training school, the Institute of Operative Psychology in Potsdam, and “offer a rare and candid glimpse into…
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July 16, 2020
Robotics! is an upcoming, casual robot building and battling game from ZeptoLab that’s heading for iOS and Android in August Android

Robotics! is an upcoming, casual robot building and battling game from ZeptoLab that’s heading for iOS and Android in August

Robotics! is an upcoming robot battling game from ZeptoLab, the creators of Cut the Rope and Crash Arena Turbo Stars. It's the latter of those two games that's more important here, however, as Robotics! looks to build on the elements found in that title. It's set to release for iOS…
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July 16, 2020
Greta Thunberg launches open letter demanding world leaders take immediate action on climate crisis Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg launches open letter demanding world leaders take immediate action on climate crisis

By Shannon Connellan2020-07-16 12:10:10 UTC Greta Thunberg has launched an open letter signed by thousands of activists and celebrities, and hundreds of scientists demanding global leaders take measurable, immediate action to genuinely tackle the climate crisis. "The race to safeguard future living conditions for life on Earth as we know…
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July 16, 2020
From tariffs to TikTok: The U.S.-China trade war has been quietly escalating Trade War

From tariffs to TikTok: The U.S.-China trade war has been quietly escalating

Lost amid headlines about the coronavirus pandemic and the seemingly unstoppable stock market rally, has been the monthslong escalation of tensions in the U.S.-China trade war —  and it's likely here to stay.Why it matters: The tariffs continue to impress a sizable tax on U.S. companies and consumers, adding additional…
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July 16, 2020
Twitter accounts of Barack Obama, Apple, Joe Biden, & more hijacked for crypto scam Barack Obama

Twitter accounts of Barack Obama, Apple, Joe Biden, & more hijacked for crypto scam

What just happened? We’ve seen hackers take over verified Twitter accounts in the past, but yesterday saw an attack that was unprecedented in scale. A number of high-profile users, including Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Apple, Bill Gates, Kanye West, and Jeff Bezos, had their profiles hijacked by apparent crypto scammers.…
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July 16, 2020