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Mikhail Gorbachev Becomes Leader of the Soviet Union (1985) Anti-Putin Protests

Mikhail Gorbachev Becomes Leader of the Soviet Union (1985)

"Gorbachev" redirects here. For other people with the surname, see Gorbachev (surname). This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Sergeyevich and the family name is Gorbachev. Mikhail GorbachevМихаил Горбачёв 1st President of the Soviet Union In office 15 March 1990 – 25 December 1991 Prime Minister Nikolai RyzhkovValentin…
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March 11, 2020
The U.N. Has Unanimously Backed the U.S.-Taliban Peace Deal for Afghanistan Peace

The U.N. Has Unanimously Backed the U.S.-Taliban Peace Deal for Afghanistan

(UNITED NATIONS) — The United States won unanimous U.N. Security Council backing Tuesday for the ambitious peace deal it signed with the Taliban aimed at ending the long war in Afghanistan and bringing U.S. troops home. The U.S.-sponsored resolution “welcomes the significant steps towards ending the war and opening the…
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March 11, 2020
Former Liz Warren staffers show off tattoos to memorialize campaign — then are forced to apologize after furious backlash Holocaust

Former Liz Warren staffers show off tattoos to memorialize campaign — then are forced to apologize after furious backlash

Two former staffers for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) didn't expect the intense online blowback from proudly showing off their tattoos to commemorate their time on her failed presidential campaign. Many saw the tattoos as far too similar to the tattoos forced upon Jewish captives by the Nazis during World War…
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March 11, 2020
The US Navy is Developing Autonomous Submarines That Can Kill on Their Own Armed Robot

The US Navy is Developing Autonomous Submarines That Can Kill on Their Own

By Aaron Kesel The U.S. Navy is secretly developing armed robot submarines that are controlled by onboard artificial intelligence (AI) which could potentially kill without explicit human control. The Office of Naval Research is involved with the development of an AI system called CLAWS, which the agency describes in budget…
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March 11, 2020