Roman Abramovich ready to fight UK government over proceeds from £2.5bn Chelsea sale
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Russian oligarch says money is his to allocate despite international sanctions imposed on his assetsThe Russi...

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Roman Abramovich ready to fight UK government over proceeds from £2.5bn Chelsea sale

^{Rob Davies (The Guardian)}

Istanbul’s mayor goes on trial with 400 others in effort ‘to remove him from politics’
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Critics say sprawling corruption case against Ekrem İmamoğlu aims to stop him running as president against Recep Tayyip ErdoğanA mass trial of 400 people including the jailed mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu, has opened in T...

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Istanbul’s mayor goes on trial with 400 others in effort ‘to remove him from politics’

^{Ruth Michaelson (The Guardian)}

Congress must prevent AI surveillance. The Anthropic feud proves it | Ashley Gorski and Patrick Toomey
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The company’s clash with the Pentagon is a fight over the future of American privacyThe US military wants to use its state-of-the-art AI to...

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Congress must prevent AI surveillance. The Anthropic feud proves it

^{Ashley Gorski (The Guardian)}

Oil prices ‘could breach $100 a barrel within days’ amid supply disruption from Iran war
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Warning from Goldman Sachs comes as crude shipping through strait of Hormuz falls further than bank thoughtG...

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Oil prices ‘could breach $100 a barrel within days’ amid supply disruption from Iran war

^{Jillian Ambrose (The Guardian)}

Americans aren't facing a democratic collapse. We’re living in its aftermath | Eric Reinhart
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The US was an oligarchy well before Trump’s first term. Recognizing this reality is essential to building a true democracySince Donald Trump returned to the White House, American political life has t...

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Americans aren’t facing a democratic collapse. We’re living in its aftermath

^{Eric Reinhart (The Guardian)}