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<h1 data-aos="fade-down" id="daily-dose">Daily-Dose</h1>
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<h1 data-aos="fade-right" data-aos-anchor-placement="top-bottom" id="contents">Contents</h1>
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<li><a href="#from-new-yorker">From New Yorker</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-vox">From Vox</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-the-hindu-sports">From The Hindu: Sports</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-the-hindu-national-news">From The Hindu: National News</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-bbc-europe">From BBC: Europe</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-ars-technica">From Ars Technica</a></li>
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<li><a href="#from-jokes-subreddit">From Jokes Subreddit</a></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>What Kind of Trouble Is Eric Adams In?</strong> - New York City’s mayor has downplayed the federal investigation into his campaign fund-raising, but, by dodging questions and obfuscating, he’s invited even more public scrutiny. - <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/what-kind-of-trouble-is-eric-adams-in">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>What Comes After Panda Diplomacy?</strong> - Biden meets with President Xi as U.S.-China relations get less warm and fuzzy. - <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/what-comes-after-panda-diplomacy">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Journalistic Independence Isn’t a Human-Resources Exercise</strong> - A free and independent press is vital to preserve, but doing so requires the people running media companies to take that idea out of mothballs. - <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/journalistic-independence-isnt-a-human-resources-exercise">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Hostage-Taking and the Use of Children and the Vulnerable in War</strong> - The war in Gaza has the feel of history sliding backward. - <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/hostage-taking-and-the-use-of-children-and-the-vulnerable-in-war">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>How Gaza and the British Right Split London on Armistice Day</strong> - Duelling protests, a country divided over Israel and Palestine, and the return of David Cameron. - <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/how-gaza-and-the-british-right-split-london-on-armistice-day">link</a></p></li>
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<li><strong>The best place for product reviews is … Reddit?</strong> -
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Reddit is good for more than just memeing. | Tim Goode/PA Images via Getty Images
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The hive mind of the internet is good, for once.
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Do you know how many different high-quality yet affordable 4K TVs there are out there? Do you know, based on thousands of reviews across dozens of websites, how unnervingly difficult it is to tell them apart and pick the right one to serve as the centerpiece of your shoebox-size New York City apartment?
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I do. With Black Friday approaching, it’s finally time to upgrade my home entertainment situation, and although <a href="https://gizmodo.com/how-to-buy-a-cheap-4k-tv-1818592457">I was once a professional TV reviewer</a>, I’m not up to date on the latest models and features. Unfortunately, the internet is mostly full of terrible advice.
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Many of the reviews on shopping sites these days can be both convincing and, thanks to advances in <a href="https://www.vox.com/2023/4/28/23702644/artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-technology">AI</a> composition, actually written by bots. Others seem too glowing to be real. Even professional review sites, like Consumer Reports or Wirecutter, don’t feel particularly authoritative anymore.
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And these problems affect more than just TV shoppers.
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Whether you’re looking for a new TV or the best bagel in Brooklyn, you’re bound to come across online reviews, and it’s hard to find something that feels trustworthy. There are a lot of reasons why this is true, and it doesn’t look like the situation will get any better soon. Despite regulators and tech platforms’ best efforts, the billion-dollar fake reviews industry is too big and complex to stop, as <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/13/technology/fake-reviews-crackdown.html">the New York Times reported this week</a>.
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Meanwhile, professional review sites <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/08/wirecutter-recommendations-worse-new-york-times/675075/">aren’t as useful as they used to be</a>. More and more of them seem like they’re chasing search words and affiliate marketing revenue rather than serving the readers’ best interests. (Affiliate marketing represents the special links to buy a product in a review, which give <a href="https://www.vox.com/media">the media</a> company a commission when the reader clicks through and purchases that thing. <a href="https://corp.voxmedia.com/">Vox Media</a>, which owns Vox, does this, as do many other media companies, including the New York Times.)
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So in an absence of authenticity and authority, where does an industrious internet user turn? Reddit, of course.
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Sometimes known by its old slogan<strong> </strong>“the front page of the internet,” Reddit is most valuable for the knowledge collected in its very specific, often obsessive communities called subreddits. This is where you’ll find lots of real people with helpful things to say about the stuff you’re thinking about buying or the bagels you’re considering eating. And it doesn’t take much to tap into the Reddit hivemind. Just try tacking “reddit” onto the end of a <a href="https://www.vox.com/google">Google</a> query (e.g., “best white noise machine reddit”). You’ll quickly find quite a few other internet users with the same question, dealing with the same set of frustrations over the lack of reliable information in the traditional product reviews ecosystem.
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In case you have any doubts about how hard it is to find reliable reviews, try Googling “best 4K TV.” On the results page, you’ll likely find a list of lists, some of which come from big-box retailers like Best Buy and others from professional review sites, including editorial sites like Wirecutter. The reviews on most of them, one could argue, are effectively ads within ads, since the companies reviewing the products are also getting paid for recommending them, through affiliate links. (As someone who spent the better part of a decade <a href="https://gizmodo.com/author/ace">reviewing gadgets online</a>, I will admit that tech journalists often do their best to offer good recommendations, but the digital media business inevitably rewards the sites that win Google search results and convert clicks into purchases.)
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Now, if you narrow down those results by searching “best 4K TV reddit,” you’ll find a long list of discussions about different TVs. You’ll also see that there’s a specific subreddit called <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/4kTV/">r/4kTV</a>, which is a treasure trove of knowledge based on real people’s experiences, including advice on what to buy and what to avoid. There are plenty of links to more information or worthwhile reviews.
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It takes a bit more work to wade through all of the Reddit threads, but you can also feel confident that the person giving you the advice doesn’t have a financial incentive to point you one way or the other. They just really, really, really care about 4K TVs.
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For my time and attention, Reddit is the best place to get help when I’m trying to buy stuff, especially if it’s something I don’t know a lot about. If I’m looking for a new kitchen knife, I can dive into <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/chefknives">r/chefknives</a>. When I debated the merits of the latest Dyson model, the kind folks in <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/vacuumcleaners">r/vacuumcleaners</a> told me everything I needed to know. I actually spent hours on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/goodyearwelt">r/goodyearwelt</a> figuring out which leather boots I could polish and resole again and again.
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Subreddits like these are very specific, which is the point. They’re run by enthusiasts with deep knowledge of footwear or home appliances or whatever, and they’re willing to share that information for free. If you can’t find what you’re looking for by searching a subreddit, you can also just ask in a post and wait for thoughtful answers to show up in the comments.
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This seems like pretty rudimentary advice, and that’s the beauty of it. Today, Reddit still manages to function the way we’d hoped the social web would when it was born nearly 20 years ago. It’s a dynamic online gathering place, one that’s not so obviously consumed by maximizing profits as, say, <a href="https://www.vox.com/instagram-news">Instagram</a> is these days. Real people are sharing information without thinking of ads or affiliate links, while other real people are moderating the discussion and promoting the most useful tips to the top.
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Of course, Reddit is not the only place online where you’ll find websites full of people sharing tips. You can find countless forums where communities nerd out about things they’re interested in. If you’re a bike person, you’ll find some interesting stuff on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/bikes">r/bikes</a>, for example, but you could get lost for days in <a href="https://www.bikeforums.net/general-cycling-discussion/1272518-how-buy-bicycle.html">the minutiae of Bike Forums</a>. The big difference between specialist forums like that and Reddit is a mix of size — Reddit is one of the most visited sites online — and SEO. Because Reddit is so big and its archives go back so far, you can easily Google just about any question plus “reddit” on the end and find a decent result, in a way that is more difficult in other forums.
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Give it a shot. Don’t be surprised if you get sucked in and end up joining <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/BudgetAudiophile/">a community for frugal audiophiles</a> or <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/coins/">one for antique coin enthusiasts</a> — or both. I did.
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<em>A version of this story was also published in the Vox Technology newsletter. </em><a href="https://www.vox.com/pages/newsletters"><em>Sign up here</em></a><em> so you don’t miss the next one!</em>
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House Speaker Mike Johnson relied on Democratic votes to help advance a short-term bill to keep the government open. | Getty Images
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Lawmakers are on track to approve a spending bill that keeps the government open — and sets up a fight in 2024.
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In good news, Congress is on track to pass a short-term funding bill that will keep the government open and prevent a shutdown ahead of a deadline this week. In potentially more concerning news, however, the bill only postpones a full debate on government spending, setting up what could be a truly contentious funding fight in the new year.
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This week, the House approved <a href="https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20231113/FY24CR2FINAL_xml%5B76%5D.pdf">a two-step short-term funding bill,</a> also known as a continuing resolution, or CR. The bill will keep the government funded at current levels and does not include any new spending cuts. It also doesn’t contain new spending requests, meaning no new Israel aid — which has bipartisan support — or Ukraine aid, which has some Republican backing but is opposed by other conservatives.
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The bill’s approach is rare in that it sets two different deadlines for figuring out a long-term funding plan: Funding for some sections of government — transportation, housing, energy, agriculture, and veterans’ affairs — will expire January 19, and funding for other sections — including defense — will expire February 2. The legislation now heads to the Senate, which is expected to approve it.
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House Republicans’ goal behind proposing this staggered approach is to prevent the passage of a massive omnibus package that includes all the spending bills at the same time. Republicans claim they are opposed to omnibuses due to their scale, and the fact that they tend to force a quick vote on a large swath of funding right before the winter holidays. By using what they’ve described as a “laddered” approach, the GOP hopes to have more time to negotiate over individual bills and their specific priorities. The long-term goal is to use that process to make deep cuts into government spending, an effort opposed by Democrats and the Biden White House.
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In the near term, lawmakers’ actions bode well for ensuring that agencies and government services stay open and functional, and that government staff don’t experience disruptions to their workflow or paychecks. Much like it has done in the past, however, Congress’ decision to embrace a CR will allow it to simply procrastinate on the challenges of negotiating final spending bills — and merely postpone the possibility of a shutdown until 2024.
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The breakdown of this week’s House vote forecasts the conflicts yet to come over the passage of full-year spending bills.
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The CR passed this week 336-95, with substantial Democratic support and backing from some Republicans. The most conservative members of the GOP caucus, however, pilloried the legislation. “It contains no spending reductions, no border security, and not a single meaningful win for the American people,” the far-right Freedom Caucus said in a statement.
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Right-wing opposition to spending is one hurdle that House Speaker Mike Johnson will have to continue navigating as he tries to find an agreement on the full-year bills that will satisfy the entirety of his conference. Doing so may prove impossible, forcing Johnson to revisit the strategy he took with the CR, crafting a package acceptable to Democrats in order to win their support.
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Taking such a path could prove perilous to his speakership, however. Previously, Republicans ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy for working with Democrats to pass a CR to keep the government open. This time around, lawmakers said they wouldn’t yet do the same to Johnson since he still hasn’t had sufficient time on the job to address conservative priorities.
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“I’ve been at the job less than three weeks, right? I can’t change, I can’t turn an aircraft carrier overnight,” <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/14/politics/house-vote-government-shutdown/index.html">Johnson told CNN</a>.
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That doesn’t mean threats to Johnson’s leadership won’t emerge again next year, however. Some of his caucus’ right-most members have already begun to float plans to assert their power by <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/14/mike-johnson-speaker-shutdown-democrats-00127083">making procedural votes difficult</a>, and others have suggested that their patience with Johnson isn’t infinite. As Freedom Caucus member and Virginia Rep. Morgan Griffith <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/14/mike-johnson-speaker-shutdown-democrats-00127083">told Politico</a>, “I think most people are willing to give him some time, but we need to see something different.”
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Johnson signaled that a showdown was likely coming over spending in 2024 as Republicans sought to push more of their priorities in the individual bills, while also signaling that the GOP may need to make some compromises. “We’re not surrendering, we’re fighting, but you have to be wise about choosing the fights,” <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/14/politics/house-vote-government-shutdown/index.html">Johnson told CNN</a>. Further adding to the uncertainty, he added that he wouldn’t support any more CRs — meaning if Congress can’t get to a full year spending deal, the government could shut down next year.
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There are key differences that will need to be worked out on the full-year bills: conservative Republicans want major cuts, including to foreign aid, while some Republicans and many Democrats want new money for Israel and Ukraine. Democrats generally want to boost environmental and education funding; many in the GOP (as well as some more moderate Democrats) want more money for border security. In many cases, the desires of these groups aren’t just different, they’re oppositional.
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Lawmakers will have to figure it out, however. Each year, Congress is supposed to approve 12 appropriations bills that keep agencies and Congress funded through the end of September. If they don’t — or if they don’t pass a short-term funding extension — the government shuts down. The Republican-led House has already passed seven of these bills, all of which fund the government at significantly lower levels than the agreed-upon limits in a debt ceiling deal. The Democrat-led Senate has passed three bills at levels that are more comparable to the limits in the agreement — and that have bipartisan support in that chamber. The two chambers will ultimately have to reconcile their versions of these bills before they can move forward.
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Some Republicans have said they want to see much more extreme spending cuts across these measures, including slashing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding, big cuts to child care spending, and curbing food aid programs further. Many in the party are also interested in gutting the policies from President Joe Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act, <a href="https://www.govexec.com/management/2023/11/house-gop-floats-telework-restrictions-drastic-spending-cuts-congress-weighs-options-avert-shutdown/391920/">including clawing back funding</a> from everything from the IRS to the Energy Department.
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The full year bills could be a messaging vehicle for some of Republicans’ culture wars and political priorities as well. The GOP has said it won’t back funding for any diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) government initiatives, for example. Additionally, Ukraine aid is poised to be a point of contention as more and more Republicans have turned against providing additional financial support to the country in its defense against Russia’s invasion. And funding for border security is expected to be another sticking point, with Republicans eager to set aside more resources for a border wall.
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All of these are nonstarters for Democrats, who have included <a href="https://thehill.com/business/budget/4123988-senate-negotiators-pass-all-12-funding-bills-for-first-time-in-years/">increases in EPA funding</a>, Pell Grant funding, and tribal program resources as part of their Senate bills. Biden has also requested a total of roughly $100 billion in supplemental aid including $61 billion in Ukraine aid, $14 billion in Israel aid, and $9 billion in humanitarian aid to Gaza, Israel, and Ukraine.
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For now, the CR ensures there won’t be any shutdown drama over the holidays, though there’s no such guarantee for January and February. “This was a very important first step to get us to the next stage so that we can change how Washington works,” <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-bill-pass-government-shutdown-speaker-mike-johnson-rcna125008">Johnson said</a>.
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Physicists have a pretty good handle on how stuff behaves on the surface of the Earth. But a lot of matter in the universe exists outside this narrow band of relatively low temperatures and pressures. Inside planets and stars, the crushing force of gravity begins to overwhelm the electromagnetic and nuclear forces that keep atoms apart and maintain the shapes of molecules.
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What happens next? Scientists (including a consortium of researchers at the National Science Foundation’s Center for Matter at Atomic Pressures) are just starting to figure that out. They use a variety of tools (including some humongous lasers) to simulate planetary cores and see what happens. A few standout findings so far:
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<a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/black-hot-superionic-ice-may-be-natures-most-common-form-of-water-20190508/">Water can become a hot black ice that conducts electricity </a>
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<a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2119442-metallic-hydrogen-finally-made-in-lab-at-mind-boggling-pressure/">Hydrogen gas can be compressed down into a shiny metal</a>
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<a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312180838.htm">Sodium (a soft, silvery metal at atmospheric pressure) can turn transparent </a>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STsI6IbPbGQ">How to find a planet you can’t see</a>
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<em>This material is based upon work of and presented by the </em><a href="https://www.rochester.edu/cmap"><em>Center for Matter at Atomic Pressures (CMAP)</em></a><em>, supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. PHY-2020249. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation.</em>
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<em>This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration under Award Number DE-NA0003856, the University of Rochester, and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.</em>
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<em>This video was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the U.S. Government. Neither the U.S. Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the U.S. Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the U.S. Government or any agency thereof.</em>
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<h1 data-aos="fade-right" id="from-the-hindu-sports">From The Hindu: Sports</h1>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Badminton | Prannoy loses in Japan Masters, Indian challenge ends</strong> - H.S. Prannoy squandered an opening game advantage to lose 21-19, 16-21, 19-21 to Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen in a 73-minute men’s singles match</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>IND vs NZ | Nasser Hussain, Wasim Akram laud India’s ‘genuine hero’ Rohit Sharma</strong> - Rohit’s rollicking 47 off 29 balls ensured that India got off to a flying start in the semifinal against New Zealand, and his partnership with Shubman Gill laid the foundation for a massive score</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>World Cup 2023 Semifinal SA vs AUS | South Africa will have to be ready for a very motivated Australia</strong> - The Proteas’ rugby team recently won the World Cup and if the cricketers can take inspiration from that and go the extra mile, then they have the capability of putting it across the Aussies</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>IND vs NZ | Williamson lauds incredible India after semi-final loss</strong> - Chasing a 398-run target set by India, 2019 runners-up New Zealand who have never won the competition stayed in the hunt through an excellent 134 from Daryl Mitchell but ended up losing by 70 runs</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Only BJP can fulfil dream of making India global superpower: Gadkari</strong> - Mr. Gadkari said that within five years, diesel and petrol vehicles will hardly be seen, only electric, ethanol and hydrogen vehicles will be seen.</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Chhattisgarh Assembly election | ‘Swing’ belt of Bilaspur could prove crucial for both Congress, BJP</strong> - Among the five administrative divisions of Chhattisgarh, the Bilaspur division, located in the central region, has the highest number of 25 Assembly constituencies which will play a crucial role in deciding the winner this time</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Rajasthan polls: BJP pledges LPG subsidy, completion of Eastern Canal Project</strong> - Pledging a slew of schemes for girls and women, he said a ‘mahila thana’ will be set up in every district and ‘mahila desk’ in every police station besides an anti-romeo squad in every city.</p></li>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>IIT Madras, Sri Ramachandra Institute to offer dual MD-PhD degree in medical engineering</strong> - An agreement signed between the institutions allows selected PG NEET-qualified M.D. students from Sri Ramachandra, to pursue a Ph.D. at IIT Madras; the goal is to produce trained research scientists to help develop equipment indigenously, for the healthcare sector</p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Developers can’t seem to stop exposing credentials in publicly accessible code</strong> - Many transgressions come from “very large companies that have robust security teams.” - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1984368">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>ULA chief on the Vulcan rocket: “The path to flight one is clear”</strong> - “We are expecting Blue to keep up with us.” - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1984231">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Dealmaster: Gaming monitors, big-screen TVs, home office gear, and more</strong> - Big screens, small screens, and everything in between ahead of Black Friday. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1984067">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>The reviews are done—SpaceX is clear to launch Starship</strong> - Everything appears to be “go” for launch Friday of the tallest rocket ever built. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1984313">link</a></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Apple’s China ties under Congressional scrutiny after Jon Stewart cancellation</strong> - Lawmakers demand that Apple commit to not censoring content critical of China. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1984300">link</a></p></li>
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<p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Marshy_72"> /u/Marshy_72 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/17w57rs/a_blonde_fills_a_stadium_with_90000_people_to/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/17w57rs/a_blonde_fills_a_stadium_with_90000_people_to/">[comments]</a></span></p></li>
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The first friend asked, “Comrade, if you had two houses, would you give one of them to me?”
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The second friend replied, “Of course, Comrade!”
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The first friend was happy with this answer. He then asked, “If you had two cars, would you give one of them to me?”
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“Of course!” replied the second friend.
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“No, comrade!” The second friend said.
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“I actually have two chickens!” The second friend said.
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<p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Upvoter_NeverDie"> /u/Upvoter_NeverDie </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/17w2d9k/two_friends_lived_in_a_communist_country/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/17w2d9k/two_friends_lived_in_a_communist_country/">[comments]</a></span></p></li>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>A husband and a wife over their marriage had eight kids.One day the husband notices that their sixth kid, Billy, looks very different from the other seven.</strong> - <!-- SC_OFF --></p>
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“You.”
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