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Israel developing dual plan to evacuate civilians from Rafah ahead of strike on Hamas: Netanyahu
  • It is not clear where Israel plans on evacuating the Palestinian citizens, as most can’t return to the northern region due to widespread destruction.

    They also more than likely cannot move into Egypt without violating a four-decade peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

    The border between Gaza and Egypt is already a humanitarian aid entry point.

    The plan has been met with criticism, including from the US, as Israel has intentions of moving ground forces into the city.

    I am sure it will be fine. IDF has shown that they go to great lengths to protect innocent palestinians.

    For real, it has some "sell their flooded houses to aquaman" vibes. Evacuate where? There is nowhere to evacuate. It would have been funny, if it wasnt so tragic.

  • Biden mixes up Germany's Angela Merkel with late Helmut Kohl
  • What if he is a time traveller? Both Mitterrand and Kohl ruled in the 90s. Maybe he was supposed to travel to the 90s to save the future. But his time machine malfunctioned and arrived in the 2020s.

  • Γιατί η τιμή της κοκαΐνης έχει πέσει στο μισό
  • Εάν κάνεις κατάσχεση στο 10% της ηρωίνης και οι κατασχέσεις σου(σε τόνους) έχουν αυξηθεί, αυτό σημαίνει ότι εισάγονται μεγαλύτερες ποσότητες ηρωίνης σε σχέση με το παρελθόν, κάτι που σημαίνει ότι η τιμή της ηρωίνης έχει μειωθεί.

    Όσο αυξάνεται η προσφορά, μειώνεται η τιμή(συνήθως).

    Δηλαδή η τιμή δεν έχει πέσει λόγω των κατασχέσεων αλλά οι αυξημένες κατασχέσεις υποδεικνύουν μεγαλύτερες ποσότητες εισαγόμενης ηρωίνης, άρα και χαμηλότερη τιμή.

  • Do you prefer Twitch or YouTube for watching live streams?
  • Youtube has better quality and rewind but twitch has more interesting chat, even if it is just spamming emojis. Twitch chat has a vibe, feels like you are in a stadium. Also for gaming streams, twitch is a must. Also you need a browser extension like 7tv to appreciate the chat.

  • Βαγγέλης Μαρινάκης: Καράβια, κανάλια, μπάλα και 3 TONOI ηρωίνης!

    Γνωστός περισσότερο ως εφοπλιστής και ιδιοκτήτης του Ολυμπιακού, ο Βαγγέλης Μαρινάκης δεν είναι μόνο αυτό. Έχει εξαγοράσει όποιο χρεοκοπημένο μέσο ενημέρωσης υπήρχε. Και το όνομά του έχει αναφερθεί στη μεγαλύτερη υπόθεση διακίνησης ναρκωτικών στην Ευρώπη, το γνωστό Noor One.

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    Age of Water: Is set to launch early 2024
  • I played the beta. I wouldnt call it a good game but it was a game that i enjoyed playing. Maybe i liked it because ever since i was a kid, i was always fascinated by mad max/waterworld. Having your own vehicle, roaming a hostile desert(or sea).

    You have a customizable ship, you can build it how you want. And you have a base that can be built and upgraded. And a giant open world with a forgetful story and generic npc. The gameplay was ok, though the world of warships has infinitely superior naval combat. I think it is using similar to war thunder naval combat(same publisher), which is a bit too arcadey for my taste(not that world of warships is a simulator, but it is a more immersive experience).

  • Exclusive: Nearly half of the Israeli munitions dropped on Gaza are imprecise ‘dumb bombs,’ US intelligence assessment finds | CNN Politics
  • Israel has shitload of bombs available. But since Gaza is a completely uncontested airspace(therefore israeli planes can fly and drop dumb bombs safely) and they dont give a fuck about the palestinians, it is cheaper to use dumb bombs instead of guided.

  • ‘Napoleon’ & ‘Flower Moon’ Flopped Harder Than ‘Marvels’ — Why the Different Narrative?
  • Because those are individual movies, individual movies failing isnt that unusual. Marvels is just another failed movie in a series of failing movies/series. It is indicative of a trajectory, a more interesting story to write about.

    I've heard more people shitting on the last Ant Man movie, than the Marvels one. I think people just dont care about marvel movies anymore and most people expected Marvels to be mediocre/bad, so it flew under the radar more than Ant Man.

    I dont know how Killers of the Flower Moon had 200mil budget, was it just acting salaries?

    Also according to wikipedia, Marvels had a 275mil(gross)/220mil(net) budget, while Napoleon had 130-200mil. And if Napoleon had 130mil and Marvels had 275mil, the expectations are different. Especially if advertising budget isnt included in that and it is doubling the final budget(550mil vs 260mil).

  • Victory is an opportunity for Israel in the midst of crisis - opinion
  • Turkey and Greece exchanged each other’s ethnicities post WWI and War for Turkish independence, ethnic cleansing but not necessarily genocidal.

    Yet for some reason there are 0 greeks in Turkey atm and 200k muslims in Greece, most of which selfidentify as ethnic turks. I wonder what happened, i guess we will never know. Oh wait, we do.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_pogrom

    Also weirdly enough, sanctioned by international mediation because shit was weird back then

    It's not weird, greeks and turks have murdered shitload of each others civilians.

    After Greece's "Great Idea" plan(conquering Western Turkey) got crashed, Greece wanted to protect the surviving greeks in Turkey from further reprisals. So both sides decided to partially exchange populations while protecting the remaining minorities. Eventually(30 years later) Turkey decided they didnt want any greeks left in Turkey and violated the deal. Greece on the other hand just kept being shitty to ethnic turks living in Greece but at least they are mostly ok now.

    Most greeks are aware of civilian turks getting murdered. I am not so sure turks are aware of the civilian greeks slaughtered. This "exchange" ended 3000+ year of continuous presence(with majority or almost majority percentages) of ethnic greeks in Anatolia(Western Turkey).

  • Victory is an opportunity for Israel in the midst of crisis - opinion
  • They are not genociding, they are just removing palestinians from areas, they are ethnic cleansing those areas. This is a pretty standard nation building tactic, except most, european, nations did it in the past, while Israel is doing it now. Azerbaijan did it too with their armenian enclave in Nagorno Karabakh. The armenians "voluntarily" left the region and now there are basically 0 armenians there.

    Genocide focuses more on the destruction of people.

  • Gaza faces ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as power plant running out of fuel
  • Because Israel unilaterally left Gaza in 2005, as per the above link, and dismantled their settlements there.

    Having the prison guards live next to your house instead of inside your house makes little difference.

    Egypt has agreed to allow supplies through, and air shipments are happening until the crossing is clear. Under normal circumstances they only let people out and oil and some humanitarian aid supplies in, everything else goes through Israel.

    So they cant move things.

    It literally does. What exists now is called a blockade.

    So was Vichy France independent just because it technically wasnt occupied by nazi troops? In fact, it was occupied a few years later, when the war started going to shit for the nazis.

    The reason Gaza wasn't allowed total freedom and autonomy has something to do with its regular attacks against civilians, and also Israel wanting leverage over them, leverage they are now using now to get their kidnapped back

    So how do you think this will ever end? Are you saying that the only solution, is the final solution?

    Bold of Gaza to launch a massive terror attack on a state they are dependent on, then complain about human rights abuses when they stop assisting them. If Israel went by Hamas' playbook, there would be no Palestine.

    So you think it is unfair for the rest of the world to demand from Israel to be a law abiding nation while fighting a terrorist organization? Do you think Israel should be allowed to kill thousands of innocent palestinians just because Hamas did it?

    And does it make that big of a difference if you kill people with an AK or if you bomb and starve them?

    I just want you to imagine some other state deliberately going out of its way to cut all water, electricity and food to a region with 2 million people because 1000 "x" people attacked and killed 1000 "y" people. Let's say if Azerbaijan did it to the Nagorno-Karabakh armenian enclave(well not anymore). Do you think that would be morally acceptable?

    I am ok with ethnic cleansing, i am actually a big proponent. But if Israel thinks this is the solution, they should come out and state it. Because honestly, i cant justify Israel's actions(cutting water, food and electricity) in any other context.

  • Gaza faces ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as power plant running out of fuel
  • In what way Gaza isnt occupied? Can the inhabitants leave? Can you get stuff in and out of that area? Just because it doesnt have actual israeli occupiers inside Gaza, doesnt mean that it isnt occupied.

    If you live in a place and armed guards dont let you leave or get anything in or out, are you free?

    It would be odd if it were a war crime not to provide a hostile enemy territory with supplies while being attacked by them.

    When the territory was never independent and was always dependent on you and you never allowed it to become independent, then yes, you have an obligation to keep those people alive. And thats the bare minimum legal obligation that you have. Dont take my word, literally the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says so

    "Israel has a right to self-defence, but it has to be done within international law ... cutting water, cutting electricity, cutting food to a mass of civilian people is against international law,"

    Even if you ignore the moral thing of you know, not letting people die for no reason, Israel has a legal obligation. Similarly to how when a country occupies a territory, they have an obligation to provide for that territory. So unless Israel decides to recognize Gaza as a sovereign, free and independent state, they are responsible for it and its inhabitants.

  • Gaza faces ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as power plant running out of fuel
  • Well, there kinda was and hamas was elected 15 years ago, when the last elections happened. But still, doing warcrimes(deliberately cutting a large population off electricity, water and food) is not acceptable, even if the other side warcrimed you.

  • Biden may seek $100 billion aid package for Ukraine
  • These amounts of money is not actual money but military equipment that already exists in american warehouses, often overpriced(priced as new, even though they are about to be decommissioned). The alternative is to use missiles and tanks as payment for doctors.

    The cost is that eventually, the american military will need to replace that equipment by buying new stuff. But thats a different conversation.

  • Epic Games laying off 16% of staff, divesting from assets including Bandcamp, and generally hemorrhaging money!
  • Their reboot of Unreal Tournament failed. And so did their moba named Paragon. Arguably, their Fortnite Save the World also failed. Gears of War Judgement had poor sales for a Gears game though that may have been mostly developed by People Can Fly.

    Generally if we ignore Fortnite and Infinite Blade(a mobile game), their last successful game was Gears 3, from 12 years ago. They basically only have Fortnite, Unreal Engine and the Epic store.

  • Ο Τάκης Κατσαρός, με άρθρο του στην EfSyntakton καλεί την Πολιτική Γραμματεία του ΣΥ.ΡΙΖ.Α. να αποσύρει πραξικοπηματικά και παράνομα την υποψηφιότητα του Κασσελάκη, μετά το δήθεν ατόπημά του περί κυπρ

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    www.news247.gr Εκλογές ΣΥΡΙΖΑ: Ο Νίκος Παππάς στηρίζει Στέφανο Κασσελάκη στον β' γύρο

    Την στήριξή του στον Στέφανο Κασσελάκη για την προεδρία του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ ανακοίνωσε ο Νίκος Παππάς μετά την συνάντησή τους στη Βουλή. 'Δίνει την πνοή και τον βηματισμό που χρειαζόμαστε', είπε ο πρώην υπουργός.

    Εκλογές ΣΥΡΙΖΑ: Ο Νίκος Παππάς στηρίζει Στέφανο Κασσελάκη στον β' γύρο
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    Επικός κουβάς Μπακογιάννη για τα αντιπλημμυρικά έργα στην Αθήνα | Luben TV

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    www.news247.gr Σπαρτιάτες: Ο Στίγκας διέγραψε τρεις βουλευτές

    Με επιστολή του στον πρόεδρο της Βουλής, Κωνσταντίνο Τασούλα, ο Βασίλης Στίγκας γνωστοποίησε ότι διέγραψε τρεις βουλευτές από την ΚΟ των 'Σπαρτιατών'. Ποιοι μένουν εκτός.

    Σπαρτιάτες: Ο Στίγκας διέγραψε τρεις βουλευτές
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    Βρήκαμε τα πιο ξυσμένα μολύβια των ΑΡΝΗΤΩΝ της νέας τσιπαρισμένης ταυτότητας | Luben TV

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    www.nytimes.com Faulty Oxygen Readings Delayed Care to Black and Hispanic Covid Patients, Study Finds

    Pulse oximeters measuring oxygen in the blood often inflated the levels for dark-skinned Covid patients, who then experienced delayed care or an increased risk of hospital readmission, researchers found.

    Faulty Oxygen Readings Delayed Care to Black and Hispanic Covid Patients, Study Finds

    Pulse oximeters routinely overestimated levels of oxygen in the blood in darker-skinned Covid patients, leading to delays in treatment and hospital readmissions, according to a research article published on Thursday.

    The research focused on the first years of the coronavirus pandemic, when patients overwhelmed hospitals. At the time, blood-oxygen levels were a key factor in deciding which patients wound up in limited hospital beds and received treatment.

    Researchers from Baylor College, Johns Hopkins University and HCA Healthcare reviewed the cases of about 24,500 patients whose blood-oxygen levels were first measured with a pulse oximeter via a fingertip and whose blood was then drawn and tested to further examine those levels.

    These researchers and other experts have raised concerns that the pulse oximeter readings via fingertip of people with darker skin pigment often show flawed results. The issue has already led to reviews by federal regulators, with some efforts underway to determine how to produce more accurate readings. ImageA close-up view of a Black person's hand resting on a blue hospital blanket, their ring finger in a pulse oximeter.

    Why It Matters: The readings influence patient care.

    Pulse oximeter readings are used routinely and help inform doctors in shaping medical care for any number of illnesses, including heart failure, sleep apnea and respiratory conditions. A normal reading for a patient in good health should be an oxygen saturation level in the blood of about 95 percent or higher. If the readings are falsely high, patients may look fine on paper — but they may not get the level of care they need.

    The patients in the study released Thursday in JAMA Network Open were the ones researchers would have expected to have fared the best: Their doctors saw the need to take a more precise measure of their blood-oxygen levels. (Most patients’ fingertip reading is never double-checked with a blood draw.)

    Patients with a fingertip pulse-oximeter reading of 94 percent or more but whose blood tests showed lower levels were deemed to have an unrecognized need for Covid therapy. Black patients were found to be nearly 50 percent more likely than white patients to have their condition go undetected. Hispanic patients were 18 percent more likely than white patients to have an unrecognized need.

    Patients with unrecognized needs, regardless of race, experienced delays of roughly an hour that translated into a 10 percent higher risk of delayed Covid treatment. They were also more than twice as likely to be readmitted to the hospital.

    The new study did not include patients whose oxygen levels might have mistakenly appeared normal via the pulse oximeter but had no follow-up blood test, and perhaps were sent home even though they might have been seriously ill.

    “That’s the patient population that we’re really truly concerned about,” said Dr. Ashraf Fawzy, a study author who is a Johns Hopkins assistant professor and intensive care physician. Background: Flaws could lead to great health disparities.

    The Food and Drug Administration approves the type of fingertip pulse oximeter used in hospitals and sold by prescription. The agency issued a safety communication about the flaws in early 2021. And it held a hearing in the fall before an expert panel, with researchers outlining studies pointing to the role the device might have in deepening health disparities for patients with darker skin tone.

    The agency approved those devices through its so-called 510(k) program, which clears devices that are similar to existing ones — with some additional scrutiny. The program has been criticized over the years because the standards for clearing devices are typically lower than those for the agency’s approval of new drugs.

    During the hearing in November, the F.D.A. noted that the pulse oximeters sold over the counter are subject to even less oversight, prompting agency advisers to call for warnings to consumers who use the devices to gauge their own respiratory health. What’s Next: The F.D.A. promises further review.

    The F.D.A. has not announced a major change in how it oversees pulse oximeters, but it said on Thursday that it planned to publish a discussion paper to get feedback on the issue and convene another meeting with experts to discuss potential approaches.

    “It is a high priority for the agency to ensure that oximetry device performance is equitable and accurate for all U.S. patients,” the agency said in a statement.

    Some work has also begun to design a better pulse oximeter.

    For now, though, Dr. Fawzy said doctors should trust their overall impression of a patient’s condition when taking a pulse-oximeter reading into account.

    “It’s important for us to recognize that this device may lead to clinical decisions that are inaccurate,” he said, “or that we may be under-treating certain people or under-recognizing their needs.”

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    edition.cnn.com America's richest 10% are responsible for 40% of its planet-heating pollution, new report finds | CNN Business

    America’s wealthiest people are also some of the world’s biggest polluters – not only because of their massive homes and private jets, but because of the fossil fuels generated by the companies they invest their money in.

    America's richest 10% are responsible for 40% of its planet-heating pollution, new report finds | CNN Business
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    www.reuters.com ChatGPT fever spreads to US workplace, sounding alarm for some

    Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use.

    ChatGPT fever spreads to US workplace, sounding alarm for some
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    www.reuters.com Hunter Biden could face trial, newly named US special counsel says

    President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden may be headed for a criminal trial, U.S. Special Counsel David Weiss said shortly after promotion into that role on Friday, in a sign that courtroom drama could play an outsized role in the 2024 presidential election.

    Hunter Biden could face trial, newly named US special counsel says
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    www.reuters.com Once worth $47 billion, WeWork shares near zero after bankruptcy warning

    WeWork shares approached zero on Wednesday after the one-time startup darling warned it could go bankrupt in a stunning reversal of fortune for a company that was once privately valued at $47 billion.

    Once worth $47 billion, WeWork shares near zero after bankruptcy warning
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    www.news247.gr Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια: Ο Κούγιας ανέλαβε την υπεράσπιση Έλληνα συλληφθέντα - Ζητά ταυτοποίηση DNA για όλους

    Την υπεράσπιση επιχειρηματία, που συνελήφθη για τη δολοφονία του 29χρονου Μιχάλη στη Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια, ανέλαβε ιο Αλέξης Κούγιας, τονίζοντας πως θα πρέπει να ληφθεί δείγμα DNA από όλους τους κατηγορούμενους.

    Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια: Ο Κούγιας ανέλαβε την υπεράσπιση Έλληνα συλληφθέντα - Ζητά ταυτοποίηση DNA για όλους
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    FDA approves first oral drug for postpartum depression

    It's estimated 1 in 7 women suffer from the condition after giving birth.

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    www.reuters.com Exclusive: DeSantis' biggest donor says he won't give more money unless changes are made

    Hotel entrepreneur Robert Bigelow, the biggest individual donor to a group supporting Ron DeSantis' presidential bid, told Reuters on Friday he will not donate more money unless the Florida governor attracts new major donors and adopts a more moderate approach.

    Exclusive: DeSantis' biggest donor says he won't give more money unless changes are made
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    www.theguardian.com Battery power: how China could take charge of the electric vehicle market

    The country’s manufacturers are starting to dominate not just sales charts, but also supply chains for crucial materials

    Battery power: how China could take charge of the electric vehicle market
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    www.reuters.com Elon Musk says Twitter's blue bird to be replaced by an X

    Twitter Inc owner Elon Musk on Sunday signaled he would do more to take the social media company in a new direction with a rebranding that will replace its well-known blue bird logo with an X after acknowledging advertisers have been slow to return.

    Elon Musk says Twitter's blue bird to be replaced by an X
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    www.scientificamerican.com New Tinnitus Therapy Can Quiet Torturous Ringing in the Ears

    A combination of acoustic and electrical stimulation reduces tinnitus by half

    New Tinnitus Therapy Can Quiet Torturous Ringing in the Ears

    A combination of acoustic and electrical stimulation reduces tinnitus by half

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    Man behind viral blue-black dress photo charged with attempted murder of wife

    Scotland resident Keir Johnston faces accusations of years of domestic violence culminating in an attempt on his wife’s life.

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    www.reuters.com US FTC opens investigation into OpenAI over misleading statements

    The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI on claims it has run afoul of consumer protection laws by putting personal reputations and data at risk, the strongest regulatory threat to the Microsoft-backed startup yet.

    US FTC opens investigation into OpenAI over misleading statements
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