The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using “illegally exploited” minerals extracted from the country’s embattled east in its products, lawyers representing the African country said Thursday.

The DRC’s lawyers have sent Apple a formal cease and desist notice seen by AFP, effectively warning the tech giant it could face legal action if the alleged practice continues.

The Paris-based lawyers for the DRC accused Apple of purchasing minerals smuggled from the DRC into neighbouring Rwanda, where they are laundered and “integrated into the global supply chain”.
Contacted by AFP, Apple pointed to statements from its 2023 annual corporate report regarding the
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NEW - Top officials of the Green party falsified expert judgments and thus misled the public in Germany on the "nuclear phase-out," internal documents show.

https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik-gesellschaft/habeck-geheime-akw-akten-beamte-manipulierten-dokumente-um-atomausstieg-durchzusetzen-li.2209061

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The government of Wales has issued guidance stating that all public statues, plaques and paintings need to be “decolonised” in order to project the “right historical narrative.”

https://modernity.news/2024/04/24/government-to-conceal-public-art-that-doesnt-project-the-right-historical-narrative/

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President Trump’s message to Biden: “Close up the borders, Joe! Our country is going to hell.”

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A drag queen invited children to chant “Free Palestine” during a story event at a Massachusetts art center recently.

The chant was led by drag queen Lil Miss Hot Mess at the Northampton Center for Arts on April 14 during an event titled “Queer Storytime for Palestine,” per the Daily Mail.
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China is helping Russia meet its war goals in Ukraine by continuing to sell supplies such as drone technology and gunpowder ingredients to Moscow, the U.S. Ambassador to NATO said in an interview.

"The PRC [People's Republic of China] cannot claim to be entirely neutral in this case, [and] they are in fact picking a side," Julianne Smith told POLITICO on Tuesday. "I think when the PRC tries to portray itself as neutral, when it comes to this war, we don't buy it."

Smith said the United States was "increasingly seeing materiel support" from China to Russia, adding that this equipment — which can have both civilian and military uses — had played a critical role in helping Moscow achieve some of its aims against Ukraine.
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Black New Yorker to Biden:

“I don’t see you anywhere. I hope NY turns red because we’re NOT voting for you.” https://x.com/addisonsmithtv/status/1783457360150675772?s=46

The Biden administration finalized highly anticipated regulations on Thursday, cracking down on existing and future fossil fuel-fired power plants as part of its sweeping climate agenda.

In a joint announcement, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and White House officials said the rules would target all coal-fired power generation and future natural gas power plants. The regulations, according to the officials, will help the nation meet President Biden's goals of decarbonizing the nation's power grid and transitioning to green energy sources like wind and solar.
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😆Storyteller, Former Trump staffer Cassidy Hutchinson would ‘absolutely consider’ voting for Biden in 2024

In an appearance on CNN, the Trump staffer-turned-vocal critic took her stance a step further by floating the possibility of voting for Biden in November when asked by host Kaitlan Collins.
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