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In remarks to reporters Tuesday and in a social media post on Wednesday, Trump made numerous false claims about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Russian war on Ukraine – some of which echoed inaccurate talking points from Vladimir Putin. Here is a fact check of some of his assertions.

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Today marks the 216th birthday of #CharlesDarwin. For us, it's a day to reflect on Darwin's underpinning values – his humanism – and to recognise what was once considered radicalism has become common sense to most people today. #DarwinDay

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North Queensland continues to face a flood emergency, with some parts struck by close to 2 metres of rain since the disaster began on the weekend.

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New excellent map memes drop every day. Great for my #badgeographyjoke collection…

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Canada is considering 100% tariffs on Teslas. 🔗: www.businesstoday.in/world/canada...

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electric/hybrid vehicles now account for more than half of passenger vehicle sales in china

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A new catalyst in lithium-air batteries enhances performance and lifespan by facilitating charge transport and reducing overpotential, showing promise for future energy storage solutions. doi.org/g8xdpp

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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested, according to the country’s anti corruption agency, the latest chapter in a weekslong political showdown that began with the embattled president’s shock martial law decree last month.

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#OnThisDay 1697 on a road between Edinburgh to Leith, 20-year-old student Thomas Aikenhead climbed the ladder to the gallows, and a noose was placed around his neck. He was the last person in Britain to be executed for blasphemy.🧵 #HumanistHeritage heritage.humanists.uk/thomas-aiken...

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Parker Solar Probe phones home after closest encounter with the Sun. www.jhuapl.edu/news/news-re...

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The incident involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea is the latest in a series of suspected attacks on critical infrastructure. We commend the Finnish authorities for their swift action in boarding the suspected vessel. My joint statement → europa.eu/!k6cCfB (1/3)

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Genomic analysis suggests key human traits emerged before the split of modern and archaic humans, with significant genetic events like chromosome 2 fusion occurring over 900,000 years ago. doi.org/g8wng5

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Astronomers hope the Proba-3 mission will help them get a better view of the corona, the sun's outer atmosphere, which is even hotter than the sun's surface. via @chandelis.bsky.social

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Satellite images of the large-scale mazut pollution after the accidents with Russian tankers. The images show mazut stains on the coast. 📷: Radio Svoboda

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The war unleashed by Vladimir Putin has killed hundreds of thousands and shattered millions of lives. It has also debunked decades of Kremlin propaganda and finally buried the myth of Russians and Ukrainians as “one people,” writes Peter Dickinson www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

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Was this the most visually-appealing solar flare of 2024? According to my social media engagement it was, as my most liked/viewed post ever on the other app. It's a fantastic solar flare example from September 1st, with striking flare loops, flare fan, and supra-arcade downflows. #astronomy

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☀️🌪️The EU generated a RECORD 30% of electricity from wind and solar in the first half of 2024, for the first time surpassing fossil fuels’ share of 27% 🔗Read more electricity highlights from 2024: ember-energy.org/lat...

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⚡️Ukraine won't extend Russian gas transit, Zelensky confirms. “We will not engage in extending the transit of Russian gas. We will not give (Russia) the opportunity to earn additional billions on our blood,” Zelensky said.

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LHCb sheds light on the matter-antimatter puzzle. home.cern/news/news/ph...

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South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol in an extraordinary rebuke after his own ruling party turned on him following his refusal to resign over his short-lived martial law attempt

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The origin of genetic code: Study finds textbook version needs revision.

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The longest-living vertebrate could offer clues to extending the human lifespan, scientists say

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Assad's final hours in Syria: Deception, despair and flight www.reuters.com/world/middle...

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While Neanderthals and modern humans lived together in Europe for only a relatively short time, two separate studies found inter-species breeding took place from around 50,000 years ago.

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From mills to megawatts: How humans harnessed the wind... RethinkX www.rethinkx.com/blog/harness...

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@robin-j-brooks.bsky.social Great to see you here. You used to be one of the economists I followed for ages at the other site, but I recently deleted that account. If you cross-post here I can continue to follow you.

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Latest news that the Assad dictatorship has fallen in Syria. To a large extent this seems to be a result of the declining influence of his main supporters Iran & Russia. Both powers had been significantly distracted by wars of choice they or their proxies started against Ukraine & Israel.

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I don't comment that often on the US political scene; but the educational & health implications of the hardening of the Right in red states is becoming noticeable.

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This is my BlueSky account replacing my now deleted Twitter/X account. Hoping for better things. So far so good.

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When you can't let the cat go out because he might invade Poland

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A new effort to map the rumblings in spacetime caused by enormous black hole collisions paints a surprisingly loud and lopsided picture of the universe.

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Measles vaccination has saved an estimated 94 million lives globally since 1974. Of those, 92 million were children.

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US study finds cervical cancer deaths have plummeted among young women since the introduction of HPV vaccination. www.livescience.com/health/cance...

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Among people who indicate that they have no religious affiliation, what percentage: Never attend religious services + don't believe in God? In 2022, it reached an all-time high of 17%. That means that 83% of nones are not really non-religious on other dimension.

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One of the things I still don’t understand is how these tech bros can be pro-technology and anti science.

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Global sales of petrol and diesel vehicles have fallen by almost a fifth in two and half years while electric vehicle (EV) demand has risen to account for around 17 per cent of the auto market, according to New AutoMotive's latest Global Electric Vehicle Tracker www.businessgreen.com/news/4382540...

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Just a reminder that vaccines are saving lives left right and center. During COVID the vaccines did their job brilliantly. At least 20 million lives saved. Nice.

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