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Russia fines Google more than Earth’s entire wealth: Can the tech giant avoid paying?

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

A Russian court has fined Google an astronomical $20 decillion for blocking Russian state channels on YouTube, marking one of the highest penalties ever imposed globally. The fine, which significantly exceeds the world’s GDP, has escalated as Google refused to lift restrictions on specific Russian media. The case, rooted in Google’s decision to block Russian state-linked channels, reflects the growing tension between tech companies and governments on content regulation.

In US, transgender candidates enter political lion's den

France24.com (en) 

In the United States, transgender rights have become a hot-button election issue -- and the latest battle in America's culture wars. Manuel, who identifies as transgender and nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, serves as the director of operations for the Louisiana Abortion Fund, which helps provide access to abortion services. Despite an initial aversion to unveiling their private life, they are running for Congress as a Democrat in the southern state, one of the most traditionally conservative in the country. Читать дальше...

Patrick Mahomes eyeing WNBA franchise for Kansas City

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) Patrick Mahomes said he wants to see a WNBA expansion team come to Kansas City. Unlike the average professional athlete, Mahomes may have the pull, and the money, to make it happen. "We want to get basketball to Kansas City in general and then WNBA," Mahomes said Thursday. "The success that they've had this last season and these last few seasons, it's kind of a no-brainer." Mahome

‘It was a trap’: flood alert came too late for residents of Paiporta, Spain - The Guardian

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  1. ‘It was a trap’: flood alert came too late for residents of Paiporta, Spain  The Guardian
  2. Devastating images from Spain's floods  BBC
  3. Spain floods latest: Death toll soars to 158 as EU says ‘catastrophic’ Valencia flood should serve as warning  The Independent
  4. Why were the floods in Spain so bad? A visual guide  The Guardian
  5. Deadly Spanish floods drive home threat of Mediterranean ‘petrol can’  Financial Times

Cantabrian Wins Young Horticulturist Of The Year Competition

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Speaking after winning the coveted Young Horticulturist (Kaiahuone rangatahi o te tau) title at the finals in Karaka last night, Anna said her feeling of disbelief over the win quickly turned to one of “great excitement.” Her partner, parents ...