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Moldovan authorities have denounced what they call “unprecedented” Russian interference in an upcoming parliamentary election. Cyberattacks, destabilization, electoral corruption, disinformation. These instruments aim to discredit the pro-European party of President Maia Sandu, re-elected last year. FRANCE 24 speaks to Clara Volintiru, Black Sea Regional Director at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to sit on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, is now facing removal by Donald Trump, another obstacle in a long line she has faced and written about during her experiences as one of a small number of Black women in the field of economics.Cook was nominated to the Fed in 2022 by then president Joe Biden after building a career that spanned both government and academia, including work at the treasury department, service in the White House, and a long record of scholarly contributions.But her path to confirmation wasn’t without hostility. Republicans opposed…

How did we choose these deals? I only write about products I have tested myself, know is from a reliable brand, and would recommend to my friends and family. I have no interest in writing about junky products you’ll buy and regret spending money on. As a wearables editor, I’m constantly reading and writing news about interesting products, scrolling through Reddit threads to see what users have to say about these products, and testing them out for myself. So when I’m choosing deals, I have a low tolerance for garbage (and garbage discounts). You can trust that I’m only including products worth…

Two goals in three minutes from Jørgen Strand Larsen completed a stirring Wolves comeback as they defeated West Ham 3-2 in the Carabao Cup second round.The Norwegian striker, a transfer target for Newcastle, stepped off the bench to provide a pair of unstoppable finishes eight and six minutes from time to get Molineux rocking.The West Ham captain, Jarrod Bowen, posted on Instagram to apologise to West Ham’s travelling fans for his post-match conduct, after he and his teammates went over to applaud them. At one stage, he appeared to point at a fan and make a comment, before attempting to…

Around 12,000 years ago, a man was shot by an arrow with an exotic stone tip in what is now Vietnam. He survived the initial injury but likely succumbed to infection, a new analysis of his remains suggests.The man’s well-preserved skeleton may be the earliest evidence of violence in Southeast Asia, the study authors claim, although some researchers say more evidence is needed to make that conclusion.In a study published Wednesday (Aug. 27) in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, the researchers detailed their analysis of the man’s skeleton, dubbed TBH1. The man was about 35…

Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…

Travis County District Attorney José P. Garza and Rosa Isela Batalla Morales and sit in his office. Austin-based D Guerra Construction LLC agreed to plead guilty in connection with the death of Batalla Morales’ son, Juan José Galvan Batalla, who died in October 2021 when a 13-foot-deep trench caved while he was working. Lorianne Willett/KUT News hide caption toggle caption Lorianne Willett/KUT News A Texas construction company that was one of scores across the country whose employees have died after trenches they were working in collapsed, reached a plea deal Tuesday with prosecutors. Austin-based D Guerra Construction LLC agreed to…

Another day, another brand new set of Pips puzzles to solve. Pips is the latest game on the New York Times Games App, and it’s proved to be quite a hit with players. I definitely enjoy the three tiers of difficulty. Warm up with Easy and Medium, then test your skills against the Difficult. It really does make you think a very specific way about how to approach each puzzle, finding the most specific conditions and working out from there. In any case, let’s solve today’s! Looking for Tuesday’s Pips? Read our guide right here. How To Play Pips In…

Authors are celebrating a “historic” settlement expected to be reached soon in a class-action lawsuit over Anthropic’s AI training data. On Tuesday, US District Judge William Alsup confirmed that Anthropic and the authors “believe they have a settlement in principle” and will file a motion for preliminary approval of the settlement by September 5. The settlement announcement comes after Alsup certified what AI industry advocates criticized as the largest copyright class action of all time. Although the lawsuit was raised by three authors—Andrea Bartz, Kirk Wallace Johnson, and Charles Graeber—Alsup allowed up to 7 million claimants to join based on…

The first human case of a flesh-eating parasite infestation has been confirmed in the US, authorities say.New World screwworm (NWS) myiasis was found in a patient who returned to the US from El Salvador, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday. The case was confirmed on 4 August.NWS myiasis is a parasitic infestation of fly larvae, or maggots, caused by parasitic flies.The pest primarily affects livestock, and authorities have said the risk to US public health was currently “very low”.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) worked with Maryland’s health department to investigate the case.HHS spokesperson…