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Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi says talents like Barcelona's Lamine Yamal come around only once in a half century

Author: HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 01/05/2025 | 04:50:03

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North Korea and Russia have begun building their first road link, the two countries announced. The bridge will be 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) long and its construction is expected to take 1 12 years. North Korea's Korean Central News Agency said the bridge would expand cross-border travel of people. Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korea and promised not to forget the sacrifices of North Korean soldiers for Russia. North Korean troops sacrificed for Russia, he said.

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Drop comes amid a huge fall in consumer sentiment, which in April dropped 32% to lowest level since 1990 recession

The US economy shrank in the first three months of the year, according to official data, triggering fears of an American recession and a global economic slowdown.

Donald Trump, who returned to the White House promising to “make America great again”, sought to blame Joe Biden for the figure.

However, economists said it was largely driven by an unprecedented surge in imports, as consumers and companies braced for the president to impose his controversial wave of tariffs.

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April 29 (Reuters) - Burkina Faso plans to take control of more foreign-owned industrial mines, its prime minister said, as the West African nation seeks a bigger share of revenue from its resources.

Like neighbours Mali and Niger, Burkina Faso is pushing for greater control over its resources and revised its mining code last year, creating a new state mining company, Société de Participation Minière du Burkina (SOPAMIB).

It used SOPAMIB to gain control of two industrial gold mines previously owned by a London-listed Endeavour Mining (EDV.L), opens new tab in a deal finalised late last year.

Prime Minister Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo said in a speech broadcast on national television late on Monday that the government planned to further expand control over its resources.

"SOPAMIB has already recovered two industrial mines, notably Boungou and Wahgnion, and this will continue," he said.

The mining sector reforms have worried investors. But Burkina Faso's military-led government says change is needed to maximize revenue from the country's vast gold reserves and reboot an economy hit by insecurity.

Epic Games v. Apple judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers just ruled that, effective immediately, Apple is no longer allowed to collect fees on purchases made outside apps and blocks the company from restricting how developers can point users to where they can make purchases outside of apps.

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The judge also referred the case to the US attorney to review it for possible criminal contempt proceedings.

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Have you ever asked yourself, “Why don’t any GenZ-ers come to these things?”

As a GenZer, I’ve noticed that many of my peers feel like these protests aren’t specific enough to accomplish anything. Our generation is tired of political statements that feel more performative than substantive.

This isn’t to disparage the incredible work we’ve been doing in 50501. You all rock, and I’m especially grateful to all the wonderful friends I’ve gotten to meet through this group.

But, we need to tweak our strategy to make our movement as effective as possible.

It’s common sense that making our demands more specific will lower the threshold for how many people a successful protest requires. “Impeaching Trump” might require 4% of the population, while “Stopping the SAVE act” might require 2%. What will keep this movement going is clear results and a clear direction. Victories in specific areas will inspire other specific, clearly defined victories. So, introducing a specific set of demands for our next protest only makes sense.

Admin might say: “But we don’t want to scare people off with unpopular issues.” We might be tempted to reply that it won’t matter how many people we have if we never define a goal clearly enough to reach it. And this is a valid objection. But a more constructive response might be: “then let’s find an issue everyone agrees on.”

I’ve linked a secure, anonymous poll where you can indicate the 1-3 issues you feel pose a greatest threat to our democracy. (I predict that almost everyone will choose the same one). This will give us the data we need to convince mods to tailor our next protest (and hopefully our future protests) to the same specific issue(s).

https://strawpoll.com/e7ZJaDBqKg3

(You are more than welcome to comment or DM me if you’d prefer for security reasons).

My personal take? We should be devoting all our marches to stopping Trump from deporting political dissidents to El Salvador.

• It sets a terrifying precedent for violating democratic norms, since it’s in denial of a direct Supreme Court order and constitutional protections. If we don’t remind him IMMEDIATELY that he has to respect our rights, then he’ll trample over them for the next four years.
• It’s a salient issue that’s relatively easy for the Trump administration to back out of. So, he actually do it if we shut down society enough (as opposed to fixing trade alliances that he’s permanently severed). Especially considering that tensions with El Salvador are rising (due to ES wanting assurances that people are actually guilty), the time is ripe.
• There are particularly horrific details that we can’t just sit by and watch. Four year old kids with cancer are being deported. People with tattoos for autism awareness are getting carted off. People who aren’t on lists but HAPPEN TO NOT BE WHITE are getting thrown in ICE vans. There’s so little oversight in this that eight women got thrown in the plane to the El Salvadoran men’s prison and had to be shoved off last minute.
• Deporting undesirables to camps is the closest we’ve come (so far) to a full-on fascist regime, and we have to hold the line here.
• This issue unites many other concerns on our list. Targeting judges, overthrowing birthright citizenship, and violating court orders are all bound up in Trump’s campaign against immigrants, students, and political dissidents

However, I want to read everyone else’s thoughts about the most important issues.

I believe in this community, and I’m confident that everybody wants the best for this movement and will work their ass off to make sure we succeed. Let’s keep up the great work as we approach the next march!!

I'm so glad the fermentation succeeded the sample tastes like apple cider with a sour kiss. The smell is extremely sweet. The alcohol kicks 🤙

I used the traditional honey mead ratios and added dried dates with yeast. Proper cleaning is the most important part.

"If a great country needs to stand up, it will stand up at any moment," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://kyivindependent.com/kremlin-says-russia-ready-for-full-scale-mobilization-like-in-wwii-at-any-moment/

Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

This is to a town of only ~100,000 people

In the wake of the insolvency of air taxi developer Lilium, German battery cell developer CustomCells has now also filed for insolvency. Lilium was CustomCells' largest customer and failed to pay some large invoices.