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politics China bans exports of crucial tech minerals gallium, germanium, and antimony to U.S. Ellsworth Toohey

politics How a dictator keeps things fresh: From polonium tea to severed cables Ellsworth Toohey

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Cut the chatter Red 2 Bidding for the rediscovered movie prop "Red Leader" X-Wing fighter starts at $400k Jason Weisberger

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isp FTC wants an ISP to stop "lying" and actually meet its highspeed advertising claims Jason Weisberger

crypto Is Cryptoland, the "first physical crypto island", a parody of NFT culture? Is parody even possible? Thom Dunn

accidents Firefighters rescue naked man trapped in cinema's bathroom wall for several days David Pescovitz

maps Someone made a map of every Internet-connected cable under water Thom Dunn

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climate change How carbon credits helped a Native American tribe buy back its land and revitalize it Thom Dunn

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