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TikTok fortune of billionaire Republican donor Jeff Yass threatened by Washington

Jeff Yass’s Susquehanna International Group first invested $80,000 in ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, on the back of an…

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Science

World’s chocolate supply threatened by devastating virus

A rapidly spreading virus threatens the health of the cacao tree and the dried seeds from which chocolate is made,…

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Science

World’s oases threatened by desertification, even as humans expand them

Oases are important habitats and water sources for dryland regions, sustaining 10% of the world’s population despite taking up about…

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Science

Africa’s iconic flamingos threatened by rising lake levels

It is one of the world’s most spectacular sights — huge flocks or “flamboyances” of flamingos around East Africa’s lakes…

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Science

Common loons threatened by declining water clarity

The Common Loon, an icon of the northern wilderness, is under threat from climate change due to reduced water clarity,…

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Science

Great apes threatened by mining for electric vehicle batteries

The noise pollution, habitat loss and disease spillover that can come with mining could threaten chimpanzee populations in some countries…

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Biden administration restores threatened species protections : NPR

This February 2021 photo released by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife shows a protected gray wolf near Yosemite,…

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Politics

Republican senator says he was threatened over potential TikTok ban

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said he received a voicemail in which someone threatened to “find” and “shoot” him over a…

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How AI is already helping scientists track threatened humpback whales : NPR

Humpback whales that spend their winters in Hawaii, like this mother and calf, have declined over the last decade. Martin…

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Trump says NATO countries spent ‘billions’ after he threatened to not defend EU

“I said that’s exactly what it means,” he said. “And the following day, billions and billions of dollars came pouring…

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