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When you’re traduced, abused and gaslighted – believe me, Black History Month matters | Hugh Muir

There is always debate about the concept’s necessity and efficacy. But with nativists in their pomp, it’s good to focus on who we are and why What forces shaped four generations of Black Britons? | The panel Pity Black History Month UK, assailed on all sides. Those on the right seek to end the celebration on the basis that it amounts to special treatment for a group that doesn’t deserve it. History should be colour-blind: society should not differentiate, they say. We are not racist, we just want fairness. But often, they are – and they really don’t. On the other side of the argument are the p

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Is AI a threat to scientific research? Concerns fueling controversy over mathematics

While AI has contributed to science in a variety of ways, it has been pointed out that it risks undermining trust in the scientific process and calling into question the novelty and accuracy of research. Furthermore, there are concerns that it will become difficult to distinguish between true human scientific discoveries and fiction created by AI.

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US approves sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine

On the 30th, the United States approved the sale to Ukraine of 500 Patriot air defense missiles, which are essential for Ukraine to defend itself against intensified Russian air strikes. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that the missiles could take "several years" to arrive.

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امریکہ میں وسط مدتی انتخابات سے قبل تنازع: ڈیموکریٹ امیداوار عبدل السید کو اپنی ہی جماعت کے اندر مخالفت کا سامنا - BBC News اردو

امریکہ میں تین نومبر کو ہونے والے وسط مدتی انتخابات سے قبل مشیگن کی اہم سینیٹ دوڑ میں غیر معمولی سیاسی تنازع سامنے آ گیا ہے۔ ڈیموکریٹک کانگریس رکن ہیلی سٹیونز نے اپنی جماعت کے امیدوار عبدل السید کے بجائے ریپبلکن امیدوار مائیک راجرز کی حمایت کا اعلان کر دیا، ڈیموکریٹ رہنماؤں نے اسے ’غداری‘ قرار دیا ہے۔

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