🤔 Blinken’s Jet Suffers ‘Mechanical Issue’ at Paris Airport, Second time in Months

US Sec of State Antony Blinken's aircraft experienced a "mechanical issue" at an airport in Paris Wednesday, forcing the Washington delegation to drive to Brussels for a NATO meeting.

This is the second time Blinken's plane has been grounded recently due to critical malfunctions after his modified Boeing 737 sprang an ‘oxygen leak’ mid-January – making it unsafe to fly.

The State Dept spox did not mention the type of aircraft this time…

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⚠️Amazon Bets $150BN on Data Centers to Cope with Explosion in Demand for AI - Bloomberg

Amazon hopes the investment over the next 15 years will provide the cloud-computing giant the firepower to handle an expected boom for AI applications and other digital services. 

The company plans to expand existing server farm hubs in northern Virginia and Oregon as well as push into new precincts, including Mississippi, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia.

Demand for electricity powering the centers is expected to double.

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🙈 After draining the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve to its lowest level in 40 years… the Biden admin is now cancelling their plans to refill it because oil is "way too expensive”

All part of the “green energy” plan?

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❌ Please Shut the... Oh FFS! Dozens of Huskies 🐶 Escape Pet Cafe in China

The barking mad footage from a Shenzhen shopping centre shows the dogs running wild after a customer failed to close the door properly. It reportedly took about one hour to round them up.

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⚠️ USAID Officials Privately Warn Biden Gaza Famine is “Unprecedented in Modern History”

Parts of Gaza are already experiencing famine - with hunger and malnutrition widespread, a group of USAID officials have told Biden.

“An immediate and substantial flow of food, health, nutrition and assistance; expanded humanitarian access; and safe unimpeded passage for humanitarian workers is paramount to addressing famine conditions in Gaza,” the warning read.

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ℹ️ JUST IN: UK informs Netanyahu that they are preparing to publicly declare Israel in violation of international law (Al Jazeera)

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⚠️ EU’s Borrell Condemns Israel’s Attack on Iranian Diplomatic Facility in Damascus

“I spoke with Iranian FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, reiterating our condemnation for the attack on an Iranian diplomatic facility in Damascus which resulted in several casualties,” the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said on X.

Drawing attention to the inviolability of diplomatic premises and personnel according to international law and treaties, he added that “we need to avoid further escalation.”

The Israeli strike killed seven people, including two generals from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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😳 Cancer-Causing Forever Chemicals Found in Band-Aids

Bandages from some of the most well-reputed brands, including Band-Aid, contain dangerous levels of forever chemical organic fluorine, testing by a leading watchdog has discovered.

Consumer watchdog blog Mamavation and Environmental Health News had 40 bandages from 18 different brands tested for fluorine, and detectable levels were found in 26 of them - the fact that risky chemicals come in direct contact with open wounds was 'troubling,’ the co-lead of the study warned.

Once in the bloodstream, PFAS chemicals can lodge themselves within healthy tissue where it can begin to damage the immune system, the liver, the kidneys, and other organs. 

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⚠️ Israel’s Military Bombing Campaign Uses AI-Powered Database – Which “Identified” 37K Potential Hamas-Linked Targets (Reports)

The Lavender system processed masses of data which was used to rapidly identify potential “junior” operatives to target, according to Israeli intel sources. (+972 and Local Call)

Two sources said that during the early weeks of the war they were permitted to kill 15 or 20 civilians during airstrikes on low-ranking militants - using unguided munitions known as “dumb bombs” to destroy entire homes and killing all their occupants.

Details about the specific kinds of data used to train Lavender’s algorithm, or how the program reached its conclusions, are not included in the reports.

However, the sources said that during the first few weeks of the war, Unit 8200 refined Lavender’s algorithm and tweaked its search parameters.

After randomly sampling and cross-checking its predictions, the unit concluded Lavender had achieved a 90% accuracy rate, the sources said, leading the IDF to approve its sweeping use as a target recommendation tool.

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🔴IDF Pauses All Leave for Combat Units Amid Concerns of Possible Escalation with Iran

It comes after Israel killed Iranian generals in a targeted airstrike on diplomatic premises in Damascus, Syria.

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⚠️ NATO Alliance Marks 75 Years as Trump Threatens its Future

Brussels is playing host to foreign ministers from 32 countries this week to mark 75 years since the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

As the alliance celebrates its anniversary, it’s bracing for the prospect of another perilous situation that it has faced once before – a Donald Trump presidency.

Trump recently said he warned allies while he was president that the US would not protect "delinquent" countries that aren't meeting spending targets.

His constant hectoring that Europe should do more to meet its spending commitments has even led some NATO leaders to fear that Washington could withdraw from the alliance altogether if the former president succeeds in his re-election bid in November.

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❌ICYMI: Huge Boulder Smashes into Car During Landslide Triggered by Strong 7.4M Earthquake in Taiwan

At least 52 people are still missing in Taiwan after the quake struck the island's east coast on Wednesday, killing nine people and injuring more than 1,000 others. (TVBS)

While rescue efforts continue, 93 people were trapped in eastern parts of Hualien – the epicenter of the quake.

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🔥Tourists Leap into Sea after Ferry Catches Fire Off Thailand Coast

Panicked passengers jumped into the sea to escape a raging ferry fire in the Gulf of Thailand early Thursday - all 108 people on board were reported safe.

The overnight ferry from Surat Thani province was about to arrive at Koh Tao, when one of the passengers suddenly heard a crackling sound and smelled smoke.

Footage showed people hurrying out of the ferry’s cabin while putting on life vests, as thick black smoke swept across the ferry. It was later engulfed in fire.

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🤔 CIA Warns Israel of Iran Attack Within 48 Hours – Vox News

Tehran is allegedly planning a combined drone and missile attack, dubbed a rainstorm, launched from its bases targeting strategic sites within Israel, Vox reported citing Al Mayadeen.

It is claimed that the CIA has already informed Israeli leadership regarding the imminent, retaliatory strikes after Tel Aviv attacked the Iranian consulate in Damascus.

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➡️ British Defense Minister Sees Europe in "Pre-War Period" - On NATO’s 75th Anniversary

The morally and financially bankrupt UK govt is desperate for a World War to help keep the lights on via arms sales.

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✅ Albert Einstein Knew the Score…

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