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A golf ball found in the World Trade Center rubble became a symbol of incomprehensible loss

Standing amid the rubble that was what was left of the World Trade Center hours after the attacks of Set

The Independent UK · Sep 11

Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11

Links to writings about the 9/11 attack and its aftermath, and the ongoing issues of the proliferation of dangerous emergency powers, and protecting Aghans who fled the Taliban.

Reason · Sep 11

How Iran draws citizens into political surveillance

Authoritarian governments have long drawn ordinary citizens into political surveillance. Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Union encouraged denunciations. East Germany’s secret police service, the Stasi, embedded informants in workplaces and neighbourhoods.

The Conversation · Sep 11

Why the Trump administration’s bid to end diversity efforts at nonprofit schools is likely to get tied up in court

The Trump administration wants to strip all nonprofit colleges, universities and private K-12 schools of their tax-exempt status if any of their programs designed to help students uses race as a criterion for eligibility.

The Conversation · Sep 11

There is a long history of bribery in US politics – is Donald Trump continuing it?

This week, Donald Trump made American voters an offer that he hopes they can’t refuse. If his Republican Party wins the upcoming midterm elections, every adult citizen will receive a “Trump Dividend” of US$5,000 (£3,700).

The Conversation · Sep 11

From Ping-Pong table to Harvard: This 13-year-old built a Rs 3,000 robotic arm you can control with mind

A teenager Benjamin Choi built a low-cost prosthetic arm during the 2020 lockdown using a 3D printer, fishing line and non-invasive brainwave technology. After more than 75 prototypes, his AI-powered arm could interpret brain signals with about 95% accuracy and cost around $300 (nearly Rs 3,000) to manufacture. The project…

The Economic Times · Sep 11

How the War on Terror Turned 9/11 Into a Permanently Open Wound

The government ensured that there would be no end to the public's fears—and no real justice for bin Laden's victims.

Reason · Sep 11

9/11 entrenched Islamophobia in US politics. But it doesn’t work the way you think

Anti-Muslim sentiment is used as a political weapon. Meanwhile, Muslim American leaders are making a difference for all

The Guardian - US · Sep 11

Tech whistleblowers warn AI could wipe out humanity. Doomspeak or not, we must take these claims seriously

AI agents have hacked databases and taken on a life of their own – now is the time to pause risky research before it is too late, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11

Texas needs more foster care spending transparency, state report says

The Department of Family and Protective Services has been slowly moving foster services to contractors who aren’t giving enough details on costs, the Legislative Budget Board said.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 11