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"Older petrol and diesel vehicles produce 50% of harmful particle emissions in Finland, study shows"
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Older petrol and diesel vehicles produce 50% of harmful particle emissions in Finland, study shows
In Finland, the average age of passenger cars is among the highest in Europe, and the majority of traffic-related particle emissions are produced by ICE vehicles that are more than 15 years old. The worst polluters are old diesel cars without a diesel particulate filter.

A new Polymarket account bet $30K on Maduro's capture just hours before Trump's announcement, renewing questions on insider information in prediction markets (Herb Scribner/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/03/maduro-capture-bets-trade-prediction-mark…

Someone made a huge profit predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.

New protest laws are impacting political demonstrations
While serving in the Florida state legislature, #Randy #Fine helped pass legislation that provides some 🆘 protection under certain circumstances to 🔥drivers who hit protesters blocking roadways.
In Congress, the Republican representative has introduced a s…

How new protest laws are impacting political demonstrations
More than a dozen states have passed laws regulating protests in recent years, raising concerns among free-speech advocates.

The kids are all right.
Students at Fort Collins middle school hold anti-ICE walkout, protest
https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/education/2026/02/02/students-at-fort-collins-middle-school-h…

Students at Fort Collins middle school hold anti-ICE walkout, protest
Nearly half of the students attending Lesher Middle School in Fort Collins participated in an anti-ICE walkout and protest Feb. 2.

Internet im Iran wegen landesweiter Proteste eingeschränkt
Die Unzufriedenheit vieler Iraner entlädt sich in einer neuen Welle regierungskritischer Demonstrationen. Und wieder schränkt Teheran das Internet ein.
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Nach dem verheerenden Tief Kristin mit mindestens sechs Todesopfern rechnet #Portugal mit weiteren #Unwettern.
Die Regierung verlängerte den Notstand bis zum 8. Februar und kündigte Hilfen von bis zu 2,5 Milliarden Euro an. Neben Soforthilfen für Familien sind Investitionen in Infrastruktur…

Neue Unwetter in Portugal nach Tief Kristin: Notstand bis 6. Februar
Nach Tiefdruckgebiet Kristin, das eine Spur der Verwüstung hinterlassen hat, werden in Portugal weitere starke Niederschläge in mehreren Regionen sowie Stürme vor allem an den Küsten vorausgesagt.

Prediction market Kalshi raised $1B led by Paradigm at an $11B valuation, up from $5B after raising $300M in October 2025, making its co-founders billionaires (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/business/dealb…

Kalshi, a Prediction Market, Raises $1 Billion in New Round
The fund-raising effort, the company’s third this year, values it at $11 billion, and comes amid stiff competition in the increasingly popular industry.

CNN partners with Kalshi to use the company's real-time prediction data in its reporting, for on-air data tickers, fact-checking, and more (Sara Fischer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/02/cnn-kalshi-prediction-market-data

Exclusive: CNN strikes prediction data partnership with Kalshi
The collaboration marks the first major news partnership for Kalshi.

Sources: multiple Microsoft divisions lowered how much salespeople are supposed to grow sales of certain AI products after missing growth targets, a rare move (Aaron Holmes/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/mi

Microsoft Lowers AI Software Sales Quotas as Customers Resist Newer Products
Executives at Microsoft and other enterprise software firms heralded 2025 as the year artificial intelligence would be capable of automating tasks that involve multiple steps, such as generating dashboards based on company sales data. But as the year comes to a close, Microsoft has lowered ...