# NuseReal
Headlines internationalists can use
Super El Niño keeps getting even more likely, and it could bring a humanitarian crisis (LINK) — 17 July 2026
— Dynamical models now assign a 90% chance of the 2026-2027 El Niño being an all-time record event, sending temperatures in the Pacific Ocean up to around 3.6 degrees Celsius (6.5 degrees Fahrenheit) above average. "A very strong El Niño would substantially shift the odds of damaging weather in many parts of the world, particularly in the Global South — with severe impact on livelihoods."
Xi pitches China as AI partner to developing world, warns against risks and security overreach: China will provide developing countries with 5,000 AI training and seminar opportunities over the next five years (LINK) — 17 July 2026
Google DeepMind boss Demis Hassabis issues call to action on AI safety standards (LINK) — 17 July 2026
— Hassabis says only the United States is up to the task of keeping AI safe — but it's unclear why technology rivals, notably China, would heed an American standards body. Hassabis' comments come after Anthropic's Mythos and Fable models were hit with a temporary export ban by the White House amidst security concerns. Beyond being US-managed, Hassabis described a standards body that was federally overseen, such as a public-private partnership or self-regulatory organization, pointing to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
Trump blames Canada for wildfire smoke, says pollution costs should be added to tariffs: air quality alerts have been issued in more than 20 states as smoke from nearly 850 active wildfires drifts south (LINK) — 17 July 2026
Politico: Trump's threats to revoke TV licenses get serious (LINK) — 17 July 2026
U.K. Independent: Trump's declassified docs reveal that Russia tried to help him in 2020 — a claim the president has long denied (LINK) — 17 July 2026
U.S.: Lawmakers debate how to regulate government use of AI: draft bill would restrict systems from making consequential decisions on their own and require agencies to keep a record of which employees use these automated systems (LINK) — 16 July 2026
U.S.: ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir (LINK) — 16 July 2026
— Palantir operates an app called ELITE that is used by ICE agents to show the addresses of noncitizens who may be subject to deportation. The revelation was made public in a motion filed Thursday by more than 20 Democratic attorneys general who sued the Trump administration last year over its data-sharing agreement between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and ICE.
3 Russian regions report deaths, injuries after another night of Ukrainian drone attacks (LINK) — 16 July 2026
Russia fires 6,001 drones, 170 bombs as Ukraine repels 235 clashes: heaviest fighting near Pokrovsk and Kostiantynivka (LINK) — 15 July 2026
The Hill: Five takeaways from Trump's big elections speech (LINK) — 16 July 2026
- Many documents released, no smoking gun about 2020
- TV coverage was sparser than Trump wanted
- Democratic reaction: "a whole series of falsehoods, accusations [...] aimed at trying to undermine America's confidence in our system"
- Trump renews demands to pass controversial election legislation
