Centre, provinces 'made decisions in the best interest of Pakistan', PM says in NEC meeting

Addressing the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the Centre, in collaboration with provinces, had taken decisions in the national interest.

The NEC met to finalise federal and provincial development plans ahead of the presentation of the budget for the upcoming fiscal year (FY2026-27). It is the highest economic decision-making forum of the…

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As Funding Declines, Charlotte’s Arts Community Turns to Public Support

By Penelope Goldstein (Queens University News Service) Published: May 18, 2026

As public funding for nonprofits shifts at the local and national level, arts organizations across Charlotte are beginning to feel the effects through tighter budgets, reduced programming and growing uncertainty about what comes next.

The arts play a vital role in shaping Charlotte’s cultural identity. Artists create…

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How Is Tucker Carlson More Antiwar Than Leading Democrats?

In an interview with _The_ _New York Times_ last week, Tucker Carlson, once a Trump stalwart, called President Trump’s war with Iran “the single most foolish thing any American president has ever done.” The conservative podcaster no doubt was being intentionally hyperbolic, as his followers expect; it’s hard to argue that this military misadventure already qualifies as a more foolish decision…

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[1] A new national pastime in Australia: the sport of Payphone Tag | © Alex Allchin | map data © by OpenStreetMap Contributors.

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  • Comments are requested on this proposal:
    • terminal=yes to consistently map goods terminals and better describe connected transport modes and handled cargo.
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New ClickFix variant bypasses Apple safeguards with one‑click script execution

ClickFix malware campaigns are evolving again, with threat actors removing one of their most obvious and user‑dependent steps: convincing victims to paste malicious commands into Terminal. Instead, the latest variant uses a single browser click to trigger script execution, streamlining the infection chain and reducing user hesitation.

Researchers at Jamf Threat Labs have identified a new macOS…

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Alameda City Council should not draft city-level e-bike regulations

💡tl;dr summary: Five out of five Alameda City Councilmembers indicated their interest in using city resources this year to consider rules for "e-bikes" that will either be practically unenforceable — or will set up APD officers to pull over and check the bikes of every adult cycling to a ferry and every teenager on a bike in a park.

That is a bad approach — and a misuse of scarce…

Trump Is Cutting Transit Funding Left and Right

Donald Trump’s new transportation proposal will hurt transit funding in every single American state, undermining affordability across the board. From red states to blue states, and from drivers to non-drivers, everyone will feel the impact.


Florida transferred $244 million of its Surface Transportation Block Grant money into transit from 2021 to 2023. (Joe Raedle / Getty…

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