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Parties are using provocative and sometimes misleading slogans on election posters in the 2026 campaign. Slogans range from the AfD's "Heating without Bans" to the Bergpartei's demand for "men-free city centers."
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The weekly taz podcast discusses how the internet facilitated the spread of conspiracy theories surrounding the September 11, 2001 attacks. It also examines the search for explanations for the political stance in eastern Germany following the Saxony-Anhalt election.
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An event in Berlin discusses granting legal personhood to bodies of water to enhance their protection. A legislative initiative to recognize the Spree as a legal person has gathered nearly 20,000 signatures, aiming to enable lawsuits against ecological degradation, such as from data centers.
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Federal Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger urged German businesses to be bolder with new technologies like AI and robotics and to drive development themselves. He announced state support through deregulation and infrastructure expansion.
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Saxony-Anhalt's Minister President Sven Schulze (CDU) is working to prevent an AfD-led government. He hopes the AfD will not achieve an absolute majority in the state election, thus preventing them from finding a coalition partner.
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The AfD leads in polls for the Saxony-Anhalt state election with 42 percent, while the CDU is at 22 percent. Key issues are integration, education, and the economy. Satisfaction with the state government is low, and many perceive the AfD as more capable of solving problems.
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High fuel prices in Europe are due to tight refinery capacities, disrupted trade routes, and a general diesel shortage, despite moderate crude oil prices. Refinery margins are high as demand for finished products exceeds supply.
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Meta is deactivating the camera function on smart glasses if physical tampering with the recording LED is detected. Users who permanently damage the LED will lose the function irrevocably. Meta estimates less than 0.1 percent of sold glasses are affected.
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AI company Anthropic has postponed its planned IPO, which aims for a valuation of up to two trillion dollars, to mid-October. The prospectus was originally scheduled for release next week.