Bisexual student challenges Pope Francis over use of antigay slurs (www.advocate.com)
“We Can Still Contact Technical Support in the West”: Russian weapons are being manufactured on foreign machinery — but why are they still running? (istories.media)
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Motion after motion puts Trump Florida case in slow motion as 3-day hearing begins (apnews.com)
The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump is hearing arguments Friday on a long-shot defense effort to get the indictment thrown out based on the claim that the prosecutor who brought the charges was illegally appointed....
Kansas gov. signs effort to entice Chiefs, Royals (www.espn.com)
The Australian Financial Review: Russia president Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un sign defence pact (www.afr.com)
Washington Post publisher retains ties to past business ventures (www.washingtonpost.com)
Russia launches 'massive' overnight attack on Ukraine power grid (www.bbc.com)
Ukrainian energy facilities have come under a massive attack from Russia, in the latest onslaught targeting the country’s power grid, officials say....
Prosecutors say Alec Baldwin was ‘engaged in horseplay’ with gun before fatal shooting (www.theguardian.com)
Fewer than three weeks before actor Alec Baldwin is due to go on trial in Santa Fe, New Mexico, prosecutors have said that he “engaged in horseplay with the revolver”, including firing a blank round at a crew member on the set of Rust before the tragic accident occurred....
US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for military drills (www.reuters.com)
California Democrats agree to delay health care worker minimum wage increase to help balance budget (abcnews.go.com)
Progress made on Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) (lemmus.org)
Last stage: Labyrinth Zone Act 1...
India's Muslims continue to face discrimination and hate following Modi's election win (www.pbs.org)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi secured a third term, but his party lost its majority in parliament. Modi portrays himself as a strong leader of a rising nation, but his ten years in office have been marked by a fierce crackdown on dissent and India’s ethnic and religious minorities. Producer Zeba Warsi traveled across...
Introducing iCore: Simplify Your Android Development! (github.com)
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Second Canadian scientist alleges brain illness investigation was shut down (www.theguardian.com)
Trump to ask judge to toss out lawyer notes in Mar-a-Lago documents case (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: if ex-president succeeds, prosecutors could be left with only a sliver of evidence for obstruction charge...
Inside Netflix’s bet on advanced video encoding (www.theverge.com)
Namibian court declares laws banning gay sex unconstitutional | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
Rights activists have noted that, although prosecutions under the “sodomy” and “unnatural sexual offences” laws were infrequent, these laws have fostered ongoing discrimination against the LGBTQ community and instilled fear of arrest among gay men....
US tells Israel it will support Israel in a conflict with Hezbollah (jpost.com)
IDF spokesman says Hamas can’t be destroyed, drawing retort from PM: ‘That’s war’s goal’ (www.timesofisrael.com)
IDF Spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari on Wednesday cast Israel’s war aim of eradicating the Hamas terror group as unattainable, appearing to underscore tensions between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top defense officials over his handling of the war in Gaza....
Farage doubles down on Ukraine comments after Sunak and Starmer condemned Reform UK leader (www.lbc.co.uk)
Why Americans aren’t buying more EVs (arstechnica.com)
Palestinians reel from repeated strikes on 'humanitarian zones' (www.nbcnews.com)
ERA Unicycle when? (I predict we will see them in January 2025) (sh.itjust.works)
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