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Supermassive black hole roars to life as astronomers watch in real time (arstechnica.com)

In December 2019, astronomers were surprised to observe a long-quiet galaxy, 300 million light-years away, suddenly come alive, emitting ultraviolet, optical, and infrared light into space. Far from quieting down again, by February of this year, the galaxy had begun emitting X-ray light; it is becoming more active. Astronomers...

Contra Reforged Turns Konami's '80s Classic Into A Third-Person Shooter | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

The iconic run-and-gun shooter, Contra, is now reimagined in a third-person perspective with the release of Contra Reforged by homebrew developer Retrolead. This modern take on the classic game retains its retro graphics and difficulty level while offering unique features such as an auto lock-on mechanism that eliminates the...

Amazon union workers and the Teamsters have inked a deal (www.theverge.com)

From the article: Amazon Labor Union workers have joined forces with one of biggest unions in the US, hoping to get Amazon to the bargaining table.

US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region's Native tribes (apnews.com)

The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes....

A new challenger has appeared to challenge Soviet tanks for the title of The worst tank (sh.itjust.works)

r*ddit

More than half of US Latinos worry about being able to pay rent or mortgage each month (english.elpais.com)

Willie Mays - the 'Say Hey Kid' considered baseball's best all-around player - dies at 93 (www.npr.org)

Rest in peace. Isn’t he a time traveler, though? I thought Starfleet Intelligence would have resolved this by now.

Mod support in Baldur's Gate 3 will be final handover moment to players, says Larian CEO (web.archive.org)

Voyager 1 Once Again Returning Science Data From All Four Instruments (hackaday.com)

FAIRY TAIL 2 [TBA on Steam] (store.steampowered.com)

Beijing urges Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms over Russian links (www.reuters.com)

China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it had urged Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms after the country sanctioned five Chinese companies over their links to Russia....

ADL faces Wikipedia ban over reliability concerns on Israel, antisemitism - Jewish Telegraphic Agency (www.jta.org)

80% of Americans say grocery costs have notably increased since the pandemic started, survey finds (www.cnbc.com)

Detroit pastor says people laughed in his face when he invited them to Trump church event (www.rawstory.com)

TIL Hunter S. Thomson got an early honorable discharge from the air force in part because, "Sometimes his rebel and superior attitude seems to rub off on other airmen staff members." (en.wikipedia.org)

From Wikipedia: In 1958, while he was an airman first class, his commanding officer recommended him for an early honorable discharge. “In summary, this airman, although talented, will not be guided by policy,” chief of information services Colonel William S. Evans wrote to the Eglin personnel office. “Sometimes his rebel...

Karine Jean-Pierre calls out Republican attacks on transgender Americans during Pride Month (www.advocate.com)

Wikipedia declares Anti-Defamation League 'unreliable' on Israel, antisemitism: Report (www.middleeasteye.net)

Wikipedia’s editors voted to declare the Anti-Defamation League “generally unreliable” on Israel and Palestine as well as the issue of antisemitism, adding the organisation to a list of banned sources, according to a report by the Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA)....