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Russia's ruble hits a 17-month low to the dollar as the Ukraine war bites | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)

Lebanese Universities Join Wave of Global Pro-Palestine Protests (thecradle.co)

Plato's burial place finally revealed after AI deciphers ancient scroll carbonized in Mount Vesuvius eruption (www.livescience.com)

The decipherment of an ancient scroll has revealed where the Greek philosopher Plato is buried, Italian researchers suggest....

Call To Action For Julian Assange (popularresistance.org)

Assange’s legal team has the right to challenge the credibility and validity of the U.S. assurances filed on February 24, 2024. The U.S. would then have a right to reply to Assange’s legal submissions to the court, which will hold a hearing on May 20, 2024, to determine whether or not to accept the U.S. assurances....

De-dollarisation gains traction among Brics (www.khaleejtimes.com)

An assassination plot on American soil reveals a darker side of Modi’s India [gift article] (wapo.st)

SummerCart64 open source N64 flash cart revealed — turns a regular console into a Nintendo 64DD (www.tomshardware.com)

China: Minorities accounting for 1% of total population make up 34% of prison inmates (uhrp.org)

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Williams-Sonoma must pay almost $3.2 million for violating FTC's 'Made in USA' order (apnews.com)

Home products retailer Williams-Sonoma will have to pay almost $3.2 million for violating a Federal Trade Commission “Made in USA” order....

Deputies leave UC Irvine, though protesters still prepping to sleep on campus (www.ocregister.com)

Kaman’s Kargo Logistics Drone For The Marines Now In Flight Test (www.twz.com)

The Stop Killing Games Campaign (with guest Ross Scott) | Windbreaker Podcast (yt.artemislena.eu)

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Two Chinese nationals charged in US with trying to export banned semiconductor machinery to China — one arrested in Chicago (www.tomshardware.com)

Two Chinese nationals have been charged for an alleged scheme to illegally export a semiconductor dicing machine to a Chinese tech company. One of the two, Han Li, 44, was arrested in Chicago on Wednesday, while Lin Chen, 64, is believed to be in China. The charges and arrest are the latest developments in a protracted trade war...

Two Ukrainian servicemen stabbed to death in Germany, Russian national arrested (www.cnn.com)

Two Ukrainian servicemen were stabbed to death at a shopping center in southern Germany Saturday evening, by a suspected Russian national, German and Ukrainian authorities say....

Utah cat found safe in California after sneaking into Amazon return box (www.theguardian.com)

Deepest blue hole in the world discovered, with hidden caves and tunnels believed to be inside | Live Science (www.livescience.com)

Mexico’s Taam Ja’ Blue Hole is the deepest known underwater sinkhole in the world, researchers have discovered — and they haven’t even reached the bottom yet....

Lawsuits test Tesla claim that drivers are solely responsible for crashes (www.washingtonpost.com)

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First scientist to publish Covid sequence in China protests over lab ‘eviction’ as Chinese government attempts to avoid scrutiny over handling of outbreak (www.theguardian.com)

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Estonia and Lithuania blame Russia for GPS jamming after signal interference prevented two Finnair planes from landing (www.dw.com)

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Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab (apnews.com)

Florida outdoor workers rally against law banning local regulations against extreme heat [Rocío Magnani | Apr 29 2024 | LatinTimes] (www.latintimes.com)

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Court Keeps DMCA Subpoena Shortcut Closed, Restricts Piracy Settlements * TorrentFreak (torrentfreak.com)

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