Michigan father 1st charged under new safe gun storage law after son shoots himself in the face (abcnews.go.com)
Germany sees spike in Chinese and Russian espionage (www.dw.com)
Six suspected spies have been arrested in quick succession. Security services see links to the war against Ukraine, economic interests and a war on democracy....
Hubble telescope celebrates 34th anniversary with an iridescent Dumbbell Nebula (image) (www.space.com)
Delta Burke says she used crystal meth for weight loss (www.usatoday.com)
Arizona Will Elect County Prosecutors in Shadow of Abortion Ban (boltsmag.org)
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell, a Republican who is up for reelection this year, reacted to the ruling with a statement vowing that women would not be “prosecuted for receiving an abortion,” and especially calls out that she would not prosecute abortions that stem from rape, incest, or molestation. The statement...
Australian prime minister labels Elon Musk ‘an arrogant billionaire who thinks he is above the law’ (www.theguardian.com)
Cross posted from: beehaw.org/post/13351707...
Supreme court appears to side with Starbucks in fight over fired employees (www.theguardian.com)
Tesla profits nosedive as more job cuts announced (www.bbc.com)
Tesla has seen its profits more than halve this year, and says it will bring forward the launch of new models after announcing thousands of job cuts to try to reverse its fortunes....
US preparing $1 billion weapons package for Ukraine, officials say (gazette.com)
The United States is preparing a $1 billion military aid package for Ukraine, the first to be sourced from the yet to be signed Ukraine-Israel bill, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday....
Right to repair: Making repair easier and more appealing to consumers [EU] (www.europarl.europa.eu)
Childbirths in Korea hit another low in February (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
The number of babies born in Korea fell below the 20,000 level for the first time for any February this year, data showed Wednesday, amid deepening woes about the country’s demographics amid rapid aging and the ultra-low birthrate....
The not-so-silent type: Vulnerabilities across keyboard apps reveal keystrokes to network eavesdroppers - The Citizen Lab (citizenlab.ca)
AI Can Tell Your Political Affiliation Just by Looking at Your Face, Researchers Find (gizmodo.com)
Republican Senators Demand Biden Use National Guard to Suppress Columbia Protests (www.rollingstone.com)
Conservatives in LDP lash out over same-sex marriage ruling (t.co)
Conservative lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party have reacted angrily to the Sapporo High Court’s ruling that the lack of legal provisions for same-sex marriage in Japan is unconstitutional....
The Human Ecology of Overshoot: Why a Major Population Correction Is Inevitable (www.mdpi.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/8929454...
KDE Berlin mega-sprint recap (pointieststick.com)
Mercedes becomes the first automaker to sell autonomous cars in the U.S. that don't come with a requirement that drivers watch the road (fortune.com)
As TikTok ban threatens stability in social media ecosystem, some brands settle into the fediverse (digiday.com)
The possibility of a TikTok ban is inching closer to becoming a reality at this point. On Tuesday, the Senate passed the bill that would bar the social media platform from operating in the U.S. unless ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, sells its stake....
Russian court orders seizure of $440mn from JPMorgan. Move follows lawsuit from state-owned bank VTB to ‘recover losses’ from America’s largest lender. (www.ft.com)
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Hamas official stated that the group would disarm if a two-state solution is enforced (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
Discover Khalil al-Hayya's interview with The Associated Press, shedding light on Hamas's willingness to consider a long-term truce with Israel