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US veteran arrested for role in failed Venezuelan coup. (www.voanews.com)

There should be a semicolon punctuation for exclamation and question marks.

A difficult part of writing for me is when a single sentence–especially dialogue–contains two tones. It sounds best as a single sentence, but ending with a period, or alternative punctuation, looks wrong. As well as this, using two sentences also looks wrong....

The Nothing Phone (2a) Plus brings an upgraded processor and front camera for $50 more (www.androidfaithful.com)

The Parable of the Boy Who Cried NATO (sh.itjust.works)

r*ddit

Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan (www.npr.org)

A resemblance often neglected

Destiny Developer Bungie Cuts 220 Staff: ‘Some of the Most Difficult Changes We’ve Ever Had to Make as a Studio’ - IGN (www.ign.com)

US stands by decision that 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous, steps closer to huge recall (apnews.com)

U.S. auto safety regulators say they stand by a conclusion that more than 50 million air bag inflators are dangerous and should not be in use, taking another step toward a massive recall....

Aerial Photo of Lake Chad

cross-posted from: mander.xyz/post/16143715

I feel crypto and web3 is just some rich people trying to get richer...

It isn’t what it seems… So many people lose here…

Abducted from Australia? The mystery of the missing child bride (www.bbc.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/14931321

I'm no alienologist, but I'm pretty sure that's not a cave. (lemmy.world)

To those who know about writing and such: Does a Mary Sue/Gary Stu NEVER fail? or their failings are to minimal to take account on them?

I’m writing a story and I’m worried that I might inadvertently turn one of my main characters into a Mary Sue. I’d like to know if it’s enough to give her the odd flaw or imperfection or if I should be more drastic and make her screw up big time.

Arizona official who defended state's 2020 elections loses GOP primary (www.nbcnews.com)

Archived at web.archive.org/…/maricopa-county-recorder-stephe…

Introverted

After private equity takes over hospitals, they are less able to care for patients, say top medical researchers (www.nbcnews.com)

A view of Macau

Trolley problem Pt. 2: A cancer hospital, limited funds, patients of various ages and conditions. Should there be a universal answer?

I’d assume we want everyone to survive and carry on with their lives equally. Yet, if we can’t, there’s a choice of distributing our doctors’ time and equipments towards some of patients rather than others....