California lawmakers got ticket freebies as they cracked down on Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift debacle (www.politico.com)
Ticketmaster’s troubled handling of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour prompted California lawmakers to spend months cracking down on the ticketing industry — while they enjoyed thousands of dollars worth of free tickets themselves from interest groups, a POLITICO analysis shows....
Trump again tears into Georgia's Republican governor on the same day he campaigns in the state (apnews.com)
Donald Trump picked a new fight Saturday with Georgia’s Republican governor as he campaigned in the key swing state where he’s looking to avenge his narrow 2020 loss — a defeat he continues to blame on GOP officials for not giving into his false theories of election fraud....
Former KY Gov. Matt Bevin's adopted son reportedly removed from abusive facility in Jamaica • Kentucky Lantern (kentuckylantern.com)
Taking Pirated Copies Offline Can Benefit Book Sales, Research Finds. (torrentfreak.com)
Download Inkscape 1.4beta2 | Try it out and report bugs (inkscape.org)
The second beta of Inkscape 1.4 has been released last week. If you use the application, consider checking out the beta and report any bugs you encounter on GitLab (Guide on reporting Inkscape bugs)....
The Right-Wing Campaign to Purge Women From Women’s Sports (theintercept.com)
Voices across the globe express concern over increasing arrests in Venezuela after disputed election (apnews.com)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Voices across the globe expressed concern Sunday over the growing number of arrests in Venezuela following last weekend’s disputed elections....
Starfleet Academy Showrunners Explain Inspiration for Bringing Voyager's EMH Back to Star Trek (blog.trekcore.com)
How To Be Cool At Parties (meh-ok.blogspot.com)
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Sofa so bad for JD Vance as Trump’s VP pick faces swirling speculation (www.theguardian.com)
It all started with a tweet about a couch. Within hours of Donald Trump announcing the Ohio senator JD Vance as his running mate in the presidential race, a rather lurid accusation cropped up on social media....
Faith-based rehab provider accused of harming patients' chances of recovery (www.abc.net.au)
Google Gemini ad controversy: Where should we draw the line between AI and human involvement in content creation? (theconversation.com)
Random Crazy Modder Adds A CRT Screen To The Game Boy | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
Retro Gaming Innovation: Game Boy Gets a CRT Screen...
Most Americans Approve Of IVF, But Divided Over Embryo Destruction. (religionunplugged.com)
Japan stocks plunge as much as 7%, hovering near bear market territory, as Asia shares extend sell-off (www.nbcnews.com)
Venezuela’s opposition trounced Maduro, election receipts show (thehill.com)
How to pickup girls 101 (sh.itjust.works)
Gunmen kill New Zealand helicopter pilot in another attack in Indonesia's restive Papua region (abcnews.go.com)
Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia’s restive Papua region on Monday, and they released two health workers and two children it was carrying, police said....
Nine UNRWA staff ‘may have been involved’ in October 7 attack on Israel: UN | Al Jazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
Microsoft and Activision have formed a new team within Blizzard to work on smaller 'AA' games based on existing IP (www.windowscentral.com)
Prosecutors plan to charge former Kansas police chief over his conduct following newspaper raid (apnews.com)
Two special prosecutors said Monday that they plan to file a criminal obstruction of justice charge against a former central Kansas police chief over his conduct following a raid last year on his town’s newspaper....
Pole vaulter’s Olympic dream shattered by his own manhood (metro.co.uk)
As the Frenchman prepared to relinquish his pole, his own manhood grazed the bar with enough force to send it crashing to the floor, thus ending his hopes of a medal.
What’s Rattling Trump: The Size of Harris’s Crowds (www.nytimes.com)
The numbers game is everything to Donald J. Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris’s first big rally appears to have gotten under his skin....
Moto Tag officially goes on sale: It's basically a good Air Tag clone (www.androidauthority.com)
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