Active

Atari vanquishes its most ancient foe by acquiring Intellivision, declares end to 'the longest-running console war in history' (www.pcgamer.com)

American Airlines retreats after blaming a 9-year-old for not seeing a hidden camera in a lavatory (apnews.com)

American Airlines has distanced itself from a court filing in which the carrier said a 9-year-old girl should have noticed there was a camera taped to the seat of an airplane lavatory....

New patch alert! (sh.itjust.works)

r*ddit

Judge Lifts Order That Mandated Albuquerque Stop Throwing Away Homeless People’s Belongings (www.propublica.org)

UN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space (apnews.com)

China holds military drills around Taiwan as a 'punishment' (www.dw.com)

Beijing say the drills are a “strong punishment” for “separatist acts,” three days after Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te was sworn in. Taiwan has condemned the “irrational provocations.”...

Norway bans entry for most Russians (www.politico.eu)

Russians traveling for tourism or other nonessential reasons

ways to watch a torrent while it's downloading? (kbin.social)

let's say I'm torrenting a movie, and the torrent is downloading faster than the movie would play, is there any software that can handle a constantly changing file? thanks...

Major consumer divide: The rich keep spending, as poorer Americans struggle (www.axios.com)

Overthrow a Government and Install a Puppet Dictator? The CIA will do it for Bananas! (slrpnk.net)

Police descend on UCLA after protesters erect new pro-Palestinian encampment (www.latimes.com)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi convinced to be 'emissary of God', questions his biological origins (www.telegraphindia.com)

Israel’s military says it is fighting near central Rafah, apparently expanding its operation in the city. (www.nytimes.com)

Israel’s military said on Thursday that it was fighting in neighborhoods near the heart of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, apparently expanding its campaign against Hamas in a week when Israel has faced mounting diplomatic and legal pressure over its war effort....

Unannounced inspection finds serious safety concerns at federal prison in Sheridan - The Oregonian (www.oregonlive.com)

How 2 debunked accounts of sexual violence on Oct. 7 fueled a global dispute over Israel-Hamas war (apnews.com)

Working in a kibbutz that was ravaged by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Otmazgin — a volunteer commander with ZAKA, an Israeli search and rescue organization — saw the body of a teenager, shot dead and separated from her family in a different room. Her pants had been pulled down below her waist. He thought that was evidence of...

Tiny plastic shards found in human testicles, study says (www.cnn.com)

Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd US case tied to dairy cows (apnews.com)

A Michigan dairy worker has been diagnosed with bird flu — the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows....

Ex-top prosecutor for Baltimore to be sentenced for mortgage fraud and perjury convictions (apnews.com)

A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore is to be sentenced this week for lying about her personal finances so she could improperly access retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic....

Released: NVIDIA 555.42.02 Linux Beta Brings Wayland Explicit Sync, GSP Firmware (www.phoronix.com)

New York's high court upholds requiring insurance to cover medically necessary abortions (apnews.com)

New York can continue to require companies with health insurance plans to cover medically necessary abortions, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday....

Charlie Colin: Founder of US rock band Train dies aged 58 (www.bbc.com)

US rock band Train have paid tribute to their founding member Charlie Colin, after his death aged 58, calling him “the sweetest guy”....