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Why is there no proposals of folding cope cage designs yet? (sh.itjust.works)

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“Cannot Be Explained” – Scientists Unveil Revolutionary SS-H2 Steel (scitechdaily.com)

US focused on hunting down Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, in bid to end Gaza war (www.middleeasteye.net)

The United States is focused on tracking down Hamas’s Gaza chief, Yahya Sinwar, amid a new push by the White House to help Israel declare “total victory” so it can bring an end to the war on Gaza, US officials have told Middle East Eye....

Happy 16th anniversary, #fediverse! (cosocial.ca)

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Who is Mohammad Mokhber, the man set to become Iran's interim president? (www.reuters.com)

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Top Officials Killed in Helicopter Crash (thenarinder.in)

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister, and other officials have been confirmed dead following a helicopter crash, according to Iranian state media on Monday....

First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in Blue Origin flight (www.theguardian.com)

Ex-air force captain Ed Dwight, passed over by Nasa in 1961, now oldest person to reach edge of space with Jeff Bezo’s space firm...

Severe flooding wreaks havoc across northern Europe (www.euronews.com)

Severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall has inundated Voeren and Liège in Belgium, as well as parts of France and Germany....

[US Senator] Vance doubles down on praise for Viktor Orban’s crackdown on universities in Hungary (thehill.com)

Callbacks (sh.itjust.works)

Swiss Alps Hide a Lethal Lake Layer: A Poisonous Sulphuric Layer Home Of Alien Bacteria (www.arktrek.shop)

All-perovskite tandem PV cell based on carboranes hits 27.2% efficiency (www.pv-magazine.com)

UCLA’s Unholy Alliance - Boston Review (www.bostonreview.net)

Between April 25 and May 2, UCLA experienced the worst episode of both anti-Semitic and anti-Palestinian/Islamophobic/racist violence in the university’s century-long history. White nationalists and neo-Nazis joined forces with Zionists (including some saying they were Israelis) to attack UCLA’s Palestine Solidarity...

Chinese nationals are trying to get to Australia by boat over a weak economy and political oppression at home (www.abc.net.au)

As night fell over the Indian Ocean, Li thought he would die in his boat....

The Majestic Birth of Graphical User Interfaces – Xerox Alto and the Alto Trek game (blisscast.wordpress.com)

Can you imagine a time before the Graphical User Interface, when you could only operate a computer with abstract-looking text instead of using simple menus, and it was unheard of to use the oh-so-common mouse? A time when computers were harder to learn, and even harder to master? Well then, join us on our splendid trip where...

‘How do you get hypothermia in a prison?’ Records show hospitalizations among Virginia inmates (apnews.com)

The Virginia State Police investigator seemed puzzled about what the inmate was describing: “unbearable” conditions at a prison so cold that toilet water would freeze over and inmates were repeatedly treated for hypothermia....

Russian court seizes millions of euros worth of German bank assets (www.france24.com)

A Russian court has ordered that Deutsche Bank’s and Commerzbank’s assets, accounts, property and shares be seized in Russia as part of a lawsuit involving the German banks, court documents showed.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court [ BRIAN MELLEY | May 18, 2024 | Associated Press] (apnews.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15602407...

Home Office in threat to deport disabled man to Nigeria after 38 years in UK | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

Taiwan's new president calls on China to stop threatening the island and accept the existence of its democracy (www.bbc.com)

- Beijing dislikes Taiwan’s new President William Lai and his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which they see as pro-independence. It has ramped up military incursions around Taiwan’s waters and airspace since his election win in January....

Kyrgyzstan Unrest Escalates: Hackers Target Nation Amidst Mob Violence (thecyberexpress.com)

Amidst the physical violence, Kyrgyzstan’s digital infrastructure is under severe attack from various hacktivist groups.

Georgia’s other Russian-style law is fueling a bitter culture war (www.politico.eu)

Proposed restrictions on LGBTQ+ rights have proven far harder for politicans at home and abroad to unite against than the government’s “foreign agent” bill....