Is Mastodon's Link-Previewing Overloading Servers ? (news.itsfoss.com)
The blog Its FOSS has 15,000 followers for its Mastodon account — which they think is causing problems:...
Judge in Trump’s classified documents case cancels May trial date; no new date set (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge in Florida presiding over the classified documents prosecution of former President Donald Trump has canceled the May 20 trial date, postponing it indefinitely.
Microsoft closes Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin and others (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Cruise worker accused of stabbing a 75-year-old and 2 guards with scissors on vessel bound for Alaska (www.adn.com)
Man confesses to killing hospitalized wife because he couldn't afford to care for her, police say (abcnews.go.com)
Motorist charged with assault for striking CUAD protester with car at picket outside trustee’s home (www.columbiaspectator.com)
Reuven Kahane, a 57-year-old man, drove a car into a crowd of protesters on Tuesday morning at a picket organized by Columbia University Apartheid Divest in front of Barnard trustee Francine LeFrak’s home, a New York Police Department spokesperson told Spectator....
US paused weapons shipment to Israel amid concern over Rafah, senior US official says (www.theguardian.com)
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that as Israeli leaders seemed to approach a decision on a Rafah incursion, “we began to carefully review proposed transfers of particular weapons to Israel that might be used in Rafah” beginning in April....
„If companies were to do the right thing, they would lose the most valuable customers on earth, preteen kids” (english.elpais.com)
DEA leader Anne Milgram dodges questions on Biden plan to deschedule marijuana [Anna Giaritelli | May 7, 2024 | Washington Examiner] (www.washingtonexaminer.com)
Marijuana would not be decriminalized or legalized, but such a move would be a grand step forward after decades of the federal government’s war on drugs and ease legal business surrounding the drug.
Elon Musk Says He'll Reinstate Twitter Account Of Hitler-Loving White Supremacist (www.huffpost.com)
Gaza is 'choked off' from aid since crossings shut, UN agencies say (www.reuters.com)
U.N. agencies said on Tuesday the two main crossings into the southern Gaza Strip remained shut, virtually cutting off the Palestinian enclave from outside aid with few stocks positioned inside....
Jack Dorsey departs Bluesky board. (techcrunch.com)
SteamVR 2.5 released with multiple Linux fixes (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Clashes break out in pro-Palestinian rally in Greece (www.reuters.com)
Police fired teargas to disperse a small group of protesters who climbed up the gate of the Egyptian embassy opposite parliament. The clashes were brief.
House Republicans will turn to K-12 schools in latest antisemitism probe (apnews.com)
The leaders of three large public school systems will appear before Congress on Wednesday to answer questions about how they have handled incidents of antisemitism on their school campuses....
First, Google wanted a tax break. Now, they want our water (www.thegazette.com)
Tom Mohan...
How Utah became the birthplace of the once-lucrative wilderness therapy industry for ‘troubled teens’ (www.sltrib.com)
Reddit embracing all out enshittification (arstechnica.com)
Reddit, AI spam bots explore new ways to show ads in your feed...
“Dumb phones” offer an escape from the endless scroll (www.ktla.com)
Braver Law PLLC (braverlawfirm.com)
Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with lung cancer or mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos? If you or a loved one are suffering from mesothelioma, an asbestos exposure lawsuit may be in order....
Blinken blames social media for disrupting Israel’s narrative of war in Gaza (www.independent.co.uk)
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Do you need a dentist visit every 6 months? That filling? The data is weak (arstechnica.com)
A 2020 Cochrane review that assessed the two clinical trials concluded that “whether adults see their dentist for a check‐up every six months or at personalized intervals based on their dentist’s assessment of their risk of dental disease does not affect tooth decay, gum disease, or quality of life. Longer intervals (up to...