Land of the dinosaurs: baseline of sexism overshadows tennis in Madrid (www.theguardian.com)
When the female tennis players head back to Spain’s capital for the Madrid Open this week, they may be forgiven for letting out a collective groan. A quick glance at the tournament’s history shows a litany of gaffes, accusations of inequality and a full-blown sexism row just last year. Not exactly a highlight of the...
CalMatters is acquiring The Markup (themarkup.org)
The Markup CEO Nabiha Syed’s announcement:...
London police apologize after threatening to arrest ‘openly Jewish’ man near pro-Palestinian protest (www.nbcnews.com)
London’s police force has been forced to issue two apologies after officers threatened to arrest an “openly Jewish” man if he refused to leave the area around a pro-Palestinian march because his presence risked provoking the demonstrators....
Disneyland performers file petition to form labor union (apnews.com)
What would dinosaur meat taste like? (lemm.ee)
Chicken?
Israeli attacks in the southern Gaza city of Rafah result in the deaths of 22 individuals, with a majority being children, (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
Stay informed on the evolving situation in Rafah, Gaza, as Israeli airstrikes leave a trail of destruction and fuel concerns for the safety
Oil Companies Must Set Aside More Money to Plug Wells, a New Rule Says. But It Won’t Be Enough. (www.propublica.org)
Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn (www.theguardian.com)
The 6.8% increase between 2022 and 2023 was the steepest since 2009, pushing spending to the highest recorded by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) in its 60-year history...
Men and women are less likely to die when treated by female doctors, study suggests (www.nbcnews.com)
Billionaire donors rethink Columbia University support amid pro-Palestinian protests (www.cnbc.com)
‘We Cannot Win’ Says Top Russian Commander (www.kyivpost.com)
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San Francisco sues Oakland over new airport name that includes 'San Francisco' (apnews.com)
San Francisco on Thursday sued Oakland after officials there voted in favor of changing the name of the city’s airport to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, saying the change will cause confusion and is already affecting its airport financially....
Supreme Court appears to favor Oregon city in dispute over homeless camping ban (abcnews.go.com)
Braid, Anniversary Edition released on Steam [20% off] (store.steampowered.com)
Android app dependency? (slrpnk.net)
I have found the translation from camera source feature useful in Google Translate and I use it from time to time. Last night was one such occasion, yet when I attempted to enable camera mode, I received the message shown in the screenshot, “Please install the latest Google app in order to use camera translation”. I...
Cleveland to pay $4.8M to family of teen killed by stolen car during police chase (abcnews.go.com)
US man arrested for allegedly throwing pipe bomb at Satanic Temple (www.theguardian.com)
Sean Patrick Palmer, of Oklahoma, arrested after explosive device found last week near porch of Satanic Temple in Massachusetts...
Donald Trump is on the verge of another $1 billion Truth Social windfall (www.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump is on the cusp of scoring a major financial bonanza – at least on paper....