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William Calley, Army officer and face of My Lai Massacre, is dead at 80 (wapo.st)

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Morocco releases imprisoned journalists after pardons from King Mohamed VI (apnews.com)

Three journalists who were sentenced to years in prison after writing about corruption and abuse of power in Morocco were released Monday after receiving pardons from King Mohammed VI....

Protests Erupt in Venezuela as Nations Denounce Election Result (www.nytimes.com)

President Nicolás Maduro’s government ejected seven diplomatic missions from countries that condemned his claim of victory, which he made despite reports of fraud.

Canadian Foreign Minister applauds Venezuela's commitment to democracy, calls on election authorities to publish detailed results (x.com)

Ukraine military intelligence claims role in deadly Wagner ambush in Mali (www.theguardian.com)

The Official Teaser Trailer for Star Trek: Section 31 Is Here (www.startrek.com)

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A small games manifesto (www.gamedeveloper.com)

AMD’s Ryzen 9000 CPU delay is due to… typos on the chips? It seems unbelievable, but here we are (www.techradar.com)

Uhhhh...Goomba? (beehaw.org)

[alt text: a screenshot from “Mario Super Sluggers” (a Mario baseball game for the Wii), showing Goomba stepping up to the plate and Wario on the pitcher’s mound. Goomba has no hands, yet the baseball bat appears to be emerging from somewhere between their chin and their feet, which creates a suggestive image.]

EU diplomats, skeptical on Maduro’s election victory, to meet Tuesday (www.politico.eu)

European diplomats will on Tuesday discuss President Nicolás Maduro’s self-proclaimed victory in Venezuela’s presidential election as leaders around the world decline to recognize his reelection....

Linux Mint 22 released: An attractive option for migrating away from Windows | Windows 11 system requirements block millions of PCs from upgrading, while Linux Mint continues to work on older hardware (www.ghacks.net)

The Linux Mint team has just released Linux Mint 22, a new major version of the free Linux distribution. With Windows 10’s end of support coming up quickly next year, at least some users may consider making the switch to Linux....

Megan Thee Stallion to Join Kamala Harris During Rally in Atlanta for Special Performance (www.billboard.com)

Saboteurs Cut Internet Cables in Latest Disruption During Paris Olympics (www.wired.com)

Firefighters continue battle against more than 100 blazes burning in the US (www.theguardian.com)

Erdogan open to hosting Assad, Putin as Syria-Turkey channels widen (www.al-monitor.com)

this could have been an email (beehaw.org)

[alt text: an illustration of Jarl Balgruuf the Greater from The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, in which the Jarl appears to have been woken up very early in the morning. There is text on screen in the style of the dialogue options in Skyrim, which says, “I need your help. I need to trap a dragon in your palace.”]

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ smashes R-rated record with $205 million debut, 8th biggest opening ever (apnews.com)

Marvel is back on top with “Deadpool & Wolverine.” The comic-book movie made a staggering $205 million in its first weekend in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. It shattered the opening record for R-rated films previously held by the first “Deadpool” ($132 million) and notched a spot in the...

Deputy who killed Sonya Massey was removed from the Army, had DUIs and needed ‘high stress decision’ classes, records show (www.cnn.com)

Years before sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson gunned down Sonya Massey in her own home, he had been discharged from the Army for serious misconduct and had a history of driving under the influence, records show....