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Jury selection to begin for ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas investigative reporter (apnews.com)

The trial of a Las Vegas-area politician accused of killing an investigative reporter who wrote articles critical of him will take center stage in Nevada on Monday, with jury selection scheduled to start in a case that stunned Sin City and the world of journalism....

European Powers Urge Iran Not To 'Jeopardize' Cease-Fire Opportunity, Urge De-Escalation In Region. (www.rferl.org)

US weapon used in Gaza City school massacre that killed 100 (electronicintifada.net)

CNN reported that “at least one US-manufactured precision-guided bomb” was used in the strike on the Gaza City school on Saturday....

Iran's Zarif Resigns As Vice President Just Days After Appointment. (www.rferl.org)

Designing Friction (philosophical essay about technology) (designingfriction.com)

Interesting essay looking at the role of friction in human development, and how a particular vision of technology’s function in society - one that seeks to eliminate friction - paradoxically reduces our autonomy, rather than enhancing it....

Hi-Fi Rush IP and Tango Gameworks Acquired by Krafton From Xbox, Studio Will No Longer Be Shut Down (www.ign.com)

TitanFall 2 at 3$ (store.steampowered.com)

Heard great things about the game, never played it though.

Greece: Athens suburbs evacuated as wildfires spread (www.dw.com)

Hundreds of firefighters were dispatched north of the capital as black smoke could be seen rising over Athens. A children’s hospital and military clinic were also evacuated....

Why was Noah Lyles allowed to run with Covid at the Olympics and will he race again? (www.independent.co.uk)

"The Olympics of lying": Pete Buttigieg blasts Trump for verified 162 lies told at recent presser (www.salon.com)

The Cabinet of Indonesia meeting session has been held in Nusantara, Indonesia's future capital, for the first time(, instead of Jakarta). (asia.nikkei.com)

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The Future Is Here! Pop!_OS's Much Awaited COSMIC Desktop is Now Available for Alpha Testing (news.itsfoss.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ndlug.org/post/956608...

[UK] Children to be taught how to spot fake news and 'putrid' conspiracy theories online in wake of riots (news.sky.com)

Changes to the curriculum could mean schoolchildren analyse articles in English lessons to weed out fabricated stories, learn how to identify fake news in computer classes and analyse statistics in maths....

F355 Challenge’s Online Features Restored on Dreamcast (www.retronews.com)

Yu Suzuki's classic returns to online play, allowing players to upload scores and compete globally once again.

Fire At Ukrainian Nuclear Plant 'Completely Extinguished,' Russia Says. (www.rferl.org)

Despite imminent delisting, Sega says Sonic Generations will still be available via a bundle (www.pcgamer.com)

Neil Gaiman: Three Women Accuse Author of Sexual Assault (www.rollingstone.com)

Following initial investigation in July, three more women come forward, including one who signed NDA following her experience with author...

Warrant Issued For Tatar Political Analyst In Exile. (www.rferl.org)

Schools to teach children how to spot fake news and ‘putrid’ conspiracies online (www.independent.co.uk)

Children will be taught how to spot extremist content and fake news online under planned changes to the school curriculum....

Don’t trust the inevitability myth touted by the tech determinists (www.theguardian.com)

Scratch a digital capitalist and you’ll find a technological determinist – someone who believes that technology drives history. These people see themselves as agents of what Joseph Schumpeter famously described as “creative destruction”. They revel in “moving fast and breaking things” as the Facebook founder, Mark...