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'Not a hoax!'—Valve writers confirm the official Team Fortress 2 comic will continue, after over 7 years on ice (www.pcgamer.com)

Democrats worry Biden press conference leaves them in 'purgatory' (abcnews.go.com)

High-Tech American Weapons Work Against Russia—Until They Don’t (www.wsj.com)

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Western Yemen comes under heavy attack by US-British warplanes (thecradle.co)

Xi says ready to join Tokayev for more substantive, dynamic China-Kazakhstan community with shared future (english.news.cn)

Shelley Duvall, ‘The Shining’ and ‘Nashville’ Star, Dies at 75 (variety.com)

Do recent explanations solve the mysteries of aerodynamic lift? (www.scientificamerican.com)

Colorado public health officials confirm new case of human plague (www.independent.co.uk)

Public health officials in Colorado have confirmed that a human has tested positive for the plague, a rare but potentially deadly infectious disease that’s typically spread through flea bites....

Russian court orders arrest of Yulia Navalnaya (www.bbc.com)

A court in Moscow has issued an arrest warrant for the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on charges of extremism, according to state media....

Meta to broaden hate speech policy to remove more posts targeting 'Zionists' (www.middleeasteye.net)

Meta has said it will expand its hate speech policy to cover more uses of the word “Zionist” when applied to Jews or Israelis on its platform....

Pakistan’s high court gives more seats to imprisoned ex-PM’s party (apnews.com)

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court on Friday found that the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan was improperly denied at least 20 seats reserved parliament, in a significant blow to the country’s fragile governing coalition....

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German Navy to replace aging 8-inch floppy drives with an emulated solution for its anti-submarine frigates (www.tomshardware.com)

The German Navy is searching for a new storage system to replace the aging 8-inch (20cm) floppy disks which are vital to the running of its Brandenburg class F123 frigates. According to an official tender document, the ideal answer to the German Navy’s problems would be a drop-in floppy disk replacement based upon a storage...

BP-owned company is selling carbon credits on trees that aren’t in danger, analysis finds (www.theguardian.com)

Finite Carbon, created in 2009 and bought by British multinational oil and gas giant BP in 2020, is responsible for more than a quarter of the US’s total carbon credits, which it says it generates from protecting more than 60 “high credibility, high integrity projects” across 1.6m hectares (4m acres)....

'Pray for this burdened man': Republican mocked after telling House he does his own dishes (www.rawstory.com)

Planet Coaster 2 TBA on Steam (store.steampowered.com)

Japan and the Philippines sign a defense pact in the face of shared alarm over China (apnews.com)

Chicago Taxpayers Have Paid $35.7M to Defend Disgraced Detective Reynaldo Guevara, With No End in Sight (news.wttw.com)

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House bill to ban noncitizens from voting as Musk suggests execution for opponents (www.independent.co.uk)

Voting rights group warn that the measure could end up suppressing eligible voters...

Ukraine at a Crossroads: End the War or Risk Defeat (nationalinterest.org)

The retirement savings crisis: Why more Americans can’t afford to stop working (www.usatoday.com)

Why didn’t Germany make a Panther mouse? Are the stupid? (sh.itjust.works)

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The Mexican Army intensifies its offensive against El Guano, the brother of Chapo Guzmán (english.elpais.com)

The military has captured Luis ‘N,’ the head of security for Aureliano Guzmán Loaera, after fighting in the Golden Triangle region. It is the second operation in the past few months that has been aimed at the drug dealer’s older sibling...