New 9/11 Evidence Points to Deep Saudi Complicity (www.theatlantic.com)
The global War on Terror was based on a mistake....
Almost 2 months after it destroyed Baltimore’s Key Bridge, the Dali cargo ship has been moved (www.cnn.com)
World’s brightest X-rays: China first in Asia to build next-generation synchrotron (www.nature.com)
Helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi involved in hard landing, local media reports (www.cnn.com)
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was involved in a hard landing while visiting a northern region and his condition is currently unknown, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on X on Sunday....
Prime Minister of Estonia: NATO troops training in Ukraine will not lead to an escalation of war (westobserver.com)
Archived link...
OpenAI loses its voice (www.platformer.news)
The company hasn’t been the same since Sam Altman’s return — and its treatment of Scarlett Johansson should worry everyone
Sony Xperia 1 VI review (gsmarena.com)
EU will demand Labour’s Brexit plan involves European Court (www.politico.eu)
Keir Starmer wants to sign a new agreement with the EU — one which would smooth disruption to trade, solve the Northern Ireland border issue, and make life simpler for farmers, all in one go....
Post-Brexit trade border controls to cost UK $6 billion (www.dw.com)
The UK’s public spending watchdog said government expenditures on implementing new rules for post-Brexit imports would total some $6 billion. The report criticized “uncertainty” surrounding government plans....
Sticky trick: new glue spray kills plant pests without chemicals (www.theguardian.com)
The insect glue, produced from edible oils, was inspired by plants such as sundews that use the strategy to capture their prey. A key advantage of physical pesticides over toxic pesticides is that pests are highly unlikely to evolve resistance, as this would require them to develop much larger and stronger bodies, while bigger...
TII Releases Falcon 2-11B: The First AI Model of the Falcon 2 Family Trained on 5.5T Tokens with a Vision Language Model. (www.marktechpost.com)
Teens charged with vehicle theft, criminal mischief after attempting to run away from wilderness therapy program - KRBD (www.krbd.org)
My own baked potato (lemmus.org)
Valve is making a huge mistake with Ghost of Tsushima on Steam Deck (www.pcgamesn.com)
LIVE: Death on SIA flight after severe turbulence (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Americans are going into debt to buy groceries. Here's why those balances can be difficult to pay down (www.cnbc.com)
Trump floats idea of three-term presidency at NRA convention (www.theguardian.com)
Donald Trump flirted with the idea of being president for three terms – a clear violation of the US constitution – during a bombastic speech for the National Rifle Association in which he vowed to reverse gun safety measures green-lighted during the Biden administration....
Who is Kelly Yazdi? Zac Brown's estranged wife fires back after country star granted temporary restraining order (haor.org)
Kelly Yazdi (age 33, born on January 25, 1991) is an actress, stuntwoman, model, huntress, and brand ambassador. Notably, she is the founder of Ride Wild.
Judge quits courtroom after cross-examination of Trump witness Costello. (cbnumy.blogspot.com)
Linux Mint 22 Will Include Preinstalled App for Matrix (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
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Comet fragment lights up sky over Spain and Portugal 'like a movie' (www.reuters.com)
Did anyone here see it?
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash, official says (www.reuters.com)
German star at Cannes condemns ‘madness’ of protective culture for UK child actors (www.theguardian.com)
Is Britain leading the way in protecting young people and children from the potential traumas of working on a film set, or has it all gone far too far? Two of the most prominent European stars attending the Cannes film festival, both with high-profile premieres, have very different views....
Gaza detainees shackled, blindfolded and in nappies at Israel hospital (www.bbc.com)
Medical workers in Israel have told the BBC that Palestinian detainees from Gaza are routinely kept shackled to hospital beds, blindfolded, sometimes naked, and forced to wear nappies – a practice one medic said amounted to “torture”....
Brazil counts cost of worst-ever floods with little hope of waters receding soon (www.theguardian.com)
