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Johan Floderus, an EU diplomat, has spent two years in an Iranian prison....

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AI now beats humans at basic tasks — new benchmarks are needed, says major report (www.nature.com)

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With efforts to resuscitate Neopets ramping up, monthly users have nearly tripled to 300,000 in the past six months, and the company is on track to be profitable by the end of 2024, [current Neopets Team CEO] Law said....

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New Mexico’s rivers are most threatened waterways in US, report finds (www.theguardian.com)

Supreme court ruling left more than 90% of state’s surface waters with no pollution protections, since they don’t run continuously...

Publishers Pivoting To Live-Service Games Have Most Devs Worried (kotaku.com)

List of television performers who died during production (and how the shows handled it) (en.m.wikipedia.org)

Middle East crisis overshadows EU summit devoted to the economy (www.euronews.com)

European Union leaders are gathering in Brussels for a special two-day summit focused on the bloc’s economic competitiveness....

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Ukraine war: Thirteen dead in Russian missile strike on Chernihiv (www.bbc.com)

A Russian missile attack has killed 13 people in the city of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials....

Even with WI veto, some fear further weakening of child labor laws (www.publicnewsservice.org)

Boat drifts to Brazil with nine dead migrants from Mauritania and Mali (english.elpais.com)

The Federal Police were able to determine the victims’ origin thanks to their documentation and belongings, and are now trying to identify the bodies...

Dead satellites are filling space with trash. That could affect Earth’s magnetic field | Sierra Solter (www.theguardian.com)

China continues to persecute family of dissidents unlawfully, finds report (www.theguardian.com)

Authorities continuing ‘intimidation’ including separating children from their parents, despite pledge to end collective punishment...

Johnson’s Plan for Ukraine Aid Meets Republican Pushback, Muddying Its Path (www.nytimes.com)

Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday encountered stiff resistance from Republicans as he embarked on a complicated and politically perilous strategy to push legislation through the House to send aid to Israel and Ukraine — all while beating back a threat to his own job....

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