This Judge Made Houston the Top Bankruptcy Court. Then He Helped His Girlfriend Cash In. (www.wsj.com)
Law firm Kirkland & Ellis brought multibillion-dollar cases to David R. Jones’s court, aided by a local attorney who lived with the judge; ‘Why did no one look into it?’
Russians behead Ukrainian soldier in Donetsk Oblast (www.pravda.com.ua)
Pi to PKR: Current Exchange Rate and Speculation
Pi to PKR: Current Exchange Rate and Speculation Some discussions suggest that once Pi becomes tradable, its initial value could range anywhere from a few cents to several dollars per coin. Translating this speculation to Pakistani currency, if we assume an initial value of $0.10 per Pi coin, this would be approximately PKR 28...
DJI drone ban passes in U.S. House — 'Countering CCP Drones Act' would ban all DJI sales in U.S. if passed in Senate (www.tomshardware.com)
US Government Criticizes Vietnam’s Decision to Host Russia’s Putin (thediplomat.com)
What are functions that are not a part of your job that common wisdom would make people expect are a part of it?
Euro 2024 violence: Turkey and Georgia fans clash in Germany (m.youtube.com)
Woman gets fine for owing maid 3 years’ salary in ‘safekeeping’ arrangement - TODAY (www.todayonline.com)
Turns out Corporations aren't made of money they can hand out for unskilled labor - California's $20 Minimum Wage Forces Owner to Shut Down Iconic Arby's After 55 Years: 'Final Nail in the Coffin' (www.thegatewaypundit.com)
Who could have predicted this???...
[blameitonjorge] No One Can Identify This Celebrity (youtu.be)
Mozilla Welcomes Anonym: Privacy Preserving Digital Advertising (blog.mozilla.org)
Palestine's first Olympian Majed Abu Maraheel dies in Gaza (www.siasat.com)
The Supreme Court upholds a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business interests (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business and anti-regulatory interests, declining their invitation to weigh in on a broader, never-enacted tax on wealth....
Philippines accuses Chinese Coast Guard of boarding boats (www.dw.com)
Chinese Coast Guard rammed and boarded Philippine naval boats and confiscated their weapons in the South China Sea, injuring a Filipino soldier, the Philippine military said on Wednesday....
California socialite Rebecca Grossman sentenced to 15 to life for killing 2 kids in crosswalk (www.nbcnews.com)
A wealthy California woman who co-founded a burn center foundation in the Los Angeles area was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Monday for the hit-and-run killings of two children while they were in a crosswalk more than three years ago....
Dozens killed near Sudan’s capital as UN warns of soaring displacement (www.aljazeera.com)
Pro-democracy activists in Sudan say about 40 people have been killed in “violent artillery fire” by paramilitary forces in the twin city of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, as fighting and displacement intensify across the war-ravaged country....
Former Official: Biden State Dept. Bending US Law to Send Israel Weapons (scheerpost.com)
New Patient: EL2401 Female Otter Pup (Name TBD)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/23517604...
Hacking Millions of Modems (and Investigating Who Hacked My Modem) (samcurry.net)
[OC] My dad loved the giant watch I made him for father's day (lemmy.world)
It doesn’t look quite as big with everything else around it, but it looks good next to his collection.
Do we know how long it took for cuneiform to develop from counting cows and barley, to drafting official documents and contracts, to creating literature?
Any tips on installing old NFS games, and what's you favorite one?
I guess the meta is installing them via Lutris\Bottles and then launching them via Steam to have a modern controller support and overlay, is that’s so? Does emulation make it better in any way (it seems easier)? What would you use playing them now?...