Ukraine is releasing thousands of prisoners so they can join the fight against Russia (apnews.com)
DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — At a rural penal colony in southeast Ukraine, several convicts stand assembled under barbed wire to hear an army recruiter offer them a shot at parole. In return, they must join the grueling fight against Russia....
'Blitz primary' could open up Democratic race if Biden drops out (news.yahoo.com)
Their idea goes something like this, according to a memo shared with Semafor that has been circulated to Democratic donors and bundlers as well as officials within the Biden campaign and administration:...
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff tests positive for Covid-19 days after joining Biden for July 4 celebrations (www.independent.co.uk)
French elections: Left projected to win most seats, ahead of Macron's coalition and far right (www.lemonde.fr)
Putin calls Taliban Russia's 'ally' in combating terrorism | The Express Tribune (tribune.com.pk)
Most Precise Atomic Clock Ever Built Will Only Lose a Second Every 30 Billion Years (gizmodo.com)
Italy targets the mafia by taking away their most precious assets: their children (www.sbs.com.au)
Google Search Ranks AI Spam Above Original Reporting in News Results (www.wired.com)
Teenage stripper sues after Florida raises minimum dancing age arguing it violates First Amendment rights (www.independent.co.uk)
Landlords Now Using AI to Harass You for Rent and Refuse to Fix Your Appliances (futurism.com)
Is there an image viewer like nsxiv, but with native Wayland support? (codeberg.org)
According to this issue, it looks like there are no plans, understandably, for making a version/fork of nsxiv but with native Wayland support....
Judge acquits 28 people accused in Panama Papers case, including law firm co-founder (apnews.com)
A judge has acquitted 28 people accused of money laundering in an international case known as the Panama Papers, including the co-founder of a law firm that authorities say was at the center of a conspiracy to hide money linked to illegal activities....
Nevada adds proposed constitutional amendment for abortion rights to 2024 ballot (www.pbs.org)
A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of State’s office announced Friday, and Democrats across the nation hope similar measures mobilize supporters on Election Day.
ELDEN RING - Update 1.12.2 (Rebalanced Scadutree Blessings) (en.bandainamcoent.eu)
Attack and damage negation curve scaling of the Shadow Realm Blessings have been revised....
Smiling robot face is made from living human skin cells (www.newscientist.com)
Are you better off than you were four years ago? It can be a murky picture for many (www.nbcnews.com)
What everyone gets wrong about the 2015 Ashley Madison scandal (www.newscientist.com)
Found via the author’s Mastodon Post...
5 men convicted for Jetflicks, illegal streamer with more content than Netflix, Hulu and Amazon combined (www.nbcnews.com)
The men made millions of dollars streaming stolen copyrighted content to tens of thousands of paid subscribers, the Justice Department said....
French women voters swing sharply to far right (www.politico.eu)
France’s National Rally has sought to style itself a defender of women’s rights — partly by attacking its traditional bogeyman: immigration....
Putin says Russia and North Korea will help each other if attacked, taking ties to a ‘new level’ (www.cnn.com)
Vladimir Putin said Russia and North Korea have ramped up ties to a “new level,” pledging to help each other if either nation is attacked in a “breakthrough” new partnership announced during the Russian president’s rare visit to the reclusive state....
Poisoned trees gave a wealthy couple in Maine a killer ocean view. Residents wonder, at what cost? (apnews.com)
Wealth and hubris fuel the tale of a politically connected Missouri couple who allegedly poisoned their neighbor’s trees to secure their million-dollar view of Camden Harbor. The incident that was unearthed by the victim herself — the philanthropic wife of L.L. Bean’s late president — has united local residents in...
Three French Youths Arrested in Alleged Antisemitic Gang Rape of Jewish Girl, 12 (www.nysun.com)
US sues Adobe for “deceiving” subscriptions that are too hard to cancel (www.theverge.com)
University of Minnesota pauses hiring of professor who called Israel's war against Hamas 'a textbook case of genocide' (jewishinsider.com)
The University of Minnesota paused the hiring of a professor who wrote that Israel’s military operation against Hamas in Gaza after Oct. 7 was “a textbook case of genocide” to head the school’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies (CHGS), Jewish Insider has learned....