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'Garbage time': China’s slump spins out new meme of economic despair on the country's social media (www.reuters.com)

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Chinese business tycoon convicted of defrauding followers in $1bn scheme (www.theguardian.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18073470

TIL what the ancient Mesopotamians ate for dinner (www.bbc.com)

for the lamb stew known as tu’hu, first you get water. Then you sear leg meat in fat. In go salt, beer, onion, rocket, coriander, Persian shallot, cumin, beets, water. Crushed leek and garlic and more coriander, for a fiery taste. Then add kurrat, an Egyptian leek.

Two teenagers charged over suspected right-wing terrorism (www.bbc.com)

Two teenagers have been charged with terrorism offences following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command which was related to suspected extreme right-wing activity....

Behold, Diablo is fully playable in your browser (arstechnica.com)

One Palestinian killed as Israeli settlers attack West Bank village (www.theguardian.com)

Palestinian newborn twins killed as father obtained birth certificates (www.reuters.com)

TIL that Al Capone's long lost older brother was a prohibition lawman in the Dakotas. The brothers lost contact for decades until reuniting later in Al's life. (www.grandforksherald.com)

Maps show how much Russian territory Ukraine is thought to have captured just over a week into its invasion (www.businessinsider.com)

A Drunken Evening, a Rented Yacht: The Real Story of the Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage (www.wsj.com)

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Arizona Supreme Court says fetus can be called 'unborn human' in voter pamphlet | Reuters (www.reuters.com)

Medicare negotiated drug prices for the first time. Here’s what it got (www.npr.org)

The White House unveiled the fruits of months of negotiations between the government and pharmaceutical companies: new, lower Medicare prices for 10 blockbuster drugs....

NASA Demonstrates ‘Ultra-Cool’ Quantum Sensor for First Time in Space (www.jpl.nasa.gov)

Disney wants a wrongful death lawsuit thrown out because the plaintiff had Disney+ (www.npr.org)

Ukraine's Ministry of Reintegration of Occupied Territories offers residents of Kursk Oblast to evacuate to Ukraine (www.pravda.com.ua)

The Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine has opened a 24/7 hotline for the residents of Russia’s Kursk Oblast who need humanitarian aid or want to evacuate to Ukraine....

FTC finalizes rule banning fake reviews, including those made with AI (www.cnbc.com)

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Wednesday a final rule that will tackle several types of fake reviews and prohibit marketers from using deceptive practices, such as AI-generated reviews, censoring honest negative reviews and compensating third parties for positive reviews....

Why journalists shouldn’t be neutral on climate change | Calls to keep politics out of science reporting ignore a core responsibility: minimize harm (www.sfchronicle.com)

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