Miscarriages in Gaza Have Increased 300% Under Israeli Bombing (jezebel.com)
Humanitarian agencies say women and menstruating people are also facing alarming rates of severe infections due to Israel's blockade of supplies and water.
Trump attorney tells judges presidential immunity would even cover assassinating rivals, selling pardons (themessenger.com)
US presidents cannot be prosecuted for selling pardons or assassinating political rivals through SEAL Team Six, personal Trump lawyer John Sauer argued Tuesday...
Americans are lonely and it’s killing them. How the US can combat this new epidemic. (www.usatoday.com)
America has a new epidemic. It can’t be treated using traditional therapies even though it has debilitating and even deadly consequences....
The History and Future of Digital Ownership (www.theverge.com)
I’d like to get the community’s feedback on this. I find it very disturbing that digital content purchased on a platform does not rightfully belong to the purchaser and that the content can be completely removed by the platform owners. Based on my understanding, when we purchase a show or movie or game digitally, what...
Steam Linux Marketshare Surges To Nearly 2% In November (www.phoronix.com)
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Israel, Hamas agree deal for release of Gaza hostages, truce (www.reuters.com)
GAZA/TEL AVIV, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Israel’s government and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a four-day pause in fighting to allow the release of 50 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, and the entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave.
Twelve billionaires’ climate emissions outpollute 2.1m homes, analysis finds (www.theguardian.com)
Stocks and your 401(k) may surge now that Fed rate hikes seem to be over, history shows (www.usatoday.com)
News this week that inflation eased more than expected in October solidified the view that the Federal Reserve is done with its most aggressive rate-hike campaign in four decades....
Starbucks' unionized workers plan walkout on "Red Cup Day" this week (www.cbsnews.com)
Thousands of unionized Starbucks workers will walk off their jobs on Thursday, with the one-day work stoppages coming to protest the company’s stance with shops that voted to organize, according to Starbucks Workers United....
U.S. cities consider banning "right on red" laws amid rise in pedestrian deaths (www.cbsnews.com)
Sophee Langerman was on her way to a bicycle safety rally in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood in June when a car turning right rolled through a red light and slammed into her bike, which she was walking off the curb and into the crosswalk....
Mass graves, unclaimed bodies and overcrowded cemeteries. The war robs Gaza of funeral rites (apnews.com)
Palestinians say this war is robbing them not only of their loved ones but also of the funeral rites that long have offered mourners some dignity and closure in the midst of unbearable grief. Israeli strikes have killed so many people so quickly that they’ve overwhelmed hospitals and morgues, making the normal rituals of death...
Chinese fighter jet got within 10 feet of US bomber over South China Sea, US military says (www.cnn.com)
A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of a US Air Force B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea on Tuesday, according to the US military....
New House Speaker Blamed School Shootings on Teaching Evolution and Abortion (www.rollingstone.com)
Half of Britons can’t name a Black British historical figure, survey finds (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Majority of British people found to have ‘shockingly little’ knowledge about Black British history
Microsoft now thirstily injects a poll when you download Google Chrome (www.theverge.com)
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AP visual analysis: Rocket from Gaza appeared to go astray, likely caused deadly hospital explosion (apnews.com)
Shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday, a volley of rockets lit up the darkened sky over Gaza. Videos analyzed by The Associated Press show one veering off course, breaking up in the air before crashing to the ground....
Depression Linked to Ultra-Processed Foods, Artificial Sweeteners (www.webmd.com)
World’s biggest PC vendor [Lenovo] takes first step that could establish Android as Windows biggest rival ever — and eliminate Google ChromeOS at the same time (www.techradar.com)
Spotify spotted prepping a $19.99/mo 'Superpremium' service with lossless audio, AI playlists and more | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
CD Projekt Red devs unionise after its third round of layoffs in three months (www.eurogamer.net)
McDonald’s and Wendy’s win false advertising lawsuit (www.cnn.com)
Wendy’s and McDonald’s have emerged victorious from a lawsuit that accused the fast food chains of false advertising....
VR still makes 40-70% of players want to throw up, and that's a huge problem for the companies behind it (www.pcgamer.com)
Why virtual reality makes a lot of us sick, and what we can do about it.
Alabama band director tased by police for not stopping his students' performance (www.npr.org)
What began as a routine band performance of Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck by Cameo at an Alabama high school football game ended in a troubling confrontation when a police officer tased the marching band director for refusing to stop the music....
Researcher builds anti-Russia AI disinformation machine for $400 (arstechnica.com)
The logical end of the ‘Solution to bad speech is better speech’ has arrived in the age of state-sponsored social media propaganda bots versus AI-driven bots arguing back
Apple’s new USB-C iPhone cables and dongles are predictably expensive (www.theverge.com)
The switch to USB-C is good! Except for all the dongles you’ll need to get there.
