NYC protesters demand Israeli cease-fire, at least 200 detained after filling Grand Central station (apnews.com)
Control Ultimate Edition on Steam | 75% off - 9,99€ (store.steampowered.com)
Winner of over 80 awards, Control is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat....
Israel says it will ban UN staff after secretary general’s comments (www.theguardian.com)
The Not-So-Great Replacement Theory (kevinmkruse.substack.com)
Google Decides To Pull Up The Ladder On The Open Internet, Pushes For Unconstitutional Regulatory Proposals (www.techdirt.com)
US woman returns from vacation to find home demolished - CNA (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Best daily use Tips for Desktop Linux, that make life easier but are not well known? (itsfoss.com)
There are many Distros out there, but what they all do is make useful and modern systems....
Children in Gaza ‘developing severe trauma’ after 16 days of bombing (www.theguardian.com)
Ozempic Threatens Profits at Food and Beverage Makers Worldwide (www.bloomberg.com)
So far, fear has driven investors to sell consumer-exposed stocks. A basket of such companies — including Oreo cookies maker Mondelez International Inc. and Modelo beer producer Constellation Brand Inc. — is down nearly 9% since early August with losses roughly double those of the S&P 500 Index, while makers of things like...
Donald Trump fined $5,000 for violating gag order in New York fraud trial and warned twice about imprisonment (www.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 by a New York judge on Friday for violating a gag order not to speak about any members of the court staff – and was warned twice about possible imprisonment....
State Department official resigns over Biden administration's handling of Israel-Hamas conflict | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)
Josh Paul, who said he has worked in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs for more than 11 years, said in his LinkedIn post that he resigned “due to a policy disagreement concerning our continued lethal assistance to Israel.”...
How China’s EV Boom Caught Western Car Companies Asleep at the Wheel (www.wired.com)
Auto execs in the US, Europe, and Japan never thought Chinese EVs were a threat. Now they’re coming to wipe the floor with their Western counterparts....
How many do you need?! *sobs* (slrpnk.net)
Sydney police plan to use ‘extraordinary’ powers to search pro-Palestinian protesters and demand ID (www.theguardian.com)
Mathematician warns US spies may be weakening next-gen encryption (www.newscientist.com)
ACT test scores for US students drop to new 30-year low (apnews.com)
High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework, according to the nonprofit organization that administers the test....
More than 1,000 birds killed in one night after hitting the same Chicago building (www.cnn.com)
In just one night, more than a thousand migrating birds died after crashing into a single building in Chicago, due to what experts say was a deadly combination of migration season, difficult weather, and a lack of “bird-friendly” building measures....
EU moves to outlaw fees on hand luggage, seat allocation (www.ch-aviation.com)
Some cows lactose (lemmy.zip)
Apple is ordered to face Apple Pay antitrust lawsuit (www.reuters.com)
X/Twitter scraps feature letting users report misleading information (www.theguardian.com)
Critics say decision by Elon Musk-owned company is ‘extremely concerning’ ahead of Australia’s Indigenous voice to parliament referendum
Drug mimics exercise in mice, raises metabolism, increases endurance, burns fat (medicalxpress.com)
Russian troops raped women as old as 83 while their families were forced to listen (www.businessinsider.nl)
Over $600 Million Later, Star Citizen Is Now at the Alpha 3.20 Stage (www.ign.com)
Over $600 Million Later, Star Citizen Is Now at the Alpha 3.20 Stage::Star Citizen’s long-running development has inched forward yet again, this time to Alpha 3.20 stage.
Colorado officer who placed handcuffed suspect into police vehicle that was hit by a train sentenced to 30 months probation, 100 hours community service (www.cnn.com)
Because nothing says “accident” like leaving a prisoner in the middle of a railroad crossing!
