More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in Mecca as temperatures exceed 50C | At least 320 of the dead are from Egypt and Saudi officials report treating more than 2,000 people for heat stress (www.theguardian.com)
TIL Hunter S. Thomson got an early honorable discharge from the air force in part because, "Sometimes his rebel and superior attitude seems to rub off on other airmen staff members." (en.wikipedia.org)
From Wikipedia: In 1958, while he was an airman first class, his commanding officer recommended him for an early honorable discharge. “In summary, this airman, although talented, will not be guided by policy,” chief of information services Colonel William S. Evans wrote to the Eglin personnel office. “Sometimes his rebel...
Proton is transitioning towards a non-profit structure (proton.me)
Meta says European regulators are ruining its AI bot (www.theverge.com)
Meta is putting plans for its AI assistant on hold in Europe after receiving objections from Ireland’s privacy regulator, the company announced on Friday....
Huawei Is Now Reportedly Selling Beef Products That It Received As Sanctions-Evading Payment For Argentina's 5G Equipment (wccftech.com)
Palestinians Ask Federal Court to Rule Biden Is Complicit in Israeli Genocide (truthout.org)
“Genocide can never be a legitimate foreign policy choice,” plaintiffs argue in case against Biden, Blinken and Austin.
Woman dies after being hit by police truck on S.C. beach (www.wrdw.com)
Hamas leader said civilian death toll could benefit militant group in Gaza war (www.cnn.com)
The military leader of Hamas has said he believes he has gained the upper hand over Israel and that the spiralling civilian death toll in Gaza would work in the militant group’s favor, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal, citing leaked messages the newspaper said it had seen....
Paul Giamatti Boards ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Texting 911 via RCS is coming to Google Messages (www.theverge.com)
Over 1 million new users and over 600 new servers added in one month across the fediverse. (fedidb.org)
Germany to miss 2030 climate goal: experts (www.dw.com)
Germany wants to be climate neutral by 2045. But a panel of government climate advisers says it’s already in danger of missing a key target to cut planet-heating emissions by the end of the decade....
Glitch at New York Stock Exchange Throws Markets Into Chaos (gizmodo.com)
Fan-made Fallout 2 first-person remake now has over 100 developers working on it, and is targeting a Steam release while making 'fast progress' (www.pcgamer.com)
Stormy Daniels urges Melania Trump to leave husband Donald now - for two reasons (www.mirror.co.uk)
Massachusetts teacher on leave after holding mock slave auction and using racial slur, official says (abcnews.go.com)
A fifth-grade teacher in Massachusetts has been placed on paid leave after a series of incidents including holding a mock slave auction, using a racial slur, and calling out the student who reported the slur, a school official said....
At what age do you consider life to be over? (kbin.melroy.org)
From any hopes for a bounceback in career, a healthy love life, a more active friend circle .etc...
Revenge: analysis of Trump posts shows relentless focus on punishing enemies (www.theguardian.com)
PC Gamers in Countries Without PSN Hit Out at Sony for Blocking Sale of Single-Player Games God of War Ragnarok and Until Dawn on Steam - IGN (www.ign.com)
Maine’s Health Department Rarely Investigates When Residents Wander Away From Their Care Facilities (www.propublica.org)
Judge denies special counsel request to bar Trump from statements on law enforcement (abcnews.go.com)
Says it all
'Google Cast' is replacing the 'Chromecast built-in' brand (9to5google.com)
Well, at least they aren’t outright throwing the functionality in the trash.
Arizona lawmaker uses ChatGPT to help craft legislation to combat deepfakes (www.nbcnews.com)
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Families of Uvalde school shooting victims are suing Texas state police over botched response (apnews.com)
The families of 19 of the victims in the Uvalde elementary school shooting in Texas on Wednesday filed a $500 million federal lawsuit against nearly 100 state police officers who were part of the botched law enforcement response to one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history....
Second US dairy worker infected with bird flu confirmed in Michigan (www.reuters.com)
A second human case of bird flu has been confirmed in the United States since the virus was first detected in dairy cattle in late March, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday....
