Blinken warned lawmakers Azerbaijan may invade Armenia in coming weeks (www.politico.com)
Americans failed to pay record $688 billion in taxes in 2021, IRS says. Look for more audits. (www.cbsnews.com)
Americans failed to pay $688 billion in taxes on their 2021 returns, a record level, according to a new estimate from the IRS. The agency said that it is taking “urgent” steps to increase compliance such as auditing more high-income taxpayers as well as businesses and partnerships....
Israel not listening to U.S. plea to minimize civilian harm (www.politico.com)
The New York Times tried to block the Internet Archive: another reason to value the latter (walledculture.org)
Stockholm to ban petrol and diesel cars from centre from 2025 (www.theguardian.com)
New Breakthrough in Energy Storage – MIT Engineers Create Supercapacitor out of Ancient Materials (scitechdaily.com)
New Breakthrough in Energy Storage – MIT Engineers Create Supercapacitor out of Ancient Materials::Constructed from cement, carbon black, and water, the device holds the potential to offer affordable and scalable energy storage for renewable energy sources. Two of humanity’s most ubiquitous historical materials, cement and...
Pope urges Hamas to free hostages, says Israel has right to self-defence (www.reuters.com)
Pope Francis, in his strongest comments since the start of the conflict in Gaza, on Wednesday called for the release of all hostages taken by Hamas militants and said Israel has a right to defend itself....
A bag could massacre a village (slrpnk.net)
This is the only community personally blocked by the Lemmy Developers using special code no other instance can access. (sh.itjust.works)
Never buy used air pods (slrpnk.net)
Lasers Could Soon Power U.S. Military Bases—And Not Even Jamming Could Stop It (www.popularmechanics.com)
Lasers Could Soon Power U.S. Military Bases—And Not Even Jamming Could Stop It::We spoke to the project manager for DARPA’s POWER program, who explains how the wireless energy transfer technology will work.
America needs to talk about the right’s ‘Red Caesar’ plan for U.S. dictatorship (www.inquirer.com)
Ring Is Cashing In on the UFO Craze to Promote Its Surveillance Dystopia (www.vice.com)
Boldly Be with Star Trek and Kid Cudi (www.startrek.com)
Stay safe out there (sh.itjust.works)
EU says it can't fill US funding gap for Ukraine (www.bangkokpost.com)
The adoptive parents of 2 children found locked inside a barn in West Virginia are facing felony child neglect charges, authorities say (www.cnn.com)
Two children were found locked inside a barn in West Virginia without any running water or bathroom facilities and their adoptive parents are now facing felony child neglect charges, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says....
They quit their jobs. Their ex-employers sued them for training costs (www.straitstimes.com)
Capitol rioter who attacked Reuters cameraman and police officer gets more than 4 years in prison (apnews.com)
Shane Jason Woods, 45, was the first person charged with assaulting a member of the news media during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection....
Elon Musk must face fraud lawsuit for disclosing Twitter stake late (www.reuters.com)
Elon Musk was ordered by a U.S. judge to face most of a lawsuit claiming he defrauded former Twitter shareholders last year by waiting too long to disclose that he had invested in the social media company, which he later bought and renamed X....
"Do you want to live in a socialist country?" -- "No." (sh.itjust.works)
Desalination System Could Produce Freshwater that is Cheaper than Tap Water (news.mit.edu)
Idaho Banned Abortion. Then It Turned Down Supports for Pregnancies and Births. (www.propublica.org)
Reposting from local post on SDF instance:...