Lawmakers in Thailand overwhelmingly approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, could become the first nation in Southeast Asia to do so (apnews.com)
Plant-heavy ‘flexitarian’ diets could help limit global heating, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Melting polar ice is slowing the Earth's rotation, with possible consequences for timekeeping (www.nbcnews.com)
A new study found that ice loss caused by climate change is redistributing mass on the Earth enough to alter its spin....
UN: Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza (news.un.org)
Fedora Workstation 40 – what are we working on (blogs.gnome.org)
New York Times rows back claims of 7 Oct. sexual assault (www.newarab.com)
The New York Times issued an update on Monday to the December article: “Newly released video viewed by The Times showed the bodies of two teenage girls in Kibbutz Be’eri fully clothed, undercutting this account from an Israeli military paramedic who recovered bodies in multiple locations after the Oct. 7 attack”....
Ireland to join South Africa genocide case against Israel (www.newarab.com)
Ireland said on Wednesday it would intervene in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, in the strongest signal to date of Dublin’s concern about Israeli operations in Gaza since Oct. 7....
Twitch Bans Using ‘Intimate’ Body Parts As Green Screens [Kotaku got you covered on the issue] (kotaku.com)
This Easter, Gaza's Christian community faces extinction (www.newarab.com)
Gaza is home to one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, dating back to the first century, and the third oldest church in the world. Despite constant threats to survival, the community has persisted for two millennia....
CPU prices could rise as Apple takes 50% of next gen manufacturing (www.pcgamesn.com)
Why Russia’s Vast Security Services Fell Short on Deadly Attack (www.nytimes.com)
American intelligence had been tracking the group closely and believed the threat credible. Within days, however, President Vladimir V. Putin was disparaging the warnings, calling them “outright blackmail” and attempts to “intimidate and destabilize our society.”...
Kansas Is About to Pass the Most Extreme Age Verification Law Yet (www.404media.co)
An age verification bill in Kansas that is the most extreme in the country has passed both House and Senate and is on its way to the governor’s desk. The bill will make sites with more than 25 percent adult content liable to heavy fines if they don’t verify that visitors are over the age of 18. It also calls being gay...
Why is there no proposals of folding cope cage designs yet? (sh.itjust.works)
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Why Bluesky Remains The Most Interesting Experiment In Social Media, By Far (www.techdirt.com)
Are US-South Africa ties at breaking point over Israel’s war on Gaza? (www.aljazeera.com)
The United States House of Representatives is reviewing a bill that calls for a reassessment of the country’s relationship with South Africa, amid tensions between the nations....
France to sue teen for falsely accusing school head in headscarf row (www.bbc.com)
France’s prime minister says a teenage girl will be sued by the state for falsely accusing her headteacher of striking her in a heated exchange over her wearing an Islamic head-covering....
Midnight Suns devs 'absolutely' knew cards would be a controversial choice, but they were also 'absolutely the right fit for this game and our design goals' (www.pcgamer.com)
Kids as young as 14 were found working at a Tennessee factory that makes lawn mower parts (www.nbcnews.com)
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Amazon fined in Poland for dark pattern design tricks | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
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Free software wisdom (pointieststick.com)
How Boeing's leadership was 'fired' by its own customers (www.reuters.com)
The catalyzing moment was last week, when CEOs of major U.S. MAX customers Southwest, United, Alaska, and American demanded to meet the board to express frustration at a lack of progress, sources said. Boeing Chairman Larry Kellner offered to set up bilateral meetings instead....
Void Sols takes the exploration, combat, and upgrade systems of Dark Souls and coats them in Geometry Wars minimalism (www.pcgamesn.com)
12 Cool Games We Saw At PAX East 2024 (kotaku.com)
$500 AMD 7840U PC Gaming Handheld! Orange Pi Neo Gets Priced [will be Manjaro Linux] (yt.artemislena.eu)
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