China Dissent Monitor: protests by Chinese people increase in first quarter 2024 with labor protests being the most widespread reasons for dissent, researchers say (freedomhouse.org)
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Biden administration signals it will support push to hit ICC with sanctions (www.ft.com)
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Are you chatting with a pro-Israeli AI-powered superbot? (www.aljazeera.com)
Here's Why Parents Are Buying Their Adult Kids This Scooter (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
Finding a reliable electric scooter in today’s market is no small feat. At the same time, many face this predicament when searching for a secure and comfortable way of ensuring personal transportation. Given the plethora of available options, all with their levels of quality and reliability, this process often proves to be...
Poco F6 arrives with SD 8s Gen 3 chip, Poco F6 Pro follows with an SD 8 Gen 2 (www.gsmarena.com)
KDE Gear 24.05 released (kde.org)
It seems like yesterday when we released the Megarelease with apps included in Gear 24.02. But, if you check your (Merkuro) calendars, you’ll notice that KDE developers have already put in three more months of intense work to bring you a whole new set of improved versions of your favorite KDE applications....
Amazon plans to give Alexa an AI overhaul — and a monthly subscription price (www.cnbc.com)
A 50,000-Year-Old Block of Ice Paints the Most Chilling Picture of the Future Ever (www.popularmechanics.com)
Tsai Ing-wen: The president who reset Taiwan’s relationship with China (www.bbc.com)
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The first crew launch of Boeing’s Starliner capsule is on hold indefinitely (arstechnica.com)
The War Is Shifting Europe’s Politics Away From Israel (www.nytimes.com)
In Europe, long a vital source of support for Israel, the political center of gravity is moving away from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government....
Blinken hints at US sanctions against ICC over arrest warrants for Israeli leaders (www.independent.co.uk)
Antony Blinken has indicated that he will work with American lawmakers on potential sanctions against the International Criminal Court after it sought arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and defence minister, setting the stage for a confrontation with the world court in the Hague.
Bosnian Serb leader threatens secession ahead of UN genocide vote (www.euronews.com)
The leader of Bosnia’s Serb-controlled territory reiterated a threat to secede from the Balkan country on Wednesday, a day ahead of UN vote on whether to establish an annual memorial day for the 1995 Bosnian genocide....
Developing a game on Linux with no budget and (mostly) FOSS tools. (store.steampowered.com)
(tldr, open source software has come a long way, and it’s more than possible to create a full game without leaving Linux.)...
Le Figaro: Donetsk, Marioupol, Lugansk: trip to Donbass under Russian tutelage (www.lefigaro.fr)
In Donetsk, the journalist visited the “Paradise” restaurant, which was recently heavily shelled by HIMARS missiles, killing three people and injuring 8 civilians. He described the results of AFU’s work as a living hell, drawing irony from the name of the restaurant....
American Airlines backtracks on filing that blamed 9-year-old for being filmed in bathroom (abcnews.go.com)
“We do not believe this child is at fault,” the airline said Wednesday.
Parents called for mental health help. Police arrived and fatally shot their son. (www.nbcnews.com)
Less than 10 seconds after officers opened the door, police shot Yong Yang in his parents’ Koreatown home while he was holding a knife during a bipolar episode....
Pentagon says none of the aid unloaded from US pier off coast of Gaza has been delivered to broader Palestinian population (edition.cnn.com)
Republican bill aims to give Americans in Israeli military same benefits as US soldiers (www.middleeasteye.net)
Two Republican congressmen have introduced legislation that would provide the same employment and economic protections to Americans serving in the Israeli military as US citizens who get deployed to serve in the US military....
Lawsuits claim 66 people were abused as children in Pennsylvania's juvenile facilities (apnews.com)
Dozens of children suffered physical and sexual abuse including violent rapes inside juvenile detention centers and similar facilities in Pennsylvania, according to four related lawsuits filed Wednesday....
This amazing news anchor surprised his colleagues by coming out on air (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Deadlock GAMEPLAY LEAK (New Valve Game) (yewtu.be)
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Norway to block entry for most Russian tourists (www.reuters.com)
Norway will further restrict access for Russian tourist travellers due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, blocking almost all entry, the Nordic country’s justice ministry said on Thursday....
After years in decline, U.S. drowning deaths are rising again (www.npr.org)
Nikhil Gupta: Czech court okays extradition of Indian accused of US murder plot (www.bbc.com)
The Czech Constitutional Court has rejected an Indian man’s petition against his extradition to the US over an alleged plot to assassinate an American citizen in New York....
