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Seagulls 'charismatic' not 'criminal', say scientists (www.bbc.com)

Seagulls are being forced into our towns by the loss of natural spaces - and we need to learn to live alongside them, say scientists....

JK Rowling in ‘arrest me’ challenge over Scottish hate crime law (www.bbc.com)

JK Rowling has challenged Scotland’s new hate crime law in a series of social media posts - inviting police to arrest her if they believe she has committed an offence....

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Unraveling Havana Syndrome: New evidence links the GRU's assassination Unit 29155 to mysterious attacks on U.S. officials and their families (theins.ru)

A yearlong investigation by The Insider, in collaboration with 60 Minutes and Der Spiegel, has uncovered evidence suggesting that unexplained anonymous health incidents, also known as Havana Syndrome, may have their origin in the use of directed energy weapons wielded by members of Unit 29155....

Netanyahu up against a wall as domestic pressure grows for a hostage deal (peoplesdispatch.org)

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Israeli airstrike destroys Iran's consular building in Damascus, killing several (apnews.com)

First human case of avian flu in Texas raises alarm (www.politico.com)

China issues travel advisory for the US, warning of searches and harassment (www.scmp.com)

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For Data-Guzzling AI Companies, the Internet Is Too Small (tech.slashdot.org)

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AI bots hallucinate software packages and devs download them - even if potentially poisoned with malware (www.theregister.com)

Israeli air strike destroys Iranian consulate in Syria (www.bbc.com)

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Everything I know about the XZ backdoor (boehs.org)

XZ Utils backdoor (tukaani.org)

Jails banned in-person visits in order to maximize revenue from voice and video calls as part of a "quid pro quo kickback scheme" with prison phone companies (arstechnica.com)

Across the United States, hundreds of jails have eliminated in-person family visits over the last decade. Why has this happened? The answer highlights a profound flaw in how decisions too often get made in our legal system: for-profit jail telecom companies realized that they could earn more profit from phone and video calls if...

Owner of ship that destroyed Key Bridge files limitation of liability action in federal court - Maryland Daily Record (thedailyrecord.com)

The owner of the ship that toppled Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge appears to be seeking to cap the amount of damages that the company can be forced to pay following the deadly crash....